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Wedding draws WWE Raw’s highest viewership in three months

December 31, 2019 John Pollock

The final episode of WWE Raw for 2019 and the decade saw a big increase as the show was built around the wedding involving Bobby Lashley and Lana.

POLLOCK’S REVIEW: Jordan Devlin vs. David Starr in OTT

December 31, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock reviews the outstanding OTT championship match from October between Jordan Devlin and David Starr that the promotion has released for free.

RESULTS: Rizin FF 20 from the Saitama Super Arena

December 31, 2019 John Pollock

Rizin held its annual New Year’s Eve card from the Saitama Super Arena headlined by Manel Kape taking on Kai Asakura for the vacant Rizin bantamweight title.

BT Sport adds NXT and NXT UK to its programming schedule

December 31, 2019 John Pollock

As the WWE’s relationship with Sky Sports came to an end with Monday’s broadcast of Raw, their new deal with BT Sport is set to begin.

Brock Lesnar and two title matches scheduled for first Raw of 2020

December 30, 2019 John Pollock

The first episode of WWE Raw in 2020 is going to feature two championship matches and Brock Lesnar’s first appearance since the Survivor Series.

Raw women’s title match confirmed for the Royal Rumble

December 30, 2019 John Pollock

On Monday’s edition of Raw, another match was made official for the Royal Rumble next month at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Arn Anderson to manage Cody, Jim Smallman’s farewell, WWE-Sky Sports

December 30, 2019 John Pollock

Bobby Lashley & Lana’s wedding on Raw, Arn Anderson to manage Cody, WWE’s final show on Sky Sports, Jim Smallman’s farewell to Progress, a look at the UK scene & more.

An update on Randy Orton following Sunday’s house show in Hershey

December 30, 2019 John Pollock

On Sunday night’s WWE live event from Hershey, Pennsylvania, there appeared to be a knee injury sustained by Randy Orton, but we are told the injury was storyline driven.

Bellator 237: Fedor Emelianenko stops Quinton Jackson by TKO

December 29, 2019 John Pollock

Bellator and Rizin ran their co-promoted event on Saturday night from the Saitama Super Arena with Pride veterans Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson headlining the show.

New Japan Pro Wrestling no longer airing on AXS TV

December 27, 2019 John Pollock

The relationship between AXS and New Japan Pro Wrestling has ended following the news Friday that the series will no longer be running on the network.

AEW announces new women’s title match for New Year’s Day

December 27, 2019 John Pollock

All Elite Wrestling has announced that Kris Statlander will not be part of next Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite due to prior commitments.

NEWS

NXT draws 831,000 viewers unopposed on Christmas Night

December 27, 2019 John Pollock

The Christmas edition of NXT performed well on the USA Network with ratings coming in a day later this week due to the holiday.

Andrade wins the United States title from Rey Mysterio

December 26, 2019 John Pollock

WWE had a rare title change on a house show Thursday night at Madison Square Garden with Andrade becoming the United States champion.

WWE Backstage draws its second-highest viewership on Xmas Eve

December 26, 2019 John Pollock

Christmas Eve proved to be a better night to attract viewers for WWE Backstage than nearly every episode since it went weekly on FS 1.

Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki to face Hana Kimura & Giulia in Tokyo Dome dark match

December 26, 2019 John Pollock

Stardom closed out their year with news that the new Bushiroad property will have a presence at next week’s Wrestle Kingdom event at the Tokyo Dome.

Marty Scurll added to Ring of Honor’s show in Concord next month

December 25, 2019 John Pollock

Ring of Honor has announced that Marty Scurll has been added to the promotion’s upcoming show in Concord, North Carolina teaming with PCO & Brody King.

Undisputed Era to face Imperium at Worlds Collide in Houston

December 25, 2019 John Pollock

The first match announced for next month’s Worlds Collide special is an eight-man tag between teams from NXT and NXT UK.

AEW adds six-man tag for New Year’s Day, date scheduled for New Jersey

December 25, 2019 John Pollock

AEW made a pair of announcements on Wednesday with a six-man tag added to next week’s show on New Year’s Day and their first Dynamite episode in New Jersey.

Taped edition of WWE Raw falls to a new 2019 low

December 24, 2019 John Pollock

As expected, Monday’s taped edition of Raw with hit hard and ended up with the show’s lowest viewership average of 2019.

Mexican star Mr. Niebla dies at the age of 46

December 23, 2019 John Pollock

Mexican star Mr. Niebla has died at the age of 46 following complications from a blood infection that he had been hospitalized for.