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Latest News
- Tetsuya Naito to undergo eye surgery & stem cell treatment for knee
- WWE Raw on Netflix viewership for April 28 declines from previous week
- Shelton Benjamin responds to Hulk Hogan calling him ‘Benjamin Shelton’
- WWE SmackDown draws lowest 18-49 demo rating of 2025
- The Hardys and Joe Hendry expected at AAA Triplemania Regia
- Becky Lynch says Hulk Hogan memes compare her to ‘scummiest person on Earth’
- Titus O’Neil to star in Bravo dating series ‘Kings Court’
- CM Punk wants WWE singles match against Jacob Fatu
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- May 5, 2025 Observer Newsletter: Mexican wrestling political maneuvering, incredible Kamitani vs. Nakano match
- Lots more on the AAA sale to TKO (and that it’s not actually completed), CMLL’s cryptic response, Grand Slam Mexico, Dorian Roldan talks why he sold and Konnan and Latin Lover talk the future of AAA and in theory how things change in Mexico and the U.S., plus the major business goals.
- Tam Nakano ends her career, Mayu Iwatani leaves Stardom, Stardom puts on its biggest show with its biggest match in history and a couple of award categories this should do well in.
- Update on WWE Backlash
- Update on both major lawsuits against Vince McMahon and WWE. New plaintiffs emerge in the ringboys suit and a new Vice President is implicated, and Janel Grant’s attorneys push for the case to move forward while the defendants want discovery held up.
- Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff promote Real American Freestyle. What they need for success, what mistakes they’ve already made and is Hogan the right person to the face of the company
- Full coverage of TNA Rebellion
- Long story on the Hollywood Demons episode on the Von Erichs, how this is different from other stories, more on the deaths, the political situation in Texas and things in the new documentary that aren’t completely accurate, as well as dispelling major myths.
- The most detailed look at the ratings, including placings, demos, competition and more for all the shows
- End of the CMLL Universal championship tournament with a super finish
- MLW vs. CMLL matches this week
- Champion Carnival update
- Lots of New Japan big matches coming up
- Meiko Satomura retires
- Big indie shows this week
- Big Progress tournament this week
- RVD injury update
- More NXT stars on TNA television
- AEW expects one of its biggest gates for upcoming show
- Bryan Danielson talks his career and AEW
- Advanced ticket sales for upcoming WWE and AEW shows
- Lots of injury updates
- PFL involved in a number of messy lawsuits
- Freak show fight with powerlifters gets major attention
- SmackDown time slot change
- Did you know the person behind the movie with Liv Morgan did a movie based on a Hall of Fame 80s and 90s pro wrestling legend
- Value of WWE’s PLEs on the open market
- The story of the most powerful man in combat sports that most reporters aren’t touching
- Lots of notes on the Smashing Machine movie
- How much Dwayne Johnson has made since joining the TK Board
- More talk on a WWE all-women’s PPV show
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue
Tuesday Update
WWE
- The main event between Jey Uso and Seth Rollins for the World title from last night’s Raw is now up in full on YouTube.
- Logan Paul has additional footage of his attack on Jey Uso after last night’s Raw went off the air.
- The new version of Penta’s theme that debuted last night on Raw featured Adam Jones of Tool.
- Jackie Redmond took to social media to explain her absence on Raw, writing that between the NHL playoffs and the WWE schedule, she’s only had 6 days off in the last 6 weeks.
- John Cena’s new St. Louis collection is now available on WWE Shop.
- Pre-sale information for the upcoming WWE/NXT/AAA Worlds Collide show.
- Pete Dunne has announced the birth of his second child.
- Recent additions to the WWE Vault YouTube channel include Ric Flair defending the NWA World title against Kerry Von Erich from WCCW’s David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions from May 6, 1984, Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy in an I Quit match from Backlash 2009, and Triple H vs. Hulk Hogan from Backlash 2002.
- Piper Niven is celebrating a birthday today.
Other Wrestling
- AEW has Taz narrating a new ad for their upcoming residency at the 2300 (ECW) Arena in September.
- This week’s AEW Close Up has Renee Paquette interviewing Tony Schiavone.
- Swerve Strickland has released a new single called ‘Outta Control.’
- Anthony Bowens responded to the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer: “I will not be at the May 27th, 2026 Dynamite.”
- A new Will Ospreay t-shirt is now up on Shop AEW.
- Cole Radrick is recovering from surgery.
- Josh Terry (the former Riley Osborne) is refuting a report from this website about unwilling to appear for Evolve shows: “I worked the last set of Evolve tapings the day after my wife [Blair Davenport] was released. When I was told by head coach on a phone call that night I can have it off tomorrow if I need time with my wife as we had to pull out of the house we were like 2 weeks from closing on, all I had to do was tell him yea I’d like just a day to be with her. I was the first person in that building the next day and was commended on my professionalism. I will not have my work ethic questioned when I was busting my ass off in rehab to return which I knew the return would have been on Evolve. Not everything you read online is true.”
- The former Jakara Jackson is taking bookings. She will be a free agent on June 1.
- Elayna Black (formerly Cora Jade) has an update on booking inquiries: “Please send all new booking & inquiries to ElaynaBlack@theparagontg.com and forward any ones previously sent there as well going forward!”
- Xia Zhao (Lei Ying Lee in TNA) will take on Myriame Essalki in an MMA match for Combat Night MMA on May 17.
- Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) vs. Dark Panther & Blue Panther Jr. for the MLW Tag Team titles is set for MLW’s Azteca Lucha event in Chicago in May 10.
- A clip from Tuesday’s new Dark Side of the Ring episode that will focus on Billy Jack Haynes, who was interviewed in jail while awaiting trial for the murder of his wife.