Daily Update: WWE notes, PAC, Twisted Metal

Daily Update

Latest News

• Two matches added to AEW Collision Spring BreakThru lineup
• Street Profits on being left off WrestleMania: ‘You got to ride the bench sometimes’
• Cody Rhodes ‘absolutely’ interested in exploring Hollywood opportunities
• Darby Allin’s Mount Everest expedition leader: ‘Darby is doing great!’
• Chelsea Green: I am ‘so not’ my WWE character in real life
• Several advance in men’s & women’s WWE ID Championship tournaments
• WWE NXT ratings down against NBA play-in tournament
• Mercedes Mone praises Athena after AEW Dynamite match: ‘Too talented to be denied’
• Roman Reigns comments on Vince McMahon allegations, expresses sympathy for Janel Grant
• Roman Reigns’ WWE contract expires in 2026, will wrestle ‘another year or two max’ after that

Latest Audio

• WOL: Bryan in Vegas, awesome AEW Dynamite, news

Latest Free YouTube Video

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• April 14, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW Dynasty review, Kevin Owens suffers serious neck injury

The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

• Running down AEW Dynasty, controversy over the finish, where the angles look to be going, Young Bucks return, what the PPV number says and what to learn from it, long-term, Chris Jericho update, Why the show was long, Swerve vs. Booker and match-by-match rundowns.
• Update on the Mania card, what matches are on what night, what is up in the air on the card, length, odds, Kevin Owens injury, Paul Heyman angle, Flair vs Stratton and Stand & Deliver, ticket demand and more.
• New Japan Sakura Geneis report, angles at the show, Best of the Super Juniors and Windy City Riot.
• Update on the legal strategy of WWE, Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon regarding the ringboys lawsuit.
• El Hijo del Santo’s possible last match in Mexico City
• The most detailed look at the ratings for all the pro wrestling shows, including comparisons with a year ago quarters, demos, placings and competition.
• Fantastica Mania Mexico
• Arena Mexico hosting tournament of champions
• Mina Shirakawa leves Stardom
• Dragon Gate in Las Vegas
• Lots of Las Vegas lineups for this coming week
• Champion Carnival in All Japan begins
• Junior Sakura Geneis thoughts
• Anniversary of a legendary match
• Advance ticket sales to the major WWE & AEW & Las Vegas wrestling events
• Injury updates
• Ospreay on Owen Hart
• Aaron Pico signs with UFC
• Major 2010 feud rematch falls apart
• Lex Luger Hall of Fame notes
• Legacy Hall of Fame notes

This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Back Issue

• September 24, 2007 Observer Newsletter: Chris Benoit, CTE, and concussions in pro wrestling

Thursday Update

WWE

• “Stone Cold” Steve Austin will be a guest on The Pat McAfee Show tomorrow, with Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque also set to appear. McAfee is hosting the show at WWE World both tomorrow and Monday.
• At WWE World, WWE has a statue of Levesque doing his finger-pointing pose. There is also a “Thank You Cena” wall for fans to sign.
• Cody Rhodes promoted WrestleMania while appearing on ESPN’s First Take today. During the appearance, Rhodes said he’s out for payback on rap star Travis Scott for slapping him at Elimination Chamber:
  • Travis Scott, for as talented as he is – and he’s an incredibly talented guy… Travis Scott kind of sucks. He’s coming to WrestleMania, which Triple H announced he was coming to WrestleMania. I’ll be looking for what we call in the wrestling business a little bit of a receipt.
• WWE released a hype video for Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins.
• WWE also has a Build to WrestleMania feature on Jade Cargill vs. Naomi.
• Jey Uso said he’s hoping to go on first at WrestleMania 41 night one and have his match against Gunther set the tone for the event.
  • I really hope I’m on first. Obviously, I wanted to main event. We know that’s not going to happen, which is ok with me. I feel like if you’re on a WrestleMania card period, that’s something big, man. It took me almost 10 years to even get on the main card. So I’m humble with this. But I just want to go first, night one if I can. Set the tone, for sure.
• Sports Illustrated and The Rich Eisen Show have interviews with Paul Heyman.
• Drew McIntyre stars in the advertising campaign for a new training collection from Project Rock, a clothing brand by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Under Armour. Johnson thanked McIntyre for being part of the campaign:
  • Shout to my guy @dmcintyrewwe for leading our new Project Rock campaign. I’m a big supporter of Drew and grateful for all the value he brings to the @WWE, in and out of the ring.
• In a feature for GQ Sports, CM Punk named 10 essential items he can’t live without:
  • Wedding ring and a bracelet with his wife AJ and dog Larry’s names on them
  • His dog Larry/an action figure of Larry
  • Bret Hart action figure
  • Earplugs and a Chicago flag mouthpiece
  • Chicago Blackhawks hat
  • A book (currently reading Stephen King’s “The Shining”)
  • An iPod and headphones
  • Coffee, C4 Energy drink, and Spindrift
  • Gym bag
  • Pair of Hoka sneakers
• Paste Magazine published a cover story on Rhea Ripley.
• Stephanie McMahon’s new “What’s Your Story?” podcast premiered today with UFC boss Dana White as the first guest.

AEW/Other Wrestling

• Tony Khan spoke to Variety about AEW Dynamite surpassing WCW Nitro as the longest-running prime time pro wrestling show in TBS/TNT history.
• Khan thanked everyone who watched last night’s Dynamite and said he thought it was one of AEW’s best-ever shows.
• WWE star Naomi acknowledged Mercedes Mone and Athena in a tweet following their match on Dynamite.
• Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling President Scott D’Amore reacted to Josh Alexander’s AEW debut: So proud of Josh Alexander. Nobody has worked harder or deserves it more! Now everybody at @AEW gets to see 1st hand how damn good the @Walking_Weapon is!”
• In the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that there’s no definitive word on PAC’s status after the injury he suffered on Dynamite last week:
  • There’s nothing definitive on the Pac injury. The injury was believed to have been serious when it happened but we’ve heard nothing on what the MRI showed. There was talk this week he’d be out four months but that was preliminary.
• Season two of Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” series, which stars Samoa Joe as Sweet Tooth, will premiere on July 31.
• Kevin Knight was interviewed on a new episode of Talk is Jericho.
• Chris Bey made an appearance at The Hardy Boyz’s Q&A in Las Vegas today, which was a fundraiser for Bey as he continues to progress in his recovery from a broken neck. The full Q&A aired on TNA’s YouTube channel.