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The winner of the A Block from Friday’s G1 card at Budokan Hall

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

The A Block portion of the G1 Climax concluded Friday morning at Budokan Hall with the tournament coming down to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White remaining alive in the block going into the show.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The changing world of professional wrestling in 2019

August 9, 2018 John Pollock

A look at the changing world of professional wrestling following the success of the G1 Supershow pre-sale, Renee Young to call Raw on Monday, New Japan begins three nights at Budokan Hall, injury angle with Aleister Black, review of this week’s NXT, PFL receives $28 million in funding & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation, quarter-hour breakdowns from Raw, the updated G1 standings and all the scenarios, ROH & NJPW pre-sale for MSG card, TakeOver main event appears to be in jeopardy, Mae Young Classic begins & lots more.

Mae Young Classic to air weekly, beginning September 5th

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has confirmed that the Mae Young Classic will premiere on Wednesday, September 5th at 9 pm Eastern following NXT and will air weekly on the WWE Network.

WWE’s Raw experiences small drop in viewership, Rousey vs. Fox quarter-hour breakdown

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw was built around Ronda Rousey’s first match on television and led to the show dropping by a slight margin from last week’s viewership.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Total Bellas renewed for a fourth season by E!

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

The E! network has announced that “Total Bellas” has been renewed for a fourth season, New Japan issues a statement regarding Tama Tonga, new match for “All In”, season-finale of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, UFC documentary to feature Donald Trump, Sami Zayn’s latest shoulder operation & more.

Women’s four-way match announced for “All In”

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

A women’s four-way match has been announced for the September 1st “All In” event with Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green vs. Britt Baker at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – “All In” to air on pay-per-view, first hour airing on WGN America

August 6, 2018 John Pollock

Ronda Rousey to wrestle on Raw for the first time, Broadcast info for “All In”, Matt Riddle drops the EVOLVE title, the latest on the G1 standings with A Block scenarios, Georges St-Pierre discusses fighting in 2018 and who interests him, CSAC releases fight night weights from UFC 227, Dwayne Johnson remembers Brian Christopher & more.

The UFC announces Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor for October at UFC 229

August 3, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC has announced that Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend the UFC lightweight title against Conor McGregor on October 6th at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The full list of 32 participants for the Mae Young Classic

August 3, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has released the full list of the 32 participants for the Mae Young Classic, a preview of the G1 cards in Osaka, Ronda Rousey working WWE shows this weekend, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier to fight at UFC 230, Cody Garbrandt faces criticism for old tweets, review of Impact Wrestling & more.

Glenn Jacobs declares victory in Knox County mayoral race

August 2, 2018 John Pollock

Glenn Jacobs, who has wrestled as Kane in the WWE since 1997, will be the next Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee following Thursday’s race.

Television Viewership Report – Raw & SmackDown Live post three month highs, Miz & Mrs drops

August 2, 2018 John Pollock

This week’s WWE television viewership painted a strong picture with Raw and SmackDown Live posting three-month highs with their respective programs.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Cedric Alexander and Tye Dillinger apologize for old tweets

August 1, 2018 John Pollock

A series of old tweets from Cedric Alexander & Tye Dillinger have surfaced with both issuing apologies, three more names have been added to the Mae Young Classic, B Block scenarios for the G1 Climax, 10-man at ROH’s September PPV, UFC 227 loses a fight, DWTNCS report & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ronda Rousey’s first match on WWE television scheduled for next week

July 31, 2018 John Pollock

Ronda Rousey will wrestle on next week’s episode of Raw, Jerry Lawler briefly comments on the investigation into his son’s death, Nikki Bella issues a statement on breakup with John Cena, Conor McGregor says a deal for his fight is “close”, WWE extends partnership with their Australian television partner & lots more.

WWE adds Cruiserweight title match to SummerSlam in Brooklyn

July 30, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced another title match for SummerSlam on Sunday, August 19th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Madison Rayne added to the Mae Young Classic

July 30, 2018 John Pollock

Madison Rayne and two others have been added to the Mae Young Classic, Sheriff releases statement on the passing of Brian Lawler, Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey scheduled for Raw, latest G1 standings, six-man tag added to ‘All In’, Tracy Caddell passes away, review of MLW’s Battle Riot & more.

Huge six-man tag announced for the ‘All In’ event

July 30, 2018 John Pollock

On Monday’s edition of ‘Being the Elite’, a huge six-man tag was announced for the ‘All In’ event on September 1st at the Sears Centre.

This week’s schedule of shows at POST Wrestling

July 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

A preview of this week’s shows that will be released at POST Wrestling, including our continued coverage of the G1 Climax tournament with two special guests this weekend, a new Rewind-A-Wai covering the ‘Being the Elite’ series, the return of upNXT, a review of UFC 227 & more.

Brian Lawler pronounced dead at the age of 46

July 29, 2018 John Pollock

Brian Lawler has died at the age of 46 following a tragic situation where it is believed Lawler tried to take his own life while in jail. We look back at the career of Lawler, who wrestled for the majority of his career as Brian Christopher and was a member of the Too Cool tag team.

Frederick Seawright a.k.a. ‘Brickhouse Brown’ loses battle with cancer

July 29, 2018 John Pollock

Frederick Seawright, who competed as Brickhouse Brown, has lost his battle with cancer and died Sunday morning while in hospice care.