Daily Update: AEW Women’s tag title belts, The Miz, AKIRA
Daily Update
Latest News
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- Update on John Cena vs. AJ Styles WWE Crown Jewel: Perth match
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- AEW files for two bacon-related trademarks
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- A look at the build and the importance of Wrestlepalooza and All Out. We look at the shows and the stories behind the shows as well as what to look at as well as comments from ESPN execs on WWE, debuts of new services and other hilarious notes.
- Betting odds for both shows
- WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia, the fallout of the announcement, will AEW counter, should AEW counter, and what affect the going to Saudi Arabia in 2027 has already had for WrestleMania in 2026.
- Terrence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez as TKO gets into boxing, what can be improved on judging, real numbers as well as made up numbers and realities the night shows about sports in general
- A look at the CMLL anniversary show and its stories
- Full coverage of Worlds Collide
- Andrade fired by WWE, a look back at his career
- The most detailed look at the ratings for all the wrestling TV shows this past week, including Netflix numbers and what they mean in reality, segment by segment and what we can learn, competition, and much more.
- Brody King & Bandido go to Arena Mexico as AEW tag team champions but it doesn’t go right.
- CMLL has two Arena Mexico crowds of 16,000 over the next week and a third big show as well
- The unique Thursday show.
- CMLL featuring women more prominently next month and Mercedes Mone returns
- Surprise on AAA television this past week
- Actress has just started training to be a pro wrestler after playing the role of one
- All Japan completes Oudou tournament
- NOAH N-1 tournament
- Unique NJPW PPV main event
- US team at the world championships
- FTC investigating Ticketmaster for for price gouging
- Notes on the deaths of Tom Gerbasi and Nacho Barrera
- Former wrestling personality injured in accident
- First black world champion being honored
- Why Conor McGregor pulled out of the race for President of Ireland.
- TKO plans for 2026
- More on Turki Alalshikh
- Death of Ricky Hatton
- Gable Steveson accuses Craig Jones of trying to fix a fight
- Boxer sues over brain injuries
- Paul Levesque talks talent recruitment
- Lots of injury updates
This Week’s Back Issue
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Thursday Update
WWE
- While appearing on Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez, The Miz said CM Punk seems like a different and happier person this WWE run:
- Seeing him come back, it’s been interesting. Because I remember before, like I remember driving with him, but I also remember when he was at the tail end and it didn’t seem like he was a happy person.
- And now I see him backstage and it’s a different person than I remember. He seems very happy. I wouldn’t even say complacent because he’s always competitive and always wants to be number one. But also is in a position where he’s teaching a lot, and there are not many of us who have been here for 20 years and have been able to teach, and learn, and adapt. So it’s cool to see the change and happiness, right? Because you want happiness for everyone.
- Jeff Hardy – who is currently with TNA Wrestling – told the I Love Wrestling Podcast that one of his goals is winning the NXT Tag Team titles with his brother Matt:
- I meditate and I manifest a lot. As pro wrestlers, you know, we manifest the near future all the time. I kind of medi-fest these days. Over a year ago – if not two years ago – I kind of was meditating and manifesting the thought of us showing up in NXT. And sure enough, that eventually happened. Definitely, for me, to be the NXT champions is on my list of things to accomplish.
- The Undertaker & Alexa Bliss will be featured as operator skins on the Call of Duty: Mobile game starting next Wednesday.
- Sports Illustrated has an interview with Lola Vice.
- WWE Vault uploaded the full Bashed in the USA Coliseum Home Video featuring Undertaker vs. Yokozuna, Razor Ramon vs. Big Boss Man, Bret Hart vs. Rick Martel, and more.
- Logan Paul shared a new vlog.
Other Wrestling
- On social media, AEW provided a better look at the new Women’s Tag Team title belts that were unveiled last night.
- Mercedes Mone indicated that she wants to add the AEW Women’s Tag Team titles to her belt collection, sending a tweet asking who her partner is going to be.
- Jerry Lynn named MJF, Ricochet, Will Ospreay, and Bryan Keith as some of the wrestlers from AEW he would like to face if he were still able to compete.
- Capt. Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo of The Infantry appeared on AEW Unrestricted this week.
- MLW has announced Matt Riddle vs. Alex Hammerstone for the promotion’s Slaughterhouse event in Long Beach, California on October 4.
- Marigold sent out a message stating that the promotion will be making an announcement late tonight: “We will be announcing breaking news right here on X at 12:00 PM JST on Friday, September 26, 2025. Please be sure to check it out. 11PM Eastern Thursday 8PM Pacific Thursday 4AM BST”
- Shotzi Blackheart was the guest on the latest episode of Saraya’s Rulebreakers podcast.
- For his YouTube channel, Matt Cardona produced his own version of a WWE Unreal episode, documenting a recent GCW show that he competed at.
- After domestic violence allegations against Masha Slamovich were made public, her former partner AKIRA sent out a message thanking everyone for their support. He asked that fans not direct ill will toward Slamovich despite her alleged physical and emotional abuse toward him:
- I appreciate everyone who has come to my defense. I still have concern for my ex partner and despite what others may say, I want to forgive. I do.
- I don’t hate her. I don’t wish her ill will.
- I would have held it close to my chest and never have said anything, but I am thankful for people messaging me and telling their stories. I have grown a great deal, and I hope others do too with whatever they get out of my past.
- However, please do NOT wish ill will, enough of that has been said and it’s been hard to detach. I loved her and still love her in the bottom of my heart and anyone pushing her to do something drastic, needs to learn the art of forgiveness.
- I believe that she has good in her and that she will evolve in a positive way. I believe that she is one of the best wrestlers I’ve been blessed to meet. I want her to grow as a Human and I want her to continue her work as a wrestler when she finally becomes that person.
- The woman I loved was put on this earth to be a wrestler, and I would never see her do anything but that.
- We live life and we fail. We all have. We must take accountability and repent for those actions in which we hurt others, but I believe in forgiveness and change. If we don’t have that in this world, we have nothing. I believe there is good in people and good in the world, and despite everything I still believe in the good in her.
- She taught me many things about myself during and after, and the person I became after it is finally someone I can look in the mirror and see doing the things i aspire to.
- Do not wish pain and suffering. Wish for change and accountability. Be better than the people who live within the world and bring nothing but pain to it.
- I am not asking for idle hands or recompense. I am asking to remember that in order for people to learn, we must remember it’s about second chances.
- ‘Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.’ Ephesians 4:32