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Daily Update: Antonio Inoki, NOAH, ticket sales notes

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WON NEWSLETTER: November 29, 2021 Observer Newsletter: Survivor Series review, NJPW vs. NOAH show announced

In this week’s issue: 

  • Match of the week and performer of the week
  • Complete Survivor Series rundown, the matches, the finishes, the business, the interest level  and the product placement ads
  • The story on the guy who attacked Seth Rollins on Raw
  • How the audience watching WWE & AEW has changed over the past year, older or younger, men or women, a breakdown of every national show
  • US TV ratings, where wrestling ranked with sports and overall, and details of how each show did in each key demo
  • International TV ratings for WWE & AEW
  • Two latest sports media rights deals in the U.S., and how this could affect WWE and AEW in their next deals and the key factors
  • WWE & AEW streaming numbers for the week
  • More on WrestleMania ticket sales
  • How tickets are moving for the major upcoming WWE & AEW shows
  • What is the hottest wrestling ticket in North America on the secondary market and the answer will surprise you
  • NXT WarGames notes
  • Full PWG rundown from this past weekend
  • New Japan vs. NOAH at Yokohama Arena, the press conference and what top stars asked for as their opponent for the show
  • New Japan Best of Super Juniors and tag team tournament updates
  • All Japan tag team tournament update
  • Why police were called at a recent Tokyo show
  • New star debuts in CMLL but not where you would think
  • Jeff Cobb and TJP’s weekend in Mexico and matches they seem to be building
  • TripleMania Regia, new main event, PPV notes, more on Omega vacating title and he talks of a return
  • Mexico bringing in one of the tallest wrestlers ever
  • Big York Hall show coverage and how the unique main event story plays into the Tokyo Dome shows
  • A must for Hall of Fame voters:  Who is L’Ange Blanc, the biggest mainstream star ever in France and a rundown of his impressive career
  • Full coverage of last weekend’s UFC show

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Our weekend show talking Smackdown and Rampage is up on the site right now. We’ll have another show tomorrow night after Raw.

NHK, one of the major networks in Japan, ran a 90 minute special on Saturday night called “Inoki:  The Last Stand.” It was the first time the general public realized Inoki’s severe health issues and his physical decline and a lot of people were shocked, although insiders knew. It also shows that even thought Inoki’s real heyday was the 70s and he remained a major star through the 90s, that a major network would have a huge special like this on him.

The NOAH big show earlier today at Yoyogi Gym in Tokyo with Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenou match to unify the GHC title with the National title went to a 60:00 draw.  I’ve had a number of people call it a strong match of the year candidate and even the best match this year. The big announcement was that KENTA, who was NOAH’s big star for a number of years, will return to the promotion on the Budokan show. There were fans crying when the announcement was made about KENTA returning to NOAH. Go Shiozaki, who had shoulder surgery, came at the end of the show and announced his return match will be on 12/5. The full show is up for free at Wrestle Universe, which is free until the end of the year.

Stardom’s PPV was yesterday and people were raving about this as well:  Ruaka retained the Future of Stardom title over Mai Sakurai and Waka Tsukiyama, Momo Watanabe & AZM b Unagi Sayaka & Lady C, Mayu Iwatani & Hazuki & Hanan b Saki Kashima  Fugiken Death & Rina, Saya Kamitani won a three-way for the Wonder of Stardom title shot over Himeka and Natsupoi, Starlight Kid b Koguma to keep the High Speed title, Syuri b Konami to retain the SWA title and get the next World of Stardom title shot in a UWF rules match, Tam Nakano b Mina Shirakawa to keep the Wonder of Stardom title in a match people were very polarized on as many didn’t like it and others loved it, and Utami Hayashishita b Maika to keep the World of Stardom title.  This sets up Hayashishita vs. Syuri on 12/29 at Sumo Hall which is a gigantic match. Nakano vs. Kamitani is the Wonder of Stardom title match on that show.

We are doing polls this weekend on both the Stardom and NOAH shows, so you can leave a thumbs up,  thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match for each show to [email protected]

Raw at the UBS Arena tomorrow night features the return of Edge.  He’s likely to start a new program and Bobby Lashley currently has no program, so we shall see. Big E vs. Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor has been announced for the show at the UBS Arena in Long Island. It’s the first wrestling show in the building that  just opened up.

We talked about this on the show, but a lot of the recent shows that have gone on sale for both WWE and AEW have had what I’d call disappointing early sales. Perhaps some will pick up as Christmas approaches. These are usually more of an issue with AEW, since its fan base buys most of its tickets early, while WWE spends far more in local advertising the week of the show so does end up with more late sales. Right now as far as tickets distributed go, according to Wrestletix, 1/3 Raw in Greenville, SC has 2,040 tickets out, 1/17 Raw in Tulsa has 2,167, AEW’s Battle of the Belts on 1/8 in Charlotte did 2,680 on the presale and the big surprise is that was more than 2/2 in Chicago, and previously Chicago has been doing very fast sellouts. Chicago did 2,441 on the first day and 12/29 in Jacksonville did 821 on the presale.  

WWE has been doing a lot of two-for-ones this week for many shows including tomorrow’s Raw at the UBS Arena in Long Island, as well as Los Angeles and Baltimore and likely many other markets.  The next PPV show, Day One on 1/1 in Atlanta, has buy three and get on ticket free sale currently going on.

The UBS Arena show has 5,264 tickets out for tomorrow, so they almost doubled since the announcement of Roman Reigns on 10/12.  A lot of people were using this to point out that Reigns isn’t a draw but tickets did start moving slowly, but ended up doing much better after the announcement. They did a lot of two-for-ones, four-for-the price of three, announced the return of Edge, and also announced Roman Reigns & Usos vs. Drew McIntyre & Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods for a dark match on the show.  But in the end they are doing about the same as a lot of the Raws of late have done if they get a decent walk up tomorrow. They won’t beat what AEW does on 12/8.  There are markets of late AEW has won and there are markets of late WWE has won in,.

We’re looking for reports from yesterday’s WWE house show in Roanoke, VA to [email protected]

The Triller Triad boxing vs. MMA show last night on PPV seemingly bombed as it didn’t even crack the top 20 trends for the day. Kubrat Pulaev, a high-level heavyweight boxer, destroyed Frank Mir in the main event of a show with a triangle ring, using MMA gloves but it was only boxing allowed.  

As far as trending, with no major shows this week the only stuff that cracked the top 20 all week on the Google charts was boxing related. Tommy Fury was No. 20 on Monday with 50,000 searches and Teofimo Lopez was No. 4 yesterday with 500,000.

New Japan World has a Best of Super Juniors show at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow morning from Korakuen Hall

  • Kosei Fujita vs. Ryohei Oiwa non-tournament
  • Douki vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Robbie Eagles vs. Bushi
  • Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoh
  • Sho vs. Master Wato
  • Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo

The WrestleCade SuperShow from last night in Winston-Salem, NC: CW Anderson & Preston Quinn & JB Cole & White Mike b The Dawsons & Mik Drake & Brad Attitude Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson b Harv & Gurv Sihra (formerly the Singhs in WWE, Caprice Coleman kept the AML title over Dirty Dango (formerly Fandango), Rich Swann  & Myron Reed & T.I.M. b Matt Cross & Colby Corino & Andrew Everett, George South b Heath (Slater), PCO b Erick Redbeard (Erick Rowan), Jay Lethal b Matt Cardona, Shane Taylor won Battle Royal (some of the names involved were Shane Douglas, CW Anderson, Jackie Fulton, Swoggle (formerly Hornswoggle), Johnny Swinger, Mr. Hughes, Sam Houston, Moses, Fallah Bahh, The former Ascension and CW Anderson, Thunder Rosa won three-way over Deonna Purrazzo and Mercedes Martinez, Matt Hardy b Nzo, Malakai Black b Buddy Matthews. The two talked about their past and shook hands.

The Friday night WrestleCade results were: Gustavo b Colby Corino, Matt Cross b Haden Sane, Savannah Evans & Mik Drake b Dream Girl Ellie & Steve Pena, BoJack b JD Drake to keep the PWF title, Sean Legacy b Anthony Henry, Davey Richards b Axton Ray to keep the ASW title, Kenzie Paige won three-way over Jordynne Grace and KiLynn King to become the first Imperial Pro women’s champion, ROH trios champions Shane Taylor & Kuan & Moses b Caprice Coleman & Zuka King & TI.M. (thanks to Shannon Walsh)

WWE

  • John Cena made a surprise appearance at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend. The event normally happens near the end of July, but had a small-scale “Special Edition” during Thanksgiving weekend to test how well it can go with pandemic restrictions and regulations. Cena appeared during the Masquerade, the costume show and contest where fans dress up and display themselves in character. Cena showed up dressed as Peacemaker, his character from The Suicide Squad and the upcoming HBO Max spin-off series. After appearing on stage, Cena cut an in-character video for Comic Con’s official Twitter.

