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NEWS
WWE Raw to air live on Christmas and New Year’s Day
PWG BOLA night three results: The winner is crowned
Corey Graves to call both WWE Raw and SmackDown going forward
WWE Mae Young Classic episode five results: Round two begins
CMLL Arena Mexico iPPV results: Grand Prix torneo cibernetico
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Raw is tonight from Omaha with The Miz vs. Jeff Hardy for the IC title. There is also a SmackDown house show in Rochester, MN.
SmackDown and 205 Live take place on Tuesday in Sioux Falls, IA with Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Randy Orton in the main event for the top contendership for the WWE title.
FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY: Figure Four Weekly 8/28/2017: Mayweather vs. McGregor lives up to the spectacle
Conor McGregor may not have defeated Floyd Mayweather last Saturday night, but a similarly impossible upset did happen – the superfight delivered on almost every level. It seemed like that had no chance of happening going into the night. Spectacles in sports rarely do meet the hype going into them; it’s almost impossible for them to. Mayweather vs. McGregor in particular appeared destined to leave audiences unsatisfied..
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WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: September 4, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: McGregor vs. Mayweather, Dr. Wagner Jr. unmasks, more
A look at Mayweather vs. McGregor, and when happens next, is the lead story in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer. Read about the week that had two matches of the century and one match of the decade all within 15 hours.
Look at the fight, the judging, the realities of how McGregor and Mayweather each fought, the future of McGregor and tons of different business numbers and indicators. Check out the problems people had in viewing the show, the gambling, TV numbers and head-to-head competition.
This issue has a major feature on TripleMania, both the Dr. Wagner mask loss and the incident with Sexy Star and Rosemary. Look at the business of the show and the amazing television numbers, go through the Sexy Star match and what happened to lead to what happened, comments from many in wrestling, explanations, as best as there are, the background as to why things fell apart, how much Wagner earned for losing his mask, how much Wagner and L.A. Park were offering to lose their mask to local promoters, and the famous story of what was supposed to be the debut of Dr. Wagner Jr., in a tag team match with his father, and why the two never teamed up.
Read about the situation with Ric Flair.
This issue has a run down of the big What Culture shows of the past week with some of the top talent in the world, including the YouTube business, Will Ospreay vs. Rey Mysterio, and more.
Examine the WWE injury bug and some of the reasons the injury rate is so high, get a run down the latest injuries, thoughts on the schedule, Nikki Bella on two TV shows at the same time, Asuka’s future, The Cena/Reigns promo, Sami Zayn fund raising efforts, thoughts on the Mae Young Classic, new show for Cena, update on Ciampa, woman referee, Nakamura talks about his UFC offer, Jericho talks his role in the Styles vs. Owens situation, most-watched shows on the WWE network for the week and full coverage of all the WWE and NXT arena events over the past week and business notes.
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WON BACK ISSUE: August 7, 2000 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Gordon Solie passes away, Owen Hart lawsuit developments, more
Gordon Solie, an icon figure of this industry who announced more pro wrestling matches on television than any man who ever lived, passed away from brain cancer officially on 7/28 at the age of 71. Solie was found that morning by his family, and it is being listed as the date of his death. It is believed his death may have taken place as early as late Wednesday night, as nobody heard from him on Thursday, and the house was exactly the same on Friday morning as it was on Wednesday night, when his daughter was over for dinner.
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MONDAY NEWS UPDATE
By Bryan Rose and Joseph Currier
WWE
Tonight’s Labor Day edition of Raw has Big Show vs. Braun Strowman in a steel cage match, plus Jeff Hardy getting a shot at the Intercontinental Championship. This week’s ratings will likely be delayed due to the holiday.
John Cena vs. Jason Jordan will kick off Raw tonight.
Ronda Rousey, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir did a segment during the Mae Young Classic where they confronted Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Bayley. Rousey told them anytime, anywhere; they didn’t give a response and made their exit instead.
A rematch between Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s title has been set for No Mercy.
Rumor in Hollywood right now is that John Cena may be up for the role of Captain Marvel in Warner Bros.’ upcoming movie adaptation of the comic book superhero.
Reby and Beth Hardy voiced their displeasure with WWE’s decision to broadcast Raw live on Christmas this year.
SPORTbible posted a clip from a previous interview with The Hardys where they discussed having singles careers without feuding together.
Nikki Bella spoke to TV Insider to promote the new season of Total Bellas.
Mickie James released a new country music single.
Pro Wrestling
Sexy Star has released her own version of events regarding what went down at TripleMania. Fightful has a translated version. Her story is that she didn’t know she was injured until after the match, and did not think the injury was that serious because no one was tending to her. She has never been given any medical news regarding her condition. She also said media reports were inconsistent, saying that some reported it was her elbow, others said it was her whole arm.
Yoshihiro Takayama has given an update on his status. He is mobile from the shoulders up, but remains paralyzed elsewhere and the prospects for recovery are not good. A fundraiser called TAKAYAMANIA has started to collect funds for him and his family. Dragon Gate, All Japan, DDT and Pro Wrestling NOAH have also started to collect funds.
PROGRESS Wrestling announced that Zack Sabre Jr. will be wrestling at their show at Alexandra Palace on Sunday with the storyline of him issuing an open challenge.
Dave Meltzer recorded an upcoming episode of Highspots’ “Officer and a Gentleman” show with Chuck Taylor, Dan Barry, and Ricochet while in Los Angeles for PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles.
UFC/MMA
MMA Fighting ran a story on the angle with Ronda Rousey and the Four Horsewomen vs. Four Horsewomen from the Mae Young Classic.
Ray Borg said that he’ll give Demetrious Johnson an automatic rematch when he beats him in their title match.
Ben Askren is set to face Shinya Aoki for the ONE Welterweight title on their 11/24 show in Singapore. It is said that Askren will retire after the match to become an executive at ONE Championship.
Jack Hermansson is set to face Thiago Santos at UFC Sao Paulo on 10/28.
Amanda Nunes is not afraid of the challenge Valentina Shevchenko will give her at UFC 215.
Mike Perry isn’t mincing words about his future opponent Thiago Alves.
Today in Professional Wrestling History: The debut of WCW Monday Nitro
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