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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the latest news in wrestling/MMA including Ric Flair threatening legal action with WWE over “The Man” trademark, Raw and SmackDown receive new lead writers, and UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi this weekend. At 30:14, Pat McAfee speaks to John Pollock about working with WWE, the creation of Watch Along, his WrestleMania incident with Michael Cole over a pair of shorts, and launch of The Pat McAfee Show. The Pat McAfee Show streams on DAZN beginning September 9th, 10am-Noon ET, Monday to Friday. LINKS Ric Flair Declares War On WWE Over 'The Man,' You Need To Pay Me!!! (TMZ) Several changes made to the WWE’s writing staff, per report (POST Wrestling) DOUBLE SHOT: GLOW Season 3 Ep. 5 & 6, CM Punk intv, Starrcast III, Adrian Street doc (POST Wrestling Patreon) Five Questions with Phil Chertok: UFC 242 (POST Wrestling) Arabian fights: inside the UFC’s long-term partnership with the UAE (The Guardian) Royal Patronage: The Middle Eastern monarchies conquering combat sports (Bloody Elbow) Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/5s-KkMeBKh8 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Daniel Bryan demands an apology from Roman Reigns (again). [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:32:46] SmackDown featured the latest chapter in the saga involving Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, and Erick Rowan, two Quarterfinal matches in the King of the Ring as Ali took on Elias and Chad Gable faced Andrade, Bayley’s explanation for attacking Becky Lynch, Aleister Black exits The Room, Shinsuke Nakamura’s personal commentator, “The Ramdeen Laugh”, and lots more. NEWS OF THE DAY: AEW’s countdown special on TNT draws 390,000 viewers Chris Jericho files a police report for a lost or stolen championship KENTA not working any New Japan Shows until 9/15, reaction to the handling of his injury Bellator signs Cris Cyborg Justino The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi this weekend And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. 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 review WWE Raw featuring Bayley’s attack on Becky Lynch. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:30] On Monday’s episode, Raw & SmackDown women’s champions Becky Lynch and Bayley teamed against the WWE women’s tag champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross with a familiar alliance at the end, the King of the Ring Quarterfinals took place with Baron Corbin vs. Cedric Alexander and Ricochet vs. Samoa Joe, odd tournament logic, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman fought The OC, and Steve Austin is coming to moderate a contract signing next week! Plus, a discussion on the AEW media scrums, Royal Quest added to New Japan World, and fallout from the weekend. NEWS OF THE DAY: Tony Khan speaks to the media after All Out with notes from the scrum Paul Levesque’s interview with talkSPORT in the UK New Japan announces Destruction cards and Kazuchika Okada’s next title defense in October And your Café feedback, comments & 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.

[This is a special crosspost from BRITISH WRESTLING EXPERIENCE. New episodes bi-weekly. Subscribe by searching "British Wrestling Experience" wherever you download your podcasts.] Martin, Benno & Jamesie are back to review the two big shows from this weekend: NJPW Royal Quest (Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki) and WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff (WALTER vs. Tyler Bate). Will Cooling drops in to give a live report from RevPro Summer Sizzler and the controversial match between Will Ospreay & David Starr. Finally they chat the British interests at AEW All Out with Jimmy Havoc & PAC.Photo Courtesy: WWE/NJPW Subscribe to the British Wrestling Experience: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WH Park reunites with John Pollock on the final episode of Cruel Summer (for now) to discuss the finals of NJPW G1 Climax 28: Kota Ibushi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 12, 2018. They also discuss being able to see all 3 shows at Budokan Hall and how it compares to Sumo Hall, the significance of Katsuyori Shibata being in Tanahashi’s corner for this match, WH’s Top 10 G1 Finals and Top 5 G1 Final wrestlers. Plus a special announcement about WH’s next project on POST Wrestling. