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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from June 13th, 2023! The lads run down the entire show, which included:  Ilja Dragunov vs Baron Corbin Seth Rollins accepts Bron Breakker’s challenge Oro Mensah vs Nathan Frazer (Rounds Match for the NXT Heritage Cup) Thea Hale vs Cora Jade Mustafa Ali, Wes Lee & Tyler Bate vs Schism Roxanne Perez vs Tatum Paxley Malik Blade vs Edris Enofe Ax...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser for the WWE Tag Titles, Finn Balor gets drowned out by Seth Rollins’ song, and Rhea Ripley receives a new title. Plus: BJ Whitmer fired by AEW, WWE’s TV rights on the open market, G1 Climax blocks & matches, and a big guest announcement for Pollock & Thurston this week. 00:00:00 Start...

Note: Beginning Jul 9, Wrestlenomics Radio will become exclusive to subscribers at patreon.com/wrestlenomics . The first episode of each month only will remain free on the Wrestlenomics podcast and YouTube channels. Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business: Smackdown had its biggest rating of the year for the Roman Reigns 1000-day celebrati...

John Pollock and Eric Marcotte review the UFC 289 card with Amanda Nunes defending the Women’s Bantamweight Championship against Irene Aldana and announcing her retirement from the sport.  UFC 289 Saturday, June 10, 2023 Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena MAIN CARD  UFC Bantamweight Championship : Amanda Nunes © vs. Irene Aldana Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush Mike Malott vs. Adam Fugitt...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast and Wrestling Observer Live. The three discuss the pending launch of AEW Collision with Zarian’s reporting on the development of the series, how CM Punk plays a crucial role in its launch, ticket sales for Collision, and the looming television rights negotiations for WWE & AEW programming. Andrew Zarian is the co-...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite as Tony Khan announces the first main event of Collision, an International title match, and they discuss the passing of The Iron Sheik. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:29 Intro 00:04:35 Iron Sheik passes away 00:18:16 WWE Raw, NXT & Dark Side of the Ring 00:20:53 Bron Breakker vs. Seth Rollins 00:24:06 All Together Again 00:25:30 UFC 289 00:29:54 AEW Dynami...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from June 6th, 2023 headlined by the Women’s Battle Royal to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Women’s Championship! The lads run down the entire show, which included:  Bron Breakker calls out Seth Rollins Women’s Battle Royal to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Women’s Championship Baron Corbin vs Trick Williams Mustafa Ali...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with Seth Rollins defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Damian Priest. Plus: NJPW Dominion from Osaka, G1 Climax participants, WWE and Twitch enter agreement & more news. NEWS OF THE DAY : NJPW Dominion in Osaka  G1 Climax Participants  WWE deal with Twitch Big number for Friday Night SmackDown AEW Rampage ratings  Watch this podcast: htt...

**The last 15 minutes of this podcast contain major spoilers for the final episode of Succession** Brandon Thurston and guest co-host MJ from NJ talk about: The value of AEW’s TV deal with the addition of Collision on Saturday nights Whether WBD could end up broadcasting both AEW and WWE An update on live event business for WWE and AEW WWE Smackdown appears to deliver strong rating for Friday’s Sm...

Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics joins WH Park to discuss Toshiaki Kawada vs. Gary Albright from October 25th, 1995. Watch the match here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dCEWnFkDg 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...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Evan Husney on the return of Dark Side of the Ring for its fourth season. They chat about this past week’s season premiere “Chris & Tammy”, their attempts to interview Tammy Sytch, the reaction to the “Plane Ride from Hell” episode, securing interviews for this season, whether the series was ever in jeopardy of returning, changes at Vice, and a previ...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite coming out of Double or Nothing with Tony Khan’s announcement that CM Punk returns in Chicago, and the fallout from Double or Nothing 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling 00:00:00 Start 00...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 30th, 2023 featuring Gigi Dolin vs Jacy Jayne inside a Weaponized Steel Cage and Carmelo Hayes vs Noam Dar for the NXT Championship! The lads chat about all the fallout from NXT Battleground plus:  Carmelo Hayes vs Noam Dar (NXT Championship) Baron Corbin returns to NXT Gigi Dolin vs Jacy Jayne (Weaponized Steel Cage Match) Wes Lee &...

Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings talk about AEW Double or Nothing, another WWE event in Saudi Arabia, and Nick Khan’s talk at the JPMorgan TMT conference. Video version: https://youtube.com/live/HqN8Ni16kKo 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio every Sunday at 11:00 am ET at youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics 📊 TV ratings reports and data: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics 🎙️ Listen to our weekly podcast...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with new champ Seth Rollins teaming with SmackDown’s AJ Styles, a Fatal 4-Way for the vacant Women’s Tag Titles, and Men’s MITB Qualifiers. Plus: News from the AEW Double or Nothing presser, NXT Battleground thoughts, and Master Wato wins the Best of the Super Juniors. NEWS OF THE DAY : U.K promoter Brian Dixon passes away AEW Double or Nothing notes NXT Ba...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT Battleground from May 28th, 2023 headlined by Carmelo Hayes vs Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship! The BDE chat about: Carmelo Hayes vs Bron Breakker (NXT Championship) Tiffany Stratton vs Lyra Valkyria (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Final) Wes Lee vs Tyler Bate vs Joe Gacy (NXT North American Championship) Gallus vs Creed Brothers (NXT...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Double or Nothing 2023 from Las Vegas with MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara for the AEW Championship and The Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in “Anarchy In The Arena”. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https:...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Night of Champions 2023 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes , and Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion. Plus, your feedback and John’s thoughts on the ultra-violent Steve Maclin vs. PCO match from IM...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on the WWE’s business partnership with the Government of Saudi Arabia. They chat about the attitudes regarding the ten-year agreement that was announced in 2018, how Saudi Arabia views its image today, WWE’s navigation of the Jamal Khashoggi murder during the first year of the agreement, and his recent article on WWE’s Prop...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the final AEW Dynamite before Double or Nothing with Tony Khan announcing the location of AEW Collision’s debut. Plus: The passing of Peggy Lee Leather, Nick Khan speaks at another conference, Hulk Hogan on The MMA Hour, and the Best of the Super Juniors is down to four. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day mo...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 23, 2023, featuring the “Go Home” show for Battleground & the Semi-Finals in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament! This week: Tiffany Stratton vs Roxanne Perez (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Semi Finals) Lyra Valkyria vs Cora Jade (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Semi Finals) Axiom vs Daba Kato Tyler Bate vs Eddie Thorpe...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw ’s final episode before Night of Champions featuring a big angle involving Cody Rhodes & Brock Lesnar. Plus: Reaction to NJPW Resurgence and news from the event including Mercedes Moné’s injury, AEW Fight Forever’s release date, and ratings news. NEWS OF THE DAY : Mercedes Moné injured at NJPW Resurgence Willow Nightingale wins title, other notes  AEW F...

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business. Did AEW get a renewed TV deal? AEW Collision was introduced at WBD upfront WWE stock hit amid investor belief Fox doesn't want to give Smackdown a raise Nick Khan talks about media rights and more at MoffettNathanson TMT conference WWE Backlash gate number Tickets distributed update for AEW and WWE...

Nate Milton , Andrew Thompson and Kris Ealy return to chat about the month in wrestling including WWE Backlash, Trinity in Impact Wrestling, and a preview AEW's upcoming events including Collision & All In. Plus, Kris rants about WWE’s new World Heavyweight Championship. Watch this podcast at: YouTube.com/POSTwrestling The NWA Podcast is a podcast that drops every month on POST Wrestling! Kris...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with reporter Tony Maglio of IndieWire after covering this week’s upfront presentations. They chat about the confirmation of AEW Collision at this week’s WBD presentation, the strategy of adding two more hours in prime time, running on Saturday night, and the impact of having CM Punk to get the show off the ground. Plus, a discussion about the key points from...