Daily Update: Chelsea Green, Stokely Hathaway, Jeremy Allen White

This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• January 15, 2024 Observer Newsletter: 2023 business year in review

• The biggest crowds of the year for pro wrestling, boxing, MMA and even college wrestling
• What pro wrestlers were drawing the biggest crowds most often
• How each promotion did as far as drawing in 2023
• The biggest gates of the year
• Pro wrestling history--the biggest drawing card every year dating back to 1916
• Most years for any wrestler in history as the leading draw
• 50 Biggest drawing cards of all-time based on annual dominance and longevity
• Royal Rumble update
• Early notes on AEW Revolution and how the main event was set up
• The life and times of Killer Khan, the top drawing actual Japanese native when it comes to major crowds in U.S. history and the feud with Andre the Giant, Choshu's Army and a look at pro wrestling in the 70s and 80s in the U.S., Japan and Mexico.
• New Year Dash, New Japan's next major shows, and future of several of New Japan's top guys
• The most detailed look at the ratings for the past week, weekly standings, nightly competition, ups and downs compared to last year, segment-by-segment.
• Former world champion open to moving to Mexico and working full-time
• Unique tournament in Mexico starts next week
• Promotion talks about its unique 2024 theme
• Movie on life of a current pro wrestling star release date
• Key intermediary in WWE/All Japan deal
• New Japan major shows for 2024
• New international promotional alliance
• Business of the Iron Claw movie
• Are WWE & AEW stars employees or independent contractors, what the new law says and why wrestling may fall through the cracks
• Notes on next season of Dark Side of the Ring
• Nic Nemeth in Puerto Rico
• Mustafa Ali independent return
• Return of TNA
• New major AEW & WWE hires
• Update on Worlds End PPV numbers
• Kota Ibushi injury update
• International TV ratings
• Lots of new major UFC fights
• Joshua vs. Ngannou business thoughts
• More on Raw TV deal
• Looking at how Raw would be expected to do on Amazon Prime
• Where Rock vs. Roman isn't happening
• CM Punk's UFC pay notes
• Pat McAfee controversy

This Week's Retro Observer Newsletter

• October 9, 2006 Observer Newsletter: Brian Pillman, Kurt Angle

Tuesday Update

WWE

• WWE has uploaded the entire Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal World Heavyweight title match from Monday’s Raw.
• Carlito will be a guest on The Bump this Wednesday.
• Chelsea Green on X: “Only my fellow expats understand the stress of the immigration system… I am so relieved to say after 8 years, 5 pro wrestling companies & 4 visas, I finally have my green card!”
• R-Truth joined Busted Open Radio to talk about his current role with the Judgment Day, the 24/7 title, and more.
• Bianca Belair and Cody Rhodes took part in a video highlighting WWE’s community efforts in 2023.
• New trademarks include Jazmyn Nyx, Lainey Reid, and Carlee Bright. Nyx is Jade Gentile, while Reid is TyLynn Register. Both are training at the WWE Performance Center.
• Goldberg and his son Gage appeared on TMZ Sports to talk about Gage committing to the University of Colorado as a preferred walk-on.

AEW/Other Wrestling

• Tagging Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale, Stokely Hathaway posted a video on X of former congressman George Santos telling them to give Hathaway a chance.
• Sammy Guevara’s latest vlog.
• Kevin Von Erich met Israeli President Issac Herzog this week ahead of the opening of The Iron Claw in the country. He was also interviewed by The Jerusalem Post.
• Jeremy Allen White, who won an Emmy for his work on ‘The Bear’, was asked if he’d like to do a match on WWE SmackDown. “I’d be so excited to, but only if Zac [Effron] and Harris [Dickinson] were there with me and if I had some time to prepare,” he said, referring to his co-stars.
• TNA announced that they have signed a deal with StarTimes to air their content across Africa.
• Masked Republic on Twitter noted that Black Taurus would no longer be going by that name going forward.
• All Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Shuji Ishikawa and Black Menso-re will be departing the promotion on January 31. Ishikawa has already been announced for a Pro Wrestling NOAH appearance on February 15.
• Cagematch has announced new rules for their rating system.
• MLW has announced an international partnership with Oceania Pro Wrestling.