Sean Rueter
Producer
Bleeding Black & Gold, Behind Enemy Lines Cageside Seats Producer
Raw’s numbers take big drops against NBA Finals, still top cable
On June 12, WWE had its worst Monday night numbers since their last head-to-head with the NFL. That’ll happen when 13 million+ people are watching basketball.
Alicia Fox returning to wrestling for Booker T’s promotion
Reality of Wrestling’s July 15 show will also feature WWE NXT’s Trick Williams.
It was Kenny Omega’s turn to dunk on Disco Inferno
The WCW veteran gets loud with his critical takes about modern wrestling, which has led to AEW stars firing off some strong responses over the years. Here’s the latest.
Kofi Kingston provides an update on his recovery from ankle surgery
The former WWE champ’s been sidelined since March, but as he gets ready to spend the weekend with his New Day brothers he shared a bit about his status for a pro wrestling return.
Tony Khan on fan reaction to CM Punk’s return & a Collision roster split
It’s a big week for AEW, and their head honcho is on the media trail promoting their upcoming shows. He’s not giving away too much (especially about behind the scenes drama & politics), but his promoter-ly answers on a couple hot topics are interesting.
Drew McIntyre announced for first WWE appearance since WrestleMania
He’ll be the company’s ambassador at the Special Olympics in Berlin next week. A one off for a good cause, or a sign the two-time WWE champ’s talks with the company are going well and he could return soon?
Bianca Belair says goodbye to the Raw Women’s championship
After it became the WWE Women’s title last Friday, the longest reigning champion in the belt’s history reflected on what it meant to her.
AEW fires BJ Whitmer after domestic violence arrest
The former Ring of Honor Tag champ had been working for AEW as a coach & producer since 2019, but was terminated after a report of his arrest on strangulation and burglary charges earlier this month.
Without Reigns & against NBA, SmackDown’s ratings down but still strong
Given the differences between the two Fridays, no one expected WWE to maintain the previous week’s massive numbers on June 9. They didn’t, but the show still did well — beating everything on television except NBA Finals coverage.
Rampage’s numbers down for third straight week
AEW was up against the NBA Finals on June 9, but they & TNT were probably hoping for better results than this now that the show’s been back in its regular timeslot for three weeks.