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 & Wai Ting review AEW All Out headlined by Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page to determine the first AEW World Champion, Kenny Omega vs. PAC and The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Brothers in Escalera de la Muerte. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:11:31] Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. This show is sponsored by the GRAPPL app: http://grappl.co/ Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/e1bqLmJ6KWw 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 is once again joined by Joel Abraham of the Super J-Cast (which you can find at Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the finals of NJPW G1 Climax 27: Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito from August 13, 2017. The discussion veers towards what WH did this day in 2017 after refusing to ever step foot in Sumo Hall again during August. WH also feebly attempts to explain his experience watching actual Sumo there. We also analyze Kenny Omega’s differences between the 2016 to 2019. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 preview a busy weekend with AEW All Out, NJPW Royal Quest, NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff and Starrcast all taking place. British Wrestling Experience’s Jamesie joins us to discuss a weekend of major shows in the UK. Plus, we speculate on the latest with CM Punk and reports of the G1 Climax moving to the Fall in 2020. LINKS British Wrestling Experience w/ Martin, Benno & Jamesie BWE Special: The Greatest Matches Ever Held in the UK w/ Jamesie & Alan4L Prime Target: TakeOver: Cardiff Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68kLlhoN_BA Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Daniel Bryan demands an apology from Roman Reigns. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:31:00] This week’s show was built around Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan demanding an apology from Roman Reigns, we had two more King of the Ring matches as Buddy Murphy took on Ali and Chad Gable faced Shelton Benjamin, it was the return of Lacey Evans as she faced off with Bayley, Randy Orton destroyed another member of the New Day, and yet another new 24/7 champion is crowned. NEWS OF THE DAY: UFC antitrust hearings taking place in Las Vegas, fighters attempting to get certified with fighter revenue percentages released Raw’s viewership stays steady but drops nearly 16% in the third hour Cesaro heading to Cardiff, Wales for NXT UK TakeOver Bellator’s viewership in 2019 on Paramount Network coming off Saturday’s show ONE Championship running a card on TNT in October And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. 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 review WWE Raw featuring Sasha Banks’ explanation for walking out after WrestleMania 35. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:31:00] The King of the Ring tournament continued with two quarter-final matches as Baron Corbin faced The Miz and Ricochet took on Drew McIntyre, Sasha Banks addressed her post-WrestleMania departure and took on Natalya, a Tag Team Turmoil match determined the Raw tag title challengers for Clash of Champions, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman set up a future title match, and AJ Styles defended the U.S. title against Strowman in the main event. NEWS OF THE DAY: Ronda Rousey added to the cast of Total Divas Steve Austin scheduled for Raw at Madison Square Garden in two weeks Jon Moxley off All Out, replaced by PAC AEW going to Charlotte for November television date A six-man tag added to All Out NJPW Young Lion Cup And your Café feedback, comments & 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 JoJo Remy come together again to discuss the finals of NJPW G1 Climax 26: Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega from August 14, 2016. They also talk about the notion of Tenzan entering his last G1 with some wild theories about how he would do, the involvement of Pro Wrestling NOAH talent in this year’s tournament and Steve Corino’s participation on the English commentary team. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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.

