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WON NEWSLETTER: October 4, 2021 Observer Newsletter: WWE Extreme Rules review, G1 Climax updates

WWE’s Extreme Rules show on 9/26 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH was decent. Most of the matches were good, but there was nothing blow away.

The show was built around two bouts, Roman Reigns vs. Demon Finn Balor for the Universal title and Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the women’s title. Both had gimmicked finishes.

The Demon match ended with Demon ont the top rope when the top rope suddenly collapsed and he fell into the ring injured, and got pinned by a spear. The bout had been the most exciting on the show, but at one point the idea was that Demon had died. Then his music played and he acted as though he was resurrected, and in fact, that was the verbiage used, and he made a comeback until the rope broke.

In the Smackdown women’s title match, Belair powered out of the disarmer and set up the KOD when Sasha Banks ran into attack Belair for the DQ. Banks also laid out Lynch after the match to set up a three-way program.

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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE

No show tonight but Garrett Gonzalez and I will be back tomorrow night covering the news of the week and Bryan and I will be up Sunday talking G-1.  

Lots in the new issue out today:

  • A review of Extreme Rules, looking at booking, poll results, star ratings and interest levels
  • A review of this week’s G-1 show, standings, star ratings, and how real life affects Japanese pro wrestling
  • UFC 266, the story behind the story, business notes, what matches are to be made next and interest levels
  • How the Stardom Five Star Grand Prix changed and why several major show main vents had to change plus a look at the finals
  • A look at the CMLL anniversary show
  • Eddie “Snowman” Crawford, a look at his two unique major runs, being manged by Muhammad Ali and how Memphis handled a shoot angle but the unhappy ending of his career
  • All the ratings details including where wrestling ranked among sports the last week, where the cable shows ranked in the cable listings for the week, youngest skewing sports show of the week, what happened for the first time this year involving Raw vs.  Dynamite and what audience AEW is winning in and losing in.  
  • Ticket sales to the upcoming major WWE and AEW shows
  • Jon Jones arrest details
  • Dana vs. Oscar
  • WWE U.K PPV updated news
  • Vince McMahon-Oliver Luck lawsuit updated news
  • How last weeks’ cable main events did in comparison
  • Canadian TV viewership in detail with a  lot of notable differences from the U.S.

The draft tonight is on Smackdown from Baltimore. We are told a lot of NXT talent is in Baltimore. Nobody gets told anything but you have to be there. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair is advertised plus Edge is on tonight’s show.  PWInsider reported Brock Lesnar was scheduled to be on the show.

Rampage tonight:

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson – said to be one of the best matches in AEW history
  • Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill vs. Nyla Rose no rules
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Jack Evans hair vs. hair

UFC tomorrow is from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+:

  • Alejandro Perez (136) vs. Johnny Eduardo (135.5)
  • Stephanie Egger (135) vs. Shanna Young (134.5)
  • Douglas Silva de Andrade (135) vs.; Gaetano Pirello (134.5)
  • Devonte Smith (155.5) vs. Jamie Mullarkey (155.5)
  • Bethe Correira (138.5) vs,. Karol Rosa (135.5) – Correira missed weight and was fined
  • Antonina Shevchenko (125.5) vs. Casey O’Neill (125)
  • Joe Solecki (155.5) vs. Jared Gordon (155)
  • Alexander Hernandez (154.5) vs. Mike Breeden (158.5) -Breeden missed weight and was fined
  • Misha Cirkunov (185.5) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (185.5)
  • Alex Oliveira (169.5) vs,. Niko Price (170.5)
  • Kevin Holland (183.5) vs. Kyle Daukaus (185.5)
  • Thiago Santos (206) vs. Johnnie Walker (204.5)

The Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson fight is off because Ladd could barely walk at weigh-ins.

G-1 on Sunday from Nagoya, actually starts midnight Saturday night Pacific time:

  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs.Kosei Fujita
  • Toru Yano vs. Bushi
  • Great O’Khan vs.Kenta
  • Tanga Loa vs  Yujiro Takahashi
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi

GCW has announced Rina Yamashita and Masashi Takeda for its 11/12 show in Detroit and 11/13 show in Chicago. The 10/9 show in Atlantic City with Jon Moxley vs. Nick Gage is now sold out.

WWE

  • Ronda Rousey’s new show “Rowdy’s Places” has debuted on ESPN+.  The first season will have several pro wrestling episodes including one on ECW and one on Kurt Angle.

UFC

  • Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus and Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins have been added to the 12/18 show.
  • Rogerio Bontorin was cleared from the rest of his drug test suspension when he provided a supplement that tested for the same substance he had tested positive for and faces Brandon Royval on 1/15. Kay Hansen vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius is also on that show.

OTHER NEWS

  • Dean Muhtadi, the former Mojo Rawley, will be the new co-host of TMZ Sports every Monday through Friday on FS1.
  • Adam Scherr, the former Braun Strowman has signed on to be an analyst for the Mr. Olympia contest as well as for arm wrestling championships on NBC Sports Network.
  • The PFL announced a multi-year deal with Athletic Sports Group and Fight Globe, to secure international distribution of PFL live events outside the U.S. and Canada starting in 2022. PFL plans to double the number of live events next year noting the deal with ESPN has led to a 39 percent increase in TV viewership in the U.S. market.
  • Dragon Gate’s Keisuke Okuda faces shoot boxer Hiroaki Suzuki in an MMA fight on tomorrow’s Rizin show.
  • AAW tonight live on FITE TV from Merrionette Park, IL:
    Allysin Kay vs. Skye Blue vs. Christi Jaynes for women’s title
    Hakim Zane vs. Ace Austin vs. Myron Reed for Heritage title
    Stallion Rogers & Jake Something vs. Larry D & Shane Mercer for tag titles
    Joeasa & Robin Steele vs Mance Warner & Manders in a double dog collar chain match
    Jigsaw vs. Davey Vega
    Gringo Loco & Arez vs. Laredo Kid & Aramis
    Plus Jake Alexander, Fred Yehi, Mat Fitchett and others
  • Kevin Eck’s weekly look at the ROH news.
  • A story on MMA fighter Blake Troop who makes his pro wrestling debut tomorrow night for the UWN Supercard PPV.
  • Innovate Wrestling on 11/6 from Kingsport, TN at the Civic Auditorium
  • NFC on 10/22 at Tannery Row in Buford, GA.
  • Bare Knuckle Fighting announced a show on 10/23 in Wichita, KS with local star Dave “Caveman”Rickels vs. Julian Lane as the main event.
  • Revolution Wrestling Federation on 11/7 in Harrisburg, PA at the Midtown Arts Center with Lance Archer, Justin Credible, Mad Man Pondo and Colby Corino.
  • Paradigm Pro Wresting on 10/15 in Sellersburg, IN will combine UWFI rules matches, hardcore matches and Myron Reed vs,Surge D for the Paradigm championship and Shane Taylor vs. Calvin Tankman.
  • There is a UWN PPV show on FITE TV with the finals of its world title tournament at 9:30 p.m. Eastern tomorrow with Mike Bennett vs. Chris Dickinson as the title match.
  • Zoe Skye & Willow Nightingale vs Sea Stars is on the MLW show tomorrow night in Philadelphia.
  • IWF 25th anniversary celebration starts with an 11/20 show in North Arlington, NJ at the High School. Gary Capetta will be the ring announcer.
  • IWA East Coast on 10/8 in Charleston, WV at the Appalachian Power Park with Ricky & Kerry Morton (Ricky’s son) vs. Mad Man Pondo & Duke the Nuke as the main event.  Also on the show is Warhorse and Jake Crist.

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