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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite and discuss the official announcement of AEW Collision and the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Plus: Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics joins us to discuss the AEW Collision deal and other notes from the WBD upfront presentation. NEWS OF THE DAY : WBD confirms AEW Collision Superstar Billy Graham passes away Watch this podcast: https://www.youtube....

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 16th, 2023 featuring more from the NXT Women’s Tournament and an awesome match between The Dyad and Creed Brothers !  This week: The Dyad vs The Creed Brothers  Dijak takes Ilja Dragunov to his torture dungeon Roxanna Perez vs Jacy Jayne (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match)  Tony D’Angelo gets arrested Carmelo Hayes &...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the return of Gunther, a battle royal to determine his next Intercontinental title challenger, and Cody Rhodes’ response to Brock Lesnar’s attack. Plus: Superstar Billy Graham update, a big week for AEW, notes from WWE’s big SEC filing, and an update on NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. T...

Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the latest news in the business of pro wrestling. AEW and WBD will reportedly announce a new TV deal at the upfronts on Wednesday WWE discloses timeline of process that led to merger with UFC Wrestlemania 2027 location disclosed by Tennessee Titans CEO Video version: https://www.youtube.com/live/7v3pue1wDfU 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio every Sunday...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with a Steel Cage Match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley from Detroit. Plus: Report on AEW & WBD deal that appears to be imminent & all the top news stories. 🌎 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.c...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with reporter Richard Deitsch from The Athletic and the Sports Media Podcast. The three speak about the rise of professional wrestling as a sports property, the impact Nick Khan has had on the company, WWE’s domestic television deals with Fox and NBC Universal, the emergence of AEW, and how pro wrestling is covered by outlets and state of wrestling media. Plu...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 9th, 2023 featuring Bron Breakker vs Trick Williams and the start of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament ! This week: Bron Breakker vs Trick Williams Ilja Dragunov vs Dijak Tiffany Stratton vs Gigi Dolin (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarter-Final Match) Gallus vs The Dyad (NXT Tag Team Championship) Eddie Thorpe vs Damon Kemp...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the start of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament to determine who advances to Night of Champions. NEWS OF THE DAY : Superstar Billy Graham health update Tony Ferguson arrested, facing DUI charge WWE Backlash business notes  Shotaro Ashino wins Champion Carnival Friday Night SmackDown ratings   AEW Rampage ratings   NXT & AEW Dynamite line...

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss the latest news in pro wrestling business. All In ticket sales reach 60,000  WWE in Puerto Rico  WBD earnings report WWE Friday Night Smackdown preliminary rating is lower than usual Current trends for WWE TV ratings, attendance, and Cagematch.net reception ELO draft standing update Superchat: Does AEW All In improve the perceived value of...

Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte review the UFC 288 card with Aljamain Sterling defending the UFC Bantamweight Championship against Henry Cejudo in Newark, New Jersey. UFC 288 Saturday, May 6, 2023 Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center MAIN CARD  UFC Bantamweight Championship : Aljamain Sterling © vs. Henry Cejudo Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns Jessica Andrade vs. Yan Xiaonan Movsar Evloev vs. Dieg...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Backlash from Puerto Rico with Bad Bunny taking on Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight, and Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar. 🌎 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 WWE Backlash Saturday, May 6, 202...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston break down WWE’s Q1 earnings report and discuss the early success of AEW All In. The two chat about the first quarter of 2023 for WWE and the key divisions that highlighted the period, notes from earnings Q&A, how the merger was discussed, and notes on the domestic rights negotiations. Plus, they react to the early pre-sale success for AEW’s All In event at We...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with MJF & Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry & Darby Allin to determine the main event of AEW Double or Nothing. Plus: AEW All In ticket sales at Wembley Stadium, WWE Q1 earnings, NJPW Wrestling Dontaku & a major announcement from POST Wrestling & Poisonrana.  NEWS OF THE DAY : AEW All In ticket sales   WWE Q1 Earnings   WWE signs Tamrya M...

