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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the announcement of 'All Access', a bloody main event, more matches added to Revolution, and a great All-Atlantic title match. Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive a bonus month using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling 00:00:00 Start 00:00:30...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 21st, 2023 edition of  WWE NXT headlined by Bron Breakker vs Jinder Mahal for the NXT Championship! Braden & Davie Portman talk about: Bron Breakker vs Jinder Mahal (NXT Championship) Ilja Dragunov vs Trick Williams Gallus vs Edris Enofe & Malik Blade Alba Fyre vs Ivy Nile Von Wagner vs Tony D’Angelo The Dyad vs Chase U Jacy Jayne vs...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Ottawa with Edge challenging Austin Theory for the United States Championship following Elimination Chamber. Plus: Update on Pugh family, Ariel Helwani speaks on WWE role, Reigns vs. Zayn re-watch, Battle in the Valley & more. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:26 Intro 00:04:25 Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn re-watch 00:10:10 Update on the Pugh family 00:11:55 Rich...

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss: Triple H's thoughts on a potential WWE sale Brandon's experience at Elimination Chamber Friday's WWE Smackdown preliminary rating Elimination Chamber tickets and attendance Bloomberg reports Vince McMahon's asking price of $9 billion for a WWE sale. Manchester United is up for sale with assistance from Raine Group MLW-WWE lawsuit complaint...

John Pollock and Wai Ting are in Montreal to review WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 featuring Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Universal Championship. They discuss their live perspectives of the event and the post-event press conference. WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 February 18, 2023 Centre Bell Montreal, QC Undisputed Universal Championship : Roman Reigns © vs. Sami Zayn Elimination Cha...

POST Wrestling & Poisonrana contributor John Siino makes his Long & Winding Royal Road debut with WH Park to talk about a match for the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) World Junior Heavyweight Championship between Rob Van Dam and Dan Kroffat (champion) from June 9, 1995. John and WH talk about the history of Dan Kroffat’s career leading to his time in All Japan as well as RVD’s time doi...

Ahead of WWE Elimination Chamber, John Pollock speaks to Sami Zayn, Raquel Rodriguez, Bronson Reed & Nikki Cross about Saturday's PLE in Montreal. Join the Café for more of John & Wai's Elimination Chamber coverage from Montreal: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord:...

John Pollock of POST Wrestling is joined by historian, reporter & author Pat Laprade to discuss the story of Sami Zayn. Days before Zayn challenges Roman Reigns at a sold-out Bell Centre in Montreal, Pat Laprade reflects on the 20+ year career of Zayn and rising up the Quebec independent scene, breaking out in the U.S. and internationally, and climbing the WWE scene into a main event position....

John Pollock of POST Wrestling is joined by Bloody Elbow’s John Nash to discuss the recent changes to UFC contracts and why it’s an important story to follow. The two will discuss the evolution of UFC contracts over the past several years, the impact of the antitrust lawsuits filed against the promotion, the impact on Francis Ngannou, and whether fighters have the resources to affect changes in th...

John Pollock goes through the life and career of the late Jerry Jarrett, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. Additional reading: Legendary promoter and booker Jerry Jarrett passes away Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Merch: https://store.postwrestl...

Wai Ting & John Siino review AEW Dynamite with a Texas Tornado match involving The BCC, Jeff Jarrett in action, plus a preview of WWE Elimination Chamber. Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive a bonus month using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling Thanks also goes to HelloFresh: America’s #1...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the February 14th, 2023 edition of  WWE NXT featuring Roxanne Perez & Meiko Satomura vs Kayden Carter & Katana Chance in the main event! Braden & Davie Portman talk about: Roxanne Perez & Meiko Satomura vs Kayden Carter & Katana Chance Jinder Mahal challenges Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship Shawn Michaels kicks Grayson Waller ou...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Brooklyn with Sami Zayn calling out Cody Rhodes, and we chat about Billy Two Rivers, MLW lawsuit update, New Japan news, ratings & more. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:27 Intro 00:04:53 Billy Two Rivers 00:09:10 Cody Rhodes on The MMA Hour 00:15:27 MLW/WWE lawsuit update 00:18:20 New Beginning in Osaka 00:24:42 NOAH Great Voyage in Osaka 00:28:38 Battle in t...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss: Royal Rumble viewing data on Peacock Smackdown ratings on Fox compared to other Fox programming and other broadcast primetime Why wouldn’t Comcast want to own WWE? The pro wrestling TV schedule Average age of roster for WWE, AEW, Impact, New Japan, Stardom AEW on ESPN in Australia, New Zealand; still on FITE Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t...

