Café Hangout

On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting talk to Wrestling Arcade’s Brendan Docherty and Rob Naylor about their new book. Court Bauer then joins us to discuss MLW’s first PPV, Saturday Night SuperFight.

It’s the season finale of Viceland’s The Wrestlers and host Damian Abraham joins John Pollock and Wai Ting in-person for the entire show. We chat the series as a whole and the final two episodes dealing with Witch Catch wrestling in the Congo and Exóticos battling homophobia in Mexico, plus your calls!

Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff are named WWE Executive Directors. Ex-WWE writer Brian Mann joins us to discuss the story. Damian Abraham discusses The Wrestlers’ profiles of DDT Wrestling and Canada’s CWF.

On this week’s Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting chat the latest news in pro wrestling and a preview Sunday’s WWE Stomping Grounds. Damian Abraham joins us to discuss a double-header of Viceland’s The Wrestlers.

Damian Abraham discusses Atsushi Onita, Jun Kasai on this week’s The Wrestlers, Anthony Kingdom James talks Union of Independent Pro Wrestlers.

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined in-studio by Damian Abraham on this week’s Café Hangout discussing rumours of Alexa Bliss & Natalya possibly wrestling in Saudi Arabia on Friday. Plus, The Wrestlers profiles Stardom.

Andreas Hale talks minority representation in wrestling, Sebastian Suave on OWE coming to Toronto, and Damian Abraham talks MVP on The Wrestlers in this week’s Café Hangout.

John Pollock shares details about the making of his Owen Hart: A POST Profile audio documentary. Damian Abraham joins us for a weekly post-discussion about his Viceland series, The Wrestlers.

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by The Wrap’s Tony Maglio to discuss details of AEW’s television deal with TNT. We then preview Sunday’s Money In The Bank.

On a special edition of the Café Hangout, Wai Ting welcomes Brent Chittenden (True North Nerds) for a look back at the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome Conrad Thompson to discuss Starrcast II. Court Bauer joins us to discuss a Salina de la Renta-produced MLW Fusion.

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome Brandon Howard Thurston (Wrestlenomics, Fightful) to break down WWE’s First Quarter 2019 Earnings report. We discuss the company’s net loss of $8.4 million for the quarter, plus whether “superstar absences” may have truly contributed to WWE’s live event and ratings decreases.

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome NWA Vice President David Lagana to discuss the revival of The Crockett Cup tag team tournament, the selection process of participants such as Yuji Nagata, PCO and The Rock ’n’ Roll Express, the importance of basing storylines on reality in the Cody vs. Nick Aldis build-up to ALL IN, and how he and Billy Corgan want to make the most out of the average wrestling fan’s limited supply of time.

John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome Benno (British Wrestling Experience, GRAPPL Spotlight) to recap a very eventful WrestleMania 35 Weekend in New York/New Jersey, discussing its best matches, best shows and standout performers.

John Pollock and Wai Ting deliver a special edition of the Hangout discussing all the highlights of WrestleMania Week 2019. We preview WrestleMania, NXT TakeOver, ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard, and every other show you might want to check out during the busiest weekend of the wrestling calendar.

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Nate Milton to discuss the racial themes explored in the Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania storyline for the WWE championship. Plus a special unboxing of new POST merchandise, including our “secret audio cassette”.

John Pollock and Wai Ting take your calls and discuss the death of Dick “The Destroyer” Beyer, WrestleMania 36’s official announcement, Jushin Liger’s retirement, Tommaso Ciampa’s injury, plus a full preview of WWE Fastlane on this week’s Café Hangout.

John Pollock and Wai Ting open the phone lines and take your calls on the week’s wrestling and MMA news in this week’s Café Hangout. Talking Kofi Kingston, Batista, UFC 235 and more. Plus, your chance to win a pair of tickets to ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden.

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani to discuss the retirement of Georges St-Pierre. We also take your calls and discuss this week’s news including Tye Dillinger requesting his WWE release.

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Nate Milton (The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Kings of Sport) to preview WWE Elimination Chamber 2019. We also discuss the arrest of Jimmy Uso following a drunken dispute with a police officer.