Articles by John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown saw a drop in its audience without John Cena while AEW Rampage experienced a bump this past weekend.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: Vince McMahon’s road to WWE merger, on the eve of expected closure

Vince McMahon will cede controlling interest in the soon-to-be merged company and we examine the road to this point for the promoter.

NJPW World announces upgrades, price increase beginning next billing cycle

New Japan World has unveiled several updates for the streaming service which will be accompanied by a price increase.

Territorial performer Brett Sawyer dies at 63

September 10, 2023 John Pollock

Brett Sawyer (Brett Eugene Woyan), who was the younger of the late Buzz Sawyer, died on Friday at the age of 63.

REPORTS: Matt Riddle posts/deletes allegation of sexual assault by an officer, claim being investigated

Matt Riddle is the subject of an investigation following a scene at JFK International Airport that the WWE performer posted about.

Semi-finals of World Title Eliminator, TBS Championship match added to Collision

September 9, 2023 John Pollock

Several matches have been added to Saturday’s night episode of Collision including the semi-finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament.

Mike Tenay & Don West to be inducted into IMPACT Hall of Fame

Mike Tenay and Don West will be the next inductees into IMPACT Wrestling’s Hall of Fame next month.

Tommy Dreamer wins Title vs. Career Match at Victory Road

Tommy Dreamer saved his career and became the IMPACT Digital Media Champion at Victory Road.

POLLOCK’S UPDATE: B.J. Whitmer indicted, per report

B.J. Whitmer indicted over domestic violence charges, Collision attempts to rebound, big IMPACT weekend, UFC 293 preview, Dillon Danis.

Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita team up at TAMASHII on Sept. 15

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the lineup for next weekend’s TAMASHII event in Sydney, Australia.

Velvet Sky announces her departure from the NWA

Velvet Sky has announced her departure from the NWA shortly following the company’s 75th Anniversary shows.

Judgment Day’s Finn Balor & Damian Priest added to Friday Night SmackDown

A tag match has been added to Friday Night SmackDown in Boston involving new Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.

WWE Superstar Spectacle Results: John Cena wrestles in main event, Great Khali appears

September 7, 2023 John Pollock

Results from WWE’s Superstar Spectacle on Friday in the company’s return to India for the first time since 2017.

AEW Dynamite sees a small increase for post-All Out episode

Following the All Out pay-per-view event, Dynamite attracted its largest audience in over a month with Wednesday’s program.

NXT sees increase on USA Network, largest Canadian audience since July 18

September 7, 2023 John Pollock

NXT experienced a minor uptick this week in its viewership figures featuring Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner in the main event.

Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy / General Adnan dies at 84

Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, one of several names the wrestler performed under, has died at the age of 84.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE Raw holds steady, Disney-Charter, Collision number, Jericho vs. Ospreay

WWE Raw held steady against college football, Disney-Charter dispute, Jericho discusses All In, Collision falls to low number & more.

AEW Collision hits series low viewership against WWE Payback, College Football

AEW Collision suffered a gut punch over the weekend scoring its lowest audience to date airing against WWE Payback.

Gable Steveson withdraws from World Championships in Serbia

Olympic gold medalist and WWE performer Gable Steveson has withdrawn from this month’s Senior World Championships.

AEW International title match added to Dynamite tonight