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WWE SummerSlam 2020 Report: McInytre vs. Orton, Strowman vs. Fiend

August 23, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of WWE SummerSlam 2020 featuring Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE title, Braun Strowman vs The Fiend & more.

Rewind-A-Dynamite 8/22/20: Saturday Night Dynamite, NXT TakeOver: XXX

August 23, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review a special Saturday night edition of AEW Dynamite and share their thoughts on the NXT TakeOver: XXX card along with notes from Paul Levesque’s post-show media call. Plus, a full preview of WWE SummerSlam.

NXT TakeOver: XXX POST Show

August 23, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review NXT TakeOver: XXX featuring Keith Lee vs Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship, Io Shirai vs Dakota Kai for the NXT Women’s Championship, Adam Cole takes on a debuting Pat McAffee.

UFC Fight Night Report: Edgar defeats Munhoz in bantamweight debut

August 22, 2020 Eric Marcotte

Eric Marcotte’s report on Saturday’s Fight Night featuring Frankie Edgar cutting down to bantamweight and fighting Pedro Munhoz.

Triple H Post-TakeOver: XXX Media Call Highlights

August 22, 2020 Wai Ting

Following NXT TakeOver: XXX, Paul “Triple H” Levesque spoke to members of the media for a post-show conference call.

AEW Dynamite notes: New Champion, Women's Tag Team Cup Final

AEW Dynamite notes: New Champion, Women’s Tag Cup Final

August 22, 2020 Wai Ting

AEW presented a special Saturday edition of Dynamite featuring a major title change, the finals of the Women’s Tag Team Cup, the debut of an NWA Champion, and a number of matches set-up for All Out.

NXT TakeOver XXX: Karrion Kross becomes NXT champion

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

John Pollock’s coverage of NXT TakeOver: XXX featuring Keith Lee vs. Karrion Kross, Io Shirai vs. Dakota Kai, Adam Cole vs Pat McAfee & more.

Corey Graves to be part of commentary team on NXT TakeOver: XXX

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

During a Q&A with Kayla Braxton on Saturday, Paul Levesque revealed that Corey Graves will be part of the NXT TakeOver: XXX broadcast tonight.

ThunderDome leads to a boost in SmackDown’s overnight audience

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

The launch of WWE’s ThunderDome structure in Orlando led to a boost in Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight audience on Fox.

Stipulation added for Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

A stipulation has been added for the Universal title match at SummerSlam with Braun Strowman defending the title against The Fiend Bray Wyatt.

REPORT: Amanda Nunes to defend 145-pound title in December

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

Amanda Nunes is expected to return to the octagon before the of end the year to defend her 145-pound championship.

Rewind-A-SmackDown 8/21/20: ThunderDome Debut, Audience Feedback

August 22, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting chat Friday Night SmackDown with the launch of the WWE ThunderDome and its first of many shows at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. John Siino calls in to share his experience as a member of the virtual audience.

NJPW STRONG: Winner of the New Japan Cup USA tournament

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

Friday’s episode of NJPW Strong featured the finals of the New Japan Cup USA tournament with KENTA facing David Finlay.

BELLATOR 244: Vadim Nemkov defeats Ryan Bader for the 205-pound title

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

Vadim Nemkov is the new Bellator light heavyweight champion stopping Ryan Bader in the second round of their Bellator 244 main event Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut.

SmackDown Notes: New IC champion, New stip for Deville vs. Rose

August 21, 2020 John Pollock

On Friday Night SmackDown, the show featured a title change as Jeff Hardy became the new Intercontinental champion defeating AJ Styles.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Accused denied bail in Daria Berenato case

August 21, 2020 John Pollock

The accused in the Daria Berenato case is denied bail, a clip of ThunderDome, Vince McMahon on SmackDown, Talking Smack returns & more.

POLLOCK’S MMA UPDATE: White against COVID-19 talk on broadcasts

August 21, 2020 John Pollock

UFC 252 tops 500,000 buys according to a report, Dana White on how COVID-19 is handled on broadcasts, Bellator 244 & Edgar vs. Munhoz notes.

British Wrestling Experience: Mark “Rollerball” Rocco, WWE Network, RevPro return

August 20, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin is back with Benno to chat the last month of news in Euro wrestling including Progress, ICW and wXw being added to the WWE Network. Wrestling historian John Lister also drops in to talk about the life and career of Mark “Rollerball” Rocco.

NEWS

Positive COVID-19 test forces Stardom to cancel four events

August 20, 2020 John Pollock

Stardom has canceled four more shows including this weekend’s events following a positive COVID-19 test among its roster & staff.

NXT viewers grow by 38 percent, demo rating up 50 percent unopposed

August 20, 2020 John Pollock

For the first time this year, NXT went unopposed without AEW Dynamite airing Wednesday night. The result was a large increase from last week’s audience doubling in the key demographic.