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upNXT 1/3/19: BEST & WORST of 2018

January 3, 2019 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman review the highs & lows of WWE NXT 2018! They go over their picks for their BEST & WORST OF categories and are joined by friends and listeners of the show who give their choices as well!

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2018 w/ Kevin Kelly

January 3, 2019 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 30 sees Chris Charlton and Kevin Kelly look at 2018. In this final episode, with the top three matches for Wrestle Kingdom 13 in mind, the two look at the year that was for the six key players of WK12: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenny Omega, Kazuchika Okada, Jay White, Tetsuya Naito and Chris Jericho.

RARSD 1/2/19: New Year’s Raw & SD, Gene Okerlund Passes, All Elite Wrestling

January 2, 2019 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting return to catch you up on this week’s New Year’s editions of Raw and SmackDown. Plus, they discuss the life and career of the late “Mean” Gene Okerlund and the official announcement of All Elite Wrestling.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 Primer and Preview

January 1, 2019 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock, WH Park, and Wai Ting present their Wrestle Kingdom 13 Primer with an in-depth preview of the card at the Tokyo Dome and the stories going into the show.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2017 w/ Michelle Cain

December 31, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 29 sees Chris Charlton and Michelle Cain look at 2017. Hiromu Takahashi debuts in the Dome, Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada have a classic, and DDT run the (empty) Dome for the first time.

REWIND-A-WAI #26: ECW One Night Stand 2005

December 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ECW One Night Stand, WWE’s one-night-only revival of Extreme Championship Wrestling from the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York. We discuss the stories behind what many consider one of the best PPVs of all time, including its creation, the involvement of the WWE, Eddie Guerrero’s displeasure with his participation, JBL vs. the Blue Meanie and more.

UFC 232 POST Show: Jones vs. Gustafsson, Cyborg vs. Nunes

December 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok and Ziggy Cao to review UFC 232 featuring Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson and Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2016 w/ Joe Lanza

December 29, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 28 sees Chris Charlton and Voices of Wrestling’s Joe Lanza look at 2016. AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura leave NJPW following their match, leading to a sudden elevation for Kenny Omega, and Kazuchika Okada finally vanquishes Hiroshi Tanahashi.

upNXT 12/27/18: Wrestling Day

December 27, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman chat this week’s episode of WWE NXT featuring Undisputed Era vs. Heavy Machinery for the NXT Tag titles, a number one contender’s fatal four-way for the NXT Women’s title featuring Bianca Bel-Air vs. Mia Yim vs. Io Shirai vs. Lacey Evans, a great Tommaso Ciampa promo and more!

RARSD 12/26/18: Xmas Raw & SD, UFC 232, Impact to Pursuit, Jingle Contest Winner

December 26, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting return after a short break for Christmas with condensed reviews of Raw and SmackDown from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Plus, they go through the entire UFC 232 mess involving Jon Jones and Impact Wrestling going to the Pursuit Channel in 2019.

BWE 12/26/18: Best Of British & European Wrestling 2018

December 26, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin, Oli & Benno are joined by Benno’s co-hosts on the Indy Corner Spotlight podcast, JP Houlihan and Joe Lemon, to talk all the best of British and European wrestling in 2018.

The POST Wrestling Christmas Show 2018

December 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In their largest show ever, John and Wai reflect on the launch of POST Wrestling one year ago and do so with their friends while welcoming many surprise guests. Plus, the annual POST Wrestling Christmas Jingle Contest goes down with plenty of controversy coming out of this year’s version.

upNXT MOVIE REVIEW – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

December 23, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman from upNXT review National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! Braden explains his love for the Chevy Chase Christmas classic and Davie watches it for the first time!

POST Wrestling’s Best of 2018 Picks and Listener Results

December 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

POST Wrestling’s Best of 2018 Picks are revealed from the panel of John Pollock, Wai Ting, Braden Herrington, and Davie Portman, plus the results of our listener’s picks.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 2015 w/ John Carroll

December 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode 27 sees Chris Charlton and John Carroll look at 2015. Kota Ibushi and Shinsuke Nakamura have an all time classic, Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito suffer crushing defeats, and Wrestle Kingdom is broadcast in English on pay per view for the first time.

The Best of 2018 Show

December 21, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It is POST Wrestling’s Best of 2018 Show with panelists John Pollock, Wai Ting, Braden Herrington and Davie Portman running through all their picks and results of the listener’s choices for each category.

upNXT 12/20/18: D.I.WHY?

December 20, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman chat this week’s episode of WWE NXT featuring Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano in a Steel Cage Match, Dijakovic debuts, Io Shirai & Dakota Kai vs. a debuting Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke and more!

DOUBLE SHOT 12/19/18: BTE, Becky Lynch “Chronicle”, Golden Lovers vs. Tanahashi and Ospreay

December 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the “Leaving the Territory” edition of Being the Elite, the Becky Lynch “Chronicle”, and Golden Lovers vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay.

RASD 12/19/18: The FresNO Movement, Mustafa Ali pins Daniel Bryan, Paige out as GM

December 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review SmackDown from Fresno with Paige removed as General Manager, Daniel Bryan and Andrade Cien Almas vs. AJ Styles and Mustafa Ali, and more.

RAR 12/17/18: Vince McMahon’s big announcement, Raw’s “Fresh Start”

December 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Vince McMahon returns to the show to announce the new leader of Monday Night Raw, Baron Corbin receives a final chance to become Raw GM, Dean Ambrose and Ronda Rousey issue Open Challenges, and a number of NXT call-ups are announced on this “new” and “fresh” edition of Raw. With John Pollock feeling under the weather, Wai Ting is joined by Nate Milton to review the show!