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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.

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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.

POST SCHEDULE: NXT TakeOver Brooklyn II, NJPW Dominion, Evan Husney, “Chris & Tammy” review

May 29, 2023 John Pollock

Rewind-A-Wai covers TakeOver from 2016, Evan Husney of Dark Side of the Ring drops by, NJPW Dominion coverage & more.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Collision tickets at United Center, WWE returns to Saudi Arabia

May 26, 2023 John Pollock

Tickets go on sale for Collision in Chicago, WWE in Saudi Arabia notes, criticism of Sabu for past comments, major weekend of shows.

NWA Women’s Champion added to Femme Fatales x Smash Wrestling card

May 26, 2023 John Pollock

Femme Fatales has added NWA Women’s Champion Kamille to its event in Toronto next month during Forbidden Door weekend.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors final set for Sunday

May 26, 2023 John Pollock

The final of New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament is set following Friday’s show.

AEW Dynamite sees increase going into Double or Nothing

May 25, 2023 John Pollock

With the NBA playoffs having a night off, AEW Dynamite finished fourth among cable originals on Wednesday.

NXT posts two-week high going into Battleground this weekend

May 24, 2023 John Pollock

NXT hit a two-week high in its television figures for Tuesday’s episode featuring the semi-finals of the women’s title tournament.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: AEW Collision announcement, Peggy Lee Leather passes, Hogan talks retirement match

May 24, 2023 John Pollock

AEW will make its announcement regarding Collision’s location, Peggy Lee Leather passes away, Hulk Hogan speaks about a retirement match & more.

Hulk Hogan addresses racist comments in past: “That was a speed bump but that’s not who I was, and everybody knew that”

May 24, 2023 John Pollock

Hulk Hogan briefly spoke about the racist comments he made in a video, which led to his WWE release in 2015.