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Rhea Ripley announced for the Mae Young Classic tournament

July 12, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that Rhea Ripley (Demi Bennett) is the second official participant for the Mae Young Classic this summer.

GLOW receives several Emmy Award nominations

July 12, 2018 John Pollock

The nominations for the 70th annual Emmy Awards were announced Thursday with several nominations for the Netflix original series, GLOW.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Former Diva’s champion Kaitlyn added to Mae Young Classic

July 11, 2018 John Pollock

Former Diva’s champion Kaitlyn will participate in the Mae Young Classic, remembering Shinya Hashimoto on the anniversary of his passing, WWE Raw does a low number on USA, New Japan posts update on Hiromu Takahashi, Dwayne Johnson discusses dropping ‘The Rock’ in the past, G1 Primer Show & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – WWE adjusts pay-per-view events for 2018

July 10, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has adjusted their pay-per-view schedule for the remainder of 2018, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura announced for tonight’s SmackDown, Ryan Bader vs. Matt Mitrione announced by Bellator, Impact Wrestling signs Tessa Blanchard to a long-term deal, Ronda Rousey announced for WWE 2K19 & more.

Brock Lesnar eligible to fight in January 2019

July 9, 2018 John Pollock

Following Brock Lesnar’s appearance at Saturday’s UFC 226 event to challenge new heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, questions have been asked regarding when Lesnar is eligible to fight.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Sports Business Journal documents the WWE & UFC’s recent television negotiations

July 9, 2018 John Pollock

John Ourand at Sports Business Journal documents the recent television WWE & UFC television negotiations, Jim Ross injured at the Cow Palace show and visits ER, an update from New Japan on Hiromu Takahashi, reaction to Brock Lesnar’s appearance at UFC 226, Jay Lethal issues statement on allegations by Taeler Hendrix & she responds.

Brock Lesnar appears at UFC 226, challenges new heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier

July 8, 2018 John Pollock

Following Daniel Cormier’s UFC heavyweight title win at UFC 226, Brock Lesnar entered the octagon and ran down the UFC’s heavyweight division and issued a challenge to Cormier.

UFC 226 Report feat. Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title

July 7, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock runs through the UFC 226 event from the T-Mobile Arena, featuring Stipe Miocic defending the UFC heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou takes on Derrick Lewis, Anthony Pettis vs. Michael Chiesa, Paul Felder vs. Mike Perry & more.

A preview of the NJPW G1 special from the Cow Palace feat. Kenny Omega vs. Cody

July 7, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock previews tonight’s New Japan G1 special from the Cow Palace tonight with Kenny Omega defending the IWGP heavyweight title against Cody, Jay White taking on Juice Robinson for the U..S title, and Hiromu Takahashi taking on Dragon Lee for the IWGP junior heavyweight title.

UFC 231 to take place from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

July 6, 2018 John Pollock

UFC president Dana White appeared on Sportscentre on TSN and announced that the UFC 231 pay-per-view will take place from the Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre) in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, December 8th.

Ultimate Fighter Finale Report feat. Brad Tavares vs. Israel Adesanya

July 6, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock runs through Friday’s TUF 27 Finale card from Las Vegas, featuring a middleweight main event between Brad Tavares and Israel Adesanya, the finals of the TUF 27 lightweight and featherweight tournaments, as well as Roxanne Modafferi taking on Barb Honchak & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 7/6 – Ronda Rousey inducted into Hall of Fame, set for WWE events this weekend

July 6, 2018 John Pollock

Ronda Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on Thursday, she is also scheduled for three WWE house shows this weekend, ROH has issued a statement regarding allegations made against Jay Lethal, Lucha Underground TV report, update on Lars Sullivan, Bill Goldberg wins WCW title on this date in 1998 & lots more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Analysis of Ring of Honor’s business at the mid-point of 2018

July 5, 2018 John Pollock

A look at Ring of Honor’s attendance statistics through the first six months of 2018, UFC Hall of Fame ceremony tonight, Rich Swann vs. Fenix airing on Impact tonight, Max Holloway off this Saturday’s UFC 226 card, TUF Finale card, SCU added to “All In”, the final edition of Keep It 2000 & more.

Max Holloway off UFC 226 card due to concussion-like symptoms

July 4, 2018 John Pollock

One of the biggest championships fights of the year is off with the news breaking Wednesday night that Max Holloway will be unable to fight this Saturday at UFC 226.

A preview of the 2018 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Class feat. Ronda Rousey, Art Davie, Matt Serra

July 4, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock looks at the UFC’s Hall of Fame induction class for 2018, which features Ronda Rousey, Matt Serra, Art Davie, Bruce Connal and the legendary bout between Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua from UFC 139 being added this year.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 7/3 – Daniel Bryan speaks on WWE return, ideal schedule, creative plans & more

July 3, 2018 John Pollock

Daniel Bryan speaks on his return to the WWE, his ideal schedule on the road, lack of faith in WWE’s long-term storytelling & more, a full list of the UFC’s International Fight Week events, updated card for Extreme Rules, Ricky Steamboat recovering, Deonna Purrazzo off the “All In” card & lots more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 7/2 – New Japan’s president is profiled, Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz III announced

July 2, 2018 John Pollock

A third fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz has been signed by Golden Boy Promotions, Harold Meij of New Japan Pro Wrestling discusses his plans for growth, WWE confirms that Ronda Rousey will appear at Extreme Rules, Shinsuke Nakamura comments on his injury, MVP leaves MLW & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/29 – ROH ‘Best in the World’ Preview feat. Dalton Castle vs. Cody vs. Marty Scurll

June 29, 2018 John Pollock

A preview of tonight’s Ring of Honor pay-per-view from Baltimore, CEO x NJPW event from Daytona Beach, former TNA talent at the WWE tryouts at the Performance Center, Lucha Underground’s viewership, lots of UFC fight card changes, Josh Koscheck announces he is retired & lots more.

One Night in Pittsburgh – The 20th Anniversary of the Hell in a Cell Match

June 28, 2018 John Pollock

On the 20th anniversary of the Hell in a Cell match from the King of the Ring between The Undertaker and Mick Foley, John Pollock discusses the legacy of the match, the lasting impact the match had on Foley, and the contributions he made to the company.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/27 – Analyzing SmackDown’s move to Fox in 2019

June 27, 2018 John Pollock

A look at the WWE’s two domestic television announcements, analyzing SmackDown’s move to Fox in 2019, a look at the careers of Rashad Evans & Johny Hendricks after they announced their retirements, Kevin Owens brought on stage by Shania Twain, Bellator sign distribution deal with DAZN, Shinsuke Nakamura update & more.