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That Wasn’t Good: Details On MJF Throwing Drink At Young Fan At AEW Revolution

March 6, 2023

That’s some heeling. Being a villain in wrestling can be rather difficult, as there is a very fine line to be walked between making the fans mad and going too far. A talented villain can make it work very well, but there are always going to be issues with crossing a line. Such a line might have been crossed this weekend, but the promotion did what they could to make up for it. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Gotcha: Surprise Heel Turn Takes Place At AEW Revolution During the main event of AEW Revolution over the weekend, Maxwell Jacob Friedman took a drink from a fan and threw it on a child. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, it turns out that the cup contained tequila, which Friedman did not know, thinking it was water. Amanda Huber (the widow of Brodie Lee) came out and sat with the fan and brought him backstage, where he was given signed merchandise and tickets to Dynamite in Sacramento, California this week. Tony Khan also reportedly spoke to Friedman about the incident. That didn’t ..

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Mercedes Mone Wins First Championship In NJPW

February 19, 2023

Call her a champion. Mercedes Mone, known as Sasha Banks in WWE, has won her first championship as a member of the NJPW roster. She defeated Kairi for the IWGP Women’s Championship at NJPW’s Battle in the Valley show in San Jose, California. From Bleacher Report: NJPW sold out tickets to Battle in the Valley after Kairi vs. Mercedes Moné was announced and it showed as the crowd erupted as it began. It was the loudest the audience in attendance got all night. Mone entered the arena wearing new gear as a tribute to the late Hana Kimura. You could see how much she reveres Japanese wrestling, and how much this moment means to her. The former WWE star hasn’t wrestled since May 13, 2022, but she hasn’t missed a beat. The Blueprint dominated early on with the crowd behind her, but Kairi came roaring back. It looked like the champion could retain when she locked in the Ikari, but Mone fought out and cinched in her trademark crossface. Then, Kairi hit her staggering spinning back fist to f..

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They’re Back: Full Details Of Ring Of Honor TV Relaunch, Including Return Date

February 16, 2023

Welcome back. The advent of online streaming has changed the way wrestling world. With internet based options, fans are now able to see so much more content than ever before. It has been a total breakthrough for all kinds of promotions and wrestlers, many of which have thrived with new platforms. It can mean something when a new web series gets to air and that is going to be the case again soon. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He Will Be Missed: Wrestling World Pays Tribute To Jerry Jarrett Ring Of Honor owner Tony Khan has announced new details on the returning Ring Of Honor television series. In an interview with Busted Open Radio, Khan revealed that the first tapings will take place on February 25 and 26 in Orlando with tickets going on sale this week. In addition, when speaking to Sports Illustrated, Khan revealed that the show will be airing on March 2 on HonorClub. Ring Of Honor has some great talent available. Check out what they can do: [This post contains video, click to play] [T..

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AEW Dynamite Results – January 18, 2023

January 19, 2023

Dynamite Date: January 18, 2023 Location: Save Mart Center, Fresno, California Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz We’re about six weeks away from Revolution and that means Bryan Danielson is still on the road to getting his Iron Man match with MJF for the World Title. Other than that, Orange Cassidy is defending the All-Atlantic Title against Jay Lethal and Ricky Starks continues his issues with the Jericho Appreciation Society. Let’s get to it. In Memory Of Jay Briscoe. All-Atlantic Title: Jay Lethal vs. Orange Cassidy Cassidy is defending and there are no seconds, though here are Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt through the crowd to take fans’ seats. They start fast with Cassidy grabbing a small package and backslide for two each before Lethal knocks him outside. Cue Danhausen, who is now an usher, demanding to see Jarrett and company’s tickets. Because reasons, they hand them over, and Danhausen waves over the Best Friends (with concessions) to sit behind them..

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WWE Breaks All-Time Gate Record For WrestleMania 39

January 10, 2023

People are excited. WWE issued a press release today, stating that they have broken the company’s all-time gate record for any WrestleMania, despite having yet to announce a single match. The previous record announced was $17.3 million in 2016 at WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. From the press release: The record gate comes on the heels of unprecedented ticket sales demand for WWE in 2022, in which it produced the highest-grossing gates of all-time for Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and Extreme Rules. Clash at the Castle in Cardiff, Wales, which marked WWE’s first major stadium show in the U.K. in 30 years, was the highest-grossing U.K. event in company history. Additionally, WWE set in-market gate records for SmackDown and Raw events in more than 20 markets for the year, including the December 30 SmackDown, which took place in Tampa, Fla. and heralded the return of WWE Superstar John Cena. Limited single and two-day combo tickets for WrestleMania Goes Hollywood ..

