Wrestling Rumours: December 15, 2025

John Powell

Slam News & Rumours

Here are the latest Slam Wrestling news & rumours from the world of pro wrestling.

MLW has announced that Doc Gallows will be in Battle RIOT on January 29th.

Randeep Hooda, who is starring with John Cena in the movie ‘Matchbox’, had this to say about his retirement.

“Working with John Cena showed me the man behind the icon, disciplined, grounded, and generous at heart. From the WWE ring to the big screen, he’s inspired millions through sheer hard work and humility. From 8 to 80, across all genders and walks of life, his fanbase speaks volumes about the kind of impact he’s had. As he steps away from WWE, this is not an end but a celebration of an incredible legacy. Salute to a true legend”.

Triple H has announced:

CZW announced they are launching their own streaming service next year.

NJPW has added more matches to Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement tour:

Friday, December 19: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Sunday, December 21: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. El Desperado
Monday, December 22: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kosei Fujita

Speaking of NJPW, they have released the match order for Wrestle Kingdom:

NEVER Openweight 6 Man Championship Tornado Ranbo

IWGP Women’s & NJPW STRONG Women’s Double Title Match- Syuri vs Saya Kamitani

David Finlay, Shingo takagi, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Hiromu Takahashi vs United Empire (Callum Newman, Great-O-Khan, HENARE, X, XX)

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender’s Four Way Match- SHO vs El Desperado vs Taiji Ishimori vs Kosei Fujita

NEVER Openweight Championship- Aaron Wolf vs EVIL

IWGP Global & IWGP World Heavyweight Double Title Match- Yota Tsuji vs Konosuke Takeshita

Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi

Huck has a great story on the UK wrestling scene: Beatdowns and bravado in the UK’s pro-wrestling scene.

Good Things Guy has a report on the South African wrestling scene: “A Soap Opera with Bodyslams: Meet Cape Town’s Pro Wrestlers“.

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