Daily Update: Jelly Roll, Swerve Strickland, MJF
Daily Update
Latest Headlines
- ‘WWE Unreal’ finishes in Netflix Top Ten
- WWE Raw on Netflix SummerSlam go-home episode viewership revealed
- For subscribers: Dave Meltzer on Netflix viewership for SummerSlam, Raw, Unreal, Happy Gilmore 2
- RFK Jr’s niece takes part in WWE SummerSlam tryouts
- Indie promotion cancels Joey Ryan booking following backlash
- Dustin Rhodes needs double knee replacement, gives update on wrestling future
- R-Truth: ‘My championship is those hundreds of millions of people’
- Rey Mysterio to induct Konnan into AAA Hall of Fame
- John Cena on Brock Lesnar’s WWE return: ‘They deal ‘em, I play ‘em’
- Brooke Hogan: Fear of Scientology contributed to removal from father’s will
Latest Audio
- DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: August Q&A
- WOL: Lance on Brock, Raw after SummerSlam, news!
- WOR: Lesnar, RAW after SummerSlam, AEW ownership
Latest YouTube Video
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
*More on the death of Hulk Hogan
*The ugliness of the aftermath of the death
*An article talking about the aftermath of the death
*Those close to him talk about his death
*Those not remotely close to him get harassed about his death
*Documentaries coming on Hogan
*A look at the biggest names in history when it comes to drawing and how Hogan compares with them domestically and internationally
*Hogan’s WWF peak
*WWF business under Hogan and Austin
*Hogan’s live show magic
*The Andre match on NBC
*Gorgeous George, The Rock, Sammartino, Londos, Rikidozan and Santo
*Wrestling in the U.S. pre-Hogan and the myths that have been created
*Hogan vs. Londos
*Hogan’s family talks
*SummerSlam story and interest levels
*WWE, AAA and CMLL in Mexico this past week
*Lots on WWE’s plans for AAA
*TripleMania thoughts
*Alberto, Dominik, Vikingo and Grende Americano in Mexico
*A classic match at Arena Mexico with Neon vs. Mascara Dorada
*Update on the G-1 Climax tournament
*The life and times of Gerry Morrow, a Canadian wrestling journeyman who is one of the most underrated inflential wrestler of the st 40 years with comments by those he inflenced
*Conor McGregor’s appeal of the sexual assault civil cse
*The most detailed look at the ratings for all the TV wrestling shows
*MJF to Arena Mexico
*Five Star Grand Prix opens up
*The Hogan vs. Andre match that never happened
*Santo and Fuerza Guerrera retirement show notes
*The first major ethnic draw in the U.S.
*TNA looking for new TV deal
*Will Ospreay update
*Forbidden Door update
*Details of the WBD split
*Tony Khan has already made belts for a new title
*Tag team tournament AEW update
*TKO Boxing notes
*Update on ringboys lawsuit against the McMahons and WWE
*Vince McMahon auto accident details
*Levesque and Trump
*Thoughts on WWE Unreal
*An original Mania show
*Cody Rhodes on Bill Simmons
*Lots of notes on the WWE tryouts this week
This Week’s Back Issue
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- Hulk Hogan’s funeral service was held today in Clearwater, Florida.
- It was reported that WWE Hall of Famer Ozzy Ozbourne’s cause of death was a heart attack.
- Jelly Roll will be a guest on Cody Rhodes’ podcast tomorrow.
- CBS Sports has an article on Brock Lesnar’s return at SummerSlam and why it “officially completes ‘TKO-ification’ of WWE.”
- Dominik Mysterio briefly talked to TMZ about his SummerSlam match against AJ Styles.
- Katsuhiro Harada, the creator of the Tekken video game series, commented on WWE referencing the character Yoshimitsu during the Penta/Grayson Waller match: “I wasn’t aware of this. I’m truly surprised!!! And I heard that he even performed some of Yoshimitsu’s moves in the ring. I really wish I could’ve seen it live!!”
- Blake Monroe’s theme, ‘Glamour is Forever.’
- Karrion Kross took time to thank fans on social media ahead of the release of his book.
- Recent WWE Vault additions include a blindfold dark match between Jake Roberts and Rick Martel in January 1991, John Cena & Batista vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase from the August 11, 2008 edition of Raw, Kane vs. Roman Reigns in a Last Man Standing match from the August 4, 2014 episode of Raw, and a collection of action packed matches under 10 minutes featuring Sabu, Gunther, Eddie Guerrero, and more.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Swerve Strickland attended the Jacksonville Jaguars training camp on Tuesday.
- MJF drinks coffee with Screenrant.
- Brody King is teaming with Adidas and clothing label wearebraindead for a limited edition boot and shoe.
- Kiera Hogan has resurfaced, taking part in the Zeus Network reality show Joseline’s Cabaret California. She called pro wrestling a “stepping stone” to other things in a clip. She hasn’t wrestled for AEW since April 2024.
- Today marks the 25th anniversary of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s first show.
- Mike Santana spoke to Chris Van Vliet on sobriety and his recent NXT debut.
- Steph De Lander has a video recounting the day she was released by WWE.
- Former WWE Women’s Champion Rockin Robin wrote on Facebook (via PWInsider) that she is recovering after falling off a ladder and breaking her right foot in half.
