Articles by John Pollock

Kenice Mobley, a writer for WWE that received a lot of attention after a podcast interview, has been released by the company.

Face-to-Face segment, Ethan Page vs. Bear Bronson added to Dynamite

While appearing on Busted Open Radio, AEW president Tony Khan announced a new match and segment scheduled for Saturday Night Dynamite.

Fedor Emelianenko to fight on Bellator’s first card in Russia

On Friday, Bellator confirmed Thursday’s report that Fedor Emelianenko is returning to fight this October.

WWE returning to the U.K. for four-city tour in September

WWE has announced its return to the U.K. this September featuring four events involving the SmackDown brand.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: Fedor Emelianenko announcement on Friday

June 24, 2021 John Pollock

Bellator to make Fedor Emelianenko announcement, Latest on Yoel Romero case, New complaint filed against UFC, UFC & PFL TV numbers & more.

Melissa Coates a.k.a. ‘The Super Genie’ passes away at 50

Melissa Coates, who was a former bodybuilder and spent several years working in OVW and Deep South Wrestling, has passed away.

Two matches added to AEW’s Saturday Night Dynamite

AEW has added two more matches for this week’s special Saturday Night Dynamite episode that airs live from Daily’s Place.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The future of WWE’s house shows

With the WWE set to return to live events next month, it’s a good time to assess what the future of their non-televised events will be.

Joey Janela attends school board meeting as a prank, lands on local news

Perhaps as a homage to Sasha Baron Cohen, Joey Janela dressed up and attended the Seminole County School Board meeting on Tuesday night in Sanford, Florida.

El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori win IWGP Jr. Heavyweight tag titles

New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champions were crowned during Wednesday’s Kizuna Road card at Korakuen Hall.

Television Viewership: WWE Raw stays steady in U.S. and Canada

June 22, 2021 John Pollock

Following the Hell in a Cell event, viewership figures for WWE Raw remained steady in the U.S. and Canada.

Five Money in the Bank qualifying matches announced for WWE Raw

WWE has released several matches for tonight’s edition of Raw with five Money in the Bank Qualifying matches scheduled for the show.

REPORT: U.S. viewership increases for SmackDown & Dynamite

The U.S. viewership for Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite saw increases for both programs on Fox and TNT.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Police respond to complaint at GCW event

Statement from Wyoming police over complaint at GCW show, HIAC thoughts, WWE-Lesnar, Ariel Helwani update, Mojo Rawley in new trailer & more.

Canadian Viewership: SmackDown and Dynamite hurt by NHL playoffs

With Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite airing against the NHL playoffs, its Canadian viewership was hurt this past week.

AEW returning to Pittsburgh with two events including ‘Rampage’ debut

AEW is going back to Pittsburgh this August for two events in one week including the live premiere of ‘Rampage’ on TNT.

Ariel Helwani reviving The MMA Hour, announces post-ESPN plans