POST Wrestling w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today’s top stories from POSTwrestling.com including AEW & NXT ratings from Wednesday, the death of legendary Lucha Libre broadcaster Dr. Alfonso Morales at 71, and the line-up for tonight’s WWE SmackDown. Photo Courtesy: WWE Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela, discuss the disastrous Raw numbers, IMPACT’s viewership and the ROH Final Battle card. [00:02:32] NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw ratings take a nosedive Kenny Omega to wrestle at IMPACT’s Hard to Kill IMPACT Wrestling ratings Online harasser of Hana Kimura facing charges in Japan ROH Final Battle line-up for Friday [00:33:07] On Dynamite: Kenny Omega faced Joey Janela in a No Disqualification Title Eliminator Match in the main event, The Acclaimed took on SCU and set their sights on an AEW tag title match, Sting appeared, a 12-man tag with The Inner Circle against Best Friends, Top Flight & The Varsity Blondes, plus Cody and Brandi make a big announcement, it’s Cowboy Day for Hangman Page and The Dark Order, and Serena Deeb teams with Big Swole against Ivelisse & Diamante. [01:21:51] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Hide-and-Seek and attempted murder, the updated card for Wrestle Kingdom 15, AEW/NXT line-ups and more. [00:01:30] NEWS OF THE DAY: Weekend highlights: Kenny Omega, UFC 256, El Desperado, Total Bellas Wrestle Kingdom 15 update Friday Night SmackDown ratings in Canada Wrestlenomics' AEW viewership analysis w/ Chris Harrington Sting added to this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite Line-ups for AEW Dynamite and NXT [00:29:41] We discuss WWE Untold: Goldberg’s Streak. You can read John’s review in his Monday update. [00:35:13] On Raw, the show was headlined by an Ascension Ceremony, which had nothing to do with Konnor or Viktor. It was a remarkable go-home angle with Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt playing Hide-and-Seek ending in attempted murder, Mace and his Bad Boys proved that more money means more problems for Ricochet in WWE, Keith Lee had a stellar week, the road to TLC led to a local medical facility for Lana, and The Miz presented The Nightmare Before TLC – an accurate description of this episode. [01:40:13] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

WH Park is joined by Joey Bay to discuss the latest in puroresu including the results of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors, World Tag League and Super J-Cup; AJPW’s Real World Tag League; NOAH’s Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura and more. Photos Courtesy: NJPW / AJPW / NOAH Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Phil Chertok is joined by Eric Marcotte for the UFC 256 POST Show to review a card headlined by Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno and Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira. MAIN CARD Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno for the UFC Flyweight Championship  Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira     Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba     Kevin Holland vs. Ronaldo Souza     Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane  PRELIMINARY CARD Cub Swanson vs. Daniel Pineda     Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev     Gavin Tucker vs. Billy Quarantillo     Tecia Torres vs. Sam Hughes      EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD Chase Hooper vs. Peter Barrett Watch tonight's POST Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aDvpH3OGRDA Chat with Phil & Eric on the POST Wrestling Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today's top stories from POSTwrestling.com including AEW ratings from Wednesday, NJPW's BOSJ and WTL winners, changes to ROH Final Battle, and the death of Tiny "Zeus" Lister. Photos Courtesy: AEW / NJPW Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Davie Portman is joined by Andrew Thompson to review the December 8th, 2020 edition of IMPACT Wrestling from Skyway Studios, Nashville, TN. Following the momentous announcement on last week’s AEW Dynamite, Davie and Andrew rundown the entire show featuring a sit down interview with Kenny Omega and Don Callis and an insert commercial from AEW President Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone. Also on the show we see IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann team with Willie Mack to take on TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose and Number 1 Contender Chris Bey, Chris Sabin vs Josh Alexander, Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary… and more! The lads talk in-depth about the show, what they make of the IMPACT/AEW partnership and where they see it going, whether IMPACT made the most of the opportunity they were given and how NXT are dealing with the extra buzz AEW have gained recently. You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out a video version of their review on YouTube by going to YouTube.com/upNXT On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie review AEW Dynamite each Thursday as well as retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, and tons of other podcasts. This week’s schedule: Wednesday December 9th: upNXT – NXT Review Wednesday December 9th: Shot In The Dark w/ Cno Evil (Patreon Free Show) Thursday December 10th: upNXTra – AEW Review  Friday December 11th: Best Match Ever: Starrcade (Patreon) Saturday December 12th: Triplemania XXVIII  -WatchAlong & Review (YouTube/Twitch/upNXT) Sunday December 13th: upYOURS – Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) w/ Geekcentric Kev (Patreon) Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/upNXT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upNXT Twitch: https://twitch.tv/upNXTpodcast T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @upNXTpodcast

