Daily Update: Axiom, Natalya, Daniel Garcia
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Latest News
- Christian Cage to ‘rechristen’ Nick Wayne & Luchasaurus on AEW Dynamite
- WWE Raw draws strong ratings despite historic NFL competition
- John Cena undergoes second arm surgery
- Report: Madi Wrenkowski believed to have signed with WWE
- Matt Riddle books new post-WWE indie date
- Women’s Tag Team title match official for next week’s WWE Raw
- NJPW World Tag League 2023 night two results
- WWE Raw video highlights: Cody Rhodes announces Randy Orton’s return
- Randy Orton returning to WWE in Survivor Series WarGames match
- Tag Team Turmoil number one contenders match set for next WWE Raw
- Tegan Nox & Natalya earn WWE Women’s Tag Team title shot
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
One of our two traditional biggest issues of the year of the Observer came out this week, the 2023 Hall of Fame issue:
- 2023 Hall of Fame voting standings for all candidates
- Hall of Fame coverage, career highlights of the seven new inductees and one major feature story on a European legend, plus who is off the ballot next year, who will be added to the ballot next year, every first ballot Hall of Famer, every person historically elected with more than 75 percent of the vote and the top 30 in each category for reporters, historians, active pros and retired pros.
- Match of the week and performer of the week
- A look at Full Gear and Survivor Series
- UFC 295 full coverage
- The end of an era with Bellator and MMA on Showtime
- Coverage of DDT’s Ultimate Party with Chris Jericho, Hiromu Takahashi and a great title match on top
- PWG on hiatus and its ever changing role in pro wrestling
- The most complete ratings report, demo coverage, competition for the shows and segment-by-segment notes, plus comparisons with one year ago.
- Notes on Flip Gordon becoming a regular in CMLL
- Newcomers to watch out for including one spectacular newcomer at Arena Mexico
- Stardom and All Japan tag tourneys
- New Japan tag tournament notes and this week’s shows
- Lone Star Shootout from New Japan
- Women’s wrestling sets all-time attendance mark
- Tony Khan’s Continental Classic
- Lots of AEW stars in mainstream acting gigs
- International TV ratings
- Upcoming ticket advances for WWE & AEW
- How times have changed greatly for UFC regarding Conor McGregor
- Dana White gos on rampages about sponsors and critics of another sponsor
- UFC’s greatest fighters of all-time
- New UFC major fights
- Bellator champion suspended regarding drug test failure
- Fury-Ngannou PPV update
- Retired star gets giant money offer to return from Middle East
- More notes on Vince McMahon’s stock sale
- Rey Mysterio update and angle update
- WWE making production changes for Mania week
- Dwayne Johnson claims he almost went to Pride
- Why Raw could take a big hit this week
This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- Apollo Crews vs. Myles Borne and Joe Coffey vs. Von Wagner were taped for this week’s Main Event.
- Barbend spoke to Natalya on her approach to training and nutrition. She mentioned that she is in her 17th year with WWE. “I’ve been wrestling since I was 18, and in January [2024], I’ll have been signed by WWE for 17 years,” Neidhart said. “Not everybody can say that when they’ve been doing something as physical as wrestling for over 20 years…After all these years, my physical and mental health are my priorities, and I’m in a really good place with both of them.”
- PWInsider reported that Axiom’s appearance on Friday’s SmackDown was decided at the last minute and is still listed on NXT’s roster internally.
- A news story on Titus O’Neil gifting Thanksgiving meals.
- Kit Wilson of Pretty Deadly is celebrating a birthday today.
- Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include King Booker vs. Batista from Survivor Series 2006, Team Mickie James vs. Team Michelle McCool from Survivor Series 2009, and Drew McIntyre, Brawling Brutes, and Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline in a WarGames match from Survivor Series 2022.
- Zoey Stark talked to Jeremy Lambert of Fightful.
- X-Pac and Tyler Breeze hosted a live auction on FanaticsLive.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- A column from The New York Post discussing AEW’s current momentum issues.
- TMZ covered the Hangman Page/Swerve Strickland Texas Death Match from Full Gear.
- AEW filed for the trademark “Mogul Embassy” on November 20.
- Daniel Garcia talked to TheMessenger about breaking both of his legs in a 2019 car accident.
- Eddie Kingston is coming to Mystery Wrestling 5.
- Actor Ken Jeong commented on the Netflix series Wrestlers, telling Al Snow on X “I absolutely loved your ‘Wrestlers’ documentary. So unexpectedly emotional & moving. @BlueMeanieBWO recommended it to me, and now I see why Brian loves you so much. Much love & respect for you & everyone at #OVW.”
- PWInsider is reporting that Kamille’s contract with the NWA expires at the end of 2023.
- West Coast Pro Wrestling has uploaded the Chris Hero vs. Timothy Thatcher match from last Friday in full on YouTube.
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita’s fireside chat.
- Impact uploaded the entire November 22, 2007 episode of Impact Wrestling.
- Former WWE star Lena Yada spoke to Ring The Belle.
