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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Monday, January 13, 2025 Issue #7460 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Raw looks like it's a good show on paper, hopefully regular programming returns tonight. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > RAW PREVIEW - Over 12,000 fans are expected at tonight's Monday Night Raw live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California for the second episode on Netflix. It's a packed card with the final of the Women's Intercontinental title tournament between Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria, Finn Balor vs Damian Priest in a street fight to end the feud, Sheamus vs Ludwig Kaiser, and Chad Gable vs the mystery luchador which will be the debut of none other than Penta. Also set for tonight are appearances from the WWE World Heavyweight champion Gunther, the new Women's World champion Rhea Ripley, and CM Punk! All this plus more starting at 8PM ET on Netflix. > WWE TO CROWN INAUGURAL WOMEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION - The inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental champion will be crowned tonight live on Raw. A tournament kicked off on December 2 with four, triple-threat matches to determine who will advance to the semi final matches which were held on December 30. Finalist Dakota Kai defeated Katana Chance and Shayna Baszler in the first round and then beat Zoey Stark in the semi final while Lyra Valkyria defeated Zelina Vega and Ivy Nile in the first round and Iyo Sky in the semi final. Other competitors in the tournament included Raquel Rodriguez, Kayden Carter, Alba Fyre, and Natalya. The new Women's Intercontinental title is exactly as the men's version but with a white strap instead. The title was introduced as the mid-card championship similar to the Women's United States title over at Smackdown. > PENTA MERCHANDISE ALREADY FOR SALE - Penta merchandise is already available on WWE Shop, with two t-shirts, a hoodie, and an authentic luchador replica mask ready for order...but not ready to ship yet. "Cero Miedo! For Penta, it's not just a phrase. He has no fear of anyone or anything and is driven to be as aggressive as possible to reach his goals. Show that you also live life without fear by grabbing this Penta Logo T-Shirt," says the description on the website for the t-shirts. "The mysterious logo printed across the chest leaves no doubt you're eager to see the WWE's newest dark luchador dive upon and dominate those daring to stand in his path." Penta is expected to make his WWE debut tonight live on Raw on Netflix in a match against Chad Gable. You can grab the merch at https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/xLn49R > PEACOCK REVEALS DATES FOR UPCOMING SNME SHOWS - A WWE schedule on Peacock for Premium Live Events revealed two dates of previously unannounced Saturday Night's Main Event shows. The Q2 2025 event will happen on May 24 while the Q3 2025 show takes place on July 12. There are four SNME events every year, with one in each quarter. The Q1 2025 show takes place a week before the Royal Rumble from San Antonio, Texas. If these dates are final and correct, the July 12 show will go head-to-head with AEW's All In: Texas pay-per-view which is from Arlington, Texas, and is AE

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Friday, January 10, 2025 Issue #7457 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Nothing to say today, back tomorrow. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > VINCE MCMAHON FOUND IN VIOLATION OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT - Former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was found in violation of the Securities Exchange Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose settlement agreements with the WWE Board of Directors and ordered to pay a $400,000 penalty and reimburse WWE the sum of $1,330,915.90. This stems from previous NDAs from 2019 and 2022 which had an effect on the reported WWE earnings, with the company overstating its 2018 net income by 8% and its 2021 net income by 1.7%. This was not part of the 2024 investigation by the Southern District of New York which was investigating allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault, but a separate investigation after the NDA stories came up in the media. The full press release from the SEC was published today and can be read at https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-1?s=09. > MCMAHON ISSUES STATEMENT ON SEC SETTLEMENT - Vince McMahon issued a statement through Edendale Strategies, the crisis management company he engaged, following the SEC investigation where he was found in violation of the Securities Exchange Act over unreported NDAs paid with WWE money. "The case is closed. Today ends nearly three years of investigation by different governmental agencies. There has been a great deal of speculation about what exactly the government was investigating and what the outcome would be. As today’s resolution shows, much of that speculation was misguided and misleading," McMahon wrote in the statement. "In the end, there was never anything more to this than minor accounting errors with regard to some personal payments that I made several years ago while I was CEO of WWE. I’m thrilled that I can now put all this behind me." McMahon's