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THE ROUND-UP

The Latest from the F4W Staff

NEWS

Jinder Mahal to defend his WWE title against Kevin Owens in India
ROH Global Wars Buffalo live results: The Elite cuts a promo on WWE
Impact Wrestling results: Moose and Stephan Bonnar invade ATT

AUDIO

WOL: WWE vs. Bullet Club, WWE and Conor McGregor, Robbie E interview, more! 10/13
B&V&G: NXT, Lucha Underground, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more! 10/13
WOR: Ted DiBiase talks The Price of Fame and more! 10/12

We’re looking for reports on tonight WWE Raw show in Saskatoon, tonight’s NXT show in Orlando and tonight’s ROH show in Pittsburgh to [email protected].

We’ll be doing one poll this weekend, which will be for the Sunday ROH show in Chicago, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected].

ROH FROM PITTSBURGH TONIGHT (if you are a ringside member)

Kenny King vs. Punishment Martinez vs. Adam Page vs. Josh Woods vs. Kushida vs. Matt Taven and if someone pins King they can an immediate TV title match
Mark Briscoe vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Jay Lethal vs. Jay White
Chuckie T & Baretta vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian
Minoru Suzuki vs. Silas Young
Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. War Machine non-title
Chris Sabin & Ales Shelley vs. Young Bucks vs. Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan for ROH tag titles
Cody & Kenny Omega & Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay & Yoshi-Hashi & Toru Yano

NEW JAPAN WORLD PRO WRESTLING AT 8 P.M. TONIGHT ON AXS TV

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito in the A block finals

LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE AT 9 P.M. TONIGHT ON AXS TV FROM THE COMERCIA THEATRE IN PHOENIX

Nick Chasteen vs. Keoni Diggs
Cory Sandhagen vs. Randy Steinke
LaRue Burley vs. Maycon Mandonca
MacKenzie Dern vs. Mandy Polk
Joey Miolla vs. Vinicius Zani
Matthew Fincu vs. Curtis Millender

CMLL FROM ARENA MEXICO AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME

Esfinge & Drone vs. Raziel & Cancerbero
Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja & Stuka Jr. vs. Gran Guerrero & Rey Bucanero & Luciferno
Valiente vs. Pierroth
Marco Corleone & Diamante Azul & Kraneo vs. Rush & Ultimo Guerrero & Euforia
Leyenda de Plata elimination match: Caristico, Mistico, Volador Jr., Dragon Lee, Soberano Jr., Guerrero Maya Jr., Titan, The Panther, Mephisto, Cavernario, Negro Casas, Sanson, Forastero, Virus, Puma and Tiger

Saturday we’ll be looking for reports from ROH in Columbus, OH and WWE in Regina, Saskatchewan to [email protected].

ROH FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO SATURDAY AT 4:30 P.M. (if you are a ringside member)

Sumie Sakai vs. Holidead
Josh Woods vs. Shane Taylor
Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser non-title
Jay Lethal vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. Jay White & Jonathan Gresham
Minoru Suzuki & Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer vs. Will Ospreay & Toru Yano & Yoshi-Hashi
Kenny Omega & Young Bucks vs. Flip Gordon & Chuckie T & Baretta
Cody vs. Kushida for ROH title

EVOLVE ON SATURDAY AT 6 P.M. FROM QUEENS, NY

Darby Allin vs. Jarek 1:20
Tracy Williams vs. Fred Yehi
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jake
Matt Riddle vs. Keith Lee for WWN title in a last man standing match

RIZIN IPPV FROM FUKUOKA, JAPAN AT 1 A.M. EASTERN TIME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

Frank Shamrock vs. Kazushi Sakuraba grappling match

Sunday we’re looking for reports from WWE in Yakima, WA.

EVOLVE ON SUNDAY AT 6 P.M. FROM EAST HAVEN, CT

Keith Lee vs. Darby Allin
Matt Riddle vs. Fred Yehi
Zack Sabre Jr. Vs. Tracy Williams for the Evolve title

ROH IPPV FROM CHICAGO SUNDAY AT 7 P.M. EASTERN TIME

Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser vs. Chuckie T & Baretta
Toru Yano vs. Colt Cabana
Kushida & Cheeseburger vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian
Jay Lethal & Mark Briscoe & Kenny King vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Will Ospreay vs. Flip Gordon non-title
Marty Scurll vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Cody & Young Bucks & Hangman Page vs. Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley & Jay White & Jonathan Gresham
Kenny Omega vs. Yoshi-Hashi for U.S. title

Raw is Monday night in Portland, OR, with Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a cage match as the main event on Raw.

Smackdown and 205 Live will be on Tuesday from Seattle, with Dolph Ziggler vs. Bobby Roode.

FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY: Figure Four Weekly 10/9/2017: Recapping WWE Hell in a Cell 

With WWE having an annual pay-per-view built around multiple Hell in a Cell matches, it’s only natural that they mostly just become standard matches that are surrounded by a roofed cage. But that wasn’t the case at this year’s PPV. Sunday night’s show was bookended by two great Hell in a Cell matches where the structure was essential in telling the story that was going on in the ring.

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WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: October 16, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Hell in a Cell review, Tokyo Dome main event, more

A look at the WWE booking coming out of Hell in a Cell is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Look at the business of the show, update on Neville, other changes on Raw this week, a look at the upcoming shows, as well as a look at match-by-match coverage of Hell in a Cell with business notes, star ratings and poll results.

