Daily Update: Roman Reigns, ROH notes, Conor McGregor

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Smackdown, 205 Live and Mixed Match Challenge are from Newark, NJ with MMC bout of Bobby Roode & Natalya vs. Finn Balor & Bayley and Jimmy Uso & Naomi vs. Miz & Asuka plus 205 Live bouts with Mike Kanellis vs. Lince Dorado and Hideo Itami vs. Mustafa Ali in a falls count anywhere match.

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  • Robbie Eagles & Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Desperado
  • ACH & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Chris Sabin & Kushida

F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Backlash to WWE Saudi Arabia relationship picks up

WWE’s deal with Saudi Arabia has always been a bet that the overwhelming financial rewards would outweigh the inevitable public relations damage that it brings. With it so overtly going against the women’s evolution messaging that the company is promoting, WWE entered into the 10-year agreement with the knowledge that there would be backlash. But that was a controversy that would mostly exist inside the wrestling bubble. 

WON NEWSLETTER: October 22, 2018 Observer Newsletter: WWE Crown Jewel controversy, plus tons of news

A detailed look at how the problems with Saudi Arabia affect WWE’s 11/2 show is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.  
Read about the crowd reactions, John Layfield’s television appearance, the different stages of reaction, the profit margin of the shows this year and next, and reaction of some senators.

Look at the issues with UFC and Khabib Nurmagomedov coming after UFC pulled Nurmagomedov’s teammate off the company’s next show, as well as where Nurmagomedov stands in popularity, and what is next for him.

Find out about the NXT U.K. television deal and how it went down, Kevin Owens injury update, ticket sales for Evolution, next PPV cards from WWE as well as major house show cards, and what FOX is looking for out of the wrestling product. 

Also look at the WrestleMania main event, what happen at Smackdown, WWE signs 7-foot-3 basketball player, WWE cuts three wrestlers, this week’s schedule as well as a look at the most-watched shows on the WWE Network.

Find out about Eddie Alvarez signing with ONE and their financial information.

Look at the game changing team DAZN signed with Canelo Alvarez and how this changes the economics and culture of fight sports.

This issue has a huge feature on the life and times of Don Leo Jonathan, his legacy, his biggest matches, his title history around the world, his world titles, shoots, comparisons to modern wrestles, praise from other wrestlers and more. 

Read full coverage of both the good and the bad of Bound for Glory, with business and other thoughts on the show, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results. Also look at surprises for the show that fell through.

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TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE

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Pro Wrestling

  • Christopher Daniels vs. Juice Robinson has been added to ROH’s Global Wars show in Lewiston, Maine on November 7. The Young Bucks vs. Bully Ray & Silas Young is also set for Lewiston. Tetsuya Naito will face Hangman Page in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 8, and Jay Lethal vs. Chris Sabin in a proving ground match (if Sabin wins, he gets a future shot at Lethal’s ROH World title) is set for November 9 in Buffalo, New York.
  • Daniels is the final entrant in this year’s Survival of the Fittest tournament.
  • Joey Janela will have surgery on his knee this Friday. He tore a number of ligaments in his knee back on 9/21 in a match against Psicosis.
  • Nick Aldis will defend the NWA Worlds Heavyweight title against Billy Gunn at a CWA event in Puerto Rico on December 16.
  • Joey Ryan & Hornswoggle, forming a tag team called “Size Matters”, will make their MLW debut as a team in Chicago on November 8.
  • Marko Stunt vs. Ace Romero has been added to the November 8 MLW tapings in Chicago.
  • Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins have been announced for ICW’s Fear and Loathing XI on December 2 in Glasgow.
  • Eva Marie talked to Collider Live where she expressed interest in an in-ring return.

UFC/MMA

  • Conor McGregor went into detail about his match with Khabib Nurmagomedov on Instagram and talked about what he felt went wrong. He went on to say that if there wasn’t an immediate rematch with Khabib, he’d face the next person in line.
  • Eddie Alvarez spoke to Ariel Helwani about his new deal with One Fighting Championship.
  • Helwani also talked to Artem Lobov about what went down at UFC 229.
  • Sijara Eubanks spoke to Luke Thomas about not being happy about losing her title shot at UFC 230.
  • Sean O’Malley said on Twitter that while taking time off due to the USADA violation, he will be getting surgery on Thursday on his right hip.
  • Al Iaquinta wasn’t impressed with the way Conor McGregor submitted at UFC 229.
  • Gegard Mousasi said in an interview with MMA Fighting that he is contemplating retirement after his Bellator contract expires. “If I have wins like [at Bellator 206] and I don’t take damage and I’m just winning without any damage without any injury, of course I could go another three fights,” he said.  “But to be honest I’m looking to see how the next three fights will go and then to be honest, I’ll quit, yeah.”
  • Alexandre Pantoja will face Ulka Sasaki at UFC Buenos Aires on November 17.Ariane Lipski vs. Maryna Moroz in a flyweight bout has also been added.

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