Articles by John Pollock

Karrion Kross and Scarlett are back in WWE.

Tournament set to crown new WWE Women’s Tag Champions

The WWE is bringing back the Women’s Tag Team Championship.

NEWS

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Reaction to Warner Bros. Discovery earnings, analyst comments on AEW

Reaction to the Warner Brothers Discovery Q2 earnings and how AEW fits in, Cain Velasquez pleads not guilty, G1 update, Kurt Angle on Peacock doc & more.

Updated lineup for IMPACT ‘Emergence’ next Friday

IMPACT Wrestling will hold its next special in Illinois next week with several matches added to ‘Emergence’.

IMPACT’s Bound for Glory set for 10/7 in Albany, New York

IMPACT Wrestling will hold its signature event in Albany, New York this year.

AEW Dynamite returns to top spot on cable, down four percent from last week

August 4, 2022 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite topped the cable rankings on Wednesday night for the sixth time in the past seven weeks.

NEWS

NXT 2.0 ranks #7 on cable with largest audience since June

WWE experienced another strong night of television viewership with NXT 2.0 attracting its largest audience since June.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: “From the bars and smoky arenas”

John Pollock looks at the fall of the territories and the overall health of the industry prior to Vince McMahon’s national expansion.

Conor McGregor lands role in remake of “Road House”, begins filming this month

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”