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Mexican legend Rayo de Jalisco passes away at 85

July 19, 2018 John Pollock

Legendary Lucha Libre figure Rayo de Jalisco (Max Linares) has died, according to several reports.

upNXT 7/19/18: Pirates, Vikings & Serial Killers

July 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman return to chat this week’s WWE NXT including a triple threat to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship, multiple vignettes for superstars/storylines, and attempting not to spoil the new Full Sail taping results.

G1 Climax 28 Review: July 19 – Omega vs. Goto, Naito vs. Ishii

July 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 28. Day 4 (July 19) is headlined by Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito.

Titus O’Neil issues statement on Hulk Hogan’s reinstatement

July 19, 2018 John Pollock

Titus O’Neil posted a statement on Wednesday to address Hulk Hogan’s reinstatement by the WWE, clearing up rumors regarding his own reaction, and to share his thoughts on Hogan’s apology to the WWE locker room from this past Sunday in Pittsburgh.

Major spoiler from the NXT tapings at Full Sail University, main event announced for TakeOver

July 18, 2018 John Pollock

Major spoiler from the NXT tapings at Full Sail University

Television Viewership Report: Raw and SmackDown post gains over the previous week

July 18, 2018 John Pollock

We look at this week’s viewership figures for the WWE’s Raw and SmackDown Live programs on the USA Network, which each faced competition from the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby and All-Star Games respectively.

USADA rules Anderson Silva took a contaminated supplement, delivers one-year suspension

July 18, 2018 John Pollock

USADA announced on Wednesday that former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has accepted a one-year suspension stemming from an out-of-competition drug test failure in October 2017.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 7/17/18: Orton attacks Hardy, Slammiversary Preview

July 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Randy Orton delivers a gruesome attack to Jeff Hardy during his match with Shinsuke Nakamura, The Miz delivers a eulogy for Team Hell No, AJ Styles faces Andrade “Cien” Almas, and Becky Lynch targets Carmella. John previews Sunday’s Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary XVI pay-per-view.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Keith Lee & Io Shirai report to the WWE’s Performance Center

July 17, 2018 John Pollock

Keith Lee & Io Shirai are among the latest signings to report to the WWE PC, Sinclair faces problems from the FCC over Tribune purchase, Hulk Hogan’s return to the WWE receives scrutiny, Bellator announces fighters for their welterweight tournament, G1 Climax update, and lots more.

DOUBLE SHOT 7/17/18: BTE 111, ROH/NJPW at MSG, Total Bellas

July 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In this week’s DOUBLE SHOT, Wai Ting & John Pollock discuss Being The Elite (Ep. 111), the ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden, and Total Bellas (Season 3 Episode 8).

REWIND-A-RAW 7/16/18: Sasha loves Bayley, Lesnar’s fate

July 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The Sasha Banks-Bayley saga continues with a confession of love, Paul Heyman answers Kurt Angle’s threat to strip Brock Lesnar of his title, Ronda Rousey attacks, triple threat eliminators take place to determine Lesnar’s next challenger.

Big six-man tag announced for Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N Rager Cruise

July 16, 2018 John Pollock

On Monday’s episode of “Being the Elite”, it was announced that Chris Jericho & The Young Bucks will take on Kenny Omega, Cody & Marty Scurll on Jericho’s Rock ‘N Rager at Sea later year this year.

G1 Climax 28 Review: July 16 – Tanahashi vs. White

July 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 28. Day 3 (July 16) is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White and Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Luck Fale. We also rank our Top 5 Matches following the first three days of the tournament.

This week’s schedule at POST Wrestling

July 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

This coming week at POST Wrestling, we will continue our coverage of all the G1 cards, a special review of Impact’s Slammiversary pay-per-view, Chris Charlton travels back to 1993 at the Tokyo Dome, the upNXT crew returns, SummerSlam begins to take form on WWE programming and a review of 100th Monday Nitro.

Masa Saito passes away at 76

July 16, 2018 John Pollock

Masa Saito passed away over the weekend at the age of 76, following a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. After representing Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics, Saito had a storied career that included major runs with New Japan Pro Wrestling, the AWA and held the WWWF tag titles twice.

Extreme Rules 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting

July 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Seth Rollins challenges Dolph Ziggler in an Iron Man match, AJ Styles defends the WWE World title against Rusev, Bobby Lashley faces Roman Reigns, and more. We also discuss the return of Hulk Hogan to the WWE.

WWE Extreme Rules 2018 Report feat. Roman Reigns vs. Bobby Lashley

July 15, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through the WWE Extreme Rules event from Pittsburgh, featuring Roman Reigns taking on Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles vs. Rusev for the WWE title, a Ronda Rousey appearance, and Team Hell No challenges for the SmackDown tag titles.

G1 Climax 28 Review: July 15 – Omega vs. Naito

July 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 28. The July 15th show is headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito and Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

WWE Extreme Rules Preview

July 15, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock previews tonight’s WWE Extreme Rules events, featuring Roman Reigns taking on Bobby Lashley, a WWE title match between AJ Styles and Rusev, as well as Ronda Rousey appearing on the show and Team Hell No challenging for the SmackDown tag titles.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 7/15 – The WWE announces that Hulk Hogan has been “reinstated” into their Hall of Fame

July 15, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that Hulk Hogan has been “reinstated” into their Hall of Fame, Daniel Bryan suggests he will likely re-sign with WWE, a full review of the UFC card from Idaho, Hiromu Takahashi issues a statement, G1 Climax shows begin at POST Wrestling & lots more.