Date: 01/13	3:00 PM
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Wed. #1 is HERE. To help out subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. Don't miss Impact highlights, Ian's AEW Recap and Nick's NXT Recap at 8 PM ET, and Glove Up at 10! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Wednesday's latest wrestling news.

Here's an update from Mick Foley on his COVID-19 recovery: "Many of you have been asking how I'm feeling after my positive COVID test. All in all, not too bad - but I get fatigued very easily, and my head still feels a little cloudy. PLEASE take this pandemic seriously - the daily death count is staggeringly high.. and climbing."

After appearing on AEW Dark last night, AJ Kirsch confirmed he's no longer with MLW and thanked them for the time and opportunities he received.

This year's New Japan Cup starts on March 5th with the finals to take place March 20th and 21st.

In a statement (in German) on their website, wXw announced they won't have a 16 Carat Gold tournament this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New WWE related videos are available below.

The lineup for AEW Dynamite tonight is below. (AEW)

* Dr. Britt Baker's 'The Waiting Room' with Cody Rhodes
* The Inner Circle reveals their New Year's Resolutions
* Chuck Taylor vs. Miro (if Miro wins, Chuck becomes his Young Boy)
* PAC vs. Eddie Kingston
* Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt) vs. FTR
* Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks in action
* NWA Women's World Championship: Serena Deeb {C} vs. Tay Conti
* TNT Championship: Darby Allin {C} vs. Brian Cage

And here's the announced NXT lineup. (WWE)

* Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Round One: Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & Roderick Strong) vs. Breezango
* Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Round One: Ever-Rise vs. Grizzled Young Veterans
* Johnny Gargano vs. Dexter Lumis
* Candice LeRae vs. Shotzi Blackheart

The card for Impact's Hard to Kill on Saturday has been updated. (IW)

* Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann & The Motor City Machine Guns
* Impact X-Division Championship: Manik {C} vs. Rohit Raju vs. Chris Bey
* Impact Knockouts Championship: Deonna Purrazzo {C} vs. Taya Valkyrie
* Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Havok & Nevaeh
* Ethan Page vs. The Karate Man
* Barbed Wire Massacre: Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan
* Old School Rules: Tommy Dreamer, Rhino & Cousin Jake vs. Eric Young, Joe Doering & Deaner
* Tenille Dashwood & Kaleb vs. Rosemary & Crazzy Steve

Bill Eadie b/k/a Demolition Ax has COVID-19. Our best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Four more WWE trademarks were filed January 8th: Ben Carter, Tino Sabbatelli, Tony Gill and Joshua Bruns. (FF)

1:00 PM ET. From AEW.

January 13, 2021 - TNT and Bleacher Report announced today the first annual "AEW Dynamite Awards," a new awards show honoring the top AEW stars and viral moments of the past year. The show will livestream on Wednesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT, exclusively on the Bleacher Report app.

Starting today, fans can vote for their favorites in a variety of categories - including Best Moment on the Mic, Biggest Surprise, Breakout Star and Biggest Beatdown - by visiting AEWAwards.com. Shaquille O'Neal, Bert Kreischer, Chael Sonnen, Curtis Granderson, Camille Kostek, Kevin Hefferman, Steve Lemme, Ron Funches, Danielle Fishel Karp and Jensen Karp are among the virtual award presenters.

The B/R app's AEW stream is home to an active fan base reaching nearly 150,000 subscribers each month. During the "AEW Dynamite Awards," fans will be able to post and comment in real-time as awards are announced. The event will also be supported and promoted across B/R social channels - the #1 most engaged sports media brand on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The show will also be available on TNT's YouTube channel and AEW's social channels following the event.

The first annual "AEW Dynamite Awards" nominees:

Best Moment on the Mic:
* MJF "We Deserve Better" Speech
* Cody Rhodes accepts Dog Collar Match
* Jon Moxley accepts Inner Circle Invitation
* Brandi Rhodes confronts Jade Cargill
* Orange Cassidy Debates Chris Jericho

Biggest Surprise:
* Matt Hardy's Debut
* Jake the Snake Roberts confronts Cody
* Brodie Lee arrives as The Exalted One
* Sting's AEW Debut
* Miro revealed as Best Man

Breakout Star - Male:
* Orange Cassidy
* Darby Allin
* Eddie Kingston
* John Silver

Breakout Star - Female:
* Hikaru Shida
* Anna Jay
* Tay Conti
* Big Swole
* Penelope Ford

Biggest Beatdown:
* Inner Circle jumps Orange Cassidy
* Dark Order attacks Nightmare Family
* Nyla Rose puts Riho + Shida through tables
* Brian Cage sneak attacks Jon Moxley
* The Nightmare Family and Inner Circle brawl

High Flyer Award:
* Rey Fenix
* Marq Quen
* Nick Jackson
* PAC

Hardest Moment to Clean Up After:
* Orange Cassidy drops orange juice on The Inner Circle
* The Parking Lot Brawl
* The Bunkhouse Match
* Big Swole dumps garbage on Dr. Britt Baker

Biggest WTF Moment:
* Cody Rhodes steel cage moonsault
* Sammy Guevara hit by golf cart
* Kenny Omega wins AEW World Championship and walks out of AEW
* Bloody Dr. Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida
* Young Bucks frog splash off the stadium railing

LOL Award:
* Jericho + MJF: Le Dinner Debonair
* Britt Baker waxes Tony Schiavone
* Young Bucks kick MJF into a pool
* Inner Circle Vegas Trip

Best Twitter Follow:
* MJF
* Orange Cassidy
* Dr. Britt Baker
* Nyla Rose

Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year:
* Stadium Stampede
* Moxley wins AEW Championship
* Shida wins AEW Women's Championship
* Omega + Page defeat The Young Bucks
* Darby Allin wins TNT Title from Cody
* The Young Bucks win AEW Tag Team title

Here are the updated teams for the men's Dusty Rhodes Classic. (WWE)

* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole & Roderick Strong) vs. Breezango
* Tony Nese & Ariya Daivari vs. Ashante Adonis & Desmond Troy
* KUSHIDA & Leon Ruff vs. The Way (Austin Theory & Johnny Gargano)
* Ever-Rise vs. Grizzled Young Veterans
* MSK vs. Jake Atlas & Isaiah Scott
* Killian Dain & Drake Maverick vs. Curt Stallion & August Grey
* Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner) vs. Lucha House Party
* Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) vs. The Bollywood Boyz

Apparently a Beth Phoenix documentary is in the works for WWE Network. Shame I'm not a subscriber any more. They also recently added a "Best of Luke Harper" collection to the service.

Here's an update from Les Thatcher on his COVID-19 battle: "Just a quick update for 1/12/21. Feeling better, but still weak and a long way to go. Thanks to all of you for the love & prayers. Starting an 'old school' comeback, for the young & uneducated that's pro wrestling talk! Stay safe out there and wear the mask! Love you all!"

2:00 PM ET. On the latest Talk Is Jericho, Chris Jericho says he also had COVID-19 back in September -- an incredibly mild case it seems.

Here's a new http://wrestlingsc.com/2021/01/11/exclusive-interview-serena-deeb-becoming-serena-two-straps-would-be-pretty-amazing/ Serena Deeb interview and http://fightful.com/wrestling/tama-tonga-elite-can-call-their-reunion-whatever-do-not-call-it-bullet-club one from Tama Tonga.

4:00 PM ET. A new Ring of Honor video is below.

El Phantasmo will be on New Japan Strong this week. (NJPW)

Non-Japanese citizens are now being barred from entering Japan, which means that foreign wrestlers who are not already in the country to work for NJPW will not be able to enter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PWI)