Articles by John Pollock

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

February 8, 2020 John Pollock

There were several announcements made during New Japan’s New Beginning in Osaka card on Sunday including their return to Madison Square Garden in August.

UFC 247: Jon Jones and Valentina Shevchenko retain their titles

John Pollock’s coverage of UFC 247 from Houston with Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian in the two title fights.

Bill Goldberg challenges The Fiend for the Universal title at Super ShowDown

The main news coming out of Friday Night SmackDown was that Bill Goldberg will be challenging The Fiend Bray Wyatt for the Universal title later this month.

Samoa Joe advertised for an eight-man tag this Monday on Raw

An eight-man tag is scheduled for this Monday’s edition of Raw from Ontario, California with Samoa Joe scheduled to return to the ring.

Roman Reigns to face King Corbin in a Steel Cage Match at Super ShowDown

During Friday Night SmackDown, a rematch was set up between Roman Reigns and King Corbin for later this month at the Super ShowDown card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

WWE performer receiving an alteration to his name

In the middle of his run as one-half of the Raw tag champions, Buddy Murphy will now be promoted as just ‘Murphy’.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE opens door for streaming partner

A deeper look at the potential changes to the WWE Network in light of Thursday’s call, Tony Khan interview, UFC 247 preview, ROH signs Adam Brooks, Bellator’s finances & more.

Additional financial notes from WWE’s 10-K report