BY SUNIT JANGIR

Tamil star Dhanush has joined the ensemble cast of Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas for Netflix's upcoming action thriller 'The Gray Man', which will be helmed by Avengers: Endgame director duo Anthony and Joe Russo.## The announcement was made by Netflix recently via a tweet. Warner Moura, of Narcos fame, Jessica Henwick, and Julia Butters have also been revealed to be the newest additions to The Gray Man cast which gets bigger with the addition of an Indian actor.## THE GRAY MAN cast just got even better.Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, and Julia Butters will join Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in the upcoming action thriller from directors Anthony and Joe Russo. pic.twitter.com/SJcz8erjGm— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) December 17, 2020 ## The script of The Gray Man has been written by Joe Russo, with Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely taking a final pass.## The Gray Man is based on the 2009 Mark Greaney novel of the same name and is about a freelance assassin and former CIA operative named Court Gentry (played by Gosling). The movie will follow Gentry as he is hunted across the world by Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a former member of Gentry's CIA team.## The movie will be released in 2022. ## Stay tuned...

BY JITU JANGIR

Mark Coffey & Wolfgang retained the NXT UK Tag Team Titles by taking down The Hunt, thanks to Joe Coffey snuffing out Eddie Dennis' interference and an assist from Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster.## Elsewhere, NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER confronted NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion A-Kid, NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray was victorious, Rampage Brown added another victory to his unblemished record, and more.## Results...## --NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray def. Isla Dawn## --Jack Starz & Levi Muir def. Saxon Huxley in a Handicap Match## --NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER confronted NXT UK Heritage Cup Champion A-Kid## --Rampage Brown def. Josh Morrell## --NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus def. The Hunt w/Eddie Dennis## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

BY JITU JANGIR

Due to the change, AEW New Year’s Smash will now take place across the first 2 weeks of 2021, on January 6 + January 13 on TNT Drama. They were originally scheduled for December 30 and January 6.## AEW will air a Two-Night New Year's Smash Edition Of AEW Dynamite with special guests, Snoop Dogg has been announced for January 13. Headlining Night 1 of AEW New Year's Smash will be Kenny Omega defending his AEW World Championship against Rey Fenix.## Announced Match Card:## AEW World Championship Match## --Kenny Omega(c) Vs. Rey Fenix## AEW World Champion Kenny Omega is set to make his first title defense on the final show of 2020. After defeating Joey Janela in the main event of tonight's AEW Dynamite, AEW World Champion Kenny Omega was informed of his next title match. With Don Callis rejoicing about Omega after his victory, Omega was confronted by his old friend PAC and his Death Triangle partners The Lucha Bros.## PAC let Omega know the two of them had some business to be settled down, but he was here for other reasons. Omega defeated Penta El Zero M in the semi-finals, but he was supposed to face Rey Fenix, who won his first-round match against Penta.## Unfortunately, Fenix suffered an injury in the match and Penta took his place against Omega. Later on Tonight, Tony Khan agreed, making the AEW World Title match between Omega and Fenix official for AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash Night One on December 30.## *AEW Women's Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Abadon## *Jon Moxley returns## *Singles Match: Jake Hager vs. Wardlow## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

