JNPO: January 2025 wrestling year in review – WWE’s newsworthy debut on Netflix
With 2026 in the distance, it is time once again to begin the best pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.
This extended look at all the big news, results and happenings from January 2025 in WWE, AEW, TNA, ROH, NXT, Japan and the rest of the wrestling world.
Joining me in the leadoff spot is returning guest Jack Farmer.
On the topic board for this episode:
- WWE’s debut on Netflix with Raw — a show that featured the booing of Hulk Hogan in a bit of a surprise moment
- The Rock’s babyface promo on Raw and bizarre follow-up on NXT that had us all scratching our heads
- Kenny Omega returning to action after a lengthy injury absence, first in NJPW and then in AEW
- The official news of the WWE/TNA partnership
- A very strange intro song for AEW Dynamite
- New NXT champions
- The best from NJPW, the indies, Mexico and more
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.