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EVOLVE 131: 10th Anniversary POST Show

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are back with a very special episode of upNXT! The BDE chat all about EVOLVE 131: 10th Anniversary from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania featuring Matt Riddle vs. Drew Gulak, JD Drake vs. Austin Theory for the WWN and EVOLVE Championship, Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak for the NXT Championship and much, much more. NXT TakeOver Toronto Tailgate: If you’re in Toronto for SummerSlam weekend, be sure to join the BDE at their upNXT: TakeOver Tailgate event at Wide Open in Toronto on August 10th, 1pm-5pm. You can buy your tickets by clicking here. 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.

Jul 14, 20191h 31m

Cruel Summer #14: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (2004) w/ Joey Bay

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WH Park and Joey Bay discuss the finals of NJPW’s 14th annual G1 Climax tournament: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 15, 2004. Joey is a frequent guest on a number of wrestling related products and has a vast knowledge of wrestling from all over the world. He and WH talk about his Japanese wrestling fandom starting from ROH’s Final Battle 2003, to New Japan starting on Ustream, to today. Other topics include the use of the semi-final format in the G1, the early days of Tanahashi and the aftermath of his stabbing, the return of Tenzan’s frosted mullet, the influence of “ikemen” on wrestling, and WH’s interesting experience at SummerSlam 2004 in Toronto. 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.

Jul 14, 20191h 10m

AEW Fight for the Fallen POST Show

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Fight for the Fallen from Jacksonville, FL headlined by The Young Bucks vs. Cody & Dustin Rhodes. We review the entire show including Kenny Omega vs. CIMA, Brandi Rhodes vs. Allie, a big promo from Chris Jericho, and the very awkward end to the broadcast. 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/W_k1685DO9o AEW Fight for the FallenSaturday, July 13th, 2019Daily’s Place AmphitheaterJacksonville, Florida *The Young Bucks vs. Cody & Dustin Rhodes*Kenny Omega vs. CIMA*Brandi Rhodes vs. Allie*Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian*Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky vs. Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix*Dr. Britt Baker & Riho vs. Bea Priestley & Shoko Nakajima*Dark Order vs. Angelico & Jack Evans vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus – The winning team goes to All Out for a chance at receiving a bye in the tag title tournament*Shawn Spears, MJF & Sammy Guevara vs. Joey Janela, Jimmy Havoc & Darby Allin*Sonny Kiss vs. Peter Avalon on the ‘Buy-in’ pre-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) 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.

Jul 14, 20191h 29m

Cruel Summer #13: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jun Akiyama (2003) w/ JoJo Remy

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WH Park reunites with his former Japanese Audio Wrestling co-host, JoJo Remy to discuss one of their favourite G1 Climax finals, Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jun Akiyama from August 17, 2003. Other topics include Jeff Farmer (NWO Sting, Super-J), JoJo’s love of ramen and tonkatsu, the close ties between Akiyama and Yuji Nagata, and the domino effect Giant Baba’s death had on Japanese 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. 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.

Jul 13, 201945 min

MLW’s Court Bauer, Wrestling Arcade | Café Hangout

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On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting talk to Wrestling Arcade’s Brendan Docherty and Rob Naylor about their new Kickstarter project, Pro Wrestling's Greatest Moments: A Pixelated Guide. Court Bauer then joins us to discuss MLW’s first PPV, Saturday Night SuperFight on Nov. 2nd. Plus, a preview of this weekend’s offerings from AEW, NJPW and Evolve. Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3cH4K4xmPA 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.

Jul 12, 20191h 3m

RASD 7/9/19: Au-Steen vs. McMahon, Extreme Rules Preview

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown featuring Roman Reigns vs. Dolph Ziggler in the main event heading into Extreme Rules. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:23:31] This week’s episode featured a big start to the show involving Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens that led to a new main event and the launch of Owens into a babyface position. Plus, a contract signing between Bayley and Nikki Cross, a preview of Sunday’s three-way match with Daniel Bryan, Xavier Woods & Otis, someone finally knocked on Aleister Black’s door, and in 2019 the show ended with a McMahon taking a Stone Cold Stunner. John & Wai have their Extreme Rules preview and go through each of the announced matches. [STARTS AT 01:07:14] 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 **Kota Ibushi dealing with an ankle injury after the match with KENTA. **Campbell McLaren announced Tito Ortiz vs. Alberto Del Rio in an MMA fight for Combate Americas **Chris Jericho announced for Fight for the Fallen 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.

