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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Backlash 2018: In what has become an early candidate for worst show of the year, the event featured Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Carmella vs. Charlotte, and a show-stealing performance featuring Seth Rollins vs. The Miz. John and Wai run down the entire card, take your Café feedback (featuring a record setting rating for the show...

We have a name!  John Pollock and WH Park present the first official version of POST PURORESU, our monthly look at all the news and events happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. This month, the two discuss the recent passing of Bruno Sammartino and Motoko Baba, their legacies, Sammartino’s loyalty to the Baba family, how Motoko is remembered, her role in preserving AJPW after t...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 5/1/18: Shinsuke Nakamura low blows AJ Styles one more time before their title match on Sunday, Carmella and Charlotte face off, Big Cass still hates short people, and Lana drops her Russian accent as she helps Rusev fix his English. We preview and give our predictions for Sunday’s Backlash PPV. 205 Live features Kendrick/Gallagher vs. Tozawa/Itami, B...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 4/30/18: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn are treated to huge hometown reactions in Montreal, while Roman Reigns receives the opposite as he addresses the controversy from his Steel Cage Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental title, Ronda backs Natalya, Sasha  blanks on Bayley, and Titus O’Neil capitalizes on his...

Against all technical odds, John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 4/24/18: Shinsuke Nakamura debuts his HEEL entrance music before dismantling The (reunited) Club’s Gallows & Anderson in front of a helpless AJ Styles, Big Cass explains why he hates short people like Daniel Bryan, and The Uso’s finally find The Bludgeon Brothers’ (glowing) kryptonite. We run through the entire card and...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 4/23/18: The WWE pays tribute to the passing of Bruno Sammartino, Raw gives a final push to its matches ahead of Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble , and Ronda Rousey gets physical in Natalya’s defense. Days ahead of the show, we discuss the WWE’s position (or lack thereof) on the absence of its female performers at the Greatest Royal Rumble . Wai shares his th...

John Pollock is joined by Keep It 2000’s Nate Milton to review Impact Wrestling’s Redemption pay-per-view. Featuring Austin Aries defending the Impact title against Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, a major angle involving Eddie Edwards, the debut of a new Knockout, a 55-year old doing a top rope Frankensteiner, the announcement of the Slammiversary location, and Don Callis calling the show alongside Josh M...

Wrestling historian and author Pat Laprade joins us to discuss his role in the making of HBO Sports' André the Giant documentary. Listen to the full interview in our Patreon-exclusive review of André the Gian t at www.postwrestlingcafe.com . Subscribe to POST Wrestling iTunes & iOS  | Android | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forum h...

John Pollock and  Wai Ting present a special POST Wrestling tribute to the late Bruno Sammartino, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. In the first portion, John and Wai go over the incredible story of Sammartino’s emigration to the U.S. from Italy, fleeing Nazis during World War II, his introduction to professional wrestling, being blackballed from numerous states in his career, and his...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 4/17/18: In a complete contrast to Raw, night two of the Superstar Shake-Up brings major changes to SmackDown Live with the addition of names such as Samoa Joe, Asuka, Jeff Hardy and more. Also featuring the return of Big Cass and the announced call-ups of NXT’s SAnitY and Andrade “Cien” Almas. We review 205 Live and talk about its stagnant state foll...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 4/16/18: It’s night one of the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up as wrestlers from SmackDown Live jump over to Raw. Join us as we dissect an evening of game-changing roster changes featuring the likes of Jinder Mahal, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler and Breezango! Also, Jeff Hardy becomes a Grand Slam champ and a former NXT champion makes his return. We also discuss the...

John Pollock and  Wai Ting are joined by Conrad Thompson ( Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, What Happened When with Tony Schiavone ) for an in-depth discussion about wrestling podcasting in this month’s POST Roundtable: Why are podcasts so popular with wrestling fans? The struggle of monetizing podcasts and digital media Why do so many wrestling podcasts fail? Being approached by the WWE ...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 4/10/18: A new SmackDown General Manager is announced, Daniel Bryan faces AJ Styles as a newly heel Shinsuke Nakamura lurks, an NXT duo makes their debut, and Carmella cashes in her MITB contract. 205 Live features the first appearance of new champion Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak vs. Mark Andrews, and a sleeping fan who has clearly had his fill of Man...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 4/9/18: It’s the biggest Raw of the year featuring all the fallout from WrestleMania 34, a heartfelt retirement speech from Paige, a number of wrestler returns, NXT call-ups and more. Plus, Café feedback to WWE Raw from the POST Wrestling Forum . For full WrestleMania Week coverage, become a POST Wrestling patron to listen to our WrestleMania Road Diaries ....

