Weekend Roundup: Erick Rowan Rumored to Have Signed WWE Contract, Natayla WWE Contract Update, 2024 WWE Draft Update, Julia Hart Shoulder Injury Update, Rossy Ogawa Update, Indies

WWE

Indie / Misc

Steve C.

Apr 14, 2024

WWE

East Coast Pro Wrestling announced on Facebook that Erick Rowan has cancelled his upcoming booking with the company due to “new contractual commitments.” It was also announced that Rowan had informed them that he also had cancelled several other upcoming bookings he had with other indie promotions as well for similar reasons. This is usually a sign that someone has recently signed a contract with WWE. Rowan last appeared in WWE on the August 25, 2023 episode of SmackDown which was the Bray Wyatt tribute show.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources stated that Natalya’s contract with WWE is currently set to expire within the “next couple of months.” Sapp reported that it is currently not known if Natayla and WWE officials have held talks yet for a potential new contract.
Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp also reported that those spoken to stated that now former WWE EVP of Talent Dan Ventrelle was blamed for the reason why many talents contracts in WWE have been nearing expiration of late. Those spoken to reportedly stated that they felt that Ventrelle was not an appropriate fit for his position in the company.
WWE announced one new match for the card of this Tuesday’s NXT show at their Performance Center. This new match is a singles match of Thea Hail vs. Tatum Paxley.
As noted before, WWE recently announced that this year’s WWE Draft special will be taking place on the April 26th episode of WWE SmackDown and April 29th episode of WWE RAW. Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that NXT head booker Shawn Michaels recently informed multiple NXT talents that they will be getting called up to WWE’s main roster as part of WWE officials current plans for this year’s WWE Draft. Michaels reportedly informed those NXT talents that is currently not sure which brands they will be getting drafted to. In regards to NXT talents planned for call-ups, it was reported that Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov are both “locked” to be drafted to either RAW or SmackDown. It was reported that Roxanne Perez’s draft status for the WWE Draft is currently not known. It was also reported that WWE officials have also been considering plans for the Tony D’Angelo Family to be called up from NXT and Baron Corbin to make his official return to the main roster for the WWE Draft.
As noted before, Chelsea Green was involved in an incident earlier this month over her being kicked out of the Fairmont Hotel due to staff thinking she was an escort over the way she dressed following a WWE RAW show in Brooklyn, New York. Green provided an update earlier today on Twitter stating that she recently had a talk with the General Manager of Fairmont Hotels who apologized for the treatment she recieved at their hotel earlier this month. Green stated “Just had a really positive conversation with the GM of @FairmontHotels plaza. All I ever wanted was an apology… and that’s exactly what I got. Humility & Humbleness are everything ♥️“
In a recent interview with WWE x Figures podcast, NXT head booker Shawn Michaels gave his thoughts about WWE’s NXT brand entering a new era. Michaels stated “WrestleMania 40, coming off a huge blockbuster weekend for the WWE, and sometimes what might get lost in the shuffle is NXT. Obviously I can’t allow that to happen. So NXT, I have to say I’m very honored and proud to say that we set an all time attendance record 16,545 people in that building. Huge to kick off WrestleMania weekend. Thrilled about everything that’s been going on. Everybody, as you heard last night, talking about a new era in the WWE. That is in fact a true statement. That is a new era, a new time. In NXT, we got a lot more coming down the road. So get ready, buckle up, because we are only getting started.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
WWE filed a trademark for “The Studios at WWE” for media production-related purposes on April 12th to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In a recent interview with The Ringer Wrestling Show podcast, Dominik Mysterio gave his thoughts about being WWE’s Iron Man for 2023 in regards to wrestling the most matches in a year in the company. Mysterio stated “But, honestly, I’m just thankful that the company has the trust in me to be able to go out there and handle business. This August will be my four year anniversary since I’ve debuted, so I haven’t been doing this very long, so the fact that they keep throwing Dom out there and like you said, 106 matches in one year, that sounds crazy. I know back in the day they had two matches on Sunday so they had 200+ matches [in a year], but 106 man, I’m proud of it and I’m thankful that the company has a trust in me to go out there and do my thing.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
