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July 31, 2023 Observer Newsletter: WWE SummerSlam card takes shape, questions surround AEW All In

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Match of the week and performer of the weekSummerSlam preview, records that will be set, records that are in jeopardy and moreUpdate on the card including notes about matches not yet announcedUpdate on ticket salesPreview of Great American Bash and next NXT major eventGable Steveson's decision, his debut, what his decision really is and what wasn't true in his anglePreview to AEW in Wembley StadiumWhat angles are being done and what is amazing about the buildTicket sales and will they outsell Hogan vs. Andre at WrestleMania III before announcing the first matchLots of AEW booking updatesFull coverage of the G-1 tournament, standings, matches left, Okada vs. Ospreay, what young guys are doing well and what aren'tHow business is doing so farRing of Honor Death Before Dishonor coverage, business notes, PPVCoverage of UFC at the O2 Arena in London, update on the heavyweight divisionDDT runs biggest show of the yearA look at the carer of Tommy SieglerThe most detailed look at ratings for the past weekHow wrestling shows did in the weekly standings and each nightSegment-by-segment numbers and comparisons with one year agoRobbery of the box office at a major promotion showCMLL Anniversary show updateWorld Gran Prix participants announcedKonnan talks TripleMania Mexico City main eventDay one of the Five-Star Grand PrixStardom upcoming shows including a multi-title show featuring New Japan belt and a legends showKing of Gate updateNOAH match with fastest fan club advance in historyHogan getting marriedSenate honors legendary wrestlers and how this differs from the U.S.Lots of news on the Mildred Burke movie including pro wrestling personalities involvedLio Rush injury updateIndie show has tickets sold to people from 32 countriesImpact does surprisingly well on PPVNotes on Rush signing with AEWUpdate on AEW injuriesTicket sales for upcoming WWE and AEW shows including WWE PPV shows, AEW PPVs shows and Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe StadiumInternational TV ratingsA look in detail at the largest MMA show rating of the year and it wasn't from UFC, and how many of its viewers watch UFCPeacock bleeding money and its futureWWE injury updatesWWE Royal Rumble newsWWE signings talkBig match being teasedNew names for WWE talentRundown of all the WWE weekend house shows

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Monday UpdateWWEThe company donated $20,000 to three Detroit youth groups ahead of Saturday’s SummerSlam.WWE is also auctioning off a WWE Championship title signed by WWE stars and Detroit Lions football players.The full segment featuring Roman Reigns from today’s First Take on ESPN.Carmella spoke to Fox News about walking down the catwalk during Miami Swim Week while pregnant.LA Knight was on KHOU-11 to preview this weekend’s SummerSlam event. He also did media for PIX11 and FOX 2 in Detroit.Matches added to WWE’s YouTube page today include Sheamus vs. Damian Priest from SummerSlam 2021, King Booker vs. Batista from SummerSlam 2006, and Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns from SummerSlam 2022. Actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. spoke about being a fan of Roman Reigns in an interview with The Athletic.Carmelo Hayes celebrates a birthday today.AEWAEW Games thanked fans on X following its one-month launch anniversary. "AEW: Fight Forever celebrated its one-month launch anniversary last Saturday! On behalf of the teams at @AEW and @THQNordic, we wanted to extend a THANK YOU FOR PLAYING to our passionate community. Your FUN is our TOP priority and we're listening to all of the feedback you've provided! The dev team at YUKE's Co. Ltd. is working tirelessly to continuously improve the Fight Forever experience with future updates and new content releases. Stay tuned to @AEWGames for all OFFICIAL announcements regarding updates and content in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!"Screenrant has an interview with Danhausen and Brody King from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. AEW has a video package of all of the debuts and title changes on AEW Dynamite in 2019 and 2020 ahead of the show's 200th episode on Wednesday.Samoa Joe spoke to PopCulture about his role in Peacock’s Twisted Metal series.Ruby Soho did a virtual autograph signing.Other WrestlingPWInsider reported that Tammy Sytch will face trial for her DUI manslaughter charge on August 21. It had originally been set for September 18, but was moved up several weeks.Schon! has a photoshoot and interview with Trinity Fatu.Stephen Amell clarified comments regarding his opposition to the SAG-AFTRA strike on his Facebook page.Heels brought in 48,000 overnight viewers for its second season debut on July 28. That is significantly down from season 1's finale, which did 81,000.Francesco Akira will be making his debut for GCW on September 1 in Chicago.Nick Gage and the Second Gear Crew are heading to GCW's events in Germany in September.Maki Itoh vs. B33CA has been added to GCW's August 20 event in Atlantic City.