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He’s Still Got It: John Cena Proves His Drawing Power In WWE

December 24, 2022

He’s kind of a big deal. There are certain stars who have reached the very top level in WWE history. You do not get to see very many wrestlers become the face of the company, but those who are have become household names in WWE. Now one of the stars is making a special return for what seems to be one night only, but he is already making one heck of an impact. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Try Again: Former World Champion Likely Making WWE Return In January Last week on SmackDown, a match was announced for the December 30 episode, featuring Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn teaming up to face Kevin Owens and John Cena. This will mark Cena’s first match with the company since Summerslam 2021 last August. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the show, set for the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, has sold an additional 4,000 tickets since Cena was announced. There is no word on how many tickets had been sold before the Cena announcement. Cena is certainly a star. Check out what happens when he comes..

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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Detailed Look At The Business Side Of WWE Survivor Series 2022

December 4, 2022

The numbers don’t lie. Last weekend, WWE presented its annual Survivor Series event, though this year’s edition was more than a little different. Instead of the usual elimination matches, WWE centered the show around a pair of WarGames matches, with the men and women both getting a chance. That is quite the twist, but things seem to have gone well, at least based on the numbers. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: He Wants Next: 25 Year Old NXT Phenom Wants To Face Roman Reigns, Many More The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has revealed some of the business numbers for this year’s Survivor Series. The majority of these are positive and look at the amount of interest fans had in the show. Here are some highlights: • There were 13,068 tickets out with 12,600 paid, for a gate of over $1 million. • There were about 200,000 Google searches, or about the same as most WWE “B” premium live events. • There were about 8,700 traditional pay per view buys, up about 24% from WWE Crown Jewel earlier in the mont..

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WWE Set To Likely Break All Time Royal Rumble Record

November 4, 2022

Records are made to be broken. WWE has been around for a very long time now and the company has quite the history. Over the decades, WWE has put together all kinds of shows and events that take place on a regular basis. These are some of the most famous events in all of wrestling and now WWE seems set to break a record with a show that has been running for well over thirty years. WWE has announced that the 2023 Royal Rumble will be held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on January 28. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the show has already sold $4.6 million in tickets, the second highest advance total ever. The show is likely to break the record in the nearly three months left to sell tickets. There is currently no premium live event scheduled between this Saturday’s Crown Jewel and the Royal Rumble. Opinion: WWE seems to be doing a lot of things right at the moment and this is even more proof that things are going their way. Being able to point to a record like this helps a..

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That’s The Ticket! WWE Gets Some Good News About Monday Night Raw

July 26, 2022

Things are looking up. To say WWE is in a state of flux would be a huge understatement as there have been all kinds of changes taking place in the last few weeks. Those changes could have some very long term implications for the company and some individual people, but how positive they are remain to be seen. There is however some good news for WWE, at least in the short term. According to PWInsider.com, this week’s Monday Night Raw from Madison Square Garden was a sellout and had been for several days before the event. While there were tickets available on the secondary market, wrestlers and crew were told that there were no complimentary tickets available leading up to the day of the show. WWE has not run Madison Square Garden since a live event on March 5. Opinion: There was an old saying in WWE that amounted to as the Garden goes, so goes business. While it might not be the same as it was before, the Garden is still one of the most important places in all of wrestling, especially ..

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It’s Early Yet: WWE Announces The Beginning Of WrestleMania 39 Season

July 15, 2022

It’s almost time to get ready. Just over three months ago, WWE presented WrestleMania 38 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The two night spectacle showcased the best that WWE had to offer, all in front of the biggest crowds of the year. Those are some special moments to see in front of your eyes, and now you have the chance to see it again, albeit in an even bigger city. WWE has announced that WrestleMania 39 tickets will go on sale on August 12, with special Priority Passes going on sale on July 22. According to PWInsider.com, the top package will include a tour of Mattel’s design center, a backstage tour at WrestleMania before the show begins, dinner with a WWE star, a tour of El Segundo Brewing Company, where Steve Austin’s Broken Skull IPA is made and priority seating at WWE Axxess sessions. WrestleMania 39 takes place at SoFi Stadium on April 1 and 2. Opinion: This is one of those times that can be very exciting for fans. It means that it is already time to start getting re..