WH Park and Mike Murray (POST Wrestling’s ROH reviewer) reunite to discuss the finals of NJPW G1 Climax 25: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 16, 2015. Mike talks about his experience going to Dallas to watch the opening of the 2019 G1 as well as attending the press conference the day before. They also discuss the first year that the G1 was split into block specific shows (thus making the tour longer) and what would a Vegan match rating system look like. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting take your calls on NXT vs. AEW in their upcoming head-to-head battle on Wednesdays nights. We also discuss news of WWE launching a podcast network and the opening brackets for NJPW Super J Cup 2019. LINKS POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE launching a podcast networkhttps://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/22/pollocks-news-update-wwe-launching-a-podcast-network/ Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmeF5j8PZKM Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Daniel Bryan promised to reveal the identity of Roman Reigns’ attacker. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:31:57] The saga of Roman Reigns' mystery attacker continued on Tuesday's episode with the tease of a reveal. Plus, two more King of the Ring matches with Kevin Owens vs. Elias and Andrade vs. Apollo Crews, Charlotte Flair lays out a challenge to Bayley, a great television match involving Daniel Bryan and Buddy Murphy, and Kevin Owens seeks forgiveness from Shane McMahon throughout the show. NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE officially announces that NXT is moving to the USA Network on 9/18 with all the details and additional thoughts [00:05:53] Disney and Sony at an impasse over Spider-Man, the character could leave the MCU [01:12:19] Raw’s viewership drops 7% but still among the highest since April [01:25:39] Ronda Rousey rushed to the hospital to after suffering an injury to her fingers during filming in Mexico [01:27:32] And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. 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 review WWE Raw featuring new Raw tag champions. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:42:19] The King of the Ring tournament kicked off this week with opening round matches with Samoa Joe vs. Cesaro and Cedric Alexander vs. Sami Zayn, The Fiend attacks Jerry Lawler, Sasha Banks addressed her attack on Natalya and Becky Lynch, an injury angle involving Xavier Woods at the hands of Randy Orton and The Revival, and Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows defended the Raw tag titles in the main event against Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman. NEWS OF THE DAY: NXT going to the USA Network, beginning September 18th and all the ramifications of this move [00:03:26] AEW announces locations for October 23 & 30 shows [00:32:54] Tony Schiavone to work with AEW and MLW [00:36:27] Wrestling drama starring Stephen Amell is greenlit by Starz [00:38:32] And your Café feedback, comments & 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 | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you ready to “feel the magic”, POST-Marks?On this edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton continues his trip through Dwayne Johnson’s filmography by reviewing the movie that kicked off The Rock’s relationship with “The House Of Mouse”, 2007’s The Gameplan!Nate is joined by two special guests this month; return reviewer Kris Ealy (“Power Dynamics”/“The Twenny Twin-Twin”) and actress/writer/podcaster, Britney Monaé (“Fangirls”/“The Black Lightning Podcast”)!The trio discusses Hollywood’s treatment of The Rock and other actors of color as sex symbols, the conspicuous lack of NFL branding in the film, and ultimately whether or not this kid-friendly comedy still holds up 12 years later. All of that, plus Britney sorts the guys (and John Cena!) into Hogwarts Houses on the latest edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show! Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-N4HyU4FU The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! 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.

Joey Bay makes his return to the show and joins WH Park to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 24th annual G1 Climax tournament: Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 10, 2014. WH and Joey also talk about the value of being able to watch the entire tournament on UStream, seeing Big Japan Pro Wrestling in Korakuen for the first time, what watching the finals was like in the Seibu Dome and the pros and cons of watching wrestling during a typhoon in a “building” without any walls. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 241 POST Show as they review Saturday’s card from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. In the main event, Daniel Cormier defended the UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against former champion Stipe Miocic. Nate Diaz returned for his first fight since 2016 as he took on Anthony Pettis in the welterweight co-feature on the card. Plus, the undefeated Paulo Costa met Yoel Romero, who was returning after his own layoff of 14 months in a huge middleweight fight. MAIN CARD (10 pm Eastern on pay-per-view) *Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title *Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis *Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa *Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff *Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch PRELIMINARY CARD *Devonte Smith vs. Khama Worthy *Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen *Drakkar Klose vs. Christos Giagos *Manny Bermudez vs. Casey Kenney FIGHT PASS CARD *Hannah Cifers vs. Jodie Esquibel *Kyung Ho Kang vs. Brandon Davis *Shana Dobson vs. Sabina Mazo 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 is joined by Rich Kraetsch of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast and website to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 23rd G1 Climax tournament: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 11, 2013. WH and Rich talk about how Voices of Wrestling got started, what it was like watching this particular G1 live, WH’s theory of the true reason why Toru Yano keeps getting booked in the G1, and WH’s first ever live experience at the G1 Finals in Sumo Hall. