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IMPACT REPORT: Purrazzo vs. Grace in a 30-minute Ironman Match

August 25, 2020 Davie Portman

Davie Portman reviews the second week of “Emergence” featuring the 30-minute Ironman match between Deonna Purrazzo and Jordynne Grace.

ASK-A-WAI: Ask Us Anything! (September 2020)

August 25, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting answer their patrons’ questions from the POST Wrestling Forum in the September 2020 edition of Ask-A-Wai.

REPORT: Stu Bennett to be on commentary for 8/26 edition of NXT

August 25, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Per report, former WWE talent Stu Bennett is returning to the company for one night only to provide commentary for NXT.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Cyberbully of Hana Kimura confesses to her actions, expresses regret for what she said

August 25, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Cyberbully of Hana Kimura expresses regret for what she said, El Phantasmo speaks about his “Autistic Assassin” comments in 2019, Thunder Rosa on her struggles in Japan, former WWE Tough Enough winner on being the focus of Wrestlers’ Court, WWE’s statement on KKK audience member in ThunderDome and more.

WWE Raw tops two million viewers, posts best numbers since April

August 25, 2020 John Pollock

Coming out of WWE SummerSlam, Monday’s episode of Raw had its best performance since April as it topped two million viewers and drove up the demographic rating.

WWE’s deal with Amway Center goes through late October, PPV set for 9/27

August 25, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Greg Angel of Spectrum News 13 provided details about WWE’s current deal with the Amway Center and the amount of money WWE is paying in rent.

Saturday Night Dynamite finishes fifth for the night on cable

August 25, 2020 John Pollock

AEW’s first-time experiment of running Dynamite on a Saturday resulted in the show finishing fifth on cable trailing the NBA and UFC.

NJPW testing remote cheering system so fans can further express themselves during shows

August 25, 2020 Andrew Thompson

New Japan is set to adopt a cheering system that is often used in stadiums so fans who are in attendance at their shows can further express their emotions.

Rewind-A-Raw 8/24/20: SummerSlam Hangover, Keith Lee Debuts

August 25, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the first episode of WWE Raw inside the WWE ThunderDome with the fallout to SummerSlam and the immediate turnaround for Payback this weekend.

Universal Title Match added to WWE Payback, updated card

August 24, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has revealed that Roman Reigns will have his first match back this Sunday at WWE Payback in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Universal title.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Renee Paquette issues farewell to WWE

August 24, 2020 John Pollock

Renee Paquette issues farewell to WWE, SummerSlam analysis, WWE financials, WWE 24 review, Will Ospreay on Rev Pro, Dana White notes, and more.

Stipulations announced for first round KOPW matches

August 24, 2020 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has revealed the results of their online poll for the KOPW match stipulations for Wednesday’s show at Korakuen Hall.

POST SCHEDULE: WWE Payback, NJPW Summer Struggle, Cruel Summer

August 24, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

This week’s schedule includes POST Shows after WWE Payback & NJPW Summer Struggle, the return of Cruel Summer with guest Stephanie Chase & a Thursday night Rewind-A-Dynamite.

WWE SummerSlam 2020 POST Show

August 24, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam featuring the return of Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend for Universal Championship, and Asuka going for double gold.

WWE SummerSlam notes: Sonya Deville says goodbye, Rollins sports throwback Mysterio gear

August 23, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Notes coming out of the 2020 SummerSlam pay-per-view include Sonya Deville saying “goodbye” to WWE.

Roman Reigns returns to WWE, attacks new Universal Champion Bray Wyatt at SummerSlam

August 23, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Roman Reigns made his return to WWE programming at SummerSlam and attacked the new Universal Champion Bray Wyatt.

Keith Lee joining WWE RAW roster

August 23, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Just one day after losing the NXT Championship, Keith Lee was announced to be making the move to Monday Night RAW.

Asuka defeats Sasha Banks at SummerSlam to become RAW Women’s Champion

August 23, 2020 Andrew Thompson

After losing her SmackDown Women’s Title match earlier in the night, Asuka was able to bounce back and defeat Sasha Banks to become RAW Women’s Champion.

Renee Young confirms her departure from WWE

August 23, 2020 Andrew Thompson

During the SummerSlam Kickoff panel, Renee Young confirmed that SummerSlam is her last event with WWE.

New champions, number one contenders, and plenty of news came out of NXT TakeOver: XXX and the conference call that followed Saturday evening.

WEEKEND NEWS UPDATE: Fallout from NXT TakeOver, AEW Dynamite

August 23, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

New champions, number one contenders, and plenty of news came out of NXT TakeOver: XXX and the conference call that followed Saturday evening.