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WWE SUPER SHOWDOWN TOMORROW AT 1:30 P.M. EASTERN ON WWE NETWORK FROM THAT COUNTRY THAT THEY CAN’T SAY ON TELEVISION

  • Undertaker vs. Bill Goldberg
  • Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin for Universal title
  • Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler for WWE title
  • HHH vs. Randy Orton
  • Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon
  • 50 man Battle Royal
  • Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Demon Finn Balor vs. Andrade for IC title
  • Lars Sullivan vs. Lucha House Party
  • Usos vs. Revival (pre show match)

A look at Will Ospreay and the Super Juniors tournament win, a study of PPV buyers of AEW, WWE and Impact and questions regarding WWE and Saudi Arabia are among the lead stories in the new double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The lead story talks about the rise of Ospreay, the Super Juniors tournament, the debut of Jon Moxley in New Japan, then new Juice Robinson, the Super J Cup business, Dominion, plus a rundown of the last three nights of the tournament.

We also look at Ospreay’s interviews and his future goals.

We also have a look at WWE Super Showdown and the last minute story involving the women and the culture.

We’ve got full coverage of Takeover Bridgeport with the next main event, match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

We also look at Gargano’s big run.

We’ve got a story on the life of Atsushi Aoki, the All Japan booker and trainer and his career.

We’ve got a study on PPV buyers and what the real crossover between WWE and AEW and Impact and AEW among buyer actually is. 

We also go into depth on the Wade Keller interview with Jon Moxley,birth of Hulkamania, reaction from WWE, WWE looking at changing how they do entry level wrestler contracts for obvious reasons, Ric Flair releases videos, Flair has more out of the ring issues, WWE putting money into sports streaming service and partnering with former UFC owners, injury updates, name changes, why a major streaming service was stopped by WWE from non-WWE events, most-watched shows of the week on the WWE  Network, WWE market value and reports from the weekend WWE events.

We’ve got full coverage of the UFC show in Stockholm.

We’ve also got full coverage of Juicio Final, the first in what looks to be a new monthly CMLL concept.

We also run down the ratings of all the major TV shows, along with detailed demo info for the WWE shows.

We also have the results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week. 

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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: Jon Moxley and the WWE creative process

After becoming the talk of the professional wrestling world when he joined AEW at Double or Nothing, Jon Moxley took things up to another level when he appeared on Chris Jericho’s Talk is Jericho podcast last week.

While prefacing his comments with how grateful he was for his time in WWE, Moxley got years of frustration off his chest in the 90-plus minute podcast episode. The WWE creative process was his target, with Moxley saying that one of his goals in AEW is to prove that the process WWE uses sucks, is absolutely terrible, and is “killing the company.”

WON NEWSLETTER: June 3, 2019 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Double or Nothing review

A look at Double or Nothing and the debut of AEW is the lead story in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Look at how the show did on PPV, where the buys came from, and how this number compares with the other companies. Compare it with All In, look at what was both good and bad about running in Las Vegas, the problems with Starrcast and high spots of Starrcast, merch numbers, the Cody vs. Dustin match,

Look at what Jon Moxley is doing next, why he left WWE, and cover his detailed interview on Talk is Jericho about why he left WWE and his goals going forward.

Also look at WWE’s Super Showdown, including some questions that you can’t get away from asking. Also run down the show, and the issue of it being easy to say things when it’s to your benefit but another having to make decisions that back up your proclaimed beliefs.

Examine this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament and where New Japan goes next.

Read about new legislation that could greatly affect how WWE and AEW wrestlers are treated, preview Takeover Bridgeport, updated PPV cards, update on Ric Flair, update on Sasha Banks, Lineups for big shows and WWE looking at making more purchases. 

Have a look at the Hall of Fame career of Rashad Evans, from his start in winning The Ultimate Fighter, to winning the light heavyweight title, to his grudge matches with Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson, and famous bouts with the likes of Lyoto Machida and Chuck Liddell. 

