Date: 12/22	11:00 PM
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Fri. #2 is HERE. Please follow us on Tumblr or Twitter, subscribe to us on YouTube or like us on Facebook. Don't miss Impact Implosion later today! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Saturday's latest wrestling news.

After reading this update please say a prayer for Mauro Ranallo and his mom: "I was really looking forward to coming home & celebrating the greatest year of my career with my family. Unfortunately,less than 2 hours after being back, I had to call an ambulance to rush my mom to hospital. Your kind words have helped. Please keep her in your prayers."

In this interview the Usos says they were insulted to be on the SummerSlam pre-show. Jimmy: "Hell yeah, we felt slighted. You grind to get on these shows. One of the biggest pay-per-views of the year is SummerSlam. We had one of the hottest rivalries of the year with New Day going into SummerSlam. So to be put on the Kickoff was a slap to all our faces. Me, my brother and The New Day. We did our thing. To be on a Kickoff at 5 p.m., and the fans aren't even in their seat? Our mindset is, we're gonna make sure this will be the hardest match to follow. And yeah, they messed up by putting us on first, but we ain't got no choice but to do it. But to make this match a hell of a tag team match, to make this match a hell of a title match, to make this match a hell of a match period ... we almost hurt the show, you know what I'm saying?"

Five new WWE videos are below including a preview for the second half of the current season of Total Divas.

Misc. tweets and social media posts are below.

Today's Traina Thoughts http://t.co/Am45RBZFdJ features a Christmas video playlist mix. You're damn right @TheRock made it for this epic performance. http://pic.twitter.com/eNTNI3N8lB - Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) December 22, 2017

Honestly no one had more fun than me, @bfg728 & @hhgarcia41 in the @WWE. The stuff we would write with one goal in mind..take the fans on the most entertaining ride they ever experienced in pro wrestling. Forever grateful for this connection and level of fun. @JimmyTraina http://t.co/99A5JaqWem - Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) December 22, 2017

I Don't know what to listen to in the gym today. Help me! - Baron Corbin (@BaronCorbinWWE) December 21, 2017

One of the many podcasts that talk about your lack of wrestling ability, weird stomach and hair line? - Chris Savage (@CasconicA) December 21, 2017

Even with all of that i still just bought a million dollar house. What's your excuse for being a nobody hiding in the crowd. - Baron Corbin (@BaronCorbinWWE) December 21, 2017

Co-hosting @DaytimeTVshow today with this Beauty Cyndi Edwards @DaytimeShowHost by my side #titusworldwide can literally do anything <3 http://pic.twitter.com/H4b4QL94yc - Titus O'Neil (@TitusONeilWWE) December 21, 2017

This was randomly put up in a small article by @theCHIVE very glad i stumbled across it http://t.co/jZ8gLONB6k via @TEDTalks - John Cena (@JohnCena) December 21, 2017

thx for taking out time to 'See' it. Wish I can 'See u' someday. Love & health to u my man. http://t.co/P8GyVWjAzT - Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 22, 2017

You as well sir. Your perspective on life is one I strive to attain, that, and being visible of course. #Cyberspaceghost http://t.co/uA5XJ5LJdv - John Cena (@JohnCena) December 22, 2017

I feel like I won the lottery with @BeckyLynchWWE! Our leading lady knew exactly when to bring the pain, the humor, and the fierce! Total pro and v. hard worker. Miss Quinn, the privilege was ours xx #ThatsAWrap #Marine6 #LetsDoItAgain? http://pic.twitter.com/MYskJ1a1ZH - James Nunn (@mrjamesnunn) December 21, 2017

We asked #WWENXT Superstars what move they wish they could do in the ring… Here is what we found out! http://pic.twitter.com/CGGhSYZK5n - WWE (@WWE) December 22, 2017

Well, that's done then. Thanks to cast, crew and everyone who helped make FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY. It's a funny, emotional, uplifting film. Stay tuned for updates on when you can see it. http://www.instagram.com/p/Bc7b_FXlGjw/ - A post shared by Stephen Merchant (@stephenmerchant) on Dec 20, 2017 at 7:15am PST

The WrestlePro promotion out of Rahway, NJ will host an Impact Wrestling taping on Feb. 3rd next year. (PWI)

In this interview Buff Bagwell talks about the day he learned WCW was being sold: "We all pulled up to Nitro, and we all saw the WWF trucks together, and we all looked at each other and went, that's not good. We were seeing people crying and taking pictures with Ric and the belt. We knew it was bad, but we just didn't know how bad. Then Shane McMahon calls a meeting in five minutes. In five minutes of us trying to find out what was going on, Shane had a meeting, and he comes walking in with the entire company inside this room. It was about 45 seconds long tops. He said, 'Hey, my name's Shane McMahon. I own the company. My dad bought the company today, so we now own the WCW. We're going to keep some wrestlers. We're going to get rid of some wrestlers. We're going to keep some referees. We're going to get rid of some referees. We're going to keep some office talent, and we're going to fire some office talents. Good luck. See you later.' That was it."

In this interview former XFL NY/NJ Hitmen announcer Pete Schwartz talks about the league potentially coming back: "I absolutely think it could. I think it's important for professional football to have a second outdoor league that isn't necessarily a rival to the NFL. It has to be done correctly. Vince had some good football people involved and working for him. They had good football coaches. Lots of guys with NFL experience. I think the one thing that hurt us is they rushed to start the season."

Speaking to ESPN, Rey Mysterio says he still has one more WWE run left in him: "This is the way I was thinking at the time, and I still think that to this day. When I left WWE, from my understanding and from the time that we sat down ... that I decided not to re-sign another contract with WWE was for me to get some off time. I never meant or insinuated in any way or form that I was gonna leave for good. I think that should say a lot. I wasn't announcing that was the end of Rey Mysterio's career. I would definitely love to go back and finish up. Whether it's one year or whatever the case might be. Whether it's a farewell. I owe a lot to that company. That company gave me such an amazing opportunity, and I took advantage of every single moment I was with WWE to the fullest. I wouldn't want to just be remembered as 'Oh, man, he never re-signed and he never came back.' I would definitely love to come back and do a last run and say goodbye to my WWE fans. Tell them goodbye in a proper way."

In this interview with The Sun, UFC's Arjan Bhullar says he thought about going to WWE but Jinder Mahal talked him out of it: "We were in talks after the Olympics with both the UFC and WWE to figure out the next step career wis. The WWE wanted me to come down to the development center in Florida and go through that. I actually reached out to Jinder and asked him about the schedule and what it would look like if I were to take that opportunity. I realized how crazy it is - they're never at home. I'm a pretty family-orientated guy and I still have that competitive edge as well. For those two reasons I was able to go the UFC route."