January 5, 2026 Observer Newsletter: AEW Worlds End review, key text exchanges revealed in WWE shareholder lawsuit
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It’s the first Friday of 2026 and a new Wrestling Observer Newsletter has arrived.
Dave Meltzer looks at last weekend’s AEW Worlds End which saw a new World Champion crowned, a new Continental Classic winner, and the usual discussion after the show.
Dave also looks at some of the very interesting text exchanges between now-TKO executives and Vince McMahon prior to the merger of WWE & UFC which were released this past week as part of the WWE shareholder lawsuit.
There’s all that, plus a preview of this weekend’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 lineup, the final match of Hiroshi Tanahashi, and a lot more.
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