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Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Issue #7200
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

I have a 6AM flight tomorrow, my first of three, to get to Philadelphia. Considering it's 10:30PM, I better get some sleep!

Keep up with our socials and website for the latest throughout the day. We'll be back tomorrow, but delivery times will vary this week depending on a variety of factors.

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//->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE
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DYNAMITE PREVIEW

- AEW is doing a double taping of Dynamite and Collision at the DCU Center tonight in Worcester, Massachusetts. Five matches and a couple of segments have been announced for the broadcast. AEW World champion Samoa Joe and Swerve Strickland will have their contract signing for Dynasty and TNT champion Adam Copeland will be doing an in-ring promo. The Young Bucks will take on Best Friends in the first semi final of the AEW Tag Team title tournament and Mariah May will battle Thunder Rosa in a #1 contender's match for the AEW Women's title. Plus Bryan Danielson vs Lance Archer, Will Ospreay vs Powerhouse Hobbs, and Billy Gunn vs Jay White will also take place.

COLLISION RATING

- Collision on Saturday night drew 458,000 viewers, up 63,000 viewers from the previous show which was two weeks ago. The show had a 0.11 rating in 18-49, down 0.01 and placed #28 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)

RONDA ROUSEY ACCUSES DREW GULAK OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

- During an appearance on NewsNation with Brian Entin while promoting her brand new book Our Fight, former Raw and Smackdown Women's champion Ronda Rousey accused NXT star Drew Gulak of inappropriate behavior while she was waiting to speak to Triple H in the writers room. Rousey, who's been on a WWE culture-bashing tour over the past few weeks, said that she was standing when "this guy I was barely an acquaintance with" grabbed the string of her sweatpants as he was walking by. "And nobody reacts as if this is abnormal," Ronda said. Ronda asked Gulak that if her husband was there next to her if he would be comfortable walking up to her and grabbing the string of her sweatpants. "All the guys around me were like, this is part of the day. And if this guy was coming up to me and doing this kind of stuff to me when there are other people around, what’s happening to these other girls when I’m not in the hallway?" Ronda wondered. Ronda said that she told Gulak that if she hears that he put his hands on any other woman or do anything like that to her ever again, they were going to have a big problem. "And he was like ‘No, no, no, I’m glad you said something to me’ and he backpedaled. But it put a sour taste in my mouth about the culture there and what’s considered acceptable and how to touch and treat the women in the hallways," she continued. In a different interview, Ronda also said that while Vince is no longer part of WWE, his "little cronies" are still "running things for him," once again mentioning Bruce Prichard who she once called Vince's avatar. "I wouldn't be going back to work with them anytime soon because the last time he was gone, he was still running the show. Hopefully, he's completely gone and they are running more responsibly and allowing people to rehearse," she said. Ronda left WWE in August 2023.

CODY RHODES SHARES HIS AEW THOUGHTS

- Cody Rhodes was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani today and talked a variety of subjects, including AEW, a subject that was brought up by Helwani following the CM Punk interview on Monday. Asked for his opinion on CM Punk's comment that Tony Khan is not a boss, but just a nice guy, Cody Rhodes played more of a diplomat and said that while that is CM Punk's assessment, it's not his assessment. "It's always important for me to remind people that I am so proud of what me, Matt, Nick, Kenny, Tony, Bernie, Brandi, Dana, and Chris..." Cody said. "And I name all these people, because I was in those meetings and as much as the internet will try and spin the narrative in one way, if one of those people have not been at that start up level, the company would not have happened." Cody added that he's "insanely proud" of what AEW does for the industry overall, for wrestlers, their well-being, and their ability to feed their families and has unbelievable love for people in that locker room. The former TNT champion said that when he was there, the infrastructure was still being built up as a start up company but wishes nothing but the best to everyone in AEW. He joked that he loves Nick, Matt, and Kenny, and loves CM Punk too, if that is even all possible! Asked if it crossed his mind to go back to AEW at the end of his WWE deal before he signed, Cody said no, it didn't, and he didn't mean it as a negative way to AEW, but he's lucky to be in the current spot in WWE. Cody was also asked if he knew that CM Punk was coming back at the Survivor Series and spilled the beans that both Nick Khan and Triple H went to ask him before and to get his opinion so he went into War Games knowing what was about to happen. Cody said that that he's glad that CM Punk is back in WWE as he's a great addition to the locker room and was not shocked at all that the powers that be brought him back. "It's been wonderful since he came back," Cody said. You can watch the full interview at

THE ROCK AND ROMAN REIGNS ON THE TONIGHT SHOW

- The champion and the final boss will be on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight for another WrestleMania push. While the two are frequent guests of the show, they've never appeared together on it until today. WWE Superstars will be very busy over the next few days appearing on different media outlets to promote WrestleMania, doing interviews for television, radio, and print. The majority of them are already in Philadelphia while the top stars get there over the next day after their several media commitments. The Tonight Show airs on NBC at 11:35PM ET.

CODY DEDICATING BOTH MANIA MATCHES TO HIS FANS

- Doing the media rounds ahead of WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes credited the fans for putting him in this position and said that if it were not for them, he wouldn't be in that spot on the card. The American Nightmare said that he is dedicating his matches on Saturday and Sunday to all his fans around the world. "Nothing in my entire career will ever be as touching," Rhodes said. "Just the fact that the biggest movie star on the planet came in...and they still do love him, The Final Boss. The Rock doesn't realize they still do love him. They just didn't want him to step in front of this year-long story that we've been part of and me trying to capture a championship my family's never held before." Rhodes joked that his mother told him that she's bringing bear spray for the match and Cody told her that it's not allowed in the stadium! "She's coming into WrestleMania week in Philadelphia probably with everyone just wondering what she's going to do, and who knows? She's the best, she's seen it all, she's perfect, she'll be there in the front row," Cody continued. "Rock ain't getting nowhere near her. And if I can say anything about The Rock's mom...lovely lady!"

