Articles by John Pollock

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

New Japan Pro Wrestling has listed three title matches for its next major card on September 25th in Kobe, Japan.

CM Punk reflects on one-year anniversary of AEW debut

CM Punk reflected on the one-year anniversary of his arrival in AEW after a seven-year hiatus from professional wrestling.

PFL 9: Kayla Harrison submits Martina Jindrova, meets Larissa Pacheco in finals

Kayla Harrison is going to the lightweight tournament final with another dominant win in the PFL.

DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022: Kazusada Higuchi retains KO-D Openweight title

DDT held its biggest card of the year on Saturday with its annual Wrestle Peter Pan event that saw a new DDT Universal champion crowned.

Kento Miyahara wins Oudou Tournament, challenges Suwama next month

Kento Miyahara was victorious in the finals of All Japan’s Oudou tournament on Saturday to secure a Triple Crown match.

Sheamus wins fatal five-way to earn title shot at ‘Clash at the Castle’

Sheamus will receive the next Intercontinental title match after winning Friday’s fatal five-way match.

Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne advance in the Women’s Tag Title Tournament

Toxic Attraction’s Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin are advancing in the Women’s Tag Title Tournament.

Trish Stratus to appear on Raw in Toronto

Trish Stratus to set to make an appearance this Monday on Raw in Toronto.

Fatal Five-Way added to SmackDown to determine next IC title challenger

A fatal five-way match to determine the next contender for the Intercontinental title will take place tonight.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: What’s going on with CM Punk and Hangman Page?

John Pollock looks at the CM Punk and Hangman Page story and the details that have emerged and how best to move forward with it.

REPORT: Change to tonight’s Women’s Tag Team Tournament match

There has been a change to tonight’s women’s tag team tournament match on Friday Night SmackDown.

Sam Gradwell confirms release, will be a free agent on Sept. 23

Sam Gradwell issued a statement confirming his release from WWE among the NXT UK cuts.

Xia Brookside confirms WWE release: “It’s not over, this is a new chapter”

Xia Brookside (Xia-Louise Brooks) has confirmed her departure from WWE.

Great O-Khan to team with Great Muta in six-man tag in Osaka