Daily Update: Roxanne Perez, Scorpio Sky, Impact Under Siege

By Joseph Currier
Published: 8 Mar 2023, 16:00

Daily Update

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

March 6, 2023 Observer Newsletter: MJF vs. Bryan Danielson preview, WWE WrestleMania 39 updates

A look back at the history of the Iron Man match
The set up of the first Iron Man match that we know of
All the WWE true 60:00 Iron Man matches as well as the worked marathon matches that happened earlier
Bryan Danielson talks about the challenge of doing such a match today
Thoughts on what the PPV numbers will tell
Key aspect of the number
Ticket sales for the show, city record, current demand
Notes on the full card
Update on WrestleMania and changes
Ticket demand and sales or WrestleMania
Shad Gaspard/Jonathan Huber Award winner for 2022 and previous winners
Update on the MLW television deal with REELZ
Update on MLW potential lawsuit with WWE
Thoughts on the 2022 awards
CMLL and New Japan combine for FantasticaMania and a look at the last two events
UFC coverage of the weekend show
The most detailed look at the television ratings for the past week, how segments did, and how shows are hitting each key demo
Woman wrestling vet announces retirement
Report that a network reached out to rival promotion from who they carry to get them
Notes on a unique match in Mexico
Match of the week and performer of the week
A look at the first TripleMania card
One of the iconic legends of the sport announces about the next wrestler with the gimmick
New Japan Cup notes
All-Star Junior Festival notes
Governor who wrestled on Jan. 1 gets heat for it and why
Jerry Jarrett’s farewell words to his family
Von Erich movie notes
Former WWE wrestler pleads guilty in nationally covered fraud investigation
Pentagon & Fenix promote super indie show in April
Super indie matches
A card that features matches from nine different promotions in nine different countries
16 Carat Gold tournament update
Brett Lauderdale talks how they got Kota Ibushi
Updates on next several weeks of Impact television
Updates on next several weeks of ROH television
AEW injury updates
Kenny Omega, Dax Harwood Bryan Danielson, Matt Hardy , Chris Jericho, Britt Baker and others talk the current scene
AEW star owning a sports franchise
Upcoming ticket sales for AEW & WWE events
Streaming and international TV numbers
WWE & UFC financials and comparisons, how badly and why UFC talent is underpaid, what Dana White earns and why Endeavor passed on making an offer to WWE
Dana White talks Makhachev vs. Volkanovski rematch
Jon Jones and Bo Nickal talk about their wrestling skirmish
Bellator signs two-tie NCAA champion
Jake Paul PPV numbers
Former UFC champions sign for Bare Knuckle Boxing
Ticket sales for big shows and how adding John Cena, Logan Paul and Roman Reigns to shows moves tickets
Update on WWE Hall of Fame ceremony
Notes on new projects from Dwayne Johnson and John Cena
WWE unloads a Senior Vice President
Bayley talks about formation of Damage Ctrl
Notes on new WWE signings getting ready for television
Notes from the weekend WWE & NXT events

This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter:

January 23, 2006 Observer Newsletter: UFC vs. WWE head-to-head, Sting makes TNA return

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Wednesday Update

WWE

Last night’s NXT Roadblock event ended with an angle where Roxanne Perez collapsed after retaining her NXT Women’s Championship against Meiko Satomura. After Perez was taken out in an ambulance, WWE posted the following storyline update: “Roxanne Perez will be kept overnight in the hospital for observation and continued testing. #WWENXT.” The angle appears to be a callback to a 1995 storyline where Shawn Michaels fainted during a match against Owen Hart.
Johnny Gargano tweeted about facing Grayson Waller at NXT Stand & Deliver: “Because of you.. my story in @WWENXT ended on a cliffhanger 15 months ago. You took my moment from me and I never forgot that. I waited patiently for the right time & place..April 1st.. Wrestlemania Weekend.. I shut you up & close the book my way. #JohnnyTakeOver #OneMoreTime”
Gargano shared video of Candice LeRae and their son Quill at the Performance Center watching Gargano’s appearance on NXT last night.
Trish Stratus, Lita, and Liv Morgan appeared on WWE’s The Bump this afternoon.
Morgan became a meme on Twitter after being shown attending last night’s New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden with WWE senior vice president of live events Justin Scalise. In the video, Morgan appeared like she wasn’t paying attention to what Scalise was saying.
Cody Rhodes showed off the custom weight belt that he’ll be wearing at WWE’s Madison Square Garden house show this Sunday.
Rhodes was the guest on this week’s episode of Out of Character with Ryan Satin.
WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded the following matches: Triple H vs. Batista no holds barred match (WrestleMania 35), Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali for the Cruiserweight Championship (WrestleMania 34 pre-show), and the 2022 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (April 1, 2022 SmackDown).

AEW/Other Wrestling

Scorpio Sky, who hasn’t wrestled since last July, tweeted about the MJF fan incident from AEW Revolution: “I’ll say it if nobody else will, fans/media celebrating a kid being disrespected at a show is the smallest dick energy imaginable.
In response to an AEW social media post about International Women’s Day, Saraya suggested that AEW should introduce women’s tag team titles: “Perfect way to celebrate would be to bring in Women’s tag titles”
Dax Harwood teased that we might see FTR on Dynamite tonight.
Samoa Joe joked about being the person who broke into Wardlow’s rental car and stole the TNT Championship belt: “Anyone know how to get broken glass out of a Balaclava? Asking for a friend ..”
MJF posted a clip from his appearance on “Impractical Jokers” that airs on TBS and TruTV this Thursday.
Impact Wrestling has announced that Under Siege 2023 will take place at the Western Fair District Agriplex in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday, May 26. The show is an Impact Plus special. Following Under Siege, the Western Fair District Agriplex will host a set of Impact television tapings on May 27.
Nashville Scene published a story remembering Jerry Jarrett.
Willie Mack vs. Real1 has been added to the card for MLW’s War Chamber tapings in New York City on Thursday, April 6.

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.