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John Pollock and Phil Chertok review Saturday’s UFC 274 card featuring Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje with the lightweight title vacated after Oliveira missed weight. MAIN CARD UFC Lightweight Championship : Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje* UFC Strawweight Championship : Rose Namajunas © vs. Carla Esparza Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson Ovince Saint Preux vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua Rand...

John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss WWE’s first-quarter earnings report, Nick Khan’s state of the streaming industry & more. WWE Q1 earnings report Investor presentation Key Performance Indicators 10-Q report   Live stream POST Daily News on YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter weekdays at 1pm ET. Get the audio podcast delivered straight to your device (along wit...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Deonna Purazzo vs. Mercedes Martinez in an ROH Women’s Championship title unification match. Plus: Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Fish and Dante Martin vs. Rey Fenix in Owen Qualifiers, Hangman Page addresses CM Punk, Wardlow faces MJF’s mystery opponent, Varsity Blonds confront House of Black, and more. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the final WWE Raw ahead of Sunday’s WrestleMania Backlash PLE. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: htt...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about the week's wrestling business news. AEW and WWE are likely nearing negotiation time for their current U.S. live rights agreements. Brandon gives a detailed breakdown on how those rights might be valued.  Plus, what the latest news from the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery might mean for AEW. Video version: https://youtu.be/kjE6tUqj9-M Tune in to Wrest...

John Pollock is joined by Karen Peterson to discuss Stardom’s Cinderella Tournament 2022 Final. Plus, NOAH updates, AEW Dynamite ratings, and a preview of this weekend’s shows. Karen Peterson covers Stardom’s Cinderella Final AEW Dynamite ratings NOAH crowns new champions at Sumo Hall Go Shiozaki vs. Kaito Kiyomiya set Champion Carnival final Friday Night SmackDown tonight AEW Rampage tonight AAA...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring FTR’s Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler going one-on-one in an Owen Qualifier. Plus, Sammy Guevara vs. Scorpio Sky in a TNT championship ladder match, and Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb in a Philly Street Fight. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTra...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Randy Orton’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, the returns of Asuka & Mustafa Ali, and Bianca Belair vs. Sonya Deville for the Raw Women’s Championship. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwres...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo   talk about the week's wrestling business news, including a look at various consumer-driven metrics for AEW and WWE over time. Plus an assessment of the state of the media ecosystem as Netflix subscribers stall and CNN+ is shut down soon after launching. Video version: https://youtu.be/PGdeVPXPSgI A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understan...

John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss his breakdown of AEW’s business and Netflix’s stock plunge. AEW Dynamite ratings against NBA playoffs Thurston’s WWE & AEW business breakdown Netflix stock plummets  Reaction to the streaming model and potential growth Listen to Wrestlenomics Radio with Brandon Thurston & Chris Gullo every Sunday night on the POST Wrest...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Tony Khan’s announcement of an AEW x NJPW pay-per-view. Plus, Darby Allin vs. Andrade El Idolo in a Coffin Match, and two Owen Hart qualifiers including Britt Baker ’s Pittsburgh homecoming. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe:...

John Pollock is joined by John Siino to review WWE Raw featuring a double wedding, a lie detector test, and several championship matches from Buffalo, New York. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestl...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo talk about the week's wrestling business news, including how the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery could affect AEW, and why this probably isn't AOL-TimeWarner/WCW in 2001 all over again. Video version: https://youtu.be/NWcXCDiK2lQ A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get: Nearly daily TV rati...

John Pollock is joined by guest co-host Bruce Lord to review AEW Dynamite featuring Minoru Suzuki defending the ROH Television title against Samoa Joe. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.po...

John Pollock is joined by Nate Milton to review WWE Raw from Detroit featuring Cody Rhodes’ first match on Raw since 2016, Austin Theory is no more, The Usos appear, and the ongoing saga of Ezekiel.  Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwrestling.c...

More business news coming out of Wrestlemania as Brandon Thurston is joined by Chris Gullo who returns from his week in Dallas. WWE was the subject of articles from CNBC and ESPN. The company's annual proxy statement discloses top executives' pay and other details. Plus, Tony Khan says AEW is the target of a bot campaign and talks about Ring of Honor's outlook in media interviews. Video version: h...

Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte review Saturday’s UFC 273 featuring two championship fights with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Chan Sung Jung and Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan . MAIN CARD UFC Featherweight Championship : Alexander Volkanovski © vs. Chan Sung Jung UFC Bantamweight Championship : Aljamain Sterling © vs. Petr Yan (ic) Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres Mark...

Live stream POST Daily News on YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter weekdays at 1pm ET. Get the audio podcast delivered straight to your device (along with other bonus podcasts) by supporting the show at http://postwrestlingcafe.com . John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about a CNBC article about the viability of a WWE sale, AEW streaming on New Japan World, and a preview of UFC 273 with Phil...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Samoa Joe ’s AEW debut, FTR vs. The Young Bucks for AAA & ROH Tag Team titles, The Hardys vs. The Butcher & The Blade , and more. They also discuss Nash Carter’s WWE release, a fatal accident involving Tammy Sytch, and your feedback. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut POST countdown music by Braden Herringt...

AEW wrestler Eddie Kingston walks the Long & Winding Royal Road with WH Park to discuss one of his favorite matches – the Triple Crown Title match between champion Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi from June 12, 1998. Watch the match on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw43AgtRRmI WH asks Eddie about his origins as a fan of 1990s AJPW and how it has influenced his own wrestling style....

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw after WrestleMania 38 featuring Cody Rhodes, surprise returns, a title change and more fallout from the two-night event. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn POST countdown music by Braden Herrington: https://soundcloud.com/IAmBenTramer Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwre...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday (Night 2) featuring Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Champion vs. Champion match. WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday April 3, 2022 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium Champion vs. Champion : Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar Anything Goes Match : Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville AJ Styles vs. Edge Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory WWE Women’s Tag Team Championshi...

More than 65,000 fans were in attendance for Night 1 of Wrestlemania. WWE, as always, announced a bigger number. Brandon Thurston is joined by Jesse Collings , who subs in for Chris Gullo this week, to discuss WWE president Nick Khan’s recent media appearances leading up to Wrestlemania. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnobp6bLYgQ A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a mus...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday (Night 1) featuring the in-ring return of Stone Cold Steve Austin , Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte , and Seth Rollins vs. ??? . WWE WrestleMania 38 Saturday April 2, 2022 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium The KO Show : Kevin Owens with Stone Cold Steve Austin SmackDown Women’s Championship : Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey Raw Women’s Champ...

It’s the first of the month! Become a POST Wrestling Café patron to receive bonus Mania Week podcasts all weekend long. Just $6/month: http://postwrestlingcafe.com John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to preview both nights of WrestleMania 38 and the rest of the major shows taking place this weekend in Texas. Notes from Thursday’s shows - Bloodsport, Spring Break, Supershow Friday Night SmackDown...