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WWE Raw ratings up from last week, 21 percent year-over-year drop
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WrestleMania notes: Revival-Hawkins & Ryder, Demon Balor
WWE Raw video highlights: Rousey, Charlotte & Lynch brawl
Michael Elgin, Teruaki Kanemitsu depart NJPW
Winner takes all stipulation set for WWE WrestleMania 35 main event
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F4W NEWSLETTER: Figure Four Weekly: WWE’s first Women’s Wrestlemania main event
A significant milestone in WWE history was confirmed last week as the company announced that Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair will headline WrestleMania 35.
Instead of leaving the decision to the last minute, WWE wisely sent out a Monday morning press release on March 25 confirming that the first women’s main event in WrestleMania history would take place this year. An accompanying article was posted on WWE.com, but the announcement was clearly intended for mainstream audiences. The next day, Rousey, Lynch, and Charlotte appeared together on ESPN’s SportsCenter to promote their match.
WON NEWSLETTER: April 1, 2019 Observer Newsletter: Women to main event Wrestlemania 35, Conor McGregor allegations, more
The Conor McGregor situation is the lead story in the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Look at the investigation into him, his retirement, the timing, and why the retirement and Dana White’s reactions are both a public bluffing game.
Read the update on the WrestleMania card, both matches announced and those not yet announced, the Charlotte Flair title win and what it changes about the show, the multiple changes in the top part of the show, the women in the main event, the interest level in the different shows that week and more.
Also look at the New Japan Cup, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results, on the entire last week of the tournament and the final show.
Look at Vince McMahon’s stock sale, how much he sold, how much he got and why, as well as the XFL launch and problems with the AAF. Look at the AAF’s new goal.
Look at the retirement of the Bella Twins and their careers, the value of Total Divas and their future plans.
Examine the lawsuit settlement with the wrestlers who have sued Lucha Underground, and the interesting note of the person who backed out of the suit.
Also look at Cain Velasquez’s crossing over into pro wrestling and his deal with AAA, including what they attempted to do with him, the storyline building him up and the wrestlers it looks like he’ll appear with.
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TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE
by Bryan Rose and Joseph Currier
WWE
SmackDown tonight will be at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The show’s highlight will be a Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan contract signing for their match at WrestleMania. AJ Styles and Randy Orton will also appear on the Kevin Owens Show.
205 Live has Mike Kanellis facing Akira Tozawa, with Maria Kanellis and Brian Kendrick in their respective corners.
The Alliance of American Football, which was once seen as a rival to the upcoming revival of the XFL, is reportedly suspending its football operations according to Darren Rovell. The league still had four more weeks of games remaining, including their championship game. They haven’t folded completely yet, but it may be heading in tat direction. Vince McMahon decided to revive the XFL after Charlie Ebersol, one of the founders of the AAF, proposed using the XFL trademarks for their football league.
Dean Ambrose made an appearance after Raw went off the air last night, laying out Baron Corbin with the dirty deeds.
Speaking to CBS Sports, Triple H seemed confident that Chyna would get her own induction into the WWE Hall of Fame one day. When asked about her induction within DX, he replied “It’s awesome. I’m thrilled for her as the human being that I knew, for her family and for her sister, who I knew. There is probably not a woman who has ever made as big of an impact as she did. Somebody that transcended the business on her own and I’m sure will be in the Hall of Fame sometime on her own. I think it’s fitting she is in there with DX in the beginning because it’s how she started, and I think it’s what it should be.”
WWE uploaded a Road to WrestleMania video with Triple H.
In another Road to WrestleMania video, Triple H met with an 18-year-old named Faith from Make-A-Wish.
Pro Wrestling
A match between A-Kid and Will Ospreay that took place this past weekend has been uploaded in full from White Wolf Wrestling.
Charlie Morgan, who was injured at the recent SHIMMER tapings, does not have torn ligaments but rather has a sprained ankle. She will take time off but will be back in action.
In a correction from a RISE 13 report from yesterday, Alisha Edwards vs. Bel Pierce was not a dark match, it was taped for the show.
WWN Live posted a video of Josh Briggs injuring his knee at EVOLVE 124. He hopes to be back at 100% by this summer.
The Gorilla Position talked to MLW star Kotto Brazil about WrestleMania weekend.
Brazil vs. Jordan Oliver is set for MLW’s TV tapings in Queens, New York on Thursday.
Emil Sitoci and Richard Holliday have been added to Friday’s MLW Battle Riot match.
MJF released an in-character statement after video surfaced of him on the Rosie O’Donnell show as a child.
UFC/MMA
Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov got into an altercation at today’s Bare Knuckle FC media day, with Malignaggi slapping Lobov. Lobov is a friend of Conor McGregor, while Malignaggi is a rival of McGregor’s from his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. Bare Knuckle FC has yet to book a fight between Malignaggi and Lobov.
Tyron Woodley says that he thinks he deserves a quick rematch against Kamaru Usman.
The UFC on ESPN 2 card that aired this past weekend averaged 828k viewers, down from the 1.463 viewers the first card did.
Ray Borg talked to ESPN about how he missed weight ahead of UFC on ESPN 2, noting that he had a late night hospital visit before weighing in.
Al Iaquinta also talked to ESPN about what makes him mad.
Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva and James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano has been set for Bellator 222 on June 22.
Ricardo Lamas will face Calvin Kattar at UFC 238.
Stevie Ray will face Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night 152 in Stockholm, Sweden on June 1st.
UFC’s YouTube page has uploaded the Israel Adesanya/Anderson Silva match from February in its entirety.
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