DREW GULAK RESPONDS TO RONDA ROUSEY'S ACCUSATION

- WWE Superstar Drew Gulak has publicly responded to Ronda Rousey's claims of his inappropriate behavior backstage. Yesterday, Rousey accused Gulak of grabbing the string of her sweatpants as he was walking by and "nobody reacted as if this is abnormal." Now, Gulak, posted his own version of what happened on X, writing, "Backstage at a WWE event in 2022, I saw Ronda talking with a group in the hallway. I stopped to say hi and shake all their hands, and in an attempt to shake her hand, I accidentally touched her drawstring. Complete accident, and one that I had apologized to her for the mishap." The two versions obviously differ and at this point it's hard to say who is lying considering no other witnesses have stepped forward.

RAW RATING

- The WrestleMania go-home episode of Raw drew 1,783,000 viewers, up 54,000 viewers from last week's broadcast and the best number since February 19. The show was helped by the commercial-free first hour but was hurt big time by the Women's NCAA game which did 12,301,000 viewers head-to-head. Raw started big with 1,948,000 viewers for the first hour but dropped a lot after that, with 1,760,000 viewers in the second hour and then down to 1,643,000 viewers in the third hour. The show lost 305,000 viewers from the first to the last hour. Raw was #4, #5, and #7 in the top 50 cable chart for the night with 0.65, 0.58, and 0.55 ratings respectively for an average of 0.59, up 0.02 from the prior week. It was #4 overall on all of television as it beat everything on network as well. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)

WWE ON A&E RATING

- Week six of WWE on A&E programming had Rivals with an episode of The Miz vs Daniel Bryan followed by the Biography of Roman Reigns, directed by Paul Heyman. Rivals started the night with 333,000 viewers and a 0.10 rating in 18-49, good enough for #31 on the top 50 cable chart. That is up 13,000 viewers from last week's show but same in the demo rating. Biography followed with 337,000 viewers, down 20,000 viewers from the previous episode and a 0.11 rating in 18-49, the same as of last week. The show was #24 on the cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)

GIULIA ON THE WAY TO THE U.S.

- Tokyo Sports is reporting that former IWGP Strong Women's champion Giulia is on her way to the United States and expected to be in Philadelphia for WrestleMania week. After a Tokyo Sports reporter confronted Giulia at the airport, Giulia joked that she was going to the Himalayas and planning to shave off her eyebrows while there. The report stated that Giulia boarded a flight to the United States afterward. The popular Japanese star is expected to join WWE shortly but according to various reports, Giulia will first help Rossy Ogawa launch his own all-female promotion before moving Stateside. Giulia's contract with STARDOM ended at the end of March and already appeared for NOAH, where she has a match booked for early May.

MYSTERY STAR TEASED FOR STAND & DELIVER PRE-SHOW

- Following last night's NXT on USA Network broadcast, a video posted by NXT Anonymous showed GM Ava talking to someone on the phone for a potential appearance this Saturday during the Stand & Deliver kickoff show. "I'm so excited that you're going to be joining us on the Countdown show on Saturday," Ava said to the mystery caller. "I know everyone is going to be so excited to see you." Ava referred to this individual as someone who's "always going to be part of the NXT family" and said that she'll see him/her on Saturday. The Stand & Deliver pre-show will start at 11 ET and will air on Peacock, WWE Network, and all of WWE's social media properties.

WWE NAMES C4 ENERGY AS OFFICIAL ENERGY DRINK PARTNER

- Nutrabolt, owner of C4 Energy, and WWE today announced an expansion to their multi-year partnership that will see C4 Ultimate Energy, one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States, become the first-ever Official Energy Drink Partner of WWE. As the first-ever Official Energy Drink Partner of WWE, C4 will receive prominent branding and exposure across a wide range of WWE properties and premium live events, including WrestleMania XL on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 where it will serve as the first-ever sponsor of the WrestleMania Skycam which returns to offer the WWE Universe a unique viewing experience. In addition, C4 will be the presenting partner of the WrestleMania XL Night 2 press conference and WWE’s multi-day talent tryout as part of WrestleMania Week. C4 and WWE will also continue to collaborate across WWE, WWE Superstar and C4-branded social and digital channels to create exclusive and original content. “When it comes to next-level energy, nothing beats the WWE and its fans,” says Robert Zajac, Chief Marketing Officer at Nutrabolt. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the WWE as its Official Energy Drink and to offer fans nationwide the same Ultimate Undisputed Energy their favorite Superstars bring to the ring.” “C4 has been an innovative partner through the years which has enabled us to unlock the power of WWE to create unique integrations and branding opportunities across all touchpoints, including premium live events, on-site activations, social and digital content, and more,” said Michael DiNuzzo, VP of U.S. Business Development, Global Partnerships, WWE. “We are excited to introduce C4 Ultimate Energy as the Official Energy Drink Partner of WWE ahead of our biggest event of the year, WrestleMania XL.” C4 will employ a citywide takeover throughout Philadelphia for WrestleMania XL, sampling C4 Ultimate throughout the weekend including at WWE World and Lincoln Financial Field.


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