Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Friday, March 22.
Days Until WrestleMania 40: 15
WWE:
Making History: GUNTHER just made history with 100 successful IC Title defenses.
Your Starting Lineup: Bayley got a great intro at the Milwaukee Bucks game before WWE SmackDown this week.
Tumor-Free: Maryse just let fans know the amazing news that she is now tumor-free after surgery.
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Janel Grant Lawsuit Update: John Laurinaitis waved being served with the Janel Grant lawsuit. After all, he already knew about it, because it was impossible to ignore.
Foxxy Is Coming Back: The former Alicia Fox, now going as Vix Crow, will wrestle her first singles match since 2019. She will take on Mickie James in that bout.
WWE SmackDown Match Card (3/22):
- Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar
- WrestleMania XL Tag Team Championship Qualifying Match: The Street Profits vs. Authors of Pain
- WrestleMania XL Tag Team Championship Qualifying Match: The OC vs. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory
- Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & ‘ The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes Face-To-Face
AEW:
AEW Dynamite Viewership: The March 20th episode of AEW Dynamite garnered 800,000 viewers and attained a 0.27 rating in the crucial 18-49 demographic. Those numbers show a slight decline from the previous week’s broadcast, which received 801,000 viewers and a demo rating of 0.27.
Sting Honored: The Cauliflower Alley Club is honoring Sting in a big way after his retirement.
AEW’s Reason: The company had a good reason for now including Jon Moxley and Claudio in their tag team tournament.
AEW Hall of Fame: Tony Khan revealed who he would want in the AEW Hall of Fame.
Mercedes Mone Drama: Britt Baker took on the subject of internal issues with Mone’s AEW debut.
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events
Looking ahead, here are some of the major upcoming shows on the horizon:
April 6: NXT Stand & Deliver and WrestleMania XL Saturday from Philadelphia, PA.
April 7: WrestleMania XL Sunday from Philadelphia, PA.
April 21: All Elite Wrestling presents AEW Dynasty live on pay-per-view from St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena.
May 4: WWE Backlash France from Décines-Charpieu, France at the LDLC Arena.
