Articles by John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown finished first on television for another week despite several market interruptions due to the NFL pre-season game.

AEW Rampage posts low 18-49 audience, ranks #22 among cable originals

AEW Rampage posted one of its lowest key demo audiences in the one-year history of the program while ranking #22 on cable.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW All Out Week, Rey Mysterio on A&E review, SummerSlam 1992

AEW kicks off a major week, A&E doc on Rey Mysterio, a look back at SummerSlam 1992, FTR speaks on video game, Nikki Bella gets married & more.

Santana Garrett states she is coaching at WWE Performance Center

Santana Garrett revealed that she is working as a coach at the WWE Performance Center.

NWA 74 – Night 2: Trevor Murdoch retains NWA title against Tyrus

August 27, 2022 John Pollock

The second night of the NWA 74 anniversary special took place on Sunday night from the Chase Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

NWA 74 – Night 1 Results: Kamille retains title, Cyon wins National title, NWA Hard Times set for 11/12

The NWA held its first of two pay-per-views this weekend to celebrate its 74th anniversary from the Chase Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW Dynamite sellout in Toronto, WWE sells out Survivor Series

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