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Catch Him When You Can: Update On Roman Reigns’ Future WWE Appearances

July 14, 2022

It might be a little while. There are some very talented wrestlers in WWE today but it takes something special to turn them into major stars. You know a major star when you see one and that is what WWE has on their hands with Roman Reigns. Unfortunately Reigns is not around very often due to his new contract, which will be more obvious in the upcoming months. WWE has released the official poster for Extreme Rules on October 8 and Reigns is not included, nor is he advertised on WWE.com’s page for the show. Included on the poster are Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Becky Lynch, Riddle and Rhea Ripley. Reigns has only wrestled infrequently on pay per view this year, with his most recent taking place at WrestleMania Backlash in May. #ExtremeRules is headed to @WellsFargoCtr on October 8! Get your tickets NOW using presale code: TWEETS ? https://t.co/DPWJnCXJJB pic.twitter.com/aSPaqnqNp4 — WWE (@WWE) July 13, 2022 Opinion: This is just how things work with Reigns these says ..

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Up And Down: WWE Gets Some Good News And AEW Gets Some Bad News

July 6, 2022

They could use it. WWE has been all over the place in recent months and that should not be surprising. Things have been changing both in front of and behind the camera, especially in the front office. While this has not caused a major change in the on-screen product, it has been taking place at the same time as something different in the arenas. This time around, it is some good news. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE has seen an upswing in ticket sales in recent weeks. While the numbers are not up huge, there is a stronger demand for tickets in cities like New York City and Houston. There is no word on what is causing the ticket sales to increase. At the same time, AEW ticket sales have been down, which is credited to a combination of injuries taking away star power and revisiting markets without much time in between shows. Opinion: The AEW numbers make sense, but the WWE numbers are a bit confusing. At the end of the day, WWE does not have much going on at the moment, with..

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Yes Again: More Very Bad News For Upcoming Independent Event

July 6, 2022

I wouldn’t call that great. There are a lot of wrestling promotions in the world, with some of them being a lot more well known than others. One thing that they all have in common though is that they all had to start somewhere, because every promotion had its first show at some point. That can be a success or a failure, and we might be seeing a case of the latter in this one. This coming Saturday, July 9, Wrestling Entertainment Series is scheduled to hold its first event at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. According to journalist Adam Callier, the event has sold less than 350 tickets for a venue that holds 10,000 people. The event has already been postponed from June and several wrestlers have announced that they will not be at the show on the new date. One, the former Nia Jax, has complained about the show still advertising her despite her making it clear she will not be there. Just been told that this re-arranged show, which still has people advertised on the poster wh..

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WOO! Big Change Made To Ric Flair’s Final Match Next Month

June 21, 2022

Make it bigger for Flair. There have been a lot of wrestlers over the history of the business but only a few of them have reached the top level. Those wrestlers are among the biggest names in the history of the industry and some of them are still top names today. One of them is going to be wrapping up his legendary career soon, but it is going to be in front of even more people. Ric Flair is scheduled to wrestle his final match on July 31 in Nashville, Tennessee. However, as confirmed by Sports Illustrated, the venue will not be moved from the Nashville Fairgrounds to the larger Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The move comes after a demand for tickets, with the new venue holding about seven thousand seats. Flair’s opponent has yet to be confirmed. Opinion: I’m still not sure what is going on with the match but I’m still not sure if I want to actually see the thing. There is certainly an audience for the match, though it is going to be one of those things that is a bit hard to watch. ..

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Well Done: Upcoming WWE Event Likely To Set An All Time Record

May 29, 2022

Records are made to be broken. WWE has been running major events for a very long time now and that will continue to be the case for several years to come. After nearly forty years of pay per view events, WWE is running out of ideas, but there are still some things that they have not done very often. This includes not running many outside of the United States, though that will change this year, and in a record setting way. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, September’s Clash At The Castle event in Cardiff, Wales has sold about 40,000 tickets so far. A sellout of the stadium will be about 69,000 fans and if that takes place, as it should, the event will be the largest non-WrestleMania gate in wrestling history, as well as beating most WrestleManias. No matches have been announced for the card so far. Opinion: This is one of those things that WWE can do like no one else, as they are basically getting a WrestleMania sized event for a show that probably won’t be anywhere clos..