BY JITU JANGIR

At WWE TLC, Sasha Banks will once again put her SmackDown Women’s Title on the line against Carmella in a notably personal showdown. Sasha Banks Vs. Carmella is a top-notch match taking place at TLC. Sasha Banks has twice been brutalized by Carmella on SmackDown which hits a match between both superstars for the SmackDown Women's Championship Match.## As noted, Instead of coming to the ring last week to sign the contract for a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match at WWE TLC against Sasha Banks, Carmella “borrowed” the document and had the signed version delivered to the ring via a sommelier.## Later, Sasha Banks opted to battle Carmella in SmackDown Women’s Title Match on SmackDown. However, the match ended with the Disqualification victor for Carmella.## Check Out The Full Announcement Below;## At WWE TLC, Sasha Banks will once again put her SmackDown Women’s Title on the line against Carmella in an extremely personal showdown. ## For weeks, “The Untouchable One” unleashed a series of sneak attacks on The Boss. In response, Banks surprised Mella during one of her backstage vignettes and unleashed an all-out assault of her own, locking her in the Bank Statement until the she was pulled away by WWE personal.## But when a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match at WWE TLC against Sasha Banks was scheduled to be made official on the Dec. 11 edition of the blue brand, Carmella opted to “borrow” the match contract and deliver the signed version to the ring via a sommelier rather than come in person. This only served to further aggravate The Boss, and she decided to flip the script and make the executive decision to face Mella for the title in the main event of SmackDown in order to get her hands on the self-proclaimed “untouchable” Carmella. ## Later that night, when Carmella’s sommelier decided to get involved in the impromptu title match, Sasha snapped and got herself disqualified as she went after her challenger with a new level of aggression. After the bell, Sasha went even further by locking the sommelier in the Bank Statement. But Carmella used this distraction to regain the advantage and unleash a brutal assault that culminated in her smashing a bottle of champagne on the back of The Boss! Then, taking a drink herself, she dumped champagne on Banks to add insult to injury.## Six-time World Champion Sasha Banks is truly a dangerous titleholder, making history time and time again whether it be in Hell in a Cell, a WWE Iron Woman Match or simply in a one-on-one contest for the ages. Nevertheless, despite the glamour of Carmella, there is also no denying that Mella is still money. She boasts an impressive title resume of her own as a former SmackDown Women’s Champion with wins over elite competitors like and Charlotte Flair and Asuka.## Will Carmella prove untouchable against the irate Boss? Don’t miss their SmackDown Women's Title Rematch at WWE TLC, streaming live this Sunday at 7 ET/4 PT on WWE Network.## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar will make his digital debut with Amazon Prime Video's original web series, Tandav, which he says will focus on the various aspects of the power-hungry world of politics where nothing is wrong or right. ## Created and directed by Zafar, the nine-part political series features an ensemble cast headlined by Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia, and Sunil Grover along with Gauhar Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra, and others. Zafar has produced the web show with Himanshu Kishan Mehra.## "Through 'Tandav', we take audiences into the power-hungry world of politics. As you watch the show, you'll realize that there is no right or wrong, there is no black or white; the world of power is about the world of greys", the Tiger Zinda Hai director said to IANS.## "I believe that content must be backed by credible performances and I am fortunate to have such heavyweights in the show. I'm excited that my debut as a creator-director in the digital domain is with a streaming platform, which will take this intriguing and gripping story of 'Tandav' to millions across the world", Ali added.## The power-pact teaser of the series was released today. Set in Delhi, Tandav will take viewers inside the closed corridors of power and uncover the manipulations. The show will premiere on January 15, 2021.## Tandav Teaser#TandavOnPrime releasing on Jan 15 @PrimeVideoIN pic.twitter.com/D4f8szYvOP— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) December 17, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

BY JITU JANGIR

Last week's NXT UK episode saw, Tyler Bate returned on the premiere of Noam Dar's "Supernova Sessions" and later pushed A-Kid to the limit before falling short in a Heritage Cup classic.## Elsewhere, Jordan Devlin retained the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Oliver Carter and Isla Dawn knocked off Xia Brookside thanks to a distraction from Nina Samuels.## Coming up tonight, Gallus defends the NXT UK Tag Team Titles against The Hunt. Gallus, the longest-reigning NXT UK Tag Team Champions, will lock the horn with The Hunt in the wake of defending their titles.## Mark Coffey & Wolfgang have been a demonstrative force since ousting Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster more than a year ago but face a different challenge in Primate & Wild Boar. This the only match that has been officially announced for tonight's show.## Match Card...## --Gallus to defend the NXT UK Tag Team Titles against The Hunt## Find out today on NXT UK at 3 ET/8 GMT on the award-winning WWE Network!## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

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PETA India has named actors Shraddha Kapoor, and Sonu Sood as its 2020 Hottest Vegetarians.## As part of his efforts, the Simmba actor appeared in a pro-vegetarian PETA India print campaign, participated in the group's "Hug a Vegetarian" Day, and supported a social media appeal to push McDonald's to add a McVegan burger to its menu, a press release mentioned. In fact, he is also known to have rescued an injured pigeon while playing cricket with his son.## Shraddha, on the other hand, was inspired to quit meat after she came across a cookbook shared by PETA India. Since then, she has been giving glimpses of her delicious vegetarian meals on Instagram. And she has always openly spoken about protecting animals.## PETA India director of celebrity and public relations Sachin Bangera said in a statement, "Sonu Sood and Shraddha Kapoor are helping to change the world every time they sit down to eat. Fruits and vegetables never caused a pandemic, and PETA India is honouring Sood and Kapoor for living by example and encouraging their fans to make eating meat-free their new normal".## View this post on Instagram A post shared by OfficialPETAIndia (@petaindia) ## Many other celebrities have also won the award in the past including former Miss World Manushi Chillar, Sunil Chhetri, Anushka Sharma, Kartik Aaryan, Vidyut Jammwal, Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor, Rekha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Amitabh Bachchan. ## Stay tuned...