NXT talent Je’Von Evans was recently involved in an online racism incident over derogatory and racist comments made by podcaster Kevin Scampoli in a recent episode of his podcast show where he called Evans a slave and not a wrestler during his review of Evan’s NXT debut match. Scampoli stated ”Look at the panic in his face. ‘The director said wrap it up! I’m in trouble.’ This is f**** pathetic. That’s a wrestler to you? Someone who’s scared of a f****** little white dude in a suit, a jew? You’re a slave, not a wrestler. That’s a slave face. You’re deadnaming him Gino, he’s Je’Von Evans him, he’s a slave. He ain’t the free man you fell in love with.” Many wrestlers both within and outside of WWE responded on social media in support of Evans and bashed Scampoli for the comments he made. Following the incident, Evans responded on Twitter thanking everyone for the support they have shown towards him. Evans stated “I Appreciate Everyone For The Support But Let’s Get Back To Work…VENICE, FL!!! I’ll See Ya’ll Tonight For #WWELIVE!! Ya’ll Pullin Up??👀“
Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the demand for tickets on the secondary market for this past Sunday’s WrestleMania 40 Night 2 event featuring the Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship was six times larger than the previous record on Stubhub.
As noted before, this past Sunday’s WWE WrestleMania 40 Night 2 event in Philadelphia featured Cody Rhodes defeating Roman Reigns to become the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Rhodes became the first wrestler in pro wrestling history to win both the WWE, NWA, and ROH World titles in a career.
As noted before, this past Monday’s WWE RAW show in Philadelphia featured WWE setting up a future major match between The Rock and Cody Rhodes that could also potentially be for Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship depending on when The Rock returns. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that WWE officials plans for a The Rock vs. Rhodes match is very much a long-term plan and possibly for next year’s WrestleMania 41 event. Meltzer reported that it is currently not a lock that The Rock will wrestle again this year which could mean that his next match might not be until WrestleMania 41. Meltzer also reported that those spoken to stated that The Rock currently prefers Rhodes to have at least a full year reign as Undisputed WWE Champion for this potential match next year but this is something that has not been locked in as WWE officials’ current plans for Rhodes’ title reign.
As noted before, the April 8th WWE RAW show drew 2,362,000 viewers and a 0.83 key demographic rating. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that RAW’s overall viewership was its largest since the February 17, 2020 show and key demo rating was the largest since the September 20, 2019 show. Meltzer reported that this past Monday’s show also ended up generating the second largest ever 1st to 3rd hour drop in RAW series history and largest ever drop for a regular show. Meltzer reported that this past Monday’s show drop was 32.9% and only behind the December 26, 2022 at 36%.
As noted before, this past Sunday’s WWE WrestleMania 40 Night 2 event in Philadelphia featured Drew McIntyre defeating Seth Rollins to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion only to quickly lose the title following Damian Priest’s successful Money in the Bank cash-in. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that McIntyre is now a five-time World champion but neither WWE nor TNA has ever made any money from tickets sales from McIntyre title defense. Meltzer reported that McIntyre’s prior two WWE title reigns in WWE took place during COVID pandemic when WWE ran empty arena shows while his two TNA World title reigns took place when TNA used to run shows at the Universal Studios which were free for admission.
WWE reportedly drew an attendance of 18,150 for their April 5th SmackDown show in Philadelphia, 16,454 (13,453 WrestleTix) for their April 6th NXT Stand & Deliver 2024 event in Philadelphia, 72,543 (69,652 WrestleTix) for their April 6th WrestleMania 40 Night 1 event in Philadelphia, 72,755 (69,652 WrestleTix) their April 7th WrestleMania 40 Night 2 event in Philadelphia, and 18,436 for their April 8th RAW show in Philadelphia, PA, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
WWE reportedly has sold around 10,608 tickets for their April 15th RAW show in Montreal, Canada, 9,980 tickets for their April 19th SmackDown show in Pittsburgh, PA, 4,067 tickets for their April 21st house show event in Fort Wayne, IN, 7,005 tickets for their April 22nd RAW show in Columbus, OH, 6,969 tickets for their April 26th SmackDown show in Cincinnati, OH, 7,399 tickets for their April 29th RAW show in Kansas City, MO, 5,687 tickets for their May 6th house show event in Hartford, CT, 6,532 tickets for their May 10th SmackDown show in Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2,422 tickets for their May 12th house show event in Macon, GA, 4,896 tickets for their May 13th RAW show in Greenville, SC, 6,802 tickets for their May 17th SmackDown show in Jacksonville, FL, 6,313 tickets for their May 20th RAW show in Greensboro, NC, and 1,692 tickets for their May 26th NXT Battleground 2024 event in Savannah, GA as of this past Thursday, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