Jul 10, 20191h 33m

RAR 7/8/19: Cedric the Sports Entertainer

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Monday’s Extreme Rules go-home edition of WWE Raw featuring a main event where Roman Reigns teamed with a masked janitor against Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:10] From the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Raw also featured a Beat the Clock Challenge with Bayley and Nikki Cross, the return of Rey Mysterio, and Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch teaming up against Andrade & Zelina Vega. Warning: We Hated This Show! Plus, we preview one of the biggest weeks ever at POST Wrestling! 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 **The status of LAX and Johnny Impact with Impact Wrestling **AEW announces a tag match at Fight for the Fallen with Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky vs. Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix. **MLW announces Saturday SuperFight pay-per-view in November. **UFC 239 reaction And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo 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.

Jul 9, 20191h 52m

Impact Slammiversary 2019 POST Show

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John Pollock is joined by Nate Milton for the Impact Wrestling Slammiversary 2019 POST Show. The two review Sunday’s Slammiversary card from the Gilley's in Dallas featuring an Intergender Main Event between Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard promoted throughout the show, a strong Monster's Ball Match for the Knockout's title, the teased return of a former WWE talent, the announcement of Bound for Glory's location, and the Impact title match between Brian Cage and Michael Elgin.Impact Slammiversary Sunday, July 7, 2019Dallas, Texas at Gilley's *Main Event: Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard *Impact Title: Brian Cage (c) vs. Michael Elgin*X Division Title: Rich Swann (c) vs. Johnny Impact*Impact Tag Titles: The North (c) vs. LAX vs. Dez & Wentz *Knockout's Title Monster's Ball: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Rosemary vs. Su Yung vs. Jessicka Havok*First Blood Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Killer Kross *Rob Van Dam vs. Moose*TJP vs. Willie Mack vs. Trey Miguel vs. Jake Crist Nate Milton is the host of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show monthly show at POST Wrestling. He is also the co-host of the Kings of Sport, which is available on Patreon. 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.

Jul 8, 20191h 41m

Cruel Summer #12: Masahiro Chono vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (2002) w/ Dylan Fox

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WH Park welcomes back the Eastern Lariat’s Dylan Fox to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 12th G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Yoshihiro Takayama from August 11, 2002. Dylan and WH also talk about undeserving IWGP Heavyweight and Triple Crown Champions, the history of Makai Club, the influx of “sports entertainment” into New Japan, how other wrestling promotions benefited from the decline in New Japan business and quality. 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.

Jul 7, 20191h 15m

[FREE] G1 Climax 29 POST Show: Opening Night – Okada vs. Tanahashi

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[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 the G1 Climax 29. Day 1 (July 6) is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi. A BLOCKSaturday, July 6Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines Center Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr. Bad Luck Fale vs. EVIL Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer (Recommended matches in bold) If you’ve entered the POST Wrestling 2019 G1 Climax Contest, click here to check for periodically updated results, scores and predictions. Support any tier of the POST Wrestling Café Patreon to listen to this show and our 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.

Jul 7, 20191h 26m

Cruel Summer #11: Keiji Mutoh vs. Yuji Nagata (2001) w/ Wai Ting

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WH Park is joined by the other mastermind of POST Wrestling, Wai Ting to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 11th annual G1 Climax tournament: Keiji Mutoh vs. Yuji Nagata from August 12, 2001. WH and Wai discuss the evolution of John Pollock from when they first met him to now, the history of Wai’s wrestling fandom, the renaissance of Keiji Muto in 2001, the infusion of MMA into pro wrestling at this time, and different versions of the Nagata Lock. 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.

Jul 6, 20191h 11m

Viceland's The Wrestlers Finale: Damian Abraham in Studio | Café Hangout

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It's the season finale of Viceland's The Wrestlers and host Damian Abraham joins John Pollock and Wai Ting in-person for the entire show. We chat the series as a whole and the final two episodes dealing with Witch Catch wrestling in the Congo and Exóticos battling homophobia in Mexico, plus your calls! Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nfKxMtNz6bs 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.

Jul 5, 20191h 10m

POST Interview: Cody Saftic on UFC 239, Hall of Fame, Media Landscape

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Cody Saftic returns to the POST Office to chat with John Pollock on all the major stories in Mixed Martial Arts. The two break down the UFC 239 card with Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos and Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm, how Ben Askren will fare against Jorge Masvidal, the 30th UFC fight Diego Sanchez, how important Luke Rockhold’s fight is and what could be in store with a victory, and Gilbert Melendez returns after nearly two years away. Plus, the changing MMA media landscape, a discussion on the UFC Hall of Fame this year’s inductees, as well as the future of the UFC flyweight division and the plight of Joseph Benavidez.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.

Jul 4, 20191h 6m

NJPW G1 Climax 29 Primer

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Join John Pollock, Wai Ting and WH Park as they preview pro wrestling's biggest tournament of the year in their NJPW G1 Climax 29 Primer. Click here for a full list of the participants in each block Click here for the complete G1 Climax 29 schedule POST WRESTLING’s G1 Climax Contest (Deadline: Thursday at Midnight ET) Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso patrons can join us for our live stream reviewing Night 1 this Saturday evening. 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.

