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New Japan Cup final is confirmed

March 18, 2018 John Pollock

The finals of the New Japan Cup tournament are set following Sunday’s semi-final match in Shizuoka between Sanada and Zack Sabre Jr.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/16 – WWE holds WrestleMania 35 press conference

March 16, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE holds a press conference for WrestleMania 35 announcement, notes on Louisiana commission, Brock Lesnar’s final match before WrestleMania, Ronda Rousey launches sports management company, New Japan Cup finalist, Fabulous Moolah dropped from women’s battle royal title, reviews of Impact Wrestling & NXT, and more.

First finalist confirmed for the New Japan Cup

March 16, 2018 John Pollock

The first semi-final match of the New Japan Cup tournament took place Friday morning at Korakuen Hall with Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Juice Robinson in the main event of the card.

Location announced for WrestleMania 35 in 2019

March 15, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that the 2019 edition of WrestleMania will be returning to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, April 7th.

WWE changes name of the Fabulous Moolah battle royal

March 15, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that following backlash over the decision to honor Lillian Ellison a.k.a. The Fabulous Moolah at WrestleMania, the company has changed the name of the women’s battle royal at WrestleMania next month.

New Japan Cup semi-finals are set

March 15, 2018 John Pollock

The New Japan Cup tournament is down to the final four following Thursday’s card at Korakuen Hall, which featured Kota Ibushi taking on Zack Sabre Jr. and Sanada facing Toru Yano.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/14 – Fabulous Moolah battle royal receives lots of backlash

March 14, 2018 John Pollock

There has been a lot of backlash following the announcement that the WWE will honor Fabulous Moolah at WrestleMania, a look at how the WrestleMania card is shaping up, WWE updates advertising for Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey’s appearances, new matches for WrestleMania Week in New Orleans, Ronda Rousey appears on Ellen, and more.

Raw performs well, despite Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey not appearing

March 13, 2018 John Pollock

Despite not delivering on the advertised appearances of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey, Monday’s episode of Raw did a strong number with an average audience of 3,350,000 viewers on the USA Network.

Why Ronda Rousey was not on Raw Monday night

March 13, 2018 John Pollock

Last week, WWE.com ran an article that announced Ronda Rousey would be appearing on every episode of Raw leading up to WrestleMania next month. However, as seen on Monday night, that will not be the case.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/12 – CM Punk states he will be fighting on June 9th

March 12, 2018 John Pollock

CM Punk stated on Monday that he will be fighting in June, face-to-face segment involving Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on Raw, latest news involving Jeff Hardy’s arrest over the weekend, Ronda Rousey scheduled for a major talk show, New Japan Cup results, Kid Rock being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and more.

Jeff Hardy arrested for DWI, WWE issues statement

March 12, 2018 John Pollock

The news came out early Monday that WWE performer Jeff Hardy had been arrested on Saturday night and was booked for a DWI after crashing his 2016 Cadillac CTS-V sedan.

Updated card for WrestleMania

March 12, 2018 John Pollock

The updated card for WrestleMania following the WWE Fastlane card on Sunday with the announcement of the WWE title match and the addition of the SmackDown women’s title match.

WWE Fastlane 2018 Report – Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE title

March 11, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock provides coverage on the WWE’s Fastlane event from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which is headlined by a Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE title with AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin, and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/11 – A preview of WWE Fastlane, results from New Japan Cup, and more

March 11, 2018 John Pollock

A preview of tonight’s WWE Fastlane card, results from today’s New Japan Cup tournament, reports on wXw’s 16 Carat Gold tournament, Takashi Sugiura defeats Kenoh to become the GHC champion, wrestlers featured on the new season of “Love”, Brandi Rhodes going to Japan for Stardom, and more.

ROH 16th Anniversary Report – Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal, surprise appearances by Kenny Omega and Austin Aries

March 10, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock runs through Ring of Honor’s 16th Anniversary card from Friday in Las Vegas, featuring an ROH title match between Dalton Castle and Jay Lethal, Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Briscoes, a Las Vegas Street Fight between The Hung Bucks and SoCal Uncensored, and several surprise appearances.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/9 – Preview of ROH’s 16th Anniversary pay-per-view

March 9, 2018 John Pollock

A preview of Ring of Honor’s 16th-anniversary pay-per-view, Brock Lesnar faces The Miz tonight, Bloomberg article on UFC’s TV negotiations, Bobby Fish undergoes surgery, WWE releases three performers, New Japan Cup begins with first day’s results, wXw 16 Carat tournament matches, Impact’s Crossroads show review, and more.

MLW holds television taping in Orlando with several names added to production staff

March 8, 2018 John Pollock

The MLW promotion held their “Spring Break ‘18” card on Thursday night from the Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida with a television truck on site and several new members working on the production end.

New championship to be introduced at NXT Takeover

March 7, 2018 John Pollock

NXT will be introducing a new championship at the Takeover special over WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/7 – Hogan vs. Gawker book to be developed into a movie

March 7, 2018 John Pollock

The rights to a recent book on the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Media trial have been purchased, television numbers for SmackDown and Raw, a look at the “new” 205 Live and the ongoing challenges, Brock Lesnar’s dates for March and April, NXT television tapings tonight, heavyweight announced for UFC 225, Luke Rockhold eyeing light heavyweight, and more.

Jonathan Coachman cited in lawsuit filed by former ESPN employee, Coachman and WWE issue statements

March 6, 2018 John Pollock

A lawsuit has been filed by former ESPN staffer Adrienne Lawrence, alleging she was the victim of sexual discrimination and harassment during her time with the company. In her suit, she named Jonathan Coachman along with other staffers with Coachman vehemently denying the accusations.