I don\u2019t expect more than a few more weeks of this format of Observers. <\/em><\/p>\nWWE grossed $930,160,000 and turned a $98,719,000 profit in 2018, both company records. Last year the company set a revenue record of $800,959,000 and turned a $32,116,000 profit.<\/p>\n
Pedro Morales, best known for his three-year run as WWWF champion from 1971-73, passed away on 2\/12 at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, NJ, where he had been hospitalized for two weeks. He was 78 and had been battling Parkinson\u2019s Disease for several years.<\/p>\n
NJPW New\u00a0Beginnings: As a legit shoot, while NJPW almost always sells out Edion Arena for big shows, they comped less and opened up more seats so this number was the highest since the 2015 show headlined by Hiroshi Tanhashi vs. A.J. Styles.<\/p>\n
UFC 234 – Chaos erupted the day of UFC 234, the first UFC pay-per-view offering of 2019, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, causing dramatic change unheard of when it comes to UFC pay-per-view events.<\/p>\n
It is now official that Kenny has signed with AEW.<\/p>\n
Mustafa Ali’s eyeball got busted open and really messed up after a Garvin stomp by Randy Orton on SD Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Dwayne Johnson said he was the first choice to host the Oscars this year. But he said he couldn\u2019t make it work due to the timing of shooting the Jumanji sequel.<\/p>\n
Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa’i) will be making an appearance on a Nickelodeon series next month.<\/p>\n
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WWE
\nSmackDown tonight will be at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The key segment tonight will name Daniel Bryan\u2019s opponent for Fastlane. The Miz will also issue a \u201cpublic apology\u201d after he and Shane McMahon lost the SmackDown tag team titles to the Usos on Sunday.
\nJohnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Aleister Black and Ricochet have been moved to the main roster section of WWE.com.
\nRikishi on Instagram hinted about the Usos possibly becoming free agents soon.
\nCharlotte\u2019s arm is not looking great after taking crutch shots from Becky Lynch on Sunday.
\nPro Wrestling
\nCMLL is heading back to Televisa on Canal 9, taking AAA\u2019s old time slot on Saturday afternoons. The first show, which will air matches from the upcoming 2\/22 event, will air on 3\/2 at 2 p.m. There will be more information regarding the move on CMLL’s talk show Informa tomorrow.
\nIt was also announced that Tetsuya Naito will be heading back to CMLL\u00a0on 3\/29.
\nAdditional tickets for Double or Nothing that were initially held for production went on sale and sold out today. Cody Rhodes noted that it\u2019s possible they\u2019ll free up more space as they make production changes.
\nAll Elite Wrestling\u2019s Twitter account congratulated Billy Gunn on being part of the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame class with D-Generation X. Gunn is working for AEW as a producer.
\nThe Sporting News interviewed The Young Bucks about the launch of AEW.
\nThe Hart Foundation will defend their MLW Tag Team titles against MJF & Richard Holliday at Intimidation Games in Cicero, Illinois on March 2.
\nMLW announced that they\u2019ll be returning to Cicero on July 6.
\nThe NWA uploaded Nick Aldis\u2019 title defense against PJ Black from ROH.
\nDon Frye and Keiji Muto recently visited Yoshihiro Takayama in the hospital.<\/p>\n
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UFC\/MMA
\nAccording to Cris Cyborg\u2019s manager Audie Attar, she is looking to lock down a new contract and fight at UFC 237 on May 11. \u201cThe hopes are we can get a new deal done with the UFC, but time will tell on whether that is achievable or not,\u201d Attar said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t received any official fight offer but she would love to fight in her hometown. We\u2019ve had some soft discussions about her next fight and her future. She\u2019d love to fight for the UFC.\u201d
\nStipe Miocic is still gunning for a title rematch against Daniel Cormier, noting that\u00a0UFC 236 still doesn\u2019t have a main event.
\nPaul Felder was hoping to be released from the hospital today after suffering a collapsed lung during his fight against James Vick, but manager Brian Butler says that they are keeping him in the hospital in order to run more tests.
\nDaniel Straus, who hasn\u2019t fought in Bellator since a 2017 motorcycle accident, will reportedly return next month to face Shane Kruchten in a lightweight bout.<\/p>\n
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