Tag: Pro Wrestling News

JNPO: February 2025 wrestling year in review – AEW releases, The Rock wants Cody’s soul

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On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, the best pro wrestling year in review series in the solar system rolls on with a stop in February 2025.

Rejoining the show for his yearly visit is Jesse Collings of Voices of Wrestling and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast.

The guys go for an hour going through 200+ topics including:

  • The Rock telling Cody Rhodes he wanted his soul
  • AEW finally parting ways with Ricky Starks, Malakai Black and Miro after months and months and months of speculation
  • AEW’s successful debut in Australia
  • WWE Royal Rumble
  • WWE signing Ricky Starks immediately after his AEW release
  • A new IWGP World Champion
  • The best of the news from Japan, Mexico, the indies, TNA, NXT and more

Click here to listen for free, also available for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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October 6, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE & AEW’s October events, NXT vs. TNA Showdown

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Dave Meltzer returns with the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

He leads off with an early look at this month’s WWE Crown Jewel and AEW WrestleDream.

He also goes into the NXT vs. TNA Showdown event set for this Tuesday and why the name of the event changed.

All that plus ratings, other wrestling news, reviews, and more.

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September 29, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW All Out, WWE Wrestlepalooza & CMLL 92nd Anniversary show reviews

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It’s Friday and that means a new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

In this week’s issue, Dave Meltzer provides thoughts, recaps and his star ratings from a full weekend of wrestling including AEW All Out, WWE Wrestlepalooza and CMLL’s 92nd Anniversary Show.

He also goes into the news of the wrestling and MMA week and looks ahead to next week.

Click here to read, because reading is your friend.

September 22, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE Wrestlepalooza, AEW All Out & another wild wrestling weekend

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The latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has arrived on the doorstep of another busy pro wrestling weekend with two head-to-head shows Saturday.

AEW All Out will kick things off in the mid-afternoon followed by WWE Wrestlepalooza with several hours of crossover. From WWE’s ESPN debut to the return of Brock Lesnar to how AEW will perform with their third-straight afternoon PPV are among the many topics covered by Dave Meltzer this week.

There’s all that, plus a look at CMLL’s anniversary show Friday, the other news of the pro wrestling week and more.

Click here to read because reading is your friend.

September 15, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE WrestleMania heading to Saudi Arabia, John Cena’s remaining schedule revealed

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The newest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is here for subscribers.

Dave Meltzer leads off with one of the bigger stories of the week: WWE is planning on bringing WrestleMania 43 to Saudi Arabia in 2027 — an announcement that should be made official on Friday afternoon.

The final roadmap to the end of John Cena’s in-ring career has been laid out and ending in a place that wasn’t initially expected. Dave looks at the end of the road for Cena.

All that and more await. So, let’s get reading as reading is your friend.

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September 8, 2025 Observer Newsletter: HBO Max to offer AEW PPVs, WWE Clash in Paris review

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Dave Meltzer has returned with the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter to kick off your weekend.

Dave leads off with this week’s news that HBO Max will begin to offer AEW pay-per-views starting this month with All Out. He also writes about the decision to move the PPV to earlier in the day to avoid WWE Wrestlepalooza — a topic that came up this week on Wrestling Observer Radio.

Dave also recaps last Sunday’s WWE Clash in Paris which was part of a big financially successful weekend for WWE in the city.

There’s that, the latest news around the wrestling world, a few scoops, and TV recaps from the last week.

So let’s get to it because reading is your friend.

September 1, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW Forbidden Door review, Raja Jackson & Syko Stu incident

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The latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter is available for subscribers.

Dave Meltzer leads off with a look at last Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Here’s an excerpt:

“AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door didn’t seem as forbidden as in the past, with the only New Japan wrestlers being El Desperado and Yuya Uemura booked in an opening Zero Hour match announced the night before with no build-up, Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney and Robbie X also added the night before, plus the previously announced Zack Sabre Jr., Gabe Kidd, Hiromu Takahashi and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tomohiro Ishii did a run-in, although run-in would be the incorrect term for what he did. From CMLL came Hechicero (also announced the night before) and Persephone, while RevPro had late add Michael Oku and Stardom had Bozilla.

The show took place on 8/24 at the O2 Arena in London, and with the early Sunday night curfew in that building, they started the show at 4:45 p.m. local time and the main card at 6 p.m., meaning an 11:45 a.m. start on the East Coast and an 8:45 a.m. start on the West Coast. They also had probably the most loaded Zero Hour in history.”

Dave also looks at the bizarre Raja Jackson/Syko Stu incident on an indie show, a look at Sunday’s WWE Clash in Paris, and the rest of the news from the wrestling week.

Click here to read this week’s issue.