Braden Herrington and John Siino review WWE NXT from May 2nd, 2023 featuring all the fallout from the WWE Draft!  This week: Indi Hartwell relinquishes the NXT Women’s title  Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn vs Kayden Carter & Katana Chance (NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship) Wes Lee vs Drew Gulak (NXT North American Championship) Dragon Lee vs JD McDonagh  Axiom vs Scrypts  Gigi Dolin vs Jacy Jayne...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the second night of the WWE Draft, and an appearance by Brock Lesnar in Fort Worth. Plus: Several feel-good stories, AEW All In pre-sale begins, ESPN Chairman speaks on DTC, and ratings notes. NEWS OF THE DAY : Corey Graves & Carmella expecting child Richard Holliday update AEW All In pre-sale on Tuesday ESPN Chairman on direct-to-consumer move Fri...

John Pollock is joined by WH Park to chat about Stardom’s All-Star Grand Queendom and five title changes, the era of SANADA in NJPW, the upcoming Best of the Super Juniors, Will Ospreay's contract status & the Champion Carnival winding down. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:16 Intro 00:03:11 Stardom All-Star Grand Queendom 00:12:41 Mercedes Moné 00:15:31 Golden Week 00:17:23 The era of SANADA 00:19:21 NJP...

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss these topics: New lawsuit against WWE alleging racial discrimination Peacock subscribers, Jeff Shell steps down as NBC Universal CEO WWE & AEW rights value compared to other leagues  WWE business since Wrestlemania & Vince's return Superchat: Was WWE badly underpaid by Comcast before FOX came in? Wrestlenomics Draft Video version: h...

Making his return to The Long & Winding Royal Road is Dylan Fox from the Eastern Lariat podcast as he joins WH Park to discuss the epic AJPW vs NJPW tag match between Toshiaki Kawada & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka . WH and Dylan go into the background of this pivotal tag match in the red-hot AJPW vs NJPW feud that followed the exodus of Mitsuharu Misawa and company t...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin in the Four Pillars Tournament, Kenny Omega teaming with Konosuke Takeshita, and another announcement from Tony Khan. Plus: Former WWE writer launches lawsuit against the company, WWE staff to return to the office, Dark Side of the Ring subjects & more. NEWS OF THE DAY : Former WWE writer files suit over discrim...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome Pat Crakes to discuss the sports media industry, major deals on the horizon, and where professional wrestling fits in that space. They discuss the WWE’s domestic rights package, the battle between linear and streaming platforms, the value of SmackDown to Fox, WBD’s relationship with AEW, and the growth of the UFC. Crakes is a former SVP of Programming, Res...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT Spring Breakin’  from April 25th, 2023 headlined by Indi Hartwell vs Roxanne Perez vs Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women’s Championship! Braden & Davie talk about the entire show, which included: Indi Hartwell vs Roxanne Perez vs Tiffany Stratton (NXT Women’s Championship) Carmelo Hayes vs Grayson Waller (NXT Championship) Pretty Deadly vs Ton...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with Bad Bunny returning to confront The Judgment Day and Paul Levesque’s announcement of a new World Heavyweight Championship. Plus: CM Punk briefly backstage at Raw, STARDOM All Star Queendom, Mercedes Moné added to Long Beach, more on WBD-WWE story & more. NEWS OF THE DAY : CM Punk briefly backstage at Raw The Dyad denied releases by WWE Stardom All...

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss these topics: AEW partner WBD supposedly interested in WWE rights Key questions for media rights outlook Stardom at Yokohama Arena AEW reportedly booked United Center for CM Punk return in June LWO leads WWE merchandise analysis for second week in a row Video version: https://youtube.com/live/PHe8dL4Fryk 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio ev...

Nate Milton , Andrew Thompson and Kris Ealy are joined by Brian Mann ( Keep It 2000, Outside Interference) to discuss fallout from WrestleMania 39 including Cody “Devante” Rhodes’ loss to Roman Reigns. Plus, thoughts on the WWE-UFC merger, CM Punk’s potential return to AEW and more. The NWA Podcast is a podcast that drops every month on POST Wrestling! Kris Ealy on Twitter: @KMEDoesIt Nate Milton...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the announcement of a “Four Pillars” Tournament, Powerhouse Hobbs defending the TNT title against Wardlow, Dr. Britt Baker returning to Pittsburgh, and an appearance by The Elite. NEWS OF THE DAY : WWE reaches new deal with Twitch, per report JohnWallStreet analysis of WWE-UFC merger Bill Goldberg considering self-promoted tour WWE Raw & NXT...