Daily Update: Danhausen, NASCAR & WWE, Trish Stratus
Latest News
- Hangman Page set for action on AEW Dynamite
- Jeff Jarrett: AJ Styles is ‘the face of modern wrestling’
- For subscribers: Dave Meltzer analyzes Netflix data for WWE Elimination Chamber, last two Raw episodes
- WWE Raw remains in Netflix weekly global top ten, viewership numbers increase
- AEW star MJF announced for indie appearance
- WWE selling ‘exclusive’ ring canvas opportunity
- Demolition react to WWE Hall of Fame induction
- Ricky Saints: Cody Rhodes has been ‘very impactful’ in my life and career
- Ricky Saints reflects on ‘sleeper match’ from AEW run
Latest Audio
- WOL: Demolition history and Hall of Fame, RAW, commercials
- DragonKingKarl: Wrestling in pop culture, embarrassing angles & characters
- WOR: Raw report, WWE and WBD business notes, more!
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- March 2, 2026 Observer Newsletter: Paramount/WBD ramifications for AEW, WWE 2025 financials, Elimination Chamber preview
The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site today.
- A detailed look at the WBD/Paramount/Netflix situation, what the latest decision of WBD to Paramount entails, the keys to why this is happening, business notes, how this affects AEW and can it get approved.
- A look at the UFC and WWE business in 2025 and in the final quarter of this past year. We look at the numbers, what they mean, why WWE was more profitable in 2025 than UFC and the key thing that can change that in 2026, Mark Shapiro talks ESPN value to WWE, lots of news about the business of the White House show, UFC fighters upset over pay, why WWE wrestlers are so underpaid but not publicly upset over, and business initiatives going forward
- The violence in Mexico and tons of wrestling shows canceled this past week
- We look in depth at the Janel Grant speech from last week, what we learned, what she said, and where everything stands.
- Update on the build for WrestleMania, Elimination Chamber, business notes, ticket sales and favorites for the weekend.
- An updated look at AEW Revolution and business notes
- The retirement of AJ Styles looked at
- The most detailed look at the television ratings from the past week, including comparisons with a year ago, competition, demos and much more.
- Notes from Arena Mexico
- CMLL attempts to break a North American record next week
- Cinderalla tournament in Stardom
- Fantastica Mania notes
- The life and times of former Olympic wrestler Bobby Douglas, his coaching career, his beating Dan Gable, and two notable pro wrestlers he coached
- College wrestling sets an attendance mark already this season
- Who had the most top ten matches of the year over a career according to Cage match.
- City builds a bust memorializing top 80s star
- WrestleMania week schedule
- Former MMA fighter and pro wrestler running for Governor
- Robbery of the ring truck for an indie group
- Ticket sales for upcoming WWE, AEW and TNA shows over the next two months.
- How many subscribers does Paramount need to make up for UFC expenses
- More talk on Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
- Stand & Deliver moves and why
- When Roman Reigns and Brock Ldesnar are booked for TV in the Mania build
- Pro wrestler who is active in Japan competes this weekend for the U.S.national team in anther sport
- Notes on a new comer to WWE who started this week
- More notes on value of Dwayne Johnson’s TKO stock
This Week’s Back Issue
- May 12, 2008 Observer Newsletter: WWE Q1 financials, UFC’s potential future, the best wrestling city, the Steiner math promo
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Tuesday Update

WWE
- An inside look at LA Knight in the ambulance during Raw on Monday.
- Danhausen got his picture with Triple H, and also took a picture with AJ Lee and CM Punk at Elimination Chamber.
- NASCAR and WWE are offering a joint ticket package for both WrestleMania 42 and the Pennzoil 400.
- Trish Stratus is taking over Flanker Kitchen & Sports Bar in Las Vegas on April 13-20. “Throughout the week, guests will experience an immersive fan atmosphere filled with surprise moments, interactive programming and a lineup of fan-focused events, including superstar appearances and meet-and-greet opportunities with Trish Stratus and other wrestling personalities,” the press release reads.
- Xavier Woods talked to TV Insider about his love of the 80s sitcom The Golden Girls.
- R-Truth is sporting a new bald look.
- Recent new WWE Vault content includes a Crash Holly vs. Vic Grimes dark match from 1998, a nearly four-hour Stone Cold Steve Austin mixtape, Edge & Christian vs. the Hardy Boyz steel cage match from Unforgiven 2000, a two-hour showcase of Triple H’s breakout year of 1998, and The Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Triple H from the June 14, 1999 episode of Raw.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- AEW has a compilation of Swerve Strickland’s most sinister moments.
- The full card for this coming Friday’s all-women CMLL event featuring Mercedes Mone defending the CMLL Women’s Championship against Persephone.
- Bishop Dyer is challenging Zilla Fatu for the HOG Crown Jewel title at Turf Wars on March 6.
- Yuya Uemura talked to NJPW’s website about the upcoming New Japan Cup.