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Edge advertised for Friday Night SmackDown in Toronto

June 7, 2023 John Pollock

Adam Copeland a.k.a. Edge is expected to be on hand for WWE’s return to Toronto this summer.

The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) passes away at 81

June 7, 2023 John Pollock

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as ‘The Iron Shiek’ has died at the age of 81.

WWE Raw hits largest audience since night after WrestleMania 39

June 6, 2023 John Pollock

WWE Raw achieved its largest audience in two months while ranking first among cable originals on Monday night.

Tony Khan will make an announcement on AEW Dynamite

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

AEW will announce the main event for the inaugural episode of AEW Collision this week.

AEW Rampage ‘Championship Friday’ fails to spike viewership

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

The ‘Championship Friday’ edition of AEW Rampage failed to spike numbers for the show.

Roman Reigns’ 1000-day celebration draws largest audience of the year, highest demo audience since 2020

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

The 1000-day celebration of Roman Reigns’ championship win was a major draw this past Friday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE-Twitch deal, G1 Participants, Deathmatch Hall of Fame Report

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

WWE introduces alternate broadcast on Twitch, Yota Tsuji shines at Dominion, CM Punk’s impact on Chicago & Deathmatch Hall of Fame report.

Madman Fulton returns to IMPACT for ‘Ohio Street Fight’ at Against All Odds

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

IMPACT has added an ‘Ohio Street Fight’ for this week’s Against All Odds special.

Beverly Shade dies at 87 following health issues

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

Beverly Shade, a fixture in the women’s wrestling scene for decades, died last Friday after battling multiple ailments.

Full card for NJPW/AJPW/NOAH ‘All Together Again’

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

The full lineup for ‘All Together Again’ has been released.

Two championship matches set for NJPW Strong cards in Japan

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

NJPW Strong has announced two championship matches for its ‘Independence Day’ events at Korakuen Hall in July.

NEWS

WWE enters multi-year deal with Twitch, includes WWE Raw “sidecast”

June 5, 2023 John Pollock

WWE has entered a multi-year partnership with Twitch.

Seth Rollins to defend WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Raw

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

Seth Rollins has set up an open challenge for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Raw.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Roman Reigns’ Celebration Highlights SmackDown

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

Roman Reigns’ 1,000 day celebration highlights SmackDown, tickets for Collision in Chicago, Dark Side of the Ring notes, Collision ads & more.

Sami Zayn speaks on trip to Saudi Arabia, comment edited off ‘After the Bell’ podcast

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

Sami Zayn reflected on his recent trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the speculation regarding his absence from previous shows in the country.

Braun Strowman undergoes neck fusion surgery, says he will return

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

Braun Strowman (Adam Scherr) has revealed that the WWE performer has undergone neck fusion surgery.

AEW Dynamite sees largest audience since March, although hurt by female viewership decline

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite dropped in its key demographic viewership, although attracted its largest audience in the past two months.

NXT posts largest viewership figures since Spring Breakin’ in April

June 2, 2023 John Pollock

NXT posted its largest viewership figures in over a month for the episode following Battleground.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Conor McGregor fuels latest season of TUF, WWE Raw numbers against NBA

May 31, 2023 John Pollock

Conor McGregor is back as the coach of TUF, WWE Raw ratings, Pat McAfee comments on ESPN deal, AEW Dynamite news & more.

Television Ratings: Friday Night SmackDown tops the night, Rampage returns to normal time

May 30, 2023 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown was the top-rated program of the night while AEW Rampage returned to its regular slot on TNT.