December 2018 - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate fulfill final UK indie dates

December 31, 2018 John Pollock

Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate fulfill their final UK independent dates, matches for tonight’s episode of Raw, Beyond Wrestling announces a weekly show for April, talent added to WrestleMania Week shows and more.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominates Tenshin Nasukawa at Rizin

December 31, 2018 John Pollock

Floyd Mayweather Jr. made quick work of kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in the main event of Rizin’s New Year’s card, plus all of the results from the card in Saitama.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2017 w/ Michelle Cain

December 31, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 29 sees Chris Charlton and Michelle Cain look at 2017. Hiromu Takahashi debuts in the Dome, Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada have a classic, and DDT run the (empty) Dome for the first time.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: News and notes from UFC 232

December 30, 2018 John Pollock

News and notes coming out of UFC 132, an update on Cat Zingano, Rizin’s New Year’s card featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr., matches taped for SmackDown, Mick Foley attends UFC and more.

REWIND-A-WAI #26: ECW One Night Stand 2005

December 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ECW One Night Stand, WWE’s one-night-only revival of Extreme Championship Wrestling from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York. We discuss the stories behind what many consider one of the best PPVs of all time, including its creation, the involvement of the WWE, Eddie Guerrero’s displeasure with his participation, JBL vs. the Blue Meanie and more.

UFC 232 POST Show: Jones vs. Gustafsson, Cyborg vs. Nunes

December 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok and Ziggy Cao to review UFC 232 featuring Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson and Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes.

UFC 232 Report: Jon Jones stops Alexander Gustafsson, Amanda Nunes defeats Cyborg

December 29, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock covers the UFC 232 card from Saturday night at The Forum in California with Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The latest on the Jon Jones story

December 29, 2018 John Pollock

The latest on the Jon Jones case going into tonight’s UFC 232 card, matches taped for Monday’s Raw, Impact’s viewership, MLW runs an angle involving a stabbing and more.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2016 w/ Joe Lanza

December 29, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 28 sees Chris Charlton and Voices of Wrestling’s Joe Lanza look at 2016. AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura leave NJPW following their match, leading to a sudden elevation for Kenny Omega, and Kazuchika Okada finally vanquishes Hiroshi Tanahashi.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE’s Christmas viewership, Jeff Novitzky defends UFC 232 decision

December 28, 2018 John Pollock

Jeff Novitzky defends the UFC’s decision to move the UFC 232 card and allow Jon Jones to fight Saturday, Hiroshi Tanahashi signs a new deal, WWE’s Christmas viewership and more.

The Worst of 2018 Show

December 28, 2018 John Pollock

It’s POST Wrestling’s Worst of 2018 show as the panel of John Pollock, Wai Ting, Braden Herrington, and Davie Portman go through the worst that 2018 had to offer.

upNXT 12/27/18: Wrestling Day

December 27, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman chat this week’s episode of WWE NXT featuring Undisputed Era vs. Heavy Machinery for the NXT Tag titles, a number one contender’s fatal four-way for the NXT Women’s title featuring Bianca Bel-Air vs. Mia Yim vs. Io Shirai vs. Lacey Evans, a great Tommaso Ciampa promo and more!

RARSD 12/26/18: Xmas Raw & SD, UFC 232, Impact to Pursuit, Jingle Contest Winner

December 26, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting return after a short break for Christmas with condensed reviews of Raw and SmackDown from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Plus, they go through the entire UFC 232 mess involving Jon Jones and Impact Wrestling going to the Pursuit Channel in 2019.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: John Cena returns on SmackDown next week

December 26, 2018 John Pollock

John Cena will be on next week’s episode of SmackDown, a lengthy look at the Jon Jones situation affecting UFC 232, Akira Tozawa being sent for Korakuen Hall show and lots more.

BWE 12/26/18: Best Of British & European Wrestling 2018

December 26, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin, Oli & Benno are joined by Benno’s co-hosts on the Indy Corner Spotlight podcast, JP Houlihan and Joe Lemon, to talk all the best of British and European wrestling in 2018.

Vince McMahon announces women’s tag titles coming in 2019

December 24, 2018 John Pollock

During a pre-taped segment that ran on Monday’s Christmas Eve edition of Raw, Vince McMahon made several announcements.

Stardom announces WrestleMania Week show, Year End Awards

December 24, 2018 John Pollock

Stardom has announced a show for WrestleMania Week in New York City, along with their Year End Awards and results from their final card of 2018.

The POST Wrestling Christmas Show 2018

December 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In their largest show ever, John and Wai reflect on the launch of POST Wrestling one year ago and do so with their friends while welcoming many surprise guests. Plus, the annual POST Wrestling Christmas Jingle Contest goes down with plenty of controversy coming out of this year’s version.

Test finding for Jon Jones leads to UFC 232 being moved to California

December 23, 2018 John Pollock

A finding in Jon Jones’ pre-fight drug test earlier this month has led to the UFC moving this Saturday’s UFC 232 card from Las Vegas to California.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: New Japan’s U.S. shows off to a strong start

December 23, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan’s next set of shows in the U.S. get off to a strong start, latest signing by ROH, WWE’s Holiday Week viewership, title changes at Dragon Gate & more.