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Roman Reigns and Daniel Cormier win ESPY Awards

July 10, 2019 John Pollock

WWE performer Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa’i) and UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier were recipients of a pair of ESPY Awards on Wednesday night.

WWE Raw down 6% going against the Home Run Derby

July 10, 2019 John Pollock

While Monday’s episode of Raw did experience a decline from the prior week, the show maintained a consistent viewership throughout the show.

Tito Ortiz to fight Alberto El Patron for Combate Americas

July 10, 2019 John Pollock

Combate Americas is set to stage their most high-profile fight later this year involving a former UFC champion against a former WWE champion.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Kota Ibushi dealing with an ankle injury

July 9, 2019 John Pollock

Kota Ibushi is dealing with an ankle injury, the reason Alexa Bliss was off Raw, the status of LAX, a study on MLW’s attendance, Thiago Santos & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Tag match added to Fight for the Fallen

July 8, 2019 John Pollock

AEW has added a tag match to Fight for the Fallen, Johnny Impact’s contract has ended, Raw preview, Chris Jericho remembers Paco Alonso, MLW on pay-per-view & more.

CMLL president Francisco ‘Paco’ Alonso passes away

July 8, 2019 John Pollock

Francisco ‘Paco’ Alonso, one of professional wrestling’s largest power brokers of the past 30 years passed away on Saturday at the age of 67.

Impact Wrestling Slammiversary: Brian Cage vs. Michael Elgin

July 7, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s live coverage of the Impact Wrestling ‘Slammiversary’ show from Dallas featuring Brian Cage defending the Impact title against Michael Elgin.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Impact Slammiversary preview

July 7, 2019 John Pollock

A preview of tonight’s Slammiversary card, the fallout from UFC 239, a report that WWE has re-signed two performers, New Japan’s next U.S. tour & more.

UFC 239: Jon Jones retains by split, Nunes stops Holm, Fastest UFC KO

July 7, 2019 John Pollock

In front of 18,359 at the T-Mobile Arena, Jon Jones faced a larger threat to his championship than most expected heading into UFC 239 on Saturday night in the form of Thiago Santos.

NJPW G1 Climax Night 1: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

July 6, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of the opening night of the G1 Climax from Dallas featuring five A Block matches including Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi.

New Impact tag champions to defend titles at Slammiversary

July 6, 2019 John Pollock

Impact Wrestling held their ‘Bash at the Brewery’ event Friday night from San Antonio, Texas featuring a tag title switch.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Profiles on UFC Hall of Fame inductees

July 5, 2019 John Pollock

Profiles tonight’s UFC Hall of Fame inductees, MLW announces pay-per-view, re-visiting the Titan Sports trial of ’94, a study on ROH’s attendance & lots more.

The History of the UFC’s Fourth of July Weekend Cards

July 5, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock looks back at the history of the UFC’s Fourth of July weekend cards dating back to 2006 and grew into the yearly tradition of International Fight Week.

Six-man tag added to AEW’s Fight for the Fallen card

July 4, 2019 John Pollock

On the second episode of Road to Fight for the Fallen, a six-man tag was added to the show next weekend in Jacksonville, Florida.

Mexican legend Perro Aguayo Sr. passes away at 73

July 3, 2019 John Pollock

Perro Aguayo Sr., an all-time legend within the industry, has passed away at the age of 73. John Pollock looks at his incredible career and his influence throughout Mexico.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE planning double taping in England

July 3, 2019 John Pollock

WWE planning a double TV taping in November, SmackDown audience stays flat, note on Eric Bischoff, Maria Kanellis is pregnant, reaction to SmackDown & more.

WWE Raw increases 10% and highest in six weeks

July 2, 2019 John Pollock

The first episode of Raw following the news that WWE has named Paul Heyman as the Executive Director of the show led to the most-watched episode in six weeks.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Live Raw changed to house show in Glasgow

July 2, 2019 John Pollock

WWE announces Raw in Scotland is being changed to a live event, thoughts on Raw, Jacques Rougeau Sr. passes away, TripleMania card, Tony Khan’s media scrum, reviews of Fyter Fest & ROH Best in the World.

AAA releases card for TripleMania feat. Cain Velasquez

July 2, 2019 John Pollock

AAA held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the matches for TripleMania on Saturday, August 3rd at Arena Ciudad in Mexico City.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: A big summer for WWE programming

June 28, 2019 John Pollock

A deeper look at the announcements involving Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff, ROH Best in the World, AEW Fyter Fest, EVOLVE cards, Tommy Dreamer shares a scary story, JDS vs. Francis Ngannou & more.