|
Former TPWW Royalty
|
The Sheets:
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Raw last night did 2.41 million viewers, up 10 percent from last week with a different ratings pattern than in months.
Even though the tradition is during the summer for the second hour to be rated the highest, of late that has not been the case because of the situation where fans tune out as the show gets going ...
It was the largest first-to-second hour increase since March 2, 2015 ...
Still, a 2.41 million average when you promised a MITB cash-in and probable title change and made it clear Undertaker and Lesnar would be appearing shows just how much they've lost in recent months overall.
The third hour dropped, even with Undertaker, but it still did better than the first hour, which almost never happens.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 2.31 million viewers
9 p.m. 2.56 million viewers
10 p.m. 2.35 million viewers
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
WWE is among a number of investors in FloSports, that raised another $47 million in funding. FloSports briefly had a pro wrestling channel, that was disbanded. They have all kinds of minor sports channels including a strong amateur wrestling channel. They have more than 250 rights deals. Fertitta Capital, an investment firm owned by Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, were also inventors in the latest round of funding.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by PWI
BOOM! Studios will be ending its WWE comic book series with the forthcoming issue #25.
A number of readers who subscribe to the series were informed via email today that the series will be ending, with BOOM! offering alternative titles to subscribe to instead.
The WWE series launched in 2017, featuring original stories that filled in storyline gaps and character history for WWE performers.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Atsushi Aoki has passed away at the age of 41 following a motorcycle accident.
Kyodo reported this afternoon (via translations from Chris Charlton) that Aoki was killed in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo Monday night after his bike failed to take a curve, hitting the wall of a tunnel. There are no further details on the accident at this time ...
Along with Go Shiozaki, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Aoki departed from NOAH in January of 2013 and joined All Japan Pro Wrestling, with the group forming a stable known as Burning. Aoki ended up winning the Jr. Heavyweight title on three occasions and the All Asia tag team championships three times, once with Kotaro Suzuki and twice with Hikaru Sato.
Aoki is the current AJPW World Jr. champion, having just won the title on 5/20. He was set to defend the championship against Hikaru Sato on 6/18 at Korakuen Hall.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
OWE vice-president Michael Nee told The South China Morning Post that around four Chinese wrestlers from OWE were invited to Double or Nothing, but were unable to go due to visa issues. They are hoping to resolve the problem by All Out on August 31.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Hikaru Shida tweeted that she won’t be at AEW’s Fyter Fest show on June 29 because she’ll be on tour in Japan. Shida noted that she’s moving to the United States after the tour.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Two more matches have been made official for ROH Best in the World 2019.
ROH has announced Dalton Castle vs. Dragon Lee and Rush vs. Flip Gordon for the pay-per-view. It's taking place at the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, June 28.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced when this year's Battle of Los Angeles will be taking place.
On Twitter tonight, PWG revealed that the 2019 Battle of Los Angeles will be held on Thursday, September 19, Friday, September 20, and Sunday, September 22. The three-night tournament is usually held on successive days from Friday to Sunday, but there is no show on the Saturday of that weekend this year.
The reason there isn't a show on that Saturday is because the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California, which will host the Battle of Los Angeles, has another event booked that night.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by PWI
One of the greatest luchadores of all-time, Dr. Wagner Jr., will voyage to Chicago on July 6th as he competes for Major League Wrestling for the first-time ever alongside his son, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
MLW today announced Dr. Wagner Jr. & El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr will be in tag team competition at MLW: Kings of Colosseum at Cicero Stadium in Chicago. The event is a TV taping for beIN SPORTS on Saturday night July 6th with a 7 p.m. bell time.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by PWI
WWE are holding having a tryout for women at their PC in the UK this week. Debbie Keitel, Valkyrie (not Taya), Candy Floss and a few others are expected to be taking part. Keitel and Valkyrie regulars in Ireland's OTT.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Post Wrestling
MLW drew 742 people on Saturday for their first show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which they were happy with and described it as a “healthy start”. One of the big news items from the show was that they broke their existing merchandise record and their new “Aloha Von Erich” shirts sold out. Marshall & Ross Von Erich were said to have received a big reaction for their six-man tornado match teaming with Tom Lawlor against Contra. They seemed to be very high on Austin Aries, who worked the show on Saturday and while it wasn’t said if he’s been booked for future shows, it seems like the promotion is keen on using him.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Peter Rosenberg, who did some WWE television work including kickoff shows, said he was no longer with the company beacuse there was no spot for him. He said he was doing other projects and missed some shows, but he was free for WrestleMania and expected to do the show, but Michael Cole told him he was no longer going to be used.
|
For some reference, supposedly Rosenberg was paying WWE for all of his appearances on their pre-shows. Not sure if Sam Roberts does the same but he was able to work more shows than Rosenberg could and became WWE's go-to guy for the special guest spot instead.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Fightful
Now that he's away from WWE, Moxley gives his thoughts on the three-hour Raw and offers solutions on how WWE can make things better for the fans and talent.
"Three hours of Raw. I get why they do it. They get paid, but it's too much. It deludes the product. They have so much product with Raw, SmackDown, 205 Live. It gets deluded after awhile. Especially when it's all produced and all looks the same," said Moxley in an interview with Wade Keller of PWTorch. "The opening segment with 15-minute promos and stuff but I don't know how to fill three hours every week with good stuff. Because you can only give them so much wrestling, even a big wrestling fan can only watch so much wrestling. So you end up giving away these big pay-per-view matches on TV. Go back to an hour. I don't know. I'm not a genius who can tell you how to fill [three hours] but three hours is a hell of a lot of time to fill. SmackDown is much more manageable."
Moxley continued, "They retread the same matches over and over. One problem that I never had is, some guys just don't ever get used. I was always at least doing something. There are some guys that sit there and don't get used. But the guys that get used, are over-used. You see the same matches three weeks in a row. I always thought, why don't they do, me vs. Bray Wyatt one week and instead of doing it again the next, show clips from last week and then give Tyler Breeze a match. Give me and Bray Wyatt an extra day off and let Tyler Breeze have a week on Raw."
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Fightful
With Jon Moxley set to make his New Japan debut at Best of Super Juniors Finals on Wednesday and Chris Jericho returning to face Kazuchika Okada at Dominion on June 9, many have wondered about the relationship between All Elite Wrestling and New Japan. According to NJPW GM Michael Craven, there is no relationship.
“NJPW has a long and rich history with our international partners, including CMLL in Mexico, Ring of Honor in America, and RevPro in the United Kingdom,” said Craven in an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. “Loyalty is a big virtue, especially in Japanese culture. Loyalty to our partners is of utmost importance to us as we continue to foster the premiere network of wrestling talent in the world. We wish everybody at All Elite Wrestling nothing but the best in their ongoing endeavors, though we must stress we have no working arrangement at this time. Again, we think our partners seek and deserve loyalty and an appropriate amount of care. We want our relationships to be mutually beneficial over the long haul, rather than just thinking in the moment.”
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Observer
Former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi has been out of action since the Summer of 2018 when he suffered what is to be believed to be a broken neck but that has yet to be confirmed by New Japan Pro Wrestling. Takahashi remains active on social media on his road to recovery and at the conclusion of his latest video, the date June 5th, 2019 has a timer next to it and June 5th is the finals of the Best Of The Super Juniors tournament in Tokyo.
|
TPWW Frontpage stuff:
|