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 is joined by WWE referee Darryl Sharma to discuss a special benefit concert he is running tonight at The Rockpile in Etobicoke, Ontario. Darryl stops by to chat about the Tragically Hip tribute concert tonight and the cause they are running money for. Plus, his time on the Ontario independent wrestling scene as Hornet, how the scene has changed, traveling around the world to wrestle, The Hollywood Hunks, UWA Hardcore, signing with the WWE in 2016 and becoming a referee, working at the Performance Center, protocol during certain situations in matches, and his future ambitions. Darryl is promoting Hornet Saves the Bees: The Tragically Hip tribute concert at The Rockpile (5555 Dundas Street West) with the proceeds going to the Wildlife Preservation Canada’s bumblebee recovery. Doors at 7 pm and you can buy tickets or make a donation at this link. Photo Courtesy: WWE 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 | YouTube See 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns took on Buddy Murphy in the continuing search for his attacker. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:25:29] Coming off SummerSlam, Kevin Owens faced repercussions from his SummerSlam match with Shane McMahon, Randy Orton teamed with The Revival to take on New Day, Charlotte Flair faced off with Ember Moon, and Detectives Daniel Bryan & Rowan leave the show with a cliffhanger. Plus, John runs through Tuesday’s edition of 205 Live featuring a rematch between Drew Gulak and Oney Lorcan for the Cruiserweight title. NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw’s viewership up 10% for the post-SummerSlam episode Viewership for the debut of Straight Up Steve Austin New Japan releases the full card for Royal Quest headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP heavyweight title Brackets for the Super J Cup including Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red Participants for the WWE’s King of the Ring tournament Report: WWE re-signs Roman Reigns to a new deal And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. 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 review WWE Raw featuring the return of Sasha Banks to attack Natalya and Becky Lynch. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:13:22] Coming off SummerSlam, Raw in Toronto saw Sasha Banks make her first WWE appearance since WrestleMania to confront Natalya, Seth Rollins faced off with AJ Styles, a new 24/7 champion was crowned, Drew McIntyre took on Cedric Alexander, Andrade humiliates Rey Mysterio, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, and Steve Austin joined the show via SKYPE! NEWS OF THE DAY: Finals of the G1 Climax and a major angle involving KENTA and Katsuyori Shibata WWE announces 20th-Anniversary of SmackDown for their debut on Fox Orange Cassidy signs with All Elite Wrestling And your Café feedback, comments & 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 review WWE SummerSlam headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins, the debut of The Fiend and the singles match return of Trish Stratus. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:14:28] Plus we discuss our Live in Toronto Q&A, take your phone calls and read your feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. This show is sponsored by the GRAPPL app: http://grappl.co/ Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/yO7z1770z-c G1 SUMMER SALE (Ends tomorrow!): POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (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.

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are LIVE in Toronto to review NXT TakeOver: Toronto II. They are joined by friends of the show Scrump, Jesse From The 6 and MJ From NJ to give their live perspectives. The lads run down the entire card including Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the NXT title in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match, Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae, Undisputed Era vs Street Profits, and more! upNXT T-Shirts: Check out The BDE’s Pro Wrestling Tees store and grab an upNXT shirt here! (Including the new We The BDE North shirt!) upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Photo Courtesy: WWE Listen to upNXT every Thursday: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS The BDE on YouTube: Click Here Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow POST Wrestling: 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 once again welcomes Wai Ting to Cruel Summer to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 22nd annual G1 Climax tournament: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson from August 12, 2012. WH and Wai talk about what differences they notice between the New Japan of 2001 and 2012, how they feel about keeping track of points and tie breakers in the G1, the game of pachinko and gambling in Japan, and if Anderson benefitted from being in the Bullet Club in the long run. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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.