AEW

  • Ryan Nemeth put together a video where five  AEW stars openly talked about their mental health issues, seeking therapy & in some cases taking medication .  This has Powerhouse Hobbs, Vickie Guerrero, Dax Harwood, Amanda Huber and The Blade openly talking about their issues. (thanks to Stephen Lyon)
  • Ric Flair on his podcast claimed a promoter in Israel wanted him to do a match with Sammy Guevara. This is likely not happening. Flair said $100,000 and two first class tickets and he’s there.

UFC

  • Beneil Dariush vs. Islam Makhachev in a major lightweight fight looks to be the main event for a 2/26 show.  Dariush has seven wins in a row and Makhachev has nine in a row.

OTHER NOTES

  • Soberano Jr. won the Leyenda de Azul match.  Notable that Soberano, who called Ultimo Guerrero a cancer and said he wanted to fight him for real, was never allowed in when Guerrero was in. Gran Guerrero may have been eliminated early. He kicked out late when he was being pinned, and then lost his cool and went after the referee and ripped his shirt before another ref calmed him down. Volador Jr. and TJP issued challenges to a hair vs  hair match. (thanks to Rene Ochoa)
  • Naomichi Marufuji will be making his pro boxing debut on 12/16 in Osaka facing comedian Takayuki Kinoshita in a two two-minute round exhibition.
  • AAW from Friday night in Merrionette Park, IL before 445 fans: Christi Jaynes won over Sierra, Charlie Evans and Lady Frost to become top contender for the women’s title, Silas Young b Manders, Skye Blue b Allisyn Kay to win the AAW women’s title, Schaff won a ladder match over Jake Lander,Brayden Lee, Storm Grayson, Hartenbower,  Jah-C, Gringo Loco and Ren James, Ace Austin & Myron Reed b Hakim Zane & Karm in a street fight, Russ Jones b Larry D, Hammerstone & Ace Perry b Jake Something & Dante Leon to win the tag titles, Rich Swann won over Davey Vega, Josh Alexander and Brody King to earn a heavyweight title shot, Mat Fitchett b Fred Yehi to win the heavyweight title. The next show is 12/30 at the Logan Square Arena in Chicago.
  • A story on Raymond Rougeau as the new Mayor of Rawdon, Quebec. (thanks to Mike Kuzmuk)
  • The home that formerly was owned by Lillian Ellison, the Fabulous Moolah, and is now a veterans care home, burned to the ground Friday night. Fire officials in Columbia, SC responded to a call Friday night at 9 p.m. and when they arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. They were able to get the fire under control and one person was found dead. About eight people were living in the home.
  • ISPW on 12/10 in Butler, PA is headlined by Bull James vs. Danny Morrison for their world title with Maven as referee, Crowbar vs. Homicide, plus appearances by Tito Santana and Vincent.  80s WWF manager Slick will be doing a live talk show with Andy Vineberg on the show.
  • EPW from last night in Western Australia:  Jesse Lambert & Dan Moore & Bobby Marshall & Bruno Nitro b Chris L Jazareth & Joel Hagan & Kaz Jordan & Chris Target, Tyler Jacobs b Edith Night, Del Cano & Zenith b  Casey Johns & Jams Hartness to keep tag titles, Marcius Pitt b Damian Slater, Aaron Hawk won three -way over Taylor King and Kiel Steria to keep the Coastal championship, Gavin McGavin b Michael Morleone, Julian Ward b Mikey Nicholls to keep the EPW title. The promotion also announced its year end awards.  Bruno Nitro was named Most Improved. Gavin McGavin vs. Marcius Pitt in August was match of the year and McGavin was Wrestler of the Year. They also named a 2018 match with The Untouchables vs. Street Gang Hooligans as the best match in the 20-year history of the promotion and Davis Storm was named greatest wrestler in the history of the promotion. The next show is 1/8. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
  • MCW Pro Wrestling Season’s Beatings on 12/4 in Joppa,MD at the MCW Arena has Brian Johnson vs Moses in a cage match for Johnson’s MCW title. Scarlett Bordeaux will make one of her first appearances since leaving WWE managing Action Andretti in a match against former WWE performer James Ellsworth.
  • There is a pro wrestling scene in the movie “B-Bit Christmas” in a scene set in the 80s where a kid is wearing  a Hogan T-shirt.

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KENTA to take part in NOAH Budokan Hall event on January 1

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KENTA is set to make his return to Pro Wrestling NOAH on January 1st.

It was announced this evening at the NOAH the BEST 2021 event that KENTA, who currently wrestles for New Japan Pro Wrestling, will be part of NOAH’s event at Budokan Hall on January 1st. It wasn’t specified who he will face.

KENTA graduated from the All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in 2000 but quickly joined NOAH later in the year along with most of AJPW’s roster. He spent the next 14 years winning major championships in both NOAH’s junior heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, including winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship on one occasion. He left to join WWE in 2014, and upon his departure from WWE in 2019, he joined NJPW, where he has remained since.

On January 8, NOAH will take part in the third night of Wrestle Kingdom 8 at the Yokohama Arena for a show called NJPW vs. NOAH, a supercard featuring wrestlers from both companies. No matches have been announced for the show.

November 29, 2021 Observer Newsletter: Survivor Series review, NJPW vs. NOAH show announced

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

The 2021 Survivor Series was a show built around non-title matches that had little storyline build-up and traditional matches with no interaction between brands.

It was a paradox. The show, on 11/21 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, was, from a television standpoint, one of the weakest builds to a PPV to date. Because the name Survivor Series is traditional and it’s supposed to be an A show, no doubt viewership was higher than most B shows. But aside from Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair building a match based on a legit disagreement during the belt trading angle on Smackdown and their former friendship, and a minor situation where Big E vowed revenge for Roman Reigns and the Usos feuding on Smackdown with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, there was little to build the matches.

On the flip side, there was more mainstream media done related to the show than just about any show other than WrestleMania. The main characters, Lynch, Flair, Paul Heyman, and Roman Reigns in particular, were visible all over the place promoting the show and the brand.

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NJPW vs. NOAH set for Wrestle Kingdom 16 night three

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NJPW vs. NOAH. 

Night three of Wrestle Kingdom 16 will feature talent from both NJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH. The announcement was made in a joint press conference with the two promotions.

NJPW’s Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shingo Takagi and NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya, Keiji Muto and Katsuhiko Nakajima have been announced for the event on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, at 3 a.m. Eastern time. No matches have been made official as of yet.

The card will air live on Abema pay-per-view and have an English language option for the broadcast. The cost will be 3960 Yen. The show will be made available on NJPW World and NOAH’s Wrestle Universe streaming service one week after the air date. A portion of proceeds from the event and PPV will be donated to Japanese Red Cross.

Tanahashi and company president Takami Ohbari represented NJPW at the presser, while CyberFight director Akihiro Takeda and Kiyomiya represented NOAH. Comments from the card’s other announced participants were shown via video. 

The NJPW Global Twitter account quoted Ohbari:

“The match card is yet to be announced. NJPW and NOAH wrestlers have their own histories and backgrounds. It’s up to them whether they want to face off, or even join together… 

This is a rare opportunity, and it would be a somewhat of a waste not to have the two companies face off across the whole card.”

The press conference can be seen below with English subtitles. 

NOAH’s Katsuhiko Nakajima wins GHC Heavyweight title

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Katsuhiko Nakajima has recaptured the NOAH GHC Heavyweight title.

Nakajima defeated Naomichi Marufuji this morning at NOAH’s Grand Square event to win the championship for a second time. The finish had both men striking each other inside the ring. Nakajima cut off Marufuji with a death valley driver, then connected with a spike brainbuster to win the championship.

After the bout, Nakajima cut a promo saying that winning the GHC title was not enough. Masato Tanaka came out to challenge him, saying Nakajima hasn’t beaten him up yet. Nakajima accepted the challenge, saying he will “eat him up deliciously”. He ended the promo by saying a new era has taken shape, and that he was NOAH.