Jul 4, 20191h 16m

RASD 7/2/19: Knock Knock Who’s There?

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown featuring a must-see promo exchange between Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:36:52] Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown from San Antonio, Texas focused heavily on Kevin Owens as he teamed with Dolph Ziggler in the main event against Heavy Machinery, a stipulation was added to the tag match involving Drew McIntyre & Shane McMahon against The Undertaker & Roman Reigns, Shelton Benjamin’s wandering eyes, Nikki Cross hosts Moment of Bliss, and did Aleister Black answer the door in time last week? POST WRESTLING’s G1 Climax Contest Our annual G1 Climax predictions contest is live and free to enter. Entry deadline is this Thursday at Midnight ET: https://www.postwrestling.com/g1 POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw’s viewership increases 10% and posts its highest number over the past six weeks **WWE cancels a live Raw in Glasgow, Scotland and replaces it with a house show**AAA announces its lineup for TripleMania XXVII in August featuring The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix & Laredo Kid, and the debut of Cain Velasquez **Seth Rollins apologizes to Will Ospreay 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.

Jul 3, 20191h 28m

RAR 7/1/19: Raw E. Dangerously

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After last week’s news that Paul Heyman has been named the Executive Director of WWE Raw, John Pollock and Wai Ting review Monday’s show to see what changes, if any, would be evident. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:24:29] Also on this week’s show from Dallas, Texas: A major angle to lead off the show involving Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman, a rematch between Ricochet and AJ Styles for the United States title, one 2-of-3 Falls match, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch team up, a much different pace to the show, and is Maria Kanellis pregnant? POST WRESTLING's G1 Climax Contest Our annual G1 Climax predictions contest is live and free to enter. Entry deadline is this Thursday at Midnight ET: https://www.postwrestling.com/g1 POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **John’s quick thoughts on AEW Fyter Fest and ROH Best in the World And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.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 | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 2, 20191h 53m

Cruel Summer #10: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kensuke Sasaki (2000) w/ JP Houlihan

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WH Park is joined by JP Houlihan of the GRAPPL Spotlight podcast to discuss the finals of NJPW’s tenth annual G1 Climax tournament: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kensuke Sasaki from August 13, 2000. WH and JP talk about his start as a wrestling fan in the U.K., British soap operas, the “realism” of the original Degrassi Jr. High, the wonders of Nakanishi’s Hacksaw Jim Duggan schtick, the dark days of BritWres in the early 2000s and other topics. 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.

Jun 30, 20191h 20m

AEW Fyter Fest POST Show

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Wai Ting & Davie Portman review AEW Fyter Fest from Daytona Beach, FL headlined by Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela in an Unsanctioned Match. We review the entire show including The Buy-In preshow and a main card also featuring The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Lucha Bros. & Laredo Kid. Plus, we take your phone calls and read your very divisive feedback to this show from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBXERysueJ0 AEW Fyter FestSaturday, June 29th, 2019The Ocean CenterDaytona Beach, Florida *Unsanctioned Match: Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela*The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & Kenny Omega vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) & Laredo Kid*Cody vs. Darby Allin*Hangman Page vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Jungle Boy vs. MJF*Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Yuka Sakazaki*CIMA vs. Christopher Daniels*Hardcore Match: Michael Nakazawa vs. Jebailey*Allie vs. Leva Bates*Winners receive an opportunity at a bye in the first round of the AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament: Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. The Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) 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.

Jun 30, 20191h 48m

NJPW Southern Showdown POST Show w/ WH Park & Chris Thunder

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WH Park and Chris Thunder review NJPW’s Southern Showdown event from Melbourne, Australia featuring Will Ospreay vs. Robbie Eagles for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. NJPW Southern Showdown in MelbourneJune 29, 2019Festival HallMelbourne, Victoria, Australia *Bad Luck Fale & Jay White vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Robbie Eagles*IWGP Tag Team Title: Guerrillas Of Destiny (c) vs. Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls*RevPro Undisputed British Cruiserweight Title: El Phantasmo (c) vs. Rocky Romero*Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI*Gino Gambino & Taiji Ishimori vs. Toru Yano & YOH*Aaron Solow vs. Slex*Andrew Villalobos, Mark Tui & Michael Richards vs. Nick Bury, Shota Umino & Toa Henare 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.

Jun 29, 20191h 25m

Cruel Summer #9: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Keiji Mutoh (1999) w/ Matt McEwen

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WH Park and the returning Matt McEwen come together again to talk about the finals of NJPW’s ninth G1 Climax tournament: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Keiji Mutoh from August 15, 1999. Matt and WH talk about Keiji Mutoh’s hairline, tie-breakers in the G1, the psychology or lack thereof of Nakanishi’s offense, Atlantic wrestling history, Anne of Green Gables and other topics. 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.