WH Park welcomes Davie Portman (co-host of POST Wrestling’s NXT review show, upNXT) to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 21st G1 Climax tournament: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 14, 2011. Davie and WH discuss what Braden Herrington is like in real life, which New Japan match captured his imagination from Wrestle Kingdom 9, the differences between Stardust Genius Naito vs. LiJ Naito, how important the IWGP IC title was to Nakamura and vice versa. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by ESPN’s Marc Raimondi to discuss his recent trip to Mexico following Cain Velasquez ahead of his pro wrestling debut at AAA TripleMania. Marc also discusses his experience covering wrestling for ESPN. We also share our live experiences at OWE and Smash Vs. Progress wrestling events in Toronto. Finally, we preview this weekend’s WWE SummerSlam 2019. [PREVIEW AT 01:13:33] NOTE: Apologies for the Skype/phone connection issues affecting our calls on this show. This issue should be fixed for future episodes. LINKS From the Octagon to the ring: Cain Velasquez embraces lucha libre – https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27282715/from-octagon-ring-cain-velasquez-embraces-lucha-libre Photos: Cain leaps into lucha libre – https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27329400/cain-leaps-lucha-libre Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFtKV_S4Sog Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 is a free preview of a Patreon bonus show. Sign-up at POSTwrestlingCafe.com for as little as $6/month to receive all of our bonus podcasts including NJPW reviews, Rewind-A-Wai, The Double Shot and more.] John Pollock & Wai Ting review NJPW's G1 Climax 29 Day 15 (August 7) headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL and Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. On this free Patreon podcast, we also discuss Jon Moxley's recent comments about his future with NJPW. A BLOCKAugust 7, 2019Shizuoka, JapanHamamatsu Arena Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL (Recommended) Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Recommended) Will Ospreay vs. KENTA (Recommended) Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale Sanada vs. Lance Archer G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (Click here for your promo code) Click here for previous episodes and more G1 coverageClick here for the complete G1 Climax 29 scheduleClick here for a full list of the participants in each blockClick here for updated G1 Climax 29 Contest Scores and Tournament Results Support any tier of the POST Wrestling Café Patreon to receive access to all of our G1 Climax 29 coverage and other bonus content. 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns discovers the identity of the man who tried to kill him. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:33]On the final episode before SummerSlam, Roman Reigns vowed to find out who has been attacking him, Trish Stratus made another appearance to speak with Charlotte Flair ahead of her match, Kofi Kingston’s response to Randy Orton, The Kevin Owens Show features one final segment with Shane McMahon, Aleister Black vs. Sami Zayn is moved to television and the main event tag with Big E. and Xavier Woods vs. Daniel Bryan and Rowan. Plus, John & Wai go over some of the this week’s non-WWE events in Toronto during SummerSlam week (click here for full schedule). G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw’s viewership for the go-home episode heading into SummerSlam AEW announces locations for the October 9th and 16th episodes on TNT Roman Reigns speaks to ESPN about his WWE schedule and Jon Moxley’s comments And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. 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 review WWE Raw featuring the return of Bill Goldberg to set up his SummerSlam match against Dolph Ziggler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:30:19] On this go-home edition of Raw, Roman Reigns was attacked again by the mystery man, Trish Stratus had her first match since October teaming with Natalya against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match for the Women’s tag titles, a great match between Andrade and Rey Mysterio, and the show-closing Miz TV segment with the reveal of Bill Goldberg as Dolph Ziggler’s opponent on Sunday. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: AEW sells out the Capital One Arena for the debut on TNT in October WWE’s return date to Saudi Arabia in October Amazing Red among the names added to the Super J Cup later this month Updated start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show this Sunday Quick thoughts on TripleMania XXVII from this past Saturday, including the debut of Cain Velasquez And your Café feedback, comments & 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 the returning STRIGGA of the Eastern Lariat podcast team up again to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 20th G1 Climax tournament: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima from August 15, 2010. STRIGGA and WH talk about the context of Kojima’s return to New Japan after several years of being the top guy in All Japan, the importance of upsets in the G1, and the positives of using semi-finals in tournaments among other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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.

