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WON NEWSLETTER: June 7, 2021 Observer Newsletter: AEW Double or Nothing review, more WWE cuts

Double or Nothing is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer. Match-by-match coverage, star ratings, poll results, surprising PPV numbers and reasons why it happened, the atmosphere, what did and didn’t work and the signing of Mark Henry and the situation with Lio Rush.

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WWE front office hires, their background, the shift in company strategy an how they fit in, as well as the reasons for the controversy regarding Jamie Horowitz and what happened when he was at FOX.

WWE cutting of Braun Strowman, Lana, Ruby Riott, Aleister Black, Murphy and Santana Garrett, reasons all were let go as well as the future prospects for all of them individually.

WWE schedule going forward, with the shows through September, the exclusive first word on plans for NXT going on the road, and a SummerSlam update.

New Japan/WWE talks, the history of Vince McMahon and booking of WWF talent in Japan when working with the Japanese, next Takeover show, more firings, U.K. and Canadian ratings, next week’s TV show and most-watched WWE videos.

A major feature on the life of 60s and 70s star Tony Marino, from his bodybuilding days to his start in wrestling, his international tours, the Battman gimmick from the Batman TV show, his biggest career shows, being part of setting the all-time indoor pro wrestling gate record for North America in 1970 and more.

More detail on ratings than any other source, how every segment on NXT and AEW did with different age groups and more, all other wrestling shows of the past week, how many different viewers the shows had which is very different from the television number, breakdown of who watches the shows, how they watch, DVR numbers and how long the average fan watches.

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TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE

  • An angle aired prior to tonight’s NXT on social media where security broke up a brawl between The Way (Johnny Gargano and Austin Theory) and Pete Dunne & Oney Lorcan.
  • Kyle O’Reilly did media rounds today with the likes of TVInsider and DAZN. TVInsider asked O’Reilly about transitioning into a singles wrestler. “It has certainly been challenging,” he said. “I’ve had singles experience, but this is new for me coming to WWE and NXT. Those singles matches were few and far between. It has definitely put me into the deep end. I’ve grown and evolved because we all have those dreams of becoming a singles champion in WWE. I love tag team wrestling, and I think I’m a good tag team wrestler. But this is something new.”
  • Ember Moon, Pete Dunne, Adam Cole, MSK, LA Knight, and Ted DiBiase have been announced for tomorrow’s The Bump.
  • HeelByNature is reporting that WWE has abandoned the trademark for The Collective, filing for an “express abandonment” on June 4. The name is used for Game Changer Wrestling events held during WrestleMania weekend.
  • NXT UK stars Kay Lee Ray, Noam Dar, Oliver Carter, and Rampage Brown met with Mr Cenz, a graffiti artist.
  • Dwayne Johnson has released a short clip introducing the cast for the upcoming DC Super Pets movie, where he will be voicing Krypto.
  • Tommaso Ciampa vs. Timothy Thatcher from NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020, John Cena vs. The Nexus in a 6-on-1 handicap match from the July 12, 2010 edition of Raw, and Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae from NXT TakeOver 31 are the free matches added to WWE’s YouTube channel today.
  • Liv Morgan turns 27 years old today.

Other Wrestling

  • Shingo Takagi in a press conference following NJPW Dominion spoke about becoming the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: “Okada had the record for most defences of the previous IWGP Heavyweight title. He represented that belt, but I feel now it’s with me, the prestige of this title has been elevated a bit, if I do say so myself. Tanahashi, Okada, they’re definitely factors, but what drives me most is beating out the people of my generation. Ibushi, Naito, they’re the guys that make me the most competitive. Ibushi and I debuted at the same time, Naito and I have that past in the Hamaguchi Gym. I have my reasons for coming to New Japan in the first place, but getting to throw down with Ibushi, that was definitely one aspect. Having a proper place for us to square off. We didn’t start out as New Japan guys, but a few years ago it hit me that the guy I want to fight the most is in NJPW, and if I want that to happen then I have to be in NJPW too. Then October 2018 I arrived, and two years, what, eight months later… I wouldn’t call that a rapid ascent. I’m 39 this year, I can’t afford to take things slow.”
  • Will Ospreay replied to Takagi’s title win on Twitter: “Facts. You & the rest of the roster got slapped about when I was at 50%. Imagine me at 100%. Enjoy the Interim Championship.”
  • The former Aleister Black, Tommy End, is a guest on Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette.
  • Angel o Demonio, who is best known for nearly killing Cuervo de Puerto Rico after striking him with a brick in 2018, passed away from COVID-19 on Saturday.
  • Jacob Fatu has surpassed 700 days as MLW World Champion, defeating Tom Lawlor back on July 6, 2019.
  • Mikey Nicholls told Andrew Thompson of Post Wrestling that he is still with New Japan Pro Wrestling, but hasn’t been able to attend shows due to COVID-19: “I’m still in contact with them but because we’ve got…I don’t know the travel thing, and then there’s quarantining there and here and then I don’t know if I need the shots and stuff like that so, I’m all booked in to get at least my first vaccine shot so I’m trying to get all on top of all that so that when it becomes easier, there’s no hold up and no hassle to just jump right back into it.”
  • CWF Atlanta announced that they will shoot episodes of the UWN PeachTree TV at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Users of B/R Live have received word that the service is moving to Bleacher Report’s website and will no longer have access to their B/R Live account starting on June 30.
  • Gangrel posted Facebook that he is no longer involved with his Wrestling Asylum.
  • Inside Edition has a story on Juana Barraza, a wrestler who was later identified as a serial killer known as “Little Old Lady Killer”.
  • Here is the latest episode of Sammy Guevara’s vlog.

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