Month: January 2022

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Beach Break featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara in a TNT title Ladder Match and Orange Cassidy vs. Adam Cole in a Lights Out match.

Danhausen appears at Beach Break, signs with AEW

The performer made his AEW debut on Wednesday’s Beach Break special after being pulled out from underneath the ring.

AEW Beach Break Report: Guevara regains title, Cassidy beats Cole, Danhausen is All Elite

January 26, 2022 John Siino

John Siino reviews AEW Beach Break featuring the Lights Out match, a ladder match to unify the TNT title, and CM Punk vs. MJF is set.

SITD 1/26/22: Haas vs. Alexander, Honor No More, Heritage Cup

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, 205 Live, NJPW Strong, NWA Powerrr, NWA USA, and Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark.

CM Punk to face MJF next week in Chicago on AEW Dynamite

The long-awaited match between CM Punk and MJF is set for next week’s edition of Dynamite.

NXT 2.0 rebounds from prior week, finishes #41 on cable

After falling to one of its lowest demo numbers in history last week, NXT 2.0 rebounded with a major increase in female viewers.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: What’s My Age Again? The State of New York

The latest on the NYSAC involving age restrictions, Roman Reigns on his bout with COVID, Nick Khan feature, Francis Ngannou on UFC issues.

POST News 1/26: Nick Khan talks WWE, GCW on FITE, NXT 2.0

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to discuss Nick Khan’s interview with SBJ, GCW’s performance on FITE, NXT 2.0, and WWE Raw ratings.

FITE TV confirms The WRLD on GCW was the promotion’s most successful on the service

Game Changer Wrestling’s WLRD on GCW event was its most successful show to stream on FITE TV.

Ring of Honor to launch Hall of Fame, inductees revealed throughout February

Ring of Honor will launch its own Hall of Fame to coincide with the promotion’s twentieth anniversary this year.

upNXT 1/25/22: Ollie Jay Tuesday

Braden Herrington is joined by John Siino to review the January 25th, 2022 edition of WWE NXT 2.0, headlined by Cameron Grimes vs Tony D’Angelo.

NXT 2.0 notes: Semifinals of men’s Dusty Classic, Diamond Mine vs. Imperium, Ciampa-Breakker

The men’s Dusty Classic tournament continues to unfold, Diamond Mine to meet Imperium, Tommaso Ciampa helps Bron Breakker with Legado

North American Championship match made official for NXT Vengeance Day

Cameron Grimes is challenging Carmelo Hayes for the NXT North American Championship at Vengeance Day on 2/15

Kevin Blackwood vs. Ariya Daivari, Daniel Garcia set for 2/17 NJPW STRONG taping

Four new matches announced for the NJPW STRONG ‘Rivals’ taping

WWE announces that Odyssey Jones underwent surgery for a ruptured patella

Odyssey Jones is currently in recovery after undergoing surgery for a ruptured patella

POST NEWS UPDATE: Jim Ross recounts early 2000s WWE talent meeting, fining talents for steroid possession

January 25, 2022 POST Wrestling Staff

J.R. notes, Santana and Ortiz talk reuniting with Eddie Kingston, what Tony Khan told Wardlow before his AEW in-ring debut, JBL/Charlie Haas

REWIND-A-WAI #102: WCW Christmas Brawl Theme Songs (1996, CD)

Wai Ting is reunited with Nate Milton & Kris Ealy to discuss WCW Christmas Brawl Theme Songs, a limited-edition 1996 CD compiling entrance themes from Diamond Dallas Page, Disco Inferno, American Males, Public Enemy and more.

WWE Raw tops cable on Monday, highest viewership since October

January 25, 2022 John Pollock

In its first week without football competition since the summer, WWE Raw reclaimed its place on top of the cable charts for the evening.

Lucha Libre AAA announces three Triplemania events for 2022

AAA hosting three Triplemania events in 2022. April 30th, June 18th and October 15th are the dates for the respective events

Jack Claffey (Jack Gallagher) signs with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship