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REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 4/24/18: Nakamura vs. The Club, Rumble Predictions

April 25, 2018

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 give our predictions for Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble.

Cruiserweight title match official, names added to 50-man Royal Rumble

April 24, 2018

On Tuesday’s episode of 205 Live, Kalisto won the Gauntlet Match to earn the Cruiserweight title shot against Cedric Alexander this Friday at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Spoilers from Impact Wrestling taping on Tuesday

April 24, 2018

We have several notes from Tuesday night’s Impact Wrestling television taping in Orlando with matches scheduled to air over the next few weeks.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/24 – Paul Levesque addresses WWE’s stance regarding Saudi Arabian event

April 24, 2018

Paul Levesque addresses the gender restrictions for the Greatest Royal Rumble defends WWE’s decision, broadcast outlets for Friday’s show, Paul Heyman not going to Saudi Arabia, Zack Ryder suffers a knee injury, Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James advertised, on-sale date for NJPW in San Francisco, and more.

WWE Live Report 4/23: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in Bowling Green, KY

April 24, 2018

Reader Blake Sims provided a live report to POST Wrestling, covering Monday night’s SmackDown house show in Kentucky with AJ Styles defending the WWE title against Shinsuke Nakamura and Carmella vs. Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch for the women’s title.

REWIND-A-RAW 4/23/18: Raw is Bruno, Greatest Royal Rumble

April 24, 2018

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. Wai shares his thoughts on the excellent Bruno documentary that premiered tonight on the WWE Network. John talks about the death of Motoko Baba.

Motoko Baba passes away at age 78

April 23, 2018

It was revealed in the press that Motoko Baba, the widow of Shohei “Giant” Baba, and former owner of All Japan Pro Wrestling died earlier this month.

Impact Redemption 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Nate Milton

April 23, 2018

John Pollock is joined by Keep It 2000’s Nate Milton to review Impact Wrestling’s Redemption pay-per-view. The two go through the full card and take your live feedback from the event. They discuss the state of Impact Wrestling in 2018, what worked and what didn’t on the show, and whether or not Impact Wrestling has been “redeemed”.

Impact Wrestling “Redemption” Report – Pentagon Jr. wins Impact title, Tessa Blanchard debuts

April 22, 2018

John Pollock goes through the Impact Wrestling “Redemption” pay-per-view event from Orlando, Florida, featuring Austin Aries vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Fenix for the Impact title, Matt Sydal vs. Petey Williams for the X title, LAX defending the tag titles against Eli Drake & Scott Steiner, and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/22 – WWE Network listing Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window

April 22, 2018

The WWE Network is listing the Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window, a big preview of tonight’s Impact Wrestling pay-per-view, Netflix series looks at Donald Trump’s political inspiration, winners of the WWE’s Saudi Arabian tryouts, Kevin Lee dominates Edson Barboza, World of Sports announces taping, and more.

UFC Fight Night Atlantic City Report – Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson

April 21, 2018

John Pollock goes through Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, featuring a main event bout between Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar returns for a rematch with Cub Swanson, plus heavyweights Chase Sherman and Justin Willis face off on the main card.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/20: Remembering Bruno Sammartino

April 20, 2018

We look at a lot of the coverage for Bruno Sammartino this week, Alexa Bliss scheduled for Backlash, MLW debuts on beIN Sports, WWE tour in South Africa, how U.K. viewers can watch the Impact pay-per-view, new deal with 5Spike, Young Bucks’ final night at famous venue, New Orleans police investigating WrestleCon incident, Andre the Giant doc review, and more.

“André the Giant” Documentary Review (w/ Pat Laprade)

April 20, 2018

John Pollock and Wai Ting provide a comprehensive review of HBO’s “André the Giant” documentary chronicling the life and career of the late André Rousimoff. Following the review, the two are joined by historian and author Pat Laprade to discuss his experience working as a field producer for the film. Pat talks about traveling to France to interview André’s family, how he felt Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan came across in the documentary, and his upcoming book on the life of André the Giant.

Pat Laprade talks HBO “André the Giant” documentary (Patreon Preview)

April 19, 2018

Wrestling historian and author Pat Laprade joins John Pollock and Wai Ting 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 Giant at www.postwrestlingcafe.com.

upNXT 4/19/18: A New Beginning… Again.

April 19, 2018

Braden Herrington is joined by his brand new co-host Davie Portman as they discuss the start of the “new era” of NXT including Ricochet’s Full Sail in-ring debut, Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dane in a No DQ match, and Candice LeRae vs. Zelina Vega.

Paul Jones passes away at the age of 75

April 19, 2018

It was reported on Wednesday by the Mid-Atlantic Gateway website that Paul Jones (real name Paul Frederik) recently passed away, although details of his death are unknown.

Bruno Sammartino (1935-2018)

April 18, 2018

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. The two are joined by Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski to chat about Sammartino’s incredible legacy, his two runs as WWWF champion, his biggest drawing programs, his appeal to his audience as the ultimate hero and why the city of Toronto was such an integral part of Sammartino’s career.

BWE 4/18/18: WWE UK returns, ITV World of Sport rumours, RevPro Live in New Orleans

April 18, 2018

Oli and Benno are back to talk the announcement of WWE UK returning for two days at the Royal Albert Hall and reports of new ITV World of Sport tapings in the summer. They also review RevPro Live in New Orleans and discuss the announcements of Kassius Ohno for Progress Super Strong Style 16, Drew Parker in Tournament Of Death, Kenoh coming to Frontline Wrestling and John Klinger’s return to GWF.