Jun 29, 201954 min

Paul Heyman & Eric Bischoff named WWE Exec Directors, DDT | Café Hangout

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John Pollock and Wai Ting broadcast live from the POST Office for this week’s Café Hangout: **Paul Heyman & Eric Bischoff are named WWE Executive Directors **Ex-WWE writer Brian Mann joins us for his thoughts on this story **A preview of this weekend’s AEW Fyter Fest and ROH Best In The World cards **Damian Abraham joins us to discuss last night’s editions of The Wrestlers: Episode 7 features a look at the world's craziest wrestling promotion, DDT including interviews with Kota Ibushi and Danshoku Dino. Episode 8 sees Damian and his crew travel to Northern Quebec where a group of wrestlers brave weather and isolation to bring professional wrestling to remote and disadvantaged First Nations communities. Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Fb9ivZlVlV4 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.

Jun 28, 20191h 16m

RASD 6/25/19: The Rise and (2-of-3) Falls of SmackDown

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown where 2-of-3 Falls matches took over the show including the main event between Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:34:34] Also on this week’s show from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon: The Miz took on Elias for the chance at another match with Shane McMahon, Nikki Cross took on Bayley in order to secure another title shot for Alexa Bliss, and a recap of Samoa Joe’s SHARK ATTACK. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw’s viewership coming off Stomping Grounds and how it compared to the other post-PPV editions of Raw this year.**Seth Rollins defends his recent comments about WWE and addresses Jon Moxley’s statements after leaving the company during an interview with the SI Media Podcast.**Zack Sabre Jr. defeats Yoshi-Hashi at Kizuna Road card in Sendai, retains his spot in the G1 Climax **Jinder Mahal re-signs with WWE 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.

Jun 26, 20191h 25m

RAR 6/24/19: Kicking Ass & Undertaking Names

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Everett, Washington. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:35:10]Monday’s Raw following Stomping Grounds featured a surprise appearance from The Undertaker to set up a match at Extreme Rules, the expected Mixed tag match involving Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans was put together, a match involving Ricochet and AJ Styles, many 24/7 title changes, and how WWE’s wrestling-free commercial break format came off in execution. Plus, all the information for POST Wrestling’s G1 Climax Contest that is free to enter. (Click here) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **Seth Rollins spends 24 hours on Twitter, we’ll analyze the results **Axios releases documents involving Linda McMahon’s vetting process from 2016 covering tons of WWE’s past controversies and other findings**WALTER vs. David Starr from OTT’s WrestleRama and spot with the NXT UK title And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.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.

Jun 25, 20191h 35m

WWE Stomping Grounds POST Show

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Stomping Grounds from Tacoma, WA headlined by Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin for the WWE Universal Championship with a mystery referee. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:28] Plus, John discusses seeing Aqua last night, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aqvR03gcY WWE Stomping GroundsSunday, June 23rd, 2019Tacoma DomeTacoma, Washington **WWE Title Steel Cage Match: Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler**WWE Universal Title (w/ Mystery Guest Referee): Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron Corbin**WWE United States Title: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Ricochet**WWE RAW Women's Title: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lacey Evans**WWE SmackDown Women's Title: Bayley (c) vs. Alexa Bliss**WWE SmackDown Tag Team Titles: Daniel Bryan & Rowan (c) vs. Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker)**WWE Cruiserweight Title: Tony Nese (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Drew Gulak**Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns**Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) Subscribe:iTunes & iOS | 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 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.

Jun 24, 20191h 37m

Cruel Summer #8: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (1998) w/ Dylan Fox

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WH Park welcomes one of the co-hosts of the Eastern Lariat podcast, Dylan Fox to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 8th G1 Climax tournament: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki from August 2, 1998. Dylan and WH discuss Big Mouth Loud, a history of Kazuo Yamazaki, the merits of ¥5,000,000 cheques, and a bit of talk about latter-day FMW among other topics. 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.

Jun 23, 20191h 4m

Cruel Summer #7: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (1997) w/ Braden Herrington

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WH Park welcomes the co-host of POST Wrestling’s NXT review show, upNXT - Braden Herrington to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 7th G1 Climax tournament: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan from August 3, 1997. Braden and WH discuss their meeting in Tokyo and the niceties of Japanese family restaurants, WH’s favourite matches he’s seen live, who would be who if Braden and Davie Portman were the tag team of Vicious & Delicious among other topics. 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.

