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• Adam Copeland: AEW match against Christian Cage is ‘culmination of a 40-year story’
• Tony Khan: Mercedes Mone is 'perfect to be the face of AEW'
• Matt Hardy attended Monday's WWE Raw in North Carolina
• Undertaker on WWE acknowledging Sting's retirement: 'He deserved that'

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This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• March 18, 2024 Observer Newsletter: More Janel Grant/WWE lawsuit developments, Mercedes Mone debuts for AEW

Highlights of the new issue:

• Going into detail with the name revelations in the Front Office Sports story by John Pollock, Brandon Thurston and Tim Marchman, more on the lawsuit, what it means in context, more notes not in the suit, Brock Lesnar update and the claims explained.
• The heroic Mark Coleman story from the past week, as well as a look at his wrestling, MMA and pro wrestling careers.
• The Mercedes Mone debut in AEW, what happened, ratings, live gate, money involved, and even a WWE comment
• WrestleMania update, business notes, secondary market demand
• Full coverage of UFC 299, business, what's next for the fighters, how much of a superstar has Sean O'Malley become and what is next for him
• Notes on SummerSlam coming to Cleveland
• A study of WWE & AEW PPV buyers and how frequently each group has bought shows over the past year
• The death of Yutaka Yoshie
• A detailed look at Paul Levesque's first Hall of Fame class and their respective backgrounds including multiple Muhammad Ali appearances in pro wrestling detailed, as well as the politics of the Hall of Fame, Vince McMahon, people not in and everyone going in this year
• Joanna Jedrzejczyk enters UFC Hall of Fame
• Major story on the 16 Carat Gold tournament
• The most detailed look at the ratings from the past week, including demos, competition, placing for the night, time slot and week
• The first-ever all women's show at Arena Mexico and how it did
• MLW title defended at Arena Mexico
• Stardom PPV coverage
• All Japan Champion Carnival notes
• NOAH heads to the U.K.
• NOAH tag team tournament ends and notes
• Update on New Japan Cup
• What to look for in the NCAA wrestling tournament in two weeks
• Former WWE wrestlers wedding notes
• Lots of TNA business news and build to the next PPV
• Will Ospreay talks why he chose AEW
• Tag team tournament notes
• Update on AEW Revolution, WWE Elimination Chamber, TNA Hard to Kill and Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua PPV numbers as well as PFL vs Bellator
• Kenny Omega talks surprise match that was being set up for him
• Advance ticket sales for upcoming WWE & AEW shows
• Takeshita talks Ospreay match
• International TV ratings and top streaming numbers
• Vince McMahon finances update

This Week's Retro Observer Newsletter

• November 27, 2006 Observer Newsletter: Kurt Angle, UFC 65

Tuesday Update

WWE

• The Becky Lynch vs. Nia Jax last woman standing match from Monday night has been added to WWE’s YouTube.
• CM Punk posted a video of himself working out without a sling six weeks after triceps surgery.
• After it was announced that Shayna Baszler will face Masha Slamovich, Baszler wrote on X: "It matters not from where the blood flows, only that it does." 
• Brian Gerwitz on X wrote that he didn’t come up with the name ‘Final Boss’ for The Rock, which was used on this past Friday’s SmackDown: ““Final Boss” isn’t anything I came up with. @TheRock calls himself that because he is that. If it makes you feel better @CodyRhodes, I was the first to tell him about your spectacularly stupid goofy ass dog.”
• No Quarter Catch Crew’s music has been added to WWE Music’s YouTube channel.
• Drew McIntyre's The Savior of WrestleMania t-shirt is now on sale.
• Manchester City’s Erling Haaland did a skit with ‘superfan’ John Cena ahead of the football club's 2024 tour in the United States.
• NXT Anonymous posted a video of Von Wagner and Mr. Stone arguing backstage after Wagner rescued Stone last week.
• The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection vs. Evolution from WrestleMania XX has been added to WWE’s YouTube page.
• Muscle & Fitness has an article on Tiffany Stratton’s ‘Tiffy Training’.

AEW/Other Wrestling

• The poster for Wednesday’s match on AEW Dynamite pitting Eddie Kingston against Kazuchika Okada.
• Nyla Rose spoke to students in Alexandria, VA for career day.
• Post Wrestling reported that Triplemania 32: Monterrey will air as a stand-alone PPV on TrillerTV.
• ScrapperMania 8 has been announced for August 10 at National Stadium in Dublin.
• A demo for Ultra Pro Wrestling will be released in the third quarter of 2024. Ohio Valley Wrestling will be part of DLC plans.
• Paul Burchill will be making his BLP debut at BLP at SCX II on March 29.
• AJ Francis spoke to Chris Van Vliet about his WWE run.