Longtime friends WH Park and Mike Murray (POST Wrestling’s ROH reviewer) get together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 19th installment of their G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 16, 2009. WH and Mike also talk about what’s on Japanese pizza, what Toronto’s Jurassic Park is, how New Japan uses factions, and Makabe being a cake-eating celebrity among other things. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | 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 is joined by Rob Bihari (@RobViper) to preview this weekend’s TripleMania card from Arena Ciudad in Mexico City. The two go over the impact of Cain Velasquez wrestling on the show, the Mask vs. Hair match between Blue Demon Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr., the relationship between AEW and AAA, and the promotion’s forthcoming card at Madison Square Garden in September. Plus, a discussion on last Friday’s PWG card that Rob attended with the Trios match everyone is talking about, the passing of Paco Alonso and its effect on CMLL with the ascension of Sofia Alonso, next weekend’s insane schedule of shows in Toronto during SummerSlam week, and lots more. 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 us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café:http://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 this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Voices of Wrestling's Rich Kraetsch to for a catch-up on NJPW's G1 Climax 29 and a discussion about SummerSlam weekend, AEW on TNT and more. We also discuss SummerSlam’s addition of Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg and other new matches to the card. Plus, your phone calls! LINKS Harley Race passes away at 76 (only briefly discussed here due to news just breaking before recording): https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/eight-time-nwa-champion-harley-race-passes-away-at-76/ Bill Goldberg to wrestle at SS: https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/bill-goldberg-scheduled-to-wrestle-at-summerslam-in-toronto/ Voices of Wrestling: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/ Voices of Wrestling on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesofwrestling/ Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNMzwEuCG0 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Charlotte Flair challenges Trish Stratus to a match at SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:22:12] This week’s episode featured Roman Reigns attempting to name his opponent for SummerSlam, Trish Stratus was confronted by Charlotte Flair on The King’s Court, a Champion vs. Champion match involving Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles, an appearance by The Fiend, and Shane McMahon takes the night off. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw’s viewership from Monday coming off the Raw Reunion last week Start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show next weekend in Toronto Marko Stunt signs with All Elite Wrestling WWE Studios and Netflix announce new sitcom series starring Big Show And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo 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 review WWE Raw featuring The Massacre of Seth Rollins by Brock Lesnar. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:34] With two weeks until SummerSlam, Raw featured a major injury angle involving Brock Lesnar destroying Seth Rollins over multiple segments, a Samoan Summit segment with Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe, an unlikely 24/7 champion, Ricochet enters the Gauntlet for a United States title shot, new Raw tag champions crowned, and more from Arkansas! G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY Jerry Lawler files a wrongful death lawsuit against Hardeman County after the death of Brian Lawler last year AEW announces ticket information for their television premiere on TNT in Washington, D.C. Chris Van Vliet joins All Elite Wrestling Wai Ting speaks with Becky Lynch about her recent storyline with Seth Rollins WWE Network interface changes with our early impressions And your Café feedback, comments & 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 Alan4L of PWTorch’s ProWres Paradise come together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 2008 G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto from August 17 of that year. Alan and WH talk about being aware of each other on various message boards, the pros and cons of each board, Alan’s journey from super fan to renowned podcaster, and his love for Yutaka Yoshie among other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | 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 is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 240 POST Show as they review Saturday night’s card from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. In the main event, Max Holloway returned to the featherweight division to defend his championship against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Cris “Cyborg” Justino attempted to rebound from her first loss since May 2005 when she took on Canadian Felicia Spencer in the co-feature on the pay-per-view. Plus, highly-touted welterweights Geoff Neal and Niko Price engaged in a war on the main card, and some tremendous performances on the prelims including an amazing fight between flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja. MAIN CARD *Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC featherweight title *Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Felicia Spencer *Niko Price vs. Geoff Neal *Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan *Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko PRELIMINARY CARD *Alexis Davis vs. Viviane Araujo *Hakeem Dawodu vs. Yoshinori Horie *Gavin Tucker vs. Seungwoo Choi *Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja FIGHT PASS CARD *Gillian Robertson vs. Sarah Frota *Erik Koch vs. Kyle Stewart Subscribe:iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss:https://forum.postwrestling.com Support – The POST Wrestling Café:http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Merchandise: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 is joined by Joel Abraham of the Super J-Cast (which you can find at Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 17th G1 Climax tournament: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 12, 2007. WH and Joel talk about the origin of his fandom with New Japan, how he got involved with the Super J-Cast, KUSHIDA never getting a chance to be in the G1, what Nagata was doing at this time of his career, and several other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | 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.

