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WWE announces date and location for SmackDown’s 1,000th episode

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that they will be holding the 1,000th episode of SmackDown Live on Tuesday, October 16th from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart passes away at 63

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

Jim Neidhart has passed away at the age of 63, we take a look at the career of Neidhart from his start in Stampede Wrestling, his many runs with the World Wrestling Federation, going to WCW in 1998 and health issues he had been dealing with.

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. announced for “All In”

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

On Sunday’s edition of “Being the Elite”, it was announced that Kenny Omega will be facing Pentagon Jr. at the “All In” event on Saturday, September 1st at the Sears Centre.

The winner of the G1 Climax from Sunday’s final at Budokan Hall

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

The finals of the 28th G1 Climax took place Sunday from Budokan Hall with the A Block winner Hiroshi Tanahashi meeting B Block winner Kota Ibushi to conclude the tournament.

New Japan releases the full card for the G1 final

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the card for the G1 final that takes place Sunday morning at 2 am Eastern from Budokan Hall, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Kota Ibushi in the finals of the tournament.

The winner of the G1 B Block, final match is set for Sunday at Budokan Hall

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling ran their second of three straight G1 cards at Budokan Hall Saturday with the final B Block tournament matches. IWGP heavyweight champion Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Tetsuya Naito remained alive on the final B Block show.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ring of Honor & NJPW sell out Madison Square Garden

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

Ring of Honor & New Japan have sold out Madison Square Garden, Colt Cabana files lawsuit against CM Punk over legal fees, Hiroshi Tanahashi wins the A Block, a preview of the B Block final, Impact does one of their lowest numbers on POP, new match for WWE’s Super Show-Down, new main event for TakeOver & more.

The winner of the A Block from Friday’s G1 card at Budokan Hall

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

The A Block portion of the G1 Climax concluded Friday morning at Budokan Hall with the tournament coming down to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White remaining alive in the block going into the show.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The changing world of professional wrestling in 2019

August 9, 2018 John Pollock

A look at the changing world of professional wrestling following the success of the G1 Supershow pre-sale, Renee Young to call Raw on Monday, New Japan begins three nights at Budokan Hall, injury angle with Aleister Black, review of this week’s NXT, PFL receives $28 million in funding & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation, quarter-hour breakdowns from Raw, the updated G1 standings and all the scenarios, ROH & NJPW pre-sale for MSG card, TakeOver main event appears to be in jeopardy, Mae Young Classic begins & lots more.

Mae Young Classic to air weekly, beginning September 5th

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has confirmed that the Mae Young Classic will premiere on Wednesday, September 5th at 9 pm Eastern following NXT and will air weekly on the WWE Network.

WWE’s Raw experiences small drop in viewership, Rousey vs. Fox quarter-hour breakdown

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw was built around Ronda Rousey’s first match on television and led to the show dropping by a slight margin from last week’s viewership.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Total Bellas renewed for a fourth season by E!

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

The E! network has announced that “Total Bellas” has been renewed for a fourth season, New Japan issues a statement regarding Tama Tonga, new match for “All In”, season-finale of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, UFC documentary to feature Donald Trump, Sami Zayn’s latest shoulder operation & more.

Women’s four-way match announced for “All In”

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

A women’s four-way match has been announced for the September 1st “All In” event with Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green vs. Britt Baker at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – “All In” to air on pay-per-view, first hour airing on WGN America

August 6, 2018 John Pollock

Ronda Rousey to wrestle on Raw for the first time, Broadcast info for “All In”, Matt Riddle drops the EVOLVE title, the latest on the G1 standings with A Block scenarios, Georges St-Pierre discusses fighting in 2018 and who interests him, CSAC releases fight night weights from UFC 227, Dwayne Johnson remembers Brian Christopher & more.

The UFC announces Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor for October at UFC 229

August 3, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC has announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend the UFC lightweight title against Conor McGregor on October 6th at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The full list of 32 participants for the Mae Young Classic

August 3, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has released the full list of the 32 participants for the Mae Young Classic, a preview of the G1 cards in Osaka, Ronda Rousey working WWE shows this weekend, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier to fight at UFC 230, Cody Garbrandt faces criticism for old tweets, review of Impact Wrestling & more.

Glenn Jacobs declares victory in Knox County mayoral race

August 2, 2018 John Pollock

Glenn Jacobs, who has wrestled as Kane in the WWE since 1997, will be the next Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee following Thursday’s race.

Television Viewership Report – Raw & SmackDown Live post three month highs, Miz & Mrs drops

August 2, 2018 John Pollock

This week’s WWE television viewership painted a strong picture with Raw and SmackDown Live posting three-month highs with their respective programs.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Cedric Alexander and Tye Dillinger apologize for old tweets

August 1, 2018 John Pollock

A series of old tweets from Cedric Alexander & Tye Dillinger have surfaced with both issuing apologies, three more names have been added to the Mae Young Classic, B Block scenarios for the G1 Climax, 10-man at ROH’s September PPV, UFC 227 loses a fight, DWTNCS report & more.