Daily Update: Fallout from AEW All Out, Demetrious Johnson, CMLL 91st Anniversary Show lineup

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • WWE Bash in Berlin coverage, business, records, interest level, crossover buys with AEW and an overview of the show.
  • AEW All Out
  • NXT No Mercy coverage
  • The life and career of Villano V, son of one of the biggest stars in history, Ray Mendoza, his sons, formation of a promotion that became one of the  hottest in the world at the time, the background of Los Villanos from a movie, his run in WCW as enhancement talent, the legend of Villanos  vs. Brazos and Villano V vs Blue Panther in Mexican legacy and life after wrestling.
  • How Turki Alashikh is trying to change boxing on PPV, possible motives, and how AEW does on PPV is a key in analyzing this.
  • Kevin Kelly and the Tate Twins sue AEW, the most detailed look at the suit itself  what it means, and potential outcomes
  • The life and times of Sonny King,  wrestling all over the world, from early WWWF tag champion to Crockett headliner, when he was stabbed, his days as a manager, philosophy of wrestling, and more.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for all the pro wrestling shows over the past week, demos,
  • segments placing and competition.
  • Chris Jericho talks about returning to Mexico
  • All kids of major events planned for Arena Mexico in upcoming weeks
  • Celebrity knocks company that used him and praises their opposition
  • Stardom Five Star Grand Prix finals
  • NOAH’s N-1 finals
  • Suzuki vs. Shibata in Japan
  • Honoring Yoshihiro Takayama and Don Frye talks
  • Three generations of superstars in one match
  • Nikki Bella/Garcia news coverage
  • Notes on movies and TV shows featuring current stars
  • Santo retirement tour
  • The Wrestling Combine
  • Rich Swanna going to rehab
  • TNA big show coverage
  • Lots more on All In business
  • Tony Khan press call
  • Health updates on wrestlers
  • Nigel McGuinness talks wrestling
  • Mark Henry had words regarding AEW and Tony Khan
  • International TV ratings
  • Sting’s son training for wrestling update
  • Highest merch sellers in WWE and AEW
  • UFC record gate coming
  • Fighter sues manager for embezzling $2 million
  • WWE television changes
  • More Janel Grant court issues
  • Firing of Odyssey Jones
  • Vince McMahon documentary
  • Lawsuit against WWE and Cody Rhodes
  • More people leaving WWE after decades with the company

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Sunday Update

Lee South MJF vs Daniel Garcia Hoffman Estates, IL AEW All Out September 7, 2024

– Our weekend show covering All Out is up on the site today. We didn’t do a Friday show this week because I had some television commitments all day but Garrett and I will be doing more next week and try and do more Q&A. Bryan and I will be back Monday after Raw.

– The new issue of the Observer as well as a new back issue are both up on the site right now. The current issue has two major history pieces, one on Villano V which has a lot about a boom period in Mexico and two of the most famous bouts in history, and the plight of a superstar in Mexico who became enhancement talent in the U.S.. The other is on Sonny King, who was a 70s and early 80s star who just passed away. It’s a much larger-than-usual issue.

– The press conference after last night’s All Out show was brief, as no wrestlers from the show appeared and it was just Tony Khan talking for a few minutes. The key questions were about media rights. He claimed that he has not signed the contract yet regarding the new WBD media deal but it was 100 percent there would be a deal and 90 percent it would be announced over the next month. He didn’t say the deal has largely been agreed to, but it has. He did say AEW would be on TBS and TNT for a long time.  

He didn’t say this, but there is also talk of a non-WBD media partner out there. He said the PPV number was higher than All Out last year. We’ll have numbers on Thursday as TV numbers he wouldn’t know but he would know streaming first day by that point and that is the majority of buyers. Given how quick a turnaround this was from All In, if the numbers are up from last year, that’s a big success and likely due to the Adam Page vs.  Swerve Strickland angle. They also sold a lot of late tickets, and that’s largely from the angle because the ticket price drop was more than a week earlier and the new ticket movement started Thursday and Friday, a week after that drop, so that would relate to the Wednesday television show.

