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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a live edition of AEW Dynamite with the go-home episode going into the Double or Nothing pay-per-view this Saturday. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:24:33] Wednesday’s episode saw Arn Anderson and Jake Roberts go face-to-face setting up the TNT Championship Finals, Jon Moxley faced off with 10, Orange Cassidy vs. Rey Fenix, and the main event match between Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevera that led to a brawl at TIAA Bank Field and the return of the missing members of The Elite prior to the Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:05:49] Shad Gaspard Dark Side of the Ring draws its highest viewership for The Last Days of Owen Hart Martha Hart and Jerry McDevitt Raw rating falls to second-lowest in modern history Joe Rogan’s deal with Spotify Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum, and our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Edge’s response to Randy Orton’s challenge for Backlash, and they discuss Shad Gaspard and Larry Csonka. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:21:01] Raw featured the official announcement of the Greatest Match Ever at Backlash, the return of Kevin Owens, an Axe Throwing Contest between the Street Profits and Viking Raiders, a Submission Match between Shayna Baszler and Natalya, a women’s tag titles match, the dissension of the main heel faction on the show, and the first Brand Invitational match with Drew McIntyre taking on King Corbin in the main event. [01:30:21] John & Wai review "Chapter 2: The Redemption" of Undertaker: The Last Ride. NEWS OF THE DAY Shad Gaspard missing 411 Wrestling reviewer and writer Larry Csonka passes away California, Texas, and New York discuss sports re-opening without fans Khabib Nurmagomedov with an update on his father Drew Gulak’s contract expires with WWE Friday Night SmackDown rating And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE / 411mania.com Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This month on The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes podcaster & TV/Film Marketer Clement Bryant (Black Lightning Podcast) into the theater to review 2013’s “Snitch”! Topics discussed include The Rock’s work ethic & his growth as an actor, the science behind making movie trailers, up & coming Black actors in Hollywood, and how the guys are holding up 2 months into the quarantine. All that and so much more on a brand-new episode of the program! Check out the brand new TRMPS t-shirt at the POST Wrestling Store!https://store.postwrestling.com/products/the-rocky-maivia-picture-show-t-shirt The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW3snywZAgI Follow Nate Milton on Twitter Listen to Nate on The Kings of Sport podcast Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson to discuss the week in wrestling news. Plus, last night’s NXT, Mike Tyson, UFC, TakeOver: In Your House, Otis winning MITB, and your phone calls! Check out Andrew’s interview with NWA Champion Nick Aldis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iskZipacm0 Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ovV8N0x56r8 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review a taped edition of AEW Dynamite featuring the announcement of Mike Tyson appearing at Double or Nothing and the Death of Vanguard 1. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:55] Wednesday’s episode featured The Inner Circle challenging The Elite to a Stadium Stampede Match at Double or Nothing. Plus, Brodie Lee takes on Christopher Daniels, the long-awaited showdown between Chris Jericho and Pineapple Pete, a four-way women’s match, Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy team against Santana & Ortiz, and Cody confronts Lance Archer and Jake Roberts in his Ford truck. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:03:58] New Japan Pro Wrestling provides a road map for a return to live events Mike Tyson to appear at AEW Double or Nothing NXT TakeOver: In Your House announced for Sunday, June 7 WWE Raw & FS 1 viewership figures Dark Side of the Ring viewership WWE to start a tournament for the vacant Intercontinental title Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum, and our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring major news from Becky Lynch and the announcement of Brand-to-Brand Invitations. