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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Logan Paul and the finals of the K&QOTR tournaments. Plus, calls/reactions from members of the POST Café including a live attendee in Jeddah. Ad-free version available for members at POSTwrestlingCafe.com WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024 May 25, 2024 Jeddah Super Dome Jed...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the go-home AEW Dynamite before Double or Nothing. Featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Satnam Singh. Plus : Roderick Strong & Trent Beretta take on Will Ospreay & Orange Cassidy, Swerve Strickland faces Nick Wayne in a non-title match, and Malakai Black faces Kyle O’Reilly. News : AEW moves All Out in September, Francesco Akira is out of the BOSJ tournament, WWE...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO extending its relationship with Saudi Arabia as WWE prepares for its latest show in the country. Bradley Hope , the co-author of Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global Powe r, joins the show to speak about the rise of MBS, Saudi Arabia’s growing influence within sports & its ties with WWE. Plus: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxt...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 21st, 2024 headlined by Natalya & Karmen Petrovic vs Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice ! Braden & Davie review the whole show, which includes: Natalya & Karmen Petrovic vs Shayna Baszler & Lola Vice Wes Lee vs Josh Briggs vs Joe Coffey (NXT North American Championship Number 1 Contenders Match) Fallon Henley vs Thea Hale (NXT...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the semi-finals of the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. Plus : GUNTHER faces Jey Uso in the men’s semi-final and IYO SKY meets Lyra Valkyria in the women’s semi-final with the winners advancing to Saudi Arabia.  News : John Klinger and Geane Herrera pass away, TKO President Mark Shapiro speaks on relationship with Saudi Arabia, Netflix &amp...

The Advocates are back and joined by Jesse Collings from Voices of Wrestling . Together, they discuss the state of wrestling journalism and media coming off of the contentious interaction between WWE’s Paul Levesque and independent reporter Lucas Chapriot during the Backlash post-event press conference. The crew also shares their thoughts about the coronation and current run of AEW World Champion...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Kazuchika Okada vs. Dax Harwood for the Continental Championship. Plus : Eddie Kingston’s Anarchy in the Arena replacement is announced, Swerve Strickland takes on Brian Cage, Willow Nightingale & Mercedes Moné have a contract signing, Young Bucks vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, Timeless Toni Storm vs. Harley Cameron, and Bryan Danie...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the latest filings in the Janel Grant case, and TKO’s attempt to stop the release of records. This past week, multiple filings were made on behalf of Vince McMahon and WWE as they are in alignment to seek arbitration in the suit filed by Janel Grant. TKO is trying to prevent multiple records requests regarding events staged in Texas and we will break down wh...

Braden Herrington and John Siino review WWE NXT from May 14th, 2024 headlined by Tony D’Angelo vs Charlie Dempsey for the Heritage Cup Championship! Braden & Siino review the whole show, which includes: Tony D’Angelo vs Charlie Dempsey (Heritage Cup Match) Ora Mensah vs Je’Von Evans Sol Ruca vs Izzi Dame (Battleground Ladder match qualifier) OTM w/ Jada Parker vs Edris Enofe & Malik Blade...

Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE Raw featuring quarterfinal matches in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. Plus : Damian Priest accepts his next title challenger, Carlito tries to win over Judgment Day, and tournament bouts including Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston, Shayna Braszler vs. IYO SKY, and Lyra Valkyria vs. Zoey Stark.  News : Vince McMahon’s latest res...

In this free clip from REWIND-A-WAI #156: WWE WrestleMania XXX , John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the end of The Undertaker's streak following his shocking loss to Brock Lesnar. Rewind-A-Wai is John Pollock & Wai Ting's biweekly retro wrestling review series produced exclusively for members of our Patreon, the POST Wrestling Café: postwrestlingcafe.com In the full review, John & Wai also...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the TKO first-quarter earnings report, and welcome reporter Lucas Charpiot to discuss the Backlash press conference. Pollock & Thurston speak about WWE and USA Network extending its agreement for Raw until the end of 2024, the UFC antitrust settlements, TKO’s deals with Saudi Arabia & other notes from the first-quarter earnings. Then, reporter Lucas...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Kenny Omega announcing Anarchy In The Arena, and Adam Copeland vs. Brody King for the TNT title. Plus : Orange Cassidy takes on Trent Beretta in a grudge match, Mariah May faces Harley Cameron and a face-to-face between Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in Edmonton. News : TKO releases its first-quarter earnings, Saudi Arabia news with WWE &amp...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 7th, 2024 headlined by Roxanne Perez vs Chelsea Green for the NXT Women’s Championship! Davie and Braden review the whole show, which includes: Roxanne Perez vs Chelsea Green (NXT Women’s Championship) Supernova Sessions with guest Trick Williams Wes Lee vs Josh Briggs Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe vs No Quarter Catch Crew Michin vs Aria...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the opening round matches in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. Plus : Matches include Gunther vs. Sheamus, Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov, and Natalya vs. IYO SKY among the eight tournament matches. CM Punk has words for Drew McIntyre, and Sami Zayn issues a challenge for Saudi Arabia. News : Paul Levesque’s comments at the Backlash press...

