Articles by John Pollock

Conor McGregor is set to make his feature film debut after being cast in the remake of Road House alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.

AEW lists promotions within talent relations, hiring of Madison Rayne as coach

AEW has announced several promotions within its talent relations department along with the hiring of Madison Rayne as a coach for the women’s division.

Analyst on WWE: “Potential sale has been the number one focus of investors”

The potential sale of WWE continues to be a heavily-discussed topic and one of the top media analysts shared his thoughts on potential suitors.

AEW partnering with THQ Nordic on ‘Fight Forever’ game, teaser released

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is partnering with THQ Nordic and Yuke’s on their video game release with a teaser released on Wednesday.

WWE Raw posts highest viewership since 2020, second-highest demo of the year

August 2, 2022 John Pollock

WWE Raw posted its highest viewership in over two years with the episode following SummerSlam under the new creative leadership of Paul Levesque.

The Usos to defend tag titles, two triple threat matches announced for WWE Raw

WWE has released the news of several matches for tonight’s edition of Raw from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

AEW Rampage suffers major declines, equals lowest 18-49 figure in show’s history

AEW Rampage posted one of its lowest numbers to date with Friday’s edition of the show.

Friday Night SmackDown finishes first among network programs on night before SummerSlam

On the night before SummerSlam, Friday Night SmackDown finished first among network programming despite dropping from the week prior.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Thoughts on Ric Flair’s Last Match, Kurt Angle A&E Biography

John Pollock shares his thoughts on Ric Flair’s Last Match and the A&E Biography on Kurt Angle, plus a big Raw in Houston & all the latest news.

Bryan Danielson on Talking Smack segment with The Miz: “I was going to f—king deck him”

Bryan Danielson spoke about the famous segment involving The Miz from 2016 on Talking Smack and his intention of either getting fired or getting cleared by WWE.

WOW – Women Of Wrestling to air in syndication beginning in September

WOW – Women Of Wrestling is set to premiere this fall with the group announcing it has received clearance across the United States.

Pat McAfee reflects on SummerSlam: “It wasn’t the cleanest match I’ve ever had”

Pat McAfee spoke about his match against Happy Corbin acknowledging it wasn’t the cleanest match he’s ever had.

Seven matches including Women’s Trios match on AEW Dark Elevation

AEW has listed seven matches for tonight’s edition of Dark: Elevation including a women’s Trios match.

Karl Fredericks no longer under contract with NJPW

Karl Fredericks is no longer with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Friday Night SmackDown notes: Drew McIntyre earns title shot, Max Dupri returns

July 30, 2022 John Pollock

Drew McIntyre will be challenging for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Clash at the Castle in September.

Trinity Fatu a.k.a. Naomi added to C2E2 convention next weekend

Trinity Fatu a.k.a. ‘Naomi’ will make her first public appearance in months next weekend.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: SummerSlam preview, Levesque chats changes to WWE

John Pollock previews SummerSlam, Paul Levesque addresses changes in WWE, a report on WWE stock blackout & lineups for weekend cards.

Linda McMahon comments on Vince McMahon’s exit from WWE

During an event for the America First Policy Institute, Linda McMahon was asked about Vince McMahon’s departure from WWE.

REPORT: ROH’s Death Before Dishonor tops 36,000 buys

A report has Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view exceeding Supercard of Honor from this past April.

New Japan and Stardom to create IWGP Women’s Championship later this year