Are you ready to take the “Mustang Challenge”, POST-Marks? On this edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes two special guests into the theater to review 2006’s Gridiron Gang! First up is Mike Mills (“Booking The Territory”). Mike is a retired pro-wrestler, a podcaster, and a Saints fan (hey, 2 outta 3 ain’t bad!). Nate also welcomes his Kings Of Sport tag-team partner, Marcus Vanderberg (Yahoo! Sports) to the show. Gridiron Gang is (loosely) based on the true story of the Camp Kilpatrick Mustangs football team. The guys discuss the accuracy of the film, the strength of The Rock’s acting, and throw a few penalty flags on the movie’s portrayal of high school football. Does “Gridiron Gang” live up to the legacy of other inspirational 2000’s sports films like “Remember The Titans” and “Coach Carter”... or does it fall short? Find out the answer to that question & more on the latest edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show! Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm8vVSUnUWs The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Follow Nate Milton on Twitter Listen to Nate on The Kings of Sport podcast Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss highlights of Thursday’s WWE’s Q2 2019 Earnings Report. Brandon Howard Thurston (Wrestlenomics) joins us for an in-depth discussion about the results. We also discuss CM Punk’s interview with ESPN addressing recent communications with AEW. LINKS WWE Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results Brandon Thurston’s WWE Q2 Analysis on Fightful Wrestlenomics WWE Q2 Info Sheet (PWYC) CM Punk speaks to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alfk9cnvK24 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 is a free preview of a Patreon bonus show. Sign-up at POSTwrestlingCafe.com for as little as $6/month to receive all of our bonus podcasts including NJPW reviews, Rewind-A-Wai, The Double Shot and more.] John Pollock & Wai Ting review every tournament match from NJPW's G1 Climax 29. Day 8 (July 24) is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito. On this free Patreon podcast, we also discuss today’s news including AEW’s TV air date, Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte confirmed for SummerSlam, SmackDown ratings and more. B BLOCKJuly 24, 2019Hiroshima, JapanHiroshima Sun Plaza Hall Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (Recommended) Jeff Cobb vs. Jay White Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi (Recommended) Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano Click here for the complete G1 Climax 29 scheduleClick here for a full list of the participants in each blockClick here for updated G1 Climax 29 Contest Scores and Tournament Results Support any tier of the POST Wrestling Café Patreon to receive access to all of our G1 Climax 29 coverage and other bonus content. 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahaon are both made official for SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:15] This week’s episode featured Roman Reigns taking on Kevin Owens with Drew McIntyre as the special referee, a Miz TV segment with Shawn Michaels as the guest, another reference to Bill Goldberg, Charlotte Flair has a mystery match at SummerSlam, and Kevin Owens stuns Shane McMahon to end the show. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO (Only 15 tickets left!): Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend. (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY **Viewership numbers for the Raw Reunion special **Viceland confirms a second season for Dark Side of the Ring **Jushin Thunder Liger announced for non-tournament matches on the Super J Cup shows in the U.S. **UFC 243 location confirmed for Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya **A new match added to AEW’s All Out on the latest Road to All Out episode. And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo 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 review WWE Raw featuring the Raw Reunion and the return of Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, DX, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and countless others. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:22] Monday’s show featured the returns of tons of stars from the past, a show-closing Toast to Raw hosted by Steve Austin, Bray Wyatt attacked Mick Foley, the emergence of The OC, Seth Rollins Kliqs with his new buddies, multiple 24/7 title changes, minimal attention dedicated to SummerSlam, and lots more. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY **Variety writes a big feature on WWE’s declining viewership **Seth Rollins speaks on AEW, Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay & more on a WWE SummerSlam conference call with the media **Jon Jones facing a battery charge for an alleged incident with Jones denying the allegations **Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett at Bloodsport 2 And your Café feedback, comments & 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 is joined by a legendary figure in the Toronto wrestling broadcasting scene, Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski. They review the finals of NJPW’s G1 Climax from August 13, 2006: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima. Dan was the co-host of the now-defunct Live Audio Wrestling and currently works with Jason Agnew as part of Sunday Night's Main Event. Other topics include Dan’s importance to WH’s development as a fan of Japanese wrestling, the history of Tenzan and Kojima as a tag team, the difference of booking in Japan compared to modern American wrestling, the benefits of having multiple finishes, and some of Dan’s musical projects. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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.

