Month: August 2021

An update on Kofi Kingston per report, Eva Marie vs. Doudrop on 8/30, Logan Paul met with a chorus of boos and more from Raw

Lucha Brothers, Thunder Rosa, Dante Martin announced for AEW Dark

Matches announced for the 8/24 AEW Dark show

Juice Robinson, Lio Rush, Wheeler YUTA set for 8/27 NJPW STRONG

The lineup announced for this week’s NJPW STRONG

The Miz ambushes John Morrison on 8/23 WWE Raw

The partnership between Miz and John Morrison comes to an end after Miz ambushed his former partner

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: “The Future of NXT”

John Pollock looks at the future of NXT after Nick Khan’s comments, John Cena says farewell, huge CM Punk stats, viewership figures & more.

CM Punk’s return to pro wrestling does massive number for AEW

The return of CM Punk to a national wrestling promotion led to one of the largest audiences in AEW history with Rampage topping 1.1 million viewers on TNT.

CM Punk: “That might have been the greatest moment of my career”

CM Punk appeared on the Kap & J Hood radio program on ESPN Chicago on Monday to discuss his return to professional wrestling.

Canadian viewership figures for CM Punk debut & SmackDown

We have the Canadian television viewership figures from this past Friday with the debut of CM Punk and SmackDown leading into SummerSlam.

Chelsea Green shares details on WWE attempting to trademark her name

Chelsea Green shared details about her recent dealings with WWE, who had recently made the attempt to trademark her birth name.

Summer Struggle cards feat. Hiromu’s return, Young Lions debut

NJPW has released the line-ups for the remaining four Summer Struggle cards that take place this week with four shows at Korakuen Hall.

POST SCHEDULE: GCW ‘Run Rickey Run’, TakeOver: New Orleans

August 23, 2021 POST Wrestling Staff

This week’s schedule includes our regular shows, Rewind-A-Wai covers GCW: Run Rickey Run, Bushby & Thompson review TakeOver: New Orleans.

NXT TakeOver 36 POST Show

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver 36 headlined by Karrion Kross vs Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship!

NXT TakeOver 36 Report: Samoa Joe wins title, WALTER and Ilja have a classic

August 22, 2021 John Pollock

John Pollock’s report on NXT TakeOver 36 featuring Samoa Joe winning the NXT Championship and a tremendous WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov match.

NXT TakeOver 36 notes: Adam Cole, O’Reilly gets the win, Million Dollar Title celebration

Report on Adam Cole and NXT, Kyle O’Reilly picks up the win and a Million Dollar Title celebration set for Tuesday’s episode of NXT

Samoa Joe becomes 3-time NXT Champion at TakeOver 36

Samoa Joe wins the NXT Championship for a third time at TakeOver

Ilja Dragunov defeats WALTER for NXT UK Championship at TakeOver 36

WALTER’s reign as NXT UK Champion came to an end at TakeOver 36 by way of Ilja Dragunov

Kay Lee Ray appears at NXT TakeOver 36

Following Raquel Gonzalez’s successful NXT Women’s Title defense, former NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray appeared

New Million Dollar Champion crowned at NXT TakeOver 36