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Two dark matches involving NXT talent take place at SmackDown

August 6, 2021 John Pollock

Prior to Friday Night SmackDown, there were a pair of dark matches featuring NXT talent in Tampa, Florida for the live crowd.

NEWS

MLW moves November FUSION tapings from Chicago to Philadelphia

August 6, 2021 John Pollock

MLW has switched its location for its November event with the show now scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Gable Steveson wins gold in men’s freestyle

August 6, 2021 John Pollock

Gable Steveson wins gold in freestyle wrestling, YouTube stats, Amalie Arena guidelines for SmackDown, Dana White on interim titles & more.

AEW adds Darby Allin vs. Daniel Garcia, Trios match to 8/11 Dynamite

August 6, 2021 John Pollock

AEW has added a pair of matches for next Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite in Pittsburgh.

AEW tops 1.1 million viewers, increases 18-49 figure for ‘Homecoming’

August 5, 2021 John Pollock

AEW’s Homecoming edition of Dynamite continued its streak topping one million viewers for the fourth consecutive week.

U.S. and Canadian viewership for Aug. 3 edition of NXT

August 5, 2021 John Pollock

NXT’s viewership remained the same for its second straight week airing on Syfy for the August 3rd episode that was taped two weeks ago.

Longtime promoter and former manager Bert Prentice passes away

August 4, 2021 John Pollock

Bert Prentice, who had been a fixture of Tennessee wrestling for decades as a promoter, has died after battling cancer.

Canadian viewership: SmackDown drops while Raw sees an increase

August 4, 2021 John Pollock

The latest Canadian viewership figures told different stories with SmackDown dropping a significant amount while Raw experienced an increase.

The Life & Career of “The Assassin” Jody Hamilton

August 4, 2021 John Pollock

The wrestling world has learned of the passing of Jody Hamilton, who was part of one of the top heel tag teams of all time.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE and AEW sell out shows in Chicago

August 2, 2021 John Pollock

WWE sells out Raw and AEW sells out The First Dance in Chicago, report on the status of Adam Cole, NJPW cards, Bellator 263 thoughts & more.

AEW inks broadcast deal with Eurosport India, begins Aug. 15

August 2, 2021 John Pollock

AEW (All Elite Wrestling) has secured a television deal in India that includes both Dynamite and Rampage airing on Eurosport India.

REPORTS: Ric Flair requested and received his release from WWE

August 2, 2021 John Pollock

Two reports came out on Monday stating that Ric Flair had requested and has obtained his release from WWE.

Former FMW, W*NG star Hideki Hosaka passes away at 49

August 2, 2021 John Pollock

Several outlets in Japan reported that Hideki Hosaka has died at the age of 49 after suffering from cancer for the past two years.

Utami Hayashishita, Tam Nakano, Mayu Iwatani earn points in 5* GP

August 1, 2021 John Pollock

Stardom held its second pay-per-view of the weekend with day two of its 5* Grand Prix tournament being the focus of the show.

Masato Yoshino’s retirement, new Open the Dream Gate champion in Kobe

August 1, 2021 John Pollock

Dragon Gate’s Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival culminated with the retirement match for Masato Yoshino on Sunday in the main event.

Maika pins Utami Hayashishita on opening night of Stardom’s 5* Grand Prix

July 31, 2021 John Pollock

Stardom opened its annual 5* Grand Prix on Saturday with a pay-per-view from Yokohama Budokan featuring seven round-robin matches.

Several titles changes highlight Dragon Gate’s first of two shows in Kobe

July 31, 2021 John Pollock

Dragon Gate held its first of two big shows this weekend in Kobe that will culminate with the retirement match of Masato Yoshino on Sunday.

AEW sells over 10,000 tickets for “The First Dance” in Chicago

July 30, 2021 John Pollock

The pre-sale for “The First Dance” in Chicago took place on Friday with AEW having another major success with more than 10,000 tickets sold.

NEWS

WWE reports net income of $29.2 million in its second-quarter earnings

July 29, 2021 John Pollock

WWE releases its second-quarterly earnings report on Thursday posting a profit of just over $29 million for the period that included WrestleMania 37.

Fight for the Fallen tops 1.1 million viewers, highest 18-49 of 2021

July 29, 2021 John Pollock

With AEW presenting Fight for the Fallen against coverage of the Olympics, the show topped one million viewers and hit its highest 18-49 figure of 2021.