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:31:54] Monday’s episode featured the big announcement that Becky Lynch is pregnant and the news of a new Raw women’s champion. This show also saw the return of Edge and Randy Orton for the first time since WrestleMania, 2-on-2 basketball between The Street Profits and Viking Raiders, Rey Mysterio survives a roof fall but not Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley enlists assistance from MVP and the introduction of Brand-to-Brand Invitations! [01:30:13] John & Wai review "Chapter 1: The Greatest Fear" of Undertaker: The Last Ride. This might be the greatest Rewind-A-Raw, EVER! NEWS OF THE DAY [00:02:28] Becky Lynch announces she is having a baby, vacates title WWE introduces Brand to Brand Invitations Alberto Del Rio arrested over the weekend and facing a sexual assault charge Report from Sports Business Journal on UFC 249 buys UFC and AEW airing on TSN in Canada this Wednesday And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Money in the Bank 2020 featuring Men’s and Women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches taking place from WWE Headquarters in Stamford, CT. WWE Money in the BankMay 10, 2020WWE Performance CenterOrlando, FL **Men's MITB Ladder Match: Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. AJ Styles vs. Aleister Black vs. King Corbin vs. Otis**Women's MITB Ladder Match: Asuka vs. Nia Jax vs. Carmella vs. Dana Brooke vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Lacey Evans**WWE World Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Seth Rollins**WWE Universal Championship: Braun Strowman (c) vs. Bray Wyatt**WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Tamina**WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) vs. John Morrison & The Miz vs. The Lucha House Party vs. The Forgotten Sons**R-Truth vs. MVP**Kickoff: Jeff Hardy vs. Cesaro Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/9o5ycAhJEg8 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Phil Chertok break down Saturday’s UFC 249 card from Jacksonville, Florida including the two championship fights with Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz. The two go through the entire card, discuss the late-breaking news on Friday of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza testing positive for the coronavirus, and the decision to go ahead with UFC 249 as the UFC embarks on their first of three cards over the next week from Jacksonville. Plus, Georges St-Pierre announced for the UFC Hall of Fame & all the news from the show. MAIN CARD *Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title *Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title *Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik *Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar *Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro PRELIMINARY CARD *Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis *Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum *Michelle Waterson vs. Carla Esparza *Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price EARLY PRELIMS *Charles Rosa vs. Bryce Mitchell *Ryan Spann vs. Sam Alvey Subscribe to POST WrestlingiTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forumhttps://forum.postwrestling.com Support our Patreon – The POST Wrestling Caféhttp://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow usTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss AEW being fined $10,000 for a match, last night’s WWE NXT featuring the debut of Karrion Kross, and WWE Network’s excellent Untold: “I Am The Game” documentary detailing two pivotal matches in the careers of Triple H and Cactus Jack. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wMwpQ9CIFp4 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review a live AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, Florida headlined by a Street Fight between Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:49:10] The next AEW championship match was confirmed for Double or Nothing among several announcements for the pay-per-view, Jon Moxley took on Frankie Kazarian, Cody faced off with Joey Janela, Brandi Rhodes was confronted by Lance Archer & Jake Roberts, and plenty of matches were announced for next week’s Dynamite. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:10:25] Sexy Baby Jamie Jackson and Supreme pass away Interviews notes from The Revolt on Talk is Jericho Tony Khan on the AEW Unrestricted podcast discussing the empty arena shows AEW and UFC testing for COVID-19 at shows in Jacksonville, Florida WWE Raw viewership plummets to a new low Dark Side of the Ring does third-highest number New Japan postpones Wrestle Dynasty and cancels Best of the Super Juniors Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum and the return of our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for a special UFC 249 Preview Show ahead of this Saturday’s card headlined by two championship fights in Jacksonville, Florida. The two discuss the precautions the UFC has taken, public sentiment to this card compared to their attempts to run last month, and the unique set of circumstances for the fighters in preparing for this card. Then, they go through the key fights on the show including Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title and Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title followed by a discussion about The Last Dance. Tune in Saturday night at 6 pm Eastern on POST Wrestling’s Discord Channel for live fight commentary from Phil Chertok & Eric Marcotte – followed by a LIVE version of the UFC 249 POST Show with John Pollock & Phil. Subscribe to POST WrestlingiTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forumhttps://forum.postwrestling.com Support our Patreon – The POST Wrestling Caféhttp://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow usTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring a major return in the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to determine the final men’s Money In The Bank qualifier. