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Fight for the Fallen places AEW fifth on the night, NXT has big drop

July 16, 2020 John Pollock

AEW’s Fight for the Fallen performed well on Wednesday finishing fifth among all cable programs while NXT experienced a large drop from last week.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Raw ratings analysis, AEW vs. NXT preview

July 15, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock looks at Raw’s ratings from this week, a preview of AEW & NXT, Tony Khan addresses viewership, a study on TV ratings, Andy Quildan video & more.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: Bellator returns on July 24, Ige vs. Kattar tonight

July 15, 2020 John Pollock

Bellator will return on July 24th, Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige tonight, Jorge Masvidal & Alexander Volkanovski speak, UFC 251 prelim ratings on ESPN & more.

WWE Raw hits a new low falling under 1.6 million viewers

July 14, 2020 John Pollock

WWE Raw fell to a new all-time low viewership figure under 1.6 million viewers on Monday night for a show billed as “A Night of Grudge Matches”.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Kevin Owens on WWE’s mask policy

July 13, 2020 John Pollock

Kevin Owens speaks on WWE’s new policy regarding masks, a report on UFC 251’s buys, Volkanovski vs. Holloway, final SmackDown number & more.

NJPW releases full line-ups for New Japan Road & Sengoku Lord

July 13, 2020 John Pollock

NJPW has released its line-ups for its next two shows, which will be New Japan Road followed by the Sengoku Lord show in Nagoya, Japan later this month.

REPORT: WWE introduced fines after concerns raised by Kevin Owens

July 13, 2020 John Pollock

During a recent French-language podcast, host Pat Laprade shed some light on WWE’s adoption of stricter guidelines regarding masks being worn and talent observing social distancing measures.

Charlotte Flair explains why she is taking time off from WWE

July 12, 2020 John Pollock

Charlotte Flair provided an update Sunday evening on why she is taking time off from WWE following a recent injury angle at the hands of Nia Jax.

Rusev reveals he has COVID-19, Lana posts update on her parents

July 12, 2020 John Pollock

During a Twitch stream on Sunday afternoon, Miroslav Barnyashev (formerly known as “Rusev”) revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19.

UFC 251: Usman & Volkanovski retain, Petr Yan wins bantamweight title

July 11, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of UFC 251 featuring Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway, and Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo.

Winner of the New Japan Cup, big angle closes the show

July 11, 2020 John Pollock

Results from Saturday’s New Japan Cup Final in Osaka featuring Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL and the winner challenging Tetsuya Naito on Sunday.

Friday Night SmackDown up 7% in this week’s overnight figure

July 11, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight figures represented a small rebound of 7% from last week’s all-time low figure on Fox.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NJPW prepares to welcome back crowds

July 10, 2020 John Pollock

New Japan prepares to welcome back crowds this weekend, AJ Styles speaks on moving brands, UFC 251 weigh-ins, UFC addresses Mike Perry situation & more.

NXT wins with total viewership while AEW takes the demo

July 9, 2020 John Pollock

The second week of AEW and NXT’s head-to-head specials saw small decreases of both Fyter Fest and the Great American Bash.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Further allegations regarding Terrace House

July 8, 2020 John Pollock

Further allegations come out regarding Terrace House, Fyter Fest vs. GAB Week 2, WWE hires CFO, Mike Brown & Pedro Munhoz have COVID-19, UFC 61 from 2006.

Matt Riddle admits to affair, denies sexual assault & abuse allegations

July 8, 2020 John Pollock

Matt Riddle posted a video Wednesday to directly address the allegations put forward by independent wrestler Candy Cartwright (Samantha Tavel).

WWE Raw falls to one of its lowest figures, hurt by weak first hour

July 8, 2020 John Pollock

WWE Raw took another plunge this week posting one of its lowest audiences in modern history beginning with a weak opening hour.

Mysterio vs. Rollins, Crews vs. MVP added to Extreme Rules

July 6, 2020 John Pollock

On Monday’s edition of Raw, two new matches were added to the Extreme Rules event taking place on Sunday, July 19th.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Mysterio working without WWE deal, per report

July 6, 2020 John Pollock

Rey Mysterio’s status with WWE, SummerSlam at the PC, Jorge Masvidal passes COVID-19 test, talent appearing on Raw, Edge discusses Randy Orton matches.

REPORT: Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal set pending test results

July 5, 2020 John Pollock

A tumultuous weekend that saw the UFC lose one of its title challengers for UFC 251 next weekend may end up with a replacement fight that is significantly larger than the original.