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Thursday, June 27, 2024 Issue #7274
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RHEA RIPLEY AND BUDDY MATTHEWS GET MARRIED

- WWE's Rhea Ripley and AEW's Buddy Matthews tied the knot a few days ago, with Ripley announcing they got married on June 23. "Til death," Ripley wrote, with a black heart emoji and the date in a post on Instagram, along with a photo of the two kissing each other. Both stars wore black for the occasion. The two have been dating publicly since 2022 and got engaged this past August. Several fellow wrestlers congratulated the brand new husband-and-wife team with comments on Instagram.

DIJAK A FREE AGENT TOMORROW AFTER WWE OPTS NOT TO RENEW DEAL

- NXT star Dijak is set to be free tomorrow as his WWE contract was not renewed. The man formerly known as Dominik Dijakovic wrote in a post on social media that WWE never made him a single offer and just informed him that his contract would not be renewed at the eleventh hour. "I consistently outperformed everyone’s expectations, especially throughout 2023 and early 2024. I never complained about anything or was difficult to work with," Dijak wrote. "I tirelessly pitched ideas to anyone who would listen, as recently as the day before I was notified. I never once missed a booking, and I was injured 1 time in 7 years for 3 months." He said that during WrestleMania weekend, a top WWE executive who was not named told him that he was "crushing it" and while he was set to feud for the NXT title, he got called up to Raw instead during the Draft but never used again. "I’m thankful, disappointed, but also excited. This has lit a fire under me to relentlessly prove myself to the world," he continued. "All I ever wanted was a fair shot and now I have the opportunity to go out and take it. That’s enough talk, now it’s time to Do or Dijak." Dijak has been with the company since 2017 and had a meaningful run on NXT before he got called up to the main roster in 2020. He was part of Retribution, a faction which flopped big time, and returned to NXT in 2022. He never won a single title in NXT or WWE.

WWE AND MANCHESTER CITY LAUNCH MERCHANDISE COLLABORATION

- WWE and English Premier League club Manchester City announced an exclusive merchandise collaboration that will see the two globally-recognized brands featured together across a range of new products. The new collection will include six t-shirts featuring Manchester City and WWE, along with designs inspired from WWE Superstars CM Punk, Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Also, the two have jointly designed a new name and number style that the players will wear in their games scheduled during the preseason tour of America this summer. The design features the WWE logo within the number and a red outline. The new range of T-shirts are available at WWEShop.com, shop.mancity.com and Fanatics.com. Additionally, the merchandise will be available in the recently opened pop-up CityStore at Rockefeller Center in New York City. WWE Women’s champion Bayley and Baron Corbin will visit the CityStore on 6th Avenue in New York City tomorrow from 10 to 11AM for an exclusive meet-and-greet. The Premier League trophy will also be in store Friday and throughout the weekend. “We are excited to announce the launch of our exclusive retail collaboration with WWE today. As a club, we’re always exploring new ways to enhance our retail offering for our fans across the globe and collaborations like this with WWE are part of that ongoing strategy," said Serena Gosling, Director of Integrated Fan Experience and Retail & Licensing at Manchester City. “In addition, today’s announcement offers a further touch point for our fans within the U.S. and beyond to engage with the club, ahead of men’s first team visit this summer.”

NXT RATING

- NXT's ratings were brought back down to earth this week with the show doing just 611,000 viewers, down 113,000 viewers from the prior week and the lowest since May 14. The show had a 0.18 rating in 18-49, down 0.08 from last week's high and was #4 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Wrestlenomics)

TONY SCHIAVONE LOSES VOICE DURING DYNAMITE

- Tony Schiavone had to stop doing commentary for Dynamite last night after he lost his voice throughout the show. Around halfway through the show, the three-man commentary booth transformed into a two-man booth with Taz and Excalibur handling the rest of the broadcast. On the show, it was said that Schiavone was in the back but no explanation was given. Responding to a fan of X asking for his whereabouts, Schiavone simply replied that he lost his voice. "It was giving me problems all weekend. Thanks for asking," Schiavone replied. The AEW commentator will have a few days to rest his voice before Forbidden Door this Sunday on pay-per-view.

TONY KHAN SAYS SHANE MCMAHON IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO AEW

- In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso ahead of this Sunday's Forbidden Door pay-per-view, AEW President Tony Khan discussed the rumor of Shane McMahon being interested in appearing for AEW in the future. "I heard the rumor he might be interested," he said. "I’ve never met Shane, but we have a lot of mutual friends. I have a lot of respect for him as an executive and a professional wrestler." The rumor started on Jim Ross' Grilling JR podcast when co-host Conrad Thompson revealed that McMahon reached out to some AEW stars to get an idea of what their opinion would be if he were to show up. While he said he never met McMahon, Khan is ready to do business. "Shane is always welcome in AEW," he said bluntly. Khan also discussed his relationship with Warner Bros. Discovery and his negotiations for a new media rights deal. You can read the full interview at

OVER 9,000 TICKETS OUT FOR FORBIDDEN DOOR

- The AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view has surpassed the 9,000 ticket mark according to @WrestleTix, with the show happening this weekend. While AEW has struggled to sell tickets for their weekly Dynamite and Collision, pay-per-view attendance has remained stable, albeit down from previous years. The UBS Arena is currently configured for just over 10,000 seats so if there's a strong walk-up, they could sell their remaining inventory and possibly open up even more. Last month's Double or Nothing also drew around 9,000 fans, while Dynasty had just over 6,000. Revolution remains the top show this year with almost 17,000 fans to witness Sting's last match.


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