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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite on Thanksgiving Eve from Chicago featuring an incredible promo battle between CM Punk and MJF. AEW Dynamite Review : From Chicago, the Thanksgiving Eve edition of Dynamite was headlined by an eight-man tag with The Lucha Brothers teaming with Cody Rhodes & PAC against Andrade El Idolo, Malakai Black & FTR. Plus, Bryan Danielson meets Colt Cab...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the mystery behind the disappearance of Cleopatra’s Egg coming off the Survivor Series. From Brooklyn, WWE Raw featured the hunt for Vince McMahon’s missing egg with a WWE Championship match at stake. That’s what the show was about.   Plus, patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum . Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Survivor Series 2021 featuring brand versus brand matches headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Big E and Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte . We discuss the full show which also included 5-on-5 Survivor Series matches for brand supremacy, several segments centred around the 25th anniversary of The Rock’s debut, and appearances from Mr. McMahon to introduce the mystery of the m...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss Brandon’s report on AEW Full Gear PPV buys, as well as how much revenue the event generated overall.  Meanwhile, WWE released another set of talent this week. What does it mean for the industry in general and the independent scene?  Plus, we explore how other sports properties have increased their U.S. TV rights fees while their viewership has also decrease...

John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss the latest round of WWE releases including Hit Row, Drake Maverick and John Morrison; Kenny Omega is off of TripleMania; Dynamite viewership; and a preview of Survivor Series. WWE cuts - Hit Row, Drake Maverick, John Morrison, Tegan Nox, Shane Thorne and Jaxson Ryker Kenny Omega off TripleMania, per report  AEW Dynamite viewership Friday Night SmackDown & AE...

Wai Ting and Jordan Goodman are joined by special guest Davie Portman for The Wellness Policy as they discuss the importance of community in our lives. They’ll explore the skills of community-building, how the Internet and pandemic changed our ways of connecting with others, our sense of identity and meaning found within community, and more. The guys also check in with members of the POST Wrestlin...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite following Full Gear featuring National Cowboy Shit Day as Bryan Danielson confronts “Hangman” Adam Page. AEW Dynamite Review : The post-PPV edition of the show was headlined by Sammy Guevara defednding the TNT Championship against the debuting Jay Lethal, the TBS Tournamernt continues between Nyla Rose and Hikaru Shida, Tomohiro Ishii of NJPW teams w...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the final edition of the show before the Survivor Series this Sunday. From Indianapolis, WWE Raw featured The Usos showing up from SmackDown and drawing a strong line in the sand between brands by teaming with a member of the Raw roster. Becky Lynch balanced both her programs with Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan during the same segment, Finn Balor was...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss the economics of AEW's Full Gear pay-per-view, and try to estimate how much revenue All Elite Wrestling might've grossed for the event. Did Impact Wrestling's relationship with AEW help Impact's TV ratings? Plus, a deep look into WWE's financial outlook according to Brandon Thurston, and how that outlook compares to how stock analysts expect the company to...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Full Gear 2021 featuring Kenny Omega vs. “Hangman” Adam Page for the AEW Championship, CM Punk vs. Eddie Kingston , and more. Also on the show: Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti for the AEW Women’s Championship, Bryan Danielson vs. Miro in the final of the World Title Eliminator tournament, MJF vs. Darby Allin , FTR vs. Lucha Bros. for the AEW Tag Team Championship,...

“The Godfather” Nate Milton , “The Professor” Kris Ealy , and “The Youngest In Charge” Andrew Thompson are joined by Phil Lindsey (Bleacher Report, the Grapsody podcast) for an entire episode of " Nubian News ”! Saturday morning's alright for fighting...Or at least for listening to The Advocates talk about folks fighting! The guys discuss ROH ’s decision to temporarily suspend operations, Moose wi...

A free Friday edition of John Pollock & Wai Ting 's daily news podcasts! Get these directly to your phone at POSTwrestlingCafe.com , or watch for free by subscribing at YouTube.com/POSTwrestling . We preview AEW Full Gear, go over Dynamite’s viewership figures and the highlights from Tony Khan’s media call.   Tony Khan’s conference call with media AEW Dynamite viewership AEW Full Gear preview...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the final AEW Dynamite before Full Gear featuring the contract signing between Kenny Omega and Hangman Page. They also discuss Bryan Danielson’s MMA Hour comments about WWE contracts. AEW Dynamite Review : The final Dynamite before Full Gear was highlighted by the contract signing between Kenny Omega and Hangman Page. Plus, Bryan Danielson takes on Rocky Romero f...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw as Kevin Owens and Big E’s misunderstandings reach a boiling point through Seth Rollins’ continued manipulations. From Louisville, WWE Raw featured the RK-Bro teaming with The Street Profits taking on the returning AJ Styles alongside Omos , Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler , a Fatal Five-Way for a shot at the Raw Women’s Championship , a member of the me...

Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo debut the podcast on the POST Wrestling network, giving an introduction to Wrestlenomics before diving into the WWE Q3 earnings report and the fallout that followed. A subscription to the Wrestlenomics Patreon is a must for understanding the wrestling business. Subscribers get: Nearly daily TV ratings reports, the most in-depth analysis published anywhere Continuou...

John Pollock and Phil Chertok discuss the excellent UFC 268 card from New York with rematches for the welterweight and women’s strawweight titles, and the best fight of 2021. MAIN CARD * Welterweight Championship: Kamaru Usman © vs. Colby Covington * Strawweight Championship: Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili *Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera *Shane Buergos vs. Billy Quarantillo *Justin Gaethje vs. Mich...

WH Park welcomes Jamesie ( The Boots and Trunks Podcast ) to the Long & Winding Royal Road . Jamesie chose one of the most popular matches in the history of All Japan: the April 20, 1991, six-man tag match between Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi . This match is considered by many experts to be the greatest multi-man match...

John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics and POST Wrestling to discuss the WWE’s third-quarter 2021 earnings report. The two dive into all the major news and details from the Q3 report and earnings calls with stock analysts as well as the departure of CFO Kristina Salen , the latest series of mass cuts in the company, and the state of the company as 2021 winds down. Wrestlenomic...

John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss yesterday’s list of WWE roster cuts, WWE Q3 Earnings highlights, the departure of CFO Kristina Salen, Johnny Gargano vs. Kyle O’Reilly tonight, and more.   WWE Roster Cuts incl. Keith Lee, Nia Jax, Karrion Kross, more. WWE Q3 Financial Highlights  WWE CFO Kristina Salen departs Johnny Gargano vs. Kyle O’Reilly Dark Match at SD AEW Dynamite Ratings   You can watc...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the AEW Dynamite from Missouri with Miro inserted into the Title Eliminator Tournament against Orange Cassidy and an incredible speech by CM Punk. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:10:07] AEW Dynamite Review : The episode from Independence, Missouri featured Miro taking the spot of Jon Moxley in the Title Eliminator Tournament against Orange Cassidy . On h...

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about WWE Raw featuring Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair, plus a special announcement about the latest addition to POST Wrestling. [00:00:00] Intro & Special Announcement [00:19:43] WWE Raw : From Providence, Raw kicked off with Becky Lynch defending the Raw Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair , Kevin Owens proposes a match with Big E. for the f...

John Pollock is joined by WH Park as they discuss the fallout from the G1 Climax, the injury to Kota Ibushi, and the state of the company as 2021 comes to a close. They also chat about Katsuyori Shibata’s return, NJPW’s financials for the past year, Katsuhiko Nakajima becomes GHC Heavyweight Champion, the one-hour draw between Jake Lee and Kento Miyahara, and the Japanese candidates for the WON Ha...

UFC 267 POST Show: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira, Yan vs. Sandhagen John Pollock and Phil Chertok are together in the POST Office for a review of UFC 267 from Abu Dhabi featuring Jan Blachowicz defending the light heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira. MAIN CARD * Light Heavyweight Championship: Jan Blachowicz © vs. Glover Teixeira * Interim Bantamweight Championship: Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen *Is...

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the Halloween edition of AEW Dynamite from Boston, chat Ring of Honor’s pending hiatus, NXT Halloween Havoc & more. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:12:38] NEWS OF THE DAY : ROH going on hiatus after Final Battle, state of the company Bandido booked by GCW for dates in December NXT 2.0 and WWE Raw viewership Halloween Havoc thoughts [00:48:43] AEW Dyn...

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about the season premiere of WWE Raw with a fatal four-way ladder match, the 2022 pay-per-view schedule, and Friday night viewership. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:07:12] NEWS OF THE DAY : WWE releases pay-per-view schedule for 2022 Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage viewership AEW Dynamite to air live across the U.S. Halloween Havoc pr...