Daily Update: WWE Raw fallout, Sami Zayn, Sheamus
Daily Update
Latest News
- WWE Raw ratings up for Royal Rumble fallout
- Samoa Joe to commentate Swerve Strickland’s AEW Dynamite match
- Jordynne Grace explains how WWE Royal Rumble deal came together
- Sonya Deville cast as police officer in ‘DNA Secrets’ film
- Shawn Michaels says Bron Breakker ‘still has work to do’ in WWE NXT
Latest Audio
- DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast: History of wrestling at MSG
- Wrestling Observer Live: CM Punk and Kevin Owens injuries, RAW notes, AEW business, NXT preview
- Wrestling Observer Radio: McMahon lawsuit, media reaction, CM Punk and Kevin Owens injuries, RAW
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter
One of the largest issues in the history of the Observer is out this week:
- The Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon
- Analysis of the lawsuit and different claims
- Details of the claims
- Comments from all sides
- Just how vulgar some of the stories were
- What the text messages show
- The Netflix detail and full details
- The economics of the deal
- How much money WWE is guaranteed without selling one ticket or selling any merchandise or advertising or sponsorships
- Background of the negotiations
- Dwayne Johnson on the Board of Directors
- More on 2025 plans
- Nick Khan, Dwayne Johnson and other comments
- How this affects AEW
- Difference between AEW & WWE audience when it comes to college education and household earnings
- Ratings going forward
- Mark Shapiro’s new contract
- AEW house show issues and what has to be done and changes expected to be made
- Issues with the events
- A look at the Royal Rumble
- Full UFC 297 coverage
- UFC signs Kayla Harrison and her biggest test
- A look at the career of new UFC Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar
- 2023 Awards ballot
- A look at the life of Harold “Ice Train” Hoag
- The most detailed look at the ratings of all the wrestling TV shows of the past week, segment highs and lows, comparisons with one year ago and competition
- Friday night at Arena Mexico
- TripleMania plans
- AAA plans on using controversial names
- More on AAA 2024 plans
- Stardom awards
- Why Shuji Ishikawa left All Japan
- Three generations of the same family and Japanese major bouts
- Hiroshi Tanahashi talks Kazuchika Okada leaving
- Okada’s left match at Korakuen Hall
- Update on Iron Claw movie
- Puerto Rico show featuring major names
- Notes on the next season of Dark Side of the Ring
- Top indie star to come out of retirement
- Updated AEW & TNA PPV numbers
- Update on Kazuchika Okada and Mercedes Mone destinations
- Peacock ads subscribers leading into RoyalRumble
- WWE injury updates
- Nick Khan talks about his introduction to WWE
- Cena talks his future
- International TV ratings
- What three pro wrestlers are in the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter
Tuesday Update
WWE
- The entire opening of Raw featuring CM Punk announcing his injury, as well as a confrontation with Drew McIntyre, has been uploaded to WWE’s YouTube.
- McIntyre has not been very kind on X following his confrontation with Punk.
- Triple H on Pat McAfee returning on Raw as a color commentator: “Thrilled to have @PatMcAfeeShow every week on #WWERaw. Welcome home, Pat!”
- Sami Zayn cut a post-show promo thanking Tampa following the end of Monday’s Raw.
- Xia Li vs. Gigi Dolin and Julius Creed vs. Luca Crusifino were taped for this week’s Main Event.
- Responding to Gunther on X, Sheamus wrote: “keep that warm for me & i want it spit shined… never forget… YOU TAPPED.”
- WWE has photos of Rhea Ripley granting her first individual Make-A-Wish.
- Matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include Kevin Owens vs. Braun Strowman from the January 30, 2017 episode of Raw and Randy Orton vs. Luke Harper from Elimination Chamber 2017.
- Becky Lynch is celebrating a birthday today.
AEW/Other Wrestling
- A new Sting/Street Fighter shirt has been released by AEW.
- Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, a continuation of Dusty Rhodes’ promotion, will hold their first show on February 8 at Cody Rhodes’ Nightmare Factory school in McDonough, Georgia. Matt Cardona has been announced as the first star to compete on the show.
- Jordynne Grace also spoke to Denise Salcedo on her Royal Rumble appearance.
- Megan Bayne, who has arrived back in the US following a stint in Stardom, will take on Alec Price at Beyond Wrestling Kick on February 24.
- Nikki & Brie Garcia are among the guest stars that will be on the upcoming new season of Password.
- NJPW’s website has a column looking at the history between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi.
- Great-O-Khan, TJP, and Francesco Akira play Tekken 8.
- The return episode of TNA Xplosion is now up.
- Toa Liona is also celebrating a birthday today.
