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NEWS

WWE has another big quarter posting net income of $48.3 million

October 29, 2020 John Pollock

As the global pandemic continues, WWE posted its third-quarter earnings with the company topping last quarter’s results.

Halloween Havoc leads to NXT’s best overall viewership of 2020

October 29, 2020 John Pollock

NXT’s experiment marketing its show around the dormant Halloween Havoc concept led to a surge in its viewership while AEW saw a slight increase for its taped show.

Former WWE developmental talent to make Bellator debut on 11/5

October 28, 2020 John Pollock

Former WWE developmental recruit Terrance Jean-Jacques will make his Bellator MMA debut next week at Bellator 251.

Tracy Smothers passes away following health issues at age 58

October 28, 2020 John Pollock

Tracy Smothers, who represented one of the rare links from the territorial days to the modern-day independent scene, has passed away at 58.

NEWS

WWE RAW stays even coming off Hell in a Cell, falls in hour three

October 27, 2020 John Pollock

Coming off its Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE RAW didn’t receive any bump following the event despite a major title switch.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: SmackDown on FS1 & Canadian viewers

October 26, 2020 John Pollock

SmackDown on FS1 & Canadian numbers, AAA’s TripleMania plans, Kingston vs. Sydal, the legacy of Khabib, AEW Dark line-up, GSP speaks & more.

WWE’s amended deal for usage of the Amway Center runs until 11/24

October 26, 2020 John Pollock

WWE’s amended deal for usage of the Amway Center will expire on Tuesday, November 24th with reporter Jon Alba obtaining the agreement.

WWE Hell in a Cell: Randy Orton wins WWE title, Banks wins SD women’s title

October 25, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of WWE Hell in a Cell featuring Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, and Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton.

Impact resurrecting the Knockouts tag titles at “Hard to Kill”

October 25, 2020 John Pollock

During Saturday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view, IMPACT Wrestling revealed that the Knockouts tag titles will be returning in 2021.

BFG Notes: Kylie Rae, Title Changes, The Rock, James Storm

October 25, 2020 John Pollock

On Saturday, IMPACT Wrestling presented its annual Bound for Glory event from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with several news items.

BOUND FOR GLORY REPORT: Rich Swann wins IMPACT Championship

October 24, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory event featuring Eric Young defending the Impact title against Rich Swann.

IMPACT Wrestling signs X Division Champion to multi-year deal

October 24, 2020 John Pollock

IMPACT Wrestling has signed another performer to a long-term deal with X Division Champion Rohit Raju revealing he has signed a new deal.

UFC 254 REPORT: Nurmagomedov submits Gaethje, announces his retirement

October 24, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of UFC 254 from Yas Island featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov defending the lightweight title against Justin Gaethje.

UFC 254 weigh-in results, Nurmagomedov-Gaethje main event is set

October 23, 2020 John Pollock

Ahead of Saturday’s UFC 254 card on Yas Island, the fighters took to the scale for the weigh-ins with two fighters on the card missing weight.

AEW stays even in demo, falls in viewers against World Series, cable news

October 22, 2020 John Pollock

AEW Dynamite took a hit in its viewership on Wednesday going against Game 2 of the World Series and a big night of cable news programming.

Sonny Kiss replaces Joey Janela against Kenny Omega on AEW Dynamite

October 21, 2020 John Pollock

AEW had confirmed that Joey Janela will be replaced by Sonny Kiss on tonight’s episode of Dynamite against Kenny Omega.

Independent wrestler AJ Gray announces positive COVID-19 test result

October 21, 2020 John Pollock

Independent wrestler AJ Gray has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after several negative tests following The Collective.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Andrew Yang’s re-classification plans for WWE

October 21, 2020 John Pollock

Andrew Yang discusses WWE talent situation, ROH profiled for COVID-19 handling, BBC story on Speaking Out, details on the GLOW story & more.

IMPACT announces Deonna Purrazzo has signed a long-term deal

October 21, 2020 John Pollock

Impact Wrestling has confirmed the signing of its Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo to a long-term contract.

RAW season premiere down from the draft, finishes #4 on cable

October 20, 2020 John Pollock

The season premiere of RAW saw a drop from last week’s WWE Draft while still finishing fourth among all cable programming.