Nakajima had won the N1 Victory tournament on October 3, defeating Kenoh in the finals to earn tonight’s GHC Heavyweight title match. Nakajima is the first person to win the N1 Finals back-to-back, defeating Kaito Kiomiya in the finals of last year’s tournament.

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WON NEWSLETTER: October 4, 2021 Observer Newsletter: WWE Extreme Rules review, G1 Climax updates

WWE’s Extreme Rules show on 9/26 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH was decent. Most of the matches were good, but there was nothing blow away.

The show was built around two bouts, Roman Reigns vs. Demon Finn Balor for the Universal title and Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the women’s title. Both had gimmicked finishes.

The Demon match ended with Demon ont the top rope when the top rope suddenly collapsed and he fell into the ring injured, and got pinned by a spear. The bout had been the most exciting on the show, but at one point the idea was that Demon had died. Then his music played and he acted as though he was resurrected, and in fact, that was the verbiage used, and he made a comeback until the rope broke.

In the Smackdown women’s title match, Belair powered out of the disarmer and set up the KOD when Sasha Banks ran into attack Belair for the DQ. Banks also laid out Lynch after the match to set up a three-way program.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight talking G-1, WWE draft and other news topics. I did a show last night with Gonzalez talking about all the news of the week and the business situation in the U.S.  You can send questions to the show tonight to [email protected]

Not a lot of mainstream interest in stuff this week with no major UFC or boxing events. The UFC show yesterday ranked No. 15 in Google searches at 50,000. Kevin Holland earlier today had 20,000 and ranked No. 6. On Wednesday, Manny Pacquiao cracked the list at 50,000 for his filing to run for President of the Philippines. On Tuesday, Jon Jones was No. 13 at 50,000 when more details came out on his arrest. Ronda Rousey was No 15 at 50,000 for her announcing the birth of her first child.

We’re looking for your thoughts on today’s G-1 Climax show at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, thumbs up, down or middle, best and worst match to [email protected]. We’re also looking for reports on tonight’s WWE house show in Lexington, KY.

G-1 tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo has:

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chase Owns
  • Evil vs. Tama Tonga
  • Taichi vs. Jeff Cobb
  • Hirooki Goto vs. Yoshi-Hashi
  • Kazuchika Okada vs Sanada

The one thing from today’s show everyone is raving about, besides the Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre and Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi matches is evidently the post-match of Ishii vs. Sabre was something to behold.

Raw tomorrow is the draft. On last night’s show, we talked about possible stuff they could be doing for Raw.  The big angle is that Paul Heyman is supposed to manipulate to get the Usos to Smackdown, and if not, Roman Reigns has ordered the Usos to leave him for dead.

In last night’s UFC main event, all three judges gave Thiago Santos rounds 2, 3 and 5 and gave Johnny Walker 1 and 4, so Santos got straight 48-47 scores.

On FOX today stations at different times are airing a WWE special building up the King of the Ring tournament.  

Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Kenou to win the N-1 tournament today at Korakuen Hall. People were raving about this match.  Nakajima will challenge GHC champion Naomichi Marufuji for the title on 10/10 in Osaka.  That show also announced Kaito Kiyomiya & Kenou vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Keiji Muto.

WWE results from San Juan, PR last night:

  • Dominik Mysterio b Jinder Mahal
  • Shotzi & Nox b Natalya & Tamina
  • Keith Lee b Drew Gulak
  • Finn Balor & Drew McIntyre & Cesaro b Roman Reigns &* Usos
  • Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo b Mace & T-Bar
  • Charlotte Flair b Rhea Ripley to keep Raw women’s tile
  • Damien Priest b Sami Zayn to keep U.S. title
  • Reigns vs. Rey Mysterio had been advertised as the main event for the Universal title.  We don’t have confirmation of why Rey Mysterio wasn’t on the show. (thanks to Ed Luis Valentin)

AEW

  • AEW for 11/10 in Indianapolis topped what they drew for the 2019 show in the city on the first day tickets were put on sale to the public, topping 4,200. (thanks to William Zdon)
  • The movie “Queenpins” which stars Paul Walter Hauser, Vince Vaughn and Kristen Bell, will have AEW references. Digital Spy reported that the movie was scripted to have WWE references.  Hauser said that when he signed on, he told the people doing the movie that he was friends with Tony Khan and could probably get them a better deal on licensing and images and they agreed to it  

OTHER NEWS

  • UWN from last night on PPV from Commerce, CA with the finals of the UWN title tournament that dates back two years: Juicy Finau won three-way over Vinny Massaro and Honest John, Blake Troop b Jordan Clearwater, David Finlay b Will Allday, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks & Alex Coughlin b Kevin Martinson & Rust Taylor & Daniel Garcia, Ruby Race b Vita Van, Midnight Heat b Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas, Chris Dickinson b Mike Bennett to win the UWN title.
  • Nicole Savoy said that she suffered a bruised sternum in her match at the MLW tapings in Philadelphia last night.
  • The defunct 2CW promotion in upstate New York ran a reunion show last night in Syracuse, NY geared around paying tribute to Jon Huber, who was one of the groups top stars.  The show is available free on YouTube and includes Thunder Rosa vs. Mercedes Martinez and Alex Shelley vs Davey Richards.  The main event of Nick Ando & Cloudy, who were friends of Huber, against Stu Grayson & Evil Uno.  The lights went out and when they came back on, -1 was in the ring to a huge pop and used a low blow and assisted chair shot to help Uno & Grayson win. (thanks to Ross Blair)
  • WrestleMax from Friday night in Affton, MO:  Eli Rossi & ATM b Zay Washington & Aaron Roberts, Darian Bengstron b Rahim de la Suede, Brooke Valentine b Tootie Lynn Ramsey, Edvin Kudic b Moses the Deliverer, Kevin Lee Davidson b Graham Bell, JDX b Kevin Blackwood, Laynie Luck b Blair Onyx, Mike Outlaw b Camaro Jackson, Minoru Suzuki b Calvin Tankman (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
  • Stand Alone Pro Wrestling on 10/9 in Lacey Township, NJ at the High School with a battle for the promotion and BWO name.  Alex Hammerstone and Anthony Greene are on the show.
  • Trey Miguel vs. Jonathan Gresham for the Warrior title and Aramis  vs. Rey Horus vs. Gringo Loco for the Lucha title headline for Warrior Wrestling on 10/16.  The show features an appearance by Bret Hart and a loaded show with Buddy Mathews, Davey Richards, Moose, Alex Shelley, Josh Alexander and Sam Adonis.
  • Minoru Fujita has been hospitalized so his challenge for DDT Universal champion Daisuke Sasaki scheduled for 10/12 at Korakuen Hall is being moved back.
  •  Pro Wrestling Epic from last night in Affton, IL:  Pisto Balderas b Arrow, Blake Steel b Dallas Taylor, Doug E. Best won Battle Royal, Johnathan Zulu b  Fletch Malone, Barackus &* Nasty Juan Sanchez & Santa Chiva b Johny Blade & Chucky Bates & Jesus de la Rosa,  Thom Latimer b Kendall Beck, PT Beckham b Tommy Davis, Berserker b Leone Mephisto, Jeff Gant b Benjamin Trust, Kamille won three-way over Allysin Kay and Melanie Cruise (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)

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BAN: Stardom 5Star GP, NJPW G1 Climax, NOAH N1 Victory tourney

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The solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare is back as I guide you through the latest in the world of Japanese professional wrestling.

Topics include:

  • The conclusion of Stardom’s 5Star GP
  • A look at the first week of the NJPW G1 Climax
  • Thoughts on Pro Wrestling NOAH’s N1 Victory as we head into the final night of that tournament

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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom 5Star GP, NOAH N-1 Victory preview

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The solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare is back as I guide you through the latest in the world of Japanese professional wrestling.

Topics include:

  • A great start to Stardom’s 5Star GP
  • A preview of NOAH’s N-1 Victory tournament
  • A look at the TJPW Princess Cup
  • Thoughts on recent events in Dragon Gate, NJPW, and more.

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Daily Update: UFC 264, ROH Best in the World, Sakuraba

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WON NEWSLETTER: July 12, 2021 Observer Newsletter: Terry Funk health update, AEW & WWE ticket sales

We have a lot of different news stories headlining the new issue of the Observer. Our lead story looks at the condition of Terry Funk, his legacy and his generation of wrestlers.

Also in this issue:

Ticket sales for WWE and AEW shows including the four shows that will top 10,000 tickets sold, hottest wrestling tickets on the secondary market as well as this week’s UFC show, ticket sales for all AEW events on sale, every major WWE show including Madison Square Garden and every event this month, details on all shows and capacity of the buildings.

