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REWIND-A-WAI #17: WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

August 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 featuring Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman. The event also features Goldberg (just 6 days after winning the WCW title), Bret Hart, Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero and Kevin Greene.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Colt Cabana denies showing up at WWE event during lawsuit

August 16, 2018 John Pollock

Colt Cabana denies showing up at a WWE event after the Dr. Amann lawsuit was filed, Impact Wrestling preview, Dave Meltzer’s comments regarding Peyton Royce, reviews of NXT & 205 Live this week, Kayla Harrison fights for the PFL tonight, Glover Teixeira injured & more.

upNXT 8/16/18: Brooklyn’s Kindest

August 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman are back as they gear up for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 and unveil a contest where YOU could win a ticket to the show THIS Saturday! They review this week’s go-home episode of WWE NXT featuring Tyler Bate vs. Roderick Strong.

WWE’s television viewership for Raw, SmackDown Live & ‘Miz & Mrs’

August 15, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE’s television viewership for this week’s episodes of Raw and SmackDown small minimal movement as the promotion gears up for SummerSlam this weekend, and a look at the fourth week of “Miz & Mrs”.

DOUBLE SHOT 8/15/18: NITRO, Lucha Underground, BTE 115

August 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John recaps this week’s Lucha Underground featuring a marriage proposal, Wai recaps Being The Elite (Ep. 115) and John gives our first book review with “NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner’s WCW” by Guy Evans.

John Pollock ranks the 91 matches from the G1 Climax

August 15, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock ranks the 91 matches from the G1 Climax, which just concluded this past weekend with Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Kota Ibushi in the finals at Budokan Hall.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 8/14/18: Miz & Bryan, SummerSlam Preview

August 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Miz & Daniel Bryan recap their 8-year rivalry, Samoa Joe reads a letter from AJ Styles’ wife, and Becky Lynch proves herself to Charlotte on the SummerSlam go-home edition of SmackDown. Plus, we preview all 13 matches on the card.

Jeff Jarrett & Global Force Entertainment file lawsuit against Anthem Sports & Entertainment

August 14, 2018 John Pollock

Last Thursday, a lawsuit was filed by Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment (GFE) against Anthem Sports & Entertainment and Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, which is a subsidiary of the company that oversees Impact Wrestling. Jarrett is being represented by Samuel Miller of the Miller Legal Partners firm.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ian “Doc Dean” Brown passes away at the age of 48

August 14, 2018 John Pollock

Ian “Doc” Dean has passed away at age 48, more notes on the passing of Jim Neidhart, Natalya issues a statement on her father’s passing, Renee Young comments on her performance Monday, updated card for SummerSlam, Elias to perform at the show, UFC releases Tom Lawlor & Gleison Tibau.

REWIND-A-RAW 8/13/18: Jim Neidhart remembered, Dean Ambrose returns

August 14, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It’s SummerSlam Week as Dean Ambrose returns, Paul Heyman gives Roman Reigns an offer, and Ronda Rousey and the WWE remember Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. We also discuss the day’s top stories as John recaps the life and career of Jim Neidhart, and Colt Cabana sues CM Punk over legal fees.

POST Wrestling’s schedule of shows for ‘SummerSlam Week’

August 13, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It’s another big week in professional wrestling that climaxes with the WWE’s running the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on consecutive nights with TakeOver and SummerSlam.

WWE announces date and location for SmackDown’s 1,000th episode

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that they will be holding the 1,000th episode of SmackDown Live on Tuesday, October 16th from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart passes away at 63

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

Jim Neidhart has passed away at the age of 63, we take a look at the career of Neidhart from his start in Stampede Wrestling, his many runs with the World Wrestling Federation, going to WCW in 1998 and health issues he had been dealing with.

G1 Climax 28 Final Review w/ John Pollock, Wai Ting & WH Park [FREE SHOW]

August 12, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the G1 Climax 28 Final featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi. We run down the entire card and give our tournament picks for Best & Worst of the G1.

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. announced for “All In”

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

On Sunday’s edition of “Being the Elite”, it was announced that Kenny Omega will be facing Pentagon Jr. at the “All In” event on Saturday, September 1st at the Sears Centre.

The winner of the G1 Climax from Sunday’s final at Budokan Hall

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

The finals of the 28th G1 Climax took place Sunday from Budokan Hall with the A Block winner Hiroshi Tanahashi meeting B Block winner Kota Ibushi to conclude the tournament.

New Japan releases the full card for the G1 final

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the card for the G1 final that takes place Sunday morning at 2 am Eastern from Budokan Hall, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Kota Ibushi in the finals of the tournament.

Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi (DDT Budokan 2012) – Alternate Commentary

August 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Ahead of the G1 Climax 28 finals, John Pollock and Wai Ting provide alternate commentary for Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi’s first match at Budokan Hall for DDT Peter Pan (August 18, 2012) in this week’s POST Production.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 11 (B Block Final) – Omega vs. Ibushi, Contest Winners

August 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the B Block Final of the G1 Climax 28 from the historic Budokan Hall. Chris Engler then joins the show to announce the winners of the POST Wrestling 2018 G1 Climax Contest.

The winner of the G1 B Block, final match is set for Sunday at Budokan Hall

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling ran their second of three straight G1 cards at Budokan Hall Saturday with the final B Block tournament matches. IWGP heavyweight champion Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Tetsuya Naito remained alive on the final B Block show.