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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • The life of Vince McMahon and the Netflix documentary. This is a lengthy story talking about the documentary, my reactions, more details on the various stories talked about, comments from Vince McMahon, Bill Simmons, Ann Callis, things we did learn, what wasn’t accurate and what wasn’t and reviews.
  • More on what the latest settlement in the Cung Le lawsuit against UFC entails, how much more fighters will be getting if the judge approves this, and if the judge doesn’t, what happens next.
  • A note about Bad Blood and Wrestle Dream, interest levels of both and card update.
  • How the audiences for WWE & AEW have changed over the past year, as far as income, viewing together and age of viewers. What show viewerships have grown in income the most over the past year.
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of the past week, placings for the night and week, competition, segment by segment numbers and more.
  • The upcoming women’s World Grand Prix show.
  • Wrestling star accused of kidnapping his son
  • Toni Storm returns to Japan.
  • The 48th World Tag League from All Jaan
  • Thoughts on Queen of Villains
  • El Hijo del Santo retirement tour
  • Tony Khan talks more business
  • Fenix and Penta update
  • International TV ratings and streaming number s
  • Ricochet talks this past week
  • Ticket advances for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
  • More notes on the UFC show at The Sphere
  • Changes to WWE television in 2025

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Thursday Update

WWE

  • PWInsider reports that Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu is scheduled to main event Bad Blood this Saturday night. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre’s Hell in a Cell match is set to open the show.
  • Rhodes told Undisputed that, with him and Reigns teaming together, Bad Blood will be the best WWE PLE to date: “Anything is really possible now. The quarterback and the cornerstone. It’ll be the best WWE PLE to date.”
  • Rhodes spoke to Complex about Bad Blood being in his hometown of Atlanta:
    • When you’re the one in the ring in your home, where you grew up, I mean, literally, the train tracks that you would go over to get to The Omni backstage are the same train tracks that you go over to get to State Farm backstage. The same spot I watch Sting and watch Dusty walk and all the fans see them and then have that moment, I get to walk that… You try to make every town your town as WWE champion, but there are those places you grew up. There are those places that informed you and created you.
  • In an interview with the New York Post, Roxanne Perez reflected on her promo segment with CM Punk from the September 17 episode of NXT:
    • That was, oh my gosh, I mean to have an in-ring promo with, like, the best promo I think ever, was so insane. It definitely was like a pinch-me moment. But the fact that I’ve been able to create a friendship with him and sit under his learning tree for months now, I think being able to have that relationship definitely made me so much more comfortable. 
    • I do remember getting in the ring and starting to say my lines and just really feeling it because I was just like, wow, this is insane. I’m standing in the ring with someone that I looked up to my whole life. A part of me was like, well, I can’t believe this but another part of me was like, wait, I can believe this, because this is everything I’ve ever worked for. I felt like I definitely stood my ground. I gave him a little bit of attitude, something that he would have done a few years ago.
  • Rey Mysterio hyped up the crowd in San Diego last night before the Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves in the MLB playoffs.
  • The Battleground Podcast spoke with Austin Theory.
  • WWE uploaded a video with Cathy Kelley interviewing Nia Jax.
  • Julius Creed turns 30 years old today.
  • Here’s the lineup for this Friday’s NXT Level Up episode:
    • Dante Chen vs. the debuting Harlem Lewis (real name Vincent Winey, a former Morehead State University football player)
    • Adriana Rizzo vs. Lainey Reid

AEW/Other Wrestling

  • Adam Copeland made an Instagram post sharing how people can help the Asheville, North Carolina community in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
  • AEW uploaded a post-show promo from Jay White following his return on Dynamite last night.
  • A promo from Toni Storm aired on CMLL Informa ahead of her debuting for the promotion on October 11.
  • AEW wished Johnny TV/John Morrison a happy 45th birthday.
  • With October 1 being the 19th anniversary of Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH will revisit the classic bout on tonight’s TV episode on HonorClub with Ian Riccaboni and Caprice Coleman doing commentary. The episode has a special start time of 8 p.m. Eastern (one hour later than usual).
  • Indie wrestler Juicy Finau apologized for an Oasis Pro angle where Journey Fatu had supposedly gone “missing.” The angle had received criticism on social media, especially for its timing given how many people are missing in real life due to Hurricane Helene.
  • Finau wrote:
    • First & Foremost I want to apologize for any emotional damage & distress I have caused with the following Journey angle. We’ve been working on this story since early august for our home promotion. Unfortunately I wasn’t aware of the situation that is currently happening in the real world. I want to apologize for My ignorance to current world events. I am sorry. To those I have offended with this I apologize sincerely. This was only meant to be a story and it blew up. I am sorry.
  • Dragon Kid is the first entrant confirmed for wXw’s 2025 16 Carat Gold tournament.
  • Esfinge has been announced for MLW Lucha Apocalypto in Cicero, Illinois on Saturday, November 9.
  • Eric Young appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet.
  • QT Marshall was a guest on Gabby AF.
  • Denise Salcedo interviewed Kayla Becker (former WWE broadcaster Kayla Braxton).