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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Starrcade 2018 and the future of the WWE Network

After WWE revived the Starrcade brand for an untelevised house show in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2017, this year’s Thanksgiving weekend event was part house show/part WWE Network special. The show took place in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday before a one-hour version of Starrcade 2018 aired on Sunday. The Network special featured a mix of matches and segments. 

WON NEWSLETTER: November 26, 2018 Observer Newsletter: Survivor Series review, tons more

Look at what came out of Survivor Series as the lead story in the new issue of the Observer. The issue runs down more plans for the Royal Rumble and another planned main event and angle for WrestleMania, and look at the strange booking and what makes sense and doesn’t.

Also look at the trademarks of All Elite Wrestling, who is behind the promotion, what they need, and the important questions on how this relates to pro wrestling in 2019.

Read an update on New Japan on AXS TV, with the announcing change and early year schedule including Tokyo Dome coverage.

Examine the plans by WWE to open up territories around the world, including places earmarked first, the announcement expected to be made imminently and the philosophy behind these expansions. 

Read why the XFL in 2020 is different from 2001 and how the media differences make this a new ball game, plus one of the leading television executives in the country talks about being willing to get into bed with the XFL

In addition, there are rundowns from all the WWE arena events from the past week with results, highlights and business.

There is a rundown of NXT Takeover War Games, with notes on the show, story behind the lineup, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings.

Also look at the domestic violence case involving UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich and her husband, what each side is claiming and more.

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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE

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  • Adam “Edge” Copeland paid tribute to his mother Judy, who passed away yesterday:
    “Today I lost my mom. Judy Copeland aka The Judemeister. The only parent I’ve ever had. She was my rock. The backbone and bedrock that kept my balance through some very tumultuous years. She never doubted me. Ever. I wanna be a wrestler Ma. ‘Do it.’ She scraped together our pennies and kept me fed and clothed and even managed to get me those Kiss action figures and Wrestlemania tickets. Somehow. Because that’s what she did. She supported me and bred me to be the man I eventually became. Took some elbow grease, but I got there. A point where she knew I was going to be fine. I found an amazing partner and I’m the father to two beautiful little girls. I lived my dream and continue to do so because she watered me and let me blossom. She did her job. But I wish she could have stuck around to see the fruits of her labor longer. To the very end she showed me where grit comes from. From your heart. Your spirit. Your mana. Your flame. Your spark. Your soul. I can honestly say I don’t know anyone who had more. She’s free now, and even now thoughts of her make me smile. That’s a life well lived. ‘Hey Jude, take a sad song and make it better…’ You always did.”
  • WWE stock was back above $70 per share today, closing at $71.01. It was a big day for the market overall, with WWE stock up nearly nine percent on the day.
  • Alexa Bliss posted a picture of herself working out in the ring at the WWE Performance Center today and wrote “Day 1.”
  • After tweeting about having hand, foot, and mouth disease, Kairi Sane wrote today: “I feel much better now. Thanks for your concern!”
  • Cedric Alexander and Lince Dorado’s rental car was broken into and one of its windows was broken at last night’s SmackDown/205 Live tapings in Minnesota. Dorado wrote: “Thank you #Minneapolis … for getting robbed!  #extreme ps still love you.”
  • Kevin Owens challenged Elton John to a match at WrestleMania after his concert in Orlando was canceled while Owens and his wife were in the arena waiting for it to start: “Hey, @eltonofficial, nobody ruins my wife and I’s date night except me! You, me…WresteMania. I’ve fought men in their 70’s before, I can do it again! #KOvsElton #KOMania4”
  • Total Bellas season four will premiere on E! at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, January 13.
  • Natalya did an interview with Maria Shriver for the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.
  • Ric Flair is the guest on the latest episode of the Steve Austin Show.

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