Daily Update: Tony Khan, Mercedes Mone, Mr. Stone
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- February 12, 2024 Observer Newsletter: More on Vince McMahon allegations, WrestleMania 40 main event
The new issue of the Observer up on the site is filled with tons of detailed news stories, between more on the Vince McMahon situation, WrestleMania 40 and the press conference, the new streaming services and changes in the sports media ecosystem, Rossy Ogawa and Scott D’Amore being fired as heads of Stardom and TNA, Steve McMichael makes the NFL Hall of Fame, and a study of AEW PPV buys.
- How Vince McMahon was let go
- The federal investigation of McMahon
- What they were looking for and confiscated and how it ties in with other news
- Who else has been talked with
- Lots more on the Ashley Massaro situation
- Why Ari Emanuel needs to answer a lot of questions
- WrestleMania 40 blurring the lines
- A look at the press conference and reaction to Rock
- Update on Elimination Chamber
- A look at the new sports streaming service that many networks are partnering in
- The firing of Rossy Ogawa with a look into the background of what happened
- Comments from both Taro Okada and Ogawa with both sides
- Different booking decisions overruled
- How AEW & WWE fit into the story
- Firing of Scott D’Amore, the background of it, the talent meeting, how successful the last PPV show really was
- Full coverage of NXT Stand & Deliver
- A study of AEW PPV buyers and what it reveals
- Steve McMichael makes NFL Hall of Fame as one of his last wishes and a look back at his run, plus other wrestlers in the NFL Hall of Fame
- The most detailed look at the ratings of all the wrestling TV shows, demo breakdowns, comparisons with last year, segment numbers and what can be learned from it
- Huge feud appears to be brewing with AEW internationally
- Gran Alternativa final draws back at Arena Mexico
- AAA Rey de Reyes notes
- Stardom anniversary show notes
- Lots of injury updates
- Toby Keith and his connection with wrestling that you probably do know and may not know
- 40th anniversary of the death of El Santo and David Von Erich
- Bret Hart talks problems with today’s wrestling
- One of the best promos of the year by Amira
- Lots more on Revolution
- Largest crowds ever in Greensboro
- Wembley Stadium update
- Attendance updates for upcoming WWE, AEW and UFC shows
- Lots of injury updates
- Gina Carano sues Disney
- More WrestleMania updates
- International TV ratings and streaming numbers
- TV reviews and show notes
- Two personalities in Super Bowl commercials Sunday
This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter
Tuesday Update
WWE
- The full segment from Raw on Monday featuring Cody Rhodes calling out The Rock is now up on YouTube.
- The company announced that they will be expanding their partnership with the ‘Love Has No Labels’ campaign. A commercial can be seen here.
- Mr. Stone talked to Sports Illustrated ahead of him teaming with Von Wagner on Tuesday’s NXT. “I’m coming into this match with all my heart,” he said. “My wife and I didn’t show our twins the match against Bron Breakker when I got slaughtered, so this is the first time [Stone’s kids] can actually see me wrestle. It’s the first time a lot of WWE fans will see me wrestle, too.”
- NXT on X showed Von Wagner & Mr. Stone walking into the Performance Center with Mr. Stone’s children.
- Drew McIntyre on X: “Buy my shirt to help me pay these unjust fines.”
- WWE added the full Elimination Chamber match from No Way Out 2008 to their YouTube channel.
- Canvas 2 Canvas featuring IYO SKY.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- In response to ratings success over the weekend with Collision and Rampage, Tony Khan on X wrote: “I was wondering all weekend, where are the Fast Nationals? Now we know.”
- Britt Baker was at the Madame Web premiere.
- Slam Wrestling talked to Brandon Cutler on the recent pivot to The Dark Order’s new series Being The Dark Order.
- Crunchyroll announced that Mercedes Mone will be among the celebrities at the 2024 Anime Awards.
- The Iron Claw is now available on Amazon and Apple TV. It is eventually set to stream on Max, though no release date has been announced.
- A24 has a Kevin Von Erich action figure for sale.
- Pro Wrestling NOAH on X: “The number 1 ranked piece of merchandise on NOAH’s shop site is… Ryohei Oiwa’s first t-shirt!”