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BELLATOR 249: Cris Cyborg secures first submission win of career

October 16, 2020 John Pollock

Cris “Cyborg” capped off Bellator 249 on Thursday with the first submission victory in her fifteen-year career submitting Arlene Blencowe.

ROH taking precautions regarding talent that worked at The Collective

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

Ring of Honor is taking certain precautions for its current set of television tapings regarding talent that worked at The Collective.

Two more performers from The Collective reveal positive COVID-19 tests

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

There have been two more performers that participated in The Collective last weekend that have received positive COVID-19 test results.

AEW’s Anniversary Show draws 826,000 viewers, #15 on cable

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

The AEW anniversary edition of Dynamite finished #15 on the cable charts while NXT failed to finish among the top fifty cable programs.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Undertaker & Kane doc premieres this month

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

WWE releasing Undertaker & Kane documentary, Heyman speaks on Executive Director role, McGregor accepts date, G1 Update & Cena gets married.

Daniel Bryan returns, tag title match added to SmackDown

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has announced that Daniel Bryan will return on Friday Night SmackDown this week after being off programming for several months.

Former wXw World Unified Champion Karsten Beck passes away

October 15, 2020 John Pollock

The German-based wXw has released the news that performer Karsten Pitann, who wrestled as Karsten Beck, has died after battling brain cancer.

Draft edition of RAW hits its highest mark since Aug. 31

October 13, 2020 John Pollock

The draft edition of RAW saw the show experience an increase in its viewership hitting its highest mark since August 31st while finishing fourth among cable programming.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: SmackDown Draft Viewership on Fox

October 12, 2020 John Pollock

The final number for the draft on SmackDown, report on WWE return, ThunderDome update, Bloodsport thoughts, Jericho on Inner Circle & Buckley’s KO.

IMPACT Wrestling adds Call Your Shot Gauntlet to Bound for Glory

October 12, 2020 John Pollock

Impact Wrestling has added two matches for its Bound for Glory pay-per-view that takes place later this month on Saturday, October 24th.

N-1 VICTORY FINAL RESULTS: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

October 11, 2020 John Pollock

Pro Wrestling NOAH wrapped up its N-1 Victory tournament on Sunday with Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kaito Kiyomiya meeting in the final.

Matches and segments announced for Monday’s edition of RAW

October 11, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has released additional information for Monday’s edition of RAW which is highlighted by the second night of the WWE Draft.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Len Rossi passes away at 91

October 10, 2020 John Pollock

Len Rossi passes away at 91, latest on the WWE Draft, G1 Climax, Joey Ryan files two more suits & Randy Orton remembers Eddy Guerrero.

Additional draft picks announced on WWE Talking Smack

October 10, 2020 John Pollock

On Saturday’s episode of WWE Talking Smack, there was an additional round of draft picks with five names being assigned to brands.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE Draft Preview, McGregor-Poirier

October 9, 2020 John Pollock

A preview of tonight’s WWE Draft, email states Candy Cartwright lost NXT bookings, McGregor-Poirier, Kevin Owens was NXT bound in 2019 & more.

Jose Rodriguez a.k.a. ‘Alberto Del Rio’ indicted on multiple counts

October 9, 2020 John Pollock

Jose Rodriguez Chucuan a.k.a. ‘Alberto Del Rio’ has been indicted on multiple counts including aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault.

Samantha Tavel suing Matt Riddle, WWE & others in civil suit

October 8, 2020 John Pollock

Samantha Tavel, who performed under the name “Candy Cartwright” has launched a civil lawsuit regarding accusations levied against Matt Riddle.

AEW & NXT fall 13 percent in viewership against VP Debate

October 8, 2020 John Pollock

On a night where it was guaranteed AEW and NXT would be affected by the VP debate, both shows saw similar decreases in their overall audience.

WWE Raw falls against two NFL games, finishes sixth on cable

October 6, 2020 John Pollock

WWE Raw faced one of its toughest nights of 2020 going against two NFL games that saw Raw fall in its viewership while staying above 1.6 million viewers.

SmackDown holds steady against NBA, MLB & Trump news coverage

October 5, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown finished above 2.1 million viewers this past week on Fox on a night where news coverage was enormous due to Donald Trump.