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Daily Update: Drew Gulak, FTR & The Revolt, Chris Jericho

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WON NEWSLETTER: May 18, 2020 Observer Newsletter: Becky Lynch pregnant, UFC 249 controversies, more

A new double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is out with a wider variety of news stories than any issue we’ve done in a long time. 

From a perspective among leading sports doctors about opening up, to Becky Lynch’s pregnancy and what the plans for her that won’t happen were scheduled to be, to Money in the Bank coverage, Roman Reigns risk factors, New Japan talks its future, AEW profitability, Oliver Luck’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and Georges St-Pierre in the Hall of Fame, it’s all covered here.

The issue covers in detail:

Becky Lynch’s pregnancy, her comments on it, timing, what were the booking plans for her and how Money in the Bank changed, a look back at how Lynch got over when she wasn’t supposed to and the time frame where Lynch became the chosen one, while at the same time the crowd was mad, not realizing any of this.

Ronaldo Jacare Souza’s positive test for COVID, UFC handling the situation, and the key components of the story that have not been covered well elsewhere. 

How UFC didn’t abide by its own policies, what UFC did learn, and what fighters and reporters signed to get in the door to the show.

Facts of the Coronavirus and on combat sports from three doctors who have extensive experience with combat sports.

Harold Meij talking about New Japan Pro Wrestling, why it made the choices it did not to turn, as well as its plans when it can run and the stages it will go through, why the company has been able to remain solvent while not running live events.

Complete coverage of UFC 249 and WWE Money in the Bank, including match-by-match coverage and poll results on both shows.

Behind the scenes notes on  both shows, including UFC business, and interest level in WWE.

The arrest of Alberto Rodriguez, the former Alberto Del Rio, for sexual assault, the harrowing description of what happened and more.

Roman Reigns sitting it out including what he said and his risk factors.

Updated plans for SummerSlam and where Vince is coming from, plans for the next Takeover, WWE book on best sellers list, The softening of the brand split, update on Rey Mysterio, Rachael Ellering release info, NBA star says he’s going to WWE, Undertaker documentary notes, the story of how two different planned WrestleMania main events in 2011 fell through, Sting update, Canadian TV ratings, One of the best college wrestlers mentions going into pro wrestling, Raw DVR numbers, WWE market value and the most-watched shows on the WWE Network.

Smackdown’s renewal and what it means.

Feature on the career of Georges St-Pierre and his records and his legacy, as he gets inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Oliver Luck lawsuit against Vince McMahon, including details of his contract, Vince’s attempts and arguments to get out of paying him on that contract and arguments both sides are making.

AEW’s Double or Nothing plans as well as the return of some of the company’s biggest stars.

AEW’s profitability in April, the cost of production and cost savings, Mike Tyson, the casino ladder match and more.

May 13 UFC show.

Full coverage of all the WWE and AEW television shows from the past week.

Ratings of all the major shows, the key demos and quarters for AEW and WWE, what happened head-to-head and what can be learned from them.

Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week. 

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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE

Our weekend show is up on the site covering everything from Jim Cornette’s take on Becky Lynch, to Chris Jericho’s interview with Martha Hart, to last night’s UFC show.

Some updated notes regarding Drew Gulak. Gulak’s contract expired after Friday’s show and both sides did not reach a new deal on money.  While the belief is that he is gone, it’s been hinted to me it’s not a dead issue. Gulak I believe is being represented by Barry Bloom in his negotiations. 

PWInsider reported that Mason Burnett (Caleb Konley) & Matt Riley (Zane Riley) sent a desist letter to Dave Harwood & Daniel Wheeler, best known as The Revival, regarding usage of the name The Revolt.  Burnett & Riley have used the name in Carolina independents and Harwood & Wheeler attempted to trademark the name since WWE owns the name The Revival. It appears Harwood & Wheeler want to go by the name FTR.

For Google searches this past week:

  • UFC was No. 6 yesterday with 200,000
  • Kevin Randleman was No. 12 yesterday with 100,000 for his announcement into the UFC Hall of Fame
  • UFC was No. 3 on Wednesday with 200,000
  • Becky Lynch was No. 4 on Monday with 500,000

A correction from last night’s show in talking about how WCW outbid WWF for Dennis Rodman, we had the year as 1996 but it was actually 1997 when this happened.   

WWE

  • The second episode of the Undertaker anthology is on the WWE Network today.
  • Natalya has a story in her Calgary Sun column about Becky Lynch’s pregnancy
  • Braun Strowman smashing home runs.
  • Today is the 57th anniversary of Bruno Sammartino beating Buddy Rogers to win the WWWF championship in Madison Square Garden.

UFC

  • Alistair Overeem turned 40 today, just hours after his win in last night’s UFC main event over Walt Harris.  Nancy Toffoloni (Benoit) would have turned 56 today.

