Daily Update: Iron Claw, Will Ospreay, GCW
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Latest News
- WWE Raw ratings down against two Monday Night Football games
- Tetsuya Naito wins 2023 Tokyo Sports MVP Award
- Tony Khan ROH Final Battle media call: Future of Tag Team titles, CW meeting, MJF
- CM Punk match announced for WWE Holiday Tour house show
- Former WWE wrestler Mansoor to make GCW debut
- AEW Collision ratings steady despite WWE NXT competition
- Trent Seven was ‘incredibly close’ to signing with AEW at one point
- Jack Perry files for ‘Jurassic Express,’ ‘A Boy and His Dinosaur’ trademarks
- WWE Raw video highlights: Seth Rollins confronts CM Punk
- Nikkita Lyons appearance announced for WWE NXT
- Two Tag Team title matches set for next week’s WWE Raw
- John Cena & MJF pose for photo at ‘The Iron Claw’ premiere
- World Heavyweight title match booked for Day 1 edition of WWE Raw
- CM Punk joins Raw brand, declares for WWE Royal Rumble
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Highlights of the current issue:
- Match and performer of the week
- TKO COO Mark Shapiro talks WWE and UFC business and changes they are thinking about
- Future of the house show business and why breaking even should be okay
- Injury rate in WWE and AEW and does the schedule make a difference
- His thoughts on the PFL taking over Bellator
- Upcoming media rights deals to be made
- Ideas for UFC’s streaming service
- How much UFC is making for certain overseas shows as well as WWE
- When deals are up
- Change in the look of the WWE ring
- Running shows in the same city in the same weekend
- What is the median income of the viewers of all the different promotions
- What is the level of education of the viewers of all the different promotions
- What is the ethnic makeup of the viewers of all the different promotions
- A look at All In 2024 ticket sales
- A look at NXT Deadline and the interest level
- A look at the Tokyo Sports MVP and its top candidates and why the person who should win has little chance to win
- Full coverage of Saturday’s UFC show
- The most detailed look at the TV ratings, with competition, how each segment did, how the audience has changed over the past year and demo breakdowns
- AEW and former WWE star headed to Arena Mexico
- Plight of arrested wrestling star ends up in Mexico president press conference
- Stardom PPV coverage and build to the Sumo Hall show
- All Japan tag team tournament coverage
- New Japan tag team tournament coverage
- AEW star will headline major NOAH show
- Updates on Okada
- Notes on Iron Claw movie
- Former WWE tag champ retires
- Sukeban coverage
- Former WWE announcer working with Trump
- Great match on indie show
- U.K. promotion running April show in U.S.
- Major show with big names in U.K. next week
- TNA return ticket sales
- More on the firing of Kevin Sullivan by AEW
- Update on Continental Classic
- Von Erichs and AEW
- Tony Khan talks Sting’s retirement and Ric Flair
- Khan talks future of Bryan Danielson
- Danielson talks CM Punk
- Ticket sales to upcoming WWE & AEW shows
- International TV ratings and streaming numbers
- AEW star on show in Vietnam and why
- Final Battle rundown
- Why Montreal didn’t do well for AEW
- Injury updates
- Update on buys for last two PPVs
- How much money did the UFC owners pay themselves as compared to the fighters
- Dana White laughs at Bellator sale to PFL
- Former UFC champion arrested for allegedly punching his brother
- Average ticket sales for AEW & WWE
- More on multiple WWE firings
- Royal Rumble notes
- Update on WWE and Giulia
- Changes in WWE TV schedule
- Notes on newcomers to NXT
- Notes on the new WWE signings
- Rundown of WWE arena events
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- WWE uploaded the entire CM Punk-Seth Rollins confrontation on their YouTube page.
- John Cena wrote about being at The Iron Claw movie premiere, writing “Incredibly proud of @ZacEfron for an outstanding performance in @A24’s #TheIronClaw. Thank you for doing the work to help introduce a new audience to one of our industry’s most important families.”
- Carmelo Hayes wrote about his upcoming United States Championship tournament match against Grayson Waller on Friday. “I was just joking when I posted myself with the US spinner title, now I’m forreal in the tournament. I don’t miss.”
- On Instagram, Jade Cargill announced that her mother has passed away following a battle with cancer.
- Lexis King’s theme is now on YouTube.
- Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube on Tuesday include Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight title from the June 5, 2023 edition of Raw, Bianca Belair vs. Asuka from WrestleMania 39 Sunday, and CM Punk vs. Batista from the Great American Bash 2008.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- At the Iron Claw movie premiere on Monday, MJF met with Liv Morgan.
- In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Will Ospreay expressed interest in the IWGP Global Championship. “It is going to be defended around the globe, and there is no one better served to do that,” said Ospreay. I’m performing at the highest level around the world. This is my chance to cross-promote. That’s truly a special thing to have. I want to elevate the promotions I work with and my opponents in the ring. I am going to deliver the best possible matches I can deliver.”
- Chris Jericho has been announced as part of the Terrifier 3 cast.
- Evil Uno and Stu Grayson will make their debut for DPW on January 20.
- This week’s Being the Dark Order.
- AEW posted a video of Ethan Page commenting following his match with Kenny Omega on Collision.
- MLW announced that an Azteca Lucha event will take place in Chicago on May 11, with tickets going on sale December 15.
- Fightful talked to Xia Brookside on her WWE departure.
- Trent Seven talked to Cultaholic about how he ended up signing with Impact/TNA.
- Chavo Guerrero talked to Chris Van Vliet about training Zac Efron for The Iron Claw movie.
- Impact Wrestling uploaded a dark match featuring Jon Moxley from 2008 on their YouTube page.
- The New York Times has an article on Sukeban.
- Greg Oliver wrote an article on Slam Wrestling about wrestling writer Marshall Ward, who passed away unexpectedly on December 3.
- Andrade El Idolo will face Jonathan Gresham on January 12 at GCW No Compadre.
- Lio Rush will compete on the GCW cards that take place on January 12, 13, and 26.
- New Vice TV series Nine Lives of… will have an episode centering on Hulk Hogan on January 10.