Read about New Japan coming out of King of Pro Wrestling, the next shows on New Japan World, the direction it looks like things are going as well as match-by-match coverage of King of Pro Wrestling with star ratings, interest levels and poll results.

This issue contains updates on the Brock Lesnar contract situation, the Ric Flair 30 for 30 special and how there are two specials that night on wrestlers from the 80s and 90s, more on what happened with Jimmy Jacobs, update on Dwayne Johnson, the Vince McMahon movie, Conor McGregor and WWE, Ronda Rousey and WWE, Miz hosting a TV show, Nikki Bella Dancing with the Stars notes, weird coincidence of tragedies, Bret Hart talks Eric Bischoff, new WWE Network series, and UK ratings.

Coverage of UFC 216, the plight of Demetrious Johnson, the business notes on the show, some very surprising numbers, the direction things are going, plus poll results and match-by-match coverage, as well as pay for each of the fighters on the card, in this issue.

Read about the Santino Marella/Jim Cornette story, how it got started and everything thathappened this weekend between the two of them.

Have a look at summer business comparisons to see how WWE, ROH and Impact are doing as compared with the previous year in various categories.

Look at details on the ratings for all the national shows over the past week, including breakdown of who was watching all of the WWE shows.

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WON BACK ISSUE: September 18, 2000 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Raw/Nitro ratings war, NJPW vs. AJPW, more  

In what was the most significant, and closest Monday night ratings race so far this year, a heavily criticized edition of Nitro on 9/11 scored the highest rating for the show in its regular opposed format since 1/10 and the closest margin between the two shows since 12/20. Nitro finished with a 3.20 rating (3.47 first hour; 2.93 second hour) and a 4.8 share. Raw did a 5.90 rating (5.36 first hour; 6.38 second hour) and an 8.9 share.

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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE

Notes on the Ric & Charlotte Flair book signing in Atlanta yesterday from WXIA-TV. (thanks to Richard McDonald)
The New Jersey Devils will host WWE Night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ for their game with the  Edmonton Oilers on 11/9. There will be WWE talent at the game.
Squared Circle Sirens reported that Madison Rayne has been training at the Performance Center. She is no longer with TNA as she was one of those let go due to cutbacks.
2K today announced that “WWE 2K18, the newest addition to the flagship WWE video game franchise, is now available worldwide to Early Access customers for the PlayStation® computer entertainment system and Xbox One. WWE 2K18 delivers an unrivaled combination of authenticity, realism and action-packed gameplay in a simulation-based WWE video game experience, including the largest roster of WWE and NXT® Superstars in franchise history; extensive new options in Creation Suite and Universe Mode; the choice to be a Company Man or Fan Favorite in MyCAREER Mode; the franchise debut of Road to Glory Mode; as well as a host of substantial gameplay additions and enhancements.”
UFC
Jesse Taylor has been officially suspended for one year for an 8/22 out of competition positive test for Clomiphene. He will be eligible to return on September 13, 2018.
MISCELLANEOUS
House of Hardcore announced a WrestleMania week show on the Saturday before at The Sugar Mill.
Tony Mamaluke and Frightmare have been added to the 10/22 Welterweight Wrestling 2 show on iPPV from Cleveland. Matches announced are Ace Perry vs. Gory, Anthony Henry vs. Jason Kincaid and Gavin Glass vs. Sonny Kiss.
H20 Blood Money on 10/20 in Williamstown, NJ at the Old Time Wrestling Arena featuring Shane Doug
Big Time Wrestling on 11/3 in Daytona Beach, FL with Kevin Nash, Tommy Dreamer, Flex Armstrong, Hurricane Helms, The Patriot, Amber Nova and Devon Dudley’s twin sons.
SCW tonight in Iowa City, IA at the Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon features former Iowa football player Steve Manders vs. Joe Acer.
CWE on 11/30 in Stony Mountain, Manitoba at the Rec Center.
The Warlord and Tony Atlas will appear for CWE on 11/24 in Winnipeg at Rookie’s Sports Bar.
AV Club talks to Joe Koff of ROH.
Kevin Sullivan has a three-hour seminar tomorow in Waynesboro, VA. The price is $50 and limited to the first 25 people.
Matt Cross won the IWA heavyweight title on a show earlier today in Sydney, Australia in the company’s final show of 2017. (thanks to Angus Bray)
Dynamo Pro Wrestling on 10/28 in St. Louis at the Concordia-Turners Gym in St. Louis on 10/29 at Four Hands Stadium at the Four Hands Brewery in St. Louis.
Underground Wrestling on Saturday in Akron, OH at 4 p.m. at Lock 3 Park.
NFC tonight at Center Stage in Atlanta for a 14-fight MMA show headlined by Joe Elmore vs. Brandon Longano and Josh Blyden vs. Lawson McClure. Evander Holyfield will be attending the show.
Glory has a big show from Guangzhou, China which will air from 6 a.m. Eastern time Saturday morning until 9 a.m. on UFC Fight Pass for free. Then at 9 a.m. Eastern time the remainder of the show will move to ESPN 3.  Rico Verhoeven, the best heavyweight kickboxer in the world, is to face Antonio Silva, who has never had a kickboxing match and has been knocked out far too many times of late in MMA fights.

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