Wrestling Observer Newsletter is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
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13 Facts About Wrestling Observer
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Wrestling Observer was to be hired to cover soccer instead and just contribute to other wrestling newsletters.
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Wrestling Observer started writing the WON full-time in 1987, retaining the smaller 8-page format.
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Wrestling Observer was seen as a spectator in the front row at Chi-Town Rumble in 1989, seated next to Brad Muster, at the time a fullback with the Chicago Bears.
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Wrestling Observer gave extensive space to various wrestling scandals, including Vince McMahon's 1990s steroid trial, the Chris Benoit murder investigation, and the high drug-fueled death rate within the wrestling ranks.
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Wrestling Observer's newsletter was known for its lengthy obituaries of deceased wrestling figures, as well as a desire to chronicle the deaths of every wrestling figure possible, no matter how minor.
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Wrestling Observer credited Houston promoter Paul Boesch for taking him under his wing in the 1980s and teaching him how the business works.
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Early sources for knowledge of the WON existence were The Wrestling Observer News published by Norman Kietzer, as well as Factsheet Five.
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Observer vehemently denied the reports, claiming that they "constitute[d] defamation" and that they were "seek[ing] all legal remedies available", but TNA was off Destination America by January 2016 and no legal matters ever arose.
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Pro Wrestling Observer Illustrated has adopted the WON Hall of Fame as their own.
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On March 17,2002, Wrestling Observer Live was picked up by Sports Byline USA, a radio syndicator based out of San Francisco, California, and has stayed broadcasting through Sports Byline ever since.
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Currently the Wrestling Observer Live is hosted by Bryan Alvarez Monday – Friday 3pm ET and Sundays by Andrew Zarian from 6pm ET – 7pm ET.
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On June 12,2008, the Wrestling Observer website merged with Bryan Alvarez's Figure Four Weekly website to become Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online, using the layout of Alvarez's former website.
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