Schedule and some early details on the 2021 G1 Climax tournament.

The arrest of Jonathan Fatu (Jimmy Uso), his track record of arrests from the past and more reaction.

Grappl’s list of the best matches of 2021 so far as well as sleeper matches from small promotions worth checking out.

The biggest lawsuit settlement in WWE history, update on John Cena, Linda McMahon with Donald Trump, Daniel Bryan mentions on Smackdown, Thea Trinidad return to WWE, how often each company does rematches, Smackdown doing a split site show, changes to a WWE streaming product, huge match coming, wrestlers recently cut were to be put in a new group, notes on Breakout tournament competitors, International TV ratings for WWE and AEW, WWE exec honored as one of the best in the world except they fired him, new WWE marketing deal, the most viewed segments on YouTube of WWE programming this past week as well as the current WWE market value.

Update Dwayne Johnson’s planned launch of the XFL and explain the latest delays.

A story on the death of Cyanide Sid Cooper, a top U.K. heel  who was both a major inspiration of the Lord Steven Regal character in WCW and Regal’s favorite wrestler as a young child, his matches, what he was known for, life after wrestling and more.

Coverage of AAA’s Verano de Escandalo.

A story on Chris Romero aka Chris Youngblood, from the famous Romero wrestling family, his family, including relatives few know about, his breaking into the business, how he became a big star in Puerto Rico, the heyday of The Youngbloods there, the death of Bruiser Brody, and the glory days of All Japan Pro Wrestling.

More detail on the ratings than any other source, we have how every segment on NXT and AEW did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week, how many different viewers the shows had, DVR numbers and how long the average fan watches.

Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight covering the ROH PPV show as well as previewing Raw, and covering other wrestling news stories. You can end questions to the show to [email protected]

Last night’s UFC 264 appeared to be massive. There were just under 12 million Google searches, which may have been the all-time record or if not is very close to it.  Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm at just under 12 million was the largest I can recall.  A huge UFC usually does 5 million and a pretty big one, like a Jon Jones fight, may be 2.5 million.  So expect giant PPV numbers.  Besides McGregor and Dustin Poirier, those cracking the top 20 were Greg Hardy (200,000), Sean O’Malley (200,000), Steven Thompson (100,000), Jessica Eye (50,000) and Ryan Hall (50,000).  We’re looking for your thoughts on UFC 264 and tonight’s ROH Best in the World with thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle to [email protected]

ROH Best in the World starting at 7 p.m. tonight:

  • Demonic Flamita vs. Rey Horus
  • PCO & Danhausen vs.  Beer City Bruiser & Brawler Milonas
  • Shane Taylor & Moses & Kaun vs. Dalton Castle & Dak Draper & Eli Isom for the trios titles
  • Josh Woods vs. Silas Young last man standing
  • EC3 vs. Flip Gordon
  • Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. PJ Black & Brian Johnson
  • Jay Lethal vs. Brody King
  • Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bennett for the Pure title
  • Rhett Titus & Tracy Williams vs Chris Dickinson & Homicide for the tag titles
  • Tony Deppen vs. Dragon Lee for the TV title
  • Rush vs. Bandido for the ROH title

This is ROH’s first show with fans in attendance since the start of the pandemic.

Besides Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks winning an ESPY for Best WWE moment (what a weird category if you think of it), Tyson Fury was named Best Boxer and Khabib Nurmagomedov Best MMA Fighter in the fan-voted awards last night.

Raw tomorrow night:

  • Bobby Lashley vs.  Xavier Woods non-title
  • Sheamus vs. Humberto Carrillo U.S. title
  • Asuka vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Ash
  • A.J. Styles vs. Ivar
  • Omos vs. Erik
  • Ricochet vs. John Morrison falls count anywhere

With so-so ticket sales for the 9/10 Smackdown show in Madison Square Garden, WWE has announced Raw talent has been added to the Smackdown show that night.

Travis Fulton, the MMA/boxing Iron Man who was held in the Linn County Correctional (Iowa) Correction Institution and awaiting trial on charges of child pornography and domestic violence appeared to have hung himself at 4 a.m. earlier today. He was pronounced dead at 5 a.m. after life saving measures failed to revive him. Fulton had more than 322 MMA fights from 1996 to 2019 as well as 75 pro boxing matches. He had more fights than any MMA fighter in history and fought a number of major names in his day.  

Dynamite Mike Gammon, who is generally considered by insiders as the single greatest player in the history of Roller Derby, died on 4/12 from heart failure. The news just broke in the past few days since his family members did not want it released. The local newspaper in Castro Valley did have a mention of his death in April but made no mention of his Roller Derby past. Gammon, who was 78, was Rookie of the Year at 15, MVP at 17 and was billed as “The Fastest Man on Skates” throughout his career. He was the ultimate child prodigy. His mother was Gerry Murray, who along with Joan Weston was one of the two most popular women skaters of all-time and a national celebrity in the late 40s and early 50s and one of the first female athletes to get a number of endorsement deals. His father, Paul Milane, was one of the top male skaters in the 40s and his stepfather, Gene Gammon was the top blocker for the New York Chiefs when Roller Derby was so big four games per week aired on ABC and it was the most popular programming on the station. Mike was skating at 13 months and speed skating at three, and had incredible balance. During the national TV era (1948-1951) he was 5 to 8 and would do skating races and tricks at halftime. He was great as a oand even better as a work.  

Kazushi Sakuraba will challenge for the GHC title on 8/1 against Naomichi Marufuji, who retained over Takashi Sugiura earlier today.

Suwama returned to the ring earlier today in a six-man tag after being out with COVID, which forced him to vacate the Triple Crown.

WWE

  • Money in the Bank odds from BetOnline.ag:
    Men’s ladder match: Drew McIntyre -175, Seth Rollins +250, Big E +500, Riddle +500, Kevin Owens +600, Shinsuke Nakamura +1200, Ricochet +1600, John Morrison +2000
    Roman Reigns -700 vs. Edge +400
    Bobby Lashley -1000 vs. Kofi Kingston +525
    Rhea Ripley -140 vs. Charlotte Flair -100

OTHER NEWS

  • Empire State Wrestling on 7/31 presents Brawlfest in Buffalo at the RiverWorks. It will be the first wrestling show open to the public in Buffalo since the pandemic.  
  • St. Louis Anarchy from Friday night in Granite City, IL:  James Bandy & Kayla Kassidy b Sean Orleans & Sophie King, Adrian Surge b Nick King, Derek Neal b Warhorse, Mikey won four-way over Deacon Cash, Kenny Alfonso and Victor Analog, Aaron Williams b BSTRD Cassidy, Even Gelistico & Billie Starkz b Christian Rose & Angelus Layne, Thomas Shire b Jake Dirden, Moonshine Mantell b Gnaris Garvin, Davey Richards b Everett Connors, Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett b Camaro Jackson & Campbell Myers to win the USA tag team titles, Jeremy Wyatt d Gary Jay 60:00 to retain the Gateway heritage title in a Pure Rules match (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer).  Mikey is the former Mikey McFinnegan.
  • A correction from Friday’s update. The Varsity Blonds are not wrestling on the 7/24 MCW show.  They are only there to do an autograph signing. AEW announced this past week that Brian Pillman Jr. is now under an AEW contract.  He had been under an MLW deal and being used on a per-date deal by AEW up to this point.
  • Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance from last night in St. Louis:  Ricky Cruz & Keith Smith Jr. b Rick Ruby & Freddie Fury, Kahyman & Damian Blade b Andrew Wilder & Jonathan Zulu, Damion Cortess & Frodo the Ghost b CJ Shine & Johnny Blade, Moondog Rover & Keith Smith b Jimmy D & Garrett Shanks, Kahyman & Damian Blade b Moondog Rover & Keith Smith, Ricky Cruz & Keith Smith Jr. b Damion Cortess & Frodo the Ghost, Ricky Cruz & Keith Smith Jr. b Kahyman & Damian Blade to win the tournament for the MMWA tag titles (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
  • Melbourne Championship Wrestling from last night in Melbourne:  Adam Brooks b Caveman Ugg to keep the MCW title, Tony Villani b Anth Cava, Royce Chambers b Gore, Natural Classics won three-way over Mile High Club and The Parea, Kellyanne b Delta, Mitch Waterman b Edward Dusk, Rocky Menero NC Slex.  Next show is 8/14.  
  • SHWA from last night in Western Australia:  Great George b Chadwick Jackson to win Pride title, Davis Storm b Seth Kincaid in a career vs. career match, Julian Ward b Zenith to win the SHWA heavyweight title, Pocket Rockets b Dux Brothers to keep the SHWA tag titles, Chris Target won Midyear Rumble.  Next show is 8/78.
  • Due to the Delta Variant causing a new wave of COVID in Sydney, don’t expect any shows in that city for the next two months (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
  • IPW tonight in Battle Creek, MI at Full Blast and 7/24 in Muskegon, MI for War on the Shore aboard the USS LST 393 Battleship.
  • AAW on Friday night in Merrionette Park, IL:  Schaff b Jake Crist, Laredo Kid b Ace Perry, Skye Blue b Hyan in an I quit match, Josh Alexander b Jake Something, Deonn Rusman & Joeasa b Ace Austin & Madman Fulton to keep tag titles, Manders b Robin Steele, Myron Reed b Hakim Zayn to keep the AAW Heritage title, Allysin Kay b Kris Statlander to win the AAW women’s title, Fred Yehi b Mance Warner in a cage match to win the AAW title in 31:16.  Alexander and Schaff both wanted a match with Yehi.  It was announced Eddie Kingston wants a title match on 8/7 in the same location.

