This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter
This week's issue of the Wrestling Observer is out with these stories:
- The Tuesday night head-to-head battle
- The ratings numbers and competition, quarters, demos, and how both numbers compared to last year
- Tony Khan's tweets
- Controversy over the MJF storyline
- Some notable bad taste angles
- Advertising of Moxley vs. Fenix
- MJF talks his angle
- Highlights and rundowns of both shows
- Next head-to-head battle and why this one won't be close
- The end of the UFC/USADA relationship from both sides
- Major questions on the USADA era and the good and the bad of it
- The cases of Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar and Conor McGregor
- Things fighters didn't like about USADA
- Travis Tygart's statement and UFC's response
- WWE Fastlane coverage and business note
- 2023 Hall of Fame ballot and thoughts on leading candidate
- Who are unknown to most but almost have to be in
- New Japan & Stardom talk future business, youth movement, reality show, Inoki movie
- Destruction in Ryogoku coverage, business notes, major angles, and plans for Copper Box
- This past week's UFC coverage
- The most detailed look at the U.S. TV ratings
- International TV ratings and streaming numbers
- Major women's tournament
- Stardom PPV notes
- Lots of injury updates
- Several wrestlers celebrate 25th anniversary
- Small town locals draw nice All Japan crowd
- Katsuhiko Nakajima update
- Tanahashi & Okada talk about Inoki upon release of movie as well as their futures
- Plans for January 4th by New Japan and Stardom
- Mayu Iwatani's first IWGP title defense in the U.S. and opponent
- Bill Dundee update
- Billy Corgan talks NWA changes
- Update on Mil Mascaras
- Four-part BBC drama on famous talk show host and sometimes wrestler Jimmy Savile
- Controversy regarding business deal in Europe
- Update on Davey Boy Smith Jr.
- GCW goes to Japan
- Lots of new directions for AEW
- AEW injury thoughts
- Gordon Solie award winner for 2023
- Update on WrestleDream PPV numbers
- Two AEW stars in movie roles
- Ticket advances for AEW & WWE shows
- International TV ratings
- Kyle O'Reilly talks return
- UFC Saudi Arabia deal
- UFC 294 changes
- Laurence Epstein talks WWE/UFC merger
- New UFC historical specials to be released this month
- Bellator 300 coverage
- Talks about the future of Bellator
- Real weights vs. weigh-in weights and some surprises
- A look at the career of Alistair Overeem
- Update on WWE creative process
- Ari Emanuel with interesting notes on the WWE TKO stock declines
- John Cena update
- Survivor Series notes
- Update on recent main roster call-ups
- Brian Pillman Jr. update
- Update on WWE prospect
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