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Leon ‘Vader’ White passes away at 63

June 20, 2018 John Pollock

Leon White, better known as Big Van Vader or simply Vader, passed away on Monday night, according to his son Jesse who announced the news Wednesday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/19 – Big Cass released, ROH loses Madison Square Garden

June 19, 2018 John Pollock

Big Cass been released by the WWE, ROH’s Joe Koff confirms that they have lost their date with Madison Square Garden due to the WWE, NWA TNA launched on this date in 2002, Alicia Fox cleared to return, Sanity scheduled for SmackDown tonight, PCO announced for BOLA, Week 2 of DWTNCS & more.

New Japan releases the full cards for the G1 Climax tournament

June 19, 2018 John Pollock

The complete schedule of matches for this year’s G1 Climax has been released with the lineups for all 19 shows. The tournament begins on Saturday, July 14th and will wrap up with three consecutive nights at Budokan Hall.

WWE announces NXT UK brand with two additional championships to be introduced

June 18, 2018 John Pollock

During Monday’s WWE card at Royal Albert Hall, Paul Levesque entered the ring alongside Johnny Saint and formally announced the launch of the WWE’s own NXT U.K. brand.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/18 – NJPW announces the G1 blocks, Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi set for the tournament

June 18, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan announces the blocks for the G1 Climax with many big matches, AJ Styles lands the cover of WWE 2K19, Women of Wrestling (WOW) strikes a television deal for 2019, WWE at Royal Albert Hall, the ’24’ special on The Hardys, POST Wrestling’s schedule this week & lots more.

WWE Money in the Bank 2018 Report

June 17, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock reviews the WWE Money in the Bank card from the Allstate Arena, featuring AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a ‘Last Man Standing Match’ for the WWE title, two Money in the Bank Ladder matches, Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw women’s title & more.

WWE Money in the Bank Preview

June 17, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock previews tonight’s WWE Money in the Bank event from the Allstate Arena with AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in ‘Last Man Standing Match’, two Money in the Bank Ladder matches, and Nia Jax defends the Raw women’s title against Ronda Rousey.

List of participants for the G1 Climax tournament

June 17, 2018 John Pollock

During Sunday’s Kizuna Road card, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the participants for this year’s G1 Climax tournament, which begins Saturday, July 14th and concludes with three straight nights at Budokan Hall on August 10th, 11th, and 12th.

NXT TakeOver Chicago Report – Aleister Black vs. Lars Sullivan, Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa

June 16, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock reviews the NXT TakeOver card from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, featuring Aleister Black defending the NXT title against Lars Sullivan, the rematch between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa in a ‘Street Fight, Shayna Baszler vs. Nikki Cross, Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream & and the NXT tag titles being defended.

WWE confirms stadium event for Melbourne in October feat. The Undertaker vs. Triple H

June 16, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has officially announced another stadium show for 2018 with the “Super Show-Down” at the 100,000 seat Melbourne Cricket Grounds on Saturday, October 6th. The news of the stadium event was first reported back in March by the Melbourne Herald Sun.

Ring of Honor ‘State of the Art’ Report from San Antonio

June 15, 2018 John Pollock

Friday night’s Ring of Honor ‘State of the Art’ event from San Antonio featured a change to the main event eight-man tag. The Briscoes had travel issues and were replaced by Matt Taven & Vinny Marseglia teaming with Killer Elite Squad against The Young Bucks, Hangman Page & Marty Scurll.

Golden Lovers vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi to headline ‘CEO x NJPW When Worlds Collide’

June 15, 2018 John Pollock

The card has been released for upcoming New Japan Pro Wrestling show that is being promoted in conjunction with Kenny Omega and the CEO Fighting Game Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/15 – Court records reveal that Dr. Amann was involved in relationship with a former WWE talent

June 15, 2018 John Pollock

Deadspin has uncovered court documents from Dr. Christopher Amann’s deposition that he was involved in a past relationship with a WWE performer, Conor McGregor appears in court over brawl from Brooklyn, Nia Jax interview, ROH in Texas, television reviews of Impact Wrestling & NXT, and more.

Television Viewership Report – Total Bellas continues to rise, Lucha Underground’s season premiere figure

June 14, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock looks at the television viewership figures from the past week in the WWE, the return of Lucha Underground on the El Rey Network, Total Bellas continues to rise in viewership, and the totals from this past Saturday’s UFC 225 preliminary fights on FS 1.

Lucha Underground Season 4 premiere – Pentagon Dark retains title in Aztec Warfare

June 14, 2018 John Pollock

The fourth season of Lucha Underground premiered on Wednesday with the writing off of Dario Cueto and introduction of his “father”, Antonio Cueto. The season-premiere also featured the return of the Aztec Warfare Match with Pentagon Dark defending the Lucha Underground title.

Mauro Ranallo to miss NXT TakeOver due to Showtime Championship Boxing commitment

June 14, 2018 John Pollock

Due to a conflict with the Showtime Championship Boxing card from Dallas this weekend, Mauro Ranallo will not be calling NXT TakeOver this Saturday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/13 – Chris Jericho explains why he turned down NJPW U.S. shows & “All In”

June 13, 2018 John Pollock

Chris Jericho explains why he has turned down offers to work for NJPW in the U.S., Sinclair CEO states that ROH will run MSG in 2019, Lucha Underground Season 4 begins tonight, review of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Total Bellas viewership soars, CMLL’s Arkangel de la Muerte passes away & more.

Jeff Hardy pleads guilty to driving while impaired following March arrest

June 12, 2018 John Pollock

Jeff Hardy appeared in court on Monday and pleaded guilty to driving while impaired following an arrest this past March. Hardy will have his driver’s license suspended, will pay and a fine and attend special classes as a result of the charge.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/11 – Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii announced for Rev Pro’s ‘Strong Style Evolved’

June 11, 2018 John Pollock

Dana White has stated that Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones want to fight each other, Rev Pro releases cards for Strong Style Evolved shows feat. Minoru Suzuki vs. Tomohiro Ishii, the trailer for Season 2 of GLOW, female wrestler releases story of being groped by Mario Milano in 2010, a preview of Raw tonight & more.

New Japan announces the top matches for the Cow Palace

June 10, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference to announce the top matches for the upcoming G-1 special at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in July. They also added that announcements for this year’s G1 tournament will take place over the course of the three Kizuna Road cards in June.