Date: 12/30	11:00 PM
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Wed. #2 is HERE. To help out subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Thursday's latest wrestling news.

The clips that start off this update are from the December 30, 2020 edition of AEW Dynamite on TNT paying tribute to the late Jon Huber, also known as either Brodie Lee or Luke Harper, taken from us all too soon at only 41 years old. Our thoughts are with his wife and sons as we all watch these videos.

Last night's NXT highlight videos are available below.

From Ring of Honor: "Kenny King's pick for #12DaysofHonor: The All-Night Express vs Future Shock from Final Battle 2010."

In this interview Poppy talks about becoming friends with Io Shirai: "I've played 'Scary Mask' now twice on Halloween. The first time was awesome - that was in the middle of a marathon run, but I absolutely wanted to do it. I played a show and then went to Florida to play 'Scary Mask,' ran to the airport to fly to London and play an NME event, came back and played another show to pick up on the rest of the tour. It was awesome - I didn't sleep for like four days. I played the intro music for Io Shirai, and we've become friends. She's one of my favorite wrestlers now. She had a bit recently where she put a trash can over her head and jumped into a group of girls during a match, which was awesome. I love wrestling, so when I had invitation to come play, I had to do it."

And in this one Mike Knox recalls working with CM Punk: "It was awesome working with Punk. I never really got to work with him before that. We'd both been bounced around for a long time, maybe eight-ten years before where we finally got up to finally meet each other. We never met. We never played around in the ring or nothing. I remember the first time that we wrestled. I missed like two or three planes, and it was just one of those nightmare days. I thought I was never going to get there. I was changing in the car as they were driving me to the arena because the music was on and he was already out in the ring, and I had to jump out of the car and run. Yeah, we ran to the ring and did everything out there. You know what I mean? The lost art (calling it in the ring). Everything single thing, including the finish. Before, when I was in Deep South, I was kind of like, I saw him on tape, and I was just like, I don't get it. What's the big deal, man. I don't think he's that good. I don't understand why everybody's talking about him. Then I went out there, and we did our first match, and I was a fan of his ever since. Ah, oh, that's what it is! Okay, duh, alright!"

From WWE: "As announced on Wednesday's NXT, the 2021 edition of the tournament honoring the late WWE Hall of Famer and one of the pioneers behind NXT's success, will commence in two weeks on NXT. The winners earn an NXT Tag Team Championship opportunity. Brackets and competitors will be revealed next week on NXT New Year's Evil. The unlikely duo of Pete Dunne & Riddle won last year's Dusty Classic, and they went on to defeat The Undisputed ERA for the NXT Tag Team Titles at NXT TakeOver: Portland. Other previous winners include Ricochet & Aleister Black, current NXT Champion Finn Balor & Samoa Joe, and The Undisputed ERA's Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly. Who will raise The Dusty Cup this time around?"

Following last night's tribute show, the postponed AEW Dynamite cards for New Year's Smash starting next Wednesday have been updated. (AEW)

Smash Night 1:
* AEW World Championship Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Rey Fenix
* AEW Women's Championship Match: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Abadon
* The Young Bucks & SCU vs. The Acclaimed & TH2
* Cody vs. Matt Sydal
* Jake Hager vs. Wardlow
* Jon Moxley returns
* Chris Jericho on commentary
* Appearance by special guest Snoop Dogg

Smash Night 2:
* AEW TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Brian Cage
* PAC vs. Eddie Kingston
* Dr. Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa
* Miro vs. Chuckie T
* Jurassic Express vs. FTR

When Zicky Dice's NWA contract expires at the end of 2020, he's looking to sign with AEW. (FF)