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:29:15] Plus, Drew McIntyre took on Murphy in the main event, the Street Profits met the Viking Raiders in a non-title match, the team of Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink had a rematch against Ricochet & Cedric Alexander, and several announcements were made for next week’s episode. And, WWE makes Roman Reigns disappear from the main event of WrestleMania 31 during their Top 10 countdown. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:14:25] Friday Night SmackDown viewership falls under two million viewers on Fox WWE injury updates on Kevin Owens and Jimmy Uso WWE Greatest Ladder Matches special airing on Fox COVID-19 testing expected for fighters and cornermen ahead of UFC 249 And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and WH Park are back for an update on all the major promotions throughout the global pandemic and several reviews.The two discuss how the schedules of the various companies have been affected, empty arena shows taking place, the state of Big Japan, alternative ideas for content, and the April meeting involving representatives from numerous promotions with the Japanese Government.Then, they review this past Thursday’s All Japan show that featured Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Kento Miyahara & Francesco Akira for the All-Asia tag titles, and the Wrestle-1 contingent that has come in.Finally, they share their thoughts on the Great Sasuke documentary that is now available free on YouTube and the announcement of the first POST Puroresu CONTEST!The new POST PURORESU t-shirt is now available at store.POSTwrestling.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they discuss Curtis Axel’s release, television ratings during WWE and AEW’s era of empty arena programming, this week’s WWE NXT, Dark Side of the Ring and more. You can read John’s ratings analysis in Wednesday’s news update. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s8paPIdXBLA Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the semi-finals of the TNT Championship tournament featuring Cody vs. Darby Allin and Lance Archer vs. Dustin Rhodes. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:27:17] Also on the show, The Best Friends take on Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc in a No DQ match, Brodie Lee takes on Marko Stunt, a message from AEW champion Jon Moxley, and the latest edition of The Bubbly Bunch as they recreate the quarantined stuntmen TikTok. Plus, the company confirms they are going live next week with several returns announced. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:02:45] Report on Cain Velasquez and clarification on Gerald Brisco’s status with WWE WWE Raw viewership Dark Side of the Ring and WWE on FS1 ratings Madison Square Garden postpones WWE event for a second time Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream next week Hana’s Kitchen with Hana Kimura Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring a contract signing involving Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins moderated by Jerry Lawler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:50] Monday’s episode also featured Triple H’s ten most defining moments of his career, Andrade and Apollo Crews pull double duty with a six-man tag and a U.S. title match on the show, Jinder Mahal returns, Samoa Joe joins Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton on commentary, and more on the build-up towards Money in the Bank. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:17:35] Gerald Brisco is the latest name to leave WWE The Revival teased on Being the Elite Ep. 201 2K provides an update on the WWE gaming franchise The latest from Dana White on the upcoming UFC cards Final SmackDown number from this past Friday And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock speaks with Jon Moxley about his role in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide and the state of wrestling during the crisis. The AEW champion stops by POST Wrestling for the first time to chat about the filming of the movie, the fight-style of promotion for the movie, his reaction to the Empty Arena match with Jake Hager, walking out at Sumo Hall last June for the first time, wrestling Toru Yano in the G1, losing out on the chance to wrestle in Ireland for OTT in March, and how he is dealing with the ongoing pandemic. Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdaImbBfb1M Jon Moxley plays the role of Randy Stone in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide that will premiere on FITE TV on Saturday, May 16th at 7 pm Eastern for all territories outside of the U.S. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they discuss WWE’s Q1 2020 Earnings Report and take your calls. