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November 13, 2023 Observer Newsletter: TKO earnings call, NXT to The CW
We've got a very heavy business issue of the Observer focusing on a lot of different breaking stories involving both WWE and AEW:
Match of the week and performer of the weekThe changes in WWE business under TKOUFC & WWE quarterly business updatesBehind Vince McMahon selling 8.4 million shares of TKO stock, what he got, what he still owns, what it did to the stock price and what other large sum of money he just received that fell under the radarWhy WWE numbers were unexpectedly down, and why TKO actually losing money this quarter is nothing to be concerned overA look at WWE and AEW attendance and how it's changed over the past yearAri Emanuel talks about competition for WWE and UFCMore departments where jobs will be lostCompany goals for 2024Changes in the live arena experienceKey that makes WWE and UFC attractive for television stationsIssues with Vince McMahonThe CW deal for NXTChanges for a WWE show next year and other changes talked aboutWho are the leaders for the Raw rightsWhat are the rankings of the stations with pro wrestling and MMA productBilly Corgan gives comments about the cocaine angleA look at the TV deals that Tony Khan, Dwayne Johnson and Vince McMahon have been part of for wrestling and footballFull coverage of Crown Jewel and the bookingA look at the Ricochet injury and how it changed the IC title path slightly going into the Survivor SeriesEarly notes on the Survivor SeriesPPV numbers and what did Crown Jewel buyers watch and not watch when it came to major PPV events this past monthThe future for Will Ospreay and GiuliaNotes on the Tokyo Dome showGreat matches and angles at Power StruggleFull Power Struggle coverageUFC from Brazil coverageThe most detailed look at the TV ratings from the past week from all shows, including comparison to last year, competition, and how each segment did as well as Dynamite vs. NXTMajor rudo turn on sold out Arena Mexico showAAA doing a talent searchMore injuries and health issues with StardomUpdate on Stardom tag team tournamentControversy at Stardom event after changed start time of showAll Japan has an incredible match this week and sets up another for New Year' EveA look at All Japan's year end tag team and junior tournamentsLots of injury updatesNew Japan big events in early 2024DDT has major show this weekMore on the Von Erich movieIndie star says his indie career is overIndie promotion draws 5,000 fansContract issues in MLWWBD stock fallsUpdate on Full GearNotes on Mariah May debutStardom star under contract to AEW and detailsTicket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW showsInternational TV ratings and streaming numbersUFC signs deal with new TV outlet to return from nearly a decadeHow Vince McMahon kept UFC off NBCLots of new UFC title matchesUnique facts about this weekend's UFC showMore on Fury vs. Nganou PPV numbersWrestleMania week newsCM Punk newsYouTube numbers and WWE and TKO value at this pointReports from the WWE house shows
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August 23, 2006 Observer Newsletter: WWE Mexico tour, Diva Search
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Wednesday Update
WWE
Becky Lynch’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy airs on ABC tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Connor’s Cure is the charity that Lynch is playing for.PWInsider reports that Brogan Finlay and Jay Malachi were spotted at the WWE Performance Center yesterday. Both recently took part in a WWE tryout and are expected to be new WWE signeesD’Angelo family member Anna Keefer has been given the name Adriana Rizzo in NXT.Sami Zayn and Nick Aldis were the guests on today’s episode of WWE’s The Bump.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the guest on the latest edition of The Joe Rogan Experience.Kurt Angle appeared on the True Geordie podcast.Bill Apter interviewed Glenn Jacobs (Kane) for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge.WWE remembered “Macho Man” Randy Savage on what would have been his 71st birthday.Tegan Nox turns 29 years old today.
AEW/Other Wrestling
A face-to-face with Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page has been added to tonight’s AEW Dynamite.Due to unforeseen circumstances, Bryan Danielson won’t be able to make his scheduled appearance at the WrestleCade convention on Saturday, November 25. WrestleCade hopes to have Danielson back at another event in the future:Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ve been informed that Bryan Danielson will not be able to appear during #WrestleCade Weekend. If you bought an advance ticket to meet him, bring your ticket to the venue and his vendor will let you use it as a credit for one of his other clients appearing at the event including Mandy Sacs, Andrade or Lana. If you don’t want a credit, your refund will be processed accordingly.The WrestleCade Weekend Team is sorry that this happened and we hope to have Danielson back at another event in the future.MJF reflected on today being the third anniversary of his grandfather’s death:Today is the hardest part of the year for me. It’s the third year anniversary of my grandfather’s death. I can’t even put into words how much this man molded me. Showed me how to sing. Showed me how to dance. Showed me how to dress. (I wear an article of his clothes every week) Showed me how to talk. Showed me how to walk. Showed me how to be a man. I love you Poppa.On the Under the Ring podcast, Orange Cassidy discussed his friendship with Kris Statlander:Kris Statlander is very special because she's part of our little stable and her and I have become very good friends. She's in a very similar spot that I was when I had my first title run that she's in now, so we can kind of lean on each other and kind of help each other out. It's not really so much that I'm mentoring her as we're kind of just like bouncing ideas off each other. Then it's also very easy when Kris Statlander is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, just to be like, 'Oh, hey, you should do this', and she does it incredibly, like, I'm not really doing too much. She's already figured it out.Fightful reports that Megha Parekh has “largely stepped back from her duties” as AEW’s chief legal officer in recent months to focus on Jacksonville Jaguars work.GCW announced that Andrade El Idolo will face Joey Janela at their Highest in the Room 2 show in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 9.WGN Radio 720 interviewed Britt Baker.Saraya and Chris Jericho appeared on Snacked for First We Feast.Chris Hero spoke to The Masked Man Show about returning to the ring for West Coast Pro Wrestling this Friday.Mandy Leon and former ROH booker Delirious (Hunter Johnston) got married on Tuesday.The NJPW World YouTube channel uploaded Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Mike Bailey from Lonestar Shootout.Tony Deppen vs. Nolo Kitano is set for MLW’s TV tapings in Philadelphia this Saturday.