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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Among the topics covered:

  • Complete rundown of Full Gear, including addressing perception issues, why the crowd was difficult, business notes on attendance and PPV, timing, the Worlds End show and what it looks like, the head-to-head battle on 12/28 in Orlando and the Continental Classic.
  • A detailed look at the Conor McGregor sexual assault lawsuit, testimony, keys to the verdict, reactions from McGregor, Dee Devlin, Nikita Hand and others. We also look at the aftermath with companies breaking ties with McGregor, supermarkets and shops no longer carrying his products and the UFC lack of reaction, and how that compares with boxing history with top draws.
  • The business of Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul and explaining the numbers
  • Linda McMahon nominated by Trump as Secretary of Education and media coverage
  • Survivor Series coverage
  • The Ricky Starks GCW controversy, what happened, why it happened and how it could and should have been avoided
  • UFC 309 coverage with business notes, what’s next for the fighters, Jon Jones’ future and more
  • A look at the life and career of Mighty Inoue, who passed away this week, a Japanese wrestler from the 60s to 90s and later a referee, including the brief period when he was the top star in the IWE and his legendary bouts in Japan against all-time greats.
  • Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame balloting notes
  • The life of Colosso Colosetti, who was a star for three decades in Mexico and held several titles in the U.S. as well. We look at his biggest matches, and there were a ton of them.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings from the past two weeks
  • Advanced ticket sales for upcoming WWE, AEW and New Japan shows in the U.S. We also look at a key thing regarding ticket advances and sales in the U.S.
  • Former ROH star wins major world title in fantastic match in Mexico
  • Notes on an upcoming international event at Arena Mexico
  • Mistico talks his match with Chris Jericho
  • AAA’s biggest feud for 2025
  • Coverage of all the Japanese tournaments going on in Stardom, Dragon Gate, All Japan and New Japan
  • Kenny Omega’s return and New Japan/AEW Wrestle Dynasty update
  • Historic X-Over show notes
  • Former WWE talent openly talks about going for a gold medal in the 2028 Olympics
  • The second oldest male wrestler ever in a match took place over the weekend featuring one of the most famous wrestlers ever in his country
  • WWE star makes surprise appearance at an international show
  • Bloodsport notes
  • A look at AEW’s upcoming schedule
  • AEW moves the Brisbane show
  • International TV ratings and streaming numbers
  • Bellator fighters talking publicly about not getting fights
  • Lots of notes on the death of fighter Trokon Dousuah after a fight in Alberta and the backstory of all that happened
  • Value of WWE & UFC skyrockets
  • Lots on the Netflix debut and Saturday Night’s Main Event
  • Dwayne Johnson box office notes
  • Royal Rumble tickets
  • WWE changing how it handles comp tickets
  • How Comcast internal changes will affect WWE
  • Crown Jewel and Bound for Glory PPV updates
  • Lots on new WWE signees

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Wednesday Update

WWE

  • During WWE and Netflix’s media event at Netflix headquarters yesterday, Paul “Triple H” Levesque discussed how WWE can keep things fresh by giving talent some time off television. Levesque pointed to Drew McIntyre – who returned on Raw this Monday after not appearing since Bad Blood – as an example of that:
    • As we create more and more stars, it sort of creates this opportunity for stars to be able to come in and out, because you’re not reliant on the same people every week to get you to where you need to get to, right?
    • [McIntyre] was dying to come back. He wasn’t hurt, he wasn’t injured. ‘Let’s just give you a little breather here for a second.’ And whether that’s spending some time at home enjoying your family, whatever that is, or whether that’s, ‘Hey, I have this other project I want to work on. I have this project that Netflix has come up with, I’m going to work on that.’ Whatever. Us having that ability to morph and shift things around and keep things fresh, I think is a tremendous opportunity for us. So, I’d look for more of that too.
  • Levesque said musician Jelly Roll has expressed interest in doing a WWE match:
    • I just saw Jelly Roll the other day and he’s still raving about wrestling. Every time I see him he says the same thing, ‘I got another 100 pounds [of weight loss] to go, baby, and I’m doing a match with you guys.’
  • John Cena is set to star in the Netflix movie “Little Brother” alongside comedian Eric Andre.
  • After Layla said she would be open to a WWE return and wants to have a LayCool reunion, Michelle McCool also expressed support for the idea.
  • Kofi Kingston spent the day at Gillette Stadium on Sunday for the New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts game.

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