Daily Update: Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt memories, Bryce Remsburg (2024)

Daily Update

Latest News

• WWE NXT ratings down from Heatwave special
• WWE received nearly $3 million in Welsh government subsidies for Clash at the Castle
• Paul Heyman: Terry Funk was the grandfather of ‘an evolution in the industry’
• Report: WWE’s Bianca Belair taking time off
• Alex Shelley vs. Trey Miguel, Gail Kim return match added to Impact 1000
• Battle royal for Knockouts title match at Victory Road set for Impact Wrestling
• Nick Aldis says he’s ‘very much in his prime,’ not done wrestling
• Adam Cole promo announced for AEW Dynamite

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• Wrestling Observer Live: Dynamite, All Out, Payback, RAW and NXT, Miro and Punk

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• G-1 MVP and best match of G-1
• Match of the week and performer of the week
• Behind the scenes of the last month of AEW. why stories were kept quiet, why people were not allowed to attend Collision, why this has gone on for 18 months
• All of the recent incidents talked about from multiple sides
• The promo by C.M. Punk and what happened at the Greensboro show which led to all of his getting out
• Different reactions to the promo
• The apology that did happen
• All In and attendance records plus the updated card with new matches that have not yet been announced
• Full coverage of the end of G-1 and the big fall shows for New Japan
• Business notes on G-1
• Naito has two of the best matches of the year
• Koichi Yoshizawa and his role in Japanese wrestling coverage in the U.S.
• Saturday’s UFC coverage and where the top stars go from here as well as the business notes
• Coverage of the final TripleMania show of the year and storylines behind it
• Tammy Sytch update
• The most detailed look at ratings for all the wrestling and MMA shows, gains and losses with what groups and why, what segments did the best and worst
• Another women’s champion out of action due to surgery
• RevPro and CMLL working relationship notes
• World Grand Prix notes
• Stardom PPV coverage and upcoming tag team tournament
• N-1 coverage
• New Japan and Stardom business notes
• Hiromu Takahashi talks junior heavyweight goals
• New Japan PPV shows this weekend
• One of the biggest women stars has major surgery and a look back at her career
• How the television industry continues to change
• Full PWG coverage of the first show since January including some of AEW’s top stars
• Update on new promotion opening next month and what well known announcer is in talks to appear
• RevPro anniversary show update
• WWE & AEW upcoming ticket sales
• WWE & AEW streaming numbers
• WWE and AEW international ratings
• Conor McGregor talks future
• Former UFC legend officially retires
• Update on Bellator sale
• Update on PPV numbers for Diaz-Paul and SummerSlam
• Former WWE wrestler wins MMA fight
• Edge and possible retirement
• Build to Payback show
• ESPN exec talks interest in pro wrestling
• Possible retirement of Lacey Evans
• Women’s tag title update
• Asuka talks Japanese wrestling and the back story
• Logan Paul offers a $1 million bet
• New WWE signing

This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter

• June 26, 2006 Observer Newsletter: DX, TNA Slammiversary

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Wednesday Update

WWE

• Today marks the three-year anniversary of Roman Reigns winning the Universal Championship at Payback 2020. Reigns has held the title for 1,095 days and counting.
• NXT’s Global Heritage Invitational kicked off last night with Butch defeating Charlie Dempsey and Joe Coffey defeating Nathan Frazer. Butch and Coffey now have two points each in the round-robin tournament. Butch is in Group A and Coffey is in Group B.
• Dijak honored Bray Wyatt by wearing “Hurt” and “Heal” gloves for his match against Eddy Thorpe last night: “These were the gloves I wore when I worked with @Windham6. He’s got the whole world in his hands. Thank you Bray, you will be missed my brother.”
• WWE uploaded a 35-minute video of wrestlers sharing their memories of Wyatt.
• On social media today, WWE posted a storyline update saying that Xavier Woods suffered a cervical strain when Drew McIntyre threw a chair at him on Raw. Woods won’t be appearing on Raw next week: “BREAKING: Xavier Woods suffered a cervical strain after getting hit by a chair thrown by Drew McIntyre. He will miss the upcoming Monday Night Raw.”
• Dana White again shut down rumors that Ronda Rousey could return to the UFC: “Ronda’s having kids! Ronda built this whole thing that’s going on with the women here, then her dream was to go to the WWE, she went there and did everything that she did there and achieved, she’s made sh*tloads of money. She’s moved on with her life.”
• In an interview with Khel Now, Ludwig Kaiser said getting to face John Cena at Superstar Spectacle in India is a very special opportunity. Kaiser is teaming with Giovanni Vinci against Cena & Seth Rollins at the live event on Friday, September 8.
• Dominik Mysterio, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Paul Heyman appeared on WWE’s The Bump.
• Kurt Angle spoke with Chris Van Vliet on the latest episode of Insight.
• Ilja Dragunov was interviewed on Out of Character.

AEW/Other Wrestling

• CM Punk is in Las Vegas to attend the Cauliflower Alley Club’s 57th reunion. Slam Wrestling shared a photo of Punk with Ron Simmons and John Bradshaw Layfield at the event. Tonight, Punk is being honored with the Iron Mike Mazurki Award. The award “is bestowed upon individuals who have made exceptional contributions to professional wrestling and have exhibited outstanding dedication to the sport both inside and outside the ring.”
• Playing off the spot where he was inadvertently given a Panama Sunrise during the main event of All In, referee Bryce Remsburg noted that he won’t be on Dynamite tonight: “After checking in with @DocSampson13 and his medical team and the blessing of our referee team, I won’t there tonight for #AEWDynamite after viewing a Panama Sunrise in London. Definitely planning to be at @StarrcastEvents Sunday and hoping to be cleared to officiate All Out!”
• Pitchfork interviewed Willow Nightingale about what music she’s listening to.
• Digital Spy has an interview with Anthony Ogogo.
• MuscleManMalcolm spoke with Colt Cabana.