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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

  • A look back at the history of the Iron Man match
  • The set up of the first Iron Man match that we know of
  • All the WWE true 60:00 Iron Man matches as well as the worked marathon matches that happened earlier
  • Bryan Danielson talks about the challenge of doing such a match today
  • Thoughts on what the PPV numbers will tell
  • Key aspect of the number
  • Ticket sales for the show, city record, current demand
  • Notes on the full card
  • Update on WrestleMania and changes
  • Ticket demand and sales or WrestleMania
  • Shad Gaspard/Jonathan Huber Award winner for 2022 and previous winners
  • Update on the MLW television deal with REELZ
  • Update on MLW potential lawsuit with WWE
  • Thoughts on the 2022 awards
  • CMLL and New Japan combine for FantasticaMania and a look at the last two events
  • UFC coverage of the weekend show
  • The most detailed look at the television ratings for the past week, how segments did, and how shows are hitting each key demo
  • Woman wrestling vet announces retirement
  • Report that a network reached out to rival promotion from who they carry to get them
  • Notes on a unique match in Mexico
  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • A look at the first TripleMania card
  • One of the iconic legends of the sport announces about the next wrestler with the gimmick
  • New Japan Cup notes
  • All-Star Junior Festival notes
  • Governor who wrestled on Jan. 1 gets heat for it and why
  • Jerry Jarrett’s farewell words to his family
  • Von Erich movie notes
  • Former WWE wrestler pleads guilty in nationally covered fraud investigation
  • Pentagon & Fenix promote super indie show in April
  • Super indie matches
  • A card that features matches from nine different promotions in nine different countries
  • 16 Carat Gold tournament update
  • Brett Lauderdale talks how they got Kota Ibushi
  • Updates on next several weeks of Impact television
  • Updates on next several weeks of ROH television
  • AEW injury updates
  • Kenny Omega, Dax Harwood Bryan Danielson, Matt Hardy , Chris Jericho, Britt Baker and others talk the current scene
  • AEW star owning a sports franchise
  • Upcoming ticket sales for AEW & WWE events
  • Streaming and international TV numbers
  • WWE & UFC financials and comparisons, how badly and why UFC talent is underpaid, what Dana White earns and why Endeavor passed on making an offer to WWE
  • Dana White talks Makhachev vs. Volkanovski rematch
  • Jon Jones and Bo Nickal talk about their wrestling skirmish
  • Bellator signs two-tie NCAA champion
  • Jake Paul PPV numbers
  • Former UFC champions sign for Bare Knuckle Boxing
  • Ticket sales for big shows and how adding John Cena, Logan Paul and Roman Reigns to shows moves tickets
  • Update on WWE Hall of Fame ceremony
  • Notes on new projects from Dwayne Johnson and John Cena
  • WWE unloads a Senior Vice President
  • Bayley talks about formation of Damage Ctrl
  • Notes on new WWE signings getting ready for television
  • Notes from the weekend WWE & NXT events

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Tuesday Update

WWE

  • John Cena on last night’s Raw appearance: “Last night was the first time I entered the arena and had the thought that it might be the last time. I’ll never be able to put into words how much I love the #WWEUniverse.”
  • It was announced on Raw Monday that Becky G will be performing America the Beautiful on WrestleMania Saturday.
  • The first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, where John Cena voices Rocksteady.
  • The Hudson Valley Post has an article on The Now, a tag team on the independent scene, filing a cease and desist order to prevent WWE from using that term to refer to Austin Theory.
  • Theory talked to CBS 58 about WrestleMania 39.
  • The New York Post has an article on the current storyline problems with Bray Wyatt.
  • Matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar from WrestleMania 30, Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair from WrestleMania 38 Saturday, and Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles from the March 7, 2017 edition of SmackDown.

AEW

Other Wrestling

  • An update on Superstar Billy Graham’s health on Facebook via his wife Valerie: “He has acute renal failure and they will start dialysis tomorrow to support his kidneys… not sure of the cause at this point… too soon. Also pray for his lungs….no pneumonia but some kind of inflammation or something. They’ve just gotten him to his room, thank you.”
  • AAA announced that they have suspended Chessman after an incident at the AAA/NWA The World is a Vampire event where he slapped social media influencer Adrian Marcelo.
  • NJPW’s website has an article on Antonio Inoki’s public wake at Sumo Hall on March 7.
  • NJPW has changed several cards as a result of David Finlay joining the Bullet Club.
  • Jacob Fatu is celebrating a birthday today.
  • Sexy Star II vs. Dulce Tormenta has been added to The Wrld on Lucha on April 1.