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ROH War of the Worlds lineups and schedule

May 9, 2018 John Pollock

Ring of Honor begins one of their biggest weeks of the year with the annual War of the Worlds Tour involving New Japan Pro Wrestling. The four-date tour will feature three live shows streaming on Honor Club and culminates with Sunday’s television taping in Villa Park, Illinois.

Nick “Big Bully” Busick passes away at 63

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

Nick “Big Bully” Busick has passed away at the age of 63 following several battles with cancer. The news was announced Tuesday by his wife Lorie with her husband recently in hospice care. Busick wrestled in Pittsburgh and Atlanta, in addition to his time spent in the GWF and the World Wrestling Federation.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/8 – Brock Lesnar not scheduled for WWE Money in the Bank, per report

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

Brock Lesnar not scheduled for the Money in the Bank event, WWE licenses footage from Impact Wrestling, Orlando hoping to land WrestleMania again, UFC and ESPN announce a streaming deal, update on UFC deal in Canada, Dana White says they are working on Georges St-Pierre vs. Nate Diaz, and more.

UFC announces deal with Walt Disney Company to provide content on ESPN+

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC and the Walt Disney Company have announced a multi-year distribution agreement that will bring UFC content to Disney’s recently launched ESPN+ streaming platform.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/7 – Kevin Owens reveals five-year contract extension with the WWE

May 7, 2018 John Pollock

Kevin Owens has signed a new five-year deal with the WWE, Total Divas has been renewed for two additional seasons, Jericho vs. Naito official for Dominion, a preview of Raw, Bryan Danielson speaks on his clearance by the WWE, two former MMA fighters report to the Performance Center, and lots more.

Schedule and participants for the Best of the Super Juniors tournament

May 7, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced all 16 participants for the forthcoming Best of the Super Juniors tournament that begins Friday, May 18th.

Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito officially announced for Dominion

May 7, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the top matches for their Dominion card on June 9th at Osaka-jo Hall, which will include the singles match between Chris Jericho and Tetsuya Naito, as well as an appearance by Rey Mysterio at the event.

WWE Backlash 2018 Report – AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe

May 6, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock runs through the WWE Backlash card from Newark, featuring AJ Styles defending the WWE title against Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass, Seth Rollins vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental title, and lots more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/6 – WWE Backlash Preview

May 6, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock previews tonight’s WWE Backlash card from Newark, Neff Maiava passes away at 93, New Japan presents incredible main event between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi, the main event for Dominion card, review of Impact Wrestling, WWE comments on Hulk Hogan’s status, city bidding for WrestleMania & more.

WWE reveals a minority stake in Alpha Entertainment

May 4, 2018 John Pollock

In the WWE’s 10-Q filing, it was revealed that the company has acquired a minority stake in Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment startup.

Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi result, plus main event for Dominion confirmed

May 4, 2018 John Pollock

The result of Friday’s main event IWGP heavyweight title match between Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi in Fukuoka, plus the announcement of next month’s Dominion main event for Osaka-jo Hall.

Major angle takes place at New Japan’s Dontaku card in Fukuoka

May 4, 2018 John Pollock

There was a big angle shot on Friday’s New Japan Dontaku show in Fukuoka, which took place after the ten-man tag match involving LIJ and Suzuki-gun.

New Japan Dontaku Report – Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page, Cody vs. Kota Ibushi

May 3, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through the first of two Dontaku cards from New Japan Pro Wrestling in Fukuoka with Kenny Omega taking on Hangman Page and a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom between Cody and Kota Ibushi.

Glenn Jacobs officially wins Republican Primary in Knox County

May 3, 2018 John Pollock

Glenn Jacobs a.k.a. Kane has officially won the Republican Primary for the Knox County Mayoral race, which will take place in August.

WWE posts $14.8 million profit for the first quarter of 2018, updated WWE Network numbers

May 3, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE released their first-quarter earnings report on Thursday with the company posting a profit of $14.8 million and also provided a breakdown of the business, including the latest numbers for the WWE Network.

PWG announces Battle of Los Angeles Weekend at the Globe Theatre

May 2, 2018 John Pollock

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced that the Globe Theatre will host the annual Battle of Los Angeles tournament in September.

SmackDown drops to its lowest viewership of 2018

May 2, 2018 John Pollock

With heavy competition from the NBA playoffs, WWE SmackDown posted its lowest number of the year on the USA Network this week.

WWE Raw has a minor drop in viewership against NBA competition

May 1, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw from Montreal saw a modest drop from the week prior with 3,060,000 viewers on average watching the three-hour show on the USA Network.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/1 – Ariya Daivari issues apology for angle in Saudi Arabia

May 1, 2018 John Pollock

Ariya Daivari issued an apology over Friday’s angle following death threats, Sami Zayn addresses his exclusion from Greatest Royal Rumble, new match added to Backlash, tickets on sale for NJPW at Cow Palace, Sunday Night Heat coming to the WWE Network, Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis re-booked, and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/30 – Kevin Owens addresses being sent home from European tour last year

April 30, 2018 John Pollock

Kevin Owens is all over Montreal promoting Raw, winner of the 2018 Champion Carnival tournament, Dave Bautista part of record-setting film, movie based on Paige’s family moved back to 2019, a significant date in history for Canadian MMA, the main event for TUF Finale in July, and lots more.