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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • 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

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Wednesday Update

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer & Lyra Valkyria vs. Fatal Influence main event from NXT Homecoming, along with the opening segment that featured Triple H, Shawn Michaels, William Regal, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss.
  • ROH Women’s World Champion Athena thanked Bliss for mentioning her (as Ember Moon) among the past NXT stars who were important to the women’s revolution.
  • Charlie Dempsey stated on NXT that he’ll be going to Japan for a month.
  • Lola Vice told Going Ringside that, with the show taking place near her hometown in Florida, NXT No Mercy feels like her version of WrestleMania. She’s challenging Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Championship at the September 27 PLE in Fort Lauderdale.
    • Right now, next Saturday is my WrestleMania. Like, this is my moment and this is my opportunity to bring that title home.
    • It just feels full-circle. My whole family is going to be there and a lot of people that support me are going to be there. So it just really feels like the stars are aligning and this is my moment.
  • Vice listed Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, Charlotte Flair, and Nikki Bella as some of her dream opponents.
  • On Pardon My Take, CM Punk named Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk, Eddie Guerrero, Harley Race, and Dusty Rhodes as the six greatest wrestlers of all time.
  • The Miz appeared on the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast.
  • No-Contest Wrestling interviewed Edris Enofe.
  • UFC boss Dana White joined Logan Paul on a new episode of Impaulsive.

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