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WWE Raw sees a 9% increase in viewership following WrestleMania

April 7, 2020 John Pollock

Following WrestleMania Weekend, WWE Raw saw a 9% increase in its viewership for what has traditionally been one of their biggest episodes of the year.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE to tape more shows later this week

April 7, 2020 John Pollock

WWE is preparing for another set of tapings later this week, Impact plans to shoot two months of shows, Dana White speaks on UFC’s resuming fights & more.

WWE Raw Notes: Big Show, Nia Jax & Apollo Crews appear

April 7, 2020 John Pollock

Monday’s post-WrestleMania edition of Raw saw several additions to the active roster along with an impromptu WWE title match involving Drew McIntyre.

Dana White in process of securing an island for Int’l fights

April 6, 2020 John Pollock

Dana White is confident as of April 18th, the UFC will be up and running after securing an undisclosed venue and in the process of securing an island.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethe set for UFC 249

April 6, 2020 John Pollock

UFC confirms Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje for UFC 249, WrestleMania 36 thoughts on the two shows, notes on Boneyard and Firefly Funhouse matches, Raw tonight & more.

WrestleMania 36 Night 2: Drew McIntyre wins the WWE title, Edge victorious

April 5, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of WrestleMania 36 Night 2 from the WWE PC featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre, Edge vs. Randy Orton, the Funhouse Match & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Edge confirms there was interest from ‘another company’

April 5, 2020 John Pollock

Edge confirms there was interest from outside WWE, notes on Donald Trump’s call with league officials, the lineup for night two of WrestleMania, Kevin Owens on precautions taken at the PC & more.

WrestleMania 36 Night 1: The Undertaker buries Styles, Strowman wins title

April 4, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s live coverage of the first night of WrestleMania 36 with taped matches from the WWE Performance Center in Florida.

SmackDown viewership steady, drops in the key demo

April 4, 2020 John Pollock

WWE’s final broadcast before WrestleMania saw Friday Night SmackDown stay steady from the week prior but did fall in the 18-49 demographic.

Vince McMahon and Dana White part of call with President Trump

April 4, 2020 John Pollock

On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump will be holding a conference call with the leaders of the major sports leagues including WWE and UFC.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Decisions loom for WWE, AEW & UFC

April 3, 2020 John Pollock

A look at the many angles surrounding the major companies have been holding events, important info for independent contractors, report on AEW tapings & more.

Empty arena shows cause viewership decline for AEW & NXT

April 2, 2020 John Pollock

Viewership for both AEW and NXT was hit hard on Wednesday continuing the trend displayed by Raw and SmackDown of declines among the empty arena shows.

Khabib Nurmagomedov indicates fight is off, Tony Ferguson responds

April 1, 2020 John Pollock

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has released a statement indicating he won’t be fighting Tony Ferguson with the challenger responding on ESPN.

Valentina Shevchenko off the UFC 251 card due to injury

April 1, 2020 John Pollock

The status of UFC 251 in June may be unknown but it is official that UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will not be fighting on that card.

Jon Jones enters into plea agreement, pleads guilty to DWI

March 31, 2020 John Pollock

UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones has agreed to plead guilty for driving while intoxicated and in turn, will see the other three charges he faced be dropped.

AEW reveals the first four in the TNT Championship tournament

March 31, 2020 John Pollock

On Tuesday’s edition of AEW Dark, the promotion revealed the first four participants for the upcoming TNT Championship tournament that begins next week.

WWE Raw falls to another low for WrestleMania go-home show

March 31, 2020 John Pollock

The final edition of WWE Raw heading into WrestleMania didn’t click with the audience with one of the lowest numbers in the history of the program.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW moving locations this week, per report

March 31, 2020 John Pollock

AEW moving locations this week, WWE TV deal in India, Fite TV offering WrestleMania, WM 32 viewers on ESPN, DAZN withholding rights fees, ‘The Life and Crimes of New Jack’ & more.

WrestleMania to air on Fox apps, additional content on Fox Sports

March 31, 2020 John Pollock

WWE and Fox have announced a new agreement that will see additional content on the Fox platforms including this weekend’s WrestleMania shows.

Bellator postpones all three of their events scheduled for May

March 30, 2020 John Pollock

Bellator MMA has officially announced that their three events scheduled for May have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.