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As we enjoy the week off from our usual recording schedule, here's a free repost of one of our favourite 2021 podcasts from our Patreon, the POST Wrestling Café. BOXING WEEK : Take 20% off all t-shirts this week at store.postwrestling.com (ends Jan 1st) John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF WrestleMania VI (1990) featuring “The Ultimate Challenge” between Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior for the...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo look back on the biggest stories in the wrestling business of the year. 2021 was the year of Nick Khan and Tony Khan (no relation), both of whom gained influence in the industry. WWE president Nick Khan sold U.S. WWE Network rights to Peacock. The former CAA agent made numerous other licensing deals as WWE revamped its talent development vision. Meanwhile, AEW CEO...

Many surprise guests stop by the POST Office to chat with  John Pollock  and  Wai Ting  for the annual  POST Wrestling Christmas Show ! Plus, the annual POST Christmas Jingle Contest. Time stamps: [00:00:00] Intro w/ MJF [00:03:47] Welcome w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting [00:14:20] Denise Salcedo [00:35:06] Brandon From NJ [00:38:00] Damian Abraham [01:01:52] Brandon Thurston & Chris Gullo (Wre...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash from the Greensboro Coliseum featuring Sting’s first match in the arena since 1994 and the debut of Kyle O'Reilly. AEW Dynamite Review : The Holiday Bash featured the latest Undisputed Era member making their way to AEW with the arrival of Kyle O’Reilly . CM Punk teams with Sting & Darby Allin against MJF & FTR , the semi-finals...

John Pollock & Wai Ting welcome back Dr. Alex Patel to share tips and information regarding the rise of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Plus, today’s top stories about PWTs, WWE and NXT 2.0. PWTees security breach, customers contacted by letter Several WWE talents & staff test positive for COVID, per report   WWE Raw viewership Live event in Laval postponed until March NXT 2.0, New Year’s Ev...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw with every advertised match and segment taking place. From Milwaukee, “co-existing” was the theme of Monday’s main event with Big E. teaming with Bobby Lashley against Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens . Edge brings back The Cutting Edge with guest Maryse , Liv Morgan dissects her gym attack on the doppelganger of Becky Lynch , AJ Styles and Omos fall apart...

As 2021 draws to an end, we make some predictions for 2022. Will Ring of Honor run a show next year? What will WWE and AEW TV ratings be? Plus, Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss some mainstream media articles related to AEW’s recent TV ratings, the history of DQ finishes across companies, and NOAH and DDT parent, CyberFight, reported a net loss for its fiscal year. A subscription to the Wre...

Happy Holidays, POSTmarks! “ The Godfather ” Nate Milton , “ The Professor ” Kris Ealy , and “ The Youngest In Charge ” Andrew Thompson are joined by Rich Fann ( PWTorch ) and Sid “SP3” Pullar ( Tru Heel Heat ) for a recap of the best (and worst) moments of 2021! The crew chat about Big E ’s ascension, AEW ’s expansion, the WWE layoffs , and if NXT 2.0 paid off, before playing another round of the...

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics Radio to chat Winter is Coming ratings, NJPW vs. NOAH’s Wrestle Kingdom 16 card, SmackDown taping tonight & more. AEW Winter is Coming ratings, Canadian numbers NJPW vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH card revealed   Tickets on sale for AEW Revolution pay-per-view in Orlando Friday Night SmackDown taping two shows tonight AEW Ramp...

Wai Ting and Jordan Goodman close out their first year of The Wellness Policy with the POST Wrestling Café ! They connect all show long with both regular and first-time callers in a Royal Rumble, open-chat format. The group explores the many ways in which they’ve learned, changed, and grown during this pandemic era. They also discuss what this show and the broader POST Wrestling community have mea...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Winter Is Coming 2021 featuring “Hangman” Page vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW Championship in one of the best TV matches of the year. AEW Dynamite Review : Winter Is Coming 2021 will be remembered for its epic opening match that saw Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson battle for the AEW Championship. Plus, Serena Deeb and Hikaru Shida have their rubbe...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring multiple obstacles for Bobby Lashley to earn a championship match. From St. Paul, Bobby Lashley had to go through all three members of the WWE Championship match at Day 1 in order to be added to the match, Edge appears on Miz TV , Nikki A.S.H. continues to screw up, a rematch between Bianca Belair and Doudrop, Liv Morgan tries to secure a rematc...

