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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site right now:
  • WBD will split into two companies, what this means for the future of cable, for AEW, for the legacy of TBS, TNT and CNN, for TNT Sports and what and when this all goes into effect regarding AEW.
  • More on WrestleMania going back to Las Vegas
  • The story on Ron Killings being cut why they had to bring him back and all the ramifications regarding it
  • The story behind Gunther beating Jey Uso for the world tite and set up
  • Full King of the Ring coverage, as well as Saturday Night’s Main Event main event, Night of Champions, Evolution and future WWE major events.
  • Full UFC 316 coverage and Kayla Harrison garners one of the most impressive combat sports resumes in history
  • The story behind Worlds Collide, the history packages, behind the scenes, Mr. Iguana and his background, all the ratings numbers, TripleMania Regia and more.
  • Ben Askren fights for his life
  • Latest developments in the Janel Grant lawsuit
  • Mark Kerr goes into UFC Hall of  Fame meaning Dwayne Johnson will induct him
  • The most detailed look at the ratings for all the pro wrestling shows including comparing cable vs. network, cable vs. streaming, how Rw is really doing, four-hour AEW marathon shows, NBA competition and more
  • Arena Mexico has one of its best matches of the year
  • New Japan Dominion noes
  • Notes on the G-1 tournament
  • Why Greg Oliver was so valuable to pro wrestling
  • Bret Hart talks Vince McMahon
  • Final X notes
  • Former ROH star retires
  • Wrestler trading card auctioned off for more than $80,000
  • Wrestlers who had matches in seven different decades
  • Former WWF wrestler makes a grandstand challenge for Hulk Hogan
  • RAF signs Olympic gold medalist
  • Update on lawsuit against AEW
  • Grand Slam Mexico notes
  • All In notes
  • Komander injury
  • Dana White and Nick Khan back promoting the biggest fight of 2025 and how it looks to have gone down
  • BJ Penn arrested again
  • Notes on TKO stock and media rights talks
  • Lots of new WWE signings

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Friday Update

  • Garrett Gonzales and I will be up shortly with our week in review and answering questions show.  Bryan and I will be up Sunday night covering the weekend news including Dominion and G-1 Climax, as well as Smackdown.
  • Mya Lesnar of Colorado State, the daughter of Brock Lesnar, won the NCAA women’s shot put championship with a throw of 62-feet 4 1./2 inches last night in Eugene, OR.  She won it on her first throw.  Abria Smith of Illinois wws second at 61-10 3/4.  Lesnar’s that throw would have gotten her sixth place in the Olympics last year and her best throw earlier this season would have gotten her a bronze medal.  In 2024, the Lesnars became only the second father and daughter to each be NCAA champions in history.  Brock won the 2000 NCAA title in wrestling at 286 pounds and Mya won the NCAA indoor shot put championship late last year.  They join Jerry Tarr (1962 NCAA champion in the 120 and 440 yard hurdles) and daughter Sheila (1984 heptathlon champion) on the short list.
  • Vince McMahon refiled a motion asking for arbitration in the Janel Grant case.  This is a follow-up on a previous filing.
  • Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon and TKO all filed this past week to try and get the Ring  boys lawsuit thrown out claiming lack of jurisdiction, claiming Maryland courts shouldn’t apply to them since they don’t live in Maryland.
  • Jey Uso is the mystery guy in the King of the Ring tournament.  He will be in a four-way with Rusev, Sheamus and Bronson Reed on Raw Monday.
  • Smackdown tonight is in Lexington, KY.  There will be three KOR and KOR qualifying matches with Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight vs. Aleister Black, Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest and Charlotte Flair vs. Chelsea Green vs Alexa Bliss vs. Candice LeRae.  Also scheduled for tonight includes John Cena, Jacob  Fatu and the belief is that Hikuleo will be debuting.  The show had 11,600 tickets out as of earlier today.  Rupp Arena is gigantic so this won’t be close to sold out, but given the current regime, there’s a good they’ll say it is anyway.
  • Fightful reported Kiana James will be backstage. She’s been out for a year with knee surgery.
  • Some notes on the Dynamite ratings from Wednesday that weren’t in the Observer.  The NBA finals on ABC did 9,195,000 viewers and a 2.60 in 18-49.  Among all stations, network and cable,  Wednesday night in prime time, TBS was fourth in 18-49, fifth in 25-54, third in 18-34. second in men 18-49 (behind only the NBA), third in women 18-34, second in men  18-34,  and third in men 25-54.  It did a below usual 1.28 viewers per home, which likely has to do with the NBA game.

Arena Mexico starts a week of loaded shows tonight:

  • Kira & Jarochita vs. Persephone & Zeuxis
  • Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja (CMLL tag champs) vs. Magnus & Rugido (Mexican national and MLW tag champs) with  n titles at stake
  • Hechicero vs. Robbie X in a lightning match
  • Rocky Romero & Volador Jr. vs. Difunto & Zandokan Jr.
  • Titan vs. Templario
  • Mistico & Atlantis Jr. & Mascara Dorda & Neon vs. Averno & Euforia & Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero

On paper this show looks great.