John Pollock and Eric Marcotte review UFC 301 with Alexandre Pantoja defending the UFC Flyweight title against Steve Erceg and the return of Jose Aldo to the UFC. UFC 301 Saturday, May 4, 2024 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Farmasi Arena MAIN CARD  UFC Flyweight Championship : Alexandre Pantoja © vs. Steve Erceg José Aldo vs. Jonathan Martinez Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potier...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Backlash 2024 from Lyon, France featuring Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles. Plus, today’s news and calls/reactions from members of the POST Café . 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 additional months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling Ad-free version available for members at POST...

John Pollock's Audio News Update for  Friday, May 3 : - John Laurinaitis aligns with Vince McMahon in Janel Grant suit - WWE COO Brad Blum resigns, per reports - Seth Rollins signs new deal, per report - Ethan Page is no longer with AEW - NJPW Wrestling Dontaku - Night 1 - UFC 301 preview with Jack Wannan John Pollock's audio updates are available throughout the week for Double Double & Espres...

WH Park & Karen Peterson discuss the post-Mania week happenings around the Japanese wrestling scene, including the formal announcement of Dream Star Fighting MARIGOLD, United Japan Pro-Wrestling, NJPW acquiring all shares of STARDOM, and WRESTLE MAGIC. Plus: Match recommendations from AJPW’s Champions’ Carnival and STARDOM’s All-Star Grand Queendom. Previews of upcoming shows Big Japan, All To...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite & Rampage with Kenny Omega appearing and matches involving Adam Copeland and Chris Jericho. Plus : The fallout of last week’s attack on Tony Khan, Copeland defends the TNT title, Jericho defends the FTW title against Katsuyori Shibata, Swerve Strickland’s opponent is revealed for Double or Nothing, and Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue in “Manitoba...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover all the latest stories including the WWE going to France for Backlash this weekend. The two chat about the report that Comcast is preparing a massive bid for NBA rights, AEW Revolution grosses over $1 million in Greensboro, The Wrap has a scathing profile on Dwayne Johnson, we analyze the arguments regarding the NDA between Janel Grant and Vince McMahon, and...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ Night 2 from April 30th, 2024 headlined by Lola Vice vs Natalya in an NXT Underground Match! Davie and Braden review the whole show, which includes: Lola Vice w/ Shayna Baszler vs Natalya w/ Karmen Petrovic (NXT Underground Match) Trick William’s first promo since winning the NXT Championship The return of Wes Lee Oba Femi vs Ivar...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the second night of the WWE Draft from Kansas City with six rounds of picks between Raw and SmackDown.  Plus : Jey Uso teams with Ricochet & Andrade against members of Judgment Day, and Logan Paul appears on the show.  News : Drew McIntyre has re-signed with WWE, Darby Allin notes he was struck by a bus, Best of the Super Juniors blocks & ratings from the f...

WH Park welcomes first-time guest, “Their Man” Neal Flanagan ( The Wellness Policy ) to the Long & Winding Royal Road . Neal has chosen to talk about THIS IS ALL JAPAN DOJO , a 2020 documentary chronicling AJPW dojo training featuring Francesco Akira . WH and Neal follow young Francesco as he shows us his daily routine of waking up, training, cooking, studying and more training in his path bec...

Enjoy this free show from POSTwrestlingCafe.com —   John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown featuring the first night of the 2024 WWE Draft . Plus, top stories of the day involving Tony Khan, Cameron Grimes, and patron calls. Friday’s available draft pool : AJ Styles Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri) Andrade Bianca Belair Bron Breakke...