Daily Update: Earthquake, Chris Bey, AJ Lee
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The new issue of the Wrestling Observer:
- Updating the John Cena/Cody Rhodes interview, what was and wasn’t said, update on the plans for WrestleMania as well as the current ticket demand and interest level.
- WBD expresses interest in UFC and evaluating the value of the UFC PPV business, the methods of distribution, how many buyers or subscribers will it take to cover what UFC wants and that value, how a deal with WBD would affect AEW (it would, perhaps significantly).
- Full coverage of the final week of the New Japan Cup, including a look at one of the best shows of the year and New Japan’s next major show.
- 2024 Gaspard/Huber award winners, the most important award we give each year
- The most detailed look at the ratings for the various shows, including competition, men vs. women and things to note from the different shows over the past week.
- Build to CMLL’s second biggest event of the year
- How the foreign talent is doing in Mexico
- AAA champion suspended in key market and why
- Difference between commission suspensions in U.S. and Mexico
- What WWE superstar was suspended for a drug test failure by athletic commissions nationwide and a commission didn’t honor it and why several years back
- Angle for a non-wrestling booker to face a woman star in a match
- Homicide retirement notes
- A look back at the most famous NCAA wrestling tournament match of all-time
- The state of El Hijo del Santo’s retirement tour
- Updates on Border City Wrestling
- Queen of the Ring updates
- More on the early days of women’s pro wrestling history
- Mandy Rose talks business after wrestling
- AEW Dynasty updates including business
- AEW and the Ryan Nemeth lawsuit against the company, Tony Khan and CM Punk
- International TV and streaming numbers
- WWE countering AEW PPV shows
- Lex Luger Hall of Fame questions
- How much is Dwayne Johhnson’s ownership of TKO worth
- How much is Vince McMahon’s current ownership worth
- Lots of injury updates
- Developmental updates
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue
Tuesday Update
WWE
- Drew McIntyre and Chelsea Green met Italian football star Gianluigi Buffon.
- WWEShop has a John Cena Farewell Tour London Collection, including a replica spinner title.
- Sheamus is teasing a mystery guest for Wednesday’s new episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts.
- Earthquake’s family reacted to the news that he and Typhoon are being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame: “We are BEYOND excited to be able to officially share that our dad, alongside his friend and tag team partner, Fred Ottman, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. It’s an unbelievable honor to say that they’re both a part of the Class of 2025, and we are truly so grateful that our father’s lifelong dedication to this singular craft is being recognized on the world stage. Thank you for all of your love and support for our dad – you all made this dream come true. We are so grateful. To think “John from West Virginia” will be cemented as one of the top heels in the business is surreal… and we are so, so proud of our dad.”
- Recent WWE Vault additions include a compilation of ‘bizarre’ WrestleMania matches, CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho from WrestleMania 28, the Fatal Four-Way Tag Team title ladder match from WrestleMania 33, and the third chapter of the Complete History of The Shield.
- WWE ranks Undertaker vs. CM Punk from WrestleMania 29 as the 23rd greatest WrestleMania match ever.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Top Flight promotes the upcoming AEW Dynamite in St. Paul.
- Anthony Bowens attended the red carpet premiere of The Last of Us season 2.
- Chris Bey reflected on his benefit show held on Sunday in a post on X: “Last night was an incredible moment I’ll never forget. A show with wrestlers from every company and talent from all over the world. Thank you to everyone who tuned in on @Triller_TV @FSWVegas. Wrestling is family, we are family. I love you all.”
- TNA has uploaded the full Unbreakable event from 2005 featuring AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe.
- AJ Lee and Aimee Garcia’s short film Aimee Comes First recently premiered at the San Diego Latino Film Festival.
- Atlantis and KUSHIDA have been confirmed for MLW’s Battle Riot on April 5.
- AZM will make her Prestige debut against HYAN at Prestige Roseland X on April 12 in Portland.
- Hammerstone is returning to GCW on May 3 in Los Angeles.