AEW & ROH

As noted before, Julia Hart suffered a shoulder injury at this past Friday’s AEW Rampage show, which was taped this past Wednesday in Charleston, West Virginia. Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that despite initial fears from AEW officials, Hart did not appear to suffer a serious injury during her match against Leyla Hirsch at this past week’s Rampage taping. It was reported that Hart still being currently advertised for this Wednesday’s Dynamite show is not an error and AEW officials currently expect her to be involved in the scheduled Mixed Tag Team match at the show.
Saturday’s AEW Collision show in Highland Heights, Kentucky featured AEW commentator Tony Schiavone revealing that the reason why Darius Martin was absent from ringside for his brother Dante’s Trios match at the show was due to him currently being in the process of getting his pilot’s license.
The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported in Sunday’s Daily Update that while the final attendance number is currently not known, Saturday’s AEW Collision show in Highland Heights is believed to have drawn around 2,511. Meltzer reported that despite the low number on paper, this would actually be the largest attendance ever for a wrestling event in the city. Meltzer reported that the highest WWE ever was around 2,000 for a show in 2011 while the highest TNA/Impact ever did was around 500 for a show in the city.
In a recent interview with AEW’s Hey EW! show on YouTube, Will Ospreay gave his thoughts about him suffering from autism, dyslexia, and ADHD since childhood and needing someone to read his AEW contract to him due to his dyslexia issues. Ospreay stated “In the school system, I didn’t find out a lot about myself until after I left. So I wasn’t afforded any of the extra time. There were so many things in my education that I really needed help on and I didn’t get that help and it’s not just me, it’s a a wide bunch of people. So finding out all this about myself, I just want to show people that like, you know, like, yeah, I’ve got autism. I have ADHD as well. I’m super dyslexic. I can’t read. I had to have someone read my contract out for me. So like, it’s super embarrassing, man. It really is. But like, I feel like I’ve got to the point where I am because of all these things that make me who I am and I want to inspire people. So like, a lot of people don’t take risks on people that do have autism around my area. I would like to hope that seeing me doing this stuff, it does inspire other people.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
In a recent interview with the iHeart Radio Cincy show, Swerve Strickland gave his thoughts about how he identifies with AEW. Strickland stated “I can identify with AEW in a lot of ways because when I first came to AEW, a lot of people didn’t look at me as being in the position that I’m in now. Consistency and growth and staying focused and out of a lot of bullcrap really kept me going, progressing, and moving forward. Putting my ego aside. Following humility. Being a team player and understanding where my position is and where I want to go, but also understanding, ‘No, I’m ready.’ Knowing when to push the limits a little bit. That is what AEW is all about. When I was watching and seeing it from 2021 and 2022 when I came in, it was about pushing those boundaries, challenging the authority and structure of how pro wrestling was breaking a little, and creating and making things your own. Proving those naysayers wrong and doing things your way. There’s a lot of doubt and criticisms to face, and still face to this day. I still face those things to this day, so I can relate and see myself in what AEW is. I feel like that relationship is what’s bringing me to the forefront of pro wrestling right now, especially an African American man, we already face certain criticisms with moving goalposts and certain things, which aren’t discussed about, but they are always there, those little talks are and we see it and hear it, and I feel it. To break the mold, that’s what I’m here to do.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
In a recent interview with the Chek Vancolour podcast, Adam Copeland gave his thoughts about the uplifting promo he gave on the April 3rd AEW Dynamite show involving him thanking AEW and being supportive of the company. Copeland’s comments were in response to CM Punk’s comments bashing AEW and AEW CEO Tony Khan in a recent episode of The MMA Hour show. Copeland stated “I didn’t, no. I just saw clips. I have better things to do. I really do. I have kids. I don’t really care what anybody really has to say. However, what I will say is, from the small clips, I realized that our locker room needed a good message. So, last week, I went out and spoke to that. It’s a young locker room, and it’s a young locker room that, for me, because it’s a different time, we try to support each other. I came in to locker rooms where it was everybody for themselves and it was a bunch of great whites. I never subscribed to that. I always subscribed to the Bret Hart school of, ‘You can help.’ You can help young people and try and be positive and show that you don’t have to be a dick. I don’t know how else to put it. For me, I try to focus on the positives. There are so many negatives in the world today. They are both there to find. Why not look for the positives? For me, our young locker room needed to hear the positives. That’s why I went out and did what I did last week. I don’t need to search out the other stuff. I have better things to do, I have kids to put to bed. I have the Maple Leafs to watch.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
