Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Wednesday, March 27. WWE NXT added a big triple threat title match to their Stand & Deliver event last night, and there’s a lot more to get into.
Days Until WrestleMania 40: 10
WWE:
– WWE RAW Ratings: RAW averaged 1.729 million viewers for their 3/25 episode from Chicago. This number is up from last week, when RAW averaged 1.687 million viewers. They also garnered a .57 rating in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic this week.
– Punk’s Warning For Rock: CM Punk commented on The Rock recently, and he is confident that they will cross paths at this point.
– Indefinite Hiatus: Ridge Holland announced during WWE NXT this week that he is stepping away from the ring. It was later confirmed by Sean Ross Sapp that this is all a work and not really a retirement of any kind.
– Superstars Spotted In Public: Also, CM Punk, Jackie Redman, and Jey Uso were recently spotted at a Chicago Blackhawks game.
– Man Against The World: Becky Lynch has a nice new t-shirt on the WWE Shop. You may click here to see what they have to offer.
The MAN against the WORLD! Head to #WWEShop and check out this NEW Becky Lynch Tee! #WWE ?: https://t.co/zdenlGTqIo pic.twitter.com/u1MrxZsbTO
— WWEShop.com (@WWEShop) March 25, 2024
– Internal Leak: WWE’s policy on consensual workplace relationships leaked, and it’s worth a read. This document was updated in 2023, and it says that superiors are not allowed to date people under them in the company.
– NXT Stand & Deliver Card: You can check out the latest Stand & Deliver card below.
- Host: Meta-Four
- Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Tony D’Angelo: Singles match for the NXT Championship
- Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker (c) vs. Tournament Winners: Tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship
- Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes: Singles match
- Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Roxanne Perez: Singles match for the NXT Women’s Championship
- Oba Femi (c) vs. Dijak vs. Josh Briggs – Triple Threat match for the NXT North American Title
AEW:
– PPV Move: Starting with AEW Dynasty on April 21, all AEW pay-per-views will be on Triller in the United States, not B/R Live.
– Good To Wrestle: AEW’s Nigel McGuinness said that he felt fine getting back in the ring.
– AEW x WWE Friendship: AEW star Konosuke Takeshita was recently spotted with Shinsuke Nakamura. The King of Strong Style posted a photo of the two on his Twitter/X account. It appears that they had a good meeting.
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— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) March 26, 2024
– AEW Dynamite Card: You may find the card for the March 27 edition of Dynamite below.
- Will Ospreay vs. Katsuyori Shibata
- Swerve Strickland vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: The Young Bucks vs. Private Party
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarterfinal: Best Friends vs. Undisputed Kingdom
- Winner Earns TBS Title Shot: Anna Jay vs. Willow Nightingale vs. Kris Statlander vs. Skye Blue
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events
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.