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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.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Independent Wrestling during the pandemic

October 19, 2020 John Pollock

RAW Season Premiere, indie wrestling during the pandemic, NJPW running two Tokyo Dome cards, SD viewers in Canada, Flair joins agency & more.

GLOW cast members outline grievances for people of color

October 19, 2020 John Pollock

A letter signed by multiple women from the cast of GLOW has been published citing concerns and problems with the show’s handling of roles and positions for people of color.

Dark Side of the Ring will return with 14 episodes in 2021

October 19, 2020 John Pollock

Vice TV has confirmed that Dark Side of the Ring is coming back for a third season with an expanded order of 14 episodes in 2021.

NJPW releases six-match card for Power Struggle in Osaka

October 19, 2020 John Pollock

NJPW has released the card for Power Struggle next month headlined by a rematch between Tetsuya Naito and EVIL for the Double Championship.

Tony Deppen reveals positive COVID-19 test, Dan the Dad tests negative

October 18, 2020 John Pollock

Independent wrestler Tony Deppen is the latest performer from The Collective last weekend to announce a positive COVID-19 test result.

Luis Ángel Salazar a.k.a. “Principe Aereo” passes away following match

October 18, 2020 John Pollock

Tragedy struck Saturday night when wrestler Principe Aereo (Luis Ángel Salazar) died following a match in Mexico City.

NJPW confirms back-to-back nights at the Tokyo Dome in January

October 18, 2020 John Pollock

During the final night of the G1 Climax, New Japan Pro Wrestling confirmed it will run back-to-back cards at the Tokyo Dome in January.

NJPW releases full card for the G1 Climax Final on Sunday

October 17, 2020 John Pollock

NJPW has released the entire card for Sunday’s G1 Climax final from Sumo Hall, which will feature the block winners in the main event.