Daily Update: PWI 500, Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair, Michael Cole
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Latest News
- WWE Raw ratings hit hard by return of Monday Night Football
- Tag Team Casino Gauntlet match set for AEW Dynamite
- WWE files for new ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ trademark
- Natalya calls WWE Raw in Calgary ‘a full circle moment’
- Subscriber exclusive: Reason WWE NXT Tag Team title match was changed
- Milwaukee putting together bid for WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Latest Audio
- Wrestling Observer Live: RAW to TWO HOURS, weekend ratings crash, the moral of the story
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- WWE Bash in Berlin coverage, business, records, interest level, crossover buys with AEW and an overview of the show.
- AEW All Out
- NXT No Mercy coverage
- The life and career of Villano V, son of one of the biggest stars in history, Ray Mendoza, his sons, formation of a promotion that became one of the hottest in the world at the time, the background of Los Villanos from a movie, his run in WCW as enhancement talent, the legend of Villanos vs. Brazos and Villano V vs Blue Panther in Mexican legacy and life after wrestling.
- How Turki Alashikh is trying to change boxing on PPV, possible motives, and how AEW does on PPV is a key in analyzing this.
- Kevin Kelly and the Tate Twins sue AEW, the most detailed look at the suit itself what it means, and potential outcomes
- The life and times of Sonny King, wrestling all over the world, from early WWWF tag champion to Crockett headliner, when he was stabbed, his days as a manager, philosophy of wrestling, and more.
- The most detailed look at the ratings for all the pro wrestling shows over the past week, demos,
- segments placing and competition.
- Chris Jericho talks about returning to Mexico
- All kids of major events planned for Arena Mexico in upcoming weeks
- Celebrity knocks company that used him and praises their opposition
- Stardom Five Star Grand Prix finals
- NOAH’s N-1 finals
- Suzuki vs. Shibata in Japan
- Honoring Yoshihiro Takayama and Don Frye talks
- Three generations of superstars in one match
- Nikki Bella/Garcia news coverage
- Notes on movies and TV shows featuring current stars
- Santo retirement tour
- The Wrestling Combine
- Rich Swanna going to rehab
- TNA big show coverage
- Lots more on All In business
- Tony Khan press call
- Health updates on wrestlers
- Nigel McGuinness talks wrestling
- Mark Henry had words regarding AEW and Tony Khan
- International TV ratings
- Sting’s son training for wrestling update
- Highest merch sellers in WWE and AEW
- UFC record gate coming
- Fighter sues manager for embezzling $2 million
- WWE television changes
- More Janel Grant court issues
- Firing of Odyssey Jones
- Vince McMahon documentary
- Lawsuit against WWE and Cody Rhodes
- More people leaving WWE after decades with the company
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue
Tuesday Update
WWE
- WWE has uploaded the full four-way Intercontinental title number one contender’s match from Monday’s Raw.
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated released their annual top 500 list on Tuesday, with Cody Rhodes headlining this year’s list. WWE congratulated Rhodes on Twitter.
- Rhodes responded: “QB #1.”
- Punk responded to the news of him and Drew McIntyre facing off in a Hell in a Cell match on Instagram.
- The Street Profits vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team titles will kick off Tuesday’s NXT.
- Both Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair expressed interest in defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles on NXT. Shawn Micheals on X replied: “I hear you ladies loud and clear and love the sound of that. Door’s always open, just say when.”
- Cargill replied: “Chicago?,” referencing NXT’s premiere on the CW on October 1. Shawn Micheals replied: Then ladies, “I’ll see you in Chicago.”
- NXT Anonymous posted a video of Tony D’Angelo paying someone off to take care of Oba Femi.
- While talking about the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers called Michael Cole a ‘legend’ on the Pat McAfee show.
- WWE stars share their songs of the summer.
- WWE Vault added the Hell in a Cell match between Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns from Hell in a Cell 2015.
AEW/Other Wrestling
- This week’s Sammy Guevara vlog.
- CMLL is holding a meet and greet with Mistico and Chris Jericho this Thursday. It will be limited to 50 people.
- In an interview with NJPW’s website, DOUKI continued to express interest in a future title vs. title match with Mistico: “We-ell, maybe the Japanese fans might not realise this, but Mistico tends to challenge people to mask versus mask and title matches in every venue he’s in (laughs). It got a good reaction, so I don’t know whether he was serious or just saying it for the pop. But if he’s serious I want to do it. If we did it in Mexico, it would be ten times the heat in Sendai. The crowd would be 1000% for him so that would be a lot of fun.”
- William Regal reflected on the death of Kuniaki Kobayashi on X: “A brilliant wrestler who wasn’t heralded enough for his exceptional skills and being a huge part of the early ‘80’s Jr Heavyweight division in @njpwglobal. My deepest condolences to his friends and family. I think every tour I did for NJPW I did in the 90’s he was on. Rest well.”
- This week’s edition of TNA Xplosion.
- Alex Zayne has been announced for MLP Forged in Excellence on October 19.
- Sawyer Wreck vs. Maki Itoh vs. Brooke Havok vs. Dark Sheik has been added to GCW’s September 15 event in Rochester, New York.