Articles by John Pollock

WWE and AEW had first-day sellouts on Friday, tickets for Detroit tonight, Dynamite quarter hours, Kingston-Guevara, SummerSlam 1991 & more.

Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, return of Kingston & Woods on SmackDown

WWE has issued several updates for tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown from Detroit.

REPORT: Legado del Fantasma moving to the WWE main roster

Legado del Fantasma appears to be main roster bound in WWE.

Thunder Rosa expects to miss a couple of months, denies the injury is fake

Thunder Rosa spoke about her back injury that has led to the introduction of an interim women’s championship at All Out.

Wade Barrett states he recently signed contract extension with WWE

Wade Barrett has confirmed that he recently signed a new deal with WWE as part of the NXT broadcast team.

Post-match footage of CM Punk to air on AEW Rampage

August 25, 2022 John Pollock

The fallout from CM Punk’s loss on Dynamite will play out on tonight’s edition of AEW Rampage.

AEW Dynamite tops cable with Punk vs. Moxley, highest 18-49 audience since July 6

AEW Dynamite dominated cable on Wednesday night scoring its highest demo figure since early July and most-watched episode since February.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NXT 2.0 ratings, Punk vs. Moxley

NXT 2.0 ratings breakdown, CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley, Tony Khan comments on last week’s promo, Lenny Leonard update, talent meeting at AEW.

Former NWA president Howard Brody passes away

Former NWA president Howard Brody has died stemming from an infection following quadruple bypass surgery.

CM Punk addresses promo involving Hangman Page, “I’m trying to sell tickets to the live events”

CM Punk addressed the recent reports stemming from his comments on Dynamite last week where he issued a challenge to Hangman Page.

Alex Coughlin still dealing with injury, replaced by The DKC on NJPW tour

August 23, 2022 John Pollock

Alex Coughlin’s return to action will be delayed after initially being listed for the Burning Spirit tour.

WWE Raw ranks #2 on cable, most-watched Raw in Canada since April

WWE Raw finished second among cable originals on Monday and was its most-watched episode in Canada since the night after WrestleMania 38.

Friday Night SmackDown preempted in several markets, up from last week

Friday Night SmackDown was preempted in several markets by the NFL but finished first on television.

AEW Rampage drops 29 percent in 18-49 against NFL pre-season game

With NFL pre-season competition, AEW Rampage experienced a significant decline while finishing #14 among cable originals on Friday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Huge crowd expected for Raw in Toronto

Big crowd attending Raw in Toronto, Will Ospreay’s incredible week, Bert Royal passes, Leon Edwards wins title, Costa vs. Rockhold & more.

REPORT: Brian James a.k.a. Road Dogg returning to WWE in executive role

Brian James a.k.a. Road Dogg appears to be returning to WWE in an executive role, according to a report on Monday.

TMZ releases arrest footage of Kenny Marquez a.k.a. Jake Atlas

TMZ has released arrest footage of Kenny Marquez a.k.a. Jake Atlas from this past May.

Jay White vs. Tama Tonga, Kazuchika Okada vs. JONAH set for ‘Declaration of Power’

Jay White will make his next defense of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in October.

NJPW announces three title matches for ‘Burning Spirit’ in Kobe