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Originally Posted by Observer
Coming off SummerSlam, last night's SmackDown averaged 2.437 million viewers, the show's best total since April 24 of this year.
SmackDown was up 11 percent from last week and followed a big night for Monday Night Raw ratings as well, with SmackDown retaining 79 percent of that show's audience.
It was a strong night overall for cable TV viewership as, despite the big jump from last week, the show failed to crack the top 10 in overall viewership, finishing at number 11. SmackDown did top the 18-49 demo, as it usually does, with a 0.77 rating. Miz and Mrs., which follows SmackDown on the USA Network, did 1.235 million viewers overall and posted a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demo, tied for third place.
SmackDown was down nine percent from last year's post-SummerSlam episode, the 10th straight week the show has had a year-over-year decline.
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Originally Posted by Observer
CMLL has released the full card for their Aniversario show next month.
The biggest news is that after months of hype between Rush and L.A. Park, the match is officially not happening. During today's press conference, it was revealed that Rush will instead team with Barbaro Cavernario to take on the team of Matt Taven and Volador Jr in a hair match. L.A. Park will appear on the show, but instead will be in the co-main event as he will team with Hijo de L.A. Park and Caristico, squaring off against King Phoenix (Fenix), Penta El Zero M (Pentagon Jr.) and Dinamate Azul ...
Here is the full card for the 85th CMLL Aniversario show, which will run in Arena Mexico on September 14:
Volador Jr. and Matt Taven vs. Barbaro Cavernario and Rush in a hair match
Caristico, L.A. Park and Hijo de L.A. Park vs. King Phoenix, Penta El Zero M and Dinamate Azul
Ultimo Guerrero, Gran Guerrero and Euphoria vs. Ciber the Main Man, The Chris and Sharlie Rockstar for the CMLL World trios titles
Mistico, Atlantis and Soberano Jr. vs. Sanson, Cuatrero and Forastero
Niebla Roja, Ángel de Oro and El Audaz vs. Mr. Niebla, Negro Casas and Felino
Princesa Sugehit, Marcela and Jarochita vs. Reyna Isis, Dalys and La Maligna
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Originally Posted by Observer
It was announced today that for the first time, the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable will be making an appearance in Arena Mexico.
CMLL announced today during a press conference that Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI and EVIL will make an appearance at the Friday 8/31 Arena Mexico show. They will be taking on the team of Volador Jr., LA Park and Dinamate Azul. Although Naito and BUSHI have made appearances for CMLL in the past, this would mark their first time they are coming in as a group. It would be EVIL’s first time appearing for the company.
In addition to the LIJ announcement, CMLL also announced that The Briscoes and David Finlay will compete in their CMLL Gran Prix tournament on October 5. Four more foreign wrestlers will later be announced on their talk show, Informa.
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Major League Wrestling has signed Myron Reed to a contract.
Taya Valkyrie will debut at the MLW Wargames event on 9/6, teaming with Joey Ryan against MJF & Aria Blake.
Brian Pillman II will make his in-ring MLW debut at the 9/6 event as well in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Impact Wrestling will be taping their post-Bound for Glory PPV TV tapings in Long Island City, Queens, NY at The Melrose Ballroom on Monday 10/15 and Tuesday 10/16. That is the same venue that MLW uses in NYC and that will host the Bound for Glory PPV on 10/14.
Revolution Pro Wrestling announced WALTER & Timothy Thatcher vs. Chris Brooks & Jonathan Gresham for their September 8 show in Manchester, which is night one of this year’s British J-Cup.
Low Ki is set to defend the MLW World Championship against Jonah Rock at New Horizon Pro Wrestling’s show in Perth, Australia on November 30.
Above is the latest NWA Wrestling video looking back at Cody Rhodes and Nick Aldis' road to their NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship match at "All In" on September 1. Some footage is shown of Cody working out with former WCW wrestler, Glacier, and WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page.
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Taya: https://mlw.com/2018/08/22/taya-valk...jf-aria-blake/ , RevPro: https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/1032286578935250945 , NHPW: https://mlw.com/2018/08/21/world-hea...-in-australia/ , NWA: https://youtu.be/BBCn2KKRpKU
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With hip hop star Wale appearing on last night's edition of 205 Live, we've gotten several emails about what that means for Major League Wrestling, which Wale has been associated with for a number of years.
We are told that of late, WWE has made overtures to talents and behind the scenes staffers who have been working for MLW, which airs nationally on BeIN Sports, in attempts to bring them in. Wale being used last night wasn't a coincidence and was seen as an extention of those efforts.
