Articles by John Pollock

Friday’s taped edition of AEW Rampage fell to its lowest viewership mark of the five episodes to air.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Gable Steveson shares WWE details

Gable Steveson shares details on WWE deal, New Day’s podcast, McGregor/MGK incident, the reaction to the Triller event from Saturday & more.

Big E. states he will cash in Money in the Bank contract on Raw

WWE is pulling out several major elements for tonight’s edition of Raw including the tease that Big E. will cash in the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Bobby Fish enters MLW’s Opera Cup tournament at ‘Fightland’

September 12, 2021 John Pollock

Bobby Fish is set for his first wrestling event since leaving WWE earlier this year, with the news he will be part of MLW’s ‘Fightland’ card.

Alex Zayne wins 16-man Honor Rumble at Death Before Dishonor

Alex Zayne appeared on Sunday night’s ROH Death Before Dishonor card as a surprise entrant and winning the Honor Rumble match.

Samoa Joe relinquishes NXT Championship “due to certain injuries”

September 12, 2021 John Pollock

WWE and Samoa Joe have announced that the NXT Champion is currently unable to wrestle due to injury and will be relinquishing the championship.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: N-1 Victory begins, ROH PPV tonight

September 12, 2021 John Pollock

ROH returns to PPV tonight, N-1 Victory begins, Thea Trinidad honors her father, Eddie Kingston issues challenge & new names for WWE talent.

New ROH Tag Champions crowned on this weekend’s program

September 11, 2021 John Pollock

On this weekend’s Ring of Honor television program, a new set of ROH Tag Team Champions were crowned.

Vitor Belfort, Anderson Silva win by first round stoppage on Triller event

September 11, 2021 John Pollock

Triller Fight Club presented its latest show on Saturday night that saw Vitor Belfort stop Evander Holyfield in the main event.

Boom Goes the Demo: A major week in the history of All Elite Wrestling

September 11, 2021 John Pollock

The major story coming out of this week is AEW Dynamite’s success for the first show following All Out. The show hit its second-highest figures in history, only behind the premiere in October 2019.

Dynamite tops 150,000 viewers in Canada, edges Raw in 25-54 demo

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