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Originally Posted by Observer Raw last night set a couple of new lows, but also had one of the best ratings patterns in a long time. The basic gist is that the audience was at a low point averaging 2.16 million viewers over the three hours, the lowest for a non-holiday show in modern history that didn't have a major competing sports event. The prior low in that category was 2.17 million viewers on February 3. The first hour audience of 2.16 million was also a new low for a non-holiday modern show without major sports competition, substantially lower than the previous low mark of 2.25 million on February 24. What makes it worse is that the show came the day after a pay-per-view ... Raw still took the top three spots in the 18-49 rankings ... The low first hour is a bad sign because usually after a PPV, the first hour shows a good increase and the overall episode is higher. This indicates there wasn't much interest in the Elimination Chamber follow-up. The second hour being higher than the first hour happens more frequently during Daylight Savings Time and the low first hour is because people for the next few months are more likely to start the show later ... The three hours were: 8 p.m. 2.16 million viewers 9 p.m. 2.22 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.11 million viewers

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling On the surface, it’s a letdown given the week-long promotion of Edge’s return to the show for the first time since the injury angle on January 27th with Randy Orton ... It’s a trend that has been emerging over the past month where the second hour has either grown or dropped slightly with less of a third-hour tune out. That said, this week’s number had one of the lowest opening hours in the history of the show, far fewer people are tuning in, although those viewers are sticking around at a larger percentage and the show isn’t turning them off.

Originally Posted by Observer OTT Wrestling issued a statement noting that their ScrapperMania shows this weekend are currently scheduled to go on as planned. OTT asked fans not to attend if they feel unwell with coronavirus symptoms, if they’ve traveled to Ireland from an area with presumed ongoing community transmission in the last 14 days, or if in the past 14 days they have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Originally Posted by Observer Adam Brooks won't be making his ROH debut at Friday's 18th Anniversary pay-per-view after all. ROH has announced that -- due to travel issues -- Brooks will no longer be appearing at their 18th Anniversary PPV. Jeff Cobb is replacing Brooks and will face Slex at the show. It was confirmed last month that Brooks has signed with ROH. Him facing Slex at the Anniversary PPV was going to be a matchup between Australian wrestling standouts.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The management of wXw consisting of Tassilo Jung, Felix Kohlenberg, and Dennis Birkendahl held a press conference with members of the media this past Saturday during 16 Carat Gold weekend. The full press conference can be watched below courtesy of Headlock. wXw has always had a tremendous relationship with its media with no restrictions on the subject matter and that was clearly seen here with questions asked about David Starr ... On David Starr’s exit from the company after the Title vs. Career match with Bobby Gunns on Saturday: "We sat down together with David Starr before the show and pretty much told him after the show say whatever you would like to say. It’s your decision if it’s going to be inside the storyline universe of wXw and this promo would be included in the release or it would be a live promo that is more the person behind David Starr speaking to the people in attendance. The latter was chosen and David said whatever he liked to say, and we appreciate this and we also appreciate the kind words that he posted regarding us on Twitter and said personally to wXw and the people behind wXw and we’re going to miss him a whole lot. We will not comment on the decision itself, but I wanted to make really sure that people know how much we appreciate David Starr as a person and a talent. Obviously, you have seen that this match got set up a couple of months ago, so it was a decision that made a couple of months ago."

