NEWS

On Wednesday’s episode of NXT, the final two participants qualified for the Ladder Match at TakeOver for the vacant North American title that takes place this Saturday night.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Notes from Paul Levesque’s media call

Paul Levesque speaks on Patrick Clark, Renee Young, writing team & more. Plus, video of ThunderDome construction, NXT line-up & more.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: UFC 252 ratings, Silva-Hall, Lewis-Blaydes

UFC 252 prelims top cable ratings, Anderson Silva returns, Lewis vs. Blaydes, back-to-back Bellator shows, Ortega vs. Jung & more.

Renee Young set to leave WWE, per report

Renee Young will be leaving WWE with several reports confirming her pending departure after alerting the company last week.

UFC announces Reyes vs. Blachowicz for the vacant 205-pound title

For the first time in over nine years, a fighter other than Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will be crowned the UFC light heavyweight champion at UFC 253 next month.

WWE’s guidelines for fans participating on upcoming shows

Fans signing up to be part of the virtual audience for WWE’s upcoming events have been sent guidelines of what is expected of them if they are part of the broadcasts.

DANA WHITE’S CONTENDER SERIES: Louis & Orion Cosce, Buys & Parisian earn deals

August 18, 2020 Davie Portman

John Pollock’s report of this week’s Contender Series featuring brothers Louis & Orion Cosce in separate fights vying for UFC contracts.

IMPACT REPORT: Emergence Night 1 feat. MCMG vs. The North

The first week of the ‘Emergence’ special featured The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The North for the tag titles, Moose vs. Trey & more.

Rohit Raju captures IMPACT X Division Championship

After several years as a part of IMPACT Wrestling, Rohit Raju captured his first title in the company.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Primo Colon discusses being released from WWE

Primo Colon discusses being released from WWE, El Phantasmo’s USA Visa has not been renewed, Naomi heaps praise onto Sasha Banks, government seizing Ted DiBiase Jr.’s home, Sledge on when he officially signed with Ring of Honor, Dan Matha arrested and more.

WWE Raw’s third hour hit hard against NBA & DNC coverage

The go-home edition of WWE Raw heading into SummerSlam saw the show face competition from the DNC convention and the NBA playoffs along with a big loss in the third hour.

Sonya Deville reflects on attempted kidnapping: “He was there to hurt me”

The Tampa Bay Times obtained a court petition that was written by Sonya Deville as she described what occurred on August 16th as a man entered her home with the intention of kidnapping her.

Goldberg says he’s under contract with WWE for the next two years, two matches per year

August 17, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Goldberg reveals that his WWE contract runs through 2023 and he’s on a two match per year structure.

WWE RAW notes: Marina Shafir, Jessamyn Duke debut on RAW, SummerSlam updates

This was the final episode of WWE programming at the Performance Center before the company transitions over to the Amway Center to kick off a stretch of shows that is taking place under the “ThunderDome” banner.

Finals set for the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament

The finals of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament are set following Monday’s airing of the two semi-final matches.

Paul Levesque states Patrick Clark was off TV due to car accident

During an interview with CBS Sports, WWE executive Paul Levesque denied that Velveteen Dream (Patrick Clark) was off television due to allegations.

Jon Jones states he has vacated the UFC light heavyweight title

On Monday afternoon, Jon Jones announced that he had spoken with UFC officials and was vacating the UFC light heavyweight title.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Kevin Dunn comments on ThunderDome

Kevin Dunn speaks on WWE ThunderDome, Sonya Deville thanks Sheriff’s office, Live+3 viewers, KOPW options, rare action figure sold & more.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: Cormier speaks, Reyes-Blachowicz in works