Articles by John Pollock

AEW has announced that its current champion Jon Moxley has signed a five-year contract extension.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Vince McMahon documentary, big weekend preview

Vice TV is set to air its Vince McMahon doc, busy night of wrestling, status of Bandido, IMPACT go-home review, GoFundMe for Sara Lee & more.

Dwayne Johnson: U.S. presidential run “off the table”

Dwayne Johnson states he is not going to run for president of the United States.

Oney Lorcan working as full-time coach at WWE Performance Center

Christopher Girard a.k.a. Oney Lorcan is working as a full-time coach at the WWE Performance Center.

IMPACT Bound for Glory 2022 preview

IMPACT Wrestling presents its signature event of the year, Bound for Glory, tonight on pay-per-view on a night packed with professional wrestling competition.

REPORT: Nigel McGuinness released by WWE

October 6, 2022 John Pollock

Nigel McGuinness has been released by WWE, according to a report from PWinsider.com.

AEW Dynamite ranks #2 on cable despite fall in 18-49 demo

AEW Dynamite finished second among cable originals Wednesday night for its third-anniversary episode.

REPORT: Andrade El Idolo sent home following backstage incident with Sammy Guevara

A backstage incident involving Andrade El Idolo and Sammy Guevara has led to Andrade being sent home by the promotion.

Mask vs. Career match removed from Rampage, replaced by title match

The Mask vs. Career match between Preston “10” Vance and Andrade El Idolo is off.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: State of Transition as AEW Enters Year Four

It is probably too extreme to state that AEW is at a crossroads but it’s the first time the company feels like it’s in a defensive posture with WWE turning around the public sentiment.

NXT ranks #30 on cable, lowest audience since Aug. 9

October 4, 2022 John Pollock

NXT’s return with a live episode on Tuesday failed to spike its numbers as the show dropped from the last two weeks of taped programming.

WWE Raw falls to lowest 18-49 audience since July, hurt in Canada

Raw was hurt by a poor showing in the third hour, leading to the show’s lowest 18-49 audience since the 4th of July holiday episode.

Holt McCallany cast as Fritz Von Erich in upcoming film

The role of patriarch Fritz Von Erich has been cast for the upcoming film on the famous wrestling family.

TNT Championship to be defended on Dynamite

The TNT Championship will be defended this Wednesday on the three-year anniversary edition of AEW Dynamite.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Coverage of Inoki’s passing, Rampage on TSN, Daniel Cormier

More on the life and legacy of Antonio Inoki, Daniel Cormier at Extreme Rules, Toronto Rampage airing on TSN, Tales from the Territories, Raw Homecoming 2005 & more.

AEW Rampage sees drop from Grand Slam edition, #9 on cable

Following last week’s Grand Slam edition, AEW Rampage was down from the previous week and ranked ninth among cable originals on Friday.

Friday Night SmackDown returns to normal level after major spike last week

Coming off its most-watched episode since 2020, Friday Night SmackDown came back to its normal level this past week.

AEW adds Women’s Trios match to Dynamite this Wednesday

AEW has added a women’s Trios match to Wednesday’s three-year anniversary episode of Dynamite in Washington, D.C.

Blue & Red blocks announced for Goddess of Stardom Tag League

Stardom has announced the teams for this year’s Goddess of Stardom Tag League which begins later this month and runs until early December.

Lucha Brothers in action, ROH six-man title match on AEW Dark Elevation