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XBGQu_qu0Vw Additional links: WWE Q1 earnings notes WWE investors’ call Q&A notes Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock chats with Pat Laprade about his new book with co-author Bertrand Hebert The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant.Pat stops by to discuss the life and career of Andre the Giant, the exhaustive task of separating fact from fiction in his life, the experience working on the HBO documentary, Andre’s pre-WWF years, Grand Prix vs. All-Star Wrestling, how he dealt with acromegaly, his back surgery and its proximity to WrestleMania 3 & where Andre’s career would have gone if he had lived longer. Plus, they discuss The Assassination of Dino Bravo from Dark Side of the Ring, which Pat worked on and was interviewed for.Pat Laprade is the co-author of The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant and is available everywhere. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the continuation of the TNT Championship tournament. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:26:22] The TNT Championship quarterfinals continued with Dustin Rhodes putting his career on the line against Kip Sabian, along with a rematch between Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin. The show also featured another edition of The Bubbly Bunch, a new member of the Dark Order, matches involving Kenny Omega, Wardlow, Brodie Lee, and Orange Cassidy takes on Jimmy Havoc in his first singles match on Dynamite. And, John & Wai share their thoughts on the first two episodes of The Last Dance. [01:24:12] NEWS OF THE DAY [00:19:29] WWE Raw viewership Dark Side of the Ring and WWE on FS1 ratings Oliver Luck suing Vince McMahon and Alpha Entertainment Travis Scott Bowden and Billy Caputo pass away Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring three MITB qualifiers and a tire. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:50:26] Monday’s episode featured three Money in the Bank qualifying matches with Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Apollo Crews vs. MVP, and Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory. The WWE Championship match was confirmed for Money in the Bank, Bobby Lashley battled a tire for three hours, Shayna Baszler breaks another arm, The Street Profits screamed, and Drew McIntyre met Angel Garza in the main event. [01:55:22] John & Wai share their thoughts on Being The Elite 200: Matt Jackson vs. Nick Jackson. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:31:10] Joe Pedicino and Jack Lotz pass away The final number for Friday Night SmackDown Chris Hero posts a teaser video Amanda Nunes won’t be fighting on May 9 The PFL reschedules their 2020 season for 2021 And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new TRMPS t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

POST Puroresu’s WH Park and John Pollock take you through the series finale of Thunderstruck as they discuss the final three days of Jushin Liger’s career. In addition to sharing their live experience attending the events in Tokyo, they also discuss John’s underrated time as a timekeeper on the Toronto indies. A very fun show to cap off this series looking at the amazing career of Jushin Thunder Liger. NOTE: Listeners may hear some audio dropouts on WH’s mic. Our apologies. Click here for Day 1 (Free)Click here for Day 2 (Subscription required)Click here for Retirement Ceremony (Subscription Required) WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: https://filmmusic.io | "Neolith" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) | License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this installment of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes “Our Man” Neal Flanagan into the theater to review 2012’s “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”! Topics discussed include The Rock taking a film franchise away from Brenden Fraser (again), the viability of the “Jules Verne Cinematic Universe”, the career paths of Disney Channel child stars, and what the heck was Rihanna doing on an Irish farm?!? All that and so much more on a feel-good episode of the program! Check out the brand new TRMPS t-shirt at the POST Wrestling Store: https://store.postwrestling.com/products/the-rocky-maivia-picture-show-t-shirt The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjScuupLT_U Follow Nate Milton on Twitter Listen to Nate on The Kings of Sport podcast Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today’s latest news involving WWE revamping its television taping schedule yet again, more talents being released from NXT, and more info on the demise of the XFL. NOTE: To hear the entire edition of Rewind-A-SmackDown including a review of SmackDown and this week’s Dark Side of the Ring - subscribe to the POST Wrestling Café NEWS OF THE DAY WWE revamps its television schedule yet again The passing of Howard Finkel Latest names cut from NXT Sports Business Journal covers the demise of the XFL AEW and NXT ratings from Wednesday Photos Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock chats with Arda Ocal of ESPN about the passing of Howard Finkel earlier this week at the age of 69.Arda discusses his influence from Finkel growing up a fan, their first meeting and interview, going to WWE and working alongside Finkel, tips, and notes he provided on the art of ring announcing, his duties off-camera, the end of his own WrestleMania streak, their trivia game & more.Arda Ocal has also written a tribute to the late Howard Finkel that can be read at ESPN. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome Wrestlenomics.com’s Brandon Thurston to discuss yesterday’s numerous WWE layoffs and related topics ahead of next week’s Q1 2020 financial report. Also, our reactions to the passing of WWE announcer Howard Finkel, Phil Chertok tells us about Saturday’s POST Wrestling Game Night on our Discord, and we take your phone calls. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wYr55Eilems Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 7pm UK). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite and go through a terrible day for the wrestling industry. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:54:35] After discussing all the major news of the day - we review AEW Dynamite featuring Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager in a No Holds Barred Match for the AEW title with Jim Ross on commentary. Plus, Lance Archer vs. Colt Cabana in the TNT tournament, The Bubbly Bunch, Dr. Britt Baker’s “Rules”, and cameos from John McCarthy, Mike Goldberg, Josh Thomson, Ariel Helwani and more. NEWS OF THE DAY WWE announces cutbacks across the board, full list of those released or furloughed Orange County Sherriff’s office informed WWE they were not in compliance prior to Executive Order from the state Japanese wrestling representatives meet with Government officials Dana White targeting a return for May 9th, location unknown AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view still scheduled for May 23, won’t take place in Las Vegas WWE Raw ratings Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review a live edition of Raw that was produced by the essential WWE. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:12] Monday’s show saw the build begin for the Money in the Bank show featuring three qualifying matches with Asuka vs. Ruby Riott, Shayna Baszler vs. Sarah Logan, and Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax. The show was focused around Drew McIntyre taking on Andrade in a rematch from their TakeOver: War Games match in November 2017. Plus, Seth Rollins is resurrected right after Easter, Bobby Lashes out at Lana, and 70-year old Jerry Lawler travels to Florida for Raw. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:07:08] WWE deemed an essential business within Florida WWE confirms its first case of COVID-19 with an unnamed on-air performer XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, lists WWE’s level of ownership Participants announced for the NXT Interim Cruiserweight Title tournament And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WH Park and POST Wrestling co-founder, Wai Ting discuss a very fun match in Jushin Liger’s career when he fought Samoa Joe at TNA’s Bound For Glory 2005. Click here to watch this match on Impact Wrestling’s YouTube channel for free. Next week on Thunderstruck: The final episode of Thunderstruck covering Liger’s retirement matches on January 4, January 5 and his retirement ceremony on January 6. WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Sunday. Music: https://filmmusic.io | "Neolith" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) | License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today’s latest news involving WWE moving back to live programming and abruptly cancelling their ongoing TV tapings. Plus, the XFL suspends its season, UFC 249 is off, and The Revival are freed from their WWE contracts. NOTE: To hear the entire edition of Rewind-A-SmackDown including a review of SmackDown and this week’s Dark Side of the Ring - subscribe to the POST Wrestling Café NEWS OF THE DAY WWE cancels their ongoing tapings and will revert back to live programming next week UFC 249 is off, all upcoming events are postponed indefinitely after Disney faces political pressure XFL suspends operations, future of the league in doubt The Revival receives their release from WWE AEW and NXT ratings from Wednesday Photos Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss NXT TakeOver: USA and its very divisive “One Final Beat” main event between Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano. We then open up the phone lines and take your thoughts about the concept of Cinematic Wrestling as a whole. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36h7Ey2aMqA Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 7pm UK). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Cody vs. Shawn Spears in the first match of the TNT Championship tournament. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:21:29] Plus, Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa team up to battle Best Friends over the rights to their team name, Brodie Lee and Lance Archer destroy people, a match between Hikaru Shida and Britt Baker turns bloody, the build-up for Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager next week, and Chris Jericho on commentary for the full show. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:04:15] WWE set to hold another big set of tapings in Florida WWE Raw ratings for the night after WrestleMania and Tuesday night programming Notes on UFC 249 and what precautions they are taking Dark Side of the Ring viewership for the Brawl for All episode Impact Wrestling taping two months worth of shows New Japan Pro Wrestling cancels additional shows into May and considering empty arena events Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock chats with Josh Gross of The Athletic about the UFC’s decision to move forward with UFC 249 and continue its schedule of fight cards. The two discuss the reaction from UFC president Dana White to the COVID-19 pandemic and the decision to run UFC 249 and resume its schedule. Plus, the concerns that arise, the position the fighters find themselves in, how this changes or affirms the image of the UFC to the outside, how fans will react to UFC 249, and the media’s role during this period. Josh Gross covers MMA for The Athletic and is the author of Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Sports Entertainment Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, John Pollock speaks with Jim Ross about his new book Under the Black Hat: My Life in WWE and Beyond.Jim discusses the process of going putting together this back and opening up about the loss of his wife Jan in March 2017. They also discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and staying home during this period, his decision to go to AEW last year, working for Tony Khan, the status of his relationship with Vince McMahon, and his opinion on some of the matches from WrestleMania this past weekend.Under the Black Hat: My Life in WWE and Beyond is available where books are sold and you can hear Jim Ross every Thursday on Grilling JR and AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights on TNT. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw after WrestleMania 36. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:35] The post-WrestleMania episode of Raw featured the shocking footage of Drew McIntyre defending the WWE Championship in an impromptu match with Big Show. Bianca Belair confirmed her status on Raw, Apollo Crews was dealt as SmackDown’s future considerations from last year, Nia Jax made her return after a year on the shelf, and lots and lots and lots of Empty Arena Matches. Plus, John & Wai review WWE 24 Edge: The Second Mountain [01:07:15] NEWS OF THE DAY UFC 249 is going ahead with Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje on April 18 and full card revealed Dana White in the process of securing a private island for Int’l fights Additional Firefly Fun House thoughts and Wai’s great deconstruction of it Jim Ross shares his thoughts on the Boneyard Match and Firefly Funhouse exclusively with POST Wrestling And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to review WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2 featuring John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House match, Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, and Edge vs. Randy Orton. WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2April 5, 2020 (recorded earlier)WWE Performance CenterOrlando, FL **WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre**Firefly Fun House Match: John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt**Last Man Standing Match: Edge vs. Randy Orton**NXT Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair**SD Women’s Championship: Bayley vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks vs. Tamina**SD Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza & Austin Theory**Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler**Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley**Kickoff: Liv Morgan vs. Natalya Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/y1CkfW8teW8 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 1 featuring The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles in a Boneyard Match main event that everyone is talking about. Plus, Goldberg defends the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman. WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 1April 4, 2020 (recorded earlier)WWE Performance CenterOrlando, FL **Boneyard Match: The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles**WWE Universal Title: Goldberg vs. Braun Strowman**Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler**Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins**WWE Intercontinental Title: Sami Zayn vs. Daniel Bryan**Ladder match for SD Tag Titles: John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jimmy Uso**WWE Women’s Tag Titles: Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross**Elias vs. King Corbin **Kickoff: Cesaro vs. Drew Gulak Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/JFYFgcHSTDU Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WH Park and John Carroll from Voices of Wrestling’s Wrestling Omakase podcast talk for the first time to review yet another Jushin Liger & Takehiro Murahama tag match. This time it’s against the legendary NOAH tag team of KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji in a match to determine the first ever NOAH Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. Click here to watch this match on YouTube Next week on Thunderstruck: Jushin Liger vs. Samoa Joe (10/23/05) WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Sunday. Music: https://filmmusic.io | "Neolith" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) | License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the