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Move On: WWE Officially Moving Money In The Bank To New Venue

May 27, 2022

Pack the bags. WWE runs a lot of major events every single year, some of which are among the biggest on the wrestling calendar. The company’s top events are some of the most well known in the industry and as a result, they are able to draw in tends of thousands of fans to the larger events. That is usually the case, but now things will not be taking place as originally planned. WWE has officially announced that July 2nd’s Money In The Bank pay per view will be taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada instead of Allegiant Stadium in the same city. Fans who had purchased tickets to the event in the original venue have been sent an email saying that they will receive a refund and be allowed to purchase tickets to the new venue in advance. WWE’s website has also changed the venue to the new location. The email did not give a reason for the changes, though previous reports cited poor advance ticket sales. WWE sent out the following email to fans that Money in the Ba..

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Update On Roman Reigns’ WWE Status, Possibly Around More Than Expected

May 19, 2022

See you sooner? There are a lot of wrestlers in WWE but some of them are bigger stars than others. You see a good number of them on a regular basis but some of the bigger stars are not around as often. That can make those moments feel all the more special and that is certainly the case with the biggest star in WWE today. Now you might be seeing him a little more frequently. One of the bigger WWE stories over the last few weeks has been Roman Reigns signing a new WWE contract which will allow him to only make appearances at major events and special shows. We now know that Reigns will be appearing at the July 22 SmackDown at the TD Garden in Boston and the July 26 Monday Night Raw in Madison Square Garden. There is no word on if Reigns will be appearing on camera or in a post show dark match. ? Updated event card for @WWE Smackdown on July 22, featuring @WWERomanReigns, @RondaRousey, @CodyRhodes, @FightOwensFight, @DMcIntyreWWE and more! Get tickets now: https://t.co/PSERLYEKcN #WWEBos..

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It’s Happening: Bret Hart Confirmed To Manage FTR

April 18, 2022

There is your dream team. There are certain wrestlers who seem like they would be perfect together and occasionally you get to see them working together. That can make for some outstanding moments if you can wait long enough to actually see them. There is a current pairing that fans have been clamoring for and now we will be getting to see it, albeit on a slightly smaller stage. Big Time Wrestling in Webster, Massachusetts has announced that Bret Hart will be managing FTR in a tag match against Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson on June 10. Arn Anderson will be in the corner of Pillman and Anderson, Arn’s son. This comes after several weeks of speculation of Hart coming to AEW to manage FTR. There is no word on if this will be done again elsewhere. FTR will FINALLY get their chance to be managed by Bret Hart when they take on the team of Brian Pillman Jr & Brock Anderson with Arn Anderson! It happens on Friday June 10th in Webster, Ma! Tickets on sale now! https://t.co/qvco5Oo30..

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Update On WWE’s Future WrestleMania Plans

March 21, 2022

They have a plan. WrestleMania is less than two weeks away and WWE seems to have the card entirely set. What matters now is selling as many tickets as possible, which is quite the trick for the whole situation. WWE does know how to make people care about their shows, but this year is especially difficult with the show taking place over two nights at AT&T Stadium. It might not be a one year challenge though. Dave Meltzer appeared on this week’s Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast and talked about this year’s WrestleMania. Meltzer mentioned that the backstage feeling in WWE is that all future WrestleMania events will be held over the course of two nights. This year’s event is being seen as a test to see how tickets will sell for a two night WrestleMania, as WWE feels it is better than the seven hour, one night WrestleMania. Opinion: This is something you kind of had to know was coming, as WWE rarely goes backwards with almost anything they do. Since just shortening the one night WrestleM..

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AEW Has Broken An All Time Record (And Is Making A Lot Of Money)

March 19, 2022

I’d call it a success. AEW has come a very long way in its short time span and it has been a success in a number of areas. This includes with its audiences, which have tended to be rather strong for most of their shows. The pay per views have featured some large audiences as well, leading to some high amounts of money coming in. Now AEW has done it again, but better. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 has sold 12,939 tickets at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. That is worth $1,145,000 dollars, which sets a new record for the largest gate for any non-WWE event in North American history. The previous record was $1,100,000, held by the Ring of Honor/New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax event in 2019. The show is still not a sellout, meaning that it will push the record even higher than it has already gone. Opinion: This is a situation where a lot of the proof that you need is in the numbers. AEW has made a lot of money off of this show and ..