  • Tomorrow night at Arena Coliseo has Atlantis Jr. & Esfinge vs. Hechicero & Volador Jr. ,Robbie X vs. Flip Gordon and Felino vs.  Rey Bucnaero.
  • Sunday night at Arena Mexico has a father-and-son tag team tournament with Atlantis & Atlantis Jr.,  Panterita del Ring & Mascara Dorada, Blue Panther & El Hijo de Blue Panther, Felino & Felino Jr., Pantera & El Hijo del Pantera, Stuka Jr. & El Hijo de Stuka Jr., and Valiente & Valiente Jr.
  • Added to Tuesday at Arena Mexico is Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero & Averno & Euforia vs.   Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle  Fletcher & Rocky Romero & Hechicero
  • Robbie X’s schedule is a singles match with Hechicero tonight, Flip Gordon tomorrow, Titan on Sunday, Star Jr. on Monday in Puebla and Volador Jr. on Tuesday.
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Mark Briscoe and Mascara Dorada vs. Ricochet vs. Hologram vs. Lio Rush have been added to Wednesday’s Grand Slam Dynamite at Arena Mexico.  Everybody wants to be on this show.
  • Those who will be added to the Tokyo Dome, Wembley Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Arena Mexico club this week are Ospreay, FTR and Adam Cole.
  • If Mercedes Mone wins the CMLL world title on Wednesday, she’ll join a lineage that includes Bull Nakano, Xochitl Hamada, Akira Hokuto, Mariko Yoshida, Syuri, Willow Nightingale and Stephanie Vaquer.
  • Sunday’s TripleMania in Monterrey is almost sold out which would be 13,000 or so fans.  Worlds Collide likely helped with the momentum on his.  El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Alberto El Patron for the AAA Mega title in a cage match is the main event.

UFC tomorrow from Atlanta airs from 7-10 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+ and 10 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. on ESPN

  • Jamey-Lyn Horth (126) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (126)
  • Phil Rowe (171) vs. Ange Loosa (171)
  • Ricky Simon (136)  vs. Cameron Smotherman (136)
  • CodyDurden (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125)
  • Macolm Wellmaker (136) vs. Kris Moutinih (136)
  • Michael Chiesa (171) vs. Court McGhee (170)
  • Paul Craig (206) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (205.5)

ESPN fights

  • Alonzo Menifield (206) vs. Oumar  Sy (206)
  • Mansur Abdul-Malik (186) vs. Cody Brundage (186)
  • Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Raoni Barcelos (136)
  • Edmen Shahbazyan (185) vs. Ander Petroski (186)
  • Rose Namajunas (126) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)
  • Kamaru Usman (171) vs. Joaqiun Buckley (171)

ESPN fights

  • Alonzo Menifield (206) vs. Oumar  Sy (206)
  • Mansur Abdul-Malik (186) vs. Cody Brundage (186)
  • Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Raoni Barcelos (136)
  • Edmen Shahbazyan (185) vs. Ander Petroski (186)
  • Rose Namajunas (126) vs. Miranda Maverick (126)
  • Kamaru Usman (171) vs. Joaqiun Buckley (171)
  • Jared Cannonier vs. Michael Venom Page has been announced for UFC 319 on 8/16 at the United Center in Chicago
  • After last night’s show in Nashville, Bellator’s 2025 welterweight tournament comes down to Thad Jean (10-0) vs. Logan Storley (18-3) and the featherweight tournament comes down to Jesus Pinedo (25-6-1) vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (23-0-1).  Key results:
    Khaybulaev b Taekyun Kim  on straight 30-27 scores
    Storley b Masayuki Kikuiri via scores of 30-27, 29-27 and 29-28
    Pinedo b Gabriel Braga via knockout at 1:16 of the first round
    Jean b Jason Jackson on scores of 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27
  • There will be a convention in Gatineau, Quebec from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow based on 80s wrestling, followed by a pro wrestling show that evening.  Among those scheduled are Sgt. Slaughter, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Brutus Beefcake, Demolition, Haku, Tito Santana, Jimmy Hart, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Brooklyn Brawler and Bushwhacker Luke Williams.
  • Eleyna Black (Cora Jade) will appear for AIW on 6/21 in Akron, OH at the Tadmor Shrine.
  • TNA has announced shows on 7/24 and 7/25 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, RI.  The 7/24 show will be a live Impact show.
  • Shotzi Blackheart will challenge Gisele Shaw for the MLP Canadian women’s title on the 7/5 show in Laval, Quebec.
  • Thea Hail will wrestle on Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling show tomorrow in Texas CityTX and the Walker Texas Lawyer Arena.
  • Trish Stratus joins Cathy Kellley in an action comedy movie called Karate Ghost.  Stratus plays a former pageant queen winner who turns into a karate mom.  The movie is currently filming in Toronto and scheduled for a 2026 release..
  • Defy announced that if you buy a ticket for tonight’s show in Seattle, you can get 75 percent off for a ticket for either Collision on the 21st or Dynamite on the 25th in Kent, WA.  Tonight’s show has Marina Shafir vs. La Vipress for the Defy women’s title, Cedric Alexander vs. Staroy Charlie, Megan Bayne vs. Nicole Matthews and Bollywod Boyz vs. Amerikan Gunz.
  • The UBS Arena is doing a two for one ticket sale for the 7/25 TNA Slammiversary PPV using the code DAD.