While everything is still up in the air, the odds of MLW running another Walemania event over Wrestlemania weekend (which was the plan for next year in New York City) are not looking good at the moment.
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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler appeared yesterday on Memphis Local 24 discussing the death of his Brian Lawler.
The complete interview can be watched below, but Lawler noted that the family has still not heard any actual answers regarding Brian's death and that they are living in a nightmare they cannot wake up from.
Lawler noted that in his final conversation with Brian, which was recorded by the jail, and that Brian had about how bad the conditions in the jail were and that none of the things that had been stated would happen in a previous meeting had not. That was 10 AM in the morning. The call was only allowed to last 15 minutes and they were cut off.
Several hours later, Lawler's fiancee received a call around 2 PM advising them that Brian had gotten into a fight with another inmate and had been "acting a fool" but everything was fine and he had been stitched up due to a cut over his eye. They later learned from witnesses that that account they were told wasn't what really happened.
Later that evening, Lawler was called by a Deputy Sheriff and told, "Mister Lawler, I'm sorry, but your son Brian has hung himself in the jail." Lawler said that based on everyone they've heard from and spoken to, none of it adds up and they still haven't received any answers and "it just doesn't jibe."
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Link: https://youtu.be/pCxy-s9ig3s
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Within WWE, the remark that has been made regarding the future of former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is that "the door is open" for a return down the line, but all expectations are that he will be focusing on his UFC return for early 2019. When his MMA return has completed its latest journey, WWE would be happy to have him back.
In regard to a rumor that has been making the rounds, there was no version of this week's Raw script that featured any appearances by Brock Lesnar. He was never, actually scheduled for Raw (despite the fact that the company advertised him all the way to the night before the show) and flew home Sunday right after the PPV on a private plane.
One story that has floated online is that the Triple H promo on Raw replaced a Paul Heyman/Brock Lesnar promo, but based on WWE Creative sources, that was never the case. As one source told us, if they needed a Brock-related promo inside the ring, they could have simply had Paul Heyman (who was indeed at Raw) cut the promo in front of the live crowd. Instead, they taped the Heyman-Kurt Angle vignette.
The only major change to the Raw script that we have heard of was Dolph Ziggler wrestling Dean Ambrose when the original idea was for Drew McIntyre to face Ambrose. Beyond that, the script remained the same most of the day and the HHH promo was always in there, designed to be a "local promo" to push the Super Show-Down Australia event.
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Originally Posted by Observer
WCCW Star Wars from 1981 is going to be added to the WWE Network as this week’s addition to the Hidden Gems section.
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Link: https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/...its-a-big-one/
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Originally Posted by Observer
Jericho appeared on today’s episode of James Ellsworth’s “#DuhCast” and said he’d be open to working for other non-WWE promotions if it’s creatively satisfying and something he can really sink his teeth into. He said he’s loyal to WWE, but the time of him saying he'll never work for anyone other than Vince McMahon in the United States is gone. Jericho said it’s a whole new world and different market than it used to be.
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Link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vrt9m-97d444
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WWE Chief Branding Officer Stephanie McMahon was a recent guest on #MaxOut with Ed Mylett to discuss the rise of the women's division, Ronda Rousey, and more.
McMahon was asked about how the Women's Revolution – now the Women's Evolution – began, and she explained the one match that only lasted for 30 seconds, which sparked a hashtag that lasted for three days. McMahon also elaborated on Triple H's influence in NXT, and how that further sparked the Revolution.
"It was a lot of what [Triple H] started to do at NXT, which NXT – for those of you who don't know – started off as our develpmental show, and is now really evolved into a third global touring brand in and of itself and is one of the most watched programs on the WWE Network," said Stephanie. "But my husband started to recruit elite athletes, men and women, and he started training the women same as the men and giving them the same opportunities, because – like anything else – repetitions is how you are gonna get better.
"So at our live events that we do, our local live events, which is where, non-televised, our talent often learn the skills. That's where they hone the craft, the live audience gives a reaction, and that's how you learn what's working, what's not working, and worse, what they don't care about... so he started giving them those opportunities, and them our audience responded in kind. Because these women were so awesome, and they started chanting, 'this is wrestling' and 'women's wrestling'."
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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AogqXmgqPQA
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Originally Posted by WrestlingInc
A Kickstarter campaign was started at this link to fund printing and distribution of the authorized biographical comic book miniseries of WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino. The series has the full blessing of his family, as Bruno signed a contract for it last summer. The story is written by John Crowther, based on his personal interviews with Bruno in 2017, and is illustrated by DC & Marvel Comics veteran, Rich Perotta.
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Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-of-a-wrestlin
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