Daily Update: WWE notes, Dave Bautista, Adam Copeland

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Latest News

• Tony Khan AEW media call: All Out opener revealed, ‘big’ spring 2027 event teased
• Chamber of Horrors World title match set for MLW Slaughterhouse
• Cody Rhodes: I would ‘love to throw my name in the hat’ to run WWE after Triple H
• WWE reportedly holding dual pre-holiday TV taping
• Report: WWE considering AAA event for upcoming PLE weekend
• CM Punk ‘Night Patrol’ horror movie to get theatrical release
• John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar to open WWE Wrestlepalooza
• AEW star Will Ospreay undergoes neck surgery
• NJPW wrestler misses third consecutive event
• Report: TNA star being ‘largely phased out’ ahead of full-time WWE arrival

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• September 15, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE WrestleMania heading to Saudi Arabia, John Cena’s remaining schedule revealed

• The most detailed look at WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia, how it happened, the money involved, main events hoped for 2027, why it’s in Saudi Arabia in 2027 and not 2028, and goal of the show
• John Cena’s farewell scheduled and more details why Boston didn’t get his final show
• The head-to-head battle on 9/20, including a look at the first and only time in history the two biggest companies ran PPV shows on the same day and what happened then. We look at business numbers and why even though the attendance figures are close, the interest level is not. We look at the cards for each group as well as the odds
• A look at French wrestler Gilbert Leduc, who was decades ahead of his time in the ring and his case for the Hall of Fame
• The most detailed look at the ratings for all the wrestling shows of the past week, including placings in the time slot, comparisons with a year ago, breaking down the Netflix numbers for Raw, the key stat that his hurting AEW right now and the return of the NFL.
• Last Friday at Arena Mexico with Mistico & Bandido as a tag team
• NFL/CMLL connection on Friday
• AAA Worlds Collide
• Stardom PPV coverage
• Lots more on the death of Daishin Nagao, plus stories on deaths of Rodolfo Ruiz, Huichol, Jaka and Chuck Coates
• Update on health issues involving Hall of Famer Satoru Sayama
• Bubba the Love Sponge documentary and the split in the Hogan family
• Thoughts on the Hogan will
• Eric Bischoff on RAF and thoughts on what he said
• Lots of notes regarding the potential future of WBD and how it affects AEW
• MJF wedding and acting career
• Lots of injury updates
• Bryan Danielson talks about everything under the sun
• UFC at the White House
• Those who planned to testify for Conor McGregor and against Nikkita Hand get arrested for perjury
• Biggest combat sports gates of all-time
• The power of Turki Alalshikh, the future as well as a look into the future of combat sports reporting
• Dana White put on the spot about the Ali Act
• What happened in California on the Ali Act
• More on the UFC rights fees story
• Raw time slot update
• More on the gate for Clash in Paris
• Lots of stats about those who attended Clash in Paris
• Mark Shapiro talks WWE scheduling and ticket pricing
• Paul Levesque on those who complain WWE Unreal was too inside
• AJ Styles angle
• Why Booker T totally missed the boat on his comments on Ronda Rousey
• YouTube numbers for AEW & WWE

This Week’s Back Issue

• November 15, 2004 Observer Newsletter: Randy Savage debuts at TNA Victory Road, WWE cuts, Kurt Angle/Daniel Puder incident

