Pro Wrestling News Report (April 23, 2025)

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

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Here is your Pro Wrestling News Report for April 23, 2025. Running Time: 45 Minutes. Topics covered in this report include: Board Of Deflectors: The Rock, Ari Emanuel and WWE attempt to justify The Rock's absence between Elimination Chamber up to and including WrestleMania 41 CM Punk posts emotional statement about main eventing WrestleMania 41 WWE announces dates and locations for Money In The Bank, NXT x AAA Worlds Collide and Survivor Series WrestleMania 41 shatters all-time gate, viewership, sponsorship, merchandise and social media records 'Embarrassing': Randy Orton reacts to revelation from a fan who spent $30,000 on WWE events WrestleMania 41 weekend WWE officially retires the Universal Championship and removes on Champion from its reign WWE Shop: Hardcore Championship Replica held by Mick Foley: $294. Hardcore Championship Replica held by Travis Scott: $1,200 Steve 'Mongo' McMichael sadly moved to Hospice Care RIP Hisashi Shimna (90) Tommaso Ciampa forced to shave off his beard after suffering a fall WrestleMania weekend NXT 4/22/25, WWE SmackDown 4/18/25 and AEW Collision 4/17/25 TV Ratings Rumor: WWE Contract details involving Rusev and Lana Chelsea Green issues an open challenge match to Nikki Bella for SummerSlam Meiko Satomura Retirement Match officially announced Clarification about total Netflix subscriber count for India RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/23/25) CLICK HERE to listen to WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/23/25) online CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE (PATREON) AUDIO episode of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/23/25) CLICK HERE for the YOUTUBE VERSION of WRESTLING NEWS REPORT (4/23/25) CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all Don Tony and Kevin Castle Show public content ==== WWE WRESTLEMANIA 41/RAW AFTER MANIA REVIEW AND MORE 4/21/25 CLICK HERE to download the AUDIO episode of WRESTLEMANIA 41/RAW AFTER MANIA REVIEW (4/21/25) CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE AUDIO episode of WRESTLEMANIA 41/RAW AFTER MANIA REVIEW (4/21/25) CLICK HERE for the ENHANCED YOUTUBE MEMBERS VERSION (w/PICS & VIDEOS ADDED) of MANIA 41/RAW AFTER WRESTLEMANIA REVIEW (4/21/25) CLICK HERE to listen to WRESTLEMANIA 41/RAW AFTER MANIA REVIEW (4/21/25) online ==== REMEMBERING KEVIN CASTLE 🙏🏼❤️ SIT-DOWN w/DON TONY 4/13/25 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE to listen to THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 online CLICK HERE for the YOUTUBE VIDEO (WITH LIVE CHAT LOG) version of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE AUDIO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 CLICK HERE for the COMMERCIAL FREE VIDEO episode of THE SIT-DOWN WITH DON TONY (EP150) 4/13/2025 ==== CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE WITH THE DTKC 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHIRT! 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0:00.0	Hey, what's up, everybody? Don Tony here. Welcome to your wrestling news update for Wednesday evening, April 23rd, 2025. I want to thank you very much for joining me. And we're still trying to get back into the swing of things following WrestleMania 41, the Roy after WrestleMania stand and deliver and everything
0:22.1	that else that went down over the weekend.
0:25.3	And unfortunately, putting aside all the records, the insane records that
0:31.2	WBE has made, you would think WrestleMania 40 was a disaster business-wise compared to how much money they received this year.
0:42.3	And, you know, as we said on Monday's show, you know, wrestling fans, including me, could be very underwhelmed by both world championship matches on the men's side for WrestleMania 41.
0:55.8	And yeah, it seems in hindsight that WWE could have did a hell of a lot more with some of
1:01.1	these big time feuds.
1:02.8	But as long as they keep selling and as long as they keep spending the fans,
1:08.6	uh,
1:08.8	WWE is going to stay on this same course.
1:12.3	You know, a video surfaced earlier Wednesday.
1:16.9	And I put it at the beginning of our, uh, channel members version of the shows.
1:23.1	They get the video version of this.
1:24.4	And it's Randy Orton in the hotel.
1:25.9	Now I'm sure many of you have seen it by now.
1:28.8	And Randy Orton is confronted by a few fans asking for a pitcher.
1:35.8	And, you know, this is following WrestleMania.
1:39.0	And Randy Orton gracious, he was with his wife, Kim, took pictures with them, talked to them about
1:45.8	WrestleMania, and the person who, you know, filmed the video revealed to Randy
1:52.0	Orton that it cost them almost $30,000 for that weekend. And if you tuned into Monday's show that we did, we talked about it.
2:04.7	See, a family of four ringside,
2:06.6	and you realize that they probably spend $10,000 to $20,000 for one event.
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