Date: 01/15	4:00 PM
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Fri. #1 is HERE. To help out subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. Don't miss Nickolye's 205 Live Recap at 10 PM ET! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Friday's latest wrestling news.

Drew McIntyre is still unsure how he contracted COVID-19. He only ever goes from home to work and back again, and he's not out there gallavanting about without a mask on. He tested negative before Raw Legends Night so for those concerned there's no possibility he could have given it to any of the elder (and potentially vulnerable) superstars who were there. The earliest Drew can return going by CDC guidelines to quarantine for 10-14 days is January 24th, one week before the Royal Rumble. (WO)

In this interview AJ Styles says he'd still like to face Triple H: "Triple H is definitely the next guy I'd like to face at some point if it - it could happen, maybe not. But it was an absolute pleasure to be in the ring, or not necessarily the ring, the Boneyard with the Undertaker."

New WWE related videos are available below.

In addition here's a new interview with Rosemary from Impact Wrestling.

Here are the 2021 inductees into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. (PWI)

* Pioneer Division: Mad Mountain Dean & Paul Bowser
* TV Era Division: Tiger Conway Sr. & Jose Lothario
* Modern Era Division: Tony Atlas & Wildfire Tommy Rich
* Womens: Judy Martin & Juanita Coffman
* International: Leo Burke
* Executive: Don Owen
* Tag Team Division: Rock 'n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton)
* Territory Era: Skandor Akbar
* Referee: Ronnie West

There are tentative plans for AAA to start taping at outdoor venues in February and March. Mexico is on lockdown until January 17th. (WO)

Masato Yoshino is out of action for Dragon Gate in Japan due to a neck injury. (WO)

New Japan World hit 130,000 subscribers for the first time ever this month. (WO)

From Impact Wrestling.

There has been a huge change to tomorrow night's industry-shaking HARD TO KILL Pay-Per-View main event. IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann and Chris Sabin will now team with Moose as they battle All Elite Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega and IMPACT Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson.
 
Moose replaces Sabin's Motor City Machine Guns tag team partner Alex Shelley, who informed IMPACT Wrestling late last night that, due to unavoidable circumstances, he would be unable to travel to Nashville for HARD TO KILL.
 
IMPACT Wrestling Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore said: "When we got the news from Alex there was no question what we needed to do. Extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures - I personally contacted Moose and he accepted the match immediately. I know Rich Swann in particular has his issues with Moose. but this is time to put personal issues and egos aside.
 
"HARD TO KILL is a huge event for IMPACT Wrestling and a historic one for professional wrestling in general. IMPACT Wrestling needs to put our best foot forward. Moose fits that bill. He is a physical specimen, a five-tool athlete, and has proven himself to be a world-class professional wrestler. Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers will have their hands even more full now when they step into the ring with IMPACT World Champion Rich Swann, IMPACT Original Chris Sabin, and the TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose."
 
Moose downplayed the dynamic of teaming with Swann, who the 6-ft, 5-inch powerhouse is widely expected to challenge for the World Championship in the near future.
 
"I played alongside plenty of guys I didn't like in football," said Moose, whose NFL career spanned seven seasons.
 
D'Amore added Swann had yet to be informed of the change. "Rich is on a plane right now and his phone is off. I'm going to try to meet him at the airport for what I can't imagine is going to be a pleasant conversation. But HARD TO KILL's main event is set: Rich Swann, Chris Sabin and Moose will go at it with Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers."

HARD TO KILL will be available on Pay-Per-View in North America this Saturday, January 16 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on InDemand, DISH, DirecTV, Vubiquity, Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Sasktel. It will be available around the world digitally via FITE TV.

An upcoming episode of Dark Side of the Ring will feature Bruiser Bedlam, known to WWF(e) fans as Johnny K-9. After his brief sojourn in the US wrestling scene ended he was better known for extortion and murder in his native Canada due to his gang activities. He ended up being sentenced to 13 years but served only four and was on parole at the time of his death. (WO)

1:00 PM ET. AEW has rescheduled their taping at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ again to September 15th, 2021. Those who had tickets for the February 24th date can either hold them for 9/15 or request a refund from the point of purchase.

Both RUSH and Dragon Lee are expected to say in Ring of Honor. (WO)

It's sad to report this but it seems that by the time Jon Huber (Brodie Lee) was diagnosed with a lung disorder, his lungs had already been damaged to the point it was "too late" for anything to help him at that point. (WO)

5:00 PM ET. Randy Orton declaring for the Royal Rumble is a "red herring" to distract from the fact he'll still be facing The Fiend at said same PPV. (WO)

WWE wants their "Superstar Spectacle" for India to pave the way to a weekly television show there. (WO)

Contrary to rumors Ricochet's WWE contract doesn't expire until the summer of 2024. (WO)

Even though they took his profile off the website, Jay White is still being advertised for future NJPW events. (WO)

WWE is moving Elimination Chamber from Feb. 28 to Feb. 21. (PWI)

Here's a new http://si.com/wrestling/2021/01/15/wwe-untold-aj-styles-career-royal-rumble-debut AJ Styles interview.

Matt Cardona (f/k/a Zack Ryder) has filed trademarks for "MC! True Long Island Story" and "Major Pod Network." (PWI)

Shane Taylor is challenging RUSH for the ROH World Title. (PWI)