John Pollock and Eric Marcotte review the UFC 284 card from with UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title against Alexander Volkanovski and a fight for the interim featherweight title. 00:00:00 Start 00:02:31 Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 00:17:13 Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett 00:21:54 Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown 00:23:35 Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter 00:2...

John Pollock  &  Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with The Gunns winning the tag titles, and the main is set for Revolution. Plus, the latest on Jerry Lawler, SummerSlam in Detroit & MLW debuts on REELZ. Our thanks to HelloFresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit for sponsoring this POST Podcast. Get 65% Off & Free Shipping: http://www.hellofresh.com/post65 00:00:00 Start 00:02:15 Jerry Lawler suffers...

Braden Herrington and John Siino review WWE NXT featuring Vengeance Day fallout and Toxic Attraction on Bayley’s “Ding Dong, Hello!” Braden & Siino talk about: Ilja Dragunov returns  Carmelo Hayes vs JD McDonagh Chase U vs Pretty Deadly Sol Ruca vs Zoey Stark Isla Dawn vs Tatum Paxley Jacy Jane/Gigi Dolin breakup  Roxanne finds a partner for next week Wes Lee issues an open challenge And much...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with a steel cage match between Becky Lynch and Bayley and a phenomenal segment involving Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman. Plus: NXT Vengeance Day, McGregor and Chandler coaching TUF, Bellator 290, Friday ratings & more. Our thanks to HelloFresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit for sponsoring this POST Podcast. Get 65% Off & Free Shipping: http://www.hellofresh.c...

Brandon Thurston, Chris Gullo, and Jesse Collings talk about: Nick Khan's comments on CNBC 's Squak On The Street WWE potential sale, possibilities of going private or being merged with part of Endeavor WWE vs. AEW in January 2023 business AEW house show announcement, Jesse’s article on wrestlenomics.com Bloomberg Businessweek article on AEW WWE's 2022 breakdown of major revenue customers Video ve...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2023 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina!  Bron Breaker vs Grayson Waller (NXT Championship in a Steel Cage Match) Carmelo Hayes vs Apollo Crews (2 Out Of 3 Falls Match) Roxanne Perez vs Jacy Jayne vs Gigi Dolin (NXT Women’s Championship)   Wes Lee vs Dijak (NXT North American Championship) New Day vs Gallus...

John Pollock of POST Wrestling & Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics go through WWE’s Q4 and year-end financials for 2022 along with the earnings call. They go over another record year for the company and eclipsing $1 billion in revenue for the second year in a row, the return of Vince McMahon and his financial obligations for the investigation, plans for 2023, “strategic alternatives” & mor...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Dayton with Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page and a No Holds Barred match for the TNT Championship. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:29 Intro 00:05:40 Kota Ibushi’s contract ends with NJPW 00:06:59 The Collective shows on FITE+ 00:13:00 AEW 'House Rules' 00:19:02 Jon Moxley on OTT ScrapperMania 00:21:47: SmackDown, Raw & NXT ratings 00:25:35 Weekend schedule...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about the January 31st, 2023 edition of WWE NXT, the go-home show for Vengeance Day!  The BDE chat about: The Dyad vs Andre Chase & Duke Hudson vs Edris Enofe & Malik Blade (To determine the fourth team for the NXT Tag Team Championship Four Way at Vengeance Day) Indus Sher vs The Creed Brothers  Zoey Stark vs Indi Hartwell Dijak vs Von Wagner ...

John Pollock of POST Wrestling & Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics are joined by Abraham Riesman , author of the upcoming book Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America . They discuss the complexities of reporting on professional wrestling and Vince McMahon, the many scandals from the past year, contextualizing McMahon, media coverage of pro wrestling on a mainstream level, McMahon...

Apologies for the audio/video in this podcast. We navigated technical issues as best as we could to complete tonight's show. John Pollock and Wai Ting battle technical difficulties to review WWE Raw from Tulsa featuring fallout from the Royal Rumble and the start of the build toward WrestleMania 39. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbNKE-NW4mA  Plus, patron feedback from https://forum.postwr...