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THURSDAY NEWS UPDATE

We are going to have a ton of audio up in the next few days, including a Dominion preview special show tonight and shows at least the next five nights if not six nights, with coverage of Super Showdown Friday, UFC 238 on Saturday, Dominion on Sunday and Raw on Monday.

Tons of updated news on tomorrow’s show as well as on the New Japan shows in the new Observer that just came out.

These are the odds for Super Showdown. No odds on whether the women’s match with Natalya vs. Alexa Bliss happens. WWE brought the women there and at one point were told they could have the match, but it’s gone back and forth since. 

  • Usos -163 vs. Revival +120
  • Undertaker -170 vs. Bill Goldberg +130
  • Roman Reigns -425 vs. Shane McMahon +300
  • Kofi Kingston -1350 vs. Dolph Ziggler +650
  • Seth Rollins -1050 vs. Baron Corbin +550

The latest over/under on star ratings for the show:

  • Undertaker vs. Goldberg *1/2
  • Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman **1/4
  • Finn Balor vs. Andrade ***1/2
  • Lars Sullivan vs. Lucha House Party *
  • Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon */34
  • HHH vs. Randy Orton **1/2
  • Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin **3/4
  • Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler ***1/2

Odds for highest rated match of the show

  • Balor vs. Andrade -143
  • Kingston vs. Ziggler +300
  • HHH vs. Orton +850
  • Rollins vs. Corbin +850
  • Reigns vs. McMahon +1000
  • Goldberg vs. Undertaker +2000

You can get +125 odds on Lesnar ending the show as Universal champion, and you can get +500 on Lesnar leaving as WWE champion. (thanks to WWEleaks.org)

Brock Lesnar is in Saudi Arabia.

WWE

  • Carmella will be on the Morning Show tomorrow on Ch. 7 in Australia to plug her appearance at the Oz Comic Con and the WWE tour.
  • Sporting News talks to Adam Cole on winning the NXT championship, working with Johnny Gargano, keeping The Undisputed Era together, his role as both champion and a leader for the brand, if he will be at WWE Super ShowDown on Friday and more.
  • John Cena talks if anyone in WWE is in position to take over from him. He then names his favorite wrestling match ever, and talks about his childhood.
  • A video by the WWE writing team.

