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Cruiserweight title match official, names added to 50-man Royal Rumble

April 24, 2018 John Pollock

On Tuesday’s episode of 205 Live, Kalisto won the Gauntlet Match to earn the Cruiserweight title shot against Cedric Alexander this Friday at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Spoilers from Impact Wrestling taping on Tuesday

April 24, 2018 John Pollock

We have several notes from Tuesday night’s Impact Wrestling television taping in Orlando with matches scheduled to air over the next few weeks.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/24 – Paul Levesque addresses WWE’s stance regarding Saudi Arabian event

April 24, 2018 John Pollock

Paul Levesque addresses the gender restrictions for the Greatest Royal Rumble defends WWE’s decision, broadcast outlets for Friday’s show, Paul Heyman not going to Saudi Arabia, Zack Ryder suffers a knee injury, Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James advertised, on-sale date for NJPW in San Francisco, and more.

WWE Live Report 4/23: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in Bowling Green, KY

April 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Reader Blake Sims provided a live report to POST Wrestling, covering Monday night’s SmackDown house show in Kentucky with AJ Styles defending the WWE title against Shinsuke Nakamura and Carmella vs. Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch for the women’s title.

Motoko Baba passes away at age 78

April 23, 2018 John Pollock

It was revealed in the press that Motoko Baba, the widow of Shohei “Giant” Baba, and former owner of All Japan Pro Wrestling died earlier this month.

Impact Wrestling “Redemption” Report – Pentagon Jr. wins Impact title, Tessa Blanchard debuts

April 22, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through the Impact Wrestling “Redemption” pay-per-view event from Orlando, Florida, featuring Austin Aries vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix for the Impact title, Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams for the X title, LAX defending the tag titles against Eli Drake & Scott Steiner, and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/22 – WWE Network listing Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window

April 22, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE Network is listing the Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window, a big preview of tonight’s Impact Wrestling pay-per-view, Netflix series looks at Donald Trump’s political inspiration, winners of the WWE’s Saudi Arabian tryouts, Kevin Lee dominates Edson Barboza, World of Sports announces taping, and more.

UFC Fight Night Atlantic City Report – Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson

April 21, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, featuring a main event bout between Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar returns for a rematch with Cub Swanson, plus heavyweights Chase Sherman and Justin Willis face off on the main card.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/20: Remembering Bruno Sammartino

April 20, 2018 John Pollock

We look at a lot of the coverage for Bruno Sammartino this week, Alexa Bliss scheduled for Backlash, MLW debuts on beIN Sports, WWE tour in South Africa, how U.K. viewers can watch the Impact pay-per-view, new deal with 5Spike, Young Bucks’ final night at famous venue, New Orleans police investigating WrestleCon incident, Andre the Giant doc review, and more.

Paul Jones passes away at the age of 75

April 19, 2018 John Pollock

It was reported on Wednesday by the Mid-Atlantic Gateway website that Paul Jones (real name Paul Frederik) recently passed away, although details of his death are unknown.

WWE Superstar Shakeup Viewership for Raw and SmackDown Live

April 18, 2018 John Pollock

The second night of the Superstar Shakeup saw SmackDown Live average 2,769,000 viewers on the USA Network, which is down 10% from last year’s shakeup episode and the last SmackDown to top 3 million viewers. It is still the fourth highest SmackDown number of 2018.

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura added to the Greatest Royal Rumble card

April 18, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced another WrestleMania rematch for the Greatest Royal Rumble card on Friday, April 27th in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the announcement that AJ Styles will defend the WWE title against Shinsuke Nakamura.

Legendary figure Bruno Sammartino has passed away

April 18, 2018 John Pollock

One of the most legendary figures in the world of professional wrestling is no longer with us with the news that Bruno Sammartino has died.

Superstar Shakeup roster changes from SmackDown Live

April 17, 2018 John Pollock

The second night of the WWE’s Superstar Shakeup took place on Tuesday from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Here is a complete list of all the talent moving to SmackDown.

Report: Fox Sports and ESPN bidding together for the UFC’s domestic rights package

April 17, 2018 John Pollock

Variety is reporting that rival cable networks ESPN and Fox Sports are reportedly bidding together to split the UFC’s domestic television rights package.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/17 – A preview of the second night of the WWE’s Superstar Shakeup

April 17, 2018 John Pollock

A preview of the second night of the WWE Superstar Shake-Up, Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz advertised for European tour, “All In” press conference scheduled for Chicago, Jake Hager signs with MLW, WWE holding tryouts in Saudi Arabia, Champion Carnival tournament matches coming up, and lots more.

WWE Superstar Shakeup roster changes, title change on Raw

April 16, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw was the first night of the Superstar Shakeup with roster moves scheduled for both Raw and SmackDown Live this week.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/16 – WWE kicks off the Superstar Shakeup, a look at who could benefit most

April 16, 2018 John Pollock

People Magazine has more on the John Cena and Nikki Bella breakup, a look at tonight’s start of the WWE Superstar Shakeup and who would benefit from being moved, updates on the Champion Carnival tournament, Rich Swann wrestles first match since his WWE departure, Smash Wrestling notes, and more.

John Cena and Nikki Bella announce they have split up

April 15, 2018 John Pollock

US Weekly revealed on Sunday that John Cena and fiancé Nikki Bella (Nicole Garcia-Colace) have broken up after being together since 2012.

Dustin Poirier stops Justin Gaethje in a “Fight of the Year” contender

April 15, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC held their latest Fox event on Saturday night from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday night. The card was highlighted by a spectacular main event between lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje