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AEW Rampage to air outside normal time on 4/28 and 5/5

April 24, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Rampage continues to be impacted by TNT’s NHL playoff coverage.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Jump Ball – The Fight for Pro Wrestling’s TV Rights

April 21, 2023 John Pollock

John Pollock analyzes the TV rights deals for WWE & AEW and the sports media landscape. Plus, a big day for WWE stock & weekend notes.

REPORT: United Center booked for tentative CM Punk return in June

April 21, 2023 John Pollock

The pending return of CM Punk appears to have a location.

AEW Dynamite maintains demo audience against NBA, live West Coast airing

April 20, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite maintained its 18-49 audience despite multiple factors working against the program this week.

NXT holds up against playoffs, strong female viewership

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

With a stronger slate of sports competition, NXT managed to post a three-week high in viewership and the 18-49 demographic.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Steve Austin shares details on WrestleMania 39 talks

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

Steve Austin shares why he didn’t wrestle at WrestleMania 39, Dax Harwood ends his podcast, Big E. provides an update on neck injury & more.

John Hennigan “really glad AEW is around” following WWE-UFC merger

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

John Hennigan was surprised to see the merger between WWE and UFC and is glad there is an alternative for professional wrestlers.

NEWS

Analyst predicts NBC Universal retains domestic rights for WWE Raw

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

Analyst Curry Baker predicts that NBC Universal will retain the rights to WWE Raw.

Trish Stratus reveals injury heading into WrestleMania 39

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

Trish Stratus revealed that she worked through her WrestleMania 39 six-woman tag team match with an injury.

Richard Holliday confirms he is a free agent, calls MLW “a tremendous experience”

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

Richard Holliday has confirmed his free agency status and that the performer has departed from MLW. The 30-year-old confirmed he is leaving the company while

The Cavinder Twins sign with Jake Paul’s Betr company

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

The Cavinder Twins – Haley and Hannah – have inked a deal with Jake Paul’s Betr company. The college basketball stars, who are under NIL

AEW adds ‘House Rules’ events for Mississippi and Alabama

April 19, 2023 John Pollock

During the AEW Control Center segment, it was announced that they will be taking the live event series to Mississippi and Alabama.

WWE Raw stays steady against NBA & NHL playoffs

April 18, 2023 John Pollock

WWE Raw maintained steady viewership against the opening round of the NBA playoffs. The April 17th edition from North Little Rock averaged 1,815,000 viewers and

Rampage pulls one of its largest audiences ever due to NBA lead-in

April 17, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Rampage scored one of its largest audiences in history after benefiting from a large lead-in audience from the NBA. The April 14th episode averaged

Friday Night SmackDown falls to two-month low in demo

April 17, 2023 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown saw a decrease in its audience airing against the NBA and a portion of Rampage. The April 14th episode from Lincoln, Nebraska,

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Audience awaits another ‘Summer of Punk’

April 14, 2023 John Pollock

AEW prepares for the next chapter of the CM Punk saga with a potential return in mind, notes on TripleMania and Rebellion & more.

Thunder Rosa provides health update, says she apologized to locker room

April 14, 2023 John Pollock

Thunder Rosa provided an update regarding her health status and how she has been portrayed on the AEW All Access show.

AEW Dynamite ranks #6 against NBA, big drop among 35-49 audience

April 13, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite ranked sixth on cable with a small decrease from last week while All Access fell outside of the top fifty cable programs.

NXT hits lowest viewership on USA Network against NBA competition

April 12, 2023 John Pollock

Since launching on USA in September 2019, this would be the lowest overall viewership for NXT on the network.

WWE Raw sees big growth in second hour, ranks first on Monday night

April 11, 2023 John Pollock

While it was a comedown from last week’s massive audience, WWE Raw retained its top spot on cable Monday and held its audience throughout the program.