Daily Update: Liv Morgan, WWE ID notes, Hiroshi Tanahashi
Daily Update
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The new issue of the Wrestling Observer is up on the site covering the follow topics:
- The story of John Cena’s retirement, the finish, the reaction, what WWE did and didn’t expect and thoughts on why they did what they did and why judging it now makes little sense in the big picture. We look at different aspects of the decision making and the fallacy of the “time-honored tradition phrasing here. We look at where Cena viably stands among the greats, the show itself, and Cena’s legacy.
- We look at the post-match and post-show reaction, Paul Levesque and also look at the history of retirement matches with the biggest names in the history of the business. This is a real history lesson about what really is the tradition.
- We have a story on Wrestle Kingdom’s card, why it turned out this way, as well as the finals of the New Japan tag team tournament.
- We update the WBD sale story with the latest on Netflix and Paramount, just how strongly WBD publicly viewed the Paramount offer in a negative way and more
- We run down the 2025 Tokyo Sports pro wrestling awards, with the winners, why they won, how the voting went, the nature of the voting and more in a year Saya Kamitani became the first woman wrestler to win MVP
- A look at the retirement show and the career of El Hijo del Santo, the Santo gimmick, the cultural significance of the Santo name, Santo Jr, and notes on Santo’s career and most famous matches
- We update the Continental Classic and Worlds Collide with business updates as well.
- We look at the odds for upcoming matches
- We look at the careers of Solomon Grundy, Miss Janeth and Ricky Romero Jr/Ricky Youngblood
- We have the most detailed look at the television ratings of all the wrestling shows this past week as well as placings, comparisons and more, as well as an explanation of what the annual drops actually mean.
- We look at another week of sellouts in CMLL, including the big Friday show and the Mistico vs Soberano feud
- We look at Guerra de Titanes from AAA
- We look at the financials from Cyberfight and what wrestler in specific they credited a better economic year to
- Yota Tsuji talks the future of New Japan
- What pro wrestling events in Japan were the most streamed in 2025
- Update on Andrade
- Former WWE tag champ going into Bare Knuckle boxing
- Major AEW overseas ratings growth
- Ticket sales to upcoming WWE and AEW shows
- Chris Jericho update
- Injury updates
- Ilia Topuria marriage issues slows down career
- An appeal by TKO on judge’s ruling about current fighter contracts
- Notes on Paul vs. Joshua
- Mick Foley breaks ties with WWE over Trump
- TKO stock skyrockets
- NXT Awards
This Week’s Back Issue
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- PWInsider is reporting that Shawn Chan, who is accused of stalking Liv Morgan, is scheduled to go on trial on January 12. However, a new filing from yesterday indicates that Chan’s team intends to “introduce expert evidence at trial relating to a mental disease or defect or any other mental condition of the defendant bearing on the issue of guilt,” which could delay things.
- Becky Lynch is unhappy after being laid out by Maxxine Dupri on Raw: “PEARCE MUST RESIGN IMMEDIATELY!!! After my lawyers negotiated a successful and VERY LUCRATIVE return, you allow THIS MANIAC to try and break my ankle?!?! Where was the SECURITY?!? COLLUSION BETWEEN YOU TWO?!? Something to investigate. LUCKILY I have strong ankles and I BARELY felt it!”
- Recent WWE Vault additions include John Cena vs. Wade Barrett in a chairs match from TLC 2010, a compilation of Christmas moments, and Team Hell No & Ryback vs. The Shield in a TLC match from TLC 2012.
- WCW’s YouTube page has added Starrcade 2000 in full.
- WWE ID Women’s Champion Laynie Luck will defend the title against Airica Demia at a House of Champions event in the Orlando area on January 10.
- Elite Pro Wrestling Training Center, a WWE ID school, has several opportunities listed for new prospects in January.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Jack Perry is on Close Up with Renee Paquette.
- NJPW has a video taking a complete look at Hiroshi Tanahashi’s career.
- The company also released recording guidelines for Tanahashi’s retirement ceremony at Wrestle Kingdom 20.
- Warhorse’s friends have set up a GoFundMe page after he broke his leg in a recent match.
- Mr. Thomas has been added to MLW’s Battle Riot event for January 29.
- Bear Bronson recently won the IWTV Independent Wrestling World Championship.
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.