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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: XFL suspends operations, future in doubt

April 10, 2020 John Pollock

XFL suspends operations with its future in doubt, valuable information for independent contractors, WWE tapings, UFC postpones all upcoming shows after political pressure & more.

Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder receive release from WWE

April 10, 2020 John Pollock

On Friday, WWE issued a brief statement announcing that The Revival, Scott Dawson, and Dash Wilder had agreed to their release effective immediately.

Royal Farms Arena announces that WWE’s Money In The Bank PPV is not taking place at their venue

April 9, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Royal Farms Arena announces on Twitter that WWE’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view will not be taking place at their venue

UFC 249 is off, all UFC events postponed indefinitely

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

UFC president Dana White announced the UFC 249 pay-per-view is off with all shows postponed indefinitely following a request from their broadcast partner.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Shane Taylor explains why he thinks wrestling has forgotten about the black community

April 9, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Shane Taylor voices his thoughts about how African-Americans are viewed in wrestling, Ric Flair not able to trademark “Nature Boy” nickname, Matt Taven on why he has stayed with Ring of Honor for so long, Salina de la Renta on her long-term commitment to MLW and much more.

NXT edges AEW in viewers, Dynamite ahead in key demo

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

Wednesday’s viewership figures are in that showed a near dead heat in viewership while AEW maintained control of the key demographic.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: The latest on UFC’s plans to stage cards

April 9, 2020 John Pollock

The latest on UFC 249 and UFC’s protocols for upcoming events, ABC issues a statement regarding the shows, UFC 250 loses several fighters, Joe Rogan’s concerns & lots more.

WWE cancels May NXT UK TV tapings, postpones UK SmackDown tour

April 9, 2020 Andrew Thompson

WWE’s forthcoming shows in the United Kingdom have been postponed and/or cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

[LIVE LINK] Café Hangout: NXT TakeOver USA – 3pm ET

April 9, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they open the phone lines for the entire show to discuss topics of the week such as NXT TakeOver: USA, WrestleMania 36, UFC and more.

AEW Dynamite notes: Matt Hardy invites Chris Jericho to the “Elite Deletion”, Cody advances in TNT Title tourney

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Matt Hardy invites Chris Jericho to his compound for the “Elite Deletion”, Cody advances in the TNT Championship tournament and Jon Moxley makes a comment about “putting smiles on faces”

WWE NXT notes: Io Shirai becomes #1 contender to NXT Women’s Title, Gargano and Ciampa

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Charlotte Flair vs. Io Shirai is set up, Candice LeRae helps Johnny Gargano defeat Tommaso Ciampa and the tournament to crown the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion begins next week.

IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT: The North vs. Tessa Blanchard & Eddie Edwards

April 8, 2020 Davie Portman

This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling featured The North defending the Impact tag titles against Tessa Blanchard & Eddie Edwards, an update on Ken Shamrock & more.

REPORT: Rose Namajunas out of UFC 249 fight with Jessica Andrade

April 8, 2020 John Pollock

UFC 249 has lost a women’s strawweight contest with a report that Rose Namajunas will not be able to compete at the April 18th event on pay-per-view.

Angelina Love signs new contract with Ring of Honor

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Ring of Honor announced that they’ve come to terms on a new contract with former Women Of Honor World Champion Angelina Love.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Former WWE writer says Vince McMahon wanted to do another ‘Brawl For All’

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Former WWE writer says Vince McMahon wanted to do another ‘Brawl For All’, update on WWE’s filming schedule, Cody talks about the similarities between Vince McMahon and the Brodie Lee character, Triple H comments on AEW beating NXT in the ratings and Ring of Honor announces that Angelina Love has signed a new deal with the company.

WWE announces tournament to determine interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

With the current NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin being in Ireland and not being able to leave due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the travel laws that come with that, WWE is going to be hosting a tournament to determine an interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion

NJPW cancels all events through May 4, considering running empty arena shows

April 8, 2020 Andrew Thompson

New Japan Pro-Wrestling has cancelled all of their events through May 4th but the company is considering running empty arena shows.

WWE Raw sees a 9% increase in viewership following WrestleMania

April 7, 2020 John Pollock

Following WrestleMania Weekend, WWE Raw saw a 9% increase in its viewership for what has traditionally been one of their biggest episodes of the year.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE to tape more shows later this week

April 7, 2020 John Pollock

WWE is preparing for another set of tapings later this week, Impact plans to shoot two months of shows, Dana White speaks on UFC’s resuming fights & more.

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Hendry speaks about Drew McIntyre’s recent success, ROH, staying in contact with Kurt Angle

April 7, 2020 Andrew Thompson

POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson spoke with Ring of Honor’s Joe Hendry about his run in the company thus far, Drew McIntyre’s recent success in WWE, Joe briefly spoke about his time with World Of Sport on ITV and also opens up about his line of communication with Kurt Angle