settlement with the SEC will see him pay a $400,000 fine and reimburse WWE a total of $1,330,915.90. > JANEL GRANT ATTORNEY REACTS TO MCMAHON'S SETTLEMENT - Ann Callis, the lead attorney for Janel Grant in her case against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE, reacted to the news of Vince McMahon's settlement with the SEC over unreported NDAs and the over $1.7 million he has to pay back in total. "During his time leading WWE, Vince McMahon acted as if rules did not apply to him, and now we have confirmation that he repeatedly broke the law to cover up his horrifying behavior, including human trafficking," Callis wrote. "The SEC's charges prove that the NDA Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, and therefore her case must be heard in court," she continued. All plaintiffs in the case are arguing that the case should be in arbitration due to the NDA which Grant originally signed rather than in court. "While prosecutors for the Southern District of New York continue their criminal investigation, we look forward to bringing forward new evidence in our civil case about the sexual exploitation Ms. Grant endured at WWE by Vince McMahon and Joh

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Issue #7455 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR We have a new video up on our YouTube channel with the red carpet arrivals from the Raw Netflix premiere. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z88kZcqvx0. ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > DYNAMITE PREVIEW - Dynamite is back tonight, a show which will feature the proper return of Kenny Omega. Omega showed up to deliver Okada the Continental title a few weeks ago and then had his first match in over a year at NJPW Wrestle Dynasty last weekend. Matches scheduled for tonight are Buddy Matthews vs Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe vs Bobby Lashley, Toni Storm vs Kris Statlander vs Willow Nightingale in a three-way match for the #1 spot in the Women's Casino Gauntlet match set for next week, and a men's Casino Gauntlet match with the winner getting a title shot against Jon Moxley at next week's Maximum Carnage Dynamite. The show will air on TBS and also stream live on Max. > FIRST WOMEN'S CASINO GAUNTLET MATCH NEXT WEEK - The #1 contender for the AEW Women's championship will be decided next Wednesday on Dynamite in a Women's Casino Gauntlet match. The announcement was made by AEW President Tony Khan in a post on social media yesterday. This will be the first-ever women's version of the popular Casino Gauntlet match. The winner of this match will get the title shot at the upcoming Grand Slam: Australia event next month. The Casino Gauntlet concept involves two wrestlers starting off the match and new entrants coming in at intervals like a battle royal, but the winner is decided after whoever scores the first pinfall, rather than over the top rope elimination. Being early in the match is an advantage as participants who are supposed to come in later in the match might not have the opportunity if someone scores a pinfall early. Next week's episode is themed Maximum Carnage. > GIULIA WINS NXT WOMEN'S TITLE - A new NXT Women's champion was crowned last night at New Year's Evil as Giulia defeated Roxanne Perez for her first gold in WWE. Perez vs Giulia kicked off the first NXT show of 2025 and despite the interference of Cora Jade, Giulia still managed to find a way to get to the finish line, winning the highly-praised match with a northern lights bomb. This ends Perez's 276-day reign as NXT Women's champion, a title show won from Lyra Valkyria at the Stand & Deliver show last April during WrestleMania 40 weekend. This match was Giulia's second for the title, receiving her first one on the premiere episode on CW but it was Perez at that time who ended up victorious. You can check out her victory at https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/giulia-wins-the-nxt-womens-title-at-new-years-evil/. > OBA FEMI WINS NXT TITLE - There's a new sheriff in NXT town and his name is Oba Femi. The 26-year-old became the NXT champion last night at New Year's Evil, beating titleholder Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a triple threat match. The ending came with Femi, in the middle of the ring, about to get sandwiched by Thorpe and Williams who were in opposing corners. Williams went for the Tri

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Monday, January 6, 2025 Issue #7453 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Happy Raw is Netflix day to all those who celebrate it! Looking forward to tonight. I will be watching live at the cool time of 2AM. Bring it on! