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Click Here: Warriors rugby storeMay 29, 2023 Observer Newsletter: CM Punk & AEW work things out, Nick Khan on future WWE TV plans
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Match and performer of the weekC.M. Punk agrees to return to AEW againPlans for CollisionSome of the agreements reached for Punk's return including what happens with Ace SteelPromotion of the United Center showEarly ticket sales for United Center and all the Collision tapingsEconomics of arenas in ChicagoPromotion of the Collision shows so farCollision later this year against tougher sports competitionNick Khan talks lots of new potential ideas for television and NXTThe U.K. television landscapeNew ways WWE is looking to make money from its major eventsA preview of WWE's two big shows this week, favorites, and business notesAEW Double or Nothing looked at, including business notes on the show, ideas and anglesMercedes Mone injured and Willow Nightingale ends up as New Japan Strong women's championA look at the tournamentLots of thoughts and notes on the showMark Davis injuryAngles coming off the New Japan Long Beach showHow tickets moved after Mone was announcedMatch-by-match coverage, star ratings and poll resultsRundown of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, coverage of the biggest matches this pas week and how the tournaments went downUFC show coverageThe most in-depth look at the ratings for all the national wrestling shows and how they compare with the same period last year, as well as the competition and what the numbers meanMajor wrestling and boxing promotion looking at working with each otherMore on the CMLL Anniversary plansAEW star debuting in AAAAEW star looks to be done with AAAStardom building title vs title match this weekendHana Kimura Memorial showDDT tournament finalsSchedule for Dark Side of the Ring and thoughtsCain Velasquez trial updatePromotion quietly gets national cable dealA number of different stars on next MLW tapingsImpact TV lineupsAEW video game updateAEW and profits and lossesDarby Allin and climbing Mount EverestTony Khan talks booking teamNotes on Forbidden DoorThunder Rosa talks battling depressionWhat stars who believe they can't appear on Forbidden DoorTicket sales for upcoming WWE and AEW showsInternational TV numbersTalk about promoting AEW live eventsBest merchandise sellersUpdate on how UFC pays fightersDana White talks Francis Ngannou dealPFL talks the deal and why it makes sense even if it doesn't seem toTyson Fury and Jon Jones war of words has predictable outcomeMackenzie Der and divorce issuesLots of Billy Graham history and Hogan & Flair talk about his influenceWhy Hogan and Graham fell out years agoGraham's lawsuit against Vince McMahonGraham's sellout records in MSG and why they are even more impressive than they appearHogan the face of a new companyWomen's' tag team division issuesLots of injury notes and updatesTwo WWE stars play women wrestlers of the 30s and 50s in a new movie being filmed soonMore on a Ric Flair movieKota Ibushi talks WWEThree WWE athletes going for a world championship berth in wrestling this yearGable Steveson talks his pro wrestling trainingMedian age of wrestling Tv viewers for the different shows
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Tuesday UpdateWWEA Carmelo Hayes appearance and Tiffany Stratton holding a "Tiffybration" following her Women's title win have been added to Tuesday's NXT.Alexa Bliss noted that she will return to wrestling. Bliss announced on Tuesday that she and Ryan Cabrera are expecting their first child in December.Keiji Muto congratulated Asuka on her title victory at Night of Champions.Natalya on her quick loss to Rhea Ripley on Saturday: “Just saw Rhea’s interview on Raw last night saying I was distracted. The truth is, I thought I was ready for anything out there, and I just had no reply to her dominance. This is on me.”Dexter Lumis vs. Akira Tozawa and Candace LeRae vs. Tegan Nox were taped for this week’s Main Event on Monday.WWE’s YouTube channel surpassed 95 million subscribers this past weekend.Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin from WWE Money in the Bank 2016, the World Heavyweight title Elimination Chamber match from No Way Out 2009, and Bianca Belair vs. Asuka from the May 30, 2022 episode of Raw.AEWAEW Road to San Diego focuses on Kris Statlander’s return and the fallout from AEW Double or Nothing.Jon Moxley has been announced for the Pro Wrestling Revolver show on June 17.Jade Cargill commented on her AEW Double or Nothing entrance: “My colors and entrance was paid homage to my sorority. I am a PROUD member of AKA. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women. very personal but I wanted to bring Greek life to the wrestling world.”Fuego Del Sol talked on Twitter about being backstage at AEW this past weekend: “I was at my first AEW show since I was injured in February this past weekend. Though the landscape has changed a bit, I’m more motivated than ever. There is so much more I am going to do and this weekend was the refresher of just how much I dare to be great. Soon.”Jake Roberts is celebrating a birthday today.Other WrestlingSuperstar Billy Graham’s funeral will be streamed at 3 pm ET Thursday at this link.Vice is airing a Dark Side of the Ring marathon prior to tonight’s Season 4 premiere.Nick Aldis talked to Metro about talking to the WWE. ‘I don’t wanna speak too much about my conversations with [WWE]. And I certainly don’t want to imply or suggest that I had a choice of anywhere to go. That would be disingenuous or dishonest. It’s more about, what’s the best option right now? I did need a little bit of a mental break – because I did put a lot of pressure on myself. I’ll be honest, it was kinda heartbreaking to see a lot of my work get undone at the NWA. I needed bit of time to just process it and go, “Hey, what they decide to do now that you’re gone is none of your concern. Your body of work will live on through your fans and that’s it. You build this brand for yourself.” [My wife Mickie James] was good at restoring that confident in me as well.’Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura was seen with current governor Tim Walz as he signed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in the state.G-Raver, who previously wrestled for GCW and was later arrested on drug and DUI charges, will face trial in July with jury selection to begin on July 10.Billy Corgan talked about finding a potential television partner in an interview with the Toronto Sun. “I’ve resisted taking any outside money, so it’s 100% self-funded so that way if I do find the right partner, I don’t have to bring somebody else along and convince them that it’s good idea,” he said. “And then secondarily, I resisted taking sea level deals just to sort of puff my chest and say, ‘See I’m with Bob’s BBQ Network.’ You know what I mean?”A match between Low Ki and Minoru Suzuki has been signed for Perth Wrestling’s Crossroads event on August 26 in Perth, Australia.WrestleQuest, an upcoming wrestling-themed RPG video game, released a new trailer ahead of their August 8 release date.TJPW’s Hyper Misao talked to Monthly Puroresu.