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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

In this issue:

  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • The debut of Collision, AEW’s ratings decline and reasons and what the return of Punk will tell us
  • The problems Collision will have from the get go
  • Why the success of Collision is so important financially to AEW
  • The reaction as far as cheering and booing for Punk outside of Chicago and what is far more important than booing or cheering
  • Oversaturation of television in the marketplace
  • Ticket sales for Collision and all AEW & WWE events this summer
  • Update on WWE negotiations
  • Value of WWE to a new station with interest
  • The situation with WBD and potentially getting WWE
  • How many homes the key stations that could carry WWE & AEW are in right now
  • Conor McGregor sexual assault charge
  • Lawyer Eric Anderson breaks down the judges ruling to continue the MLW lawsuit against WWE, WWE’s arguments on antitrust, the judges reaction and what comes next
  • B.J. Whitmer fired
  • Full details on G-1 Climax tournament, the blocks, the favorites, the key matches and some storylines to look for going in
  • Update on the Forbidden Door show and business and key things to learn from about the business results
  • UFC 289 coverage including the retirement of Amanda Nunes, why, what about the titles she retires and other storyline notes from the most recent show and business notes as well
  • Updates on WWE Money in the Bank
  • Full coverage of All Together Now, the Japanese show with New Japan, All Japan and NOAH’s top talent and how it went down
  • Coverage of Final X
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of the wrestling and MMA shows this past week, with key breakdowns, segment-by-segment, who watches, rankings in sports and entertainment for the week
  • An attempt to make a superstar with a new character later this month
  • Update on Rush in AAA and TripleMania
  • New Japan Strong goes to Japan
  • More on the longest world title reigns in wrestling history
  • Movie on wrestling star to be released in September
  • Against All Odds results and Slammiversary notes
  • New AEW hires
  • What was Brock Lesnar’s biggest-ever one night payoff?
  • Jon Jones and Tyson Fury talk business
  • XFL business notes
  • Lots of injury updates

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Tuesday Update

WWE

  • Seth Rollins was unable to appear on Pat McAfee’s podcast on Tuesday, instead being replaced by Paul Heyman. Rollins wrote on Twitter: “Oh bless you boys for having to deal with that buffoon. Got stuck in the air cause Florida is a perpetual monsoon. I owe ya’s one…. Luckily, I’m finally in Orlando and the #WHC WILL BE on the line tonight on @WWENXT!”
  • Sports Illustrated has an interview with Bron Breakker, who challenges Rollins for the World Heavyweight title on Tuesday’s NXT. “This is my biggest opportunity in sports,” he said. “Seth Rollins is outstanding. He’s proven that for over 10 years. But I just don’t think he’s ever faced anyone who is as hungry as I am right now.”
  • Kevin Owens paid tribute to AIW and its owners following Monday’s Raw in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Dakota Kai provided an update on Instagram following knee surgery: “I’m outta my brace and back wearing sweatpants with holes in the knees.”
  • Mike Johnson has notes from a recent Cyndi Laper documentary, which touches on her brief run in WWE with Wendi Richter, who is also interviewed.
  • Matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include Asuka vs. Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing match from the June 28, 2017 edition of NXT, Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Gable, Otis, and Theory from the June 20, 2022 edition of Raw, and Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella from the June 20, 2022 edition of Raw.

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