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > HISTORY-MAKING DAY FOR WWE AHEAD OF NETFLIX DEBUT - A new era kicks in tonight for WWE as it makes its long-awaited debut on Netflix live at 8PM ET. Raw becomes the first weekly live broadcast on the streaming giant, airing in pretty much almost every corner of the world. For those living outside the United States, their deal is even sweeter: apart from live Raw, there will be live NXT, live Smackdown, live premium live events, and a lot of WWE library as part of their current Netflix subscription. This is a 10-year deal worth over $5 billion, a deal which was announced last year by the company as it shopped their weekly television broadcasts to different networks. It's the first time that Raw will not air on cable television since its inception in 1993 and it will be quite the change with Raw omitted from the weekly cable chart, a chart which has catapulted USA Network to the top for around eight months of the year. Netflix went all in with their promotion for WWE on their website, with a WWE: Live & Upcoming section showing what's coming. John Cena, Roman Reigns, and Rhea Ripley are part of the graphic hyping up tonight's live broadcast. Gunther, Dom Mysterio and Liv Morgan, and CM Punk each are used to promote the next three weeks of Raw. On social media, promotion is also at full force with Netflix accounts from different regions each hyping the broadcast. Over 16,000 fans already have their ticket to attend at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, with the brand-new arena sitting next to the majestic SoFi Stadium, the host of WrestleMania 39. The show is likely to break the gate record for any WWE event held inside an arena, with sky-high prices even for the nosebleed section. The cheapest tickets available are resale tickets for $442.80 plus taxes and fees on Ticketmaster. Third-party websites have even-higher tickets, starting from just over $500, an incredible get-in price for any show. Tonight's show will not be a regular Raw. It's a special event level Raw which will be used to gain new viewers from Netflix's 270+ million subscribers worldwide hoping they stick around for next week and the following week and the one following that. Netflix has a good track record of sending shows into the stratosphere. Shows such as Squid Game, Money Heist, Cobra Kai, and others all achieved status which was unheard of thanks to the Netflix machine. WWE is hoping they'll be the next ones to gain that level of popularity in places where maybe the product isn't followed as much. Tonight is the night history will be made and the (Netflix) world will be watching. Streaming is probably the future for many shows and just like it's usually the case, WWE is there to experience it first. > INCREDIBLE COLD OPEN FOR RAW SHOWCASES WWE HISTORY - The cold open for tonight's Raw introducing the Netflix audience

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Friday, January 3, 2025 Issue #7450 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Not much going on today, have a great weekend! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > SMACKDOWN MOVES TO THREE HOURS TONIGHT - A new era of Smackdown kicks off tonight on USA Network as the show expands from two to three hours for the first time ever. Smackdown will be a three-hour broadcast moving forward. Ever since Smackdown started its weekly episodes in 1999, the running time has always been that of 120 minutes including commercials. That also gave Raw the edge during the Draft episodes, with more Superstars drafted to Raw due to the one hour extra of programming on the red brand. But now, Raw and Smackdown will be equal in running time and WWE will have to produce eight hours of original programming every week when you take two hours of NXT into equation as well. Tonight's Smackdown will also air on YouTube for one week only for those countries who have a WWE Netflix deal. Many WWE TV contracts expired on December 31, 2024 and the Netflix deal officially kicks off on January 6 with Raw. Internationally, Smackdown will be on Netflix starting from next week's broadcast, as will NXT. > RAW VIEWERSHIP HOLDS UP WELL IN 2024 COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR - WWE Raw only dropped slightly in its 2024 viewership average compared to 2023, a big win for the company considering the loss of cable homes from year to year. In 2024, the average Raw viewership was of 1,656,075, which is down only just over 38,000 viewers from the average of 1,694,173 from 2023. The slight less in viewership is also helped by the fact that Raw moved to two hours on October 7, limiting the heavy losses against NFL's Monday Night Football, which was the usual heavy competition for the broadcast. Raw had one show which surpassed the 2 million viewers on average and that was the night after WrestleMania 40 which drew 2,360,000 viewers. Apart from that, the first hour of the January 29 episode and the first hour of the August 12 episode were the only ones which did over 2 million viewers. In the 18-49 demo, Raw averaged a 0.53 rating, slightly up from the 0.52 it did in 2023, so the audience was a bit younger with the over 50 viewership dropping. Their biggest 18-49 demo was the Raw After Mania with a 0.83 rating. Raw had a few very bad nights in 2024, with the September 23 episode doing the second-lowest Raw ever with 1,338,000 viewers, saved only by the September 18, 2023 episode which did 7,000 viewers less. The show was doing great until the NFL season on ESPN and ABC started, averaging 1,727,389 from January to September and a 0.56 rating. That average dropped to 1,505,000 viewers and a 0.47 rating when it went against the NFL. Raw's run on cable television ended on December 30, with the show now moving to Netflix from January 6. > WWE AND TOPPS REUNITE FOR TRADING CARDS - WWE and trading card company Topps have reunited with a new deal that officially starts on January 31. This will mark the first collaboration between the two companies since the end of 2021, when Panini took over the license for WWE trading c

