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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The new issue of the Wrestling Observer:
- The latest on WrestleMania and AEW Dynasty, card changes, injuries tickets sold, and ticket interest.
- NCAA wrestling tournament rundown, the biggest upset in modern tournament history, Dan Gable talks Gable Steveson, Hodge Trophy, and records set
- Firings at TNA and what is behind them
- CMLL El Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
- The life and times of George Foreman
- The amazing life of Bill Mercer and the glory days of World Class Championship Wrestling
- Cain Velasquez sentencing
- The most detailed look at the TV ratings from the past week, including competition, demographics and quarters
- Universal champion of champions tournament
- CMLL vs. MLW at Arena Mexico
- The new La Parka
- AAA Rey de Reyes notes
- Chris Bey benefit show
- Another wrestling TV special
- Death of historian Dave Cameron
- Death of Julio Estrada
- Hall of Fame in North Carolina?
- El Hijo del Santo sad retirement notes
- New book coming out on 90s wrestling
- More on Saraya leaving AEW
- Ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
- International TV ratings and streaming numbers
- Conor McGregor wants to run for President of Ireland
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Tuesday Update
WWE
- CM Punk dedicated‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ by Queen to AJ Lee following his dark match on Raw.
- Triple H told BBC Newsbeat that Netflix doesn’t have a say in WWE’s storylines: “We create the superstars, we create the storylines. We do all of that and the world watches…as far as the content of the shows… someone doesn’t tell the NFL how football’s played. They distribute our product.”
- The New York Times has a story accusing Pat McAfee, among others, of amplifying a false rumor that ‘destroyed’ a teenager’s life.
- Drew McIntyre has been wearing an eyepatch since Damain Priest’s attack on SmackDown.
- Up now on WWE Vault is a compilation of WrestleMania pre-show matches, Big Show vs. John Cena from WrestleMania XX, UK Rampage 1992 from Coliseum Home Video, and Paige & AJ Lee vs. The Bella Twins from WrestleMania 31.
- WWE’s main YouTube channel has a Rhea Ripley WrestleMania matches marathon and the final minute from the last 20 WrestleManias.
- WWE ID has posted additional information for their upcoming Men’s and Women’s Championship tournaments.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Mariah May and Harley Cameron’s latest vlog.
- Kyle Fletcher does the weather report for central Illinois and the surrounding area.
- Brett Lauderdale took to social media to praise Cole Radrick, who suffered a torn ACL recently that put him out of action: “Cole Radrick is a heart and soul of GCW guy. His passion is 2nd to none and he eats sleeps breathes and bleeds GCW. This timing sucks but thats the rasslin biz & life for ya. I have no doubt he will work hard to get back asap & i look forward to that day.”
- The GoFundMe for Radrick can be found here.
- Post Wrestling has more details on the death of independent wrestler Graham Moor, who passed away on March 21 during a Xtreme Valley Wrestling event.
- Jonathan Gresham is opening up Octopus University, where wrestlers can train with the former ROH Champion. Classes start in May.
- Josh Alexander has filed a trademark for the term ‘Canadian Strong Style’.