UFC

  • UFC will be releasing a documentary on Forrest Griffin on YouTube tomorrow.
  • The Fighters Only World MMA Awards television show will be taped on 7/3 at the Pearl Theater at the Palms in Las Vegas.
  • Melissa Gatto vs. Julia Avila in a bantamweight fight was announced for the 7/6 show in Las Vegas.
  • John Lineker vs. Rob Font will be on the 6/22 show in Greenville, SC.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Pro Wrestling Revolver on 7/26 in West Des Moines, IA with Sami Callihan & Jake & Dave Crist & Mad Man Fulton vs. Rhino & Tommy Dreamer & Eddie Edwards & Jimmy Jacobs, Larry D vs. Ace Romero,Caleb Konley vs. Andy Dalton and Killer Kross vs. JT Dunn.
  • Andres Quintana (18-2) vs. Bruno Cannetti (8-6) for the featherweight title plus Brenda Gonzales (9-4) vs. Marilla Fanta (3-0) and Jaime Alvarez vs. Joby Sanchez headline a 6/28 Combate Americas show in Rio Rancho, NM at the Santa Ana Star Center.
  • Combate also has a show on 7/12 in Odessa, TX at the Ector County Coliseum live on Univision and DAZN with former UFC fighter Bubba McDaniel vs. Oscar Cota in a heavyweight fight.
  • MCW has its annual Shane Shamrock Cup on 7/13 in Joppa, MD featuring Nick Aldis defending the NWA title.  Marko Stunt vs. Jimmy Lloyd will be a tournament match.
  • Premiere Wrestling Experience on 7/7 in Charlotte, NC at the Grady Cole Center features Jushin Liger.
  • Santana Garrett and Amber Nova were working on Monday as models at the Orange County (FLA) Convention Center for the Premiere Orlando event.
  • ROH has shows on 8/24 at Center Stage in Atlanta and 8/25 in Nashville at the Fairgrounds.
  • Wrestling announcer Jeff Gorman is writing a novel called “Wrestling Is Real.”
  • Pro Wrestling Revolution is doing monthly shows in San Jose this summer at Viva Parks. Lady Apache is coming in to work as a trainer at their wrestling school. They have a big show on 6/22 in San Francisco with Caristico vs. Cavernario, Titan vs. Misterioso, Brittany Wonder vs. Lady Apache and more.
  • Wrestlerex on 6/13 in Pittsburgh at the Historic Rex Theater with Super Crazy & Facade vs. Bestia 666 & Sam Adonis, plus Templario vs. Soberano Jr., plus Swoggle, Bull James, Jon Bolen and more.
  • Jordynne Grace vs. Kellyanne on 6/21 in Melbourne for the WSW women’s title.
  • AAW on 6/28 at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, IL has LAX vs. Besties in the World vs. Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz for the tag titles, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Mance Warner loser leaves town and more including Sami Callihan, Jesscika Havok, Jake Something, AR Fox, Curt Stallion, Jacob Fatu, Eddie Kingston and more.
  • Joey Ryan vs. Syd Parker has been announced for World Series Wrestling on 6/22 in Melbourne. 
  • Singapore Pro Wrestling and OWE are doing a joint show on 7/25 in Singapore.
  • RevPro results from Sunday in Marylebone, London:  Kenneth Halfpenny & Shaun Jackson b Brendan White & Gabriel Kidd, Rob Lias b James Mason, Zoe Lucas b Seleziya Sparx, David Starr b Rickey Shane Page, A-Kid & Carlos Romo b Dan Magee & Kurtis Chapman, Chris Brookes b TK Cooper, Josh Bodom & Sha Samuels b Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher-DQ in a tag title match so Fletcher & Davis retained the British tag titles, Pac b Michael Oku. (thanks to Markus Gronemann)
  • Impact has a free special show on Impact+ on Saturday night from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia working with House of Hardcore.  Matches announced are Tommy Dreamer & Great Muta vs. Johnny Impact & Michael Elgin, Willie Mack vs. Rich Swann vs. Teddy Hart for the X title, Sami Callihan vs. Eddie Edwards in a street fight, Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts title, Billy Gunn vs. Joey Ryan, Moose vs. Luchasaurus and Guido Maritato vs. Clayton Gainz, plus Brian Cage appears.  
  • Bryan Alvarez vs. Marko Stunt set Black Label Pro’s all-time viewing record on Indiewrestling.tv
  • Mick Foley is selling T-shirts on Pro Wrestling Tees to raise money for the college fund for Alexa Massaro, the daughter of Ashley Massaro.  The fund raising has topped $46,000.
  • The burial of Lyle Williams, the Philadelphia area pro wrestling photographer, will be on Saturday at the Pitman Church on Pitman Road in Sewell, NJ at 9 a.m.
  • Game Changer Wrestling on 7/14 in Brooklyn at Villain is having a 25th anniversary of Homicide’s pro wrestling debut.  Nick Gage vs. Louis Ramos for the GCW title headlines.
  • Innovative Wrestling on 6/15 in Knoxville with Axton Ray & Tracer X vs. Elliott Russell & Sigmon.
  • Bellator has announced Ed Ruth vs. Kiichi Kunimoto on 7/12 in Thackerville, OK.
  • Jeff O’Farrell has a pair of second row ringside tix for NJPW G1 in Dallas that he’s looking to sell. They are for  face value only and can transfer them to anyone with a Ticketmaster acct.  Anyone interested can contact Boilers28@gmail.com

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