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt and discuss Shaq appearing on Dynamite, SmackDown ratings, Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul and more. [00:09:50] Thoughts on NXT TakeOver: WarGames [00:15:22] NEWS OF THE DAY: Mauro Ranallo on POST Wrestling Shaq to speak on AEW Dynamite Friday Night SmackDown ratings in U.S. and Canada WWE Slammy Awards on 12/23 with list of awards & nominees Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi win the Real-World Tag League Finals set for the World Tag League & Best of the Super Juniors Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition fight on 2/20 [00:44:20] On Raw, Randy Orton squared off with Bray Wyatt in an attempt to make you more intrigued for TLC, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus briefly hated each other before alcohol fixed their problems, Riddle walked around with donuts all night, the never-ending saga between New Day and The Hurt Business progressed, and the debut of Brooke-o-chet.  [01:31:12] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Brian Elliott from HardCopy.ie joins WH Park on the Long & Winding Royal Road to talk about a match with many ramifications for All Japan Pro Wrestling: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue from the 1993 Champion Carnival. Brian was the editor of the excellent Fighting Spirit Magazine based out of the UK and is a massive fan of All Japan of the ‘90s. He and WH share their thoughts on the match but spend most of their time discussing the backgrounds of Kawada, Taue and their later formation of the Holy Demon Army. You can watch two versions of the match on YouTube (I recommend viewing the hand-held version first):  Official clipped version (https://youtu.be/Th1mUqsp1Sc) Full hand-held version (https://youtu.be/v8o6Z8CyZ0g) Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestling

John Pollock is joined by Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to discuss the release of the Wrestling Observer Yearbook covering 1997.The two discuss the major stories of 1997 including the lead-up and fallout from the Survivor Series, Dave’s reporting on the story including speaking with Bret Hart, hearing audio of the conversation with Vince McMahon, the reaction from talent, alternate outcomes that could have impacted the company & more.Plus, UFC’s issues with cable providers, ECW’s jump to pay-per-view, the death of Brian Pillman, and the role Zane Bresloff played with WCW.The Wrestling Observer Yearbook ‘97 is available on Amazon. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Wai Ting is joined by Mike Murray and WH Park to review WWE Survivor Series 2020 headlined by Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns and The Undertaker’s Final Farewell. They discuss a night of Raw vs. SmackDown “Champion vs. Champion” matches including Asuka vs. Sasha Banks, New Day vs. Street Profits, the return of the Gobbledy Gooker, and a pair of traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series matches. Photo Courtesy: WWE Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Phil Chertok is joined by Eric Marcotte for the UFC 255 POST Show to review a card headlined by a pair of Flyweight Championship bouts in Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia. MAIN CARD Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez for the UFC Flyweight Championship Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia for the UFC Women’s Flyweight *Championship Mike Perry vs. Tim Means     Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo     Maurício Rua vs. Paul Craig PRELIMINARY CARD Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval     Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright     Antonina Shevchenko vs. Ariane Lipski     Daniel Rodriguez vs. Nicolas Dalby EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD Alan Jouban vs. Jared Gooden     Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus     Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov  Fight of the Night: Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov Performance of the Night: Joaquin Buckley & Antonina Shevchenko Watch tonight's POST Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5sfBrIUwzDk Chat with Phil and Eric on the POST Wrestling Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Now that the election is over, what are we all supposed to do? We rebuild...This month on The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes educator & author Shane McDonough (“Lucy Recycles”) and “The Professor” Kris Ealy into the theater to review The Rock’s 2015 disasterpiece “San Andreas”! Topics discussed include: Election-induced anxiety, why Shane thinks this is a perfect film, Hollywood’s continued confusion when it comes to casting DJ’s family/love interests, the effectiveness of using slowed-down pop songs in movie trailers, and a pitch for a “San Andreas”/”Spy Kids” crossover flick! All that and more on a ground-breaking (get it?) edition of TRMPS!Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ZewAPl7L0 Show your support for TRMPS by picking up our official t-shirt: https://store.postwrestling.com/products/the-rocky-maivia-picture-show-t-shirt The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Nate Milton on Twitter: @n8mozaik The Kings of Sport Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheKingsOfSport Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, the latest involving SAG-AFTRA and Zelina Vega, Friday Night SmackDown ratings and lots more. [00:08:27] As John prepares for a brief sabbatical, we announce some exciting guest hosts joining us at POST in the coming weeks. [00:13:28] NEWS OF THE DAY   SAG-AFTRA President comments on pro wrestlers Friday Night SmackDown ratings AEW and NXT line-ups for Wednesday Fabricio Werdum joins the PFL [00:34:30] On RAW, Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre in the main event. Plus, two members of RAW’s women’s team are taken out of Sunday’s match, Retribution takes on the RAW men’s team in an eight-man tag, New Day defend the RAW tag titles against Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander, a rare match involving Bray Wyatt on TV against The Miz, and Lana is destroyed once again. [01:33:20] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome back Toronto-based critical care physician Dr. Alex Patel to discuss the latest on COVID-19 including second waves, pandemic fatigue, Pfizer’s vaccine, stress on healthcare, government measures, and answers to your questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Keep up with Dr. Patel @DrAlexPatel on Twitter. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite coming off the Full Gear pay-per-view featuring Rey Fenix vs. Penta El Zero M. Plus, Raw ratings, AEW Games, Tony Khan’s comments about New Japan, and The Rascalz leaving IMPACT. [00:07:56] NEWS OF THE DAY WWE Raw ratings from Monday night Tony Khan speaks on AEW/NJPW, what effect Harold Meij’s exit may have AEW Games announces two mobile games and a console release Tribute to the Troops airing 12/6 on Fox The Rascalz advertised for final IMPACT appearance next week [00:31:57] AEW Dynamite followed Full Gear with the announcement of a major AEW title match set for next month. Plus, the rematch between Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix, a wild Bunkhouse Match with Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall against The Butcher & The Blade, the arrival of Jade Cargill and the name of the giant she is representing, Scorpio Sky takes on Shawn Spears, Brian Cage faces off with Matt Sydal, and would the balance of power shift on this episode? [01:26:09] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the final qualifying match for its men’s Survivor Series team. We discuss SmackDown’s rating, WWE cuts, three matches confirmed for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15 and more. [00:07:44] NEWS OF THE DAY Friday Night SmackDown does a strong number against the U.S. Election coverage Tony Chimel among latest cuts by WWE Wrestle Kingdom 15 match announcements NJPW names the teams for the World Tag League Paul Felder replaces Islam Makhachev against Rafael dos Anjos UFC 256 loses title fight between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson Being the Elite notes AEW and NXT line-ups for Wednesday [00:29:16] On RAW, Randy Orton teamed with The Miz and John Morrison against Drew McIntyre and New Day in the main event, Mustafa Ali squares off with Ricochet, AJ Styles holds a team meeting with some absurd nicknames handed out, Bobby Lashley defends the U.S. title, multiple 24/7 title changes, the final qualifying match for the men’s team on RAW with Elias vs. Riddle vs. Jeff Hardy, and several title matches are announced for next week’s episode. [01:19:19] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