Jun 22, 201953 min

Stomping Grounds Preview, Mia Yim & Rey Fenix on The Wrestlers | Café Hangout

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John Pollock and Wai Ting broadcast live from the POST Office for this week’s Café Hangout: **The latest news in pro wrestling and a full preview of Sunday’s WWE Stomping Grounds **Damian Abraham joins us to discuss a double-header of Viceland’s The Wrestlers. Episode 5 features a look at how victims of domestic abuse have been able to find empowerment through pro wrestling. Featuring profiles of Mia Yim, SHIMMER Women Athletes, and Bolivia’s “Fighting Cholitas”. Episode 6 features a look at how the impact of the Trump Administration’s strict border laws have affected Mexican luchadors looking to showcase their craft in the US. Featuring profiles of Rey Fenix, Konnan and “street wrestlers” Arkangel Divino and Ultimo Maldito. Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/-K4FJyd4f8U 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.

Jun 21, 20191h 24m

RASD 6/18/19: Kofi Kingston Wins 4/6 Falls, New 24/7 Champ

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown from Ontario, California. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:34:31] The final episode of SmackDown leading into Stomping Grounds featured Seth Rollins & Kofi Kingston teaming against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a 2-of-3 Falls match, an Elimination Tag match with The Miz & R-Truth vs. Drew McIntyre & Elias, a 24/7 title change, Daniel Bryan on commentary, more matches added to Stomping Grounds, and Dolph Ziggler channels Dolph Ziggler for his go-home promo. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw’s viewership doesn’t receive a big bounce back following the conclusion of the playoffs**Impact Wrestling grants Scarlett Bordeaux her release **New match added to the Buy-In portion of Fyter Fest**The updated card for Stomping Grounds on Sunday 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.

Jun 19, 20191h 32m

RAR 6/17/19: Baron, Rollins & Chairs, G1 Climax Announcements

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:42:45]The final Raw leading into Stomping Grounds featured the main event between Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan, Rollins on the attack with his chair, a rare IIconics’ tag title defense, a fatal five-way to determine the #1 contender to face Samoa Joe, Baron Corbin is pinned heading into his Universal title match, and he attempts to name the special referee for this Sunday. John and Wai also discuss the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship victory and today’s downtown parade. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **New Japan Pro Wrestling announces the participants and matches for the G1 Climax this summer.**Jon Moxley not scheduled for the opening night of the G1 in Dallas, will start the following weekend**Laredo Kid added to the six-man tag at Fyter Fest.**Aerostar’s fall at AAA’s Verano de Escandalo event on Sunday night, Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix regain the AAA tag titles.**Chael Sonnen announces his retirement after loss to Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222. And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.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.

Jun 18, 20192h 9m

POST Puroresu: KENTA to NJPW, Dominion, BOSJ, Atsushi Aoki

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John Pollock is joined by WH Park for the June edition of POST Puroresu. They go through the news coming out of Dominion, the appearance by KENTA, the reaction to Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito, and WH’s live experience at Osaka-jo Hall. Then, they share their thoughts on the excellent Best of the Super Juniors tournament, the best matches & performers, Will Ospreay’s tournament and title victory, who improved their stock, and the future of the junior heavyweight division. Plus, they discuss the life & career of the late Atsushi Aoki, Ultimo Dragon’s surprising appearance at a Dragon Gate show, WH’s thoughts on the Stardom episode of The Wrestlers on Viceland, the ten-year mark since Mitsuharu Misawa died in the ring wrestling for Pro Wrestling NOAH, the recent New Japan house show that WH attended in Numazu & more.POST Puroresu is a monthly show at POST Wrestling. You can also listen to Cruel Summer every Saturday & Sunday morning, hosted by WH Park as he goes through the history of the G-1 Climax finals. 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.

Jun 17, 20191h 21m

Cruel Summer #6: Riki Choshu vs. Masahiro Chono (1996) w/ STRIGGA

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WH Park welcomes the co-host of the Eastern Lariat podcast, STRIGGA to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 6th G1 Climax tournament: Riki Choshu vs. Masahiro Chono from August 6, 1996. STRIGGA joins WH to talk about how he became a wrestling fan growing up in Germany, his various wrestling related projects, the start of Chono’s Aristrist look, Choshu’s background going into the G1 and the nuances of Japanese wrestling names in Romanji. 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: 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.

Jun 16, 201948 min

TRMPS #VI: Southland Tales (2006) w/ Brian Mann

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Have a nice apocalypse, POST-Marks!On this edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes Brian Mann (Keep It 2000/Complex) back into the theater to review 2006’s Southland Tales. **Does director Richard Kelly’s sprawling sci-fi satire deserve it’s negative reputation? Is this film an under-appreciated classic? **Is this secretly one of DJ’s best on-screen performances? **Will Nate & Brian like this movie more or less than a Russo-riffic edition of WCW Monday Nitro? Press “Play” to find out the answers to “all these things” & more! Plus, YOUR feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDV8PRoY1OY 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.