August 18, 2025 Observer Newsletter: UFC signs TV rights deal with Paramount, new WWE vs. AEW head-to-head battles

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The brand-new Wrestling Observer Newsletter is ready.

In this week’s issue, Dave Meltzer leads off with the big news of the week which was UFC’s massive money deal with Paramount to bring their entire schedule to the streaming service & CBS, ending the PPV era in 2026.

He then looks at the latest developments in the WWE vs. AEW wrestling war which includes a new September PLE going head-to-head with All Out and perhaps John Cena’s final match going head-to-head with December’s Worlds End.

And then, there’s the TNA developments. More on that in this issue.

All that, the rest of the news around the wrestling world, and some more UFC as well awaits you, so click below as reading is your friend.

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August 11, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE PLEs heading to ESPN, Brock Lesnar’s controversial return at SummerSlam

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It was another insane week in pro wrestling news and this week’s brand-new Wrestling Observer Newsletter has it all.

Dave Meltzer leads off with a look at the newly-announced media rights deal between WWE and ESPN that will see their full premium live event slate head to ESPN’s new streaming service in April 2026.

He then goes over all the results and news from last weekend’s WWE SummerSlam that was dominated by the controversial return of Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins revealing his knee injury was a work, and Cody Rhodes ending John Cena’s final WWE World title run.

Get all that plus all the rest of the news from AEW, CMLL, TNA and more.

Click here to read because reading is your friend.

July 21, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW All In & WWE SNME weekend recaps, Goldberg speaks out on final match

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The new Wrestling Observer Newsletter has arrived.

Dave Meltzer recaps all the shows from the second busiest U.S. wrestling weekend of the year including AEW All In, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE Evolution, ROH Supercard of Honor, and NXT Great American Bash.

He also looks at Goldberg’s comments to Ariel Helwani this week after his final match, airing some grievances that polarized social media and promising there is more to come in under two weeks time.

All that and more awaits, so click here to read because it’s your friend.

June 30, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WWE Night of Champions preview, Jon Jones retires amid controversy

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Dave Meltzer returns with another new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The lead story is about the retirement of now-former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones — one of the greatest fighters in the Octagon and one of its most controversial figures outside of it.

Dave previews this weekend’s WWE Night of Champions and looks at the wild road to get to Saudi Arabia.

He also recaps last week’s Fantasticamania, NJPW’s new big signing that they hope will lead them into the future, and all the other news of the wrestling week.

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June 23, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW debuts in Mexico, NJPW Dominion review

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Dave Meltzer has returned with a new Wrestling Observer Newsletter for subscribers.

Dave leads off with a look at AEW’s debut at Arena Mexico this week, part of a three-event week with CMLL that concludes with tonight’s Fantasticamania.

He also recaps NJPW Dominion as well as AAA’s recent event that featured a much-talked about rematch between Vikingo and Alberto El Patron.

He looks ahead to WWE’s Night of Champions and Saturday Night’s Main Event that will feature the in-ring return of Goldberg in what is expected to be his final match.

All that and more awaits, so begin reading as it’s your friend.

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June 16, 2025 Observer Newsletter: WBD split & AEW, R-Truth returns to WWE, Money in the Bank & Worlds Collide reviews

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Dave Meltzer returns with a brand-new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The lead story is the news from this past week that Warner Bros. Discovery is planning on splitting into two separate companies in mid-2026 and how that could affect AEW’s future.

Dave also looks at the whole situation around R-Truth and his return to WWE at Money in the Bank.

He reviews last week’s WWE Money in the Bank, WWE x AAA Worlds Collide, and all the rest of the news of the pro wrestling week.

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June 9, 2025 Observer Newsletter: Several WWE wrestlers not returning, Money in the Bank & Worlds Collide previews

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Dave Meltzer returns with the newest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

He leads off with a look at WWE bidding farewell to three veterans over the last week in R-Truth, Carlito and Valhalla as they chose not to renew their contracts.

He then looks at a very busy Saturday for TKO as WWE holds Worlds Collide and Money in the Bank followed by a UFC pay-per-view later that night.

All that and the rest of the news of the pro wrestling week awaits.

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May 26, 2025 Observer Newsletter: Sabu passes away, WrestleMania 42 changes, big wrestling weekend

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Dave Meltzer has returned from vacation with another edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, now available for subscribers.

He leads off with a brief look at the life of Sabu with a longer obituary to come.

He then goes into Thursday’s news that WWE WrestleMania 42 will not take place in New Orleans with Las Vegas as the likely destination in 2026 and more often beyond.

Dave previews a big wrestling weekend that includes WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, AEW Double or Nothing, NXT Battleground and TNA Under Siege.

All that and more awaits because reading is your friend.

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