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WON NEWSLETTER: January 18, 2021 Observer Newsletter: The COVID-19 era continues

We have an update with more info on a number of COVID cases involving pro wrestling including more on Chris Jericho, Nick Jackson, Drew McIntyre, Mick Foley, Les Thatcher and more.  We look at what Paul Levesque said about the COVID issue, Jericho  talking about getting it in September, Nick Jackson, and more on others in the industry.

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We also have our 2020 Business Year in Review issue talking about the biggest crowds, the biggest PPVs, how the year was totally different from any other, UFC business history and more.

Every major promotion, why this year is so hard to evaluate, what you can’t learn from the past year and can, how things look going into the new year, and issues going forward for every company.

Raw, Smackdown AEW and NXT and compare how they are doing now with one year ago, and where things will be in one year if the current direction doesn’t change.

How much money Linda McMahon donated to Trump’s re-election and funding of the recent attempt to take over the capitol.

Royal Rumble update, how much money top stars can earn from doing social media advertising, Update on WWE’s new A&E documentaries for this year, biggest Wednesday drawing card, more on  the next TV special for India, new stars from India debuting including two giants, Dusty Rhodes tag tourney news, the next Takeover show, Injury updates, Lita talks about when she was threatened with being fired, Ricochet contract notes, U.S. sports ratings, U.K. and Canadian TV ratings, New NXT stars, movie star teases working with WWE, Upcoming WWE television shows WWE market value and the most-watched shows on the WWE Network.

Vince McMahon’s lawsuit against Oliver Luck and Luck’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon. We look at McMahon’s complaints as well as what others involved said including some day-by-day looks at aspects of the XFL and its death.

How COVID has changed Japanese wrestling along with new restrictions and what they mean and how they relate to wrestling and the New Japan big show lineup over the next several weeks.

List of the 20 biggest crowds for pro wrestling ever in the country of Canada and notes about business peaks.

Rundowns of the major television shows.

Television ratings of the past week, including segment-by-segment numbers for the past two weeks on Wednesday, who was watching in different age groups, how different segments did on Raw & Smackdown and more.


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MONDAY NEWS UPDATE

Bryan and I will be back tonight talking Raw and a lot of other news as well as taking e-mail questions that can be sent to [email protected].

Today is the 50th anniversary of the night Ivan Koloff beat Bruno Sammartino in Madison Square Garden to win the WWWF title that Sammartino had held for nearly eight years.  It was one of the most legendary matches in pro wrestling history.  Bill Apter was there that night and tells the whole story of the night including interviews with Koloff and Sammartino.

Raw tonight is the annual “bounce back” show, meaning the first show after the end of Monday night football games. In theory, it should do close to 1.9 million viewers because that would be the equivalent of the 1.72 million a normal show has been doing against football of late. The only things announced are Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss and Bliss explains why she shot fire at Randy Orton. Ric Flair was photographed in Florida with Hulk Hogan on Saturday so he’s in town and was schedulEd as a recurring character in his latest role with Lacey Evans. Charlotte Flair is supposed to cut a promo regarding that angle.

After announcing his retirement multiple times, Conor McGregor told ESPN today that he probably was never going to retire. Hopefully for his sake that’s as honest as his previous statements.

New Japan World has another Korakuen Hall show this morning at 4 a.m. Eastern

Will Ospreay & Great O’Khan vs. Satoshi Kojima & Yota Tsuji
Minoru Suzuki & Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Douki vs Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo & Gedo & Jado
Kazuchika Okada & Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Evil & Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo
Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tetsuya Naito & Sanada
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Sho & Master Wato vs. Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi & Bushi

UFC has another show starting at 9 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday morning.  It’s a six-hour block on ESPN headlined by Neil Magny vs. Michael Chiesa. It goes head-to-head with the inauguration so given the time slot and the competition, it should probably do the lowest rating for a UFC show aside from some of the FS2 shows.

All ROH talent is under quarantine in Baltimore as is mandated by the Maryland commission to do shows later this week.

WWE
Raw ratings won’t be out until Wednesday because today is a holiday.  Friday Smackdown ratings won’t be out until tomorrow.
The Pat Patterson documentary debuts on Sunday on the WWE network. Also debuting Sunday will be a Bianca Belair WWE Chronicle episode.
UFC
Carlos Condit is now a free agent since Saturday’s fight with Matt Brown was the last fight on his contract.
Dana White said that ABC was going to start the 6 p.m. news on time and thus on the East Coast the show had to end by 6.  That’s probably why they went with five fights for a three hour time slot instead of six.
AEW
AEW will be airing on TSN 1 rather than TSN 2 live on Wednesday night in Canada.
OTHER NEWS
Impact tomorrow night has announced Rhino vs. Eric Young and Kimber Lee & Susan (Su Yung) vs. Jordynne Grace & Jazz. There is also to be a surprise appearance.  I don’t know if he will be on this week’s show, but AAA’s Black Taurus was brought to Nashville for the tapings this week.
Lindaman, who has wrestled for AEW, tested positive for COVID-19. He’s been of late wrestling with a number of different groups in Japan. T-Hawk, who has been around him, and Lindaman are both off Big Japan shows this week. T-Hawk did not test positive but has been in contact with him.
Game Changer Wrestling is doing a 24 hour show that starts on 1/29 at 8 pm. Eastern.
Melbourne City Wrestling announced Ballroom Brawl on 3/13.
Deathmatch Down Under from Saturday night in Melbourne, Australia:  
Ritchie Taylor b Tommy Knight, JTX & FOX b Kurtis Day & Avary, Gore b Mitchell Wright, Aysha & Murdoch b Tyson Baxter & Aiden Miller, Gweedo b Joel Bateman  to retain the Total Violence title, Mad Dog & Michael Weaver b Raw Beef in a barbed wire board deathmatch, Jake Andrewartha b Caveman Ugg, Damian Rivera b Callan Butcher in a light tubes match.
Riot City Wrestling from Friday night in Adelaide, Australia:  Jeff Armstrong won three-way qualifier for the Key to the City ladder match over Royce Chambers and Gabriel Aeros, Caide Tre b JJ Funto and Eli Thesus in a three-way Key to the City ladder match qualifier, Delta b Savannah Summers, Adam Brooks & Antivirus b Nick Armstrong & Toy Toro, Rocky Menero b Barren in a Monster’s Ball match to keep the RCW title, Matt Hayter won the Riot City Rumble.
Riot City Wrestling from Saturday night in Adelaide, Australia:  Dean Brady & James Kray & Redshaw b Nick Armstrong & Tony Toro & Down Under, Adam Brooks b Eli Theseus, Izzy Shaw b Delta to keep the women’s title, Zack Sabbath & Mike Boomer b Royce Chambers & JJ Furno, Jensen Hunt b Corvidae, Matt Hayter b Tyler Daniels, Havok won over Jeff Armstrong, Cadie Tre and Kit Condor in a Key to the City ladder match. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
A cinematic match from a promotion in South Africa.
MLW is advertising Jacob Fatu vs. ACH, the debut of Shawn Daivari and Alicia Atout interviewing Salina de la Renta for the show that gets released on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The mother of former star  Jacqueline Moore passed away over the weekend.

Daily Pro Wrestling History: Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title


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