Articles by John Pollock

WWE has announced a new location for the October 1st edition of Friday Night SmackDown, which now takes place in Baltimore, Maryland.

WWE confirms six additions to the Performance Center

WWE has confirmed the latest recruits to the Performance Center with six names announced on Monday afternoon.

AEW Rampage finishes #1 on cable in followup to “The First Dance”

The third week of AEW Rampage saw the show finish #1 among all cable programming coming off the giant debut of CM Punk the week prior.

SmackDown finishes with 2.25 million viewers for SummerSlam fallout

Friday Night SmackDown scored one of its best numbers in months for the episode following SummerSlam and the return of Becky Lynch.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Status of Adam Cole, Tony Khan speaks

A report on the status of Adam Cole, Tony Khan interview notes, Ed Asner dies, Open Challenge on Raw, NWA EmPowerrr, Jake Paul beats Woodley.

Ikemen Jiro to face Roderick Strong on NXT on Tuesday night

After announcing that The Diamond Mine would be holding an open challenge on NXT this week, the call has been answered.

Bill Goldberg says he has “pending knee surgery”, coming back for Lashley

In a new video posted by WWE, Bill Goldberg states he has pending knee surgery and indicated a continuation of the program with Lashley.

NXT has small increase for taped episode following TakeOver 36

Tuesday’s taped edition of NXT showed an increase over last week’s episode coming off the TakeOver 36 event on Sunday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: CM Punk notes, reporter removed at NXT

Tony Schiavone shares notes on CM Punk’s debut, Ice Cream bars, reporter removed from NXT taping & CM Punk on Dynamite tonight.

Pat McAfee reveals he has tested positive for COVID-19

WWE announcer and talk show host Pat McAfee has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after missing his show on Wednesday.

Chris Jericho to address his future on AEW Dynamite in Milwaukee

AEW has added a segment for tonight’s edition of Dynamite where Chris Jericho will address his future following the loss to MJF.

KENTA confirms he had COVID-19, recently tested negative

August 24, 2021 John Pollock

KENTA is the latest New Japan performer to confirm that he had a positive COVID diagnosis over the past month.

WWE Raw does second-highest audience of 2021 following SummerSlam

Following SummerSlam, WWE Raw posted its second-largest audience of the year, topping two million viewers and finishing #2 on cable.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: “The Future of NXT”

John Pollock looks at the future of NXT after Nick Khan’s comments, John Cena says farewell, huge CM Punk stats, viewership figures & more.

CM Punk’s return to pro wrestling does massive number for AEW

The return of CM Punk to a national wrestling promotion led to one of the largest audiences in AEW history with Rampage topping 1.1 million viewers on TNT.

CM Punk: “That might have been the greatest moment of my career”

CM Punk appeared on the Kap & J Hood radio program on ESPN Chicago on Monday to discuss his return to professional wrestling.

Canadian viewership figures for CM Punk debut & SmackDown