February 9, 2026 Observer Newsletter: WWE Royal Rumble review & notes, AJ Styles retires?, wrestling ratings get a boost
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Dave Meltzer is back with this week’s brand-new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
He leads off with a full recap and ratings from last weekend’s WWE Royal Rumble from Saudi Arabia that put WrestleMania 42 into motion and also raised questions as to whether AJ Styles is actually retiring from the ring.
Dave also looks at how another Nielsen ratings measurement adjustment has benefited wrestling in a big way.
He also writes the obituaries for The Great Mephisto and Bob Lueck, the latter of which got Superstar Billy Graham into the business.
All that plus the usual news roundup and scoops from WWE, AEW, CMLL, AAA, TNA, NJPW and the UFC/MMA world.
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