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Sunday, December 29, 2024 Issue #7445 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Nice to see Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland back. AEW sure can use them at the moment! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > WORLDS END PPV RESULTS - Here are the results from last night's Worlds End pay-per-view which took place from the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida. ZERO HOUR: Toni Storm defeated Leila Grey; Jeff Jarrett defeated QT Marshall; Lio Rush, Action Andretti, and Murder Machines defeated The Outrunners and Top Flight in an eight-man tag team match. PPV: Will Ospreay defeated Kyle Fletcher in the Continental Classic semi final; Kazuchika Okada defeated Ricochet in the Continental Classic semi final; Mariah May defeated Thunder Rosa in a Tijuana Street Fight to retain the AEW Women's title; MJF defeated Adam Cole to retain the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring; Konosuke Takeshita defeated Powerhouse Hobbs to retain the AEW International title; Mercedes Mone defeated Kris Statlander to retain AEW TBS title; Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay in the Continental Classic final to retain the AEW Continental title; Jon Moxley defeated Orange Cassidy, "Hangman" Adam Page, and Jay White in a four-way match to retain the AEW World title. > OKADA WINS THE CONTINENTAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT - Kazuchika Okada won the second Continental Classic tournament, retaining the title after a final match against Will Ospreay. Okada, who was the runner up of the blue league, defeated Ricochet, who won the gold league, in the semi final while Ospreay, who was the gold league runner up, defeated Kyle Fletcher, who won the blue league, in the other semi final. Okada finished the tournament with 10 points, winning against Shelton Benjamin, Mark Briscoe, and The Beast Mortos, while losing against Kyle Fletcher and drawing against Daniel Garcia. Ospreay was on nine points at the end of the tournament, winning against Claudio Castagnoli, Brodie King, and Komander, while losing to Darby Allin and Ricochet. The Japanese star originally won the Continental title in March of this year, defeating the inaugural Continental Classic winner Eddie Kingston. > KENNY OMEGA RETURNS - Former AEW World champion Kenny Omega made his return on AEW television at the Worlds End pay-per-view. This was his first appearance since May when he was attacked by The Elite. Omega was introduced by Christopher Daniels after Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay in the Continental Classic final. Standing at the top of the stage, Daniels said he would normally come down to the ring and present Okada with the title, but effective immediately, he was no longer an EVP for AEW. "But he is," Daniels said, as Omega's music hit the speakers to a big pop from the crowd. The man known as The Cleaner then came down to the ring and presented Okada with the Continental Classic title, had a stare down and Omega then left the ring. Omega will return to the ring on January 5 at the Wrestle Dynasty show, a show promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling along with AEW, ROH, Stardom, and CMLL. You can see his return at https://www.wrestling

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Friday, December 27, 2024 Issue #7443 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Last episode of Rampage tonight. Kinda crazy to think CM Punk made his debut on this show and now a few years later, it's over! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > AEW BIDS FAREWELL TO RAMPAGE TONIGHT - After a total of 177 episodes, Rampage is bidding farewell tonight with its final episode as the show was not picked up as part of the latest AEW media rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. The show launched on August 13 2021, four months after AEW announced Rampage as its second weekly show which would air on Friday nights at 10PM ET. Its debut came from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 740,000 fans watching live with a main event of Kenny Omega vs Christian Cage for the Impact World title. But perhaps its biggest episode was the following week, titled The First Dance, which saw the return of CM Punk at a sold out United Center in Chicago. 1.12 million fans tuned in and that was the only time the show did over a million viewers. Unfortunately over the years, ratings for Rampage took a nose dive and AEW started treating it more as a filler, rather than putting must-see matches. In its debut year, the show averaged 608,429 viewers and a 0.25 rating in 18-49. In 2022, it dropped to an average of 463,519 weekly viewers and a 0.15 rating in 18-49. 2023 was even worse, with average of 377,385 throughout the year and a 0.11 rating in 18-49. Excluding tonight's final episode, the 2024 average dropped to 297,667 viewers and a 0.10 rating in 18-49, with the show doing record lows this year alone. While Punk's episode in 2021 was the most-watched of the entire series, the November 1, 2024 episode will hold the record of the least-watched Rampage ever, with just 172,000 viewers tuning in and a 0.05 rating in 18-49. > FINAL RAMPAGE CARD - Rampage's final show will air tonight at 10PM ET on TNT, a broadcast which was taped last weekend at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The New Year's Smash themed episode will feature four matches, with ROH champion Chris Jericho vs Anthony Bowens, AEW Tag Team champions Private Party vs Leo Sparrow and Alec Quest, Thunder Rosa vs Leila Grey, and Hook vs Nick Wayne. This is the 177th episode of the Rampage series and after tonight, AEW will go back to two shows - Dynamite and Collision - unless another one is announced in the new year. > ROCK 'N' ROLL EXPRESS RETURNING TO AEW FOR TWO SHOWS - AEW today announced that Hall of Famers Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson of the Rock 'n' Roll Express will be appearing at two upcoming television shows in January. The duo will be showing up at the Collision on January 4 live from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Dynamite on January 22 live from the Knoxville Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. This will not be their first time on AEW television as the former champions have already appeared in the past, doing angles with Santana and Ortiz and FTR several years ago. They still occasionally wrestle on the indie circuit and make regular appearances at

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===================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE : mailto:[email protected] ===================================================================== _ _____ ___ ___ _____ _ ___ _ _ ___ \ \ / / _ \ __/ __|_ _| | |_ _| \| |/ __| \ \/\/ /| / _|\__ \ | | | |__ | || .` | (_ | \_/\_/ |_|_\___|___/ |_| |____|___|_|\_|\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ / _ \| \| | | |_ _| \| | __| | (_) | .` | |__ | || .` | _| \___/|_|\_|____|___|_|\_|___| _ _ _____ _____ _ ___ _____ _____ ___ ___ | \| | __\ \ / / __| | | __|_ _|_ _| __| _ \ | .` | _| \ \/\/ /\__ \ |__| _| | | | | | _|| / |_|\_|___| \_/\_/ |___/____|___| |_| |_| |___|_|_\ ==================================================== Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Issue #7441 ==================================================== Visit our website at http://www.wrestling-online.com ==================================================== //->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR Not the super news day that I thought it would be. So here it goes Ho! Ho! Ho! ======================================================== //->> NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE Web version at http://www.wrestling-online.com/ > CM PUNK AT NETFLIX NFL GAME - WWE Superstar CM Punk showed up at the Steelers vs Chiefs NFL pre-game show on Netflix on Christmas Day to promote the upcoming WWE move to the streaming giant. Punk, in a dark three-piece suit and blue tie, said just like the football world is excited to be on Netflix, he and WWE are also excited to be part of the Netflix family come January 6. "I think we have a tremendous global reach that’s only going to be compounded by being on Netflix, and that’s going to reach a lot of people," Punk said. "I’m very excited!" The Miz was also one of the celebrities who wished Netflix viewers happy holidays during the pre-show, followed by a new Raw commercial. Netflix is airing their first two NFL games today as part of their expansion into live broadcasting, with the Christmas Gameday graphic taking over the Netflix front page worldwide. > BECKY LYNCH FEATURED IN NEW RAW ON NETFLIX COMMERCIAL - Before CM Punk appeared on the panel to promote WWE's move to Netflix earlier today, a new Raw commercial aired which showed Becky Lynch. The new commercial, which was filmed several weeks ago during a busy day with several WWE Superstars on hand, offered a quick glimpse of Lynch, wearing all black, with a graphic of a goat and GOAT on the back as she looked at the camera in a menacing look. Lynch has not been part of the WWE roster since her final match at the end of May against Liv Morgan on Raw. Her contract ran out on June 1 and opted not to re-sign with the company at the time. During her time away, Lynch joined the cast of the new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series which will air on Paramount+ next year. She is credited under her real name of Rebecca Quin in the series. The commercial also featured Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Gunther, Liv Morgan, Bayley, Bianca Belair, and others. You can see the new commercial at https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/becky-lynch-featured-in-brand-new-raw-on-netflix-commercial/. > EDDY THROPE ADDED TO NXT TITLE MATCH AT NEW YEAR'S EVIL - Following the controversial ending of last week's NXT championship match which ended in a double pin, Eddy Thorpe will get another crack at the title at the New Year's Evil show. The original match between Williams and Iron Survivor Challenge Oba Femi is now a triple threat match which also includes Thorpe now. The match was announced last night on NXT, with Williams agreeing to turn this into a triple threat and NXT General Manager Ava making an appearance to sign off on it. The segment ended with all three in the ring brawling and eventually Femi standing tall over both Williams and Thorpe, holding up the NXT title above his shoulder. NXT New Year's Evil show will take place on January 7 on CW and will stream live on Netflix for international subscribers. > TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS QUIETLY GOES AWAY - Christmas is here and one WWE broadcast which was synonymous wi