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Marufuji wins GHC Heavyweight title at CyberFight Festival

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Naomichi Marufuji captured the GHC Heavyweight Championship at this morning’s CyberFight Festival 2021 event.

Marufuji defeated Keiji Mutoh in the main event, pinning Mutoh after a knee strike. Mutoh held the title for 114 days, defeating Go Shiozaki at NOAH’s Destination 2021 event back on February 12. 

This marks Marufuji’s fourth reign as GHC Heavyweight Champion, tying Takashi Sugiura and Shiozaki for the most title reigns.

After his title win, Marufuji cut a short promo saying to keep your eyes on him, Mutoh, and the top champions in DDT (Jun Akiyama) and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (Miyu Yamashita). Both Akiyama and Yamashita then came out and cut short promos with Yamashita closing the show by saying the three champions will move forward.

The GHC Heavyweight title match was the third of three main events that took place at CyberFight Festival, a supercard featuring wrestlers from Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling that took place at the Saitama Super Arena. Akiyama retained the KO-D Openweight title, defeating HARASHIMA. Yamashita defeated Yuka Sakazaki to retain the TJPW Princess of Princess Championship.

Daily Update: Double or Nothing, AEW notes, Misawa Memorial show

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WON NEWSLETTER: May 31, 2021 Observer Newsletter: WWE returning to live crowds, WarnerMedia-Discovery merger

Dave Meltzer reports on WWE returning to live crowds, the proposed WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, Nick Khan has been in talks with New Japan Pro Wrestling about WWE becoming NJPW’s exclusive American partner. 

Also in this issue: 

  • Updating WWE going on tour and what early ticket sales show
  • Double or Nothing preview and ticket sales for all upcoming AEW events and what it says about the brand right now
  • Full UFC coverage from last week
  • A look at both Warrior documentaries and separating fact from fiction
  • Collision in Korea and going through fact vs. fiction as well
  • Most detailed look at television viewership over the past week
  • Amazing training notes about an 80s star about to return to the ring
  • AEW TV schedule notes for June

And much more.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight talking AEW Double or Nothing and the rest of the current news with Wrestling Observer Radio as well as taking mailbag questions that can be sent to [email protected].

Some business notes regarding tonight and AEW. Based on one national television company, advanced PPV orders as of Friday were up nine percent from Revolution.  Keep in mind that 82 percent of orders come in the last 36 hours so that doesn’t mean they’ll end up well above their record, but it’s a very good sign.  Revolution blew away all prior AEW shows.

That same company’s clientele saw Dynamite on Friday night as down 38 percent from the 5/19 show, so that’s very significant since that’s the time slot for the proposed new Rampage show and based on the makeup of the AEW TV audience, Friday is going to be tough. The sample size is millions, so the actual numbers and they are legit views and not estimates, would be literally 100 times that of Nielsen’s sample size. But they are not strategically done like Nielsen and don’t provide the level of data that Nielsen does so we don’t have any demo info from it or viewers per home or things like that that is so important.  Smackdown was down 1.3 percent from the prior week based on the same company’s clientele, actually more total viewers but watched less time on average. The Nielsen numbers for Friday will be out on Tuesday and the detailed numbers won’t be out until Wednesday.  Smackdown numbers should be out Tuesday and Raw should be out Wednesday due to the holiday weekend.  

As of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, there were 352 tickets still out and more than 4,600 accounted for meaning they are very close to sold out. This will be the company’s largest crowd since the pandemic and the biggest crowd for North American pro wrestling aside from the two WrestleMania shows of the past year plus. We’re looking for your thoughts on the show so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]

Here are thoughts on the show and Skybet odds. It should be noted that most of the matches have very sizable favorites and if predicted star ratings are an indication, the belief is this will be a tremendous show on paper:

  • Adam Page vs. Brian Cage – The winner is likely in line for an AEW title shot.  On paper this match looks crazy. Page’s forehead was a mess Friday night so he’ll be easy to cut. Page is right now a -500 favorite.  Kambi has posted star ratings so the over and under here is ***3/4
  • Battle Royal – AEW Battle Royals usually have more storyline elements but the concept of the original Casino Battle Royal was received negatively so it’s been tweaked.  The latest odds have Christian Cage as a -200 favorite with the next being Penta at +500, Jungle Boy at +600, Powerhouse Hobbs at +900 and Matt Hardy, 10 and Max Caster at +1400.
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Anthony Agogo – This is the most interesting because Agogo has only done short matches.  Agogo is a -175 favorite.  The winner should depend entirely on what is the next thing planned for each.  The over/under here is ***1/4
  • Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker for the women’s title – Most expect a title change here and the odds reflect that with Baker a -600 favorite. These two actually should have a great match.  The over/under is **** which really speaks a ton of what bettors and oddsmakers think of these two.
  • Kenny Omega vs.  Orange Cassidy vs. Pac for the AEW title.  It’s an interesting mix.  We know Omega vs. Pac an have a match of the year candidate since they did that once on Dynamite already.  Cassidy can go, but he’s mainly known for comedy spots and it’ll be interesting how that mixes in. Omega right now is a -650 favorite while Cassidy is +400 and Pac is +600.  Betters and oddsmakers are very confident putting over/under at ****1/2  
  • Miro vs. Lance Archer for the TNT title. It’s a big one for both.  This is Miro’s first real back-and-forth match in a high-level spot in AEW where it’s a different style and standard from WWE.  Miro is a -600 favorite.  The over/under here is ***3/4
  • Sting & Darby Allin vs. Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page – Allin will work most of the way and he’s crazy always, let alone on PPV.  Still, the whole match is a set up for Sting’s hot tag and how much he can do at the age of 62.  Sting & Allin are -300 favorites.  The over/under here is ***3/4
  • Stadium Stampede with The Inner Circle vs. The Pinnacle. The pressure is huge because they have to live up to last year’s show. Jericho is working with a dislocated elbow from his fall off the cage at Blood & Guts. The Inner Circle has to disband if they lose. That stip has made them a -200 favorite. There is no odds on star ratings because this is a taped match .
  • Young Bucks vs. Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley for the tag titles. The match will likely be great, but it is a huge style clash and a very different match for all four than their usual.  The Young Bucks are -150 favorites to retain in the closest the odds are for any match on the show.  The over/under here is ****1/2
  • The Buy in match of Serena Deeb vs. Riho for the NWA title has no odds. My own prediction is a very good match if they are given time and they probably will be, and Deeb has to be a major favorite.

In gambling odds for what wins match of the night, the Omega vs. Cassidy vs. Pac match is at -111 and the tag title is +110.

Yahoo has a story on the Cody Rhodes vs. Anthony Agogo match. (thanks to Patrick Baseline)

A story on yesterday’s firing of Willie Urbina. (thanks to Barry Werner)

With no UFC or boxing major events this weekend, the only thing that made Google trends related to combat sports this past week was on Tuesday. John Cena, for his apology to China was No. 8 for the day at 200,000. Mike Tyson, because of the TV special, was No 13 at 100,000.

AEW does have big competition in sports today with the Indianapolis 500. The Miz & Titus O’Neil were both on NBC’s coverage of the event today (thanks to Brian Henke)

A&E tonight at 8  p.m. has a Mick Foley special. The only thing that I know is that Mick Foley himself seemed really happy about it.  I’m not sure if I’m on it but I was interviewed extensively for it. Jake Roberts is featured on WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures which is notable politically.

