Welcome to SEScoops: the Daily Drop, your go-to for the latest news and rumors in wrestling for Wednesday, March 13. A lot of things changed in the past 24 hours, so let’s take a look.
Days until WrestleMania 40: 24
Tonight is AEW Dynamite Big Business, and AEW fans are expecting Mercedes Mone’s debut for the company. That being said, expect updates as we get closer to the big Boston show, and afterward.
WWE:
– John Cena is not locked in for WrestleMania 40 yet. I was told that they are still working on him. For what it’s worth, James Gunn said that Peacemaker season 2 is slated for the summer, so that probably won’t affect Mania. We will have to see what they can work out.
John Cena's WrestleMania 40 appearance is "still being worked on."
Nothing concrete. Nothing to announce yet.
I also asked if there was any internal reaction to his Oscars streaking stunt, and was told that there wasn't a reaction because they're "too busy. It's WrestleMania…
— Aaron (@AaronVarble) March 12, 2024
– WWE confirmed that SummerSlam 2024 is coming to Cleveland on August 3rd at the Cleveland Browns Stadium.
– The March 11th episode of Monday Night RAW attracted 1.751 million viewers, showing growth from the previous week’s viewership of 1,649,000. Additionally, this week’s show achieved a 0.56 rating in the highly coveted 18-49 demographic, up from last week’s rating of 0.54.
– While making the big SummerSlam announcement, Logan Paul also said that Dave Chappelle, and so many more, will be at the biggest party of the summer in Cleveland.
– Trick Williams seemingly confirmed his relationship with Lash Legend during WWE NXT this week in a very public way.
TRICK WILLIAMS YOU LEGEND!!!@_trickwilliams #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/gS2vaf1vg0
— WWE (@WWE) March 13, 2024
– KSI strangely called himself the Next Shane McMahon. So, take that for what it’s worth.
– Odds are, Gigi Dolin’s character on WWE NXT is about to go through a bit of a change.
– John Cena said he is retiring from in-ring competition at 50-years-old.
WWE NXT 2024 Stand & Deliver Card (So Far):
- Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Tony D’Angelo – Singles match for the NXT Championship
- Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker (c) vs. Tournament Winners – Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Carmelo Hayes vs Trick Williams
AEW:
– As expected, Mercedes Mone has arrived in Boston ahead of AEW Dynamite this week.
– Shelton Benjamin reacted to the reports that he’s talking to AEW. He didn’t say no, but he also didn’t 100% confirm it. Odds are, the former Hurt Business member will find his way to the Land of All Elite.
– CJ Perry said that social media has really been getting her down since the Miro split.
– AEW star Buddy Matthews was shown during WWE RAW alongside Rhea Ripley at UFC 299. They did not name him, but Pat McAfee did ask who Ripley was with. Michael Cole just carried on with the show instead of addressing the former WWE Superstar in the photo.
– During SXSW, Bryan Danielson made it clear that he doesn’t want to win the AEW World Title. He said, ”I’ve had some people ask me or say things to me like, ‘Oh Bryan, you should be champion or you should’ve been champion’ or you should’ve this or you should’ve that and the reality is to me, no, the champions that we’ve had have been great. Hangman (Adam Page) was a great champion, MJF was a great champion and it elevated these younger people to where now these people are stars and you put Hangman on TV now and he draws a rating. You put MJF on TV, he draws a rating. It would be easy to just take stars of the past and make them your champion and make them your top guy. That’s the easy way. It’s much harder to take somebody like MJF who hadn’t been on national television and turn him into a star that draws ratings… That was my bigger goal is to transfer stardom from one generation to another.”
– Sting’s first post-AEW retirement appearance will go down at Galaxy Con on March 16th,
AEW Dynamite Big Business 3/13 Card:
- AEW World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
- The New Elite vs. Pac, Penta, and Eddie Kingston
- Darby Allin vs. Jay White
- Chris Jericho and Hook vs Gates of Agony
- Willow Nightingale vs. Riho, marking
- Mercedes Mone’s Expected AEW Debut in Boston
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events:
- AEW Dynamite: Big Business will be hosted at Boston’s TD Garden on March 13th.
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver is slated for the afternoon of April 6th, just before the start of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.
- WrestleMania XL is set to take place on April 6th and 7th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a two-part event.
- AEW is coming to St. Louis, MO with AEW: Dynasty LIVE on PPV on Sunday, April 21st at Chaifetz Arena
- Backlash France is scheduled for May 4th at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.
- WWE NXT Battleground is booked for May 26th at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, exclusively available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
- WWE Money in the Bank will be held on July 6th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, followed by WWE NXT Heatwave on July 7th at the same venue.
- WWE SummerSlam is taking over Cleveland’s Cleveland Browns Stadium on August 3rd.
- WWE Bash In Berlin is marked for August 31st at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
