Daily Update: NXT dark match debut, Josh Alexander, Saraya
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Among the topics covered:
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- El Hijo del Santo will retire on the same night as John Cena and historical notes regarding his last shows.
- A look at the wrestling career of Mike Rotunda, from star high school and college athlete to success with a number of different gimmicks.
- Full coverage of NXT Halloween Havoc.
- How WWE continues to change AAA and the phenomenon that is Dominik Mysterio in Mexico
- The most detailed look at the ratings over the past week, how the new data has done a number on wrestling, Braun Strowman, World Series and an NFL rating that makes seven less sense than pro wrestling numbers
- Women’s Grand Prix draws the largest crowd of the week
- Lots of big matches and angles in a major week for CMLL
- The New Japan Super Juniors tag team tournament
- Iyo Sky vs. Mayu Iwatani in Sumo Hall
- Updates on many legends
- UFC star elected to wrestling Hall of Fame
- Legal action involving former wrestlers including her mother’s prior lawsuit against her daughter who now wants to be a wrestler
- Some very interesting independent notes
- RAF goes the route of using MMA names and family members as its attempt to draw in Chicago
- AEW PPV update
- How people watch AEW TV & PPVs based on a survey we are doing
- Advance ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
- Gable Steveson fights Dirty Boxing
- Tank Davis sued by former girlfriend
- Brother of WWE & UFC head Ari Emanuel talked about as presidential candidate for 2028
- The WWE WrestleMania ad
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Wednesday Update
WWE
- WWE uploaded the full NXT segment where Joe Hendry & Thea Hail crashed Ethan Page & Chelsea Green’s AAA Mixed Tag Team title celebration.
- Recent WWE signee Mike Derudder – known for competing in Europe as Mike D Vecchio – made his NXT debut in a dark match last night, facing Drake Morreaux.
- WWE filed a new trademark for the NXT faction name “DarkState” on November 4.
- On his Instagram stories, CM Punk made a post wishing Roxanne Perez a happy 24th birthday: “Happy birthday @roxanne_wwe!!! Proud of how hard you’ve worked this last year and how far you’ve come. Please stop hanging around [Dominik Mysterio]”
- WWE ID Champion Cappuccino Jones will defend his title against Edge Stone at a November 29 show for Reality of Wrestling in Texas.
- WWE Vault uploaded a video documenting the John Cena vs. Edge rivalry with matches from 2002-2010.
Other Wrestling
- AEW Tag Team Champions Brody King & Bandido appeared together on a new episode of Close-Up with Renee Paquette.
- Today marks 20 years since Josh Alexander began his pro wrestling career:
- 20yrs ago today I got in a ring for the first time. I didn’t know it then, but my whole life changed when I mustered the courage to walk into that dirty old warehouse with a ring.
- I’ve made friends, suffered injuries, found success and built a family because of that day.
- 3NT Wrestling has an interview with Darby Allin.
- Queen Aminata uploaded a new episode of her vlog.
- Saraya noted that her father Ricky Knight is in the hospital but will be okay:
- Just a quick message to say yes my dad is in the hospital. I’ve had a lot of messages of concern about it. He has been sick for a while. But what I will say is, he’s doing a lot better and getting healthier every single day. Appreciate all the messages. Hes the strongest human I know, very lucky and grateful that he’s my Daddio.
- Hes going to be okay, he’ll be there for a little while but again he’s doing incredible and making big progress
- “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, a multi-time cancer survivor, shared a positive update after his latest check-up:
- Getting my cancer check-up with my friend, Dr. Butler at SC Oncology Associates in Columbia. All GREAT!!! Get your check-up, save your life!!
- TNA Wrestling will hold a “Family Fun Day” for fans at its TV taping in El Paso, Texas on December 7:
- TNA Wrestling wraps up its 2025 season on Sunday, December 7, with a live event of action-packed pro wrestling at the El Paso County Coliseum – and it is officially Family Fun Day.
- Free activities for fans start outside the venue at 12noon, including face painting, photos inside a TNA Photo Booth, photo-ops with ‘TNA Santa & Mrs. Claus’ and more.
- TNA’s Family Fun Day coincides with the annual TNA Toy Drive, which will be held all three days in El Paso (December 5-7). Fans attending the action-packed pro wrestling shows in El Paso are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy. TNA Wrestling World Champion Mike Santana will make the formal presentation of all collected toys to Operation H.O.P.E. on Monday, December 8, at 11am local time inside the El Paso County Coliseum.
- Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Endure) is an El Paso-based non-profit founded by Angel Gomez whose mission is to help people in El Paso, Las Cruces and the surrounding areas of Texas and New Mexico who are enduring difficult times. Operation H.O.P.E. provides hope and help in meeting basic needs that will make a difference in people’s lives.
- D-Von Dudley uploaded a YouTube documentary on his last match.
- Los Panthers (Blue Panther & Hijo de Blue Panther) vs. Los Atlantis (Atlantis & Atlantis Jr.) vs. Los Felinos (Felino & Felino Jr.) vs. El Galeon Fantasma (Difunto & Barboza) has been added to the card for MLW x Don Gato Tequila: Live Special in Charleston, South Carolina on November 20.
Joseph Currier
Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.
In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.