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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The new issue of the Observer:

• Updating the situation with Ricochet, the WWE angle, his legacy, future, comments by Will Ospreay and a look at his pre-WWE career.
• Preview of Clash at the Castle, the matches, thoughts on the bouts, attempt to set records and more.
• Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler falls apart, the quietness of the last two weeks, replacement fights and other pull-outs.
• Just how much money McGregor would have generated on this night
• New Japan Dominion coverage, Hikuleo leaving for WWE, Super Juniors finals, Forbidden Door angles, G-1, this week’s big show and more.
• NXT Battleground coverage, the Apex,  the bouts, the timing of the show.
• Final WrestleMania live business numbers from the Pennsylvania commission.  What was the real attendance for both nights, Raw, Smackdown and NXT.
• Huge story on part two of Who Killed WCW, company finances running a wrestling business then vs. now, what went wrong, Hogan vs. Goldberg and real story behind the lack of build, where the money was left on the table, Goldberg as champion, booking philosophy and more.
• Why WCW lost top stars under Jim Herd
• The most detailed look at the ratings for wrestling and MMA TV shows, including how close another MMA show came to UFC this past week, placings for the week, competition for the shows, segment-by-segment an more
• More on who CMLL talent is allowed to work with
• Lots of big matches coming to CMLL over the next week
• El Hijo del Vikingo update
• Notes on the movie about a current wrestling star released in Japan
• Next Stardom PPV and Five Star Grand Prix notes
• WWE & NOAH announcement coming
• Big NOAH match this week
• Despe Invitational show
• Iyo Sky comes to Marigold and how ticket sales went
• Mexican and Japanese group working together
• Bloodsport notes
• Sad Steve McMichael update
• Passing of Larry Santo
• One of pro wrestling’s all-time legends from way back is being honored in his home town next week
• Celebrity Wrestling show earmarked
• Lots of injury updates
• Forbidden Door update
• How the Arlington tapings for AEW are doing
• Advance ticket sales for WWE & AEW shows
• CMLL talent being booked for Dynamite at the last minute
• International TV ratings and top streaming numer
• Dana White asked to channel Andy Kaufman
• Consideration to changing MMA rules
• PFL tournament updates
• Manny Pacquiao coming to Rizin
• Drew McIntyre inducted into Scotland Hall of Fame
• Update on Vince McMahon legal action
• PPV updates
• More Dwayne Johnson projects

This week’s Wresting Observer Newsletter back issue

Tuesday Update

WWE

AEW & Other Wrestling

• Mercedes Mone attended Game 5 of the NBA Finals,, which featured the Boston Celtics winning the series.
• MJF on X wrote about Pride Month: “my friend @legallygavin was bullied in school for being gay. This picture was taken When he was a senior and didn’t have a date to prom so I took him to make everyone feel stupid. Happy pride month. Remember, Hate everyone equally. Whilst I have your attention you can be anti hate and not be an Anoyying p**** about it. Stop pretending to get offended by literally everything for likes and RT’s. It makes anti hate movements harder because it’s ANOYYING.”
• Swerve Strickland was a guest DJ on Sirius XM’s Hip Hop Nation.
• Brandon Cutler is celebrating a birthday today.
• Nick Hogan will appear at Pinella County Court this Friday following his November 2023 arrest for a misdemeanor DUI.
• Bull Nakano will be doing a signing on HighspotsAuctions.com this Thursday.
• Matt Hardy shares details on The System visiting The Hardy Compound.
• TNA is looking to expand its Street Team in Montreal, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Tampa, and Louisville. More information here.