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Originally Posted by Observer The first Raw after the two week period of WrestleMania and the Superstar Shake-up, the first real test of a normal show in a few weeks, did 2.37 million viewers, the lowest number since January 7, which was still against football ... It was the lowest number in the modern history of the show outside of football season, with a massive second hour turnoff after an okay first hour. It's a terrible sign because traditionally the show starts a decline this time of year, until June, with decreases as the NBA playoffs get into the later rounds ... As far as the first-to-third hour drops, they were 18.5 percent in women 18-49, 14.7 percent in men 18-49, 6.3 percent in girls 12-17, and 33.1 percent in boys 12-17. The latter figure is an unprecedented level of teenage boys tuning out during the show.

Originally Posted by Observer Happy birthday to John Cena, who turns 42 today. Vince McMahon’s Twitter account sent a birthday message to Cena: “Happy birthday to @WWE’s Babe Ruth, @JohnCena! I really can’t describe in words how much @JohnCena means to me and the @WWEUniverse. #HustleLoyaltyRespectLove”

Originally Posted by Post Wrestling The long-awaited U.S. premiere of The Wrestlers is finally going to happen, which is the series hosted by Damian Abraham and had a limited run on VICE in Canada last year. Due to the success of “Dark Side of the Ring”, this series has been greenlit to air on Viceland with the network announcing that the ten episodes are set to air, although no premiere date has been released. The series is different from Dark Side of the Ring with Abraham traveling to locations including Japan, Nunavut, Bolivia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo with the professional wrestling as the backdrop. There are interviews throughout the series with MVP, Mia Yim, Rossy Ogawa, Atsushi Onita, Mayu Iwatani, Gabe Sapolsky, and others.

Originally Posted by PWI Starrcast announced today that former WWE star and ECW World Champion turned CBS Sports Radio personality Taz will make his first appearance in years at their event over Memorial Day Weeekend in Las Vegas

Originally Posted by Fightful NXT stars chip in to help a friend. On Apr. 17, Ricochet set up a GoFundMe to help his mother, who lost her home in a fire. As of this writing, the GoFundMe is up to $13,942. But the stars of NXT are going the extra mile to help out. NXT superstars launched "The Ricochet Family Fund," an auction fundraiser on eBay where fans can bid on items worn/signed by various NXT stars. All proceeds go toward Ricochet's mom and family. Items include an event worn jacket from Matt Riddle, autographed and event worn boots from Candice LeRae, even worn gear from The Undisputed ERA, autographed items from Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa, an autographed and event worn shirt from Shayna Baszler and more. The auction ends on Apr. 29.

Link for those interested: https://www.ebay.com/sch/ricochet_th...1&_ipg=&_from=

Originally Posted by Fightful According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Jeff Hardy is dealing with a lower body injury. Hardy was said to be "limping significantly" at a WWE live event over the weekend. Hardy wrestled on Apr. 20 at a live event in Madison, Wisconsin, teaming with Matt Hardy to defeat The Usos. The following night in Rochester, Minnesota, Jeff was in Matt's corner as Matt took on Jimmy Uso in singles competition. At last night's live event in Sioux City, Iowa, Jeff was not on the show and Matt teamed with R-Truth to take on The Good Brothers ... It is unknown how severe the injury is to Hardy or how much time he will miss.

Originally Posted by Fightful ProWrestlingTees.com is running a 20% off sale today to celebrate the FIVE MILLION DOLLARS in royalties that they have paid out to their partners. Use the promo code 5MIL for a discount.

Originally Posted by Fightful PWInsider reports that WWE is going to film footage of The Viking Raiders at a Viking Festival this month.

Originally Posted by WrestlingInc WWE may have big plans for the winner of the men's Money In the Bank Ladder Match this year. There has been a strong push within the WWE creative team to have the 2019 men's MITB briefcase holder come out of the whole process looking like a real star, according to @WrestleVotes. There's a feeling backstage that the company has "completely blown" the winners and their cash-ins over the last two years. It sounds like they are looking to fix that this year.

Originally Posted by Fightful There is still nothing firm regarding whether the 6/8 San Jose Takeover show is still on with the Saudi Arabia show being on 6/7. Basically everything is on hold because the Saudi Arabia show, originally set for 5/3, then moved to 6/7, is probable but not 100 percent right now. What we do know is that tentatively the 6/7 Salt Lake City show was moved to 6/16 and the 6/8 Denver show was moved to 6/15. Those would be the dates they couldn't have U.S. shows is they are going to Saudi Arabia. The fact these moves have been made, but not announced, tells you they are pretty sure that Saudi show is on. The 6/16 Backlash show scheduled in San Diego is 6/16, but it is now no longer scheduled as a PPV, but will continue as a house show. There is talk the Backlash PPV will be on 6/23 which is currently listing shows in Spokane, WA or Abbotsford, BC. We were told it would most likely be in Washington, but it may not necessarily be Spokane.

Meltzer provided another update afterwards confirming Backlash now being held on June 23rd and in Tacoma, Washington.


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