In the same interview, Adam Copeland also gave his thoughts about his heel run during his time in WWE and his belief of not being sure if him being a heel character would work anymore. Copeland stated “It’s always fun to play a character where your job is to fall flat on your face and to have no redeeming qualities and that’s easy. It’s easy to get people to not like you. Especially in today’s climate, it’s hard to get an audience on your side. I think the only reason I’ve been able to up until this point is because everyone understands the real story of Adam behind the character and the battle to get this thing back after being forced to retire. So I think now, as much as it’d be nice to try and be heel, I tried it once and it failed pretty miserably (he laughed). So, I don’t know if it would work anymore. But, it was fun while it lasted for sure.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
Chris Jericho filed trademarks for “Rarified Air Of Jericho,” “Learning Tree,” and “Educator” for merchandise-related purposes on April 10th to the USPTO.
In a recent interview with PWMania, Deonna Purrazzo gave her thoughts about Mercedes Mone’s recent arrival in AEW and AEW’s Women’s division. Purrazzo stated “Yeah. Like I said, it’s been incredible for me to come in, to debut in my hometown, to get the reception I got, and then just a few months later for Mercedes to come in and kind of get to do that herself and stake her claim. She just said last week she wants a shot at the TBS Championship. So it’s going to be interesting to see where that goes, who she wrestles, whether it’s Willow or Julia. Our entire division is just so stacked in these acquisitions that Tony’s bringing in, really continue to just like elevate the game and there’s so many dream scenarios, so many dream matches for everybody and that’s what you want out of a division. That’s how it grows, that’s how you keep interest and I really feel so excited and so grateful to be a part of that right now.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)
AEW recently announced three new AEW Dynamite and Collision shows for this June. It was announced that the June 5th Dynamite show will be taking place in Loveland, Colorado, the June 20th Collision show will be taking place in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the June 26th Dynamite and Collision shows will be taking place in Buffalo, New York.
AEW reportedly drew an attendance of 4,000 (3,700 paid, 3,360 WrestleTix) for their April 10th Dynamite show in Charleston, WV, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
AEW reportedly has sold around 1,898 for their April 17th Dynamite show in Indianapolis, IB, 1,320 tickets for their April 20th Collision show in Peoria, IL, 5,696 tickets for their April 21st Dynasty event in St. Louis, MO, 1,381 tickets for their April 24th Dynamite show at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, FL, 1,437 tickets for their April 27th Collision show at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, 3,098 tickets for their May 1st Dynamite show in Winnipeg, Canada, 3,142 tickets for their May 8th Dynamite show in Edmonton, Canada, 5,074 tickets for their May 11th Collision show in Vancouver, Canada, 2,343 tickets for their May 15th Dynamite show in Everett, WA, 1,913 tickets for their May 16th Collision show in Portland, OR, 1,290 tickets for their May 22nd Dynamite show in Bakersfield, CA, and 5,239 tickets for their May 26th Double or Nothing 2024 event in Las Vegas, NV as of this past Thursday, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
As noted before, Mark Briscoe defeated Eddie Kingston to become the new ROH World Champion at Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor 2024 event earlier this month. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that ROH owner Tony Khan originally had different plans for the ROH World title match at the event. Khan reportedly changed his plans following Kingston asking to drop his title to Briscoe due to the special significance of the event’s date being on the 11th anniversary of Jay Briscoe’s first ROH World title victory. Khan reportedly felt that it was a good idea and agreed to change his plans for the match.
ROH reportedly drew an attendance of 3,266 for their April 5th Supercard of Honor 2024 event in Philadelphia, PA, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

