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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

  • Match and performer of the week
  • 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, rules, everyone eligible, thoughts on this year’s election and the strongest candidates.What candidates on this year’s ballot did the best in last year’s ballot
  • TripleMania, the story behind the show, business of the show, , news notes, poll results and star ratings
  • WWE PPV changes, Crown Jewel notes and updates on upcoming PPV shows
  • Dana White starting new promotion with Lorenzo Fertitta and two new combat ideas he’s working on
  • The life of Humberto Garza, the grandfather of two WWE stars and father of Hector Garza. Garza, who passed away this past week, was a very significant star in Mexico and a look at his career
  • Full coverage of Saturday’s UFC show,and the ramifications of the show.
  • A look at the career of Jose Rivera, one of the key building blocks of the Puerto Rico wrestling boom, including a look back at the growth of WWC and its biggest feud ever
  • Ratings for every show including how every segment did and details of AEW vs. NXT head-to-head on Tuesday
  • First all-women’s show in the history of a major promotion
  • First women’s main event on a Middle Eastern show
  • CMLL star gives unique reason why he’s been gone for so long
  • The business of TripleMania
  • More details on a wrestling show coming to Disney +
  • Two starts of the same promotion were on the national team in the same competition
  • The top matches from Royal Quest
  • Update on the New Japan TV title tournament
  • More details on the arrest of Shocker
  • Who are the wrestlers who generate the most money on Cameo
  • Jim Lyman tournament news
  • Two stars going after fourth NCAA title
  • WWE & Impact PPV Numbers from last week
  • Adam Page update
  • Update on ramifications of the brawl after All Out and where things stand regarding who stays and who goes
  • More details on Chris Jericho’s contract
  • Tony Khan, Dana White and Vince McMahon all scheduling major events on the same day
  • More on AEW new reality show
  • More on AEW in Toronto
  • AEW star announcing on the Mayweather show
  • Upcoming ticket sales to AEW & WWE events
  • DAZN back in the MMA business
  • Dwayne Johnson and possible WWE sale
  • UFC owners talk possible WWE sale
  • Notes on Bray Wyatt return
  • International TV ratings
  • DVR viewership numbers for all shows so far this year
  • Royal Rumble update
  • Lots of injury updates
  • The real story on why Billy Gunn wasn’t at the DX Reunion on Raw
  • Streaming numbers for AEW & WWE

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Tuesday News Update 

WWE

  • Stephanie McMahon and Triple H recently celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary, with Stephanie writing on Twitter: “19 years with the man of my dreams @tripleh!! Happy Anniversary! I Love You!”
  • Following her return on Raw, Nikki Cross on Twitter wrote: “It’s my Galaxy now”.
  • Matches taped for this week’s Main Event include Dana Brooke vs. Kianna James and Von Wagner vs. Cedric Alexander.
  • Liv Morgan will appear on this Wednesday’s episode of Chucky.
  • PWInsider reported that the Elimination Chamber in 2023 will not be held in Saudi Arabia, and instead will be held in Montreal, Canada. The Saudi Arabia event following Crown Jewel will instead be held in the spring of 2023.
  • The company has filed a trademark for the term “Scrypts”.
  • JBL spoke to Metro about his relationship with Eddie Guerrero.
  • PWInsider also noted that the next Campus Rush tour dates will be 11/8 at Boise State University and 11/9 at the University of Arkansas.
  • Mr. Stone on Twitter announced the passing of his mother.
  • The company announced their Q3 2022 earnings report for November 2 at 5 pm ET.
  • Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include RK-Bro vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode from the October 25, 2021 episode of Raw, Carmelo Hayes vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Santos Escobar vs. Grayson Waller from NXT Stand and Deliver 2022, and John Cena & Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, and Kane from the July 14, 2014 episode of Raw.

AEW/ROH

Other Wrestling

  • A trailer for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special, featuring Dave Bautista.
  • NOAH has formally announced their Budokan Hall New Year’s Day event for January 1.
  • The October 18 edition of Tales from the Territories on Vice, which focused on the AWA, scored 73,000 viewers.
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Allie Katch has been added to GCW’s Hit ‘Em Up event for October 29 in Los Angeles.
  • Slam Wrestling has an article interviewing NWA’s Thrillbilly Silas Mason.
  • Dak Draper spoke to WrestleZone ahead of NWA Hard Times 3.
  • CJ Perry, formerly Lana, spoke to Yahoo about growing up in Latvia.