KTLA in Los Angeles had a lengthy feature today talking about Cardi B and SummerSlam and crediting the Mat Men podcast for the story.

The semifinals of the King of Gate tournament on 6/3 at Korakuen Hall have Yamato vs. Kota Minoura and SB Kento vs. Kzy.  It will be on the Dragon Gate streaming service.

The annual Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial show by Pro Wrestling NOAH takes place at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning. It’s available on FITE at 5 a.m. on PPV:

  • Haoh vs. Seiki Yoshioka
  • Kenou & Manabu Soya & Tadasuke vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Junta Miyawaki & Kinya Okada
  • Yoshinari Ogawa & Hayata defend the GHC jr. titles against Daisuke Harada & Hajime Ohara
  • Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya defend the GHC tag titles against Mohammed Yone & Shuhei Taniguchi
  • Atsushi Kotoge defends the jr. title against Yuya Susumu
  • Takashi Sugiura defends the National title against Kazushi Sakuraba
  • Keiji Muto & Masato Tanaka vs. Masakatsu Funaki & Naomichi Marufuji

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OTHER NOTES

  • New Japan has a show from Korakuen Hall Tuesday morning at 5:30 a.m.Eastern with Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa defending the IWGP tag titles against Zack Sabre Jr. & Tasichi.  
  • Warrior Wrestling returns on 6/5 in Chicago Heights, IL with War of Attrition.  They will crown their first Lucha champion in a match with Laredo Kid, Golden Dragon, Aramis, Gringo Loco, Arez, El HIjo de Canis Lupus,Dragon Bane and Black Taurus, which is one hell of a lineup.  It will be a series of three matches.  It starts with a four vs. four match under Lucha relevos rules and the losing four are eliminated.  The next four will have a tag team match under Lucha rules and the losing two are eliminated.  Then there will be a singled match for the championship.  Kyle Rae returns to wrestling to defend her women’s title against Holidead, Trey Miguel defends the Warrior title against Lee Moriarty, plus Deonna Purrazzo vs. Ray Lyn, Matt Cardona vs. Sam Adonis, Warhorse vs. Jake Something, KC Navarro vs. Cole Radrick and Kongo Kong vs. Beast Man.
  • Jorge Masvidal’s first Bare Knuckle promotion on 6/18 in Biloxi, MS has announced former UFC fighter Jason Knight vs. former ride fighter Charles Bennett as the main event. Bennett was a charismatic stars many years back but has gone 0-3 in the Bare Knuckle arena.
  • Ruthless Pro Wrestling from last night in Erie, MI:  Alex Weir b Sage Phillips, Mo Atlas won over  Nate Wings, Nick King, Dylan Derringer and Alex Cluckey, Tommy Vendetta b Jake Crist, Dread King Logan b Zach Thomas in a street fight, Gary Jay b Jason Page, Justin Kyle b Sam Beale to win the Ruthless title, Randi West b Chuck Stein in a home run derby match, Satu Jinn b Schwartzy in a four corners of pain match, Dale Patricks b Reed Bentley in a death match title match (thanks to Leonard Brand)
  • Sean Henderson’s Birthday Blast streams live today on IWTV featuring 2 Cold Scorpio vs.; Tim Donst as the main event.
  • All Melbourne pro wrestling shows this weekend were canceled due to a COVID lockdown.  It is likely the same for this coming  weekend as well.  
  • Adelaide Championship Wrestling from last night in Adelaide, Australia:  Matt Hayter b El Neon to keep ACW title, Kit Condor b Downunder, Draven b Malykai Slic, Joe Mundie won over Jesse Henry and Joey Triton, Adam Brooks b Duke Marshall-DQ.  Next show is 7/3. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)

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Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW Champion Carnival, NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, Muto

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It’s a solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare this week as I guide you through the world of Japanese professional wrestling.

Topics this week include:

  • The effect of the current state of emergency on wrestling in Tokyo and elsewhere
  • A deep dive into the greatness of this year’s AJPW Champion Carnival and why it has been G1-level with one show to go
  • A look at the Muto vs. Kitamiya and Fujita vs. Sugiura matches from NOAH in Nagoya
  • A look ahead to the NJPW Wrestling Dontaku shows next week.

All that and much more on this edition of the Big Audio Nightmare!

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Daily Update: Go Shiozaki, Buddy Colt, Stardom

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WON NEWSLETTER: March 15, 2021 Observer Newsletter: AEW Revolution, WrestleMania 37 ticket details

We’ve got the most detailed analysis of AEW Revolution as the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We look at the fallout of the errant explosion, the business numbers, what drew and what was the reason for so many new purchasers and will they be back, lessons from the show, the signing of Christian Cage, a look back at different signings and how they’ve turned out, Christian’s road to returning to wrestling, usage of Christian Cage, differences with AEW and Impact, Ethan Page, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

Also in this issue:

WrestleMania ticket sales, as well as the planned show.

We’ve got our first annual Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award winners for 2020 and the reasons why.

WWE Network migration to Peacock, a look at the seven year history of the WWE Network and what was and wasn’t a success financially regarding it, what has happened to PPVs in general.  We look at projections and how they fell short, but what ended up saving the company from the projections falling short.

John Laurinaitis being put back n his old position, and his story, and what happens to Mark Carrano, matches for the next Takeover shows, update on Fast Lane, new and departing WWE writers, new television location, WWE reaction to thigh slapping, where wrestling shows rank among sports shows in the U.S. this past week, foreign television ratings, Gable Steveson goes for NCAA title, Jim Johnstone talks WWE music today, Pat McAfee talks WrestleMania, WWE current market value, and the surprising most-watched thing this past week on the WWE Network.

Life of Buddy Colt and the plane crash that ended his career.

UFC 259, with scoring notes, business notes, poll results, where the champions go next, plus match-by-match coverage.

NHL deal affects pro wrestling and what it means for WWE and AEW, how ESPN is using it and where things stand with NBCU.

WWE over WrestleMania weekend, and the Hall of  Fame ceremony.

Dwayne Johnson’s attempt to revive the XFL.

New Japan Cup and the anniversary show with match-by-match coverage and star ratings for the matches over the past week, and a look at where things stand for the rest of the tournament.

More into detail on the ratings than any other source, we have how every segment on NXT and AEW did as well as how it did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week.

Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I already did our weekend show up on the site covering the first-ever Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Award, New Japan Cup, UFC, Smackdown and other subjects.  

Google searches are down this week. They haven’t updated in two days. Up through Friday there was nothing combat sports related since the AEW show on Sunday.

Go Shiozaki will be undergoing shoulder surgery.

Mike Mooneyham did a story today on Buddy Colt (Ronald Read) who passed away last week at 85. Colt was one of the top heels of the early 70s and a key part of the hottest period in the history of Florida wrestling. (thanks to Barry Werner)

New Japan runs Korakuen Hall live on New Japan World tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. Eastern:

  • Minoru Suzuki & Desperado & Douki vs. KENTA & Taiji Ishimori & Jado
  • Will Ospreay & Jeff Cobb & Great O’Khan vs. Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Shingo Takagi & Bushi & Saada vs. Hirooki Goto & Yuji Nagata & Ryusuke Taguchi
  • David Finlay vs. Yoshi-Hashi
  • Jay  White vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

WWE

  • Jeff Hardy did an actual physical meet and greet this past Thursday in Fort Myers, FL.

