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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Nine straight nights of WWE begins

April 5, 2021 John Pollock

WrestleMania Week begins, go-home Raw notes, SmackDown ratings, Titus O’Neil & Ozzy Osbourne set for HOF, WWE working with Cameo & more.

Kazuchika Okada to challenge Ospreay or Takagi at Tokyo Dome on 5/29

April 5, 2021 John Pollock

Kazuchika Okada will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship when New Japan returns to the Tokyo Dome at the end of May.

Ospreay vs. Takagi, Tanahashi vs. White headline Wrestling Dontaku shows

April 5, 2021 John Pollock

NJPW held a press conference late Sunday night and released the line-ups for the annual Wrestling Dontaku cards in Fukuoka.

NJPW releases cards for “Road to Wrestling Dontaku”, “Satsuma no Kuni”

April 5, 2021 John Pollock

NJPW held a press conference with a series of announcements for the next two months.

Stipulation added for Big E. vs. Apollo Crews, Logan Paul set for WrestleMania

April 3, 2021 John Pollock

With one week until WrestleMania 37, the card saw the addition of a stipulation and confirmation of a celebrity appearance for next weekend.

New Japan Cup USA winner to become Strong Openweight Champion

April 3, 2021 John Pollock

It was revealed on Friday that the winner of the New Japan Cup USA tournament will become the Strong Openweight Champion.

Three matches advertised for Monday’s go-home edition of WWE Raw

April 2, 2021 John Pollock

WWE is advertising three matches for this Monday’s edition of Raw, which is the go-home edition of the show before WrestleMania 37.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: TakeOver Night 1 to run commercial-free on Peacock

April 2, 2021 John Pollock

Paul Levesque held a call with the media to promote next week’s NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver shows. Levesque noted that the Peacock feed for the first night of TakeOver will not have commercial breaks.

Logan Paul confirms he will be at WrestleMania 37 in Tampa

April 2, 2021 John Pollock

Prior to tonight’s appearance on Friday Night SmackDown, Logan Paul confirmed on his podcast that he will be appearing at WrestleMania 37.

WWE’s WrestleMania Week programming schedule released

April 2, 2021 John Pollock

The WWE has released its WrestleMania Week programming schedule for Peacock and the WWE Network ahead of its busiest week of the year.

Chris Jericho to be interviewed by Steve Austin on Broken Skull Sessions

April 2, 2021 John Pollock

The next episode of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions is set to feature AEW performer Chris Jericho as the guest over WrestleMania Weekend.

NXT narrows the gap with AEW, edges out Dynamite in 18-34 demo

April 1, 2021 John Pollock

AEW dropped in viewership this week while managing a top ten position on the cable charts, meanwhile, NXT saw significant gains in its demos.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NXT’s move to Tuesday, Jon Jones vs. UFC

March 31, 2021 John Pollock

Assessing NXT’s move to Tuesday and what it will mean for AEW, Jon Jones vs. UFC, Bella Twins comment on HOF speech, new WM matches & more.

REPORT: Nate Diaz to fight Leon Edwards at UFC 262 in May

March 30, 2021 John Pollock

Nate Diaz is set to return with a five-round fight scheduled against Leon Edwards at UFC 262 in Houston on May 15th.

WWE Raw secures top spot on cable despite viewership drop

March 30, 2021 John Pollock

While WWE Raw had a growth pattern throughout the show, its overall viewership hit its lowest mark of 2021 while topping the cable chart.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE-DraftKings deal, Charly Arnolt joins ESPN full-time

March 29, 2021 John Pollock

WWE and DraftKings announce deal, Charly Arnolt joins ESPN full-time, UFC vs. Jon Jones, preview for Raw, latest on Poirier-McGregor & more.

WWE confirms Rob Van Dam for the 2021 Hall of Fame class

March 29, 2021 John Pollock

WWE has confirmed that former WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam will be inducted into its Hall of Fame this year.

Thirteen matches set for AEW Dark: Elevation feat. Jon Moxley, Shida, Pixies

March 27, 2021 John Pollock

This Monday’s line-up for AEW Dark: Elevation features thirteen matches including Jon Moxley and AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida in action.

Brian “Road Dogg” James in hospital after medical issue this past week

March 27, 2021 John Pollock

Brian James a.k.a. “Road Dogg” has been hospitalized with the belief that he likely suffered a heart attack this past week.

Contract signing, Riddle-Sheamus non-title match added to Raw

March 27, 2021 John Pollock

Several announcements have been made regarding this Monday’s edition of Raw with less than two weeks before WrestleMania 37.