Month: March 2018
POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/12 – CM Punk states he will be fighting on June 9th
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.
Fastlane 2018 Post Show with John Pollock & Wai Ting
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Fastlane featuring a Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE title, Asuka challenging Charlotte, The Bludgeon Brothers stopping the tag team title match, Randy Orton winning the United States title and more. Plus, full reviews of Ring of Honor’s 16th Anniversary featuring Kenny Omega, and opening round matches of the New Japan Cup.
ROH 16th Anniversary Report – Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal, surprise appearances by Kenny Omega and Austin Aries
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
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.
REWIND-A-WAI #6: WrestleMania XX
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania XX featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg in a match mired by both men’s impending departures, plus two world title matches that culminated in a now-haunting celebratory image of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero only years before tragedy would enter both of their lives.
POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 3/7 – Hogan vs. Gawker book to be developed into a movie
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.
REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 3/6/18: Zayn Swerves Owens, Braun & Alexa Flirt
5 of 6 Fastlane main event competitors face off in this go-home edition of SmackDown as Sami Zayn attempts to convince Kevin Owens of his allegiance and AJ Styles aims to protect the purity of his WrestleMania main event against Shinsuke Nakamura. Plus, full recaps of Mixed Match Challenge and 205 Live!
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show Review – Okada vs. Ospreay
John Pollock and Wai Ting review the NJPW 46th Anniversary Show headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay in a special non-title challenge between fellow Chaos champions. Also featuring Minoru Suzuki vs. Togi Makabe for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, Tetsuya Naito vs. Taichi in Taichi’s heavyweight debut and more.