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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.

REPORT: Nate Diaz vs. Leon Edwards moved to UFC 263 in June

May 4, 2021 John Pollock

The welterweight fight between Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards has been pushed back by one month.

Against the NFL Draft, SmackDown falls to lowest 18-49 number of year

May 3, 2021 John Pollock

Despite a major stipulation and the Universal Championship being defended, Friday Night SmackDown had one of its lowest numbers of the year.

POLLOCK’S REVIEW: A&E Biography – Randy “Macho Man” Savage

May 3, 2021 John Pollock

The latest A&E Biography covering the life of Randy “Savage” Poffo is best summarized by a line from his former girlfriend Stephanie Bellars a.k.a. ‘Gorgeous George’ in a film produced by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman.

Two tag title matches, Bobby Lashley in action on WWE Raw

May 2, 2021 John Pollock

WWE has announced several matches for Raw on Monday night including two tag team championships being defended on the show.

Starz reveals the premiere date for drama series ‘Heels’

May 2, 2021 John Pollock

U.S. cable network Starz has revealed that its scripted drama series ‘Heels’ will premiere this August.

Tony Deppen wins the ROH World Television Championship

May 2, 2021 John Pollock

Tony Deppen is the new ROH World Television Champion defeating Tracy Williams on this weekend’s Ring of Honor program.