The Satellite is Alive! Brian Mann & Nate Milton are back for a special edition of Review America to assess and dissect the 2020 U.S. Election culminating in Democratic nominee Joe Biden elected the 46th President of the United States. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

On Thursday afternoon, AEW EVP & TNT champion Cody spoke with members of the media to promote AEW Full Gear and discuss the state of the company.   In this 45-minute Q&A, Cody spoke about how he plans to use the “Rhodes” name, his initial comments about AEW being a sport-centric product, Le Dinner Debonair, criticism for the build-up of Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose, his role as the TNT champion, Allysin Kay’s addition to Saturday’s card, Tony Khan’s recent comments on their protocols after recent injuries, a potential third match with Nick Aldis, and his match with Darby Allin this Saturday at Full Gear.   Following the pay-per-view, we will have the AEW Full Gear POST Show with Wai Ting, Braden Herrington & Davie Portman. There will also be a Watch Along beginning at 8 pm Eastern at YouTube.com/upNXT. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock is joined by guest co-host Nate Milton to review WWE Raw from the award-winning ThunderDome, discuss all the day’s news, and we present Preview-A-Merica ahead of the U.S. Election. [00:08:12] NEWS OF THE DAY Kylie Rae issues a statement to her fans stating she is no longer a professional wrestler   Vince McMahon Netflix series to feature four episodes  Friday Night SmackDown ratings experience an increase Best of the Super Juniors tournament lineup and a one-night Super J Cup Preview of AEW Dynamite and NXT this Wednesday   [00:26:39] This week’s show saw the latest chapter involving Drew McIntyre against The Miz and John Morrison while Randy Orton continues to be scared of the dark. Plus, a new member of Team RAW for the Survivor Series, a laughable segment involving Ricochet and Tucker, Jeff Hardy and Elias meet in a Guitar on a Pole Match, New Day takes on The Hurt Business, Lana gets destroyed yet again, and Kofi Kingston finally acknowledges his loss to Brock Lesnar last year. [01:16:42] John & Nate preview the U.S. Election with Preview-A-Merica Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

WARNING: This podcast contains descriptions and language of sexual assault allegations and uncomfortable subject matter, including allegations of sexual assault against minors.John Pollock is joined by journalist David Bixenspan to speak about his latest feature covering the early ‘90s ring boy scandal in the World Wrestling Federation.During this hour-plus interview, Bixenspan outlines the key figures involved, the positions that Terry Garvin (Terry Joyal) and Mel Phillips held within the company, the accusations from Tom Cole & Chris Loss, media coverage from the era, new facts uncovered by Bixenspan, statements issued to the outlet from WWE’s legal rep Jerry McDevitt, and how the story has been framed over the past 28 years.To read David Bixenspan’s extensive feature on the scandal, we refer you to the Business Insider website. Additional coverage: - Phil Mushnick: Sex, Lies & The WWF from March 1992 - Tom Cole’s interview with Wrestling Perspective from 1999 - Phil Donahue Show from March 16, 1992 - Now It Can Be Told from 1992 -Wrestling Observer Newsletter coverage from March 1992 (membership required) Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

WH Park and upNXT’s Davie Portman walk down the Long & Winding Royal Road to talk about Kenta Kobashi vs. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams from August 31, 1993. Though Davie has done several podcasts looking at All Japan matches of this era, he’s still a relative newcomer to the King’s Road. Davie gives his thoughts on Kobashi, Williams and the era of head-dropping spots that gained popularity following this match. WH espouses his love for Dr. Death’s boots. Click here to watch the match on YouTube. Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