latest news involving AEW’s recent tapings, NXT-AEW ratings, and financial aid info for independent contractors. NOTE: To hear the entire edition of Rewind-A-SmackDown including a review of SmackDown and this week’s Dark Side of the Ring - subscribe to the POST Wrestling Café NEWS OF THE DAY [00:10:59] Options in the U.S. and Canada for independent contractors AEW believed to have enough television content to last them a while and other notes from the recent tapings AEW and NXT viewership drops as empty arena shows continue The season premiere of Total Bellas and the move to Thursday nights Photos Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting couldn't do their live show in Tampa this year, but that won't stop them from bringing it to your homes with the first ever Café Grande Hangout. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-VFLf-1IyFw They’ll be joined by special guests from the POST Network while they take your questions via Skype Calls and YouTube Super Chats. Commemorate the first ever Café Grande Hangout with our limited-edition t-shirt by artist and event producer Robert S. Pearson. (Click Here) 100% of proceeds from the shirt and our Super Chats go towards Sunnybrook Foundation and The New York Community Trust to support their fight against COVID-19. Links Sunnybrook Foundation: Research team has isolated the COVID-19 virus The NY Community Trust: The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 7pm UK). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from an undisclosed location. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:45:44] The show featured Cody & Darby Allin taking on Sammy Guevara & Shawn Spears ahead of next week’s TNT Championship tournament. Kenny Omega took on Trent, Lance Archer made his AEW debut, an on-location scene with Vanguard 1 invading the palatial estate of Chris Jericho, and the reveal of the full bracket for the TNT title tournament. CAFÉ GRANDE HANGOUT: Join us for a special 2-hour Q&A live stream this Thursday 2PM ET at YouTube.com/postwrestling. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:08:23] Florida issues a stay-at-home order for at least 30 days, effective Thursday WWE and FOX Sports announce a deal for WrestleMania and Tuesday night programming WWE Raw viewership hits another low for this week’s episode Jon Jones enters plea agreement following last week’s arrest Tony Ferguson addresses the fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov being off An update on Hana Kimura on Terrace House Dark Side of the Ring schedule for season two Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the final episode of WWE Raw before WrestleMania 36 this weekend. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:46:44] The go-home show for WrestleMania featured finals words from The Undertaker as he prepared for Allen Jones, Edge addresses Randy Orton for the final time, Becky Lynch is attacked by Shayna Baszler, Andrade’s replacement is revealed, the WWE women’s tag title is officially added to WrestleMania, and Paul Heyman has a show-closing message directed at Drew McIntyre. CAFÉ GRANDE HANGOUT: Join us for a special 2-hour Q&A live stream this Thursday 2PM ET at YouTube.com/postwrestling. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:08:57] Roman Reigns posts video addressing his decision to pull out of WrestleMania 36 Edge speaks about his comeback AEW adding the TNT Championship with an eight-man tournament beginning April 8 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is likely off, UFC still moving forward with UFC 249 Bellator cancels its shows in May, PFL puts its season on hold The very unique match between Go Shiosaki and Kazuyuki Fujita from Sunday’s Pro Wrestling NOAH show And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Wai Ting present a special Sunday night bonus POST Roundtable featuring three guests stopping by: [00:03:55] Dr. Alex Patel returns for the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic, how things have changed, the public acclimating to social distancing, his feelings on wrestling shows continuing, Roman Reigns & more. [00:28:57] Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics discusses the financial implications of WWE’s move to stage WrestleMania at the Performance Center and the importance of WWE’s television deals during this time. [00:53:37] Marcus Vanderberg of Yahoo Sports and The Kings of Sport joins us from Los Angeles to discuss how the city is handling the pandemic, WrestleMania next weekend, what to expect from major sports leagues when play resumes, and what WrestleMania Week in LA could look like in 2021. Music: C. Scott – ”Round It Goes” Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WH Park and Alan4L from Pro Wrestling Torch’s ProWres Paradise pontificate about many topics including this awesome tag match between Jushin Liger & Minoru Tanaka taking on the NOAH Jr. team of Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. As a bonus, we veer off on a tangent about the awesome “Stop the Matsunaga” storyline featuring deathmatch wrestler Mitsuhiro Matsunaga (don’t ask but just listen). Click here to watch this match on YouTube for free