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WWE Raw live results: Cody Rhodes vs. LA KnightWWE SmackDown viewership down, 18-49 demo rating upAEW Rampage ties best 18-49 demo rating of 2023Cody Rhodes vs. LA Knight, Owens vs. Sikoa street fight set for WWE RawKnockouts title four-way added to Impact x NJPW Multiverse UnitedXavier Woods supports Ridge Holland in wake of death threats, online harassmentTag team match set for AEW House Rules live eventAEW announces schedule change for Double or Nothing go-home RampageVIDEO: Being the Elite – 'Old Dusty Photo'Eight matches announced for AEW Dark: ElevationSarray issues statement on WWE departureImpact Wrestling's parent company announces hires, restructuringTwo wrestlers advance to New Japan Cup quarterfinalsGringo Loco on the challenges of booking GCW's The Wrld on LuchaWWE MSG house show results: Cody Rhodes vs. Solo SikoaNext two AEW Rampage episodes to air outside of normal time slot
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This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
March 13, 2023 Observer Newsletter: AEW Revolution recap, WWE & legalized gambling
*The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site. It's got the most detailed coverage from a business standpoint and creative standpoint, covering AEW Revolution including reader feedback on that show, UFC 285 and the Stardom show this past weekend.
*Match and performer of the week
*The longest singles title matches since 1970 all over the world
*MJF vs Danielson and comparisons to other Iron Man matches
*Evaluating MJF as a performer and a drawing card
*Early PPV numbers along with gate numbers from San Francisco and other business metrics
*The return of FTR
*The potential of the AEW tag team division
*AEW repeat PPV business notes
*Movie theater business for Revolution
*San Francisco records
*Future AEW directions
*Full details on WWE's attempt to get gambling legal on its outcomes and what steps and how its business will have to change to make this happen
*Full coverage of UFC 285 including Jon Jones legacy and future, Alexa Grasso's win and business notes regarding the show including what unique note thee was about the prelims this week
*Full details on the amended lawsuit MLW has filed against WWE, McDevitt talks, what new things are added and what it says about the MLW relationship with REELZ, and lots of business notes from the lawsuit regarding the wrestling television rights fees
*Stardom puts on its best show of the year and a look at the very different excellent matches
*Notes on the first few days of the New Japan Cup and where things stand
*TV ratings over the past week as well as segment-by-segment notes, competition and the whys of how everything went down
*The unique team challenge tournament CMLL finished up this past week
*AAA star faces claims by girlfriend of domestic violence and both CMLL and AAA talk about the situation
*Notes on the joint NWA and AAA show put together as part of a Smashing Pumpkins concert
*Notes on retirement of Daisuke Harada
*New Japan anniversary show and New Japan Cup notes*Zero-1 runs 22nd anniversary show
*Notes from Creed III
*Big shows over Mania weekend not from WWE
*Major questions on AEW talent and their media talks
*What international star AEW tried to get for San Francisco and why it didn't happen
*International TV ratings and streaming numbers for WWE & AEW and what NXT segment scored huge
*Upcoming ticket advances for WWE & AEW shows
*Dana White on the future of Power Slap
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*48-year-old world champion wrestler has retirement MMA fight soon
*Notes on Vince McMahon's return backstage at the Boston show
*Wells Fargo Securities predictions on Smackdown negotiations and the value of Raw & Smackdown right now
*WWE performer talks trying to go to the 2024 Olympics and is training for MMA as well
*WWE injury updates
This Week's Retro Observer Newsletter:
January 30, 2006 Observer Newsletter: Kurt Angle health issues, WB & UPN networks to merge
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Monday Update
Bryan and I will be back tonight covering Raw and all the news of the day, and there is a lot, with Wrestling Observer Radio. You can send questions for tonight's show on current topics to dave@wrestlingobserver.com
For Raw tonight, Kevin Owens faces Solo Sikoa in a street fight and with Sami Zayn said to be not there and the Usos there, I think that may hint where this is going, Cody Rhodes faces LA Knight, Bianca Belair faces Chelsea Green in a non-title match, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson face Maximum Male Models, Johnny Gargano & Dexter Lumis face Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest plus there are face-to-face confrontations scheduled with Brock Lesnar and Omos and Edge and Finn Balor. Sami Zayn is not at the show but the Usos and Solo Sikoa are scheduled and Rey Mysterio is in Providence, the latter reported by PWInsider. Tickets out for the show were more than 7,200 as of this morning. A legit sellout for a pro wrestling sellout in the building would be close to 9,000.