Moments after attending the show live, John Pollock and  Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 34 directly from the parking garage of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. John and Wai give you a complete rundown of the show and share their experience watching it live. Featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. HHH & Stephanie,...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 4/3/18: The go-home episode of SmackDown features the return of Shane McMahon showing off his “miraculous” recovery and confirming his partnership with Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania, Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles continue sharing “mind games”, and Carmella fails another MITB cash-in attempt on Charlotte. The Mixed Match Challenge came to a close on T...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 4/2/18: It’s the WrestleMania 34 go-home show with Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle in a press conference with Stephanie & Triple H, Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar in what may have been Brock’s final Raw appearance, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor in a fantastic match, and John Cena trying to summon The Undertaker one last time. We discuss everything coming up...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 3/27/18: Daniel Bryan officially challenges Owens & Zayn to a WrestleMania match, an update on Shane McMahon’s condition, Shinsuke Nakamura plays mind games with AJ Styles, Rusev enters the United States championship match and The New Day return to face The Bludgeon Brothers. Mixed Match Challenge’s last semi-final features the returning Boss Club...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 3/26/18: John Cena mimics The Undertaker, Ronda Rousey tosses around Absolution, Stephanie and HHH show off their training in their own UFC-style hype video, Brock Lesnar lays out Roman Reigns, Sasha and Bayley’s rivalry turns physical. We also discuss the news of Shane McMahon’s hospitalization due to diverticulitus and the status of his WrestleMania 34 ma...

John Pollock and  Wai Ting review NJPW Strong Style Evolved from Long Beach, CA featuring The Golden Lovers vs. The Young Bucks, one of the more emotional wrestling matches we’ve seen in recent memory. We also discuss the strengths and disadvantages of the AXS TV production featuring Jim Ross and Josh Barnett, Jay White vs. “Hangman” Page, Minoru Suzuki/Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kazuchika Okada/Tomohiro...

John Pollock and WH Park are back with their monthly show to discuss all the events going on in the world of Japanese wrestling. The two review Thursday’s New Japan Cup Final, highlighted by Zack Sabre Jr. defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi in the finals to earn an IWGP heavyweight title match with Kazuchika Okada at Sakura Genesis, several future title matches teased, and Zack’s incredible press confere...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 3/20/18: Daniel Bryan announces his return to in-ring competition and gets physical in a WWE ring for the first time in 2 years; Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are punished for their attack on Shane McMahon; Charlotte vs. Natalya is interrupted by a MITB cash-in. Team Little Big (Alexa Bliss & Braun Strowman) takes on Miz & Asuka in the Mixed Match...

John Pollock  and  Wai Ting  present a special "Breaking News" update after the WWE announced that Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) has been cleared to return to the ring. The two go over the statement released on Tuesday, the doctors that have cleared Bryan, the reversal of Dr. Joseph Maroon's decision, and the impact Bryan's return will have on the WrestleMania card in New Orleans this year.   Sub...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 3/19/18: The Ultimate Deletion is here as Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy battle on the Hardy Compound, Ronda Rousey discusses what WrestleMania means for her post-UFC career, Roman Reigns is handcuffed by the US Marshals and ambushed by Brock Lesnar, and John Cena continues to call for The Undertaker. Plus, we recap WWE 24: Empowered documenting the first women’...

John Pollock and  Wai Ting are joined by Braden Herrington and Bartender Dave to announce their new weekly WWE NXT review, upNXT . Plus a discussion of a variety of topics in our monthly POST Roundtable:   What will main event WrestleMania 34? Will Daniel Bryan have a WrestleMania match? The current state of NXT WWE’s ‘Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal’ naming fiasco Are fans losing interest i...