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UFC Fight Night Report: Uriah Hall defeats Anderson Silva by TKO

October 31, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

The UFC’s Halloween Fight Night card featured Uriah Hall stopping Anderson Silva in the fourth round of their middleweight main event fight.

Guitar on a Pole, two tag matches announced for WWE RAW

October 31, 2020 John Pollock

WWE has made several match announcements for Monday’s edition of RAW including a Guitar on a Pole match at the ThunderDome.

TRMPS #22: Hercules (2014) w/ Gen Chittenden

October 31, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

This month on The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes Classical History/Greek Mythology expert Gen Chittenden (True North Nerds) into the theater to review The Rock’s return to the “sword & sandals” genre in 2014’s “Hercules”!

Rewind-A-SmackDown 10/30/20: “Back Stabbing Bitches”, WWE-Twitch

October 31, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting chat about Friday Night SmackDown with the fallout from Hell in a Cell, plus we discuss certain WWE talent suspending Twitch accounts, WWE’s Q3 earnings report, and AEW/NXT ratings.

upNXT MOVIE REVIEW – Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

October 31, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman celebrate Halloween with a spooky movie review of “the night no one comes home”… Halloween 3: Season of the Witch!

WWE SmackDown notes: Sasha Banks vs. Bayley on 11/6, Survivor Series updates

October 30, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Sasha Banks and Bayley are running it back, additions to men’s and women’s Survivor Series teams, Reigns/Uso and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Buffering – The Stream is Down!

October 30, 2020 John Pollock

WWE talent begins to suspend Twitch accounts, Paige reacts, WWE Q3 thoughts, PAC returns to AEW, a fundraiser for Tracy Smothers & more.

WWE Q3 2020 Earnings Report & Analysis w/ Brandon Thurston

October 30, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss WWE’s third-quarter earnings report & call with analysts this week.

NEWS

MLW’s restart set for 11/18

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Major League Wrestling’s restart kicks off on November 18 at 7 PM on fuboSports and YouTube.

Jake Hager wins at Bellator 250 via split decision

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Jake Hager scores another win inside the octagon at Bellator 250. He won via split decision.

NEWS

WWE has another big quarter posting net income of $48.3 million

October 29, 2020 John Pollock

As the global pandemic continues, WWE posted its third-quarter earnings with the company topping last quarter’s results.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Rey Mysterio discusses his future, Cain Velasquez & Santos Escobar

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Rey Mysterio discusses his future, Cain Velasquez and more. Mickie James reflects on the 2018 women’s Royal Rumble, wXw note, Chad Gable.

Rampage Brown joining WWE NXT UK

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Rampage Brown is joining WWE and will be a part of the company’s NXT UK brand.

Matt Riddle undergoes name change, now going by “Riddle”

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Matt Riddle’s first name has been dropped from his on-screen character. He is now going by “Riddle”.

Halloween Havoc leads to NXT’s best overall viewership of 2020

October 29, 2020 John Pollock

NXT’s experiment marketing its show around the dormant Halloween Havoc concept led to a surge in its viewership while AEW saw a slight increase for its taped show.

WWE releases 2020 third quarter results, reports a ‘strong’ quarter

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

WWE reports a ‘strong’ third quarter of 2020 and releases their quarterly financial report.

Thunder Rosa: I might be taking a little bit of time from wrestling so I can focus on my fight camp

October 29, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Thunder Rosa did an interview prior to dropping the NWA Women’s Title to Serena Deeb and discussed possibly taking time off from wrestling.

upNXT 10/28/20: Halloween Havoc

October 29, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman (whilst in costume!) review the October 28th, 2020 edition of WWE NXT a.k.a. Halloween Havoc – hosted by Shotzi Blackheart!

Rewind-A-Dynamite 10/28/20: “One-Armed Angel”, Tracy Smothers passes away

October 29, 2020 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring a Lumberjack Match and the semi-finals of the World Title Eliminator Tournament, Tracy Smothers passes away, RAW ratings and a closing angle on IMPACT.

AEW Dynamite notes: Stipulation added to Full Gear tag title match, BUY IN match

October 28, 2020 Andrew Thompson

The Young Bucks raised the stakes for their AEW World Tag Title match, Eric Bischoff back in AEW and multiple matches set for next week.