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NXT TakeOver special confirmed for 10/4

September 16, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has confirmed a previous report that the next NXT TakeOver special will be on Sunday, October 4th airing on the WWE Network.

WWE Raw holds up for two hours before third hour drop, Canadian viewership

September 15, 2020 John Pollock

The return of Monday Night Football and the absence of the NBA led to WWE Raw holding up for two hours before a decline in hour three.

Identities of the five Retribution members on WWE Raw

September 14, 2020 John Pollock

During a segment on Monday’s edition of RAW, there were five focal members of Retribution. POST Wrestling has been told their identities.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW offers “season pass” option

September 14, 2020 John Pollock

AEW offering a “season pass” options, RAW: In Your Face, Dana White & fighters attend Trump speech, United Wrestling Network debut & more.

NJPW reveals Road to Power Struggle dates, Power Struggle on 11/7

September 14, 2020 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced its schedule following the G1 with an immediate turnaround as they build towards Power Struggle.

AEW Dynamite to air in its regular Wednesday slot this week

September 13, 2020 John Pollock

AEW is confirmed to air this Wednesday in its usual timeslot on TNT after it was left up in the air due to the ongoing NBA playoffs.

TV REPORT: Lethal vs. Castle, Gresham vs. Yuta highlight ROH’s return

September 13, 2020 John Pollock

ROH returned with a strong episode featuring Jay Lethal vs. Dalton Castle and Jonathan Gresham vs. Wheeler Yuta in the Pure Title tournament.

BELLATOR 246: Juan Archuleta wins bantamweight title, Jon Fitch retires

September 13, 2020 John Pollock

Bellator crowned a new bantamweight champion as the vacant title was decided in the night’s main event between Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix.

Representatives for Conor McGregor deny sexual assault allegations

September 12, 2020 John Pollock

Representatives for UFC fighter Conor McGregor have come out strongly denying the fighter engaged in any alleged misconduct, as was reported on Saturday.

Mandy Rose traded to Raw

September 12, 2020 John Pollock

On Talking Smack, it was revealed that Mandy Rose has been traded to Raw and is being explained as the actions of The Miz & John Morrison.

BELLATOR 245: Phil Davis earns decision over Lyoto Machida in rematch

September 12, 2020 John Pollock

Bellator 245 saw Phil Davis earn the second victory of his career over Lyoto Machida and Cat Zingano had a successful promotional debut.

Bayley vs. Nikki Cross added to WWE Clash of Champions

September 12, 2020 John Pollock

During Friday Night SmackDown, a four-way match determined the next contender to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown women’s title at Clash of Champions.

Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee, Seth Rollins vs. Dominik added to Raw

September 11, 2020 John Pollock

With the return of football, WWE is bulking up this week’s Raw with several new matches along with the tagline “RAW: In Your Face”.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Hell in a Cell moved, AEW vs. NXT analysis

September 11, 2020 John Pollock

An analysis of AEW vs. NXT and what the future holds, a new date for HIAC, AEW re-schedules events for 2021 & Bellator to CBS Sports Network.

Bellator MMA confirms move to CBS Sports Network next month

September 11, 2020 John Pollock

Bellator MMA is moving from the Paramount Network with Friday’s announcement that their new home will be on the CBS Sports Network.

El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru win the IWGP jr. heavyweight titles

September 11, 2020 John Pollock

The vacant IWGP junior heavyweight tag titles were awarded on Friday’s New Japan Road event with the finals of the tournament taking place.

NJPW reveals match listings for all the G1 Climax shows

September 11, 2020 John Pollock

On Friday, NJPW revealed the full line-ups for the G1 Climax tournament that begins next weekend and will run through the middle of October.

AEW Dynamite tops one million viewers, ranks seventh on cable

September 10, 2020 John Pollock

Following AEW’s All Out pay-per-view, Dynamite topped one million viewers without a first-run episode of NXT running against it.

NXT Super Tuesday II down from the previous week

September 10, 2020 John Pollock

NXT’s Super Tuesday II saw a minor drop in viewership while their key demographics had a larger decline from last Tuesday’s episode.

WWE Raw drops in viewership & demo number on Labor Day

September 9, 2020 John Pollock

After two weeks of encouraging numbers coinciding with the debut of the ThunderDome, WWE Raw fell back to normal levels this week.