Daily Update: Chris Jericho, RJ City, Mustafa Ali
Daily Update
Latest News
- Dave Meltzer’s WWE Raw, SummerSlam, AEW Grand Slam Mexico ratings insights for subscribers
- Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods announced for Jericho cruise
- SummerSlam fallout episode of WWE Raw does best viewership in 11 weeks
- Jim Ross thanks fans for ‘outpouring of support’ ahead of brain surgery
- Chris Bey opens up about friendship with WWE Champion CM Punk
- Ian Garry reacts to backlash ahead of UFC 330: “I couldn’t care less”
- UFC 330 commentary team confirmed including Joe Rogan at the desk
- Indie promotion to hold TV taping at upcoming AEW Dynamite
- Dana White explains why UFC women’s roster won’t get a new weight division
Latest Audio
- BVV: AAA with Jack Cartwheel vs. Noisy Boy; TNA with backstage stuff
- WOR: RAW report, another BREAKKER on the way, plus a UFC star training for WWE
- WOR: Vince McMahon’s portion of shareholder lawsuit, RAW report, more!
Latest YouTube Video
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Among the topics covered:
- The making of Dory Funk Jr. as world champion, his early career through his famous world title reign, how he was booked, the psychology behind the reign, why promoters in that era were so high on him as champion
- Full coverage of SummerSlam with the stories behind the stories, the injuries, returns Lesnar, Owens, Chelsea Green, Randy Orton, business notes, poll results and more
- The lawsuit settlement in the shareholders case
- Notes from the TKO quarterly filings including how much profit would WWE and UFC make if they tripled the salary of every fighter and wrestler.
- A shocking note about the live ticket business of this past WrestleMania
- The big week in Arena Mexico, full coverage of two PPV shows, Grand Slam Mexico and Mistico’s return
- Update on AEW All In as well as ticket sales for the upcoming WWE & AEW big shows
- G-1 Climax update for the week
- TV ratings notes from the past week
- Big shows this week in Mexico
- Stardom Five Star Grand Prix update
- Former 90s star pleads guilty in assault case
- Adam Copeland’s first indie show in decades sells out in the place he grew up watching wrestling
- UFC superstars on upcoming RAF shows
- Yet another new concept in how to do a live wrestling show debuts this coming weekend
- Update on the attempt by Paramount to buy WBD
- Continental Cup notes
- More on what happened with Jacques Rougeau and the tape at Redemption
- Lots of new UFC fights announced
- Surprising WWE SVP let go
- Anime involving WWE star released
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- Kali Armstrong on social media said that she’ll have something to say on tonight’s NXT.
- Solo Sikoa’s reaction to his WWE Raw storyline where he now must report to Roman Reigns next week: “Damn..I gotta go back.”
- John Cena and co-star Will Forte talked to CBR ahead of the release of their upcoming film Coyote vs. ACME.
- Blake Monroe appeared on Snack Wars.
- Recent WWE Vault additions include a compilation featuring the best of the Cruiserweight Classic, a dark match between Hulk Hogan and Earthquake from April 1990, Roman Reigns vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel in a handicap match from the August 11, 2014 episode of Raw, and Randy Orton vs. Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens from the August 10, 2015 episode of Raw.
Other Wrestling
- AEW posted a Chris Jericho video where he reflected on his return to Arena Mexico last week for Grand Slam Mexico.
- Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy, and Claudio Castagnoli all spoke in a digital exclusive following their victories in the Continental Challenge Cup.
- Bandido talks to Renee Paquette on this week’s Close Up.
- The presale code for AEW’s return to Pittsburg on September 30 is AEF2AEW.
- RJ City did the Ice Bucket Challenge in support of Rebel and nominated The Undertaker.
- Lexy Nair is celebrating a birthday today.
- FTR will face Cowboy Way for the Undisputed British Tag Team titles at RevPro’s 14 Year Anniversary Show on August 29.
- This week’s TNA Xplosion.
- Mustafa Ali will throw the first pitch on August 12 before the Chicago White Sox play the Cincinnati Reds. The game starts at 6:40 pm.
- In an interview with Fightful, Nixi XS expressed interest in having Madonna appear on her future PRODUCE show.
- GCW will make its Idaho debut in Boise on November 15.
Bryan Rose
Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.