Articles by John Pollock

Melissa Coates, who was a former bodybuilder and spent several years working in OVW and Deep South Wrestling, has passed away.

Two matches added to AEW’s Saturday Night Dynamite

AEW has added two more matches for this week’s special Saturday Night Dynamite episode that airs live from Daily’s Place.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The future of WWE’s house shows

With the WWE set to return to live events next month, it’s a good time to assess what the future of their non-televised events will be.

Joey Janela attends school board meeting as a prank, lands on local news

Perhaps as a homage to Sasha Baron Cohen, Joey Janela dressed up and attended the Seminole County School Board meeting on Tuesday night in Sanford, Florida.

El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori win IWGP Jr. Heavyweight tag titles

New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champions were crowned during Wednesday’s Kizuna Road card at Korakuen Hall.

Television Viewership: WWE Raw stays steady in U.S. and Canada

June 22, 2021 John Pollock

Following the Hell in a Cell event, viewership figures for WWE Raw remained steady in the U.S. and Canada.

Five Money in the Bank qualifying matches announced for WWE Raw

WWE has released several matches for tonight’s edition of Raw with five Money in the Bank Qualifying matches scheduled for the show.

REPORT: U.S. viewership increases for SmackDown & Dynamite

The U.S. viewership for Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite saw increases for both programs on Fox and TNT.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Police respond to complaint at GCW event

Statement from Wyoming police over complaint at GCW show, HIAC thoughts, WWE-Lesnar, Ariel Helwani update, Mojo Rawley in new trailer & more.

Canadian Viewership: SmackDown and Dynamite hurt by NHL playoffs

With Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite airing against the NHL playoffs, its Canadian viewership was hurt this past week.

AEW returning to Pittsburgh with two events including ‘Rampage’ debut

AEW is going back to Pittsburgh this August for two events in one week including the live premiere of ‘Rampage’ on TNT.

Ariel Helwani reviving The MMA Hour, announces post-ESPN plans

Multiple-time MMA Journalist of the Year Ariel Helwani has announced his plans for his post-ESPN career including a return to MMA Fighting.

WWE Hell in a Cell 2021 Report: Lashley, Belair retain inside HIAC

John Pollock’s coverage of WWE Hell in a Cell featuring Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre and Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in HIAC matches.

WWE Hell in a Cell Preview feat. Lashley vs. McIntyre, Belair vs. Bayley

WWE presents the Hell in a Cell show tonight, its final pay-per-view of the ThunderDome era as they will be back on the road with fans for Money in the Bank.

Suwama tests positive for COVID-19, vacates Triple Crown Championship

Suwama is the latest professional wrestler to test positive for COVID-19 with the All Japan star vacating the Triple Crown Championship.

Anderson Silva defeats Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by split decision