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WWE Raw is in Winnipeg, SmackDown in Boise and NXT in Cocoa, FL. We’re looking for reports on those shows to newstips@wrestlingobserver.com.

Sunday has WWE Raw in Casper, WY and SmackDown in Spokane, WA.

Raw is Monday in Denver with The Miz vs. Roman Reigns for the IC title and Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman. There is also a SmackDown house show in Pueblo, CO on Monday night.

SmackDown and 205 Live are Tuesday, also in Denver. Cedric Alexander vs. Jack Gallagher was announced for 205 Live.

FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY:Figure Four Weekly 9/25/2017: Recapping WWE No Mercy

While No Mercy may have been the biggest brand-exclusive pay-per-view that WWE has put on since the roster split, it was clear coming out of the show that the company’s focus is on building to one future match. Whether it’s at WrestleMania in New Orleans next year or at some point before then, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are on a collision course towards an inevitable meeting.

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WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER:WON Preview: October 2, 2017: WWE No Mercy reviewed, potential CTE test for the living, more

A look at why the top two matches at No Mercy went down the way they did, the small picture vs. the big picture, plus upcoming PPV thoughts and Vince McMahon’s vision is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

This issue talks about the Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman and John Cena vs. Roman Reigns match layouts and talks about why they went as they did. This issue also has a full review of the show, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

There is a story that can change all contact sports when it comes to career longevity and legal liabilities that will undoubtedly shorten careers, which is the ability to detect CTE in people while they are still alive.  

Have a look at the Flo Sports lawsuit against WWN and Evolve, what is likely behind it, what the suit says, what it means for the future of Flo Slam, what the goals of Flo Slam were, and what the lawsuit is really about.

Notes from a memo sent to Evolve talent regarding guidelines for the show and lots more that broke this past week on the story, in this issue.

Read more on the sale of the DDT promotion in Japan.

Check out the WWE’s cease and desist order sent to the Young Bucks, the episode of “Being the Elite” that led to this happening, exactly what WWE is asking and what happened in the “DX Invasion” spoof.

Plus, more on Jeff Hardy’s injury, the Kevin Owens head-butt of Vince McMahon, Starrcade in Greensboro, Daniel Bryan talks about opponents outside WWE, John Cena talks his future, a few new women looking at WWE, a gold medalist talks going to WWE, wrestlers returning from injuries, and the most watched shows on the WWE Network this past week.

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WON BACK ISSUE: September 4, 2000: Fantastic WWE Summerslam reviewed, big ECW weekend, more

As the bar raises once again, the question becomes when does the bar hit the breaking point. SummerSlam was a spectacular show, with a great main event storyline going in, and even with a little tweaking of the main event itself due to Kurt Angle’s injury, a strong storyline paid off at the end while leaving the viewers still wanting more. But the match that stole the show was the tables, ladders and chairs match with Christian & Edge, The Dudleys and the Hardys.

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SATURDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE

  • PWInsider reported that Bradley Cooper has been offered the role of Vince McMahon in “Pandemonium,” which is the biopic on Vince’s life that is in development. The offer was apparently made weeks ago and it isn’t known if Cooper was open to the idea.
  • Security had to deal with a fan trying to get into the ring during a six-man tag match between The Undisputed Era and Kassius Ohno & Heavy Machinery at last night’s NXT house show in Tampa, Florida. Kyle O’Reilly kicked the fan as he tried to enter the ring.
  • Charlotte Flair told ESPN that she wants to face Ronda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania next year. “I hope that’s the main event of WrestleMania,” Charlotte said. “That’s my dream. I hope we can make it happen. She really opened the doors for a lot of women. Having that opportunity would be huge. I don’t know what her goals are, but it’s just cool that she wants to be a part of our world.”
  • DualShockers interviewed Breezango about how their team came together, their future in the SmackDown tag team division, and WWE 2K18. When asked about the team’s beginnings, Tyler Breeze said: “ Yeah, it had been brought up a couple times and it was one of those things where he was doing nothing; I was doing nothing; we were just tossed together to see what happens. I don’t even know if they were banking on us clicking the way we did. Especially stumbling upon something like Fashion Files that took off and people really enjoy it. It was, kind of, a lot of luck and one of those things you try real hard at.”
  • WWE uploaded promos from Bobby Roode, The New Day, and Jinder Mahal hyping the Starrcade house show in Greensboro and advertising that tickets are on sale for the event.
  • Joe.co.uk spoke to Sami Zayn about his Sami for Syria campaign and his thoughts on long-lost indie wrestler El Generico.
  • David Bixenspan’s latest article for Deadspin focuses on the in-ring decline of Brock Lesnar.
  • Bleacher Report ran an article claiming that Jinder Mahal is on pace to be one of the worst WWE Champions of all time.
  • Corey Graves joked that he’s failed as a father after his son did Enzo Amore’s dance during a baseball game.

Pro Wrestling

  • Dave Meltzer tweeted that Lance Russell is resting today, his pain is under control, and he’s doing better than yesterday. Dutch Mantell wrote that Russell was hospitalized due to complications from a fall and that Russell’s daughter passed away yesterday.
  • The Young Bucks’ “Cease and Desist” shirt, which played off of the cease and desist letter that WWE sent them, is already the top selling shirt on Pro Wrestling Tees for the month of September.
  • Ratings for this week’s episode of Impact were down a bit, with the show averaging 264,000 viewers after doing 277,000 the week prior. Thursday’s episode was a bit more loaded than usual and was branded as a Victory Road show, but Thursday Night Football was up considerably as this week’s game was on both CBS and the NFL Network.
  • Eli Drake vs. Cody Hall at tomorrow’s Pro Wrestling NOAH show is now a GFW Global Championship match.
  • General admission and standing-room only tickets are still listed as being available for PWG’s All Star Weekend 13 night one show on October 20th.
  • Mike Mooneyham’s latest article for the Charleston Post and Courier profiles Les Thatcher and advocates for him being deserving of induction into major pro wrestling hall of fames.
  • Former pro wrestler Jimmy Deo is out on bail after being arraigned on charges of theft by deception, receiving stolen property, and deceptive business practices. The charges are allegedly due to Deo not paying investors back after using more than $350,000 of their money to buy cars and attempting to resell them for a profit at his dealership.

UFC/MMA

  • As was inevitable, Conor McGregor is keeping the hype going for a rematch against Floyd Mayweather if it were to ever become a possibility. McGregor said during “An Evening with Conor McGregor” in Glasgow yesterday that he knows he would beat Mayweather if they were to have another boxing match. McGregor acknowledged that Mayweather is retired and said he’s not going to start calling him out, but he left the door to take the call for a rematch if Mayweather runs through the money he was paid for their first fight.
  • At the event in Glasgow, McGregor also went through all of the options for his next opponent and said that legitimizing the lightweight division could take priority over money fights now that he’s faced Mayweather.
  • Michael Bisping will be a guest on Conan O’Brien’s show on October 4th.
  • The UFC released a statement saying that they were disappointed by homophobic slurs used by Fabricio Werdum during his altercation with Tony Ferguson earlier this week. The statement noted that Werdum has agreed to do community outreach with the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas.
  • Werdum also spoke to FloCombat about the altercation, saying that Ferguson sucks.
  • Rory MacDonald followed up on previous comments he made about believing Robbie Lawler was on performance-enhancing drugs during their fight in 2015. MacDonald said that he thinks it was unnatural the way Lawler never slowed down despite how hurt or tired he was.
  • Mickey Gall challenged Kevin Lee to a fight with no rules in the gym.

Today in Professional Wrestling History: Kane wins WWE Intercontinental title

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