Next week on Thunderstruck: Jushin Liger & Takahiro Murahama vs. KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji (7/16/2003) WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Sunday. Music: https://filmmusic.io | "Neolith" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) | License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the latest news involving major changes to WrestleMania 36 including Roman Reigns, Miz and Andrade being taken off the show, the latest on Jon Jones' arrest, Brodie Lee on TIJ, and Dana White speaks. NOTE: To hear the entire edition of Rewind-A-SmackDown including a review of Friday's empty arena show - subscribe to the POST Wrestling Café NEWS OF THE DAY Roman Reigns, The Miz & Andrade off the WrestleMania 36 and all the latest changes to the show with updates across the board Stephanie McMahon outlines the precautions WWE is taking while moving forward with their shows Update on Teddy Hart following his arrest on Thursday More details on Jon Jones’ arrest Brodie Lee’s interview on Talk is Jericho and decision to leave WWE Becky Lynch interviewed by Ariel Helwani and talks about WrestleMania Photos Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they take your calls and discuss the Chris Benoit episode of Vice’s Dark Side of the Ring. Plus, the latest on today’s arrests of Jon Jones and Teddy Hart. Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/fmLIJfe49t4 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 7pm UK). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Daily’s Place with Matt Hardy confronting Chris Jericho. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:54] AEW’s second week in an empty arena setting saw some adjustments from week one. The show built towards a confrontation between Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho, plus a AAA Mega Heavyweight title match between Kenny Omega and Sammy Guevara, an update on Nick Jackson, Brodie Lee’s first AEW match and his aversion to those that sneeze, Cody takes on Jimmy Havoc and joins Tony Schiavone on commentary for the show. GIVE-A-WAI: We’ve released the first 25 episodes of our retro wrestling review podcast, Rewind-A-Wai for free. Click here to download. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:03:53] AEW tapings WrestleMania 36 tapings Dana Brooke and Rey Mysterio not working WrestleMania Brie Bella’s comments about Daniel Bryan and working the shows in Orlando WWE Raw rating falls significantly Dark Side of the Ring doc on Chris Benoit does a big number Three foreigners out of the Champion Carnival Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today’s show, John Pollock speaks with Jeff Marek about the new Dark Side of the Ring documentary covering Chris Benoit.Marek opens up about his close friendship with Benoit than spanned many years from covering him, working alongside Benoit through his website, the role Marek played when Benoit left WCW and having an insight into the individual that few had. They go through the documentary, the major takeaways, the impact of Eddy Guerrero’s death, the double murder-suicide from 2007, how he found out about the news and trying to make sense of it thirteen years later. Jeff Marek is one of the leading hockey analysts in Canada and can be seen on Rogers Sportsnet and on 31 Thoughts: The Podcast Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review another empty-arena WWE Raw from the Performance Center. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:30] On Monday’s show, several new matches were added to WrestleMania 36, Brock Lesnar made his way to the WWE PC alongside Paul Heyman, AJ Styles lists the stipulation for his match with The Undertaker, Randy Orton answered the challenge laid out by Edge from one week ago, Seth Rollins responded to Kevin Owens, a handful of matches including talent from EVOLVE utilized, and they moved the HARD CAM! GIVE-A-WAI: We’ve released the first 25 episodes of our retro wrestling review podcast, Rewind-A-Wai for free. Click here to download. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:15:07] WWE adds matches to WrestleMania 36 WWE Network making lots of content available for free Friday Night SmackDown does a strong number AEW makes location changes for additional episodes of Dynamite Notes for this week’s AEW Dynamite Updates on New Japan, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor & latest cancellations Suwama wins the Triple Crown from Kento Miyahara The latest on UFC 249 with Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and WH Park are back for an update on how the country is reacting to the global pandemic.The two are back with WH Park providing an update from Japan on how the country is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact it has had on everyday life, the response from the pro wrestling industry, and how it compares to the U.S and Canada.They also discuss the recent empty arena shows in the country, New Japan’s cancellations, promotions that have continued to run, DDT’s recent show, Stardom’s No People Gate and upcoming Cinderella tournament, as well as WH’s preview of the tentatively-scheduled Champion Carnival. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.