Below are some top WWE & AEW news stories of the day:
– According to the Wrestling Observer, below are the top 5 merchandise sellers in WWE for last week:
1. Roman Reigns
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. nWo
4. Eddie Guerrero
5. Cody Rhodes
Austin noted in a recent interview that the royalty from his Austin 3:16 T-Shirts have amounted to 8 figures by now.
In 1998, Austin made $12 million from merch royalty alone.
– WWE has announced the following 3 matches for next week’s SmackDown:
Bayley vs. Shotzi (If Shotzi wins, she will replace Bayley in the Women’s Money In The Bank 2023 Ladder Match)
Baron Corbin vs. Cameron Grimes
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs. NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn in a Title Unification Match
– Official theme song for AEW Collision is “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting” by Sir Elton John.
You can watch the intro below:
This is the official intro for AEW Collision. pic.twitter.com/1BKB8lhvqd
— Pro Wrestling Clips – WWE, AEW, ECW, WCW (@MagazinePics) June 17, 2023
– Commentary Team for AEW Collision will be Jim Ross, Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuiness.
– July 4th episode of NXT will not be LIVE. It will get taped either on June 27th or 28th.
– Monday’s RAW drew 1.60 million viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from last week’s 1.83 million viewers with a 0.56 rating.
– Tuesday’s NXT drew 581,000 viewers with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from last week’s 615,000 viewers with a 0.17 rating.
– Wednesday’s Dynamite drew 832,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from last week’s 903,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating.
WATCH: Kelly Kelly Takes Off Her Pants: