Articles by John Pollock

Tuesday’s edition of NWA Power saw Nick Aldis & Royce Isaacs take on The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, Marty Scurll’s ‘counteroffer’ to Nick Aldis, the TV title is defended & more.

Douglas Lima to fight Gegard Mousasi for vacant Bellator title

One day after announcing that Rafael Lovato Jr. was relinquishing the Bellator middleweight championship, the promotion has revealed a big fight later this year to determine its next champion.

WWE Raw rebounds with the second hour topping the first

Following last week’s dip to the program’s second-lowest viewership mark of 2020, WWE Raw saw a rebound this week with an 8% increase in viewership.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Ratings for Week 1 of the XFL

Ratings for the first week of the XFL, WrestleMania press conference, a note on the Elimination Chamber, updates on The Hardys, Invicta to use open scoring & lots more.

Gauntlet Match featuring AJ Styles announced for Super ShowDown

WWE had added a multi-person match for the Super ShowDown event later this month where the winner will be awarded the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy.

AJPW releases the names of the Champion Carnival participants

During the All Japan show at Korakuen Hall, the promotion announced the participants for the annual Champion Carnival tournament.

SmackDown women’s title match set for Friday Night SmackDown

This week on Friday Night SmackDown, Bayley will defend the SmackDown women’s title on the Valentine’s Day edition of the show.

Shayna Baszler attacks Becky Lynch on Raw

On Monday’s episode of Raw, Shayna Baszler appeared on the show attacking Raw women’s champion Becky Lynch to launch their program together.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Brandi Rhodes speaks on the Nightmare Collective

Brandi Rhodes speaks on the Nightmare Collective problems, Naito vs. Hiromu, AEW returning to two markets, Jon Jones speaks on WWE, UFC 247 fallout & more.

NJPW releases New Japan Road & Manabu Nakanishi’s retirement cards

NJPW has released the cards for their next shows, which include the New Japan Road events along with Tiger Hattori and Manabu Nakanishi’s retirement cards.

WrestleMania 37 set for SoFi Stadium in March 2021

On Monday morning, WWE confirmed that WrestleMania 37 will take place in the L.A. market in March 2021 at the new SoFi Stadium.

XFL opens with 3.3 million viewers for its first game

The opening weekend for the XFL saw the league well-received with four games airing over the course of Saturday and Sunday.

MLW FUSION REPORT: Jacob Fatu vs. Brian Pillman Jr. for the MLW title

John Pollock’s report on the latest episode of MLW Fusion with Jacob Fatu defending the MLW title against Brian Pillman Jr. from the Texas tapings.

RESULTS: ROH Free Enterprise feat. PCO & Scurll vs. Aldis & Rush

Ring of Honor held it’s Free Enterprise’ show from the UMBC Event Center in Baltimore, Maryland featuring PCO & Marty Scurll vs. Nick Aldis & Rush.

New Beginning in Osaka: Tetsuya Naito vs. KENTA

In the main event of New Beginning in Osaka, Double champion Tetsuya Naito set out to defend for the first time against KENTA.

New Japan announces return to MSG, Several G1 dates