Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Wednesday, April 3. It’s WRESTLEMANIA WEEK, so that means we are ONE DAY CLOSER to the show of shows. This is going to be a historic week, but we have to get through today first.
Before we get going, WWE MADE ADDITIONS TO THE NXT Stand & Deliver card this week. We highly suggest you check those out.
Also, THE WRESTLEMANIA 40 STAGE IS ALMOST COMPLETE. You can check out a spoiler of the construction process in our coverage, in case you don’t want to wait until the big reveal on April 4.
WrestleMania Countdown: 3 DAYS!!!
WWE:
– CONCUSSION SCARE: Joe Gacy had a concussion scare during NXT last night, and we’re hoping he’s okay. Wishing him the best as he recovers.
– WWE RAW Go-Home Viewership: Despite heavy college basketball competition, Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics reported that the episode garnered an average of 1.784 million viewers on the USA Network, an increase from the 1,729,000 viewers of the previous week. In the 18-49 demographic, the average rating was 0.59, showing a rise from the 0.57 rating of the previous week.
– The Rock Breaks Heel: In a bit of a change from his heel persona, The Rock is sending a fan to WrestleMania for getting his autograph tattooed on his arm.
– Roxanne Perez’s Call-Up: There’s a new bit of news about Roxanne Perez’s eventual WWE main roster call-up. This is notable, considering how she is battling for the NXT Women’s Title at Stand & Deliver.
– Punk x Graves: It seems that Corey Graves and CM Punk made up, and they’re friends again. Graves revealed that they buried the hatchet before the 2024 Royal Rumble event.
– KelceMania: WWE has reached out to Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce about showing up at WrestleMania 40. This would be a very cool appearance for Jason, because he just retired from the Eagles after being the starting center in that same stadium for 13 seasons.
WWE Reaches Out To Jason Kelce About WrestleMania 40 Appearance
– Swoll Army Attacks!: Grayson Waller and Austin Theory found themselves as the target of Joey Swoll’s fan base. Swoll is a social media influencer who focuses on teaching people to “do better” and Waller fired back at his Swoll Army. Now, it’s war, and we’re certain that Waller’s notification tab is seeing it.
AEW:
– AEW Release Tracker: Tony Khan’s company has seen a few notable exits already in 2024. Since the list is growing, we combined them into a tracker for you, just so we don’t forget any names.
AEW Releases & Departures Tracker For 2024
– More Bad News: Ortiz had his pec surgery, so he’s out of action. We’re sending him the very best as he recovers.
– AEW Double or Nothing Tickets: According to WrestleTix, the ticket sales data for AEW Double or Nothing is promising. After tickets were made available to the general public last week, sales reached 4,905 tickets sold, leaving 2,005 still available in the current setup of 6,910 seats.
AEW Dynamite Card (4/3):
- Final Four Elimination Match: Bryan Keith vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Komander vs. Action Andretti
- AEW International Championship Eliminator: Roderick Strong vs. London Lightning
- Trish Adora vs. Serena Deeb
- Malakai Black vs. London Lighting
Upcoming Wrestling Shows
Looking ahead, here are some of the major upcoming shows that we have in the pipeline:
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.