Articles by John Pollock

Adam Copeland has been doing the media rounds and spoke about his decision to leave WWE and possibilities for future matches.

IMPACT adds Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander to 10/22 tapings

A first-time match between Will Ospreay and Josh Alexander will take place later this month in IMPACT Wrestling.

Lio Rush to miss NJPW shows on 10/4 & 10/5, says he has a 105 degree fever

Lio Rush will miss a pair of shows for New Japan Pro Wrestling this week as the performer is battling a severe fever.

Walker Stewart confirms new role with NJPW, will call Fighting Spirit Unleashed

October 3, 2023 John Pollock

Walker Stewart will be the new lead commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s English broadcasts.

WWE Raw scores four-week high, Canadian numbers for Raw & SmackDown

WWE Raw scored its best numbers since the start of the NFL season on Monday night.

AEW Collision falls to record low against NXT No Mercy

October 3, 2023 John Pollock

AEW Collision fell to the lowest viewership in its history on Saturday night airing against NXT No Mercy.

WWE SmackDown tops all sports, AEW Rampage performs well in demo

WWE SmackDown topped all sports programming on Friday night AEW Rampage drew its largest demo figure since August.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: The arrival of Adam Copeland

John Pollock looks at the arrival of Adam Copeland to AEW and what is next, large attendance for Raw, new reporting on Matt Riddle & more.

REPORT: Becky Lynch not cleared to compete on WWE Raw

An injury to Becky Lynch is expected to sideline the NXT Women’s Champion from wrestling on WWE Raw.

Konnan, Juventud Guerrera announced for IMPACT’s “Lucha Fiesta”

IMPACT Wrestling will be holding a Lucha Libre Celebration at its tapings at Cicero Stadium after Bound for Glory.

Four matches announced for WWE Raw in San Jose

The updated lineup for WWE Raw includes a match involving former tag partners.

NFL Pro Bowler, pro wrestler Russ Francis dies in plane crash

September 30, 2023 John Pollock

Russ Francis, who was a renowned NFL player and moonlit with professional wrestling, died tragically on Sunday.

Hikaru Shida to challenge Saraya on ‘Title Tuesday’ edition of AEW Dynamite

Hikaru Shida will be the next contender for the AEW Women’s Championship.

Starlight Kid out of action “for the time being” due to ankle injury

September 30, 2023 John Pollock

Starlight Kid has sustained an injury that will remove her from Stardom’s pay-per-view card.

Two matches added for Zero Hour of AEW WrestleDream

Two matches have been added to the WrestleDream event this Sunday as part of the Zero Hour pre-show.

New matches added to WWE Fastlane

John Cena will team with LA Knight next weekend at the WWE Fastlane event.

Joyce Grable (Betty Wade Murphy) passes away at 70

Joyce Grable has died after recently entering hospice care.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: 1PW cancels events, accused of fraud

The 1PW promotion in the U.K. is under fire with its upcoming shows being scrapped, Bryan Danielson speaks on future, Curtis Smith passes.

Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega to team on AEW Collision

Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho will team up on Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision on the night before WrestleDream.

Jim Ross shares optimism toward reaching new deal with AEW, would like to do more commentary