AEW and WWE's views on talent development appear to be diverging. Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss WWE's announcement of college athlete signings to its new NIL program. Meanwhile, Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly are possibly on their way out of WWE.  Plus discussion of ticket sales, TV ratings, the friendship between Nick Khan and The Rock, and more! A subscription to the Wrestlenomics P...

Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte are back to review UFC 269 featuring Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier and Amanda Nunes vs Juliana Peña in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. Watch tonight's POST Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JEUegyEAEys Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.co...

On this month’s Long & Winding Royal Road , WH Park is joined by Dylan Fox ( The Eastern Lariat ) to look at an important match in the Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuharu Misawa rivalry from AJPW’s 25th Anniversary Show at the Tokyo Dome on May 1, 1998. Beyond the match, they discuss the overall history of the two All Japan stars and the mishandling of Kawada’s career by Giant Baba. WH Park and a sp...

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by Benno (British Wrestling Experience, GRAPPL Spotlight) to chat about the future of Ring of Honor, ROH Champion Bandido missing Final Battle, Johnny Gargano’s free agency, AEW Dynamite ratings & more. AEW Dynamite ratings Johnny Gargano is a free agent   Bandido off ROH Final Battle   The future of ROH Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage lineups  S...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from the UBS Arena on Long Island with MJF’s homecoming, CM Punk’s heel promo, and the return of Trent. AEW Dynamite Review : From Long Island, a role reversal for CM Punk and MJF , the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal , The Young Bucks return to action, the unexpected return of Trent , Malakai Black mists Julia Hart , Bryan Danielson takes on John Silver...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan for the Raw Women’s Championship and a Steel Cage match. From Memphis, a Steel Cage match kicked off the show between Big E. and Kevin Owens , the start of the RK-Bronament for a shot at the tag titles, Edge appears on Miz TV with a challenge issued for Day 1, Bianca Belair takes on Doudrop , and the show is headlined...

We study live+same-day TV ratings, but what about DVR viewership? How do Raw, Smackdown, Dynamite, Rampage, NXT, and Impact TV ratings compare when including delayed viewing? Plus, WWE this past week introduced a new NIL program to recruit college athletes. And we look at who are the wrestlers and wrestling companies that are searched for most often on Google. A subscription to the Wrestlenomics P...

John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss AEW Dynamite’s ratings from Wednesday, WWE postpones Canadian tour, Beth Phoenix leaving commentary, and a weekend preview. AEW Dynamite ratings WWE postpones Canadian tour in January Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage tonight TripleMania Regia & NXT War Games this weekend Beth Phoenix leaving NXT commentary position Subscribe to POST on YouTube to str...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Georgia featuring Cody vs. Andrade El Idolo in an Atlanta Street Fight and the continuation of the TBS Tournament. AEW Dynamite Review : From Diuluth, Cody Rhodes meets Andrade El Idolo in an Atlanta Street Fight , the TBS tournament continues with Ruby Soho meeting Kris Statlander , a battle between undefeated teams as Darby Allin & Sting f...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the return of Edge and The Miz, and Vince McMahon hangs out with Austin Theory. From Long Island, Kevin Owens challenged Big E. for a chance to enter the WWE Championship match at Day 1 , Edge returns and is confronted by The Miz , a 5-on-5 women’s match featuring Team Becks and Team Liv , RK-Bro defend the Raw Tag Team Championship , Damian Priest d...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss Variety’s coverage of WWE’s upfront with advertisers in Brooklyn and they investigate how much public data there is to back-up some of the company’s claims. Following GCW’s sell-out of the Hammerstein Ballroom, is Game Changer Wrestling the #3 wrestling company in the U.S.? Plus, the Young Bucks extend their contracts with AEW.  A subscription to the Wrestl...

November’s POST Puroresu sees WH Park joined once again by Andrew Thompson to talk about New Japan and Pro Wrestling NOAH holding a joint show for the Jan. 8th Wrestle Kingdom event in Yokohama. BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Take 20% off all items including the POST Puroresu T-Shirt at STORE.POSTWRESTLING.COM using checkout code "EGGS" 🥚 They also look at Stardom ’s Tokyo Super Wars on November 27th and how...

BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Take 20% off all items at STORE.POSTWRESTLING.COM using checkout code "EGGS" 🥚 John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss Jim Ross temporarily leaving AEW, a report about The Young Bucks’ new contracts, Eddie Kingston joining GCW’s Hammerstein show, and more. Jim Ross taking temporary leave from AEW The Young Bucks sign new contract with AEW, per report   Eddie Kingston added to GCW a...