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– Garrett Gonzales and I just finished a show earlier today talking Sid Vicious, All In, AEW business and what actually draws business.

– Bryan and I will be back tomorrow night covering Bash in Berlin and the rest of the weekend news.

– Somehow I got an issue out in less than two days and have no idea how and don’t ever want to try to do this again. But thanks everyone for the comments on the Sid Vicious story. New issue includes:

  • A look at the wrestling career of Sid Eudy, his death, his career highlights, the injury that basically ended his career, other major inopportune injuries, his going from place to place and more.
  • When he first started which is earlier than most have noted.
  • The Lord Humongous gimmick
  • The Skyscrapers and why it ended
  • The Four Horsemen period
  • His first PPV main event
  • A number of stories related to Brian Pillman including the squeegee story
  • His leaving WCW for WWF and his first WrestleMania main event and how that finish didn’t happen as planned
  • The failed drug test before WrestleMania
  • The Hoosier Dome match
  • Quitting WWF
  • Return to WCW and the plan for him to win the world title and how it fell through
  • Situation with Arn Anderson
  • How he ended up getting his WWF title run in 1996-97
  • The injury that ended his WWF career
  • The ridiculous win streak gimmick in WCW
  • All In coverage from London
  • The update on contract negotiations
  • Why the MAX deal didn’t happen last year
  • The upcoming stadium shows
  • Business notes on how All In did
  • All Out update
  • Notes on new contracts
  • Future of Bryan Danielson
  • WWE weekend preview
  • RevPro anniversary show
  • Look at the ratings over the past two weeks
  • International TV ratings
  • The longest match ever held at Arena Mexico
  • Japanese tournament updates
  • Oldest male wrestler ever to participate in a major match
  • Deaths of Villano V and Fritz Von Goering
  • Tony Khan talks creative process
  • Bryan Danielson talks his discussion with Vince McMahon about doing G1
  • MMA star Benji Radach passes away
  • Mark Shapiro talks new WWE ideas
  • Netflix doc notes
  • Shapiro talks Netflix deal

– Bill Simmons has confirmed to us that the Vince McMahon docuseries on Netflix will drop all six episodes together on 9/25, and not weekly.

– Dana White did an Instagram chat on Wednesday and said that there is news coming up on future matches with Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.

– The New York Post has more details on the Artem Chigvintsev arrest story. (thanks to Kevin Witt)

– SmackDown tonight was taped earlier today in Berlin, Germany:

  • LA Knight vs. Ludwig Kaiser for the U.S. title (this was the open challenge)
  • Angel & Humberto vs. Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews
  • Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Nia Jax vs. Michin in a street fight for the WWE women’s title

– Rampage tonight on TNT at 10 pm.

  • Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. Mike Bennett & Matt Taven vs. Private Party
  • Mina Shirakawa vs. Missa Kate
  • Nyla Rose vs. Aminah Belmont
  • Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Outrunners
  • Konoske Takeshita vs. Komander vs. Lio Rush vs. Beast Mortos

I was told the four-way match went 14:00 in the building and was outstanding.

– We’ll be doing weekend polls on both WWE Bash in Berlin tomorrow and NXT show Sunday, thumbs up, down or middle along with a best and worst match for each show to dave@wrestlingobserver.com

– There was an error at Nielsen yesterday in that they were under the impression that Dynamite was two hours and nine minutes when it was actually two hours and five minutes. It changes the numbers minorly, to 697,000 viewers and 0.23. In actuality, the finish of the Bryan Danielson interview, which did an 0.25, was the high point of the show, not one of the lower points. Dynamite was No. 1 for the night on cable even with the lower number.

– CMLL’s main event tonight at Arena Mexico has a Cibernetico with the first week of Copa Independencia with Mascara Dorada, Templario, Neon, Star Black, Stuka Jr., Akuma, Difunto and Villano III Jr. Also Mistico & Volador Jr & Esfinge face Averno & Yota Tsuji & Euforia.

– Next Friday’s Copa Independencia match has Dark Panther, Dulce Gardenia, Star Jr., Zandokan Jr. Averno, Crixus, El Hijo de Villano III and Titan. The winner of this match faces the winner of tonight’s match in a singles match at the Anniversary show on 9/13.

– The 9/27 Arena Mexico show has the fans voting for the card. There will be seven title matches, Atlantis Jr. defending the Historic light heavyweight title, Templario defending the CMLL middleweight title, Futuro defending the Mexican national lightweight title, Reyna Isis defending the Mexican national women’s title, Magnus & Rugido defending the Mexican national tag team titles Mascara Dorada & Neon & Star Jr. defending the CMLL trios titles and Ultimo Dragoncito defends the pequeno stars title. Fans will then vote for all the challengers

– A husband and wife battle headlines tomorrow’s Memphis Wrestling show with Jonathan Gresham & Jordynne Grace vs Austin & Nikki Lane.

– Miyu Yamashita has been added to the Maple Leaf Wrestling debut on 10/19 and 10/20 in Windsor, ONT.

– A new USA Network show called Scare Tactics that will debut on 10/4 right after SmackDown will have Cody Rhodes and The New Day on episodes. The show is about pranksters setting up friends in reality, horror and comedy antics with hidden cameras and such. The show will also air on Bravo, E! and Syfy.

– New Japan’s Capital Collision show is going on right now with a loaded lineup that includes Mercedes Mone vs. Momo Watanabe for the women’s Strong title, Gabe Kidd vs. Lio Rush for the men’s Strong title, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Titan, Tetsuya Naito vs. TJP, and Shane Haste & Mickey Nichols vs Hechicero & Virus for the Strong tag titles.

– TNA Emergence from Louisville also takes place tonight with Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin, The Hardys & Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. Moose & Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers & Johnny Dango Curtis, PCO vs. Matt Cardona’s mystery monster, Jordynne Grace & Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Alisha Edwrdsa & Masha Slamovich & Ash by Elegance, Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Riley Osborne vs. Jason Hotch vs. Alex Hammerstone vs. Laredo Kid in an Ultimate X match, and Nic Nemeth vs. Josh Alexander for the TNA title in a 60-minute Iron Man match.

– No UFC show this weekend. They return on 9/7.

– Defy champion Marina Shafir debuts for Progress on 9/22 at the Electric Ballroom in London.

– Masked Republic has a 9/7 show in Edinburg, TX at the Bert Ogden Arena with LA Park & LA Park Jr. & El Hijo de LA Park facing Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan Jr. & El Hijo del Pirata Morgan, Tinieblas Jr. vs. DMT Azul, plus Mascarita Dorada, Juventud Guerrera, Lince Dorado, Keyra, Sussy Love, Oni Bendito, Demus, Torito Negro, Ultimo Maldito, Arkangel Divino and more.

– Ricky Morton & Kid Kash vs. Hunter Wolfe & Mega Destroyer headlines a show tomorrow night in Mountain City, TN at Doc Elementary School. Jimmy Valiant will also make an appearance.