As previously reported, Wednesday’s first NXT episode of 2019 will feature an announcement on the nominees for The NXT 2018 Year-End Awards plus Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno in the main event. WWE’s website has announced that the two-hour episode will also feature a look back at what happened in 2018 on The Black & Yellow Brand. WWE announced the following teaser for Ohno vs. Riddle:
Matt Riddle & Kassius Ohno Lock Up in TakeOver Rematch
The last time Matt Riddle and Kassius Ohno faced off in the ring — for an impromptu match at the start of NXT TakeOver: WarGames — it was over in the blink of an eye thanks to a head-rocking leaping knee from The King of Bros.
Embarrassed and enraged over the loss, The Knockout Artist gave Riddle a brutal receipt on the Dec. 5 edition of NXT, blindsiding the former MMA star with a Rolling Elbow after Riddle’s defeat of Punishment Martinez.
Riddle and Ohno are now set to throw down in a rematch this Wednesday on NXT. Will the New Year mean a new start for the frustrated Knockout Artist, or will The King of Bros kick off 2019 on the right foot with another victory against one of sports-entertainment’s most sophisticated and dangerous strikers?
Below is a video of WWE 205 Live Superstars revealing their New Year’s Resolutions for 2019. Hideo Itami says that he will break faces unless he is respected, Akira Tozawa wants to achieve his dream of firing 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick, TJP wants to eat more lumpia and also get Maverick fired, Noam Dar is looking for a nice, stable relationship with anyone besides Alicia Fox and Mike Kanellis & Maria Kanellis want to use the power of love to ruin anyone’s lives that get in their way.
These #205Live #NewYearsResolutions come with messages for everyone from @WWEMaverick to @AliciaFoxy to the ENTIRE @WWE205Live roster! pic.twitter.com/2pxJZ73gd3
— WWE (@WWE) December 27, 2018