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I’m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, February 21, 2022.

This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us.

(STINGER: WWE)

New matches are now set for WrestleMania following Saturday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Brock Lesnar will meet Roman Reigns in a Champion vs. Champion, Winner Takes All match. Lesnar won the WWE Championship in the men’s Chamber match on Saturday.

The former champion, Bobby Lashley, never got into the match. He was removed from the match after being struck by a busted glass panel on his pod after a Seth Rollins powerbomb to Austin Theory.

And now, there are reports that Lashley is dealing with a legitimate shoulder injury.

Bianca Belair will challenge Becky Lynch for the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania…after Belair won the women’s Chamber match on Saturday.

As of Monday morning, there are no matches announced for tonight’s RAW.

(STINGER: Impact)

What is happening in Bullet Club?

Jay White TURNED on Tama Tonga…and cost the Guerrillas Of Destiny their title match against the Impact Tag Champs the Good Brothers at Impact’s No Surrender show Saturday night.

White shared a “Too Sweet” with the Good Brothers and Chris Bey.

Earlier in the show, White beat Eric Young.

The other major development from No Surrender: The group of Ring of Honor outcasts calling themselves Honor No More is apparently in Impact to stay.

They beat Team Impact when Eddie Edwards - who had been found unconscious backstage earlier in the show - returned to screw Team Impact and join up with Honor No More.

Moose beat W. Morrissey to retain the Impact World Title.

Mickie James beat Tasha Steelz to hold on to the Knockouts Title.

Deonna Purrazzo beat Miranda Alize to retain the ROH Women’s Championship.

Matt Cardona is still the Digital Media Champion, but it took a DQ win over Jordynne Grace.

Jake Something won a 4-way to become the #1 contender for the X-Division Title.

(STINGER: AEW)

Kenny Omega is still at least a couple of months away from returning. He told Wrestling Observer Radio, he still needs to get hernia surgery. Recovery time for that would be about six-to-eight weeks and Omega says he could be ready to return after that.

Tonight’s Dark Elevation has a big 10-man tag: Jay Lethal, Lee Johnson, Frankie Kazarian, Brock Anderson, and Matt Sydal vs. The Wingmen’s Peter Avalon, JD Drake & Cezar Bononi, and Chaos Project.

Plus, Nyla Rose, LEGIT Leyla Hirsch & Emi Sakura vs. A.Q.A, Skye Blue & Kiera Hogan.

Former 2-time Ohio Valley Wrestling Women’s Champion Haley J will be on the show…for a match against Ruby Soho.

Plus, Violence Is Forever - Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku - are in an 8-man tag.

(STINGER: New Japan)

New Japan unveiled a 48-man field for this year’s New Japan Cup tournament - the largest ever!

That means plenty of room for first-time entrants, including Tiger Mask, El Phantasmo, Master Wato, DOUKI, Dick Togo, Taka Michinoku, CIMA…and Young Lions Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa, Yuto Nakashima,

Some notable names returning to Japan for the tournament: Will Ospreay and the Guerrillas of Destiny - Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa. The bracket is out there.

The tournament begins on March 2nd with eight first-round matches. The big one is IWGP World Champ Kazuchika Okada vs. junior champ El Desperado.

The card for New Japan’s 50th Anniversary show on March 1st is now set.

The main event will be a 6-man tag: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshiaki Fujiwara.

Some other unexpected names on the card…former IWGP Tag Team & Junior Champ Shiro Koshinaka…Minoru Tanaka - who is a Former IWGP AND GHC Jr & Jr Tag Champ…PLUS, the #STRONGHEARTS trio of CIMA, El Lindaman & T-Hawk.

There will also be a champion vs. champion match: IWGP Tag Champs Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. the new junior tag champs Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi.

Wato & Taguchi won the titles on Saturday’s show. Also on that show, SANADA beat Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP United States Championship.

Kazuchika Okada is still the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. He beat Tetsuya Naito on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, Toru Yano beat Minoru Suzuki in a Dog Cage Match to claim the KOPW 2022 trophy.

On Saturday’s New Japan Strong…Jay White beat Jay Lethal…Fred Rosser beat Gabriel Kidd…and the Defy Wrestling Tag Team Champions Midnight Heat beat Kevin Knight & The DKC.

Back in Japan…In Dragon Gate, Kzy, UT & JACKY "FUNKY" KAMEI are the new Open The Triangle Gate Champions.

Taya Valkyrie is the new #1 contender for AAA’s women’s championship, currently held by Deonna Purrazzo. Valkyrie returned at AAA’s show on Saturday.

Rey Fenix was advertised but did NOT wrestle. He’s still out with an injured arm.

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