Jun 15, 20191h 53m

Cruel Summer #5: Keiji Mutoh vs. Shinya Hashimoto (1995) w/ Martin Bushby

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WH Park welcomes the host of POST Wrestling’s British Wrestling Experience, Martin Bushby to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 5th G1 Climax tournament: Keiji Mutoh vs. Shinya Hashimoto from August 15, 1995. Martin and WH talk about the origin of Martin’s wrestling fandom in American, British and Japanese wrestling, wrestling video games, the makeup of Japanese audiences, Muto’s last run in WCW among other things. 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.

Jun 15, 201945 min

The Wrestlers: Deathmatch Wrestling, Anthony Kingdom James | Café Hangout

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John Pollock and Wai Ting broadcast live from the POST Office for this week’s Café Hangout: **Anthony Kingdom James joins us to talk about The Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers and what it’s like to run an indy show during SummerSlam 2019 Weekend in Toronto. Tickets for “Never Say Never” on August 8th in Toronto: http://www.wrestlersunion.ca/ **Damian Abraham joins us to discuss Viceland’s The Wrestlers: Episode 4 featuring a profile of Deathmatch wrestling from around the world including Damian’s interactions with Atsushi Onita, Jun Kasai and Danny Havoc. Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Sk7pmHIG-YY 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.

Jun 14, 20191h 34m

RASD 6/11/19: Big E Returns, 30 Minutes of Miz

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:19:24] On Tuesday’s show, Big E. was back again to team with Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods against Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens, R-Truth gets shipped to Los Angeles, 30-minutes of The Miz to start the show including three matches, no Roman Reigns, and YOLO County is represented. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw hits 2019 low going against Game 5 of the NBA Finals. **Chad Gable wrestles on 205 Live **Ric Flair provides a health update, facing a potential defamation lawsuit.**New Japan Pro Wrestling moving to Saturday nights on AXS TV**All Japan announces plans for a Memorial show for Atsushi Aoki, the status of the junior heavyweight title 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 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.

Jun 12, 201956 min

RAR 6/10/19: While You Were Watching the NBA Finals

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from San Jose, California. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:22:55]As the only two Canadians that watched Raw Monday, John & Wai discuss the quick turnaround until Stomping Grounds - It’s Time to Kick Ass and Take Names. We had Seth Rollins take on Kevin Owens in the main event with Sami Zayn as the outside referee, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins defended the Raw tag titles against The Revival and The Usos, a tragic edition of the Firefly Fun House, Bayley wrestling in her hometown (spoiler), Shane McMahon’s celebration, and the 24/7 geeks get stuck in an elevator. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **New Japan Pro Wrestling announces the Super J Cup for August in the U.S.**B/R Live to stream AEW’s Fyter Fest for free on June 29.**New match announced for AEW’s Fyter Fest and a new name for the former Super Smash Brothers.**NJPW to make G1 announcements this weekend at Kizuna Road events at Korakuen Hall, title matches announced for the tour.**An update on Cesaro And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.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.

Jun 11, 20191h 44m

Cruel Summer #4: Masahiro Chono vs. Power Warrior [Kensuke Sasaki] (1994) w/ Mavs Gillis

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Cruel Summer #4: Masahiro Chono vs. Power Warrior [Kensuke Sasaki] (1994) w/ Mavs Gillis CLICK TO DOWNLOAD WH Park welcomes New Japan English commentator, Mavs Gillis to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 4th G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Power Warrior from August 7, 1994. NJPW English commentator Mavs Gillis joins WH to discuss Mav’s interesting story of how he got his New Japan gig, hanging out with Lanny Poffo in Tokyo, Stranglehold Gamma, Beta, etc., watching Suzuki vs. Okada in the rain, how to replace a water-soaked passport and more Maritime wrestling history. 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: 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.

Jun 9, 20191h 8m

UFC 238 POST Show: Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes

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John Pollock and Phil Chertok are back to review Saturday’s UFC 238 pay-per-view from Chicago, Illinois. In the main event, Henry Cejudo attempted to become a double champion going back to bantamweight to fight Marlon Moraes for the vacant title in the main event. Valentina Shevchenko set out to defend her flyweight title for the first time in a fight against heavy-underdog Jessica Eye. Plus, a huge lightweight fight involving Donald Cerrone and Tony Ferguson. They go through the entire show and discuss the fights to make coming out of the show and who were the standouts on the show.MAIN CARD *Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes for the vacant UFC bantamweight title *Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye for the UFC flyweight title *Donald Cerrone vs. Tony Ferguson *Petr Yan vs. Jimmie Rivera *Blagoy Ivanov vs. Tai Tuivasa PRELIMINARY CARD *Nina Ansaroff vs. Tatiana Suarez *Aljamain Sterling vs. Pedro Munhoz *Alexa Grasso vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz *Ricardo Lamas vs. Calvin Kattar FIGHT PASS CARD *Angela Hill vs. Yan Xiaonan *Bevon Lewis vs. Darren Stewart *Eddie Wineland vs. Grigorii Popov *Joanne Calderwood vs. Katlyn ChookagianSubscribe: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.

