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‘Go Home’ Edition of Friday Night SmackDown shows increase

November 23, 2019 John Pollock

WWE’s final episode heading into the Survivor Series saw Friday Night SmackDown increases its audience for a show featuring talent from Raw and NXT.

NXT TakeOver: War Games 2019 Report from the Allstate Arena

November 23, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of the NXT TakeOver: War Games show from the Allstate Arena featuring a men’s and women’s War Games match, Finn Balor vs. Matt Riddle, and more.

Jim Cornette addresses his remark on ‘Power’ and NWA departure

November 23, 2019 John Pollock

Following the news of his resignation from the NWA a comment made on this week’s episode of Power, Jim Cornette addressed the situation on his podcast this week.

Jon Jones to defend title against Dominick Reyes in February

November 22, 2019 John Pollock

The UFC light heavyweight sweepstakes for the next championship fight appear to have ended with Dominick Reyes earning the next opportunity at Jon Jones.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Kelly Klein addresses her issues with ROH

November 22, 2019 John Pollock

Kelly Klein goes through her issues with ROH and clarifies points, Spring Break IV tickets go on sale, WWE starts its weekend in Chicago, MLW re-signs Tom Lawlor, Lesnar vs. Mysterio & more.

MLW and ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor come to terms on a new deal

November 22, 2019 John Pollock

MLW has come to an agreement that will see ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor remain with the promotion following the announcement of a multi-year deal.

NXT tops AEW in total viewers, falls among the key demos

November 21, 2019 John Pollock

On a week where WWE loaded NXT with the promise of surprise appearances from Raw & SmackDown talent, the show outdid AEW’s viewership.

CM Punk’s appearance on WWE Backstage draws 180,000 viewers

November 20, 2019 John Pollock

After his reveal in the closing moments of last week’s episode, CM Punk’s first show as an analyst on WWE Backstage led to the show experiencing a jump in viewership.

Jim Cornette resigns from the NWA

November 20, 2019 John Pollock

Following Tuesday’s edition of NWA Power, the company has announced that Jim Cornette has resigned from the group offer a remark that made its way onto the program.

The NWA edits latest episode and apologizes for remark made

November 20, 2019 John Pollock

The NWA received backlash from Tuesday’s airing of Power as the group pulled down the show and has edited out an offensive remark by Jim Cornette.

WWE Raw up 3% but still registers its third-lowest mark of 2019

November 19, 2019 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw stayed consistent with an average viewership in line with what the show has been producing over the past three weeks.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: CM Punk’s appearance highlights WWE Backstage

November 19, 2019 John Pollock

CM Punk starts on WWE Backstage tonight, Tony Khan vs. Randy Orton, AEW Full Gear buys, NWA announces a new series, NXT title match added to Survivor Series, Josh Alexander suffers partial biceps tear & more.

NXT title match added to Survivor Series on Sunday

November 19, 2019 John Pollock

The NXT championship will be defended this Sunday at the Survivor Series with the challenger being determined through a triple threat match this Wednesday on NXT.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: AEW holding ‘Bash at the Beach’ in January

November 18, 2019 John Pollock

AEW will promote a ‘Bash at the Beach’ episode of Dynamite along with a show from the Chris Jericho cruise, Albert Hardie Jr. Q&A, NXT UK TakeOver sold out, Otani added to MLW show, CM Punk’s prep for WWE Backstage & more.

POLLOCK’S MLW REVIEW: Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor

November 17, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock reviews this week’s episode of MLW Fusion that was headlined by Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Tom Lawlor and Muhammed Lawal debuts.

NXT UK TakeOver confirmed for January 12 in Blackpool, England

November 17, 2019 John Pollock

During the recent set of tapings for NXT UK, the announcement was made of the brand’s next TakeOver event that is set for January 2020 in Blackpool, England.

Friday Night SmackDown falls to its lowest figure on Fox

November 16, 2019 John Pollock

The fast-national ratings for Friday Night SmackDown are in with the series doing its lowest number on Fox to date and dropping 10% from last week.

The Fiend vs. Daniel Bryan added to Survivor Series for the Universal title

November 15, 2019 John Pollock

The Universal title match at Survivor Series is set with The Fiend Bray Wyatt defending against Daniel Bryan, which was set up during the final segment of Friday Night SmackDown.

Nick Jackson vs. Rey Fenix added to AEW Dynamite next week

November 15, 2019 John Pollock

All Elite Wrestling has added a big singles match for Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite from Indianapolis, Indiana as Nick Jackson will take on Rey Fenix.

NEWS

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NXT talent expected on SmackDown

November 15, 2019 John Pollock

A preview of tonight’s SmackDown, NXT talent expected on the show, NXT UK TakeOver special, MLW re-signs Jacob Fatu, IPW in the UK stopping live events, Liddell vs. Ortiz doc & more.