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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Among the topics covered:

  • The story behind the settlement of the shareholders lawsuit against Vince McMahon and the WWE Board
  • Janel Grant’s lawyers agree to go to arbitration in lawsuit against WWE and McMahon
  • The whys behind all of this happening
  • What we have learned in these cases about WWE’s deal with Ari Emanuel
  • Arguments in wrestling that Paul Levesque was not responsible for the boom period
  • The reversal of the WWE decline and stopping the AEW ascent
  • The first time Dynamite beat Raw in total viewers during the same week not even including MAX numbers
  • The McMahon fake resignation story
  • The content of the letters from a still unknown person that led to the end of McMahon in WWE and Endeavor taking over
  • Grant comments on the letters
  • What the letters seem to indicate
  • Nick Khan talks about his thoughts when the company got those letters
  • Michelle McKenna talks who should thought contacted the Wall Street Journal while others say differently
  • Frank Riddick talks his reaction to the letters
  • The time frame and ramification of the sale
  • McMahon’s side responds to the settlement
  • Why Nick Khan’s reputation was hurt based on evidence
  • Why the judge was likely to side against McMahon
  • A look at the politics of UFC at the White House.
  • Realities of White House show vs. Rousey/Carano
  • Biggest UFC number to date on Paramount
  • Insanity of comparison with the Super Bowl audience
  • A look at the show itself
  • The court fight to try and get the show stopped
  • New York Times story on Conor McGregor’s alleged PED usage and how that led to the downfall of UFC drug testing with USADA
  • A look at the big shows in two weeks, Night of Champions, Forbidden Door, Great American Bash and Slammiversary, with lineups, and business notes
  • The most detailed look at the ratings and there was a ton of news between record low for Raw and high mark for Collision
  • Ticket notes for the big shows in August and September in Mexico City
  • Mistico returns and Komander week in CMLL
  • Big shows coming up with CMLL
  • AAA TripleMania notes
  • Notes on NJPW Dominion and end of the Super Juniors tournament
  • Another gold medalist signs with RAF
  • Advance ticket sales for WWE an dAEW shows
  • Movie being prepared for UK wrestling star of the past
  • New promotional concept for pro wrestling being tired with some big names involved
  • Update on new AEW streaming ventures and MyAEW
  • Dustin Rhodes talks about his return
  • Omega talks anniversary of legendary match
  • Carano vs. Rousey hits more high-water marks
  • Why big WWE shows changed dates
  • What is next for Punk
  • WWE star being talked of for doing shoot bouts
  • Rey Mystrerio talks daughter becoming a wrestler

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Sheamus makes his entrance at WWE WrestleMania 39. (Image credit: WWE)

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Lola Vice & Kendal Grey vs. Zaria & Kelani Jordan match from NXT.
  • In an interview with Post Wrestling, former WWE co-president George Barrios was asked if he has read Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon/WWE:
    • I read a lot of stuff. I’m not a lawyer. I did talk to one. Part of me said, ‘Some of this stuff doesn’t seem to make sense. Explain it to me, even the chronology and so on.’ Ultimately, did I read? Yes. Did I get comfortable with it? Yeah. I don’t want to comment on anybody’s particular perspective, but I got comfortable. I talked to attorneys – and not attorneys around, like, cover my ass. Not that perspective, but like, ‘Am I reading this right? Because some of this stuff doesn’t seem to make sense, to me anyway.’ And at least their opinion was, ‘Yeah, I think you’re reading it right.’
  • After the nasty head wound he suffered in a gym accident last week, Sheamus shared that he is back training in kickboxing. Sheamus underwent shoulder surgery near the end of 2025 and is working toward an in-ring return.
  • Conor McGregor said he thinks the UFC should have platformed its own stars at Freedom 250 instead of showing Roman Reigns in the crowd:
    • They should’ve platformed our own combatants. Put them next to these guys. Put our guys next to these guys, what, so who the f**k are you? What’s up? Let it be seen by the public, and then we’d have something to look forward to on our side. Bouts to look forward to, guys to look forward to. Remember, these guys clashed here and there. It builds the story and all the rest of it.
  • Diamond Dallas Page was the guest on Cody Rhodes’ “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” podcast this week. While discussing WrestleMania 39, Rhodes referred to Roman Reigns as “the greatest WWE main eventer, as far as WrestleMania goes, in history.”
  • To promote his upcoming Netflix movie “Little Brother,” John Cena took part in a video where he gave brotherly advice.
  • Complex’s Graps podcast interviewed NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo.
  • WWE Vault put together a compilation video on the Steve Austin vs. Kane story from 1998.

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Joseph Currier
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.