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This Week’s Wrestling Observer E-newsletter:
*Performer and match of the week
*Particulars of the settlement of the Rita Chatterton case
*McMahon suing Chatterton 20 ears in the past and particulars behind that
*What position Vince McMahon has performed since returning and what was initially stated that has been correct and issues which have already modified, together with new workplace individuals again and outdated ones being gone
*The most recent lawsuit towards WWE for bringing again Vince
*Analysts have a look at the completely different sale prospects
*Extra on Stephanie leaving
*Nick Khan talks the corporate and hat he stated that does and does not make sense
*The place Dwayne Johnson stands
*Tony Khan talks about his curiosity in shopping for WWE
*Dwayne Johnson talks the sale of WWE
*A have a look at how UFC’s talks with Francis Ngannou fell by and the place Ngannou may go subsequent and whether or not he can return
*Royal Rumble replace, who’s in, how tickets are shifting
*Particulars on the brand new MLW TV title with Reelz
*Influence Onerous to Kill protection together with PPV numbers
*Saturday’s UFC protection
*AAA declares huge present schedule or 2023 and return of Alberto with Konnan explaining why and we discuss it
*Cage match and Wrestling Observer’s record of the very best in-ring wrestles of 2022 based mostly on matches
*What wrestlers had been in probably the most nice matches and to 50 of recent occasions in addition to what cities have had the very best wrestling.
*Dana White’s Energy Slap debut and the way it was acquired
*Essentially the most detailed have a look at te rankings for all of the nationwide reveals and section by section Numbers
*What promotions drew probably the most followers in Japan n 2022
*Update on one other date for Mercedes Mone in New Japan and the Sakura Genesis highlights
*New Japan and Stardom quarterly enterprise numbers
*Extra on demise of Black Warrior
*Ric Aptitude new endorsement deal
*One of many largest feuds of the 70s comes alive by every man’s son this previous week
*A number of WrestleMania week information
*How AEW bought Kushida
*Danielson talks Takeshita
*Extra on CM Punk and Colt Cabana in AEW
*AEW will get worldwide TV improve
*New documentary on former AEW star
*Streaming numbers
*Dana White talks punishment
*Mike Swick talks most cancers battle
*PPV numbers for the reveals over the weekend
*Cena WrestleMania be aware
*Information no three main WWE cuts
*What unbiased promotion has not but been dropped by WWE for Peacock
*Worldwide TV rights
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Sunday Update
Our weekend present is up on the positioning already with final evening’s UFC PPV present. We ran down the present with Ryan Frederick and talked about all of the information from the previous a number of days together with an replace on the daughters of Jay Briscoe and extra on that tragedy, Dwayne Johnson and the weekend TV’s and the Okada-Kiyomiya angle.
The brand new difficulty of the Wrestling Observer E-newsletter is up on the positioning in addition to the brand new again difficulty from 2005. The lead story on Jay Briscoe might be the mos talked about story we have achieved in a very long time, much more so than the Vince McMahon and Gene LeBell tales in latest months. We heard from lots of his buddies, many individuals who labored with him and it is crammed with issues of Jamin Pugh the particular person, rising up and studying from his errors. We discuss titles after all, nevertheless it’s extra about who he was, even speaking to Gerald Brisco concerning the Brisco title, Delirious, Cary Silkin and Tony Khan discuss working with him from a administration standpoint, Frankie Kazarian talks about him outdoors the ring, Nick Jackson talks about him wrestling, Khan talks about what was deliberate for him, we go into element on the tweet that derailed his profession and folks like Ian Riccaboni and Effy discuss how he had natured and Kevin Kelly talks about understanding him from the beginning of his profession in ECWA. There’s lots about his household and his entering into the enterprise, his work on the native faculty, and his children. I hope you all take pleasure in it.
Jose Aldo was introduced final evening for the Class of 2023 for the UFC Corridor of Fame. The ceremony will happen this summer season in Las Vegas.
VICE media, which was valued 5 years in the past at $5.7 billion, may end up being sold for less than $1 billion.
Not a lot stuff from wrestling, boxing or MMA trended on Google this week. Jay Briscoe was probably the most searched subject on the Web on Tuesday with 500,000 searches. UFC 283 didn’t pattern and this may be the primary time a PPV has not. Nonetheless, Brandon Moreno was No. 11 yesterday and Glover Teixeira was No. 15, each at 100,000. These numbers had been a really unhealthy signal on the subject of PPV buys for final evening’s present
Relating to the questions on the altering of the Bloodline section fro an Acknowledgment ceremony with the household of Roman Reigns to the trial of Sami Zayn, rumors concerning this needed to do with The Rock pulling out or Vince McMahon altering issues are each false. Rock was by no means booked for the section. The change was made as a result of Afa & Sika & Rikishi had been all not going to have the ability to be there. They had been to be the important thing individuals however Afa & Sika weren’t prepared for the journey and Rikishi bought sick this week so the concept mainly fell aside. Inventive was modified with The Bloodline story on Friday to replicate the change in Uncooked, a what occurred was not what was initially scripted to occur.
We’re searching for experiences on these reveals
*NXT final evening in Melbourne, FL
*WWE final evening in Erie, PA
*WWE tonight in Binghamton, NY
We’re searching for outcomes, match finishes advert highlights to dave@wrestlingobserver.com
We’re additionally doing polls for the weekend on these reveals
*UFC 283
*New Japan/NOAH Wrestle Kingdom
*Nice Muta farewell present
You’ll be able to go away a thumbs up, down or center together with a greatest and worst match to dave@wrestlingobserver.com
A tribute to Jay Briscoe was arrange outdoors the Manhattan Middle in New York. ROH requested the fan who put it as much as contact them.
