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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The  new issue of the Observer is on the site today (after a snafu):

  • Full coverage of the lessons of Saturday Night’s Main Event, from ratings to execution
  • The Athletic story on Lee Fitting, plus our thoughts on the subject
  • B.J. Whitmer alleged victim Jaime Hawn comments on current and former AEW legal heads
  • Full coverage of New Japan’s show in Long Beach with the Mercedes Mone vs. Hazuki main event
  • Update on Worlds End and the Battle of Orlando
  • CMLL’s international based show on Friday and what went right and wrong
  • Dragon Gate’s lastest major show of the year
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of all the pro wrestling TV shows and UFC shows including segment ratings, standings for the week and night, demos, comparisons with last year and a lot more
  • Annnouncer leaves company after more than 30 years and why
  • Stardoms’ end of year show
  • Comedy wrestler retires
  • CyberFight (DDT, NOAH and TJPW) financials looked at
  • How sports ratings are doing
  • Notes on a movie on one of the most legendary woman wrestlers of all-time that will be out  in March
  • Chris Jericho and Matt Cardona angle in GCW and how it came about
  • Tessa Blanchard to TNA notes and the bigger picture
  • WWE, AEW and TNA PPV numbers updates
  • Notes on changes in WBD structure
  • More on AEW move to MAX
  • Ticket advanceds for WWE & AEW shows
  • UFC business updates
  • More on WWE to Netflix and international TV notes
  • Dwayne Johnson box office notes

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

Thursday Update

WWE

  • Liv Morgan attended yesterday’s Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans NFL game that aired on Netflix and was interviewed on the pre-game broadcast, promoting Raw’s January 6 Netflix premiere.
  • Becky Lynch – who has been away from WWE since May but is expected to be back soon – is one of the wrestlers featured in a new commercial for Raw’s move to Netflix.
  • Netflix has added sections for the following WWE content that will be available on January 1:
    • WWE Raw Classics (Big E hosts this must-see collection of Raw matches and moments, featuring WWE Legends and Superstars including CM Punk, Becky Lynch and Triple H)
    • WWE Top 10 (Monday Night Raw hosts some of the biggest and best matches in WWE history, featuring Superstars John Cena, Triple H, Becky Lynch and more)
    • WWE Road to WrestleMania (The Road to WrestleMania goes through Raw, where WWE’s top Superstars raise the stakes in must-see matches and thrilling moments)
    • WWE Superstar Profiles (WWE Superstars step inside the squared circle in pursuit of championships and glory in front of the WWE Universe)
    • WWE Legends Profiles (Legendary Superstars of WWE make history with unforgettable matches and moments inside the squared circle)
  • In an interview with Bill Apter, Goldberg’s son Gage was asked about the negative way Bret Hart has talked about his father:
    • I mean, I don’t really – we don’t really like to talk about that a lot. But, I mean, you got to let things go, 100 percent. Yeah, you can’t just keep harping on this one thing when someone is successful. And, yeah, stuff happens.
  • WWE uploaded a Playlist video featuring the promotion’s most emotional moments of 2024.
  • WWE Vault has a video ranking the 50 greatest moments in ECW history.
  • This Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern, the Vault channel will be streaming a WWE ECW house show from 2006 that took place at the ECW Arena: “WWE Vault unearths footage from June 24, 2006, the night WWE brought ECW back to its home in Philadelphia. Featuring Rob Van Dam vs. Kurt Angle in the main event, plus CM Punk, Sabu, Sandman, Stevie Richards, Big Show and more stars of WWE’s ECW revival in action.”
  • Here’s the lineup for NXT Level Up this Friday night, which is the last-ever episode of the show:
    • Dante Chen competes in a gauntlet match
    • Layla Diggs, Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright vs. Wendy Choo, Lainey Reid & Kali Armstrong

AEW/Other Wrestling

  • MJF makes a brief appearance (at the 0:14 mark) in the trailer for Happy Gilmore 2, which will debut on Netflix in 2025. MJF plays one of Happy Gilmore’s sons in the movie.
  • AEW shared post-Dynamite promos from Daniel Garcia and Kyle Fletcher following last night’s show.
  • On the fourth anniversary of his passing, AEW uploaded a Timeline video documenting Brodie Lee’s career in the promotion.
  • Adam Cole was a guest on Going Ringside.
  • Pro Wrestling NOAH is teasing that WWE star Omos could be Jack Morris’ mystery partner at NOAH The New Year 2025. Morris is facing Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura in a tag match at the January 1 show – and he’s promised that his mystery partner will be the “biggest” in history. WWE’s Shinsuke Nakamura is also working the event, facing Ulka Sasaki.
  • NJPW has interviews with AZM and Yota Tsuji ahead of Wrestle Kingdom 19.
  • Mina Shirakawa – who turns 37 years old today – thanked everyone for the messages they’ve sent her: “I’ve received so many birthday messages! Every moment feels meaningful because of all of you. Thank you so much for your endless support and love”
  • The Wrestling Chatter interviewed Nic Nemeth.
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling is premiering a documentary short titled “RevPro: How To Start A Revolution” on YouTube at 5 p.m. Eastern today:
    • ‘RevPro: How To Start A Revolution’ takes you behind the curtain of RevPro’s 12 Year Anniversary event, celebrating its rise from humble beginnings to becoming the UK’s top professional wrestling promotion.
    • Featuring exclusive behind the scenes footage and interviews with stars like Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr., Michael Oku, and more, this documentary offers a rare and inspiring look at the challenges and triumphs of building an independent wrestling empire.