Archive for the ‘The Fight Network’ Category

Pollock’s POV: Obama’s Headed To The Wrestlemania Of Politics

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The biggest pro wrestling feud of the year culminated last week. Interestingly enough, it had nothing to do with Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, John Cena, Triple H or Randy Orton. Barack Obama and Hillary engaged in an epic war that lasted through 54 primaries. The winner, Obama, is going to the ...

Pollock’s POV: Capturing That Coveted Demo

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

When it comes to television ratings, we're always hearing about that coveted 18-34 male demographic. It's probably the most important demo for advertisers. So why is professional wrestling ignoring this highly sought after group? John Pollock looks at how the WWE can service this audience while also continuing their efforts of attracting ...

Pollock’s POV: I Love Working With Mauro Ranallo

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

By now, you've surely seen this clip of Bill O'Reilly flipping out on set: But as soon as I saw this clip, it reminded me of working with Mauro Ranallo! link Pollock's POV: I Love Working With Mauro Ranallo

Damn Static…

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

As I mentioned earlier, I had the distinct honor of being a guest on Fight Network Radio (aka Ranallo on the Radio) today. We talked a whole bunch of WWE and primarily last night's episode of RAW and the current direction of the product leading up to Judgment Day this Sunday. More ...

Pollock’s POV: Who’s The Strangest Of ‘Em All?

Monday, May 12th, 2008

by John Pollock, JarryPark.com contributor When you interview people on a daily basis such as we do on Fight Network Radio and Ariel Helwani does on Jarry Park and MMARated.com, you’re going to have some gems, you’re going to have some duds and you’re going to have ones that are just ...

Pollock’s POV: September Can’t Come Soon Enough

Monday, May 5th, 2008

To the surprise of no one (including his family), Steve Forbes did not throw a wrench into the plans of Oscar De La Hoya for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later this year as he lost to the Golden Boy Saturday night via unanimous decision. With “2 pounds” out of ...

Pollock’s POV: Investigating Dana White’s Stance On Kimbo Slice

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

  The UFC descended upon Canada this past weekend and president Dana White was sure to make all of the media rounds in preparation for the event. In a number of interviews, Dana stated that Kimbo Slice was just a “thug” and a “street fighter” and that the UFC would never promote ...

Pollock’s POV: One-On-One With THE Bill O’Reilly

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Today, John Pollock pulled in the guest of all guests: Bill O'Reilly. Quite the coup. Much like he is in other sectors of society, O'Reilly is currently enjoying his status as MMA's Public Enemy #1 for his coverage of the sport last week. So, Pollock got the exclusive and really found out ...

Talkin’ Sylvia-Fedor, RAW and Mike Knox’s (Alleged) Blunder

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

As I mentioned earlier, I was a guest on Fight Network Radio yesterday afternoon. Host Mauro Ranallo and I spoke about some interesting MMA and wrestling topics including: * The rumored Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia bout * The post-Wrestlemania WWE landscape * The HBK-Batista storyline * The story involving steroids being found in ...

Listen To Fight Network Radio Today (And Everyday)

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

I interrupt your day to let you know that I will be a guest during the “Insider” segment on Fight Network Radio today to discuss a little MMA and wrestling. While my appearance will come at 3:15 p.m. EST, The show airs on Sirius channel 186 or via the Hardcore Sports ...

Pollock’s POV: Dissecting Tragedies In And Out Of The Ring

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling producer, John Pollock, tackles a couple of heavy duty topics this week. First off, he weighs in on another "is pro wrestling responsible for this death" story. The incident in question is the death of a two-year-old boy in East St. Louis, IL. It ...

Pollock’s POV: Down With The Score & Down With PVRs

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Another week, another pissed off John Pollock. And, once again, he has every right to be. Much like most 18-to 34-year-old males (including myself), John wasn't home to catch the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night. He relied on his trusty PVR to tape the show but, just like ...

Pollock’s POV: Say It Ain’t So, Naitch

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Want to hear a fired up John Pollock? Just ask him about Ric Flair's retirement. You can't really blame The Prodigy since it's safe to say that regardless of whether Flair and HBK tear down the Citrus Bowl this Sunday this angle has been a major disappointment for all residents of ...

Pollock’s POV: The Elite XC On CBS Casting Call

Monday, March 10th, 2008

One of the first thoughts that popped into my mind upon hearing the news that CBS would soon be televising Elite XC events was: Which play-by-play announcer will call the fights? Would it remain Mauro Ranallo or would the network look to bring in new talent? This might be the chance ...

Pollock’s POV: “I Survived UFC 82″

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

I'm sure most of the residents of Jarry Park have attended at least one UFC event at some point in their lives. Not so for our weekly ranter, John Pollock. The producer of Fight Network Radio and Live Audio Wrestling popped his UFC cherry this weekend when he made a last-minute ...

Pollock’s POV: When It Comes To TNA, Less Is More

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Welcome to another new feature at Jarry Park. Every Monday, the producer of Live Audio Wrestling and Fight Network Radio, John Pollock, will stop by to deliver his weekly rant on the world of combat sports. It's a little something we like to call "Pollock's POV." This week, the Prodigy tackles ...

*UPDATED: A Final Look At Elite XC: Street Certified

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

We're always featuring interviews with different personalities from the fight world so it's nice to switch things up and actually voice our opinion from time-to-time. That was the case during my appearance on yesterday's edition of Fight Network Radio. Have I mentioned how much I love that show and how honored ...

What’s Eating TNA’s Creative Team?

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I appeared on Fight Network Radio to talk a little wrasslin'. This time around host John Pollock and I moslty spoke about the mysteries surrounding TNA iMPACT! (including Shark Boy's "new" gimmick) as well as tonight's Royal Rumble. I know the general consensus ...

Back On Fight Network Radio Later Today

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be appearing on the great Fight Network Radio later today. We'll mainly be discussing last night's episode of TNA Impact and this Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble. I am sure most of the Jarry Park faithful have already heard the program but, if ...

JarryPark Double Dips On Fight Network Radio

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

What do you mean you missed my two appearances on Fight Network Radio yesterday? Oh, you were working. My bad. No hard feelings, though. Below you can find the audio of it. At the beginning of the show, host Mauro Ranallo, Loretta Hunt and I discussed HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon (seriously ...