Articles by John Pollock

After delays due to Labour Day this past week, we have the latest Canadian viewership figures for this week’s wrestling programs.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Al Snow rescues child from ocean in Florida

Al Snow is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a child, Danielson & Cole added to Rampage, Canadian figures, Ortiz misses weight & more.

Tony Khan states “All Out” topped 200,000 buys on pay-per-view

During his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio, AEW President Tony Khan confirmed that “All Out” has topped 200,000 buys on pay-per-view.

IMPACT Wrestling to hold Bound for Glory in Las Vegas on 10/23

September 9, 2021 John Pollock

IMPACT Wrestling’s annual Bound for Glory event has been confirmed for Las Vegas, Nevada next month when the promotion returns to PPV.

Dynamite posts second highest number in its history, edges Raw in 18-49

Riding a wave of momentum after the All Out pay-per-view, AEW Dynamite posted its second-highest viewership figures of all time.

NXT falls to 601,000 viewers for taped edition before revamp

September 9, 2021 John Pollock

The final episode of NXT before next week’s “revamp” saw the show fall to one of its lowest viewership totals of the year.

Paul Levesque recovering after procedure following “cardiac event”

WWE has issued an update regarding Paul Levesque, who underwent a procedure last week for a genetic heart issue following “a cardiac event”.

WWE Raw finishes #2 behind College Football, drops in 18-49

Against ESPN’s coverage of College Football, WWE Raw finished second for the night on cable with a small drop from last week.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Danielson, Punk, Cole set for Dynamite

AEW follows All Out with all the new talent set to appear on Dynamite, Bill White passes away, Trump on Triller event, PWI 500 & more.

Jake Atlas speaks on WWE release, contracting COVID-19

Jake Atlas spoke with Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture on his departure from WWE, contracting COVID-19, and struggles with mental health.

KUSHIDA reveals he tested positive for COVID-19, doing better now

NXT Cruiserweight Champion KUSHIDA has confirmed that his recent absence from television was a result of testing positive for COVID-19.

ABC confirms The Miz for “Dancing with the Stars” this season

Mike “The Miz” Mizanin will be part of the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars”, which is set to premiere later this month on ABC.

NJPW releases line-ups for all G1 Climax cards

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the full schedule for this year’s G1 Climax, which kicks off September 18th and runs through October 21st.

Former U.S President to “host and commentate” Triller card this weekend

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will be part of this Saturday’s Triller Fight Club event as a guest host and commentator.

AEW Rampage falls from week prior, finishes fourth on cable

AEW went into All Out weekend with the fourth edition of Rampage taking place from the NOW Arena and finishing fourth all cable programming on Friday.

SmackDown tops 2.2 million viewers, highest 18-49 number since 7/16

With a rare defense of the Universal Championship, Friday Night SmackDown stayed above 2.2 million viewers for this past week’s episode.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The Fallout from AEW All Out

John Pollock reflects on AEW All Out, comments from Bryan Danielson, CM Punk & Tony Khan, Full Gear moves date, Raw preview in Miami & more.

WWE releasing doc on post 9/11 edition of SmackDown in 2001

WWE will be releasing a documentary this week chronicling the episode of SmackDown that took place two days after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

Women’s Championship Final set for ROH Death Before Dishonor

The finals for the ROH Women’s Championship tournament are set with the match set to take place at Death Before Dishonor this Sunday.

AEW Dark: Elevation line-up feat. Moxley, Kingston & Allin teaming up