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Bushiroad CEO comments on Mercedes Varnado a.k.a. Sasha Banks

December 30, 2022 John Pollock

Bushiroad CEO Takaaki Kidani commented on the potential appearance of Mercedes Varnado at Wrestle Kingdom 17.

AEW Dynamite drops from previous week, ranks #5 on cable behind ESPN

December 29, 2022 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite’s final episode of the year saw the show hit a three-week low in viewership while ranking fifth among cable originals on Wednesday.

NXT hits three week viewership low for final episode of 2022

December 29, 2022 John Pollock

The final episode of NXT for 2022 saw the show hit a three-week low in viewership with the taped episode from Florida.

RDS in Canada to no longer air AEW Dynamite after four-month relationship

December 29, 2022 John Pollock

RDS in Canada revealed that Wednesday night’s edition of AEW Dynamite was the final broadcast of the promotion on the station.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Dax Harwood speaks about CM Punk

December 28, 2022 John Pollock

Dax Harwood chats about the night of All Out, “Absolute Best of Raw” viewers, several major shows tonight, WWE stock down, Starrcade ’97.

Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann signs with Bellator, to compete at featherweight

December 28, 2022 John Pollock

Olympic silver medalist and former UFC title challenger Sara McMann has signed with Bellator and will compete in its featherweight division.

Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage post strong figures, WWE tops The Grinch

December 27, 2022 John Pollock

Professional wrestling had a strong night on Friday with SmackDown and AEW Rampage performing well.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Tony Khan chats ROH running WrestleMania Weekend, Honor Club subs

December 26, 2022 John Pollock

Tony Khan discusses ROH running WM Weekend and Honor Club buys, WWE holiday week ticket sales, Ric Flair doc premiere & lots more.

ROH Women’s Championship, Takeshita vs. Kazarian on AEW Dark Elevation

December 26, 2022 John Pollock

Seven matches are set to air on tonight’s edition of AEW Dark Elevation including an ROH Women’s Championship match.

TUF 1 finalist, UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar dies at 45

December 24, 2022 John Pollock

Stephan Bonnar, a pivotal figure in the first season of Ultimate Fighter, has died at the age of 45.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE card in India postponed, NWA pay-per-view date

December 23, 2022 John Pollock

WWE card in India postponed, Shingo Takagi wrestling for Dragon Gate, IMPACT review, next NWA pay-per-view, Chael Sonnen case & more.

Volador Jr. out of CMLL Gran Alternativa final due to positive COVID test

December 23, 2022 John Pollock

Volador Jr. is off tonight’s CMLL card at Arena Mexico after testing positive for COVID-19.

Updated lineup for NOAH “The New Year 2023”, several title matches added

December 23, 2022 John Pollock

Pro Wrestling NOAH has added several matches for its New Year 2023 card on January 1st.

Two title changes highlight final Pro Wrestling NOAH card of 2022

December 23, 2022 John Pollock

Pro Wrestling NOAH closed out its year with two title changes on Friday’s card.

Suzuki-gun bids farewell on New Japan’s final event of the year

December 23, 2022 John Pollock

New Japan’s final card of the year was centered around the end of the Suzuki-gun group.

AEW Dynamite ranks third on cable, viewership increase from ‘Winter is Coming’

December 22, 2022 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite’s Holiday Bash ranked third on cable on Wednesday and topped last week’s viewership.

ESPN+ increasing UFC pay-per-view price to $79.99, beginning with UFC 283

December 22, 2022 John Pollock

Sports Business Journal has reported that ESPN+ is increasing the price of the UFC’s monthly pay-per-view events with the new price of $79.99 per event.

NXT viewership rises to eight-week high, 35-49 number has sizable drop

December 21, 2022 John Pollock

NXT saw a rise in viewership while its 18-49 audience dropped for the taped episode from the WWE Performance Center.

Against large NFL audience, WWE Raw hits highest viewership since October

December 20, 2022 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw saw the program achieve its largest audience since October while airing against a big NFL game.

TV RATINGS: SmackDown drops from Kurt Angle episode, Rampage hits two-month high

December 19, 2022 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown experienced a decrease from last week’s show involving Kurt Angle while AEW Rampage scored its highest numbers since October.