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Latest News:
MLW Fusion results: Los Parks vs. CONTRA Unit lumberjack match
ROH Gateway to Honor results: Rush vs. PCO vs. Haskins title match
WWE Main Event results: 24/7 title on the line
ROH World title changes hands, 18th Anniversary PPV main event set
Colt Cabana signs with AEW, appears during Revolution pre-show
Jon Moxley defeats Chris Jericho for World title at AEW Revolution
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WOL: The Fiend is fine, AEW Revolution preview and predictions 2/29
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Are you interested in attending our annual F4W/WON convention? We will hold it during AEW Double or Nothing weekend. For more information, check this post for activities and prices.
WON NEWSLETTER: March 2, 2020 Observer Newsletter: NJPW cancels show due to coronavirus, WM 36 card update
An update on the WrestleMania card after Super Showdown with 11 currently decided upon matches and five or six others in discussion is covered in the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The lead story updates how the coronavirus has affected Japanese pro wrestling as well as Japanese culture. We talk about sports and entertainment cancellations, the shows new Japan Pro Wrestling has canceled, the prospects for this year’s New Japan Cup, an update on Stardom,DDT,Dragon Gate, All Japan, NOAH and other Japanese companies on what shows are on and off. We look at if New Japan can still save the New Japan Cup, history of New Japan Cup winners vs. G-1 winners taking the IWGP title, an a breakdown of the original tournament plans.
The new issue also covers:
Plans and background of the coming WrestleMania, as well as Super Showdown coverage with match-by-match coverage with star ratings.
A feature on Manabu Nakanishi’s career and coverage of his retirement show this past week. We look at the difference between Nakanishi and Jushin Liger, Nakanishi’s amateur wrestling days, Nakanishi’s shoot fighting days, Nakanishi in WCW, the Nakanishi heyday and the past decade. We note the major surgery that nearly ended his career ad slowed him down, and some of the all-time greats comment on Nakanishi.
The major matches in the New Japan ring over the past week.
WWE television deals, WWE Network price change, XFL ratings, Samoa Joe suspension, New WWE international signing, WWE injury updates, Canadian TV ratings, Ric Flair’s 71st birthday, how much Raw has fallen in four yeas, Edge’s return,NXT Takeover notes, Evolve news for WrestleMania week with WWE talent, Australia tour, stock value, most-watched shows on the WWE Network as well as a look at every WWE arena event over the past week with business notes and highlights.
A preview of the AEW PPV and full coverage of the UFC show in Auckland, New Zealand.
Regarding the Wednesday numbers, we’ve got full details, demos that each side won, how every segment did and what match ended up as the difference maker.
Full coverage of all the WWE and AEW television shows from the past week.
In-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows, the key demos and quarters for AEW and WWE, what happened head-to-head and what can be learned from them.
Results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week.
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SUNDAY NEWS UPDATE
Our weekend Observer Radio show covering AEW Revolution and WWE is up on the site right now.
The 2019 Wrestling Observer Awards issue will be out on Thursday, traditionally one of the biggest issues of the year.
Due to the coronavirus, Dragon Gate has officially canceled all of its shows until their 3/14 show in Kariya. These cancellations have been extremely costly to a number of companies in Japan, and too long without being able to garner live gate money can put those companies into serious financial jeopardy.
For the weekend’s Google Trends, WWE Super Showdown on Thursday was No. 7 for the day with 200,000, double what most of the Saudi Arabia shows do. For yesterday, AEW Revolution was No. 15 with 100,000, only the third time in its history (the previous being Double or Nothing and the first Dynamite) that the promotion has ever made the top 20 for the day. John Cena was No. 20 yesterday with 50,000.
WWE
There were a lot of complaints coming from the Saturday Smackdown house show in Elmira, NY, regarding Bray Wyatt not being there. He was advertised heavily in both local media and emails for the show as late as Thursday. After Super Showdown, they advertised him against Miz as the main event and the local TV commercial was built around The Fiend coming to Elmira. Leaving the show, his absence is what some people were talking about.
Erik of the Viking Raiders came back ill from Saudi Arabia and went home for a few days, missing the house show last night and tonight. The Raw side had Ricochet vs. Karl Anderson in the headline spot.
UFC
Anthony Hernandez vs. Islam Makhachev is expected for the 4/18 PPV at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
AEW
Here’s an interview with Alex Marvez talking about both AEW and the NFL and his being a wrestling fan growing up.
MISCELLANEOUS
Bellator has a press conference on March 9th at Viacom/CBS at 1515 Broadway at noon with Ryan Bader, Darrion Caldwell, Pedro Carvalho, Cal Ellenor, James Gallagher, Douglas Lima, A.J. McKee, Gegard Mousasi, Vadim Nemknov, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire, Emmanuel Sanchez, Daniel Weichel and other guests.
EVOLVE at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight from Melrose, MA at www.wwnlive.com has Josh Briggs vs. AR Fox, Mansoor vs. Anthony Greene, Jake Atlas vs. Curt Stallion, Brendan Vink vs. Leon Ruff, Harlem Bravado vs, Stephen Wolf, Colby Corino vs. Joe Gacy, Liam Ruff & Adrian Alanis vs. Jon Davis & Denzel Dejournette, plus Brandi Lauren & Jessi Kamea in a tag team match.
BCW from Friday night in Melbourne, Australia: Juventud Guerrera b Cletus to win Battle Express title, Aysha b Vixsin, Nick Bury won Battle Royal, Mortar b Erika Reid to keep women’s title, The Preston Kindred b Super Crazy & Psicosis to keep BCW tag titles, Gabriel Wolfe b Mad Dog in a cage match to keep BCW title. The next shows in April will have Nick Aldis and Dalton Castle. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
BCW from last night in Sydney, Australia: Nick Bury b Gabriel Wolfe to win BCW title, Bee Boy won over Lucius Wolfe, Sketch and Jesse Hendy, Vinnie Vain b Djaysonic, Mortar b Aysha to keep women’s title, Mitch Waterman b Juventud Guerrera to win Battle Express title, Mad Dog d Mick Moretti via double pin, The Preston Kindred b Super Crazy & Psicosis to keep BCW tag titles, Super Crazy & Psicosis & Juventud Guerrera b The Preston Kindred & Vinnie Vain (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
As he does almost every year, Jim Duggan was at the Variety Club Iowa Children’s Charity telethon this past weekend. (thanks to Brian Henke)
Great North Wrestling Smiths Falls results (Feb 29) before more than 400 fans at the Gallipeau Center Theater in Smiths Falls Ontario: Blood Hunter and Scorpio managed by Blaze defeated Haku and Barbarian, Lufisto beat Jessika Black to become the new GNW Women’s Champion of Canada, Jeremy Prophet retained the Canadian Title over Sexy Eddy, Carl Leduc submitted Sykes, Stunning Steven & Harley Davison beat Colin Oliver and Bruiser, Paul Rosenberg beat Steve McDainel, Dean Danis beat John Dundee. Bianca Carelli’s was scheduled to appear but was injured on an event in the Toronto area Friday night getting a concussion, laceration requiring stitches and a swelled shut eye so her debut will be postponed. The next official GNW event is scheduled for Saturday Aug 8 at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Ottawa for the 13th Anniversary Show featuring The Hannibal TV Champion Davey Boy Smith Jr and all Titles defended.
Daily Pro Wrestling History: Kobashi defeats Misawa to win GHC title
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