To reply numerous questions, at this level the day for the Jay Briscoe tribute tv present that was taped in Fresno to be put up will not be determined but.
Deiveson Figueiredo suffered a damaged nostril in his battle with Brandon Moreno however his eye is okay. His eye was shut within the third spherical inflicting the stoppage and his dropping the flyweight title.
Moreno had a backstage battle of phrases with Alexandre Pantoja. Pantoja, who has two prior wins over Moreno, challenged Moreno to a title battle.
As of final evening, the Okada-Kiyomiya angle, which builds to the two/21 present on the Tokyo Dome had greater than 2.5 million views which is an efficient quantity for a WWE angle, an ideal quantity for an AEW angle and an unbelievable quantity for a Japanese angle.
Friday evening’s Rocky Romero win over Volador Jr. to win the NWA welterweight title was an amazing match. Should you like nice wrestling, and/or tremendous heated crowds with nice wrestling, the match is here, it starts at the two hour mark of the show.
Younger Rock will probably be preempted this coming Friday for determine skating and can return on 2/3. They’ve a personality enjoying James Bond Sean Connery from the film the place Peter Maivia and Sean Connery had a Struggle scene, “You Solely Reside Twice.” Different UK wrestlers labored as stunt males on the film.
The WWE donated $150,000 to Red Cross relief funds in Connecticut (because of Mike Kuzmuk)
AEW is closing in on 5,000 tickets offered in Lexington this week which might make 5 straight reveals over that mark. A few of the Texas advances point out that streak will not proceed however there may be clearly ticket gross sales momentum for the corporate.
WWE
Montez Ford and Bianca Belair had been on NBC yesterday earlier than the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs vs. Jacksonville Jaguars recreation selling Uncooked on Monday.
BetOnline odds for Vengeance Day
Dijak -200
Wes Lee +150
Gallus +100
New day +150
Fairly Lethal +300
Bron Breakker -700
Grayson Waller +400
Roxanne Perez -1200
Jacy Jayne +500
Gigi Dolin +1000
The Houston Rockets host WWE evening on Thursday for a recreation with the Cleveland Cavaliers on the Toyota Middle. The primary 3,000 followers by the doorways will get an Undertaker Bobblehead and there will probably be Undertaker/Rockets merchandise.
Different Notes
The comedy sitcom Paper Champions, a couple of failing unbiased wrestling firm, is now available on Tubi (worldwide) and Amazon Prime (US + UK). Paper Champions stars Brady Roberts (Brady Malibu), Paul Lazenby, and Lance Storm additionally cameos within the present.
The PFL Challengers Sequence, a sequence of tournaments the place the winners get into the massive PFL tournaments this yr, begin on 1/27 on Fubo Sports activities.
AHOY Comics introduced the discharge of The Gimmick, a darkish comedy about wrestling written by Joanna Starer advert drawn by Elena Gogou. The story is a couple of fictitious girls’s promotion in Pennsylvania. Will probably be printed month-to-month with the primary difficulty out on 3/5.
AIW on 2/11 in Youngstown, OH headlined by The Sandman.
LFA has two title matches on its 3/10 present in Sao Paulo, Brazil on UFC Struggle Move with the middleweight title up as Lucas Fernando (8-1) faces Jansey Silva (8-2) and Eduardo Neves (6-1) faces Hago Silva (6-0-1).
On Friday’s episode of Toon in with Me on MeTV, a letter was learn that stated Invoice the Cartoon Curator appears to be like like Shawn Michaels and a photograph of Michaels was proven (because of Brian Henke)
Vendetta Professional Wrestling from final evening in Pomona, CA: Davey Richards b Tyler Bateman, Jordan Cruz b B-Boy, Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs b Los Suavecitos, Jacob Fatu DDQ Evil; Uno, Sonico b Shunma Katsumata, Kidd Bandit b Robert Martyr. Mao b Kevin Blackwood, Athena b Miyu Yamashita to maintain the ROH girls’s title.
Kirk White’s Huge Time Wrestling from Friday evening in Newark, CA earlier than a offered out crowd on the Pavilion: Huge Fonz gained the Battle Royal for the Roy Shire trophy, Ishamel Vaughn & Ka Ka Meng b Misplaced Treasures, D Rouge b Huge Fonz, Dave Dutra b Sledge in a no DQ match, The freaks & El Chupacabra b Too Contemporary. They did a ten bell salute for Jay Briscoe and Sledge did a tribute speech for him. They return on 3/18 to the Newark Pavilion (Because of Jim Davis)
ICW No Holds Barred from final evening in Westville, NJ: AKIRA b Eric Dillinger, Tommy Vendetta b Crowbar Devon Storm, Bobby Beverly b Jeff Cannonball, Neil Diamond Gutter b Dr. Redacted, Toshiyuki Sakuda b Eric Ryan, Matt Tremont b Hoodfoot, Brandon Kirk b John Wayne Murdoch to maintain the American demise match title. Darren McCarty, a former hockey robust man with the Detroit Purple Wings, managed Vendetta on the present. (because of Leonard Model)
Paradigm Professional Wrestling has moved its streaming dwelling from IWTV to Struggle+. It debuts on the brand new platform on 1/31. They are going to be airing at the least 20 weeks of weekly one hour new content material with Suge D, Tom Lawlor, Alex Kane, Billie Starkz, Cole Radrick, Dominic Garrini and extra.
