Category: F4W/Wrestling Observer: D

  • AEW’s Television Future Still Not Guaranteed Despite Tony Khan’s Positive Talks With David Ellison

    Tony Khan may be feeling pretty good about AEW’s future under Skydance, but that doesn’t mean the company is out of the woods just yet. Despite all the positive talk surrounding AEW’s relationship with David Ellison, Dave Meltzer is warning that nobody actually knows what the new ownership will decide to do with the wrestling…

  • Massive Price Tag for WWE WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia Revealed

    WWE is getting paid some serious money to bring WrestleMania to Saudi Arabia, and the price tag is absolutely insane. We’re not talking about a normal Saudi Arabia payday, either. According to Dave Meltzer, the company is set to collect a whopping $150 million for the event. During the October 18 edition of Wrestling Observer…

  • WWE Pulled Ilja Dragunov From Television After He Refused New Contract

    Ilja Dragunov didn’t just walk away from WWE when his contract expired. WWE apparently stopped putting him on television once it became clear he wasn’t sticking around, and now we know more about what went down behind the scenes. During the October 18 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer broke down Dragunov’s WWE exit…

  • Ilja Dragunov in-ring debut set for next AEW Dynamite

    Ilja Dragunov will be wrestling this Wednesday. During the AEW WrestleDream media scrum, Tony Khan mentioned that Wednesday would be Dragunov’s in-ring debut. Dragunov liked the idea, setting the stage for his first match since April when he competed in the Andre the Giant battle royal prior to WrestleMania 42. Dragunov made his AEW debut…

  • AEW WrestleDream 2026 media scrum notes: Tony Khan on talks with David Ellison, Toni Storm’s status, Kairi Sane

    Notes from the AEW WrestleDream media scrum. Tony Khan, Mercedes Mone, Ilja Dragunov, Bandido, Hangman Page, Brody King, and Will Ospreay all spoke to the media following Saturday’s pay-per-view in Orlando. Here are the highlights. Mercedes Mone Ilja Dragunov The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Will Ospreay Tony Khan

  • Updated AEW WrestleDream betting odds released

    Updated betting odds have been released for AEW WrestleDream. As of press time for this week’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, odds were not available for the Clockwork Carnage match on the show. BetUS has since released figures for the match. Will Ospreay is a -2500 favorite to retain his title in Clockwork Carnage.…

  • Austin Creed teases new video game channel following AEW arrival

    Austin Creed isn’t able to host UpUpDownDown anymore, but he might have another video game-related project in the works. The former Xavier Woods was the face of WWE’s UpUpDownDown gaming channel on YouTube, reaching 2.43 million subscribers before Creed departed the company this May. Now with AEW, Creed spoke with Phid McAwesome at PAX Australia…

  • Update on Naomi’s WWE Return

    WWE has reportedly discussed bringing Naomi back to television, more than a year after she stepped away from the ring following her pregnancy announcement. The post Update on Naomi’s WWE Return appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE &am…

  • Title match added to WWE SmackDown lineup

    A Cruiserweight Championship match is the latest addition to the card for tonight’s WWE SmackDown. WWE has confirmed that Ricky Saints will get his AAA Cruiserweight Championship shot against Rey Fenix on tonight’s SmackDown episode from Sacramento, California. The two have been feuding for a while — and Saints earned another shot at the Cruiserweight…

  • Backstage Update on Roman Reigns’ WWE Schedule Following WrestleMania

    Roman Reigns is expected to maintain his current reduced WWE schedule following WrestleMania rather than move toward semi-retirement, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The post Backstage Update on Roman Reigns’ WWE Schedule Followin…