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WON NEWSLETTER: July 5, 2021 Observer Newsletter: More WWE cuts, Del Wilkes passes away

A look back at all the WWE cuts of the last week, person by person, with the background, what the direction the company is going. We look at where different people would be best served working at next, highlights of their WWE careers, and a lot more about the cuts.

Also in this issue:

A feature on Del Wilkes, known as The Trooper and The Patriot, his drug issues, his multiple arrests, his entire career, his noteworthy college football career, his biggest matches, how he broke in, and days in AWA, Global, All Japan, WCW and WWF, the origin of the idea of The Patriot that few know about, kicking his drug problem, what others have said about it, and his life after wrestling.

A talent move that will be very interesting to watch and long-term repercussions of this move, Great American Bash news, Money in the Bank news, ticket sales for all WWE shows and Breakout Star tournament news

AAA’s biggest show of the year, with a look at the TripleMania lineup, Verano de Escandalo as well, restrictions and angles leading up to the big matches.

This past week’s UFC show with Cyril Gane and Alexander Volkov, the next heavyweight title match, why Gane vs. Derrick Lewis is happening, why it’s a bad idea, plus match-by-match coverage.

All Japan crowning a new Triple Crown champion after Suwama vacated the title due to COVID and the three-way with Jason Lee, Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoagi, the complete All Japan Ota Ward show.

More detail on the ratings than any other source, we have how every segment on NXT and AEW did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week, how many different viewers the shows had, DVR numbers and how long the average fan watches.

Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight talking about the weekend news, Smackdown, Stardom and the week coming up. You can send questions to the show to mailbag@wrestlingobserver.com

Stardom’s PPV results from Yokohama Budokan Hall:

  • Fukigen Death & Konami won over Saki Kashima & Rina, Miaka & Lady C and Hanan & Hina
  • Momo Watanabe & AZM b Starlight Kid & Ruaka
  • Mina Shirakawa b Unagi Sayaka in the finals of the Future of Stardom title tournament
  • Giulia & Syuri won over Mayu Iwatani & Koguma to keep the tag titles
  • Tam Nakano b Saya Kamitani to keep the Wonder of Stardom title
  • Utami Hayashishita b Natsuko Tora to keep the World of Stardom title
  • The main event ended when Tora injured her leg with a running diving foot stomp off the apron onto a table.  Tora was unable to continue and the match ended

Grappl has just listed its top ten matches of the first six months of the year based on 132,000 match ratings. They are:

  • Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay 5/4
  • Utami Hayashishita vs. Syuri 6/12
  • Jeff Cobb vs. Shingo Takagi 1/5
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shingo Takagi 1/30
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay 1/4 
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay 3/14
  • Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White 1/5
  • Aussie Open vs. Velocities 5/8 Australia
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay 3/21
  • Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa 3/17

With no major shows there was only one thing that cracked the Google top 20 all week. UFC 264 was sixth yesterday at 100,000. That’s amazing because it was that high seven days before the show. That’s unheard of for a UFC show and likely indicates the show will be gigantic.

Fast 9, which features John Cena, was the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend. It is estimated to do $24 million this weekend.

A.J. McKee talked to Showtime Sports ahead of his Bellator Featheriweight title match on 7/31 against champion Patricio Pitbull Freire. The match is also for the Featherweight Grand Prix title and $1 million dollars.

A big spot people have been talking about from yesterday’s Verano de Escandalo show with El Hijo del Vikingo do a springboard, hang onto the ceiling of the arena and dropped down into a hurricanrana.

Another thing getting a lot of rave reviews was the DDT show and in particular Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuji Hino.

The Stardom Five Star Grand Prix starts 7/31 at Yokohama Budokan and ends 9/25 at the Ota Ward Gym in Tokyo.

The Red block:

  • Giulia
  • Mayu Iwatani
  • Natsuko Tora (may have to change as she was badly injured today)
  • Saki Kashima
  • Starlight Kid
  • Himeka
  • Natsupoi
  • Koguma
  • Mina Shirakawa

Blue block:

  • Utami Hayashishita
  • Syuri
  • Tam Nakano
  • Saya Kamitani
  • Maika
  • AZM
  • Konami
  • Ruaka
  • Unagi Sayaka
  • ?

The key is that Hayashishita vs. Syuri’s rematch of the best women’s match of the year and maybe in several years or even decades will be during the tournament.

Northeast Wrestling announced its 25th anniversary show on 8/14 in Poughkeepsie at the Mid Hudson Civic Center with Eddie Kingston, Private Party, Matt Hardy, Tay Conti and Darby Allin.

WWE

  • Dwayne Johnson is in his last week of production of the movie “Black Adam.”  It’s scheduled for a July 2022 release.
  • There is no firm date on when the Lex Luger documentary, which was supposed to come out today, will be airing.  It had been advertised all week but it was another left hand knows one thing and right hand decides differently.
  • The WWE has announced NWO week for the 25th anniversary of Hulk Hogan joining Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, which would be on Wednesday. Peacock will be celebrating this with a Best of NWO show on Tuesday, Sean Waltman on The Bump on Wednesday and Kevin Nash on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions on Sunday.
  • Announced for Tuesday’s NXT is Hit Row Championship Celebration of Isaiah Scott’s title win and a face-to-face with Johnny Gargano and Karrion Kross.

UFC

  • Louis Smolka said the reason he pulled out of this coming Saturday’s fight with Sean O’Malley was due to an infection and said when he’s healthy he would like to face O’Malley.

AEW

  • The Charlotte show is at 4,400 tickets sold which is both well above WWE’s show in the same market in a better arena but also way up from the first appearance. But this Wednesday’s show in Miami is at 3,200.  The first time in the market they did 3,900 so they will likely fall a little short. As noted, the first post-pandemic era show to actually sell out if the 7/14 AEW show in Cedar Park, TX, although WWE’s Money in the Bank on 7/18 in Fort Worth will sell out with twice as many tickets.
  • Jake Hager is trying to get the 10/23 fight with Fedor Emelianenko in Russia.  The odds are that he won’t but he is pushing for it.

OTHER NOTES

  • Congratulations to longtime reader Steve Stone and wife Sara who gave birth to a baby girl Delaney Stone on Friday.
  • August Grey, after being released by WWE, will go back to his original name Anthony Greene.
  • Defy Wrestling announced a return to action with shows on 8/27 and 8/28.Ticket release info will be announced soon.
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling Resurgence on 8/29 in Harrisburg, PA with Rikishi, Samu and Gangrel. The show will be at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center.
  • Dean Muhtadi, the former Mojo Rawley, has landed a role in the action movie “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins” starring Henry Goldberg that will be released on 7/23.

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