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Report: AEW Dynamite to air live on TSN in Canada

September 30, 2019 John Pollock

After months of speculation, AEW has secured a Canadian television deal that will see their “Dynamite” program air live Wednesday nights from 8-10 pm ET.

Five-on-Five match announced for WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia

September 30, 2019 John Pollock

On Raw, it was revealed there will be a five-on-five match with Team Flair versus Team Hogan taking place at the WWE’s Crown Jewel event on October 31st.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The Rock confirmed for SmackDown on Fox

September 30, 2019 John Pollock

The Rock confirmed for SmackDown on Fox, the season premiere of Raw, Cain Velasquez-WWE, 205 Live to Fridays, Jericho’s partners revealed Tuesday & more.

CM Punk and Colt Cabana settle their respective lawsuits, Punk comments

September 30, 2019 John Pollock

The lawsuits filed by Colt Cabana (Scott Colton) and CM Punk (Phil Brooks) have been settled and bring an end to an ugly fight between the former friends.

NWA to air online episodes weekly on Tuesday nights

September 30, 2019 John Pollock

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) held a press conference Monday morning to reveal their broadcast plans for their weekly program.

Matt Taven confirms he is staying with Ring of Honor

September 29, 2019 John Pollock

Matt Taven will be remaining with Ring of Honor following his loss on Friday’s pay-per-view where he dropped the ROH title to Rush.

Bellator 228 & 227 results, Grand Prix Selection Show highlights

September 29, 2019 John Pollock

Bellator 228 took place on Saturday night from The Forum in Inglewood, California with the final four opening round fights of the Featherweight Grand Prix led by champion Patricio Freire defending his championship.

POLLOCK’S IMPACT REPORT: The wedding didn’t go as planned

September 29, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s review of Impact Wrestling featuring the wedding involving Brian Cage and Melissa Santos, an appearance by Ken Shamrock to build up BFG.

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed: EVIL pins Kota Ibushi in main event tag

September 28, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s report on NJPW’s Fighting Spirit Unleashed card from the Hammerstein Ballroom with Kazuchika Okada & Kota Ibushi vs. EVIL & Sanada, plus KENTA vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the NEVER Openweight title.

Rick Bognar a.k.a. Big Titan passes away at age 49

September 28, 2019 John Pollock

Rick Bognar, who wrestled as Big Titan in FMW and later took on the persona of the “Fake Razor Ramon” in the World Wrestling Federation, has passed away at the age of 49.

Rush and Dragon Lee are done with CMLL

September 28, 2019 John Pollock

On Friday night, Rush became the new ROH champion defeating Matt Taven at Death Before Dishonor. Before the evening ended, his tenure with CMLL was over.

ROH Death Before Dishonor: Rush wins the ROH title from Matt Taven

September 27, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of the ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view with Matt Taven defending the ROH title against Rush, Briscoes vs. LifeBlood & more.

Dana White states BJ Penn has been released by the UFC

September 26, 2019 John Pollock

UFC president Dana White tells Yahoo Sports that the Hall of Famer and former two-division champion has been released from his contract.

A breakdown of NXT’s demographics for week two on USA

September 26, 2019 John Pollock

NXT’s second week of programming on the USA Network was a mixed result as the show had over one-million viewers but saw big drops among key demographics.

New Japan’s New Year Dash event set for Ota Ward Gymnasium

September 26, 2019 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling will be running three consecutive nights in Tokyo this January with the news that New Year Dash will take place, as well.

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POLLOCK’S NXT REPORT: Matt Riddle vs. Killian Dane, Lee vs. Dijakovic

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s report on NXT’s second week on the USA Network with a Street Fight rematch involving Matt Riddle and Killian Dane, Donovan Dijakovic vs. Keith Lee, the return of Dakota Kai & more.

Fite TV launches AEW Plus for viewers outside the U.S. & Canada

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

With one week until the launch of AEW’s weekly program “Dynamite”, an announcement was made regarding international accessibility for the weekly series.

NXT UK moving to Thursdays on the WWE Network

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

On Wednesday’s broadcast of NXT UK, it was revealed that the program is moving to a new day and will be airing Thursdays at 3 pm Eastern starting next week.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: NXT’s second week on the USA Network

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

Week two of NXT on the USA Network, United States title match added to Raw, Sportsnet 360’s Friday night WWE block, a new match added to AEW’s debut on TNT, talent pulled from UK event & more.

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AdAge reports presenting sponsor for Friday Night SmackDown

September 25, 2019 John Pollock

AdAge has a big feature on WWE’s move to Fox with “Friday Night SmackDown” with the news of a presenting sponsor, the response from the ad community, and hints at a special appearance for the debut.