Jun 9, 20191h 3m

Cruel Summer #3: Hiroshi Hase vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (1993) w/ Damon MacDonald

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WH Park welcomes Damon MacDonald of the Super J-Cast show (which you can find at Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 3rd entry of the G1 Climax tournament: Hiroshi Hase vs. Tatsumi Fujinami from August 7, 1993. Damon joins WH to talk about their mutual love of 80s music, the challenges of sitting in Sumo Hall, early 90s WCW, dating tips as a wrestling fan and of course, Hase vs. Fujinami. 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: 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.

Jun 8, 20191h 8m

WWE Super Showdown POST Show w/ Will Cooling, Karim Zidan

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Super Showdown and welcome guests for a discussion about WWE’s ongoing relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.TIME STAMPS:00:03:30 – Super ShowDown review00:41:11 – Will Cooling (Fighting Spirit Magazine) joins us01:08:09 – Karim Zidan (BloodyElbow.com) joins us01:40:12 – Phone CallsPlus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum.Watch this show on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2UspMMMFlgWWE Super ShowdownFriday, June 7th, 2019King Abdullah Sports City StadiumJeddah, Saudi Arabia**Goldberg vs. The Undertaker**50 Man Battle Royal**WWE Title: Kofi Kingston (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler**Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman**Randy Orton vs. Triple H**Handicap Match: Lars Sullivan vs. Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik, Kalisto & Lince Dorado)**Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon (w/ Drew McIntyre)**WWE Intercontinental Title: Finn Balor (c) vs. Andrade**WWE Universal Title: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Baron CorbinSubscribe:iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSSDiscuss:https://forum.postwrestling.comSupport us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café:http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestlingMerchandise:https://store.postwrestling.comFollow: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.

Jun 8, 20192h 2m

Alexa Bliss vs. Natalya at SSD? Damian Abraham on Stardom | Café Hangout

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John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined in-studio by Damian Abraham on this week’s Café Hangout: **We discuss rumours of Alexa Bliss & Natalya possibly being allowed to wrestle in Saudi Arabia for Friday’s WWE Super ShowDown. **We preview Sunday’s NJPW Dominion. **We talk Episode 3 of Viceland’s The Wrestlers featuring a profile of the world’s top women’s wrestling promotion, Stardom. Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/0FpHtkcbjXM 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.

Jun 7, 20191h 10m

RASD 6/4/19: The Vivisection Episode, Goldberg appears

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown from the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:48:46] Tuesday’s episode featured the appearance of Bill Goldberg, who was briefly confronted by The Undertaker leading into Super Showdown, a #1 contender’s match between Carmella, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown women’s title, Dolph Ziggler’s video packages, a 24/7 title switch, and “the wild card rule was in effect”. POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw increases 10% in viewership with the latest tease of Brock Lesnar’s Money in the Bank cash-in **Eli Drake announces he is a free agent after leaving Impact Wrestling **A discussion about Jon Moxley’s interview with Wade Keller on the PW Torch site **Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in September and a unique clause in Nurmagomedov’s new UFC deal 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 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.

Jun 5, 20191h 45m

RAR 6/3/19: Brock-And-Switch Tactics, Atsushi Aoki Passes Away

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Austin, Texas. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:40:22]Monday’s episode featured The Undertaker’s lone promo building up his match against Bill Goldberg, a show-long tease that Brock Lesnar would cash-in on Seth Rollins, the latest in the Ricochet vs. Cesaro series, Triple H has BALLS, R-Truth hides out under the ring, Shane McMahon threatens to submit Roman Reigns, and the promotional push for ‘this Friday in Jeddah’.POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO!This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/NEWS OF THE DAY**All Japan star Atsushi Aoki dies in a motorcycle accident at 41**The finals of the Best of the Super Juniors are set for Wednesday**Ring of Honor conducting an internal review after a fan’s account of their experience at Sunday’s show in Portland, Oregon, Bully Ray issues his own statement on the incident **Thoughts on the NXT TakeOver card from Saturday night in Bridgeport, CTAnd your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum.Photo Courtesy: WWERewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.comSubscribe: iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSSDiscuss: https://forum.postwrestling.comSupport us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestlingMerchandise: https://store.postwrestling.comFollow: 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.

Jun 4, 20191h 57m

Cruel Summer #2: Masahiro Chono vs. Rick Rude (1992) w/ Matt McEwen

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WH Park welcomes Matt McEwen to discuss the finals of NJPW’s second G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Ravishing Rick Rude from August 12, 1992. Matt is a Canadian wrestling fan who’s been a guest on numerous wrestling podcasts. He and WH talk about Chono’s judicious use of the Yakuza kick at this point in his career, Rude’s possible creation of a modern dance move, plus Canadian Maritime and Montreal wrestling talk. 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: 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.

