Daily Update: New Joe Hendry music video, The Rock, CM Punk
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- A look at the WWE releases, reasons, prospects for the future, who should AEW or TNA be interested in
- Nick Khan speaks to WWE employees about Paul Levesque, WrestleMania, social media, Saudi Arabia and AI
- WWE Backlash and AEW Double or Nothing updates, including interest levels for both shows
- Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom show looked at
- How the latest Nielsen ratings change affects pro wrestling and where it affects it the most
- Dragon Gate has its annual big Nagoya show this week
- A look at the career of Gran Markus Jr.
- The most detailed look at the television ratings for pro wrestling and MMA programming this past week
- The 70th anniversary of pro wrestling at Arena Mexico
- Who is coming for Fantastica Mania Mexico
- Big match planned for AAA television
- Champion Carnival update
- NOAH major show update
- New Japan has Dontaku with Andrade and Will Ospreay this week
- Wrestling Red Zone coverage
- A look back at the original Tiger Mask and his influence on pro wrestling and MMA
- Who are the most famous wrestler in the ten largest cities in the world, and top 50 cities in the world
- Biggest moments in NCAA wrestling tournament history over the past 60 years
- Former pro wrestling booker heading up a unique promotion
- Updates on Real American Freestyle
- More UFC stars coming to RAF
- Advance ticket sales for all the major pro wrestling events over the next two months and the story that it tells
- Two relatives of major pro wrestling stars signing with NFL teams
- Remembeing David Allan Coe, the country singer of Great American Bash fame
- Jimmy Valiant retires
- Former WWE star says she’s making a comeback
- Carlos Silva on why TNA won’t let its talent work with AEW talent and examining what he said
- AEW May television schedule changes
- WWE television schedule changes
- Ronda Rousey wants to be a promoter
- Puck breaks a notable story on Ari Emanuel and Vince McMahon
- More on when the next lawsuit against WWE goes to court
- More notes on TNA expanding domestic exposure
- More on new WWE signings
- NXT house show notes
This Week’s Back Issue
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Tuesday Update

WWE
- WWE has released a music video for Joe Hendry’s new song “Can We Fire Logan Paul?”
- The Rock’s $3.3 million watch got some attention when he attended the Met Gala on Monday.
- CM Punk has been added to Jon Stewart’s ‘Night of Too Many Stars’ show that will take place this Thursda. It is a benefit show for autism schools, services, and programs.
- John Cena’s next comedy film, Little Brother, will release on Netflix on June 26. He and Eric Andre star in the film.
- Jacob Fatu appeared on SportsCenter to promote his Backlash match with Roman Reigns.
- The Miz is touting the success of the American Gladiators reboot he hosts on Amazon Prime: “Since the all-new American Gladiators debuted, it hasn’t left the #1 spot in competitive competition & unscripted series on @PrimeVideo. The feedback, the support, the momentum… we see it, we appreciate it, and we’re just getting started.”
- Rhea Ripley shares her NXT origin story.
- Danhausen is back on Cameo.
- Latest WWE Vault additions include a four-hour Hulk Hogan mixtape, The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family from the May 5, 2014 episode of Raw, and a compilation of “underrated Backlash classics.”
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Mikey Ruckus, who does music for AEW, reflected on seven years with the company: “5/1/2026 marks 7 years with AEW. One of the greatest learning experiences of my lifetime. We are full steam ahead. My desire to bring you closer to these incredible pro wrestlers through audio storytelling has never been stronger. I will forever appreciate this moment in time.”
- The full match between Konosuke Takeshita and Chase Owens from NJPW Wrestling Dontaku.
- BBC ran a story on independent wrestler Man Like DeReiss befriending a group of grandmothers during WrestleMania weekend. They also appeared together on BBC Breakfast.
- West Coast Pro sent a message on social media congratulating Chigusa Nagayo’s Marvelous promotion, which recently celebrated their ten year anniversary.
- GCW is heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 19.
- Sean Ross Sapp will team with STEVE! to take on Reed Bentley & John Wayne Murdoch at Pawcade Six, a wrestling event to benefit animal rescue Mispits & Friends. It takes place June 27 in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
- Izzy Moreno, an independent wrestler previously seen as one of Bayley’s biggest fans during her NXT run, is heading to the University of Central Florida.
- Lelani Kai on social media shared that her Glamour Girls tag team partner, Judy Martin, is currently hospitalized.