Backstage Michael Cole/John Cena News + Various News

Partial Source: Pro Wrestling Torch

– Among those hugged by John Cena following the result of the WWE Championship Match at the Survivor Series was Michael Cole, which appears peculiar given the RAW announcer's heelish persona. It should be noted that the two are close behind the scenes and the hug between the two was done to add realism to the storyline of Cena being fired from WWE.

– Squared Circle Wrestling has announced that they will present their "Nightmare Before Christmas" event in Syracuse, New York on Sunday December 18th. Scheduled for the show are The Kings of Wrestling vs. The Olsen Twins, and Sara del Rey vs. Portia Perez.

– The following names have been confirmed for DGUSA's January events: Open The Dream Gate Champion Masato Yoshino, Open The Freedom Gate Champion BxB Hulk, CIMA, Naruki Doi, British star PAC and the Ronin of Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann.

– Ricochet will be going on his first Dragon Gate tour of Japan in January.

– Tickets for DGUSA's January 30th PPV taping at the ECW Arena are currently on sale at https://www.dgusa.tv/

– Tickets for the debut in New York, which takes place at BB King's, go on sale this Friday morning for "Premium" seats with additional tickets being released via Ticketmaster.