Daily Update: The Rock & Black Adam, Lacey Evans, Tribute to the Troops

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

*Vince McMahon talks about returning and we talk about the prospects of that, including from those close to him
*The Rita Chatterton story resurfaces, and we go back to look at the original story and current legal status as well as a new allegation against Vince McMahon that came up this week
*What can’t happen to WWE as long a McMahon wants back in
*What would have to take place before McMahon to return to power
*What risks are there for the company
*The Vice special on Vince McMahon and those who would and wouldn’t talk
*Mandy Rose gets fired and details of why it happened and what the original plans were regarding the women’s title
*ROH PPV coverage, Honor Club, PPV buys, ROH title change
*Sasha Banks and Japan WWE, AEW prospects, a return t WWE and more
*Notes on Wrestle Kingdom, the card,te story behind the card
*Updates on Matt Riddle
*Full coverage of UFC 282, hat happens next, business notes, what’s next for the fighters
*ROH Deadline and the debut of Iron Survivor
*Just how rapidly is cable losing homes, a list for the stations that air wrestling and MMA and what the numbers are now
*Tokyo Sports awards and story behind it
*PWG Battle of Los Angels
*The most detailed look at the ratings for all wrestling shows on national TV including how each segment did,
*Streaming numbers
*Advance ticket sales for the major WWE & AEW events
*Government works with Arena Mexico for a special event
*CMLL’s next tournament
*Konnan talks his health
*Rules in place for independent promoters and usage of El Hijo del Vikingo
*A look at a Mexico match of the year candidate
*A look at another match of the year candidate
*Finances of major wrestling conglomerate
*Future of Kota Ibushi
*Why the economics are going to be tougher for New Japan
*Coverage of the New Japan tag tournament finals
*Update on the MLW lawsuit against WWE
*Huge match in London this week
*AEW announces new television deal
*Behind the Jericho loss to Action Andretti
*What famous feud started in a similar fashion
*People who have been world champion in the U.S., Japan and Mexico
*UFC takes action regarding a suspicious fight
*World MMA Awards
*William Regal news
*WrestleMania news

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Tuesday Update

WWE

  • The Rock on Twitter announced that he and James Gunn, the new head of upcoming DC Comics movies, have connected and Black Adam “will not be in their first chapter of storytelling”. He also said that DC and his production company Seven Bucks “have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.”
  • Gunn wrote in response: “Love @TheRock & I’m always excited to see what he & Seven Bucks do next. Can’t wait to collaborate soon.”
  • In addition to Andre Chase, who appeared on Monday’s Raw, Axiom from NXT also worked this week’s Main Event tapings.
  • Tribute to the Troops, which aired on Fox Saturday, scored 612,000 viewers, with a 0.17 in the 18-49 demo.
  • The Christmas episode of Young Rock that aired on December 15 scored 1,528,000 viewers, the best audience since the season 3 premiere last month.
  • Fox News has a feature on Sol Ruca.
  • Ric Flair appeared on First Take with Stephen A. Smith.
  • Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated wrote an article on the feasibility of Vince McMahon returning to power in WWE.
  • Kevin Owens was the subject of this week’s Canvas 2 Canvas.
  • A new Cody Rhodes DVD will be released in the UK on February 20.
  • New matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include AJ Styles vs. Edge from WrestleMania 38, Big E & Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens from the December 20, 2021 episode of Raw, and Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop from the same episode of Raw.

AEW

  • This week’s AEW Road to Holiday Bash, focusing on the latest between The Elite and Death Triangle, Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida, and FTR vs. The Gunns.
  • Some wrestling stars shared their own struggles with ADHD after WWE’s Lacey Evans trended on Twitter after sharing conspiratorial videos regarding ADD and autism. Nick Comoroto wrote on Twitter: “I was diagnosed with ADHD at 6 years old and it still affects me today. A diet won’t fix it, you don’t outgrow it but its never stopped me from chasing my dreams. This is not something new and we’ve always been here. They just called us that “weird” kid.”
  • Mikey Ruckus, who produces music tracks for AEW, wrote: “I live with ADHD. Some days are good, others are not so good. How about a round table discussion. Maybe we can talk about living with ADHD, how some of us developed self coping mechanisms, and how we turned what some see as a hindrance into a tool that drives us.”
  • Athena on social media demonstrated how she made her ring jacket she wore at Final Battle.

Other Wrestling

  • Rocky Romero is a guest on this week’s The Sessions with Renee Paquette.
  • Taya Valkyrie vs. Zoey Skye has been added to MLW’s Blood & Thunder taping on January 7.
  • Joey Janela vs. Tony Deppen for the GCW Extreme title has been added to GCW’s Chicago card on January 7.
  • KUSHIDA made an appearance at NJPW’s Dojo in Los Angeles this past Sunday.