Daily Update: Braun Strowman, Richard Holliday, Amanda Nunes

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In this issue:

  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • Full Double or Nothing coverage
  • All the business notes on the show
  • How the show did on PPV and in theaters
  • Tony Khan’s goals for Collision
  • More on the new AEW TV deal with WBD
  • Where All In 2023 stands on the biggest crowds and gates in wrestling history
  • Tony Khan talks Bill Goldberg
  • Bryan Danielson talks AEW creative
  • Matt Jackson on coming back so quickly from a muscle tear, the stunts in the match, how preparation was less than last year and why
  • The latest Bloodline saga
  • Business notes on Night of Champions and how AEW/WWE crossover viewership changed this past weekend from the past
  • How comparisons of big event interest changed greatly
  • Best of the Super Juniors finals, Dominion and All Together Now, a look at the big events in Japan
  • NXT Battleground coverage
  • One of the longest lasting wrestling promoters who ever lived, Brian Dixon, passes away at 74
  • Stardom has World & Wonder of Stardom champions face off on PPV show and where this leads
  • Two future stars leave two different promotions this past week
  • Will Ospreay talks future
  • New Japan President Takami Ohbari talks the state of the business, how close the company was to being in real trouble, and how they’ve had to change the business
  • Billy Graham funeral notes
  • Bobo Brazil day and a look at the iconic figure
  • Advance ticket sales for all upcoming WWE and AEW shows
  • Streaming and international TV numbers
  • Records at stake in UFC fights this week
  • International promotion looking at crowd of 50,000 for a show tomorrow
  • WWE’s arguments to get MLW lawsuit dismissed
  • Injury updates
  • WWE market value
  • Two people under WWE deals are one week away from competing for a sports world championship shot
  • Merch updates

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Tuesday Update

WWE

  • PWInsider reported that Braun Strowman was released from the hospital on Monday following neck fusion surgery.
  • Following the angle that took place on Monday, Brandi Rhodes wrote on Twitter “Papa won’t hit Mami…but Mommy will.” Rhea Ripley later responded to the tweet.
  • The hearing regarding WWE’s motion to dismiss MLW’s lawsuit on June 15 has been canceled as WWE’s attorneys are unable to make that date. It has yet to be rescheduled.
  • LA Knight, Zelina Vega, and Tiffany Stratton will be the guests on this week’s The Bump.
  • In an interview with the New York Post, UFC Champion Amanda Nunes expressed interest in WWE after her UFC career wraps up. “It depends on the contract, you know? If the contract is amazing, why not? What I wanted to do in MMA, I did already — even more than I thought in my head when I went through my whole career. I became a double champion. I wanted only one — I had two … I’m so happy, and whatever comes after I’m done with UFC, we’ll see. For sure you guys will see me around, anyways.”
  • Jerry Lawler was honored by AutoZone Liberty Bowl with The Most Distinguished Person Award in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • A trailer for the Jumanji: Wild Adventures video game, which features The Rock.
  • Yulisa Leon wrote on Instagram how Bianca Belair inspired her to become a wrestler.
  • Matches and segments added to WWE’s YouTube today include the Good Old-Fashioned Battle Royal from the July 1, 2022 edition of SmackDown, Hulk Hogan vs. Triple H from the June 6, 2002 edition of SmackDown, and Seth Rollins attacks Cody Rhodes with a sledgehammer from the June 6, 2022 edition of Raw.
  • Drew McIntyre is celebrating a birthday today.

AEW

Other Wrestling

  • Blake Christian vs. Richard Holliday for the GCW World title has been added to GCW’s Clean Up Man show on July 7 in Hartford, Connecticut.
  • WREMIX, an free-ad supported tv platform, will launch on June 19 featuring DEFY content.
  • Shawn Spears is set for Prestige Wrestling’s event at the Missoula Fairgrounds on September 9.
  • Yota Tsuji’s theme has been uploaded to New Japan’s YouTube page.
  • NWA’s May Valentine is on the cover of Forbes Morocco magazine.