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AEW taking Dynamite to Miami and Texas with three events in July

May 10, 2021 John Pollock

AEW will be going on the road this July with Dynamite television tapings scheduled for Miami and Texas with more to come this summer.

WWE Raw adds two multi-person tags for Monday’s go-home episode

May 9, 2021 John Pollock

A set of multi-person matches have been added to WWE Raw, which will serve as the go-home edition prior to WrestleMania Backlash.

NJPW reports seven additional COVID-19 cases following testing

May 9, 2021 John Pollock

NJPW has reported seven additional positive COVID-19 cases among its roster after a round of testing.

Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston, Thunder Rosa in action on Elevation

May 8, 2021 John Pollock

AEW has released match information for Monday’s edition of AEW Dark: Elevation with eight matches listed including Jon Moxley in action.

NEWS

Details on MLW’s return to live events, notes on capacity size

May 8, 2021 John Pollock

MLW is preparing for its return in front of live fans this July with a card set for Philadelphia followed by shows in Texas and Chicago.

SmackDown Notes: Jimmy Uso returns, title match set for next week

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown featured the return of Jimmy Uso, who has been out of action for over a year, plus the announcement of a championship match next week.

Cesaro to challenge Roman Reigns at WrestleMania Backlash

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

The WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash is official as Cesaro will challenge for the title on Sunday, May 16th.

SmackDown Tag Championship match added to WrestleMania Backlash

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

With just over a week until the event, WWE has announced a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match for WrestleMania Backlash.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Dark Side, IMPACT & PFL viewership

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

Viewership figures for Dark Side of the Ring, IMPACT & PFL; Hana Kimura Tribute Show, Grace re-signs, scary weigh-in story, Dynamite in Canada

POLLOCK’S REVIEW: DARK SIDE OF THE RING – Brian Pillman

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

The third season of VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring premiered Thursday night with a two-hour documentary on Brian Pillman that was a mixture of passion, tragedy, and heartbreak.

NJPW Strong releases line-ups for May including championship defense

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

New Japan Strong has outlined the main events for the month of May including the first defense of the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship .

Wrestle Grand Slam cards at Yokohama Stadium, Tokyo Dome postponed

May 7, 2021 John Pollock

With the news of Japan’s extension of its state of emergency, NJPW has postponed its Wrestle Grand Slam events

Court Bauer says Dario Cueto will have a new name, secret shoot details

May 6, 2021 John Pollock

On Thursday, MLW CEO Court Bauer spoke with POST Wrestling about the reveal of the former Dario Cueto of Lucha Underground as “El Jefe” and the man behind the Azteca Underground group on MLW programming.

AEW tops cable chart with Blood & Guts, increases in Canada

May 6, 2021 John Pollock

The first Blood & Guts match in history led to AEW winning the night among all cable programming and finishing north of one million viewers.

NXT finishes 21st on cable, four-week average on Tuesdays

May 5, 2021 John Pollock

In its fourth week unopposed on Tuesday nights, NXT finished 21st for the night with a drop in its key demographic to a six-week low.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Blood & Guts Preview, Weidman speaks

May 5, 2021 John Pollock

Tonight is one of the biggest editions of AEW Dynamite with the first “Blood and Guts” match in company history, a term adopted from Vince McMahon’s vague assessment of the AEW product during a conference call in 2019.

AEW Double or Nothing to operate at full capacity in Jacksonville

May 5, 2021 John Pollock

During his weekly appearance on Busted Open Radio, AEW president Tony Khan announced Double or Nothing would operate at full capacity.

REPORT: Daniel Bryan’s contract with WWE expired last week

May 5, 2021 John Pollock

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reports that Bryan’s deal either expired or was set to expire after the match with Roman Reigns on Friday Night SmackDown.

Television Ratings: WWE Raw increase, Miz & Mrs., A&E programming

May 4, 2021 John Pollock

Monday’s program averaged 1,872,000 viewers and 0.53 in the 18-49 demographic representing an increase of 5.5 percent in viewers and 8.2 percent in the target demo.

UFC confirms new main event for Saturday’s Fight Night card

May 4, 2021 John Pollock

The UFC has confirmed its new main event for this Saturday’s Fight Night card with a women’s flyweight fight scheduled to headline the show.