WOR: Wilder-Fury, WrestleMania, UFC, AEW & NXT news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.
We first talk about the big heavyweight boxing fight from Saturday between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. We then go over the latest on WrestleMania, how tickets are selling in Tampa, and talk about Tampa as a destination city.
We break down the news in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE and ESPN are having discussions about WWE content, the Wednesday night ratings for AEW Dynamite and NXT, AEW news, what’s been going on with New Japan Pro Wrestling, and also talk about the great UFC main event from Auckland.
Timestamps:
Start: Fury/Wilder fight
18:14: WrestleMania changes
22:36: WWE negotiating with ESPN for PPVs
28:57: Tampa ticket sales
35:19: SmackDown
40:02: Samoa Joe injured
41:50: AEW, NXT ratings
54:08: NJPW in talks for TV show in US, Nakanishi retirement match
1:05:29: UFC Auckland main event
1:12:24: Matt Riddle thoughts, this coming week
Garrett hosts The Fight Game Podcast with John LaRocca, We're Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian, the weekly Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, and the once-a-month post-UFC Saturday version of Wrestling Observer Radio. Garrett also runs the Fight Game Media Network and the BSPN Network. In his day job, he's a co-founder of the social media network for neighbors, Nextdoor.