UFC

  • A correction on the note a few days ago about Zhang Weili making the cover of the Forbes 30- under 30 sports issue.  She did, but it was in Forbes China, not the American version. (thanks to Brendan Faherty)

OTHER WRESTLING

  • SWE Fury TV Show results for this week’s episode:
    Adam Asher defeated Zander Gold
    Fly Dip was defeated by Bam Bam Malone and Heart Throb Jayden in Tag Team Action
    There was a contract signing for a future last man standing match between Max Castillanos and Moonshine Mantell on next week’s episode.
    Malia Hosake Defeated Alejandra the Lion
    Andrew Anderson defeated Christian Mox
    Charlie Haas defeated Tim Storm to become the new SWE Fury Champion.  Tim Storm has quit the promotion since this match.
    Full Episode is posted here. The next SWE Taping takes place March 20th at the Canton Civic Center featuring a Battle Royal to crown a Texas Heavyweight Champion. A collection of U.K. wrestling here and here. (thanks to Lee Wall)
  • Stardom from yesterday in Tokyo:  AZM won three-way over Saya Kamitani and Lady C, Maika & Himeka b Gokigen Daeth & Hanan, Tam Nakano & Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka d Giulia & Syuri & Natsupoi, Bea Priestley & Konami b Utami Hayashishita & Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora & Saki Kashima & Ruaka b Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid & Saya Iida
  • Tam Nakano’s first challenger for the Wonder of Stardom title will be Natsupoi.  Saya Iida vs. Ruaka for the Future of Stardom title is also coming soon (thanks to Shannon Walsh at Wrestlingwithdemons.com)
  • Stardom from eariler today at Shinjuku Face:  AZM b Lady C, Giulia & Syuri b Saya Kamitani & Hanan, Bea Priestley & Konami b Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani, Natsuko Tora & Saki Kasima & Ruaka b Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid & Gokigen Death, Natsupoi won three-way over Utami Hayashishita and Tam Nakano, Maika & Himeka b Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka to ertan the titles titles.  Giulia & Syuri issued a challenge for the titles for 4/4 in Yokohama
  • Canadian Wrestling Elite Wrestling Academy announced they would be accepting new students at their school in Winnipeg on 4/4.  The instructor are Dr. Marty Goldstein, Mentallo, AJ Sanchez,Danny Duggan and Shane Madison.
  • MLW Fusion on Wednesday has L.A. Park & El Hijo de L.A. Park vs. Jordan Oliver & Myron Reed for the tag titles and Lio Rush defending the middleweight title, plus Tom Lawlor, The Von Erichs and Contra Unit.
  • World Women Pro  Wrestling Dana from yesterday in Kanagawa:  Haruka Umeaki d Hope (who unmasked a Miyuki Takase), Ayako Sato won threeway over Ami Miura an Madeline, Asuka & Jaguar Yokota b Kyoko Inoue & Nanami (thanksto Shannon Walsh)
  • Memphis Wrestling TV from yesterday:  Ryan Rembrandt b Walker Hayes, Caandra Golden b Precious, The Posse b Skirnahorns, Zaye Washington & Aaron Roberts b The Crowleys-DQ, Brett Michaels b Norman Maklakov to wint he Cobra Cup.  Derrick King announced he had a Queen, who was Kaytelynn Black.
  • Jeff Katz took some of his unreleasd WRP footage and is converting it to NFL digital collectibles for a the cypto market like NBA Top Shot.  The first token in the first batch was taken by Samoa Joe.  He tweted about it and WWE immediately told him to take the tweet down because the token featured Kenny Omega and Karl Anderson.  
  • Independent Wrestling Expo 3 from last night in Fort Worth, TX:  Mysterious Q b Franco Varga, Will Allday b Warren J, Tre Lamar b Chandler Hopkins, Ninja Mack b Muerte Infernal, Myron Reed b Fuego del Sol, Moonshine Mantell & Bam Bam Malone b Chavy Chulo & Mathayus, Will Allday b Tre Lamra, Myrron Reed b Ninja Mack, Killa Kate b Mia Frioday, Sam Adonis b Mad Man Fulton to keep PPW title, Ace Austin b Kari Wright, Myron Reed b Will Allday to win the flyweight tournament
  • RevPro from today in Portsmouth, UK:  Chris Ridgeway b JJ Gale, Kanji & Aleah James b Zoe Lucas & Bobbi Tyler, Ricky KInight Jr,. b Screwface Ahmed, Dan Moloney b Charlie Striong, Jamie Hayter DCOR Skye Smitson to keep the British women’s title, Michael Oku b Kid Lycos II to keep the British cruiserweight title.

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WON NEWSLETTER: March 15, 2021 Observer Newsletter: AEW Revolution, WrestleMania 37 ticket details

We’ve got the most detailed analysis of AEW Revolution as the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We look at the fallout of the errant explosion, the business numbers, what drew and what was the reason for so many new purchasers and will they be back, lessons from the show, the signing of Christian Cage, a look back at different signings and how they’ve turned out, Christian’s road to returning to wrestling, usage of Christian Cage, differences with AEW and Impact, Ethan Page, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

Also in this issue:

WrestleMania ticket sales, as well as the planned show.

We’ve got our first annual Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award winners for 2020 and the reasons why.

WWE Network migration to Peacock, a look at the seven year history of the WWE Network and what was and wasn’t a success financially regarding it, what has happened to PPVs in general.  We look at projections and how they fell short, but what ended up saving the company from the projections falling short.

John Laurinaitis being put back n his old position, and his story, and what happens to Mark Carrano, matches for the next Takeover shows, update on Fast Lane, new and departing WWE writers, new television location, WWE reaction to thigh slapping, where wrestling shows rank among sports shows in the U.S. this past week, foreign television ratings, Gable Steveson goes for NCAA title, Jim Johnstone talks WWE music today, Pat McAfee talks WrestleMania, WWE current market value, and the surprising most-watched thing this past week on the WWE Network.

Life of Buddy Colt and the plane crash that ended his career.

UFC 259, with scoring notes, business notes, poll results, where the champions go next, plus match-by-match coverage.

NHL deal affects pro wrestling and what it means for WWE and AEW, how ESPN is using it and where things stand with NBCU.

WWE over WrestleMania weekend, and the Hall of  Fame ceremony.

Dwayne Johnson’s attempt to revive the XFL.

New Japan Cup and the anniversary show with match-by-match coverage and star ratings for the matches over the past week, and a look at where things stand for the rest of the tournament.

More into detail on the ratings than any other source, we have how every segment on NXT and AEW did as well as how it did with different age groups, genders and more, plus a look at all other wrestling shows of the past week.

Results of the major pro wrestling events of the past week.

FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE

Garrett Gonzales and I will be covering the news of the last week on tonight’s Wrestling Observer Radio show.

I’m told there will be notable directions evident for WrestleMania on tonight’s Smackdown show. Scheduled for the show is The Kevin Owens Show with Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair and a contract signing for the Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan Universal title match at Fastlane.

The New Japan Cup continues with a 4 a.m. Eastern show tomorrow from Dolphins Arena in Nagoya on New Japan World:

  • David Finlay & Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano & Yoshi-Hashi
  • Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi & Douki vs.  Great O’Khan & Will Ospreay & Jeff Cobb
  • Tetsuya Naito & Sanada & Bushi vs. Kazuchika Okada & Yuji Nagata & Sho
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & Juice Robinson & Toa Henare vs. Jay White & Bad Luck Fale & Evil
  • KENTA vs. Minoru Suzuki in the New Japan Cup
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Hirooki Goto in the New Japan Cup

New Japan Strong at 10 p.m. Eastern tonight on New Japan World:

  • JR Kratos vs. Fred Rosser in a New Japan Cup USA qualifying match
  • Hikuleo vs. Jordan Clearwater in a New Japan Cup USA qualfying mach
  • Adrian Quest & Barrett Brown vs. Logan & Sterling Riegel

UFC tomorrow from Las Vegas starting at 5 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN+:

  • Matthew Semelsberger (169.5) vs. Jason Witt (171)
  • Jinh Yu Frey (115.5) vs. Gloria de Paula (115.5)
  • Courtney Casey (126) vs. JJ Aldrich (125.5)
  • Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Rafa Garcia (156)
  • Rani Yahya (136) vs  Ray Rodriguez (135.5)
  • Charles Jourdain (145.5) vs. Marcelo Rojo (145.5)
  • Angela Hill (115.5) vs. Ashley Yoder (116)
  • Eryk Anders (186) vs. Darren Stewart (185.5)
  • Manel Kape (125.5) vs. Matheus Nicolau (125.5)
  • Jonathan Martinez (136) vs. Davey Grant (135.5)
  • Dan Ige (145.5) vs. Gavin Tucker (146)
  • Misha Cirkunov (205) vs. Ryan Spann (206)
  • Leon Edwards (170.5) vs. Belal Muhammad (170)

The son of Kazushi Sakuraba, using the name Saku Jr., debuted on today’s Quintet show from Japan that’s on UFC Fight Pass. He defeated Kazuhiro Suzuki in a submission rules match using a Kimura.

The children of Buddy Colt and Legends Lunch would like to invite everyone who knew Buddy Colt to a celebration of life tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Church at Odessa on 1234 Gunn Highway in Odessa, FL 33556. Fans who want to celebrate the life of Buddy Colt are invited to attend but they ask no photos and no asking for autographs of the wrestlers who will be appearing.