Jun 2, 201952 min

NXT TakeOver: XXV POST Show with Braden Herrington & Davie Portman

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman of upNXT are back reviewing NXT TakeOver: XXV. The lads run down the entire card including Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano II, Io Shirai vs Shayna Baszler, Tyler Breeze vs Velveteen Dream, & more! You can also check out a video version of the podcast on YouTube by going to https://youtu.be/acH_tFcGiyMNXT TakeOver XXVSaturday, June 1st, 2019Bridgeport, CT at Webster Bank Arena*Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the NXT title*Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai for the NXT women’s title*Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze for the North American title*Street Profits vs. Forgotten Sons vs. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch in a Ladder match for the vacant NXT tag titles*Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong Check out The BDE’s new Pro Wrestling Tees store and grab an upNXT shirt here! Listen to upNXT every Thursday: iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow POST Wrestling: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTuSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 2, 20191h 28m

Cruel Summer #1: Keiji Mutoh vs. Masahiro Chono (1991) w/ John Pollock

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WH Park welcomes John Pollock to discuss the finals of NJPW’s inaugural G1 Climax tournament: Keiji Mutoh vs. Masahiro Chono from August 11, 1991. WH talks about the inspirations for Cruel Summer. He and John look at the history and creation of the G1 itself, John’s love of 90s pop music, what would the Yakuza/Mafia kick be called in other countries and giant cheques in 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. 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 | YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 1, 201949 min

Wrestling Stereotypes, OWE + Smash, The Wrestlers Ep. 2 | Café Hangout

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John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by a number of guests on this week’s Café Hangout: **Andreas Hale (The Corner Podcast) joins us to discuss his recent Starrcast II panel on race, gender and minority representation in wrestling. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9v8tnnZrKU **Smash Wrestling’s Sebastian Suave talks about Smash’s partnership with China’s OWE for SummerSlam Week events in Toronto. Tickets: http://smash-wrestling.com/ **Damian Abraham joins us for a weekly discussion about his Viceland series, The Wrestlers. This week we dissect Episode 2: The Changing Face of Wrestling focusing on the career of MVP. Watch it here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/SyvUOxiZFVQ 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: iTunes & iOS | 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 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.

May 31, 20191h 31m

RASD 5/28/19: The Lessons of Hydraulic Fracking, AEW DON notes

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John Pollock and Wai Ting to review WWE SmackDown from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:32:02] SmackDown featured several 24/7 title changes revolving around R-Truth, the main event involving Roman Reigns & Truth taking on Elias & Drew McIntyre, dissension among Charlotte Flair & Lacey Evans, a rematch with Kofi Kingston taking on Kevin Owens, and Daniel Bryan lectures Oklahoma about the dangers of fracking and subsequent earthquakes. NEWS OF THE DAY **Notes coming out of Double or Nothing, FITE TV’s top markets that purchased the show, comparisons to “All In” & more. **B/R Live streaming Fyter Fest and Fight for the Fallen **New match announced for Fyter Fest between Moxley and Joey Janela **New Japan confirms Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley for Sumo Hall on June 5th **Roman Reigns comments on the upcoming Super Showdown card in Saudi Arabia **All Elite Wrestling announces two more signings And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-SmackDown Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | 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 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.

May 29, 20191h 19m

RAR 5/27/19: Third-Hour Death Penalty, Corbin #1 contender, Jon Moxley

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Kansas City, Missouri. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:26:36] The show featured a Fatal Four-Way involving Baron Corbin, The Miz, Bobby Lashley & Braun Strowman to determine Seth Rollins’ opponent for the Super Showdown card, the introduction of The Electric Chair interview segment involving Sami Zayn, Lance Anoa’i faced off with Shane McMahon, The Usos’ Block Party featuring CORN HOLE, and a 31-minute opening to the show involving Boombox Brock, Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, and Dolph Ziggler. NEWS OF THE DAY **Jon Moxley appearing at Sumo Hall next week for the final night of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, plus Moxley’s dates with Northeast Wrestling **Starrcast III announced for Labor Day weekend **News and notes coming out Double or Nothing **Taka Michinoku out of the rest of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament due to injury And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.com Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | 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 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.

May 28, 20191h 43m

THE POST INTERVIEW: Fred Ottman

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John Pollock chats with Fred Ottman about breaking into the industry through Boris Malenko, his territorial work, meeting Dusty Rhodes in Florida, the call from the World Wrestling Federation that led to the Tugboat character, teaming with John Tenta as The Natural Disasters, the connection to Hulk Hogan, the legend of The Shockmaster and its viral popularity, plus his thoughts on AEW and his nephews Cody and Dustin Rhodes.Catch Fred Ottman at the Chinlock Wrestling Legends Convention on Saturday, June 15th in Kingston, Ontario at the Leon’s Centre.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.

May 27, 201920 min