Articles by John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown had another first-place finish among network programming while being pre-empted in several markets.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE Q2 earnings report, G1 Climax, BTE tease

WWE is set to release its Q2 earnings report, the G1 wraps up this week, a tease on Being the Elite, UFC fighter signs with PFL & lots more.

WWE to release second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, call with analysts to follow

WWE is set to release its second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday following several delays due to the discovery of unreported payments.

Konosuke Takeshita not interested in WWE right now, hoping for AEW return in fall

Konosuke Takeshita is not interested in going to WWE right now with hopes of returning to AEW later this year.

MLW ‘Fightland ’22’ scheduled for Philadelphia on October 30

MLW is returning to Philadelphia later this year with their annual ‘Fightland’ event.

NJPW releases match order for Tuesday’s card at Nippon Budokan

August 14, 2022 John Pollock

The match order for Tuesday’s card at Nippon Budokan has been released by New Japan Pro Wrestling with the final set of round-robin contests.

Canadian MMA star Rory MacDonald retires after latest PFL loss

After his latest loss for the PFL, Canadian star Rory MacDonald has retired from the sport.

Tony Khan announces AEW return to Daily’s Place in October

AEW will be returning to their home base of Jacksonville, Florida in October.

Bobby Lashley to defend United States Championship on Raw

Bobby Lashley is set to defend the United States Championship again this Monday.

Konosuke Takeshita heading back to Japan following four months in U.S.

Konosuke Takeshita is heading back to Japan after spending four months in the United States.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Vince McMahon’s unreported expenses, Chris Dickinson files suit, G1 scenarios

August 11, 2022 John Pollock

WrestleMania tickets go on sale, Chris Dickinson files suit and response from defendants, G1 scenarios for all the blocks & lots more.

AEW ‘Quake by the Lake’ tops cable on Wednesday, number in line with previous weeks

AEW’s special ‘Quake by the Lake’ edition of Dynamite topped all cable programming on Wednesday.

The Life & Legend of “Judo” Gene LeBell

August 10, 2022 John Pollock

One of the most colorful figures in the history of combat sports, who served as a bridge between Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Ronda Rousey, has died.

WWE Raw finishes #1 on cable for third straight week, down from post-SummerSlam episode

August 9, 2022 John Pollock

WWE Raw was the top show on cable on Monday for the third consecutive week as the new era of the WWE continues.

AEW’s Battle of the Belts III finishes #12 on cable, lowest of the three specials

August 9, 2022 John Pollock

The third edition of AEW’s Battle of the Belts posted its lowest figures in the series this past Saturday night.

WWE Clash at the Castle ticket sales reach 60,000 mark

Six-woman tag match added to WWE ‘Clash at the Castle’

A six-woman tag has been added to WWE’s Clash at the Castle event next month.

Brackets released for WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament

The brackets for WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament have been released.

AEW Rampage rebounds with highest viewership in over a month, fifth on cable

AEW Rampage rebounded this past Friday with its highest figures in over a month.

Friday Night SmackDown drops by five percent on Fox, strong viewership in Canada

Friday Night SmackDown did not experience the same post-SummerSlam momentum as Raw but topped all of television for the evening.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: CM Punk notes from C2E2, Ciampa dedicates match, G1 update