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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

October 13, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The new wrestling ratings reality, John Cena’s final opponent, WWE Crown Jewel preview

The new issue of the  Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site:

*In depth with the changes in ratings, are pro wrestling and MMA being undercounted, are they less popular than we thought, how the changes have happened, streaming, how this relates to baseball, football, and other entertainment shows.
*John Cena’s last matches, and the surprises in current WWE booking plans for now until December.
*A look at Crown Jewel and WrestleDream, the cards, how the shows look and the current interest level in them.
*Favorites in the betting in all the major future matches
*A look at The Smashing Machine, the heyday of Mark Kerr, the box office and what we’ve learned, comparisons with Iron Claw, the performances by Dwayne Johnson Emily Blunt and Ryan Bader and the Pride Grand Prix in 2000 with Sakuraba vs. Gracie and key what ifs that people don’t’ talk about
*All In Texas attendance and how much the state will be paying AEW based on the deal, plus original plans for that week and three shows that were once thought and talked about but didn’t happen with two international promotions.
*Full coverage of UFC 320, what’s next for the winners, the business side of things and match-by-match.
*The most complete and detailed look at the ratings for all the major shows as well as comparisons with last year, segment-by-semgent notes, demos and more.
*Expectations of when a major milestone in history of buildings that house wrestling will be reached and when 1 million fans in one specific building attending wrestling in a year is expected
*King  of Pro Wrestling thoughts
*New Japan’s last major show looked at
*40th anniversary of a landmark tag team event taking place
*Hulk Hogan’s widow looking at medical malpractice suit
*Death of the former Sabrina
*Dave Bautista makes surprising revelation
*Mistico vs. Bndido in Xalapa
*Renee Dupree talks the old WWE locker room
*Bound for Glory notes
*Lots of injury and contract updates
*The story of Ultimo Dragon’s ten belts and Mercedes Mone beating that record
*Sting’s son has his first match
*Advance tickets sales for the WWE & AEW shows over the next two months
*The strange secret suspension of  Conor McGregor
*More on the White House show
*MMA Fight of the year on the Dana White Contenders Series
*Has the WWE boom period ended or is it ending?
*The WWE product right now
*Jimmy Jacobs talks differences in backstage at WWE and TNA

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Tuesday Update

 WWE

AEW & Other Wrestling

  • AEW uploaded a vignette of the Don Callis Family celebrating Callis’ birthday, including Konosuke Takeshita appearing via video link.
  • Callis on Takeshita’s IWGP World title win: “SO PROUD OF TAKESHITA!! IWGP CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE ADDED TO THE GROWING LIST OF CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTROLLED BY THE DON CALLIS FAMILY. WE ARE TRULY A GLOBAL COLLECTIVE UNLIKE ANY OTHER!! TAKESHITA WAS THE FIRST MEMBER AFTER DUMBER-THAN RAT S*** KENNY OMEGA.”
  • In an interview with The Sportster, Bam Magera said that Darby Allin has tried to get him to appear on AEW television: “He keeps asking me. Our paths haven’t crossed yet to where I could make it to one of his wrestling things. But whenever he’s in town, I always go skate with him in Atlanta, where he lives, or Philly. Skating is our thing. Never even got to see Darby, for a long time, wrestle.”
  • STL Sports Central spoke to Samoa Joe.
  • Steve Maclin cut a promo following his International title win at TNA Bound for Glory.
  • Deonna Purrazzo to Maclin on social media: “Watching your vision come to life & your dreams come true… is my dream come true. I’m so proud of you @SteveMaclin.”
  • Moose responded to Ridge Holland announcing his WWE contract won’t be renewed: “Sorry to hear Ridge ….. speedy recovery hopefully you make it back to TNA. You’re one of the good ones.”
  • Moose also took to social media to dispute allegations of TNA papering Bound for Glory: “For the people saying half of our record setting attendance record was free tickets given are brain dead and fail to realize in 2016/17 myself The Hardy’s Eddie Cody Rhodes Drew McIntyre Lashley wrestled at Universal in front of only 150 people were every single ticket were free because universal didn’t allow ticket sales. I could understand 200/300 comped tickets for sponsors and media purposes and friends and family but 3k No business will take an outstanding loss just to fill up an arena. If it was that easy every company would do it and we would have done it a decade ago when we struggling to get 500 people to attend a show. Just enjoy the growth and the win. we wouldn’t be in their position without you guys our true fans.  THIS IS TNA.”
  • Lou D’Angeli, the former Sign Guy Dudley, wrote on social media about The Dudleyz retirement at Bound for Glory: “Thank you, Bubba and D-Von, for everything you’ve done for ECW, WWE, TNA, and the wrestling business as a whole. And personally, thank you both for what you did for me — for keeping me a part of an act that became mega over in ECW, for looking out for me, and for showing me the ropes of the business. That was the best education I could have ever asked for.”
  • Royce Isaacs will be on Wrestling Observer Live on Wednesday to talk about his upcoming match with Jon Moxley at Defy Wraith on October 24 in Portland, Oregon. 
  • Demolition Smash has released a new memoir.
  • Local 12 in Madison, Indiana has a profile on Bailey McRoberts, an independent wrestler who nearly died from a car accident.