August 2020 - Page 10 of 11 - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Raw’s Third Hour, Hiring of Nick Khan

August 5, 2020 John Pollock

How Raw’s third hour improved, WWE hires Nick Khan, AEW and NXT segments & matches, police investigating disturbing post from Marty Jannetty.

Former AWF champion Jaguar Vijay Singh passes away

August 5, 2020 John Pollock

Former Toronto-based independent wrestler Jaguar Vijay Singh (Vijay Hemanchal) has passed away, according to his original trainer Ron Hutchison.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: ESPN+ grows to 8.5 million subscribers

August 5, 2020 John Pollock

ESPN+ grows its subscriber base, Zabit vs. Yair fight is off, UFC PI’s head of operations going to WWE, several UFC suspensions & more.

NEWS

WWE hires CAA’s Nick Khan as new President & Chief Revenue Officer

August 5, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has confirmed the hiring of Nick Khan as its new President & Chief Revenue Officer following an initial report from John Ourand at Sports Business Journal.

IMPACT REPORT: Eric Young attacks Rich Swann again

August 4, 2020 Davie Portman

This week, Rich Swann made an announcement about his status, Eddie Edwards defends against Sami Callihan, Heath attempts to gain a roster spot & more.

Dana White’s Contender Series: Jacoby, Medic & Leavitt offered contracts

August 4, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s review of the Season 4 premiere of Dana White’s Contender Series headlined by Dustin Jacoby vs. Ty Flores with four fights from Las Vegas.

REWIND-A-WAI #67: WWF Capital Carnage (1998)

August 4, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF Capital Carnage 1998, a UK-only PPV from London, England headlined by a Fatal Four-Way match featuring Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Mankind vs. Kane.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Kenny King says The Hurt Business have asked him about his contract status with ROH

August 4, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Ariane Andrew talks about her status with AEW, Naomi confirms Jimmy Uso’s ACL injury, Kenny King says he receives calls from members of The Hurt Business about his contract with ROH, Lance Storm tells a WrestleMania 17 story, XFL has a bubble plan in place, and more.

WWE Raw ratings increase, breakdown of how Raw Underground did

August 4, 2020 John Pollock

The big test this week was whether a radical concept in the Raw Underground series of “fights” would retain its audience for the final hour of the show.

EXCLUSIVE: Fred Yehi discusses EVOLVE, MLW, rise of Black wrestlers, ROH Pure Title tourney

August 4, 2020 Andrew Thompson

POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson spoke with former EVOLVE Tag Team Champion Fred Yehi. Yehi was candid about his hope that black wrestlers can get together and start their own wrestling company. He also spoke about his time with EVOLVE, if there was ever a deal on the table from MLW and if he feels underappreciated for the work that he’s put in on the independent scene.

Kimber Lee signs long-term deal with IMPACT Wrestling

August 4, 2020 Andrew Thompson

IMPACT Wrestling officially announced the signing of Kimber Lee. She has signed a long-term deal with the company after debuting back in May.

RAR 8/3/20: Raw Underground, Rock-XFL, TNT-Dynamite

Rewind-A-Raw 8/3/20: Raw Underground, Rock-XFL, TNT-Dynamite

August 4, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw featuring the return of Shane McMahon with Raw Underground, Montez Ford is poisoned, and we chat all the latest news including the sale of the XFL.

Two teams advance in the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament

August 3, 2020 John Pollock

On the debut episode of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup tournament, two teams advanced to the semi-finals and featured several surprise appearances.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Shane McMahon, New Faction on Raw

August 3, 2020 John Pollock

Shane McMahon & a new faction advertised for Raw, MJF gets AEW title match, SmackDown viewers, Daniel Cormier on UFC 252 fight, Trevin Giles update & more.

TNT moving three episodes of AEW Dynamite due to NBA programming

August 3, 2020 John Pollock

With the return of the NBA, TNT has announced that several episodes of AEW Dynamite will be moved to different nights in August and September.

Dwayne Johnson part of group that has purchased the XFL for $15 million

August 3, 2020 John Pollock

The XFL has been sold and once again, its ownership group includes someone with heavy ties to professional wrestling in Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

POST SCHEDULE: Capital Carnage ’98, Fred Yehi, Daniel Makabe, Silva vs. Sonnen

August 2, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

This week’s schedule includes guests Fred Yehi, Daniel Makabe & Dylan Fox, a review of Capital Carnage ’98, a look back at Silva vs. Sonnen & lots more.

Apollo Crews advertised to return to Raw in title match against MVP

August 2, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has announced one match for Monday night’s episode of Raw and it will feature the return of a performer who has been absent for several weeks.

Brie & Nikki Bella give birth one day apart to baby boys

August 2, 2020 John Pollock

Over the weekend, Brie & Nikki Bella (Brianna Danielson and Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace) gave birth with each having a boy one day apart.

DAVIE PORTMAN’S REVIEW: Talk N’ Shop-A-Mania

August 2, 2020 Davie Portman

Davie Portman attempts to navigate and review Saturday’s Talk N’ Shop-A-Mania card starring Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows with plenty of guests.