TNA, NJPW, Indies, & Misc. Wrestling

As noted before, Stardom founder and head booker Rossy Ogawa was fired by Bushiroad this past February over allegations that he was he was poaching Stardom talent and staff for a new Joshi promotion. Ogawa recently revealed that he will be holding an official press conference this Monday starting at 3:30AM EST (4:30PM JST) for his new promotion on CyberFight’s Wrestle Universe YouTube channel.
As noted before, former New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Tama Tonga made his official debut for WWE at this past Friday’s SmackDown show in Detroit, Michigan. Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that the contract situations of both El Phantasmo and Hikuleo in NJPW are currently uncertain. Sapp reported that the last update from his sources was that ELP’s contract was set to expire this past January while Hikuleo’s contract was set to expire this June. Sapp reported that there has been no new updates regarding ELP and Hikuleo’s contract statuses since earlier this year.
Sunday’s NJPW Wrestling World 2024 event in Taipei, Taiwan featured Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, & Boltin Oleg defeating House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, & SHO) in the Finals of a one-night NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship tournament to crown new champions.
Sunday’s NJPW Wrestling World 2024 event in Taipei also featured DOUKI defeating Kosei Fujita in a #1 Contender’s match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. As a result of his victory, DOUKI earned a future shot at the title currently held by SHO.
NJPW reportedly drew a paid attendance of 6,632 for their April 6th Sakura Genesis 2024 event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Sunday’s event for Sendai Girls in Tokyo, Japan featured TNA talent Jordynne Grace making a surprise video appearance. During the event, a video was aired featuring Grace issuing a challenge to Chihiro Hashimoto for a rematch of their 2019 Sendai Girls World Championship match at Sendai Girls’ event on July 15th in Tokyo. Following her appearance, Sendai Girls confirmed that Grace will be making an appearance at their July 15th event.
TNA Wrestling recently announced three new matches for the card of their Impact! tapings on April 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. These new matches are a singles match of Nic Nemeth vs. Eddie Edwards, a singles match of Matt Cardona vs. PCO, and a singles match of Leon Slater vs. Myron Reed.
TNA reportedly has sold around 453 tickets for their April 20th Rebellion 2024 event in Las Vegas and 287 for their April 21st Impact tapings in Las Vegas, Nevada as of this past Thursday, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Former indies wrestler “Shooter” Tony Jones passed away this past Thursday at the age of 53. Jones’ wrestling career spanned from 1997 to 2009 and was most known for his time in All Pro Wrestling and multiple short stints in WWE primarily as an enhancement talent. Jones was most known for his appearance in 1999 wrestling documentary film Beyond The Mat. Jones notable career achievements and accolades included being a one-time APW Universal Heavyweight Champion and a five-time APW Universal Tag Team Champion.
In a recent interview with Proresu-Today, Stardom talent Starlight Kid gave her thoughts about her future in the company. Starlight Kid stated “But when I thought about it, I realized that I still had some unfinished business at STARDOM… Eventually, I might become a freelancer or leave the organization to go to another organization. But right now, I still have things to do in STARDOM… The last time (I challenged for Wonder of Stardom Title) was my fourth attempt.” Starlight Kid also gave her thoughts about her decision to turn heel in 2021. Starlight Kid stated “I had no desire to be a heel at all. Some people might have thought I should try it at least once for experience, but I thought it would be impossible for me, that it would not suit me… I’m glad I did it.” (English translation via PostWrestling.com)
Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre reportedly drew an attendance of over 15,000 for their April 5th Super Viernes event in Mexico City, Mexico, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. This event was notable for featuring Bryan Danielson facing off and defeating Blue Panther in a singles match for the first time in their careers.
Dragon Gate reportedly drew a paid attendance of 1,374 for their April 10th Rey de Parejas 2024 Finals event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Pro Wrestling NOAH reportedly drew a paid attendance of 448 for their April 7th Sunny Voyage 2024 event in Osaka and 935 for their April 11th Sunny Voyage 2024 event in Tokyo, Japan, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling reportedly drew a paid attendance of 750 for their Live in Philly event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
As noted before, Major League Wrestling is currently interested in signing former WWE commentator Mauro Ranallo to a potential contract with the company. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that no deal has been reached yet between Ranallo and MLW nor is MLW currently in any rush to get a deal made due to there being no pressure for a timetable for it.
Deadlock Pro Wrestling recently announced that Roderick Strong will be making his official debut for the company at their Limit Break event on May 19th in Durham, North Carolina.
In a recent interview with the Wilde Ride! with Steve-O podcast, former WWE talent Ronda Rousey gave her thoughts about if professional wrestling would count as a sport. Rousey stated “It’s scripted. Mostly. There is a general idea. They are working together. I like to relate it to figure skating. Two people together creating a performance. As Shayna [Shayna Baszler] likes to say, there is no fake way to take a chairshot. You’re actually getting hit with a chair. It’s also not a competition. A lot of wrestlers and stuff will be like, ‘Wrestling is real. I got this injury or that injury.’ I’m like, okay, as a competitor in an actual sport, I’m never worried about getting injured. I’m worried about losing. That’s the most stressful part of it. Injuries are not at all what you’re thinking about. That’s not what makes it real or makes it hard. It’s the uncertainty of the outcome. When people are like, ‘it’s a real sport.’ No, it’s not a sport. It’s a very intense performance, which I have a lot of respect for, but it’s not a sport. If you’ve ever dealt with the stress and anxiety that comes with competition, you can’t take that out and call it a sport. It’s so tough. It’s very physical, but it’s not a sport.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