The Impact Sacrifice show airs Saturday night at 8 p.m. on Impact+ with Rich Swann vs. Moose for the Impact title, winner faces Kenny Omega in a title vs. title match on 4/24.

Pro Wrestling NOAH has a PPV on FITE TV at 1 a.m. late tomorrow night with Keiji Muto vs. Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC title in the main event.

WWE

  • There will be a new Progress show put up on the WWE Network tomorrow.

UFC

  • UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili made the cover of Forbes 30 under 30 sports issue.
  • Cheyanne Buys vs. Montserrat Ruiz has been added to the 3/20 UFC show.  What’s notable about this is that JP Buys, Cheyanne’s husband, is also fighting on the show against Bruno Silva.
  • Luigi Vandrammini vs. Fares Ziam has been added to the 6/12 UFC show.
  • Ed Herman vs Danilo Marques has been added to the 6/26 show..
  • Ilir Latifi vs.; Tanner Boser in a heavyweight fight is set for the 6/5 show.
  • Justin Tafa vs. Jared Venderaa is set for the 5/2 show.

OTHER NEWS

  • Kevin Eck’s weekly ROH news report.
  • Triller Promotions announced undercard fights for the 4/17  show headlined by Jake Paul vs Ben Askren. Announced are a super lightweight fight with Regis Prograis vs. Ivan Radkach, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir vs. former boxing world champion Antonio Tarver and Joe Fournier vs musical star Reykon making his debut. This will be a very unique test of the PPV market putting Paul against a former MMA champion whose boxing game is his weak point.
  • A story on the death of Carolinas wrestler Doug Summerville from cancer.
  • Innovate Wrestling on 3/27 in Kingsport,TN at the Civic Center features Chase Owens vs. Gustavo Aguilar in the main event.
  • CWE wrestlers appeared on the TV show Mobile MD on City TV Saskatchewan.  The promotion will also return to television starting later this month on Shaw TV Ch. 9 across Canada on Shaw Direct.
  • LFA announced for 3/19  a main event of Elijah Johns (7-1) vs. Bruno Souza (8-1) and the semifinal of the middleweight tournament with Gregory Rodrigues (7-3) vs.; Al Matavao (8-3) from Shawnee, OK at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort.
  • Sendai Girls from today in Miyagno, Japan:  Hiroyo Matsumoto b Rydeen Hagane, Yurika Oka & Kanon d Mikto Shindo & Maria over 15:00, Dash Chisako d Hanako Nakamori over 15:00, Meiko Satomura & Kaoru b Chihiro Hashimoto & Manami (thanks to Shannon Walsh and wrestlingwithdemons.com)
  • Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara will reopen for shows with fans this coming Tuesday.  They had run some empty arena shows.  Face masks are required for attendance.
  • Rush & Dragon Lee & Kenny King & Bestia del Ring vs. Jonathan Gresham & Tracy Wlliams & Rhett Titus & Jay Lethal will be on the 3/20 ROH TV show
  • Cage Fury airs tonight on UFC Fight Pass headlined by Collin Huckbody (9-2) defending his middleweight title for the first time against Aaron Jeffrey (9-2), as well a fight for the vacant heavyweight title with Jamella Jones (10-6) vs. Cody Goodale (7-4)
  • PWA Black Label from earlier today in Sydney, Australia on FITE TV:  Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher b Jack Bonza & Mick Morreti, Jessica Troy b Charli Evans to keep the PWWA title in a n DQ match, Sam Osborne b Punch DrunkIstira, Ricky South b Caveman Ugg to win the PWA title after a series of piledrivers, Sam Osborne won 30 man Rumble (thanks to Shannon Walsh)
  • On the New Japan Roku Channel show that debuted yesterday has Kazucika Okada vs. Taichi

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WON NEWSLETTER: February 15, 2021 Observer Newsletter: Butch Reed bio, Bellator to Showtime

A look at the career of 80s star Hacksaw Butch Reed, who passed away this past week, is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We look at all of his titles won, sports career before wrestling, what was and wasn’t exaggerated about him, how he got started in wrestling, how fast it was that he was moved to star status, including main eventing at the key wrestling arenas in the country very early, the role Dory Funk Jr, made in his career, how he was booked, a super tag team with Skip Young that few outside of Florida ever saw, feuding with the biggest names on top, his matches with Ric Flair up and down the state of Florida, his sellout with Flair in St. Louis, runs in Georgia and his move to Mid South, his Mid South runs, the high point of his career, his feud with JYD, his Superdome main events, his face and heel turns, his biggest angles, his fight with John Nord and his departure from Mid South, his meeting with Slick, heading to WWF as The Natural Butch Reed, and his WCW run as part of the tag team of Doom with Ron Simmons, life after wrestling and his feelings on Will Hobbs.

Also in this issue:

Nick Khan’s talk about things WWE is doing to try and get new fans, a look at the aging of the sports audience and how wrestling fits in, update on Braun Strowman, update on John Cena TV series, son of 90s star starting in WWE camp, WWE  star talks having a stroke, WWE star gets stalked, experience of being in the Thunderdome and what they look for, how WWE & AEW did compared to sports this past week, international rtings news, more on COVID’s effect onWWE, big matches coming on upcoming shows, WWE market value and most-watched shows on the WWE Network this past week.

Bellator’s new broadcast deals in the U.S. and the U.K., as well as main events for the first shows in April, and look at the light heavyweight tournament.

New Beginning in Hiroshima and the Castle Attack cards for New Japan.

Most-watched televised pro wrestling matches in history, including Hogan vs. Andre and Rikidozan vs. Destroyer.

Preview the next two WWE major shows.

Saturday’s UFC event with the potential knockout of the year.

Gina Carano losing her job in “The Mandalorian” on the anniversary of her landmark fight with Julie Kedzie.

A feature looking at the best matches of top wrestlers of 2020.

Television ratings of the past week, including segment-by-segment numbers for the past two weeks on Wednesday, who was watching in different age groups, how different segments did on Raw & Smackdown and more.

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WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE

WWE

  • PWInsider reported shortly before NXT tonight that the Karrion Kross vs. Santos Escobar match that was made last week will not be taking place tonight. No word was given as to why.
  • Seth Rollins appeared on this week’s episode of The Bump. Other guests include Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez, Montez Ford, and “Young Rock” star Bradley Constant. 
  • In an interview with USA Today, The Rock said he would run for president if it was something that people wanted. “I would consider a presidential run in the future if that’s what the people wanted,” he said. “Truly I mean that, and I’m not flippant in any way with my answer. That would be up to the people…So I would wait, and I would listen. I would have my finger on the pulse, my ear to the ground.”
  • Barstool Rasslin’ uploaded a video highlighting Bradon Walker’s trip to NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day.
  • Edge spoke to Sports Illustrated about Christian returning at the Royal Rumble and headlining WrestleMania this year.
  • Finn Balor will be this week’s guest on After the Bell with Corey Graves.
  • Charlotte and Sasha Banks will take part in Topps’ WinterCon 2021 event that will run from February 25 through February 28. Everything will take place on Topps’ Twitch channel.
  • McKenzie Mitchell talked to Ever-Rise this week.
  • WWE announced a new multi-year agreement with TV3 that will allow WWE programming to air for the first time in the Baltics (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania). TV3 Sport will air Raw every Tuesday, SmackDown every Saturday, and NXT every Thursday starting on February 23.
  • Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton from No Way Out 2006, the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match from 2009, and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber match from 2019.

Other Wrestling

  • In an interview with Sports Illustrated, new GHC Heavyweight champion Keiji Mutoh expressed interest in defending the title in the United States. “I will do my best and beat the champion, and hopefully even return to the United States with the championship gold,” Mutoh told Sports Illustrated prior to his match this past weekend. “Though it may be difficult at the moment due to COVID-19, I wish to have a title defense in the U.S.”
  • Madison Square Garden will welcome back people starting on February 23 with a New York Knicks game.
  • During Impact last night, aired another ‘paid ad’ aired featuring Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan.
  • One of the UFC fighters cut today was Syuri Kondo, who wrestles regularly for Stardom. She had a 1-3 record and hadn’t fought since May 2019.
  • Teddy Hart was arrested on February 10 and is currently in custody at the Tarrant County Correction Center in Texas.
  • Matt Cardona has launched a new podcast, the MC! True Long Island Story.
  • Gabi Tuft spoke to Slam Wrestling about what led to her departure from WWE and her recent transition.
  • The latest Aces High column has Hiroshi Tanahashi remembering Shinya Hashimoto.

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