You think you know the truth about Hercules, POST-Marks? You know nothing. This month on The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes Classical History/Greek Mythology expert Gen Chittenden (True North Nerds) into the theater to review The Rock’s return to the “sword & sandals” genre in 2014’s “Hercules”! Topics discussed include: Gen’s thoughts on DJ as an actor, how accurate the film was in adapting the Greek mythology, Brett Ratner’s “Extended Director’s Cut” of the film, and the greatness of the phrase “Pyrrhic Victory”! All that and more on an spooky-good edition of TRMPS!Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L41RWI1oUg Show your support for TRMPS by picking up our official t-shirt!https://store.postwrestling.com/products/the-rocky-maivia-picture-show-t-shirt The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Nate Milton on Twitter: @n8mozaik The Kings of Sport Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheKingsOfSport Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to break down WWE’s third-quarter earnings report released on Thursday. They discuss the new executive members Nick Khan and Kristina Salen, the response to television viewership, licensing WWE Network content, a Vince McMahon bio-series for Netflix, the future of live events, FAANGS, and many other notes from a highly-profitable quarter. Follow Brandon Thurston’s work at Wrestlenomics.com and Patreon.com/Wrestlenomics. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestling

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring a Lumberjack Match and the semi-finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament, Tracy Smothers passes away, RAW ratings and a closing angle on IMPACT.  [00:11:36] NEWS OF THE DAY Tracy Smothers passes away at 58 More COVID-19 issues at WWE Performance Center, per report Seating capacity plans for Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium WWE Raw ratings following Hell in a Cell IMPACT Wrestling’s closing angle, other notes from the show [00:39:19] AEW Dynamite featured the semi-finals of the World Title Eliminator tournament with Kenny Omega vs. Penta El Zero M and Hangman Page vs. Wardlow. Plus, the Town Hall with The Inner Circle and MJF, The Young Bucks lay down a promise for their match with FTR, new NWA women’s champion Serena Deeb defends her title, and Cody defends the TNT Championship against Orange Cassidy in a Lumberjack Match as the card for Full Gear comes together. [01:33:13] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

John Pollock is joined by Jake Hager ahead of his fight against Brandon Calton at Bellator 250. They discuss Hager’s return to Bellator after a year away, his no contest with Anthony Garrett and adapting the finish into his AEW character, his time spent in The Inner Circle, the Stadium Stampede, and his recent criticism of WWE.  Jake Hager takes on Brandon Calton this Thursday on the Bellator 250 prelims beginning at 5:15 pm Eastern on Bellator’s YouTube channel. 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

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw following the Hell in a Cell card, lots of Survivor Series news, SmackDown on FS1 ratings, a AAA-Marvel announcement and more. [00:10:21] NEWS OF THE DAY Friday Night SmackDown ratings for U.S. on FS1 & Canada WWE’s amended deal at Amway Center expiring on 11/24 AAA partners with Marvel, outline tentative plans for TripleMania Javier Mendez discuss the terrible camp Khabib Nurmagomedov had for UFC 254 Updated line-ups for AEW Dynamite and NXT Halloween Havoc [00:34:30] Coming off of Hell in a Cell, the focus of WWE Raw was next month’s Survivor Series with its Raw vs. SmackDown theme as several matches and participants were revealed. Plus, Randy Orton joins Alexa Bliss on A Moment of Bliss, qualifying matches for the men’s Survivor Series match, The Hurt Business vs. Retribution in an elimination match starring Reckoning, Adam Pearce and Pat Buck reveal the Raw women’s team at Survivor Series, and Elias hits #1 on Apple Music. [01:25:23] Your Café feedback, comments, and 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 Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 featuring Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship. We discuss the entire card including Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso and Sasha Banks vs. Bayley in two other Hell in a Cell matches, listen to your feedback, and John shares his thoughts on Impact Bound For Glory 2020. WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 October 25, 2020 WWE ThunderDome (Amway Center) Orlando, FL   *WWE Title Hell In A Cell: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton *WWE United States Title: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Slapjack *WWE SmackDown Women's Title Hell In A Cell: Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks *Money In The Bank Briefcase: The Miz (w/ John Morrison) vs. Otis (w/ Tucker) *Jeff Hardy vs. Elias *WWE Universal Title "I Quit" Hell In A Cell: Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) (c) vs. Jey Uso *[KICKOFF] 24/7 Title: R-Truth (c) vs. Drew Gulak 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

