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Shotzi gets married in Las Vegas before WWE house show

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Shotzi spontaneously got married in Las Vegas prior to WWE’s house show on Friday night.

With WWE’s Holiday Tour coming to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Shotzi (real name Ashley Urbanski) and her significant other Jesus Alfaro decided to elope before the show. Shotzi then arrived at the WWE event while still wearing her wedding dress. She wrestled with the dress on, teaming with Bianca Belair in a victory over Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY & Bayley.

Shotzi wrote on Instagram:

JUST MARRIED! When I realized I would be performing in Vegas, we decided to elope before the show. It was very spontaneous and so perfectly us. I loved every second of it. I’ll post something a little mushier later but its now time for an action packed reception! @wwe @mgmgrand

Dave Bautista was among those who responded to Shotzi’s post: “F**k yes!! Live like there’s no tomorrow! Love it. Congrats!!”

Shotzi has long been feuding with Bayley and Damage CTRL. The December 22 episode of SmackDown featured an eight-woman Holiday Havoc tag match where Shotzi, Belair, Michin & Zelina Vega defeated Bayley, SKY, Kairi Sane & Asuka.

AEW Rampage ratings down, matches record low 18-49 number

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage averaged 308,000 viewers on TNT, down 9.7 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since November 25.

Rampage drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 33.3 percent from last week and matches the lowest rating that Rampage has ever done in its regular time slot.

As compared to the same week in 2022, Rampage was down 33.6 percent in overall viewership and down 46.7 percent in 18-49. The numbers were unusually high at this time last year as Jon Moxley made a rare appearance on the show, wrestling Sammy Guevara. It was the first of two straight weeks on the show for Moxley which led to the best numbers in months for Rampage.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Rampage, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 6.3 percent in overall viewers and down 27.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages. 

AEW injury updates: Bryan Danielson, Thunder Rosa, Jamie Hayter

Posted on by Ian Carey

Injury updates are available for several wrestlers on the AEW roster. 

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed the status of Bryan Danielson, Thunder Rosa, and Jamie Hayter in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 

Regarding Danielson, he underwent surgery on 7/3 to repair the broken arm he suffered in his match against Kazuchika Okada at Forbidden Door. He’s expected to be out until October but returning in time for AEW Grand Slam in September is not entirely out of the question. 

“Bryan Danielson got his surgery for his broken arm on 7/3 and at the time was told three months before he could return, although it’s possible he could beat that by a week or two,” Meltzer wrote. 

Regarding Jamie Hayter, she isn’t expected back until February. The former AEW Women’s World Champion hasn’t wrestled since Double or Nothing 2023 in May. 

“The current estimated return time for Jamie Hayter is February, due to various injuries, although that’s at best a rough estimate,” Meltzer wrote.

Thunder Rosa has been training for an in-ring return but is not expected back in time for All In. 

“As of this week, add Thunder Rosa to the list of those who are not expected back in time for Wembley although she is training for her return,” Meltzer wrote. 

Rosa hasn’t wrestled in nearly a year due to injuries to her lower back. Her last match was on an episode of Dark: Elevation on 8/10 last year.