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Multiple matches has been signed for next Wednesday's AEW Dynamite.## Next week on AEW Dynamite, Dustin Rhodes made it clear that he looks to take down each and every member of the Dark Order, and next in line is Evil Uno of Dark Order. The Acclaimed picked up a victory over SCU on Wednesday and then challenged The Young Bucks to an AEW Tag Team Title bout, which was accepted.## Following matches announced for the December 23 episode of Dynamite:## * AEW Tag Team ChampionshipMatch: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)## * Top Flight (Darius Martin & Daunte Martin) vs. Chris Jericho & MJF## * Hikaru Shida in action## * Dustin Rhodes vs. Evil Uno## * Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, & Marko Stunt) vs. Dark Order (Colt Cabana, 5, 10)## * PAC vs. The Butcher## A reminder: Next weeks episode of Dynamite will be on immediately after the NBA. Next Wednesday's Dynamite is being titled, Holiday Bash.##

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AEW World Champion Kenny Omega is set to make his first title defense on the final show of 2020.## After defeating Joey Janela in the main event of tonight's AEW Dynamite, AEW World Champion Kenny Omega was informed of his next title match. With Don Callis rejoicing about Omega after his victory, Omega was confronted by his old friend PAC and his Death Triangle partners The Lucha Bros.## PAC let Omega know the two of them had some business to be settled down, but he was here for other reasons. Omega defeated Penta El Zero M in the semi-finals, but he was supposed to face Rey Fenix, who won his first-round match against Penta.## Unfortunately, Fenix suffered an injury in the match and Penta took his place against Omega. Later on Tonight, Tony Khan agreed, making the AEW World Title match between Omega and Fenix official for AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash Night One on December 30.## Wednesday, December 30th#AEWDynamite@KennyOmegamanX vs. @ReyFenixMx for the #AEW World Championship! pic.twitter.com/S8zlsb5KzP— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 17, 2020 ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

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Kyle O’Reilly to battled Pete Dunne for NXT Title opportunity at New Year’s Evil.## General Manager William Regal announced the matchup between both just right after O’Reilly and Dunne, along with Damian Priest, confronted Bálor last week and made their NXT Title purposes known.## The winner of O’Reilly vs. Dunne challenges The Prince at NXT New Year’s Evil on Jan. 6. Tonight on NXT, Kyle O’Reilly was able to pin Pete Dunne to become the number 1 contender.## We're witnessing another #WWENXT classic as @KORCombat battles @PeteDunneYxB to see who will go on to challenge @FinnBalor for the #NXTTitle at #NXTNYE!#DunnevsOReilly pic.twitter.com/0Pc2fYY6j4— WWE (@WWE) December 17, 2020 ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...

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Jake Paul calling out Conor McGregor for a 50 million dollar fight has caught the many attentions. Things are even getting heated up since then.## It also caught the attention of Pat McAfee who later spoke about it on his The Pat McAfee Show. Pat McAfee verbally agreed that Cornor McGregor should be fighting Jake Paul if he gets paid 50 million dollars for the fight.## "You see Jake Paul called out Conor McGregor and had a backer actually say that he will fulfill the 50 million dollar," said Pat McAfee. "If your Conor McGregor signing that right now right like you're doing it may be doing that fight today. Like maybe I'm doing that fight tomorrow or something like I love Jake Paul, by the way.'## "I think those who don't know Jake Paul or the Paul Brothers it only known from you know, the things that obviously get massive the business at those two have created in the grind in the amount of money that they've made doing what they do for a living is nothing short of impressive as hell now, I think calling on Conor McGregor a little bit aggressive.'## I think that is a little bit aggressive. But hey if he gets a fight with Conor McGregor and Logan Paul has a fight with f**** Floyd Mayweather. I think you got to say yet again The Paul Brothers did it? Yeah now I think Connor would probably win this fight if I had to guess relatively easy, but if this thing happens, you gotta pay have nothing but respect for Jake Paul."## As noted, UFC star Nathan Diaz emerged out with a back up for Conor McGregor who wrote, "Jake Paul u need your ass beat for free u spoiled fuck u can’t really fight dumbshit your gonna end up with your ass whooped for real somewhere talking like that."## "I feel like Jake Paul and Logan Paul All the fighters should be thanking them though for regenerating a lot of buzz in this whole thing," Pat McAfee added on it. "You know, there's only a couple of people that are moving the needle now the Paul brothers are like Floyd Mayweather f*** want you to call the f** you want you as well. He also Flexes in there that it was a top-eight pay-per-view of all time or something like that. He didn't just say that for no reason.'## "And I assume he's got that piece of information but boy the training that goes into that thing. He's been trying for like three years you said or something like that? I could never commit to that ever was McGregor, Well fifty million dollars a day. How much are they expecting? I guess a huge. If Jake Paul is fighting a boxing Conor McGregor, I would do buy it."## As noted, YouTuber Jake Paul says his team sent Conor McGregor a $50-million offer to book a fight between the two in his latest video directed at the UFC star.## Jake Paul is all resilient to get the attention of Conor McGregor. On Tuesday less then in 24 hours of the original heat, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul posted a video on social media which shows him pelting water balloons on McGregor teammate and Bellator fighter Dillon Danis.## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates... Stay Tuned

