Articles by John Pollock

Ric Flair speaks on his final match and insists it’s the last one, Tony Khan comments on several contracts, Fight for the Fallen & more.

SummerSlam match between Seth Rollins and Riddle “postponed”

The match between Seth Rollins and Riddle will not be taking place at SummerSlam with the company stating it has been “postponed”.

Dana White reacts to Vince McMahon, shares story of attending WrestleMania 34

UFC president Dana White spoke about Vince McMahon after Tuesday’s season premiere of the Contender Series.

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REPORT: NXT’s next premium live event set for same day as AEW’s All Out

NXT 2.0 is set to hold its next premium live event on the same day as AEW’s All Out.

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to host two-night WrestleMania 40

WrestleMania 40 is going to Philadelphia in 2024.

WWE Raw hits four-week high following exit of Vince McMahon

July 26, 2022 John Pollock

The first episode of WWE Raw since Vince McMahon’s resignation resulted in a four-week high for the program on the USA Network.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The Self-Imposed Fall of Vince McMahon

John Pollock looks at the removal of Vince McMahon from power in WWE, how his legacy will be viewed, and being the author of his own demise.

The latest on Vince McMahon’s unrecorded expenses of $14.6 million

There has been additional reporting regarding the unrecorded expenses related to Vince McMahon that WWE discovered and has led to adjustments to past financial reporting.

WWE discovers $14.6 million in “unrecorded expenses” related to Vince McMahon

WWE has released an 8-K that provides additional details on payments made by Vince McMahon since 2006 that were not reported as expenses in previous earnings reports.

WWE issues press release naming new CEOs, Paul Levesque to oversee creative

WWE has issued a press release confirming the appointments of Nick Khan and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque as co-CEOs of WWE, as well as Paul Levesque overseeing the creative end.

Jon Moxley vs. Rush, Swerve vs. Nese & Sterling added to Fight for the Fallen

July 23, 2022 John Pollock

During ROH’s Death Before Dishonor broadcast, additional matches were announced for this Wednesday’s Fight for the Fallen edition of Dynamite.

Bryan Danielson cleared to compete, facing Daniel Garcia this Wednesday

July 23, 2022 John Pollock

Bryan Danielson has been cleared to compete and will wrestle on AEW Dynamite this Wednesday.

ROH Death Before Dishonor: FTR retain titles, Claudio Castagnoli wins ROH title

July 23, 2022 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of ROH Death Before Dishonor featuring the rematch between FTR and The Briscoes, and Gresham vs. Castagnoli.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW All Out ticket sales, G1 Climax, ESPN+ price increase

AEW ticket sales for All Out in Chicago, G1 Climax preview, Kevin Nash remembers Scott Hall, ESPN+ price increase, POST Daily News & more.

Stipulation added to rematch between FTR and The Briscoes

A stipulation has been added to the highly anticipated rematch between FTR and The Briscoes.

Eric Bischoff to release second autobiography later this year

In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Bischoff’s first appearance on WWE programming in 2002, the announcement was made that Bischoff is working with NITRO author Guy Evans for a follow-up to Bischoff’s first book in 2006.

Dwayne Johnson comments on daughter’s debut at live events, wrestling again

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson commented on his daughter Simone’s recent debut at a set of NXT live events as well as his future in the industry.

The complicated saga of the “Montreal Screwjob”