Articles by John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of the WWE Royal Rumble featuring Lesnar vs, Lashley, Reigns vs. Rollins, and two Royal Rumble matches.

AEW adds two matches for Dynamite & Rampage taping in Chicago

During Friday’s edition of AEW Rampage, the promotion added two matches for next week’s programs that will take place from Chicago, Illinois.

Vicki Askew, the mother of Vince McMahon, died earlier this month

The news has circulated that Vicki Askew, the mother of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, died last week at the age of 101.

Big E. “officially back on Friday Night SmackDown”, per WWE

Big E. is back on Friday Night SmackDown.

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PWG names two replacements for Battle of Los Angeles this weekend

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has named two replacements for the Battle of Los Angeles tournament this weekend in Los Angeles.

Sasha Banks returns on Friday Night SmackDown

Sasha Banks returned from injury on Friday Night SmackDown and declared herself for the women’s Royal Rumble match.

MLW announces ‘Intimidation Games’ for WrestleMania Week in Dallas

MLW is set to hold its ‘Intimidation Games’ event in Dallas over WrestleMania weekend with the official announcement from the promotion.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE Royal Rumble Preview, Ronda Rousey

WWE presents the Royal Rumble on Saturday night from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Over 35,000 tickets are out for the event and the show has been promoted strongly this year on the back of two big championship matches and the Rumble matches, which always generate maximum buzz and speculation.

Shinsuke Nakamura states he has been cleared

WWE Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura has been cleared.

Jonathan Gresham confirms he has COVID-19, off PWG events

January 27, 2022 John Pollock

Jonathan Gresham will be unable to participate in PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles this weekend after announcing he has COVID.

AEW Beach Break tops the NBA head-to-head, finishes #2 on cable

AEW’s Beach Break edition of Dynamite finished second for the night on cable while topping the head-to-head game between New York and Miami.

Danhausen appears at Beach Break, signs with AEW

The performer made his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Beach Break special after being pulled out from underneath the ring.

CM Punk to face MJF next week in Chicago on AEW Dynamite

The long-awaited match between CM Punk and MJF is set for next week’s edition of Dynamite.

NXT 2.0 rebounds from prior week, finishes #41 on cable

After falling to one of its lowest demo numbers in history last week, NXT 2.0 rebounded with a major increase in female viewers.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: What’s My Age Again? The State of New York

The latest on the NYSAC involving age restrictions, Roman Reigns on his bout with COVID, Nick Khan feature, Francis Ngannou on UFC issues.

FITE TV confirms The WRLD on GCW was the promotion’s most successful on the service

Game Changer Wrestling’s WLRD on GCW event was its most successful show to stream on FITE TV.

Ring of Honor to launch Hall of Fame, inductees revealed throughout February