AEW

  • Chris Jericho has formed a KISS cover band called “Kuarantine” with bassist P.J. Farley, guitarists Joe McGinness and drummer Kent Slucher.  They’ve released a cover of the 1987 song “No No No.”
  • A Frank Zarrillo film called “The Wrestler:  A Q.T. Marshall Story” airing on Amazon Prime won Best Documentary at the San Diego Comic Con. The trailer can be found here.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • The German Bundesliga began play this past weekend. There were no crowds. Players were not allowed to celebrate goals together, although they did. Players were not allowed to spit on the field.  Players not in play at the time were in the crowd apart from each other wearing masks. Five substitutions rather than three per game were allowed because of the feeling the players are not in 100 percent game shape.  Everyone except the two head coaches and the players in play are wearing masks. There is full testing of all the players. There were limited media allowed in the stadium
  • A story on Frank Shamrock not being in the UFC Hall of Fame.
  • Mike Mooneyham has a story on the death of Scott Bowden (thanks to Lee Wall)

Daily Pro Wrestling History: Bruno Sammartino wins WWWF title from Buddy Rogers

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VIDEO: Being The Elite – Another FTR tease

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  • Episode 203 of Being The Elite opened with Matt Jackson making toast for his kids. A familiar message appeared on the toast — FTR.
  • Matt and Nick Jackson were shown on the BTE compound, better known as Nick’s house. Both said they have been happy to spend time at home with their kids but are going stir crazy. Nick said he’s tired of seeing The Inner Circle stand tall over The Elite each week on Dynamite. Nick said he’s ready to go back to Dynamite. Matt said Nick isn’t healthy enough yet and they should go play tennis. 
  • Brandon Cutler practiced his Kick Out Challenge at home. Peter Avalon called him and told him that he sucked. Cutler issued the Kick Out Challenge to Avalon. Avalon said he needed to take a powder. Matt Hardy explained the insider term “take a powder.”
  • Christopher Daniels showed us how we can make our own masks at home. 
  • Hangman Page announced that he is going to get drunk and live in the woods in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Page hunted down a squirrel and vowed to check back in next week. 
  • Avalon was confronted in his front yard by a referee, an announcer and indie wrestler”Neighbor” Steve. Avalon kicked out of several covers before Steve rolled him up with a schoolboy for the pin. 
  • Scorpio Sky and my pal Frankie Kazarian played quarters in the locker room. Kazarian beat Sky. Daniels wanted to join in the game but he was excluded. This was a parody of The Last Dance documentary series on ESPN. 
  • Justin Roberts made a cameo. He has longer hair now. 
  • Private Party continued to investigate which team put out a hit on them. The person responsible was revealed as — Hangman Page. 
  • Marko Stunt received a map delivered to his home in an empty White Claw can. The map seemed to indicate a Jurassic Express reunion. He followed the map to the designated spot. We were told that this plot point is to be continued…
  • Matt and Nick played tennis with their brother Malachi. Matt bragged about his tennis prowess. The gag was that Matt is not good at tennis. Matt took a bump into a fence and came up bleeding from the forehead. 
  • Kenny Omega was hanging out in his dressing room after the street fight on last week’s Dynamite. He was feeling proud of his first street fight performance. Alex Marvez, Chuck Taylor and Chris Harrington walked past the dressing room. 
  • Omega called each of them in and asked for their opinion on his street fight. Marvez and Taylor said it looked like he was an amateur in his first street fight. Omega called on Harrington. He called Harrington “the ultimate yes man” and “a pussy-ass bitch” before asking his opinion. Harrington said Omega looked like he had never been in a real fight before and that even he could kick Omega’s ass. 
  • The episode closed with a Colt Cabana cameo. 

The Revolt discuss their final days with the WWE on Talk is Jericho

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Cash Wheeler and Dax Hardwood, formerly Dash and Dawson of The Revival, spoke about their departure from the WWE in the latest episode of Talk is Jericho.

They went into detail about their release, with Cash saying they had asked around January of 2019. He said they asked for their release following a match with the Lucha House Party, saying that they were unhappy with the direction tag team wrestling was going with the company. He mentioned specifically the time where Braun Strowman “steamrolled the entire tag team division” and also the time when Strowman won the Raw Tag Team titles with a ten-year old.

Dax felt that those in the company thought they were bluffing when they asked for their release. Jericho asked if WWE promising a more focused tag team division was just a way to keep them on board. Dax agreed with that, saying that he felt deep down they would never focus on teams, pointing out that two singles wrestlers put together as a team had a better chance of getting a push than a consistent team.