WH Park is joined by independent Australian wrestler and wrestling trainer, Davis Storm to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 15th annual G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Kazuyuki Fujita from August 14, 2005. Davis has been a fixture of the Australian wrestling scene for the last 17 years and works as a trainer at the EPW School of Pro Wrestling. He and WH talk about the history of wrestling in Australia and how he kept up with it as a fan with limited access. Other topics include his match with Minoru Suzuki and being trained in the Inoki Dojo, the effectiveness of MMA moves in 2005 compared to today, and how New Japan could make better use of their veterans and tag team division. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 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 | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting chat news involving CM Punk appearing at Starrcast III, Fox’s affiliate meeting discussing plans for WWE SmackDown, NXT and more. MMA Journalist James Lynch joins us for a discussion about the state of MMA media and his new role at The Score. Independent wrestler Buck Gunderson discusses wrestling in China and Oriental Wrestling Entertainment’s Canadian debut in Toronto on August 7th. LINKS: TheScoreMMA on YouTube OWE in Toronto Tickets Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/EQOegBERapA Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown featuring Shane McMahon’s Town Hall with the SmackDown locker room. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:07] This week’s episode featured Kevin Owens taking on Dolph Ziggler in the main event, the announcement of Bayley’s opponent for SummerSlam, Randy Orton teaming with Elias & Samoa Joe to take on the New Day, the return of Charlotte Flair, the disappearance of Liv Morgan, a rematch between Aleister Black and Cesaro, and The IIconics defended their tag titles against The Kabuki Warriors. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend. (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY **Eric Bischoff not at SmackDown tapings in Worcester on Tuesday night **Raw’s viewership from Monday coming off Extreme Rules **Additional details on Jeff Hardy’s arrest for public intoxication this past weekend **Chris Charlton posts an update on his role with New Japan’s broadcast team And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo 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 review WWE Raw featuring an All-Star Top 10 Battle Royal to determine Brock Lesnar’s opponent for the Universal title at SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:32:20] The show was built around an exceptionally-wordy Battle Royal and the WWE’s wacky top ten rankings, a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match to determine the #1 contender for the Raw women’s title, Drake Maverick attempts to have sex with his spouse, Maria Kanellis regrets it with hers, and more names are announced for next week’s Raw Reunion show. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY **Bayley’s appearance on FS 1’s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy **Ring of Honor to start streaming matches from their television tapings on Honor Club **Rey Fenix announced for PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles tournament and a discussion on the participants And your Café feedback, comments & 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 review WWE Extreme Rules headlined by Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch defending their championships against Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans. We review the entire show as Brock Lesnar cashes in his MITB contract on a WWE champion, Kofi Kingston defends his WWE title against Samoa Joe, and Aleister Black vs. Cesaro steals the show. Plus we take your phone calls and read your feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/vmMhXnlvVDg WWE Extreme RulesSunday, July 14th, 2019Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia, PA *Winners Take All for the Universal & Raw Women’s Titles: Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans*Roman Reigns & The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre*WWE Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe*Last Man Standing: Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman*US Title: Ricochet vs. AJ Styles*SmackDown Tag Team Titles: Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. Xavier Woods & Big E. vs. Heavy Machinery*SmackDown Women’s Title: Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross*Raw Tag Team Titles: The Revival vs. The Usos*Cruiserweight Title: Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese*Aleister Black vs. Cesaro*Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler*Intercontinental Title: Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) 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.