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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Topics covered in this loaded issue:

  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • WWE cuts in the office and of talent
  • The surprise cut of Mustafa Ali that clearly wasn’t planned in advance
  • Why the releases were done and how they were picked
  • Who has the most potential to go to AEW
  • The employees meeting and what was said
  • The SmackDown television deal with USA and the entire landscape of television in 2025 and what it could be
  • Why the stock dropped so dramatically
  • How much less is Vince McMahon worth than was projected just two weeks ago
  • The history of prime time shows on NBC
  • The return of Dwayne Johnson
  • What storyline was originally created for The Rock
  • More major office cuts
  • Noteworthy business notes on both UFC and WWE including revenue, profits and how the companies are similar and different
  • The life and times of Terry Funk
  • A look at his craziest ideas
  • Funk’s different roles in wrestling
  • Mick Foley and Tommy Dreamer comment on Funk
  • Funk’s questioning of his past
  • How Funk played the part in creating a 47-year-old institution in wrestling
  • The most famous Terry Funk retirement match
  • The Hogan-Terry Funk hotel room story
  • Funk’s first trip to Japan
  • Funk’s legendary Japanese matches
  • The formation of All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • The roles of the Funks in Amarillo
  • Doing police work
  • Funk’s WWF run
  • The Amarillo territory
  • Terry as the brother of the world champion
  • Death of Dory Funk Sr.
  • Terry wins the NWA world title
  • Why Terry Funk never challenged Bob Backlund for the WWF title
  • Highlights of the world title run
  • Terry Funk vs. Dusty Rhodes and the never ending storyline
  • Terry Funk in the movies and television
  • The wrestling war in Japan
  • Funk goes to FMW against Onita
  • Arena Mexico anniversary show
  • New books available from us
  • The match that made news all over the world this past week
  • UFC Noche coverage of Shevchenko vs. Grasso
  • Lots of notes on the scoring of the main event
  • Deaths of Emile Dupree and Bart Sawyer
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of the past week
  • Lots of injury updates
  • Ospreay vs. Marufuji
  • More on AEW television negotiations
  • More AEW major shows over the next year
  • PPV updated numbers
  • Lots of new major UFC fights
  • Raw has even greater competition this year
  • Los Angeles Times story on Vince McMaon
  • WWE goes to Australia for Elimination Chamber
  • XFL/USFL merger talks
  • Ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
  • WWE house show coverage

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  • WWE shared pictures of Jade Cargill training at the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday.
  • Grayson Waller, Kayla Braxton, and Cathy Kelly all congratulated Cargill on signing with the WWE.
  • In an interview with Uproxx, Carmelo Hayes talked about not adapting to a cruiserweight vs. heavyweight mentality. “One time one of my coaches here, he said when you watch Shawn Michaels versus the Undertaker, you’re not looking at big guy, little guy,” he said. “If you really think back on it, you’re just looking at an icon, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker,” Hayes tells Uproxx Sports ahead of Saturday’s No Mercy live event. “So, it’s the same energy. I don’t try and carry myself like a cruiserweight. On paper, yeah, I’m a cruiserweight. But in the ring, you’re not going to get that type of energy from me at all. I’m just as big as whoever my opponent is. And that’s kind of the mindset that I walk into every match with.”
  • Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include Tajiri vs. Rey Mysterio from No Mercy 2003, Asuka vs. Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing match from the June 28, 2017 edition of NXT, and Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus in a United States title match on the August 30, 2021 edition of Raw.
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  • Grayson Waller spoke to Sporting News Australia about returning to his home country for the Elimination Chamber event in Perth next year.
  • A first look at Argyle, a film featuring John Cena that will be released in 2024.

AEW

Other Wrestling

  • The Iron Claw, the film based on the lives of the Von Erich family, will be released in theaters on December 20.
  • Teddy Hart is next expected in court on 10/19 in Florida over his possession of ecstasy and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
  • ‘Cancel Starz’ was trending on X Tuesday morning following news that Heels was canceled on the network after two seasons.
  • Kemonito held a press conference on Monday and announced that he has left CMLL and would take legal action to keep the trademark to the name Kemonito. CMLL later confirmed that Jesus Juarez Rosales, the real name of Kemonito, had departed the company.
  • Impact has announced Throwback Throwdown 4 on November 11 in Toronto at the Don Kolov Arena.
  • Yuya Uemura wrote on Twitter after getting the ‘fired’ briefcase in the feast or fired match on a recent episode of Impact Wrestling: Thank you and good bye @IMPACTWRESTLING I’m available all over the world. You can message me for booking. #YUYAUEMURA”
  • Added to GCW’s event in Japan on October 10 is Masa Slamovich taking on Unagi Sayaka.