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This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
May 1, 2023 Observer Newsletter: More on AEW Saturday show, WWE reveals new World Heavyweight Championship
Highlights include:
*Wrestler and Performer of the week
*Lots of new news regarding AEW plans, new television show, how this impacts AEW, who will be the stars of the different shows and more.
*WWE creates a new world championship belt, the story behind it, the draft and changes in draft plans, and what NXT talent is ready now and can be stars later
*Full coverage of Stardom's All-Star Grand Queendom, one of the biggest women's events of the past 25 years. We look at business, Mercedes Mone, creation of a new championship, PPV numbers, the count out finish with match-by-match coverage with star ratings.
*The lawsuit filed by former WWE writer Britney Abrahams against the company, including stereotyping wrestlers, comments by writers, and much more
*WWE and AEW major shows between now an the end of August, matches, tickets out, interest levels and top feuds
*The next TripleMania show with the El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kenny Omega rematch
*UFC full coverage from Saturday, results, details, business and future prospects
*The most detailed look at al the television ratings this past week, including what competition means, how things compare to a year ago, and what major change this week in television and how that impacts prime time wrestling
*Dragon Gate's next major show
*All Japan Champion Carnival update
*Will Ospreay future
*New Japan Best of the Super Junior notes
*Notes on the New Japan shows this week
*Aaron Henare talks his greatest match with Shingo Takagi
*One of the greatest woman wrestlers of all-time, at 61 wins a tag team title
*The story of Don Luce, one of the most respected pro wrestling historians
*One of the all-time greats will have a statue put up in his home town
*Notes on the new season of Dark Side of the ring
*Devon Nicholson talks about the claims of Abdullah the Butcher
*New book deal about a gangland murder of a major 80s star
*Promotions piggybacking around AEW at Wembley Stadium
*MLW TV future notes
*Owen Hart Cup
*Kota Ibushi update
*Notes from All Access
*ticket advances for WWE & AEW shows
*Streaming and international TV numbers
*Two legendary wrestlers who later did MMA have documentaries out on them and finalists for Emmy Awards
*Bellator's return to Hawaii
*Business notes on Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia and crossover with the pro wrestling audience
*All of what went down with Nate Diaz in New Orleans
*Peacock business number and what that means for WWE
*Changes in Raw
*Law firm investigating WWE merger
*Lots of WWE injuries and talent questioning some of the training
This Week's Retro Observer Newsletter:
March 8, 2006 Observer Newsletter: Big months ahead for pro wrestling, WWE details new substance abuse policy
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Saturday Update
WWE
Last night’s SmackDown (the first night of the WWE Draft) averaged 2.298 million viewers in the fast national ratings, up from last week’s fast national average of 2.088 million. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.57 in the first hour and a 0.64 in the second.WWE has officially confirmed that Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn will defend their NXT Women’s Tag Team titles against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter on NXT this Tuesday. The match was set up after Fyre & Dawn got drafted to SmackDown on Friday night.After it was announced that he’s been drafted to Raw, JD McDonagh issued an open challenge for his final match in NXT. That match will also take place on Tuesday’s NXT episode.In a tweet on Friday, Nikki Cross looked back at a photo from 2014 and opened up about the importance of taking mental health seriously:This photo was taken in 2014.Yes, I know I look hot and sexy and s**t But I was absolutely miserable.Through no fault of the photographer, the immensely talented Fiona Fraser. She was wonderful in making me feel as comfortable as she could.But I was miserable in this photo. I had a terrible relationship with food. I had a terrible relationship with myself. I hated myself. Going to therapy was the best decision I ever made.I look at recent photos now and I'm like I look more happy now. Because I am.I didn't tell people I went to therapy because I didn't want to look mentally soft or weak.My god, that is absolutely the wrong mindset. Asking for help is strong. Taking the time to take care of yourself is strong. There's also more important things to life than other's perceptions of you.Long story short. I'm just saying, please be kind. Be empathetic. Truly, a photo is worth a thousand words. Luckily I'm not going to write a thousand words [stuck out tongue and laughing emoji]Rey Mysterio gifted lucha libre masks to the San Diego Padres ahead of their series against the San Francisco Giants in Mexico City.WWE wished Titus O’Neil a happy 46th birthday.SHAK Wrestling has an interview with Omos.Rhea Ripley, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn appeared on The SmackDown LowDown.WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez were guests on WWE After the Bell.WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded the following matches: John Cena vs. Edge Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship (Backlash 2009), Braun Strowman & Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (Backlash 2018), and Seth Rollins vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental title (Backlash 2018).
AEW/Other Wrestling
In support of Trinity (former WWE wrestler Naomi), Mercedes Mone was in the crowd at Friday night’s Impact Wrestling television tapings in Cicero, Illinois. Mone noted that she’ll also be attending Saturday’s Impact tapings.Mone wrote about Trinity’s Impact debut: “The brightest star of them all. I can’t wait to watch you GLOW @impactwrestling my sis is here [to] make an IMPACT! She bout to knock out all competition & leave em in the rear view #Trinity #GLO #impact #stardom #multiverse #FBD #lfg”CM Punk had a new look with a shaved head while attending a charity event for PAWS Chicago.Taichi was crowned the new provisional KOPW 2023 Champion at NJPW Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni today, defeating Shingo Takagi in the main event.Peacock released the trailer for its “Twisted Metal” series. The trailer includes a brief look at Samoa Joe as Sweet Tooth.Nick Wayne has been announced as one of the entrants for this year’s PROGRESS Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 tournament.Stokely Hathaway was the guest on the latest episode of Talk is Jericho.Stephanie Chase interviewed Nigel McGuinness.Preston Vance appeared on AEW Unrestricted this week.
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