New AEW House Rules Dates, Nick Khan On The Success Of Monday Night Raw, More | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update for Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
– AEW has announced two new house show dates for June 2 and 3 in Tupelo, Mississippi and Huntsville, Alabama, respectively.
Two new AEW House Rules shows announcement via the Control Center:
June 2: Tupelo, Mississippi
June 3: Huntsville, Alabama pic.twitter.com/4FtwQ3TcPS— Drainmaker –️ — (@DrainBamager) April 19, 2023
– Nick Khan recently spoke during day one of the CAA World Congress of Sports (via Sports Business Journal), commenting on the success of Monday Night Raw, FOX wanting more live TV, and feeling WWE’s sponsorship numbers should be better.
“It’s the highest-rated show on USA, times three,” he said of “Raw” on Monday nights. “Our belief is USA wants to keep it that way. … For Fox, they want more live. They want more on scripted. You saw what they did with the Big Ten. We think those are all good indicators for us.” A number to remember from Khan: 40%. That’s the percentage of the WWE audience that are women. “Our sales and sponsorship numbers should be far bigger than what they are.”
– WWE Friday Night SmackDown corespondent Megan Morant ran the Boston Marathon in under three hours.
Friday Night SmackDown corespondent Megan Morant ran the Boston Marathon in a blistering 2:59:06 on a chilly Monday afternoon.
Morant is no stranger to the New England area, having worked as a broadcaster for the New England Patriots as well as a digital correspondent with the Big East basketball conference and Cape Cod Baseball League. Morant even had Sheamus accompany her in some pre-marathon training with some Heartbreak Hill sprints for “Celtic Warrior Workouts.”
– Fightful Select recently released an update on Bobby Roode.
– Fuego Del Sol provided an injury update on Twitter.
Cast comes off today! Coming back with such a vengeance that they’ll remember this as a defining moment in the movies they make about me one day. Remember this tweet.
— Currently Injured Fuego (@FuegoDelSol) April 19, 2023
Cast OFF! Walking boot on. Rehab twice a week begins. Appointment May 17th and depending on how well I’ve healed determines when the screw in my foot comes out and the timetable of my return. The grind back starts TODAY! pic.twitter.com/3phRcApV96
— Currently Injured Fuego (@FuegoDelSol) April 19, 2023
– Updated list of subjects for Dark Side of the Ring Season 4:
* Abdullah the Butcher
* Mike Awesome
* Bam Bam Bigelow
* Chris Candido & Tammy Sytch
* Marty Jannetty
* Magnum TA
* The Sandman
* Adrian Adonis
Those interviewed include Mick Foley, Jim Cornette, Terry Funk, Taz and Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
– Trial for Tammy Sytch (Sunny) on charges of DUI manslaughter is set to begin the week of September 18. Sytch is facing one count of DUI manslaughter (a third degree felony), one count of causing death while operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license (a third degree felony), four counts of DUI causing injury to a person, and three counts of DUI causing damage to property. The charges stem from a traffic collision last year that caused the death of Julian Lasseter in Ormond Beach.
– Matthew Rehwoldt is available for bookings and may still have a few bumps left on his bump card.
– Veda Scott is also available for bookings.
I’m Veda Scott —
I am a pro wrestling commentator!
Yes I am very much a free agent
Yes I want to call all the wrestling I canCommentary, interviews, hosting – if your event needs a little more Veda…let’s work together! ——
(thank you thank you for the support & RTs) pic.twitter.com/vAc7UsOB02
— Veda Scott (@itsvedatime) April 19, 2023
– AEW will start a pre-sale on April 20 for the upcoming return to Chicago on June 21 at the Wintrust arena. The ticket pre-sale starts at 10:00 am local time and will have the pre-sale code SINCH3
– Fans can check out the top moments from the April 18 episode of WWE NXT by clicking here.
– Molly Holly will be a Wrestling Revolver on May 6 for a meet & greet.
– Rhea Ripley commented on the possibility of Buddy Matthews returning to WWE.