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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/22 – Sami Zayn out for the rest of 2018 with two torn rotator cuffs

June 22, 2018

Sami Zayn will miss the rest of the year with two torn rotator cuffs, AAA still has a hold on a date at Madison Square Garden, Lucha Underground’s viewership has a big drop, review of Impact Wrestling, four contracts handed out on DWTNCS, our POST PROFILE on Vader & more.

THE POST PROFILE: The Man They Call Vader

June 22, 2018

John Pollock examines the career and legacy of the late Leon “Vader” White, including exclusive interviews with former colleagues Bret Hart and Jim Ross, Japanese wrestling historian & author Chris Charlton, and Jordan Breen of Between Rounds Radio.

REWIND-A-WAI #13: Tag Team (1991) starring Jesse Ventura & Roddy Piper

June 22, 2018

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tag Team, a 1991 TV pilot starring Jesse “The Body” Ventura and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.

upNXT 6/21/18: NXT HangOver Chicago

June 21, 2018

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman chat this week’s “Hangover” edition of WWE NXT including War Raiders vs. The Mighty and Bianca Belair vs. Dakota Kai. They discuss the outcomes of TakeOver: Chicago, the future of WWE UK NXT, fantasy booking WrestleMania in the UK, and your feedback!

The Life & Career of Leon ‘Vader’ White

June 20, 2018

John Pollock examines the career and life of the late Leon ‘Vader’ White with exclusive comments from Jim Ross and Bret Hart, reflecting on one of the greatest ‘big men’ in the history of professional wrestling.

Leon ‘Vader’ White passes away at 63

June 20, 2018

Leon White, better known as Big Van Vader or simply Vader, passed away on Monday night, according to his son Jesse who announced the news Wednesday.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 6/19/18: Big Cass released, Gauntlet Match

June 20, 2018

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SMACKDOWN 6/19/18: A gauntlet match between Daniel Bryan, Big E, Samoa Joe, Rusev & The Miz takes place to determine AJ Styles’ opponent at Extreme Rules, Jeff Hardy has eyes for Shinsuke Nakamura, Sanity debuts, and we discuss the WWE’s release of Big Cass.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/19 – Big Cass released, ROH loses Madison Square Garden

June 19, 2018

Big Cass been released by the WWE, ROH’s Joe Koff confirms that they have lost their date with Madison Square Garden due to the WWE, NWA TNA launched on this date in 2002, Alicia Fox cleared to return, Sanity scheduled for SmackDown tonight, PCO announced for BOLA, Week 2 of DWTNCS & more.

New Japan releases the full cards for the G1 Climax tournament

June 19, 2018

The complete schedule of matches for this year’s G1 Climax has been released with the lineups for all 19 shows. The tournament begins on Saturday, July 14th and will wrap up with three consecutive nights at Budokan Hall.

REWIND-A-RAW 6/18/18: Rousey Suspended, Surprise Title Change

June 19, 2018

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE RAW 6/18/18: Ronda Rousey is suspended after attacking new champion Alexa Bliss, Bayley and Sasha Banks break up again, Braun Strowman sets a target with his MITB briefcase, and a title unexpectedly changes hands. We also discuss the announcements of the NJPW G1 Climax 2018 blocks and the WWE’s NXT UK brand.

RAR OVERRUN 6/18/18: WWE 24 – Hardys: Woken, Total Bellas Reviews

June 19, 2018

We deliver a full review of WWE 24 – The Hardys: Woken. Wai reviews Total Bellas Season 3 Episode 5 as John Cena invites Nikki out to dinner to discuss getting back together.

WWE announces NXT UK brand with two additional championships to be introduced

June 18, 2018

During Monday’s WWE card at Royal Albert Hall, Paul Levesque entered the ring alongside Johnny Saint and formally announced the launch of the WWE’s own NXT U.K. brand.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/18 – NJPW announces the G1 blocks, Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi set for the tournament

June 18, 2018

New Japan announces the blocks for the G1 Climax with many big matches, AJ Styles lands the cover of WWE 2K19, Women of Wrestling (WOW) strikes a television deal for 2019, WWE at Royal Albert Hall, the ’24’ special on The Hardys, POST Wrestling’s schedule this week & lots more.

Money in the Bank 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting

June 18, 2018

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Money in the Bank 2018: Ronda Rousey challenges Nia Jax for the Raw Women’s Championship, Men’s and Women’s Money In The Bank winners are decided in ladder matches, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing Match, Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal in front of a hostile Chicago crowd and more.

WWE Money in the Bank 2018 Report

June 17, 2018

John Pollock reviews the WWE Money in the Bank card from the Allstate Arena, featuring AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a ‘Last Man Standing Match’ for the WWE title, two Money in the Bank Ladder matches, Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw women’s title & more.

upNXT 6/17/18: NXT TakeOver Chicago II Post Show

June 17, 2018

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman chat NXT TakeOver: Chicago II including a Chicago Street Fight between Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa, NXT champion Aleister Black vs. Lars Sullivan, Undisputed Era vs. Burch & Lorcan, plus your feedback and more!

WWE Money in the Bank Preview

June 17, 2018

John Pollock previews tonight’s WWE Money in the Bank event from the Allstate Arena with AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in ‘Last Man Standing Match’, two Money in the Bank Ladder matches, and Nia Jax defends the Raw women’s title against Ronda Rousey.

List of participants for the G1 Climax tournament

June 17, 2018

During Sunday’s Kizuna Road card, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the participants for this year’s G1 Climax tournament, which begins Saturday, July 14th and concludes with three straight nights at Budokan Hall on August 10th, 11th, and 12th.