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AJPW Champion Carnival: Miyahara vs. Zeus, Otani vs. Aoyagi

April 9, 2021 John Pollock

All Japan Pro Wrestling opened its annual Champion Carnival tournament on Friday, which included the Triple Crown holder being pinned.

IMPACT Wrestling sees viewership spike on its new night

April 9, 2021 John Pollock

IMPACT Wrestling debut on Thursday nights on AXS TV featuring Kenny Omega wrestling led to a jump in the show’s viewership.

AEW tops NXT in demo, TakeOver provides best figures since October

April 8, 2021 John Pollock

The final Wednesday head-to-head battle saw AEW finish ahead in the 18-49 demographic while NXT managed its best number since Halloween Havoc.

Dark Side of the Ring receives season three premiere date in May

April 8, 2021 John Pollock

VICE TV has announced that the season three premiere of Dark Side of the Ring is set for next month with fourteen episodes scheduled.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NXT TakeOver vs. Mike Tyson, Nick Khan speaks

April 7, 2021 John Pollock

The final AEW and NXT head-to-head, TakeOver preview, Nick Khan speaks on WWE, Bayley comments on status, Tony Khan on additional hour & more.

Stardom releases first round match-ups for annual Cinderella tournament

April 7, 2021 John Pollock

Stardom’s annual Cinderella tournament will begin this Saturday featuring twenty performers competing in opening round matches.

WWE Hall of Fame Report: 2020 & 2021 HOF Induction Classes

April 7, 2021 John Pollock

John Pollock’s report on the WWE’s 2020 & 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies featuring Kane, N.W.O., Molly Holly, Eric Bischoff & more.

Against the NCAA final, WWE Raw stays flat with viewers while demo falls

April 6, 2021 John Pollock

For the go-home edition of Raw before WrestleMania, the show sustained a decline in its main demo while still finishing atop the cable charts.

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.