The topic then shifted to the final meeting between them and Vince McMahon. Cash said it was difficult to meet with Vince due to the transition to FOX, but one day they were working on putting together a match in the ring when they were called to Vince’s office for a meeting. Cash said that the designs that ended up being leaked were “100% real” and were presented by Vince McMahon himself. Dax noted that most of the time, “the boys” are kayfabed about everything, and was sure whoever had leaked the pictures were part of the creative team.

Cash said he laughed out loud upon seeing the designs in front of everyone at the meeting, which included Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard. It was explained to them that this would be a way to showcase a different side to the team, showcasing their charisma. Cash said that he told them that these “were not good” but would do the characters until their contract expired. Cash noted that this was on a Friday, and by the following Wednesday they were told they were being taken off the road. He also said that the money they were being offered was higher than the $750,000 that was being reported.

In regards to the character motivations behind the new gimmicks, Cash said they would be doing it out of spite as the only way they would get on television is if they were a comedy act, which in real life they thought was true as well.

Dax said he didn’t know if Vince McMahon really thought it the best idea in the world or just a way to embarrass them on the way out. Dax said that Vince McMahon was “the greatest worker of them all”. 

The Revolt also talked about Dusty Rhodes, their favorite matches, who they would like to work with and more during the course of the interview.

The Revolt to appear on Talk is Jericho this Wednesday

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The former Revival will be on tomorrow’s episode of Talk is Jericho.

Chris Jericho confirmed the news on his Twitter this afternoon. This will be the first interview the team has given since their release from WWE on April 10. Since their release, they have trademarked the name “The Revolt” and are now going by the names Cash Wheeler (Dash) and Dax Hardwood (Dawson).

The team were put together during their run in NXT and won the brand’s Tag Team titles twice. They were called up to the main roster, where they won the Raw Tag Team titles twice and the SmackDown Tag Team titles once. The had been on the SmackDown roster as recently as February, but had stopped being used prior to the end of their contracts.

The Revolt do not have a no-compete clause in their release, so they are free to sign with anyone at the moment. The Young Bucks have teased in recent weeks the usage of the initials “FTR”. The Revolt have been using those initials since their release, with the letters standing for “Fear the Revolt”.

VIDEO: Being The Elite – FTR tease

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  • The show opened with Matt and Nick Jackson doing some comedy. Matt said he went to the hospital after BTE 200 and his lower back is going to be injured for another two years. Nick said he went to the hospital and his health is at fifteen percent. 
  • Matt and Nick said that they could have gone out after BTE 200 but they’re bored in the midst of this global pandemic. Their conversation was interrupted by a message being written in the sky. 
  • Luchasaurus called Dr. P.J. Black to help him get his tail back. 
  • Brandon Cutler started the #Kick Out Challenge. Steven Andrews and Simon Lotto used a variety of covers and cradles and Cutler kicked out of them. Cutler said when he returns to AEW he won’t lose another match. He was pinned at the end of the segment. 
  • Colt Cabana did a parody of the Young Bucks book commercial. 
  • The Bucks did a parody of the Don’t Rush Challenge. 
  • Dr. Black made a series of potions to send Luchasaurus to another realm to find his tail. There he encountered a snake, Super Panda and dinosaur puppets portraying NXT coaches. After returning from the realm, Luchasaurus ran off to a Panda Express to find his tail. 
  • Private Party were hanging out in a backyard. They were six feet apart and were texting each other. Isiah Kassidy asked Quen if he remembered the masked man that interrupted their backyard match on their last BTE appearance. Quen said he did and texted Kassidy an emoji wearing a surgical mask. 
  • Kassidy got up to leave and a surgical mask dropped out of his pocket. Quen confronted Kassidy and accused him of attacking him in the backyard match. Kassidy left. Quen then realized that the masked man was Rey Fenix. 
  • The final scene cut back to Matt and Nick. The message written in the sky was revealed to be — FTR. 

The Revival release ‘Fear The Revolt’ teaser video

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A teaser video posted by the tag team formerly known as The Revival looks to have revealed their new team name.

Both Revival members tweeted out the video today, with it appearing to confirm “The Revolt” as their new name. The video says “Resist,” “Revive,” and “Revolt” before ending with “Fear The Revolt.”

The video is available to watch below:

WWE announced on April 10 that they and The Revival had agreed on the team’s immediate release from the company: “Effective today, Friday April 10, 2020, WWE and The Revival have agreed on their immediate release from WWE. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”

The former Scott Dawson changed his name on Twitter to Dax Harwood after being released, while the former Dash Wilder changed his to Cash Wheeler. Harwood’s real name is David Harwood. Wheeler’s real name is Daniel Wheeler.

Wheeler applied to trademark “Fear The Revolt” earlier this month.

While tweeting the video today, Harwood wrote “Resist. Revive. Revolt. Coming soon. #FTR”