We are looking for reports from the show, anything dark or the Main Event matches to dave@wrestlingobserver.com
Dick Fosbury, who won the gold medal in the high jump at the 1968 Olympics with a unique style that led to Don West naming one of the new unique dives in wrestling as the Fosbury Flop (the name given to his high jump style) passed away yesterday.
TBS made it official today that Power Slap is not being renewed. We talked about it on last night's show as it was pretty clear this was the case after all the criticism and the declining ratings. Dana White all but acknowledged it a few days ago when he said he had a deal with Rumble, the streaming service that did do good numbers Saturday night for the finals, but it had not been completed. The Rumble deal was for two years of a television series like the one on TBS, plus eight live events and White said he was looking at filming the second season in Abu Dhabi. He has also said that they are working on getting Power Slap legal and sanctioned in more states and said it was here to stay.
Yes, my Twitter account has been hacked so hopefully it will be up and running soon.
AEW will debut QTV, which is a segment with QT Marshall, on Wednesday night's show from Winnipeg.
While it is not confirmed that Taya Valkyrie will be the opponent for Jade Cargill on Wednesday, Taya Valkyrie was scheduled on a tour of Australia that started Saturday and was not on the tour and they said it was due to a late schedule conflict, so if anything, that adds fuel to the speculation. Cargill said she would have an open challenge for the title against any Canadian and Valkyrie is Canadian. The only Canadian woman on the roster is The Bunny, who has been out with an injury of late. Taya is also confirmed as going with either WWE or AEW imminently. Konnan on his podcast also said Taya has something very big coming up.
While ROH has not announced dates for a second TV taping, they have no show for 3/30 (the night before the PPV taped) and Rush and Dralistico were both pulled from an AAA show in Saltillo on 3/25. They often announce the Disney tapings in Orlando very late in the game so they could be taping that weekend.
MLW on REELZ at 10 p.m. tomorrow night has EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman vs. the Samoan Swat Team, a contract signing for Alexander Hammerstone vs. Jacob Fatu for the title and Mance Warner vs. Rickey Shane Page. The show is not officially canceled but everyone is acting like it is.
Anthony Mayweather of the NWA, who was also Crimson in TNA, was arrested for violation of an order of protection. Police claimed that he sent several text messages to his wife, Heather Mayweather, including while police were present and he was booked this past week. Mayweather had been arrested for allegedly head-butting her in 2016. He was taken into custody on Wednesday and released on bond later that day.
Bandido is advertised for both the La Mole comic convention and a GCW show on Friday in different place.
OTHER NOTES
City Championship Wrestling in Harrison Township, MI on Saturday night: Joe MeMaro b Gutter, Darion Ultra b Ike Watts, Chris Moore b Trevor Straud, Freedom Ramsey b Thomas Bailey, The Purge & Cat Daddy b New Albania, Rhino b Jason De Milo, Aaron Ashura b Mike Marbles, Alex Shelley b Ryan Matthias (thanks to Leonard Brand)
Lucha Palooza on 4/27 from Parkdale Hall in Toronto features Komander, Gangrel, Drago Kid, Sam Adonis, Gringo Loco and Jody Threat. Loco vs. Komander, Gangrel vs. Mega Medico and Drago Kid vs Adonis are scheduled.
MCW on 4/6 in Perryville, MD at 5th Company Brewing and 4/14 in Joppa, MA at the RJ Meyer Arena. They also have an all-women's show on 4/22 at the RJ Meyer Arena.