– The angles last night were because MJF and Swerve Strickland will be off for a little while and that gives them both stories for a return. Bryan Danielson is also now set up for title bouts with Jon Moxley, Darby Allin, Claudio Castagnoli, and Christian Cage among others. Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Will Ospreay could be on that list as well.

– We’re looking for your thoughts on the All Out show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down, or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com.

– Demetrious Johnson announced his retirement from MMA on Friday. He retired and ONE announced he would become the first member of its Hall of Fame. Dana White also said that he is absolutely a UFC Hall of Famer. Johnson holds the UFC record for 11 straight successful title defenses and the most career submissions in world title fights with five.

– Bret Hart will be on Raw tomorrow with the show in Calgary. Part of this is because it’ll be his last appearance at the Saddledome for a wrestling show, which is being torn down, and was the site of most WWE shows in that market for decades.  

– The complete lineup  for Friday’s CMLL 91st anniversary show:

  • Future & Hombre Bala Jr. & Max Star vs. Rugido & Magnus & Magia Blanca
  • Neon & Star Jr. & Templario vs. Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja & Soberano Jr.
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Zeuxis for the CMLL women’s title
  • Mascara Dorada vs. Titan for the Copa Independencia
  • Atlantis Jr & Ultimo Guerrero & Volador Jr. vs. Satoshi Kojima & Orange Cassidy & Rocky Romero
  • Mistico vs. Chris Jericho
  • Hechicero vs. Esfinge vs. Valiente vs. Euforia in a four-way loser loses his mask

– Titan won his block on the Copa Independencia on Friday night. So instead of tecnico vs. rudo, CMLL booked for the best possible new in-ring match (Dorada vs. Templario has been done in the arena recently). Friday’s show I heard was great, particularly the top three bouts. I’ve got a ton to catch up on tonight but will cover a lot tomorrow night.

– Bellator notes from yesterday’s show in San Diego:

  • Zhora Ayvazyan beat Yancy Medeoris via out wrestling him by 30-27 scores
  • Sumiko Inaba beat Mackenzie Stiller via second round TKO
  • Aaron Jeffrey beat Douglas Lima by straight 29-28 scores
  • Lorenz Larkin knocked out Leevan Chokheli in 1:53 of round one to earn a welterweight title shot
  • Usman Nurmagomedov retained the lightweight world title over Alexander Shabiliy on scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 49-46l

– AEW has announced its traditional night before Thanksgiving show in Chicago at the Wintrust Arena, plus 10/26 in Cedar Rapids, IA, 10/30 in Cleveland OH, 11/2 in Philadelphia at the Liacouras Center, and 11/7 in Providence, RI.

– Guilia vs. Chelsea Green will be on the Tuesday NXT show which is a loaded lineup.

– Jackie Moore signed a WWE legends deal.

– The film “The Last Showgirl” starring Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Pam Anderson debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival.

– Donovan Dijak vs. Timothy Thatcher has been added to MLW’s live show on Saturday at Center Stage in Atlanta.

– West Coast Wrestling Federation on Saturday night in Yuba City CA at River Valley High School at 6 p.m. with Sir Samurai, Terrale Tempo, and Nathan Brick as headliners.

– Sandman appeared on yesterday’s Memphis Wrestling TV show.

– NOAH from Friday in Edinburgh, Scotland:

  • Yo-Hey & Amakusa b Dave Trew & Kieron Lacey
  • Grado & Naomichi Marufuji b Hayata & Tate Mayfairs
  • Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane b Kid Lykos Gym
  • Axel Tischer b Taishi Ozawa
  • Ulka Sasaki b LJ Cleary
  • Yoshiki Inamura b Will Kroos
  • Ricky Knight Jr. b Manabu Soya
  • Kenoh b Gene Munny
  • Kaito Kiyomiya & Masa Kitamiya b Jack Morris &  Saxon Huxley (thanks to Ian Forsyth)

– Heather Reckless has signed with TNA.

– House of Glory Wrestling on 10/18 in  New York at the NYC Arena has Masato Tanaka announced plus Mike Santana, Zilla Fatu, Gringo Loco, Megan Bayne, and more.