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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE’s statement regarding live programming

April 12, 2020 John Pollock

WWE’s decision to go back to live programming and issues attached to that choice, The Undertaker speaks on Boneyard Match, WWE tournament format & more.

Friday Night SmackDown falls to another low with overnight figures

April 11, 2020 John Pollock

The post-WrestleMania edition of SmackDown saw another decline in the overnight figures placing this episode on pace to be the lowest on Fox.

WWE moving back to live airings of Raw, SmackDown & NXT

April 11, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has changed plans to tape weeks of programming and instead, will move back to live programming beginning this Monday with Raw.

Money in the Bank qualifying matches set for next week

April 10, 2020 John Pollock

On Friday Night SmackDown, they announced several matches and segments for the coming weeks including the start of the Money in the Bank qualifying matches.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: XFL suspends operations, future in doubt

April 10, 2020 John Pollock

XFL suspends operations with its future in doubt, valuable information for independent contractors, WWE tapings, UFC postpones all upcoming shows after political pressure & more.

Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder receive release from WWE

April 10, 2020 John Pollock

On Friday, WWE issued a brief statement announcing that The Revival, Scott Dawson, and Dash Wilder had agreed to their release effective immediately.

UFC 249 is off, all UFC events postponed indefinitely

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

UFC president Dana White announced the UFC 249 pay-per-view is off with all shows postponed indefinitely following a request from their broadcast partner.

NXT edges AEW in viewers, Dynamite ahead in key demo

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

Wednesday’s viewership figures are in that showed a near dead heat in viewership while AEW maintained control of the key demographic.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: The latest on UFC’s plans to stage cards

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

The latest on UFC 249 and UFC’s protocols for upcoming events, ABC issues a statement regarding the shows, UFC 250 loses several fighters, Joe Rogan’s concerns & lots more.

REPORT: Rose Namajunas out of UFC 249 fight with Jessica Andrade

April 8, 2020 John Pollock

UFC 249 has lost a women’s strawweight contest with a report that Rose Namajunas will not be able to compete at the April 18th event on pay-per-view.

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.