July 16, 2020 / By mobanmarket
THE ROUND-UP
The Latest from the F4W Staff
NEWS
SmackDown ratings up slightly from last week
Natalya to induct Beth Phoenix into WWE Hall of Fame
WWE SmackDown video highlights: Shane McMahon gets his revenge
Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin set for WWE WrestleMania 33
WWE 205 Live results: Neville battles Mustafa Ali
WWE SmackDown live results: The fate of AJ Styles
Raw posts low ratings this week as WrestleMania approaches
Vince McMahon involved in ‘minor’ car accident
AUDIO
WOL: AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon, WrestleMania, Conor McGregor, more! 3/22
B&V&C&R: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! 3/21
WOL: Jan Ross, Vince McMahon accident, Raw, Flat Earth, more! 3/21
WOR: Raw, New Japan Cup, AAA and Impact, Bellator PPV, more! 3/21
FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY: 3/20/2017: Is AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon the right match for Wrestlemania?
While the decision to have AJ Styles face Shane McMahon at WrestleMania has drawn criticism from a lot of people, I’ve remained mostly ambivalent about the matchup. Or at least that’s how I felt until last Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown. The seven weeks between Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania kept the feud between Styles and Shane from really building until now, but it was surprisingly worth the wait when it did… Subscribers click here to continue.
WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: March 20, 2017: Situation with Broken Matt Hardy and Anthem Sports, Wrestlemania card, more
This is a major news issue of the Wrestling Observer, with lead stories including full details on the legal questions regarding the Hardys’ gimmick, why Impact made the move they did, with the arguments from both sides and why they happened when they did.
Also look at the U.K. television battle with updates on ITV and WWE plans in the market.
There is a rundown of the 2018 WrestleMania main event as currently planned and long-term goals for the company and the top talent.
A WrestleMania show update for this year is included.
News on top talent leaving WWE after WrestleMania, NXT to Europe, Nakamura main roster update, Dwayne Johnson talks WrestleMania, several WWE injury updates, John Cena’s schedule, a look at wrestlers and other athletes WWE had in camp this past week including an Olympic silver medalist, WWE Hall of Fame, Jack Swagger, post-WrestleMania plans, WWE value and most watched shows on the WWE Network, is all inside.
Check out a full rundown of all the WWE and NXT live events over the past week with business notes, results and highlights.
Other major stories are on the New Japan Cup, the state of ROH talent and popularity, the 15th anniversary show coverage, who was Dennis Stamp, just how big a difference PEDs are in UFC, how much the top executives and the McMahon family earned last year, and the Japanese national poll on who the greatest pro wrestling stars ever to work Japan were.
This issue also contains a WrestleMania week schedule.
WWE & ITV’s moves for television in the U.K. are examined, plus a major rundown of former and current ROH talent, what is happening with WWE, ROH business and full coverage of the PPV with match-by-match coverage and star ratings.
Coverage of the UFC show in Brazil over the past week as well as the WWE house show in Madison Square Garden is in this issue.
Details on the ratings for all of the national shows over the past week, including a breakdown of who was watching all of the WWE shows are inside.
Examine the results of the major league arena events held all over the world this past week, as well as notes on the various TV shows.
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WON BACK ISSUE: February 28, 2000, WCW Super Brawl review, Super J Cup, plus tons of news
There is little to say about SuperBrawl 2000 other than James Brown was there and got a big reaction, and the crowd popped pretty big for Hulk Hogan’s ring entrance. It was a WCW show filled with young guys who the crowd doesn’t know or care about and old guys that the crowd knows but isn’t interested in except as short-term nostalgia acts. The big surprise of Sting returning meant little. The return of Roddy Piper returning was really sad, and showing clips of the 1989 Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk I Quit match only emphasized how great they once were compared to what the company puts out today, and how much older they’ve gotten… Subscribers click here to continue.
WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE
WWE
John Cena will be a guest on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on NBC tonight to promote WrestleMania.
Paul Heyman and his Heyman Hustle website are partnering with Yahoo to produce content leading up to WrestleMania.
Mauro Ranallo wasn’t at SmackDown again this week. Tom Phillips announced that Ranallo was out sick.
WWE is collaborating with Foot Locker and Puma on limited-edition WWE-themed sneakers and t-shirts. Peter Rosenberg and Corey Graves showed off some of the merchandise on Facebook Live.
Bray Wyatt was interviewed by Sports Illustrated and spoke about wanting Bo Dallas to join the Wyatt Family.
SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain) vs. Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong & No Way Jose and Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Oney Lorcan will air on tonight’s episode of NXT.
Sami Zayn was interviewed by the Kingston Whig-Standard.
John Cena’s American Grit show returns to Fox for its second season on June 11th.
Pro Wrestling
Jim Ross posted a heartfelt blog about his wife Jan after she suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a terrible accident on Monday night. JR thanked everyone for their support and said that the swelling on Jan’s brain needs to subside for her to survive.
Impact Wrestling officially announced its working agreement with AAA.
NJPW posted a translation of Katsuyori Shibata’s comments about challenging Kazuchika Okada after winning the New Japan Cup.
Zack Sabre Jr. will face Drew Galloway at EVOLVE 82 in Queens, New York on April 22nd and Lio Rush at EVOLVE 83 in Brooklyn the next night. Those matches will be for Sabre’s EVOLVE title if he’s still champion after WrestleMania weekend.
Marty Scurll will face Kyle O’Reilly for Revolution Pro Wrestling on May 7th.
Will Ospreay vs. Jimmy Havoc at PROGRESS Chapter 46 this Sunday will be a “Fans Bring the Weapons” match. PROGRESS posted details about what the procedure for the match will be.
UFC/MMA
Conor McGregor’s re-hearing with the Nevada Athletic Commission took place today. McGregor was previously fined $75,000 and given 50 hours of community service for his bottle-throwing incident with Nate Diaz and his camp at the UFC 202 press conference prior to McGregor vs. Diaz II. That punishment was reduced to $25,000 and 25 hours of community service at today’s hearing.
Submission Radio posted full audio of today’s Bellator 175 conference call with Rampage Jackson and King Mo. On the call, Rampage and Mo argued about whether their fight was at heavyweight or catchweight.
Luke Rockhold wants to fight Fabricio Werdum and is willing to move up to heavyweight to do it.
Today in Professional Wrestling History (3/22): Ricky Steamboat wins Mid-Atlantic title
F4W / WO EMPIRE WRESTLEMANIA GROUP INFO
BUS INFO:
The Empire bus trip, which will be hosted by Leva “Blue Pants” Bates, to WrestleMania will cost $50.00 and will be round trip from Rosen Inn at 9000 International Drive 32819 (a few blocks away from Wrestlcon).
The bus will leave at 3:30pm (time subject to change) for WrestleMania and will leave WrestleMania no later then one hour after the show. If you would like a seat email Ed at [email protected] or message him on the BOARD~! for Paypal payment instructions.
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WHEN: Friday March 31st
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