Daily Update: Nate Diaz, John Cena, HBO Max
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Latest News
- For subscribers: Dave Meltzer on ratings for last week’s WWE Raw & SmackDown
- Shawn Michaels: WWE recruiting college athletes has made ‘night and day difference’
- Report: Date and location of WWE NXT Deadline revealed
- Jazmyn Nyx discusses WWE departure, says company ‘shut down’ her doing Love Island
- Sol Ruca to address ‘unforeseen circumstances’ on WWE NXT
- Lilian Garcia announces new WWE contract
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- WOL: WBD potential sale and AEW, RAW report, WWE business on fire
- JNPO: Author Guy Evans on ‘Beyond Nitro’ process, Hulk Hogan Kickstarter project
- WOR: Death of Sir Mo, WWE World Title, Raw recap
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Notes from the new issue which apparently has been the talk of the social media wrestling world:
*Seth Rollins injury and how this will lead to numerous changes in booking plans, including what was scheduled short and long-term for Rollins through Mania and after.
*Full coverage of Crown Jewel, business notes and match coverage
*The Media Ratings Council has questions about the new numbers
*Just how far Smackdown has dropped with younger viewers based on the new sampling and NXT isn’t much different, nor is AEW
*Konosuke Takeshita beats Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP title, a look at King of Prm Wrestling, WrestleKingdom, first thoughts on Aaron Wolf, and the angles on the show
*WrestleDream preview, business notes, as well as Saturday Night’s Main Event in Salt Lake City needs the entire show revamped
*Odds for upcoming big matches
*TNA Bound for Glory notes
*A detailed story on WWE cuts focusing on Ridge Holland and WEs Lee
*Pro Wrestling NOAH at Sumo Hall
*A huge story on the 2025 Hall of Fame U.S. & Canada candidates
*What the awards voting over the last 45 years says about those who fare better not in than those who are in.
*The most detailed look at the ratings for all the wrestling shows of the past week
*It women’s month at Arena Mexico but one person is still the star, a look at the recent main events
*A look at two PPV shows from Arena Mexico coming
*Who is the obvious choice for tag team of the year that nobody is talking about
*Best of the Super Juniors tournament
*Japanese referee dies in bear attack
*Update on Smashing Machine business
*They named a bridge after Stu Hart and more notes
*NFL star copying Ric Flair
*Fantastica Mania UK
*The Andrade situation
*Lots of background details on similar stories
*Kota Ibushi update
*Notes on Chris Jericho and Britt Baker
*Darby Allin talks about the cancers that used to be in AEW
*Update on a training camp for AEW in Asheville, NC
*Rematch of a match of the year candidate coming to AEW show in Edinburg, TX
*Updates on YouTube numbers for September
*Debate over the new and old Ali Act
*Details on Zuffa Boxing deals
*How much UFC makes in profit per Saturday show
*New UFC fights
*Sad BJ Penn story
*Stories on fighters getting screwed by promoters
*Ticket demand for John Cena’s ast show
*New WWE hire, usage of AI for wrestling storylines and some are worried about their jobs
*AJ Styles talks retiring
*WWE injury updates
This Week’s Back Issue
- February 4, 2008 Observer Newsletter: John Cena makes shocking return at WWE Royal Rumble, TNA wants Impact live
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- Nate Diaz was at Monday’s Raw and was shown in the crowd. He also was given a World Heavyweight title replica and posed for pictures with Bayley and Shane Helms.
- John Cena receives a Farewell Rangoli Tribute from an Indian artist.
- KCRA 3 in Sacramento covers last night’s Raw.
- The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the upcoming Jumanji sequel featuring The Rock is getting $44 million in California tax credits.
- Maxxine Dupri recently spent the day teaching a dance class at Lovely Leaps Dance.
- The Dallas Morning News has a profile on Tatum Paxley ahead of her title match against Jacy Jayne at Halloween Havoc.
- Recent WWE Vault additions include a four-hour mixtape collection featuring The Undertaker, Randy Savage vs. Andre The Giant from the November 26, 1988 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, Men on a Mission’s WWE tryout from 1993, and a collection of creepy cinematic matches.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- HBO Max plans have increased in price effective immediately. Basic with Ads is now $10.99 a month, Standard is $18.49 a month, and Premium is $22.99 a month.
- Andrade is being advertised for a Big Time Wrestling event in Augusta, Maine for November 1.
- TNA is debuting its Bound for Glory: Fade to Black documentary that will air this Wednesday.
- In an interview with Daily Star, Indi Hartwell said that she is joining Bayley’s upcoming seminar and encourages others to do the same: “I would say take advantage of these opportunities that come up, because you don’t know when they’re going to come around again. To work with someone like Bayley, I’m going to sign up for the seminar. Hopefully she accepts me. Do whatever you can, get in front of different eyes, get as much exposure as you can. You never know when you’re going to be in a position or at a show when the right person is there to get you the next opportunity or get you your big break. Just say yes to all the opportunities that come your way.”
- A GoFundMe has been launched to keep open the WWA4 training school in Atlanta that is run by AR Fox. Notable names that have come from the school include Austin Theory, Apollo Crews, Myron Reed, and Lee Johnson.
- Another fundraiser is up to cover funeral expenses for Sir Mo, who passed away on Sunday.
