WOL: Sam Adonis on the differences between American & Mexican wrestling fans

It’s WWE SummerSlam Saturday and we hope your home’s air conditioned.

On today’s Wrestling Observer Live, Jim Valley gives you the rundown on night one. At first glance, it looks like a lot of babyface wins, but that can’t be right, right? WWE always throws in some surprise victories.

Earlier this week, you may have seen the AAA crowd in Mexico go crazy for Dom Mysterio and El Grande Americano. If you haven’t watched a lot of lucha, you may be wondering why Mexican fans are cheering Americano when he’s seemingly making a mockery of lucha libre.

Enter Sam Adonis, once called “the most hated man in Mexico.” He’s wrestled there for years in virtually every promotion including AAA, CMLL, The Crash and more. On today’s show, he offers his perspective on the differences between American fans and Mexican fans, and why some reactions in Mexico can be unexpected.

If you’re a fan of lucha or want to learn more, this is a great interview.

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Fight Game: WWE SummerSlam preview

John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales are back to discuss the latest happenings in the world of pro wrestling.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before getting to our big topic of the show which was the media response to Hulk Hogan’s passing.

We also talked about the following:

  • WWE Unreal
  • Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page
  • MJF vs. Mark Briscoe
  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door matches
  • WWE SummerSlam preview

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August 4, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The social fallout from Hulk Hogan’s death, WWE SummerSlam preview & Unreal review

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It’s Friday and that means a brand-new Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

This week, Dave Meltzer covers the social fallout from the death of Hulk Hogan which has been a mixed bag of fond remembrance for his career and admonishment for his racial comments.

Dave also previews this weekend’s first-ever two-night WWE SummerSlam in addition to a full review of WWE Unreal on Netflix.

All that, plus all the latest news and happenings from AEW, TNA, CMLL and the rest of the wrestling world.

Click here to read as reading is your friend.