Month: August 2022

August 16, 2022 POST Wrestling Staff

Former WWE talent Dawn Marie spoke in-depth about her journey through the pro wrestling business and dove into her time with WWE

G1 Climax 32 POST Show: Day 18 – Final Round Robin Matches

John Pollock & Mike Murray review Day 18 of NJPW G1 Climax 32 with the final round-robin matches from NJPW’s first of three nights at Nippon Budokan.

NEWS

WWE reports $49.1 million in net income for Q2, Q&A notes from call

August 16, 2022 John Pollock

WWE released its second-quarter earnings report, which was delayed after the discovery of numerous unrecorded expenses by Vince McMahon.

Powerhouse Hobbs, Blake Christian, Josh Woods, Willow Nightingale set for 8/16 AEW Dark

Rollout for the August 16th AEW Dark lineup

Rey Mysterio still has CM Punk’s hair from when he shaved his head, adds that he has a great relationship with Punk

At WWE Over the Limit 2010, Rey Mysterio shaved CM Punk’s head and he still has Punk’s hair to this day

Drew McIntyre was surprised to see Karrion Kross back in WWE, was not aware until “very last second”

August 16, 2022 Brandon Sears

Drew McIntyre comments on Karrion Kross’ return to WWE and says he was not aware of it until the very last second

BOOK REVIEW: There’s Just One Problem – True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in the WWE

Brandon Sears reviews Brian Gewirtz’s new book covering his long tenure as the head writer at WWE and working for Vince McMahon.

Billy Corgan: I thought long and hard about not bringing NWA back while we were down during the pandemic

While the NWA was not running during the COVID-19 pandemic, Billy Corgan went back and forth about whether the org. should continue or not

WWE reports second quarter 2022 results, $328.2 million in revenue

WWE reports their second quarter financials ahead of the conference call at 8:30 AM EST

NJPW Royal Quest II announced for October 1st and 2nd

August 16, 2022 POST Wrestling Staff

New Japan formally announces the dates for their return to the United Kingdom. Royal Quest II is taking place across two days in October

WWE Raw 8/15/22 POST Show with John Pollock & Nate Milton | REWIND-A-RAW

John Pollock & Nate Milton review WWE Raw from Washington, D.C. featuring Bobby Lashley defending the United States Championship against AJ Styles.

WWE Raw notes: Women’s Tag tournament semifinal, Dexter Lumis, Reigns-McIntyre on SmackDown

Notes coming out of the August 15th episode of Monday Night Raw

Seth Rollins vs. Riddle added to WWE Clash at the Castle

Riddle returned to TV and announced that he’s medically cleared. He is now set to take on Seth Rollins in Cardiff, Wales

Junior heavyweight three way headlining 8/20 NJPW STRONG

El Desperado, Blake Christian and Hiromu Takahashi headlining the next episode of NJPW STRONG

Drew McIntyre comments on report of his back injury, says he’s been carrying people for the past several years

Drew McIntyre’s segment leads to him being confronted by Kevin Owens and them competing in singles competition

Trish Stratus added to WWE live events in Kingston & London this weekend

Trish Stratus is set to appear at two WWE live events this weekend in Canada.

WWE files 10-Q report, details expenses related to investigation of Vince McMahon

On Monday evening, WWE released its 10-Q filing prior to the release of its second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday.

AEW Rampage posts largest numbers since April, #10 on cable on Friday

AEW Rampage attracted its largest audience since April for a show promoted around Bryan Danielson’s appearance following his loss to Daniel Garcia last month.

NEWS

Friday Night SmackDown tops network shows despite lowest numbers since June

Friday Night SmackDown had another first-place finish among network programming while being pre-empted in several markets.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: WWE Q2 earnings report, G1 Climax, BTE tease