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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • The new issue of the Wrestling Observer is up on the site right now:
  • The updated details of the biggest lawsuit that ever faced TKO
  • Build to SummerSlam and All In
  • Updated PPV numbers on Forbidden Door, Money in the Bank and Diaz vs. Masvidal
  • G-1 is starting and a look at the first week of the tournament
  • The first Fantastica Mania show in the U.S.
  • The latest moves by Janel Grant’s legal team regarding Vince McMaahon’s doctor, the motion, why they are doing this and more on Vince’s doctor including bigger celebrities than Vince that he’s worked with along with legendary fighters
  • Pro Wrestling NOAH runs Budokan Hall with A.J. Styles
  • A look at the N-1 tournament
  • Longtime NOAH star retires
  • NOAH star joining New Japan and Bullet Club
  • A look at Marigold’s biggest show in its history with Iyo Sky plus Sareee vs Giulia
  • Giulia timeline updated of going to WWE
  • Upcoming Marigold PPV shows
  • A look at the Category A Observer awards and favorites after six months of 2024, who should win MVP in pro wrestling and MMA, match & fight of the year
  • The closing months of  WCW looked at as Lenita Erickson says she played a part in killing Eric Bischoff’s TV deal that would have kept the company alive
  • Lots of talk regarding different negotiations to get the company
  • The most detailed look at the ratings from the past week
  • What place did the pro wrestling and MMA shows finish in the ratings
  • How the different shows did  with ratings, segment-by-segment, competition and placings as well as other notes on viewership
  • Lots of big things coming to Arena Mexico
  • Leyenda de Plata tournament
  • 11 companies join together with a united front to government
  • Death of Ken Hoffman and the major title change that happened because of what he wrote in the newspaper
  • Notes on a number of wrestling movies and documentaries
  • MLW with big show with lots of CMLL talent
  • More on Bloodsport with WWE talent
  • TNA looking at biggest crowd in years
  • As AEW talks with WBD about  a new deal, lots of things are going on in that world
  • International ratings and streaming numbers
  • Advance ticket sales for all upcoming AEW & WWE shows
  • More on Nate Diaz lawsuit against promoter
  • Peacock raising prices
  • WWE Survivor Series notes
  • Lots of new WWE dates
  • Cody Rhodes talks AEW

This Week’s Wresting Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Tuesday Update

WWE

  • WWE uploaded the entire segment featuring CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre from last night’s Raw.
  • McIntyre is featured in the poster of Batista’s upcoming film The Killer Game.
  • Regarding CM Punk’s new merchandise, McIntyre wrote on X: “‘I ain’t ever had to put another man’s name on a shirt to sell it’ aging as well as “hey Colt Cabana how you doing?”
  • The US Olympic Committee has filed a lawsuit against Logan Paul and Prime Energy, accusing the brand of trademark infringement.
  • Shawn Michaels announced that WWE will allow fans to watch the next set of WWE tryouts that will take place on August 2, one day before SummerSlam.
  • The Ringer has an article on the 35th anniversary of the Ric Flair/Terry Funk I Quit match from 1989.
  • WWE Vault has added Sheamus vs. Randy Orton from SummerSlam 2010.
  • Akira Tozawa recently celebrated a birthday.

AEW/Other Wrestling

  • AEW showed footage of Tony Schiavone being presented the Gordon Solie Award by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa.
  • The company has brought back their Road To series ahead of Wednesday’s Blood & Guts event.
  • Minoru Suzuki on X: “I’m going to America. I want to fight in a way that shakes my soul. I’m sure you’ll let me do that, right? Chris Jericho!”
  • Brian Cage will be reprising his role as He-Man in the upcoming fan film Fall of Grayskull: Rise of the Horde
  • This week’s TNA Xplosion is now available.
  • TNA has uploaded the entire Emergence event from 2021 on their YouTube channel.
  • The NWA has announced that President Willaim Patrick Corgan, Natalia Markova, Bryan Idol, Ella Envy, Baron Von Storm, Reka Tehaka, Taylor Rising, La Rosa Negra, and announcer Kyle Davis will be a part of NWA 76 on August 31 in Philadelphia.
  • Pro Wrestling NOAH have unveiled the full card for their Manchester event on September 7.
  • The Great Sasuke will make his GCW return during their Japan tour on August 13.
  • During a recent interview, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was asked about her thoughts on Hulk Hogan being a speaker at the RNC. Whitmer replied she was an Iron Sheik fan, confusing the former WWE star with Michigan native The Sheik, uncle of Sabu.