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Latest News
- AEW Collision ratings down slightly against March Madness Final Four
- AEW announces CMLL stars for ROH taping in Springfield
- Joaquin Wilde shares recently discovered advice from late father
- Peter Avalon recovering from shoulder surgery
- Lex Luger hasn’t heard back about Sting inducting him into WWE Hall of Fame
- Ric Flair still under AEW contract, ‘would absolutely’ be at WrestleMania if he could
- Ric Flair didn’t like Charlotte/Tiffany Stratton WWE SmackDown segment: ‘It’s very sensitive’
- Will Ospreay on AEW wildcard entrant: I would love for it to be Josh Alexander
- Meiko Satomura’s final Stardom match revealed for All Star Grand Queendom
- WWE SmackDown ratings up despite competition from NCAA Women’s Final Four
Latest Audio
- Big Vinny V: TNA Impact review with Joe Hendry injury & Ethan Page’s return
- WOL: Tiffany vs. Charlotte, RAW, Linda McMahon, more
- WOR: Linda McMahon lawsuit, RAW, WrestleMania
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
- *A look at the Dynasty card, things that went on behind the scenes and the list of talent where this is the most important night, or one of the most important nights, of their careers.
- Business notes on the show
- The Owen Hart tournament breakdown
- WrestleMania show plans
- The Cody Rhodes/John Cena dynamic, the rest of the show as well as ideas on other aspects of the shw
- Business notes on the show
- AEW All in Texas notes as well as notes on the entire week in North Texas
- Examining streaming views for AEW programming on MAX
- Things people don’t fully understand about TV ratings as opposed to total viewrs watching a show on television
- A look back at where matches inducted into the Hall of Fame started, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin looked back on and the fluke of that match even happening
- Undertaker vs. Mick Foley Hell in a Cell looked at as well as the Dark Side of the Ring episode and fascinating look bak
- Wyatt Hendrickson wins the Hodge Trophy
- The most detailed look at the TV ratings over the past week, including placings, comparison numbers, competition, Netflix data and more
- Mistico injury update
- Champion of Champion tournament
- Super main event at Arena Mexico
- AAA does biggest crowd of the year
- Stardom setting up biggest match in years
- Dragon Gate tag team tournament
- All Japan Champion Carnival news
- A look back at the life and career of Japanese wrestling pioneer Kokichi Endo
- Hogan family drama
- MLW running biggest event
- Bloodsport news
- TNA building for its biggest house show in years
- Thoughts on the future of Collision
- What drew the crowd at Revolution
- Lex Luger and Sting update
- Merch seling leaders
- Rob Van Dam and Bret Hart run down AEW
- UFC lands big fights
- UFC business for first quarter
- UFC and Meta buinwss deal
- PFL opens season
- GFL set for debut
- College wrestling star now training for MMA
- NXT Stand & Deliver news
- Update on Vince McMahon-Janel Grant lawsuit
- Rock’s plane issues
- Rock’s UFL issues
- Rock’s WWE stock value
- A look at the first week of JFL business wisse
- Big change t Netflix audience coming
- Mir to WWE notes
- WWE injury updates
- Bill Goldberg trains with RH stars fr omebak
- Many major stars have WWE tryout last week
- Pat McAfee in hot water
- WWE European house shows
This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue
Tuesday Update
WWE
- The full segment from last night’s Raw featuring Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk.
- Carlito “announced his funeral” on social media after he took a spear from Bron Breakker on Raw that went viral.
- Triple H will appear tonight on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on NBC.
- After Linda McMahon’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the ring boy scandal lawsuit, Vince McMahon and WWE have since filed similar motions, also saying that they have no ties to Maryland, and also argue the five unidentified adults that filed the lawsuit have no connection to the state.
- Damien Priest is hosting Slayer’s only US headlining show in 2025 on September 20.
- The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage retirement match from WrestleMania VII has entered WWE’s 50 Greatest WrestleMania Matches Ever list at number 9.
- Recent highlights from the WWE Vault channel include Natural Disasters defeating Money Inc. for the WWE Tag Team titles from July 20, 1992, Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho from WrestleMania XIX, the story of Ronda Rousey’s debut at WrestleMania 34, and Kane vs. Undertaker from WrestleMania XIX.
- The WCW Vault has Sting vs. Steve Austin from the April 8, 1995 edition of WCW Saturday Night, WCW Monday Nitro from December 25, 1995, and Clash of the Champions IV featuring Ric Flair & Barry Windham vs. the Midnight Express.
AEW & Other Wrestling
- Mark Briscoe on WMAR-2 News in Baltimore cut a promo for the upcoming Dynamite show.
- TJPW will be holding its first-ever tour of Texas in July, running shows in Houston and Dallas.
- Konosuke Takeshita has been announced for a DDT date on May 17.
- TNA has uploaded the entire Lockdown 2011 pay-per-view, featuring Immortal vs. Fortune and Sting vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Mr. Anderson.
- This week’s TNA Xplosion, featuring Dani Luna vs. Maggie Lee.
- Pro Wrestling Zero1 announced that Calvin Tankman and Kidd Bandit will soon be debuting for the promotion.
- The Rascalz talked to WrestleSphere ahead of WrestleMania weekend.