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 254 POST Show to discuss Khabib Nurmagomedov and his submission victory over Justin Gaethje and subsequent retirement announcement. The two review the card, the performance from Nurmagomedov and what happens with the future of the UFC’s lightweight division, and the many discussion points from the main event. Plus, Robert Whittaker puts himself in a strong position for a rematch against Israel Adesanya, Phil Hawes makes a huge impression in 18 seconds, Casey Kenney and Nathaniel Wood put on a spectacular fight, and more. MAIN CARD *Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC lightweight title*Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier*Alexander Volkov vs. Walt Harris *Phil Hawes vs. Jacob Malkoun *Lauren Murphy vs. Liliya Shakirova*Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba PRELIMINARY CARD *Stefan Struve vs. Tai Tuivasa*Casey Kenney vs. Nathaniel Wood*Alex Oliveira vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov*Sam Alvey vs. Da Un Jung EARLY PRELIMS *Miranda Maverick vs. Liana Jojua *Alexander Yakovlev vs. Joel Alvarez  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

John Pollock is joined by Cody Saftic from Fight Network & The Dog and Pass Podcast to preview UFC 254 and discuss all the latest MMA news.The two discuss this Saturday’s afternoon card from Fight Island headlined by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defending the title against Justin Gaethje, and a big middleweight fight between former champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. Plus, the latest on Conor McGregor and his possibilities for 2021, Michael Chandler entering the UFC lightweight division, Brian Ortega’s great performance last weekend against Chan Sung Jung, and Anderson Silva’s fight against Uriah Hall.This Saturday, John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 254 POST Show streaming LIVE & FREE at YouTube.com/POSTwrestling immediately after the main card 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

Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson are back with another round of Wrestling Adventure, their new podcast looking back at classic wrestling shows and moments. On this month's show they look back at Impact Wrestling Slammiversary 16 from 2018. They discuss how much the wrestling landscape has changed in only two years, where Impact was and how important this event was for them, and highlights from the show including: Pentagon Jr.’s brutal match with Sami Callihan, the 5150 street fight between The OGz vs. LAX, and Moose challenging Austin Aries for the Impact Heavyweight title. Show your support for BTWA by picking up our official t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! Find BTWA each month by subscribing to the 'British Wrestling Experience' wherever you download your podcasts. 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

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss a... memorable Season Premiere of WWE Raw. Plus, the latest on the death of Principe Aereo, New Japan’s Power Struggle card, Dark Side of the Ring returning and more. [00:11:09] Monday’s episode of Raw - I mean where do we even begin? Retribution was absolutely decimated but Mustafa Ali is the hacker, so after that stunning reveal you’re supposed to be reinvested, but you’re not. Keith Lee was pinned. Matt Riddle ran away from a clenched fist. Remember when Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott were drafted to SmackDown? How about Otis? If this is too difficult, maybe you’ll enjoy the soothing sounds of AMEN and LEAD ME HOME as this show led us nowhere. Settle back as we break into hell! [01:26:08] Your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. [01:29:27] NEWS OF THE DAY Principe Aereo / Luis Angel Salazar dies after match on Saturday in Mexico City NJPW releases the full card for Power Struggle on 11/7 Dark Side of the Ring returning in 2021 with 14 episodes Cast members from GLOW post letter to producers over racial stereotyping & lack of representation among writing staff Friday Night SmackDown ratings for U.S. & Canada  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 Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