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Thursday Update

WWE

• PWInsider notes that, at the official WWE Wrestlepalooza store in Indianapolis, there is a shirt for sale that lists WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax vs. Jade Cargill as being part of the PLE card. Whether that match will be added remains to be seen. Stratton was supposed to wrestle at NXT Homecoming this week but ended up being pulled due to not being cleared to compete.
• Bron Breakker told ESPN’s Unsportsmanlike that his “Welcome to WWE” moment was facing Sheamus:
  • I think my ‘Welcome to WWE’ moment was probably when I worked with Sheamus. Sheamus is a guy that’s been around for 10-15+ years, around that ballpark. A guy that’s very well respected and someone who is really physical and takes a lot of pride in his work. He’s well respected by the entire locker room, by the entire audience. He’s no doubt going to be a Hall of Famer one day. He’s someone that makes you earn it. He’s really, really physical out there. I obviously enjoy that type of combat sports. I love it, I love getting in there. He’s someone that’s really, really fun to work with.
• Dave Bautista confirmed to Comicbook.com that John Cena’s Peacemaker character was written for him, but Bautista could not do the role due to other commitments:
  • I have to say, that one. I really wanted to do that part. He [James Gunn] wrote that part for me, and it was meant for me, and it just became a scheduling thing where I just couldn’t do it, because I was doing Army of the Dead. And so it was a scheduling issue that we just could not figure out.
• Bautista added that he thinks Cena ended up being the perfect choice to play Peacemaker:
  • And I think it was great. It was a blessing in disguise that I didn’t do that, because I have to say, I have to be honest, there’s no way that I would have been able to do that role like John. He’s just perfect for it, you know, and I wouldn’t have done it justice, and it wouldn’t have been as successful.
  • So, look, and I am, I’m saying that with a bit of envy, you know, I would love it. I just wouldn’t have been able to do the same thing that John does to bring to that character. It wouldn’t have been the same. It wouldn’t have been as good. I can honestly say it wouldn’t have been as good.
• Bleacher Report ranked Becky Lynch as the greatest WWE women’s wrestler of all time, with Charlotte Flair, Trish Stratus, Rhea Ripley, and Sasha Banks rounding out the top five.
• ESPN has a story on Seth Rollins’ knee injury ruse. In the article, Becky Lynch discussed how she had to lie to people while trying to keep the reality of the situation a secret:
  • I can’t lie to save my life. So, when everybody, including my manager and other wrestlers, asked how he was doing after the injury, I became a twitchy weirdo. I was stumbling off my words and not finishing full sentences. His dad, aunts and uncles were texting me, all of our friends and colleagues were wishing him well and I tried not to lie. But then they’d give me follow-up questions about if he was having surgery and had he gone for an MRI. It became very difficult and, honestly, I did not like it.
• Lynch also explained how their daughter Roux handled the ruse:
  • Well, she didn’t keep it a secret. She went to her teacher at school and told her, ‘My dad has a boo-boo, but it’s only pretend.’ Thankfully, Ms. Joy was tight-lipped about the whole thing. [Rollins] would go to [Roux’s] friends’ birthday parties in full gimmick, which left us wondering if people were going to ask and if she would say anything. But she kind of forgot about it and didn’t say anything.
• Rollins appeared on the SI Media podcast.
• ESPN’s Vibe Check spoke with AJ Lee.
• CM Punk made an appearance on SportsCenter.
• Charlotte Flair was a guest on Post Run High with host Kate Mackz.
• Stephanie McMahon interviewed Nikki Bella on her “What’s Your Story?” podcast.
• Good Karma Wrestling has an interview with Lola Vice.
• Logan Paul uploaded a new vlog.

Other Wrestling

• Tony Khan praised the London, Ontario, Canada crowd for how they reacted to last night’s AEW September to Remember event: “London, Ontario We are coming back here every year, YOU ARE TREMENDOUS”
• While speaking with the Toronto Sun’s No Holds Barred podcast, Adam Copeland was asked if he’s thought about any plans for how he wants to end his career when he decides to retire:
  • I honestly don’t know. But when I look at – I have the luxury, I guess, of having one retirement under my belt. And that was a very emotional one – it was an amazing send-off, right? So, this one, I’m not that concerned with how it goes. Would I like for it to be in Toronto? Yeah. I think that would be fitting to try and do it as close as I could to the place that I started it, which is Monarch Park.
  • But it’d be nice to end it in Toronto. Beyond that, I haven’t put, like, a whole lot of thought into it. That would be my only hope, would be that it’s in Toronto.
• The Uncrowned published a story on MVP.
• Josh Barnett revealed that Roy Wood of the Snake Pit Wigan will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport: London on September 28.
• GCW announced that, due to injury, Effy, Shotzi Blackheart, and Bad Dude Tito are unable to compete at their events this weekend.
• IWGP Women’s Champion Sareee named Athena and Toni Storm as opponents she would like to face.
• Busted Open Radio has interviews with AEW’s Kyle Fletcher and WWE’s Bronson Reed.
• WrestleMobs spoke with Deonna Purrazzo & Steve Maclin.

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.

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