Articles by John Pollock

AEW President Tony Khan believes his company’s strategic relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling is more important than ever.

Mercedes Moné recovering from injury at NJPW Resurgence

Mercedes Moné is recovering from her injury sustained last month at NJPW Resurgence.

WWE returning to Germany for four live events in fall of 2023

WWE is returning to Germany later this year with four events confirmed for the fall of 2023.

REPORT: WWE exits exclusive negotiating windows with Fox & NBC Universal

WWE is out of its exclusive negotiating window with incumbents NBC Universal and Fox.

AEW Collision to stream on TSN+ in Canada

June 9, 2023 John Pollock

The launch of the series next Saturday, June 17, will be available live in Canada through the TSN+ streaming service

IMPACT Wrestling 6/8/2023 Results: Moose pins Jonathan Gresham, Hendry releases video

The final IMPACT episode before Against All Odds featured a tag match involving members of the 8-4-1 match.

UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno to appear at TripleMania

UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno will take part in AAA’s TripleMania event in July. in a non-wrestling role.

AEW Dynamite scores highest demo audience since March

Despite a highly competitive night, AEW Dynamite scored its largest demo audience since March.

Fact & Fantasy: The Life and Times of The Iron Sheik

If the appeal of professional wrestling for a young child is a cartoon come to life, there was no better villain than the Iron Sheik.

NXT ranks among top five on cable, figures for Dark Side & Ultimate Fighter

NXT ranked among the top five cable programs for the second week in a row, plus figures for Dark Side of the Ring & Ultimate Fighter.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Death of the Iron Sheik

John Pollock looks at the career of the Iron Sheik, new gate figures for WWE & AEW, a recap of the Magnum T.A. episode of Dark Side & more.

NJPW to reveal G1 Climax blocks this Saturday

NJPW will reveal the blocks for the G1 Climax this Saturday as the New Japan Road tour kicks off.

Edge advertised for Friday Night SmackDown in Toronto

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

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

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

AEW Rampage ‘Championship Friday’ fails to spike viewership

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

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

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