Daily Update: AEW Dynamite, Bryan Danielson, Hechicero
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Latest News
- Tony Khan says social media makes for ‘healthy competition’ in wrestling
- AEW Collision and Rampage ratings both up
- Former WWE NXT wrestler Scrypts to make GCW debut
- AEW announces change to All Out 2024 date
- WWE returning to Japan for first time since 2019
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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Among the topics covered in this gigantic issue:
- The legal games involving the Janel Grant lawsuit against Vince McMahon. The arguments for arbitration, McMahon’s side goes after Janel Grant’s character, why Vince can’t produce the text messages, and WWE and McMahon file new arguments.
- AEW going to tape Collisions & ROH leading up to All In, all in Arlington, TX. We look at the good and the bad as well as the significance to this move
- The crazy competition the first AEW show in the building wll face
- Update on King and Queen of the Ring as well as AEW Double or Nothing. What to look for on both shows.
- Full detailed rundown of New Japan Resurgence
- The death of inDemand, a company that was a huge part of the wrestling and boxing business for decades
- Huge historical feature on the life of Bob Bruggers, as well as the 1972 Verne Gagne training camp that produced five Hall of Fame candidates of its six trainees and background of Ken Patera, Ric Flair, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell and Iron Sheik
- The most detailed look at the ratings of all the pro wrestling and MMA TV shows this past week
- The biggest trouble spot AEW faces
- The weekly rankings for wrestling, quarter hours, competition for the shows and more
- Arena Mexico big show update
- AAA doing a feuding authority figure angle
- NWA deal with All Japan
- Behind the new executive who will be in charge of three different pro wrestling companies at the same time
- New Japan Super Juniors coverage
- One of the biggest drawing cards of the last 40 years to announce his retirement details this week
- Another of the biggest stars of the last 40 years enters sports Hall of Fame
- Billy Corgan talks TV deal for NWA
- Homicide talks injuries
- Death of wrestler and horror stories about warring with Eddie Graham
- MLW breaks records and gets its most mainstream media ever
- New AEW licensing deals
- Konosuke Takeshita talks frustrations in AEW
- Advance ticket sales for AEW & WWE shows
- More on Dwayne Johnson’s next movie
- Details of the most expensive sports ticket I’ve ever heard of
- Dana White talks WWE PPVs on Sundays and update
- What Las Vegas is expecting as far as tourism for WrestleMania
- More behind the departures of two more WWE executives
- Lots of injury updates
- Streaming numbers and international TV numbers
- Sami Zayn’s first comedy show looked at
- WWE arena notes and weekend business
This week’s Wresting Observer Newsletter back issue:
Tuesday Update
WWE
- WWE has uploaded the Jey Uso vs. Gunther semifinal King of the Ring tournament match from Monday’s Raw.
- Tickets for NXT Battleground at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas go on sale this Friday at 10 am PT on AXS.com.
- The company’s Instagram showed IYO SKY reacting backstage following her Queen of the Ring semifinal loss.
- After the latest QR code tease on Raw had coordinates to Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, they wrote on X: “@WWE are you planning to visit campus??”
- Following the announcement of WWE heading to Japan later this year, NJPW’s Gabe Kidd posted a message to Cody Rhodes: “STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY BEFORE I SLAP YOU UP AND TAKE YOUR BELT AGAIN.”
- Alba Fyre posted on Instagram that her mother passed away, writing: “The world won’t be the same without you, love you mum.”
AEW/Other Wrestling
- Tony Khan announced that this week’s episode of Dynamite will have an overrun: “This week is @AEW’s 5 year anniversary! Thank you all who watch AEW! We’re celebrating Sunday where it all began 5 years ago: #AEWDoN ppv @MGMGrand! But before DON, an exciting go-home Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite tomorrow! Thanks to @TBSNetwork, we’ll have an overrun TOMORROW!”
- Bryan Danielson on X wrote about his upcoming match against Satnam Singh: “The Elite put a price on my head, and now tomorrow night I’ll go 1 on 1 with @hellosatnam on #AEWDynamite at @MechanicsBArena in Bakersfield, CA. Is Satnam the biggest man I’ve ever wrestled?!!! I LOVE these types of challenges @AEW”
- Anthony Bowens delivers the weather in Bakersfield.
- Ian Riccaboni spoke to Lehigh Valley News on AEW coming to Allentown, PA on June 20.
- Hechicero has been announced for Fantasticamania in San Jose.
- TNA is looking for more members for their Street Team in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Montreal.
- This week’s TNA Xplosion.
- TNA have also uploaded the entire Againt All Odds show from 2021, featuring Kenny Omega vs. Moose.
- Former WWE host Matt Camp has launched his own podcast.
- Blake Christian will defend the GCW World Championship against Joey Janela at Cage of Survival 3 on June 2.