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Friday, March 20 2020 Issue #5881
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Colin Vassallo -[mailto:editor@...]-

Happy Friday! With most places on lockdown, not sure if it's going to be a "happy weekend" but hey, we better get used to it for now! Save that money that you typically spend going out and once this is all over, go on holiday! That's what I plan to do!


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DYNAMITE RATING

- Dynamite scored a big win in the ratings going up against a video package-only NXT but failed to cross the one million mark despite the unveiling of The Exalted One and the debut of Matt Hardy. Dynamite did 932,000 viewers which was up 166,000 viewers from last week's broadcast. The show did a 0.35 in the 18-49 demographic, good for #20 in the top 50 cable chart. This was their best number since the January 15 episode. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

ESPN AIRING ENCORE PRESENTATIONS OF THREE WRESTLEMANIAS

- ESPN today announced that it will be airing encore presentations of three previous WrestleManias over the next three Sundays on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN App. The special content initiative begins this Sunday, March 22 at 7PM ET with the airing of WrestleMania XXX from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. On Sunday, March 29 at 7PM ET, ESPN will air WrestleMania 32 with a record-breaking crowd from the AT&T Stadium in Dallas Texas, and on Sunday, April 5 at 3PM ET, WrestleMania 35 from the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will serve as the lead to night two of WrestleMania 36. “This unique opportunity is a byproduct of the terrific working relationship we’ve enjoyed with WWE over the years and the unprecedented circumstances we all find ourselves in,” said Burke Magnus, executive vice president, programming, ESPN. “WrestleMania is one of the most popular global events in sports and entertainment and the spectacular content it provides will be a treat for fans.” “It is a privilege for us to deliver historic WrestleMania content to our world-class partners at ESPN and provide more premium programming to our fans; putting smiles on their faces particularly during this trying time,” said Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, WWE. “We look forward to celebrating WrestleMania history with ESPN as we head into our two-night pop culture extravaganza on April 4 and 5.”

WWE TO PRE-TAPE UPCOMING SHOWS

- John Pollock of PostWrestling.com is reporting that WWE will be pre-recording their Monday Night Raw and Smackdown television shows heading into WrestleMania. The idea is to minimize the risk of the spread of the coronavirus and if they can knock out a few shows in a day or two, that would decrease the amount of people going in and out of the WWE Performance Center, leaving it as clean as possible for WrestleMania. Just one individual testing positive would throw everything into a big chaos with the risk of shutting down operations at that location. PWInsider.com adds that while tonight's Smackdown will be live, next week's Smackdown is being taped tomorrow and Raw on Monday will have additional footage taped for the following week. Additional tapings will be forthcoming as well. Just like with every other business, the COVID-19 spread has pretty much altered the way businesses operate and professional wrestling companies aren't different.

NXT RATING

- NXT, with a studio show filled with just old footage, interviews, and highlights, did just 542,000 viewers. That is down 155,000 viewers from last week's broadcast and the least-watched episode of NXT on USA Network since it started. The show had a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic and placed #81 in the top 50 cable chart. The difference between the two shows was of 390,000 viewers, up from the 69,000 viewers difference they had last week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

ROB GRONKOWSKI LIVE ON SMACKDOWN ON FOX TONIGHT

- WWE's newest signee and former NFL player Rob Gronkowski will be live on Smackdown on FOX tonight from the empty WWE Performance Center. Gronk, a huge wrestling fan and a big friend of Mojo Rawley, signed a WWE contract and his first appearance as a WWE employee comes tonight. Gronk will be the host of the two-night WrestleMania 36 next month. Also set for tonight is Roman Reigns and Bill Goldberg signing their contract for the Universal title. No matches or other segments have been announced yet.

THE BIG SHOW SHOW SEASON ONE DROPS ON NETFLIX ON APRIL 6

- Season one of the The Big Show Show on Netflix will drop on April 6. The half-hour, multi-cam comedy series will have 10 episodes for the first seasons and WWE Superstar The Big Show is the leading man in the series. The synopsis for the show reads, "When the teenage daughter of The Big Show, a retired world-famous WWE Superstar comes to live with him, his wife and two other daughters, he quickly becomes outnumbered and outsmarted. Despite being 7 feet tall and weighing 400 pounds, he is no longer the center of attention." The series also features Allison Munn, Reylynn Caster, Juliet Donenfeld, and Lily Brooks O'Briant. Josh Bycel and Jason Berger serve as executive producers and showrunners. Susan Levison and Richard Lowell also serve as executive producers for WWE Studios. Production on the 10-episode series will kicked off last August in Los Angeles, California.

ENTIRE SEASON ONE OF DARK SIDE OF THE RING AVAILABLE FOR FREE

- The entire season one of the highly-acclaimed Dark Side Of The Ring is now available to stream for free on ViceTV.com. The first season tackled six controversial professional wrestling stories: The Match Made In Heaven (Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth), The Montreal Screwjob, The Killing of Bruiser Brody, The Last of the Von Erichs, The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino, and The Fabulous Moolah. Season one was narrated all by Dutch Mantel with the exception of the Bruiser Brody episode which was narrated by Mick Foley. Season two starts next week with episodes on Chris Benoit, Owen Hart, New Jack, David Schultz, Jimmy Snuka, The Road Warriors, Dino Bravo, Herb Abrams, and The Brawl For All. Season two is narrated by Chris Jericho. The episodes are geo-locked, meaning only those in North America can access them. You can stream them at .


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