Wrestling TV Ratings for Week of April 5 to April 11, 2024

WWE Friday Night SmackDown – 2,600,000 viewers, 0.77 rating (prior week – 2,201,000 viewers, 0.60 rating)
WWE RAW – 2,362,000 viewers, 0.83 rating (prior week – 1,780,000 viewers, 0.59 rating)
WWE NXT – 647,000 viewers, 0.19 rating (prior week – 641,000 viewers, 0.20 rating)
AEW Rampage – 267,000 viewers, 0.08 rating (prior week – 350,000 viewers, 0.11 rating)
AEW Collision – 463,000 viewers, 0.15 rating (prior week – 458,000 viewers, 0.11 rating)
AEW Dynamite – 819,000 viewers, 0.30 rating (prior week – 752,000 viewers, 0.23 rating)
TNA Wrestling Impact! – N/A (prior week – 88,000 viewers, 0.02 rating)
Various – Biography: WWE Legends (A&E) – N/A (prior week – 337,000 viewers, 0.11 rating)
Various – WWE Rivals (A&E) – N/A (prior week – 333,000 viewers, 0.11 rating)
Various – Dark Side of the Ring (VICE) – 184,000 viewers, 0.05 rating (prior week – 149,000 viewers, 0.04 rating)

Total wrestling television viewership for the week: 7,342,000 viewers, up 253,000 viewers compared to the prior week’s 7,089,000 viewers.

The viewership and ratings numbers for the April 11th TNA Impact! show is currently not known.

The March 31st Biography: WWE Legends and WWE Rivals shows were the season finales for both shows on A&E.