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Wrestling-Online Newsletter #7243
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TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Issue #7243 ==================================================== Visit our website at ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Nothing to say today, back tomorrow with more! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at DYNAMITE PREVIEW- The Double or Nothing go-home episode of Dynamite airs tonight live on TBS from Bakersfield, California with seven matches already announced for the show. Matches include AEW World champion Swerve Strickland vs Nick Wayne in a non-title match, Bryan Danielson vs Satnam Singh, Katsuyori Shibata vs Hook vs Bryan Keith in an FTW 3-way eliminator, Konosuke Takeshita vs Matt Sydal, Orange Cassidy and Will Ospreay vs Trent Beretta and Roderick Strong, Toni Storm and Mariah May vs Saraya and Harley Cameron, and Kyle O'Reilly vs Malakai Black. Plus, IWGP Heavyweight champion Jon Moxley will be in the house and we'll also get a preview of Willow Nightingale vs Mercedes Mone for Double or Nothing. COLLISION RATING- Collision had a good showing this past Saturday with 523,000 viewers tuning in, up 145,000 viewers from the previous episode. It was the second most-watched episode for 2024 behind the one that followed the NBA Playoffs on April 27. Collision did a 0.15 in 18-49, up 0.03 from the prior show and was #5 on the chart. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV) RAMPAGE RATING- Rampage on Saturday night following Collision drew 391,000 viewers, up 67,000 viewers from the previous week. The show had a 0.13 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 and was #10 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV) SUMMERSLAM AT OVER 45,000 TICKETS SOLD- SummerSlam 2024 at the Cleveland Browns Stadium is currently at over 45,000 tickets sold according to the first figures released by ticket tracking service @WrestleTix. The stadium, which holds over 67,000 fans in a football setting, is currently set up for 52,700 seats, with the south section of the stadium closed apart from a few in the 100 level area. SummerSlam last year in Detroit at Ford Field drew just over 51,000 fans so this year's show is highly likely going to surpass that number. This will be WWE's first-ever event at the Cleveland Browns Stadium. TWO MORE ADVANCE IN NXT WOMEN'S NORTH AMERICAN TITLE LADDER MATCH- The NXT Women's North American title ladder mach at Battleground has two more participants, with now four of the six announced. Fallon Henley and Jaida Parker advanced to the match after they each won their qualifying round during yesterday's NXT on USA Network. Henley beat Thea Hail and then Parker defeated Brinley Reece. The two join Sol Ruca and Lash Legend in the ladder match with the remaining two participants to be revealed next week after two more qualifying matches between Michin and Tatum Paxley and Kelani Jordan and Wren Sinclair. NXT BATTLEGROUND TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK- Tickets for the upcoming NXT Battleground premium live event will go on sale this Friday, May 24 at 10AM PT at AXS.COM. The pre-sale will kick off tomorrow, Thursday, at 10AM PT also on AXS.COM. The show is just a few weeks away and will take place on Sunday, June 9 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The location is really small and only a few hundred tickets will be available for purchase. This is the first time that WWE will hold a show at UFC's home in Las Vegas. RAW RATING- Monday Night Raw drew 1,733,000 viewers this week, an increase of 144,000 viewers from the prior week but this time with no NBA Playoffs as competition. The first hour started with 1,778,000 viewers and then increased nicely to 1,811,000 viewers but the third hour dragged it down to 1,611,000 viewers. The show was #2, #3, and #4 on the chart with 0.57, 0.56, and 0.55 rating in 18-49 for an average of 0.56, up 0.03 from last week. It was overall #2 on all of TV behind the NHL semi final on ESPN. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV) WWE ON A&E RATINGS- Week 12 of WWE on A&E Network on Sunday had new episodes of WWE Rivals and Biography: WWE Legends. WWE Rivals kicked things off at 8PM with the show looking at the feud between Hulk Hogan and The Rock. This drew 301,000 viewers, down 37,000 viewers from the prior episode and a 0.07 rating in 18-49, down 0.05 from last week. It was #37 on the chart for the night. Meanwhile, Biography returned with Steve Austin's last match at WrestleMania 38. That show drew 226,000. viewers and a 0.07 in 18-49, down a whopping 111,000 viewers from the Roman Reigns episode and down 0.04 in the demo. It placed #39 on the top 50 cable chart. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV) BRANDI RHODES RECOVERING AFTER SURGERY- Cody Rhodes' wife Brandi revealed that she underwent surgery after she was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis. Stage four of endometriosis is considered severe and it's characterized by many deep endometrial implants and large cysts on at least one ovary. Brandi said that after reading what Maryse went through and her diagnosis of pre-cancerous tumors, she decided to tackle her problem after three years of pain with no answers. "Many appts later, we found the answer. Stage 4 endometriosis. Successful surgery today," she wrote. "Ladies, listen to your bodies. We don¡¯t have to live with pain. Advocate for yourself. Finally on the road to recovery, we have to talk more about women¡¯s health." Brandi thanked her husband, writing that she is blessed with his love. ======================================================== ADVERTISING: (C) Copyright 1996-2024 Wrestling-Online.com ======================================================== |
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