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WWE has announced further details on the 2020 WWE Slammy Awards. The award ceremony will air on December 23 on WWE Network which will be hosted by 24/7 Champion R-Truth. The announcement of WWE Slammy Awards being hosted by R-Truth took place during this week's WWE’s The Bump.## WWE’s biggest award show makes its triumphant return when The 2020 SLAMMY Awards: The Best of Raw and SmackDown stream live on WWE Network and WWE’s digital and social platforms on Wednesday, December 23 at 10 AM ET.## The nominees for these awards are as follows:## 1. Superstar of the Year## --Drew McIntyre## --Roman Reigns## --Randy Orton## --Braun Strowman## --“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt## --Asuka## --Sasha Banks## --Bayley## --Becky Lynch## --Charlotte Flair## 2. Match of the Year## --Undertaker vs. AJ Styles – Boneyard Match, WrestleMania 36## --The New Day vs. The Hurt Business – Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Raw, Nov. 16, 2020## --Edge vs. Randy Orton – The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever: WWE Backlash 2020## --Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020## --AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan – Intercontinental Championship Tournament Finals: SmackDown, June 12, 2020## --Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso – Universal Championship Hell in a Cell “I Quit” Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020## --Sasha Banks vs. Bayley – SmackDown Women’s Championship Hell in a Cell Match: WWE Hell in a Cell 2020## --AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn vs. Jeff Hardy – Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Ladder Match: WWE Clash of Champions 2020## --Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns: Survivor Series 2020## --Becky Lynch vs. Asuka - Royal Rumble 2020## 3. Rivalry of the Year## --Seth Rollins vs. The Mysterio Family## --Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton## --Edge vs. Randy Orton## --Sasha Banks vs. Bayley## --R-Truth vs. The World## --Lana vs. Announcer Tables## 4. Tag Team of the Year## --The Golden Role Models## --Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler## --The New Day## --The Street Profits## --Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro## 5. Return of the Year## --Edge## --Roman Reigns## --MVP## --Goldberg## --Sami Zayn## Additional nominee lists are as follows:## Ring Gear of the Year## --Charlotte Flair## --Sasha Banks## --Seth Rollins## --The New Day## --Bianca Belair## --Shinsuke Nakamura## --Carmella## Breakout Star of the Year## --Dominik Mysterio## --Bianca Belair## --Otis## --The Street Profits## --Murphy## Female Superstar of the Year## --Asuka## --Sasha Banks## --Bayley## --Becky Lynch## --Charlotte Flair## Male Superstar of the Year## --Drew McIntyre## --Roman Reigns## --Randy Orton## --Braun Strowman## --“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt## Moment of the Year## --The Undertaker’s Final Farewell: Survivor Series 2020## --Drew McIntyre defeats Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship: WrestleMania 36## --Becky Lynch announces her pregnancy: Raw, May 11, 2020## --Edge returns in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2020## --The New Day’s farewell address: SmackDown, Oct. 16, 2020## --Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman unite: SmackDown, August 28, 2020## --Bayley betrays Sasha Banks: SmackDown, Sept. 4, 2020## --The New Day gets drafted to different brands: Raw, Oct. 12, 2020## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates...