The following ratings have all been taken from the August 25, 2025, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. CMLL SUPER VIERNES AUGUST 15 – MJF (c) vs Zandokan Jr (CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship): ***.75 NJPW G1 CLIMAX 35 DAY 18 AUGUST 16 – EVIL vs Yota Tsuji (G1 Climax 35 Semi Final: **5 Zack […]
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The new era of WWE PLEs has CM Punk excited. On September 20, ESPN becomes the exclusive U.S. domestic home of all WWE PLEs, with CNBC reporting that the network will pay an average of $325 million per year for five years. During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, CM Punk shared his thoughts on
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This Sunday’s Forbidden Door could mark the last appearance of Will Ospreay for a while. Last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite saw Will Ospreay reveal that he wasn’t medically cleared to compete at this Sunday’s AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door, hence requesting a Lights Out Steel Cage Match at the show. During this in-ring promo, Ospreay heavily
Rhodes believes parts of his story are not his to tell just yet. The road to Cody Rhodes becoming a two-time WWE Champion has been long and winding. Having started in WWE at a young age as the son of Dusty Rhodes, Cody left to find himself across promotions such as New Japan Pro Wrestling
The Street Profits aren’t planning on going their separate ways anytime soon. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, collectively known as The Street Profits, have been a mainstay across NXT and WWE’s tag team divisions since 2016, with many fans having long wondered if the pair will ever eventually split. The pair have publicly fought against
‘The Man’ would much rather be the bad guy than the fan favourite. On the episode of Monday Night RAW immediately following WrestleMania 41, Becky Lynch turned heel by attacking Lyra Valkyria after the pair lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. Speaking to Cody Rhodes on the latest edition of What Do You Wanna
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Could Chris Jericho be on his way back to WWE in the coming months? Chris Jericho has been absent from in-ring action since AEW Dynasty back on April 6th, with a report from Fightful Select last month noting that the former AEW World Champion’s contract with the promotion is up at the end of 2025.
Doubts remain over the pair’s status as free agents. As revealed by the man himself during an interview with Ariel Helwani, Karrion Kross’s WWE contract expired on August 10th, with the same to be said for his real-life partner Scarlett. Despite multiple signs pointing towards Kross’ WWE exit being legitimate, significant doubts remain amongst fans,
WWE are tying down the lucha libre promotion’s roster ahead of TripleMania XXXIII. Since WWE’s acquisition of AAA on April 19th, the cross-promotional appearances have been frequent between the two companies as WWE look to establish AAA as the premier lucha libre promotion in Mexico. In today’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer
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The second-generation talent will remain in AEW for the foreseeable future. Hook has been absent from in-ring action since the April 9th edition of AEW Dynamite, with many fans having questioned his contract status with the company during this period. Fightful Select have now revealed that Hook re-signed with AEW at some point last year,
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