NOTE: This is a free podcast from our Patreon, POST Wrestling Café. For access to all of our bonus content including this weekend's G1 Climax 30 Final, become a patron for just $6/month at postwrestlingcafe.com. John Pollock and Wai Ting review NJPW G1 Climax 30 Day 17 (October 16) as an A Block winner is crowned. Aside from tournament results, perhaps the biggest talk of the event will surround the conclusion of Will Ospreay vs. Kazuchika Okada. Plus, an unconventional but memorable encounter between Kota Ibushi and Taichi, LIVE English commentary returns, and a Young Lions C Block winner is crowned. John & Wai reveal their picks for Top 10 Matches of the G1 thus far. A BLOCKOctober 16, 2020Tokyo, JapanRyogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay White (Recommended) Kota Ibushi vs. Taichi (Recommended) Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay (Recommended) Minoru Suzuki vs. Shingo Takagi (Recommended) Jeff Cobb vs. Yujiro Prelim: Yota Tsuji vs. Gabriel Kidd Click here for previous episodes and more G1 coverage Click here for the complete G1 Climax 30 schedule Click here for a full list of the participants in each block Click here for updated G1 Climax 30 Contest Scores and Tournament Results Music by James Ting: ebiasmusic.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw featuring the reveal of Retribution’s leader, NXT TakeOver 31 reactions, Netflix cancels GLOW, and your feedback ahead of the WWE Draft. [00:04:16] NEWS OF THE DAY Go Fund Me campaigns for Jim Valley and listener Jamel Lewis NXT TakeOver 31 reaction & thoughts Netflix cancels GLOW due to COVID-19 Friday Night SmackDown ratings in the U.S. & Canada Zeus defeats Kento Miyahara to win the Champion Carnival AEW Dynamite line-up for Wednesday, Road to Jericho feature Matt Sydal vs. Michael Nakazawa  [00:42:14] Monday’s episode of Raw featured Drew McIntyre teaming with The Street Profits against Randy Orton, Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler. Plus, McIntyre accepts Orton’s challenge for Hell in a Cell, a Countdown to Apologize featuring Seth Rollins and Murphy, Kevin Owens speaks with Bray Wyatt, an Exhibition Match between Braun Strowman and Keith Lee,, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax defend the tag titles against Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan, and Retribution returns with a new leader! [01:42:06] Your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver 31 from the new Capitol Wrestling Center! The BDE rundown the entire show featuring Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship, Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae for the NXT Women’s Championship, Santos Escobar vs Isaiah “Swerve” Scott for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Damian Priest vs Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship, and Velveteen Dream vs KUSHIDA. The lads talk in-depth about the show, their thoughts on NXT’s new venue, surprise returns, what they liked and didn’t like, and the epic main event. Plus, they take your feedback and more! For more, be sure to subscribe to "upNXT: The Unofficial NXT Podcast" wherever you download your podcasts. You can also check out a video version of their review on YouTube by going to YouTube.com/upNXT. On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie review AEW Dynamite each Thursday as well as retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, and tons of other podcasts. This week's schedule: Friday Oct. 9th - Throwback PPV Review - WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Sunday Oct. 11th - The Evil Dead (1981) Plus this past few weeks - upYOURS - The Twilight Zone, Back to the Future, Clash of Champions, and wasNXT  And every Wednesday have a Shot in the Dark w/ John “Cno Evil” Siino (FREE Show) You can also check out a video version of their review on YouTube by going to YouTube.com/upNXT. Photo Courtesy: WWE Follow upNXT: Twitter | YouTube | Patreon upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Listen to upNXT every Thursday: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS  upNXT T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow POST Wrestling: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

The Long & Winding Royal Road takes a detour to chronicle the life and career of the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa. WH Park is joined by Pro-Wrestling NOAH and Misawa expert, Hisame who does Japanese to English translations of NOAH-related content on her Twitter and blog. WH and Hisame navigate the early life of Mitsuharu Misawa, from his childhood, to his entry into the All Japan dojo, to his excursion to Mexico, to becoming Tiger Mask II. From there, they look at his ascent as the ace of AJPW with a focus on his relationship with Jumbo Tsuruta. Finally, they discuss Misawa leaving All Japan to form Pro-Wrestling NOAH and his tragic in-ring death. WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter 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