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Cain Velasquez confronts Brock Lesnar on SmackDown

October 4, 2019 John Pollock

The premiere of Friday Night SmackDown culminated with Brock Lesnar defeating Kofi Kingston to win the WWE championship and confronted by Cain Velasquez.

WWE will not be airing a new episode of 205 Live tonight

October 4, 2019 John Pollock

It was decided earlier in the day that a new episode of 205 Live will not be taped at tonight’s show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: SmackDown launches on Fox

October 4, 2019 John Pollock

WWE launches Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, viewership analysis, a breakdown of Wednesday’s demos, Conor McGregor to appear in court, TNT president on AEW’s debut & more.

AEW tops NXT in week one, plus AEW’s Canadian number

October 3, 2019 John Pollock

The first week of head-to-head programming between All Elite Wrestling and NXT resulted in a solid victory for the upstart promotion on TNT.

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POLLOCK’S NXT REPORT: Three title matches, Balor & Ciampa appear

October 3, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s report on Wednesday’s big NXT show featuring three titles matches including Adam Cole vs. Matt Riddle, plus Finn Balor and Tommaso Ciampa.

AEW Dynamite: The debut episode from Washington, D.C.

October 2, 2019 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of AEW Dynamite from the Capital One Center in Washington, D.C. with the launch of the series on TNT.

Chris Jericho’s partners revealed for debut episode of AEW Dynamite

October 1, 2019 John Pollock

It was revealed on Tuesday’s airing of “Countdown to All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite” that Chris Jericho will team with Santana and Ortiz on Wednesday.

TSN confirms they will carry AEW Dynamite live in Canada

October 1, 2019 John Pollock

All Elite Wrestling’s Canadian television deal is finalized with TSN making the announcement they will be carrying Dynamite live on Wednesday nights from 8-10 pm eastern.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Raw posts highest number since August

October 1, 2019 John Pollock

The latest on AEW Dynamite airing in Canada, Raw’s viewership for the season premiere, an update on Bandido, Ed Nordholm addresses numerous Impact stories, Homecoming airing on AXS TV, Countdown to AEW & more.

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.