Articles by John Pollock

Prior to the live edition of SmackDown, a pair of dark matches took place for the audience in Houston including one with Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Finn Balor returns on Friday Night SmackDown, attacks Sami Zayn

Finn Balor made his return to the main roster after making an unannounced appearance on Friday Night SmackDown.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Big demand for Arthur Ashe Stadium show

AEW has a big response for Arthur Ashe Stadium, SmackDown sold-out in Houston, Conor McGregor discusses injury, big Fyter Fest number & more.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship match added to Money in the Bank

WWE has announced the kickoff match for this Sunday’s Money in the Bank event with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship being defended.

AEW tops one million viewers in U.S., does strong number in Canada

July 15, 2021 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite had a big night on Wednesday as the show topped one million viewers in the U.S. against the NBA Finals.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: “Black Saturday”, NXT notes, UFC 264 buys

Notes on NXT’s schedule, report on how UFC 264 performed, “Black Saturday” on this date, Arthur Ashe Stadium pre-sale & Fyter Fest tonight.

REPORT: Mandy Rose moving to the NXT roster full-time

Mandy Rose appeared on Tuesday’s edition of NXT with a new report noting that Rose has joined the NXT roster full-time.

REPORT: Michael Elgin arrested for violating Order of Protection

A report has revealed that Michael Elgin (Aaron Frobel) was arrested in June after violating an Order of Protection against his ex-girlfriend.

Sammy Guevara vs. Wheeler Yuta added to Fyter Fest tonight

AEW has added a match between Sammy Guevara and Wheeler Yuta for tonight’s Fyter Fest-themed episode from Cedar Park, Texas.

REPORT: UFC 266 to feature two title fights, return of Nick Diaz

July 13, 2021 John Pollock

The UFC 266 card on September 25th is expected to feature two championship fights and Nick Diaz’s first fight in over six years.

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WWE Raw viewership in U.S. and Canada for final ThunderDome show

July 13, 2021 John Pollock

Coming off a historically low viewership last week following the 4th of July weekend, WWE Raw rebounded for its final episode from the ThunderDome.

Friday Night SmackDown viewership for the U.S. & Canada

Friday Night SmackDown’s viewership bounced back for the July 9th episode, its final show inside of the ThunderDome.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: More on Paul Orndorff, feud with Hogan in ’86

More on Paul Orndorff and his program with Hulk Hogan in 1986, Ariel Helwani speaks about his issues with UFC, Paul vs. Woodley & more.

Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff dies at the age of 71

One of the big stars of the WWF’s national expansion era has died with the news of Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff’s death at the age of 71.

NJPW line-ups for Summer Struggle cards in Osaka and Nagoya

New Japan Pro Wrestling released all the line-ups for the Summer Struggle shows through Wrestle Grand Slam at the Tokyo Dome.

Natalya added to the Money in the Bank Ladder match this Sunday

On Monday, another participant was added to the women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match scheduled for this Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.

Notable name backstage at ROH’s Best in the World event