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WWE Raw falls 9% and under two million viewers to 2020 low

April 14, 2020 John Pollock

WWE Raw continues to hemorrhage viewers with their empty arena shows with a 9% drop this week and hitting their lowest mark of 2020.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE running in Florida gains major traction

April 14, 2020 John Pollock

Huge coverage of WWE able to run shows in Florida, details of amendments, Linda McMahon’s Super PAC, ROH & MLW issue statements, NXT at Full Sail, Endeavor’s credit rating & more.

Three qualify for MITB, three qualifying matches set for next week

April 14, 2020 John Pollock

On Monday’s episode of Raw, the company held three qualifying matches for the Money in the Bank Ladders matches and announced three more for next week.

WWE has been deemed an “essential business’ within Florida

April 13, 2020 John Pollock

Orange County, Florida Mayor Jerry L. Demings has provided additional insight into WWE’s ability to move forward with shows within the state.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

April 13, 2020 John Pollock

XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WWE’s level of ownership, a further discussion about WWE’s schedule, Snuka/Argentino story, Rebellion to air & more.

Participants revealed for NXT’s Interim Cruiserweight Title Tournament

April 12, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has revealed the eight participants for the upcoming tournament to crown the interim Cruiserweight champion consisting of two groups.

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.