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q8gauPowFs

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is the biggest story in the world and that trickles down to professional wrestling with many questions regarding its impact on upcoming shows and specifically related to WrestleMania Weekend. The industry is in a state of wait-and-see because no one can predict what the days and weeks will entail and measures that may be forced up sports and entertainment events in the United States. We have seen the impact the outbreak has had overseas with many promotions in Japan forced to cancel events or run shows inside of empty buildings. Beginning today, Major League Baseball, the NBA, NHL, and Major League Soccer are restricting media access in the club’s locker rooms as the league’s first major preventable measures. If the outbreak continues and games start being canceled, then that would represent a heightened risk that would have to apply to major promotions in the U.S. like WWE and AEW. It is hard to single out professional wrestling when it comes to the greater worldly concerns but for any promoters running WrestleMania Weekend to lose out on those shows is devastating. It makes travel arrangements difficult with so much hanging in the balance and everyone must wait to see if things get better or worse.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling In a recent SEC filing, WWE has updated Paul Levesque’s title and is now recognized as the company’s Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development. Prior to this change, he was listed as the EVP of Talent, Live Events & Creative going back to August 2011. Levesque’s 2019 salary was listed at $706,019 in the proxy statement with an additional $502,146 in stock awards, and $2,016,977 in his performance contract that includes royalties for a total of $3,328,092. Vince McMahon’s listed salary is $1,400,000 but goes up to $3,503,703 with stock awards, and other compensations. Brandon Thurston at Wrestlenomics went through the proxy statement and noted that Shane McMahon made $2,082,011 working as a performer for the company.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The WWE stock closed at $41.19 on Tuesday.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling This Sunday night, a new episode of ‘Autopsy’ on Reelz will focus on the final hours of Chris Benoit’s life from June 2007. The network has put out the following description of Sunday’s episode that airs at 8 pm Eastern: In this investigative medical documentary series we look at the lives and deaths of the biggest names in the entertainment history. Through a combination of interviews with family and friends, archive footage and dramatic reconstructions, we tell these stories and unpick the – sometimes mysterious – circumstances around their deaths. Over a June weekend in 2007 , Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit, killed his wife and his 7-year-old son at his exclusive Georgia home before hanging himself in a horrific double murder-suicide that shocked wrestling world. At the time of his death, Chris Benoit was one of the premier athletes in the whole of World Wrestling Entertainment stable. A former World champion, he was widely regarded as one of the best technical wrestlers of his and any generation and at 40-years-old was still drawing huge audiences. So why would such an elite athlete, who had achieved so much and lived a seemingly glamorous life with his beautiful wife and child choose to kill himself and his family? This drama-documentary explores the medical factors that led to Chris Benoit’s death and investigates the tragic events that led to this tragic murder suicide.

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The NWA has announced the first four teams that will take part in the Crockett Cup tournament on pay-per-view next month. On Tuesday night, the promotion revealed Brody King & Flip Gordon, Flamita & Rey Horus, The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, and Thomas Latimer & Royce Isaacs as the first four teams to enter. They will be announcing three additional teams along with a ‘wild card’ team that will be determined in a battle royal that night. The battle royal is open to singles wrestlers and tag teams and the final two participants in the match will make up the eighth team in the Crockett Cup. On Tuesday, they announced that Tim Storm, Zicky Dice, and Ricky Starks would be part of the battle royal.

Originally Posted by Fightful Authors of Pain member Rezar suffered an arm injury during the main event of WWE Raw. Fightful Select reports that Rezar tagged out of the match and informed Seth Rollins of the injury before staying on the sidelines for the majority of the match. Rezar did get involved in the post-match angle. It has not been confirmed the extent of Rezar's injury.

Originally Posted by Fightful When it comes to Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart did not hold back when asked about his opinion. During a live Q & A session, Hart was asked about his opinion on The Hulkster and if he likes him. Needless to say, Hart responded by calling Hogan a "piece of sh*t." "Do I like Hulk Hogan? No, I don't. I think he is a phony piece of sh*t," Hart said

Link: https://twitter.com/FightfulWrestle/...34596443496455

Originally Posted by Observer Snickers is again partnering with WWE for this year's WrestleMania. WWE and Mars, Incorporated have announced "an expansion of their long-standing partnership for 2020 in which Snickers will once again serve as the exclusive presenting partner of WrestleMania." This is the fifth straight year that Snickers has been the presenting sponsor for the event. The partnership will include WWE wrestlers taking part in Snickers' new "Fix the World" ad campaign. There will be three custom commercials produced. The first will air on the March 23 episode of Raw, the second will air on the March 27 episode of SmackDown, and the third will air during WrestleMania 36.

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