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REWIND-A-RAW 5/28/18: Nia taunts Ronda, Mauro doc, Enzo’s rap debut

May 29, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Nia Jax taunts Ronda Rousey and demonstrates her armbar defense, a Gauntlet Match takes place for the last spot in the Women’s MITB match, plus our thoughts on the Mauro Ranallo documentary and Enzo’s controversial rap debut.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/22/18: Bryan vs. Hardy, Nakamura reveals stip

May 23, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy for the first time with the winner facing Samoa Joe next week, Shinsuke Nakamura reveals the stipulation for his match against AJ Styles. John catches us up on NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament including his recommended matches thus far, plus Tuesday’s surprise appearance from Chris Jericho.

REWIND-A-RAW 5/21/18: Lashley’s Sisters, Fox-WWE Deal, Total Bellas

May 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Sami Zayn introduces the world to Bobby Lashley’s sisters in our current frontrunner for worst segment of the year, we discuss Monday’s reports about WWE’s $1 billion deal to move SmackDown to Fox, and Wai Ting reviews Total Bellas Season 3 Episode 1.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/15/18: Styles vs. Nakamura, Royal Mellabration

May 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The WWE’s second night of UK TV is headlined by AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in their first televised match where the winner gets to choose the stipulation for their MITB title match. Asuka interrupts Carmella’s Royal Mellabration, and Daniel Bryan stands up to Big Cass.

REWIND-A-RAW 5/14/18: Ronda vs. Nia, All In SOLD OUT, Cena & Nikki

May 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Raw takes place from the London, UK, but what everybody wants to talk about is the Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax angle shot earlier in the day in New York. Roman wants Jinder (but the audience wants neither), more MITB qualifiers, and Sami Zayn calls out Bobby Lashley’s sisters.

POST Roundtable #5: Arda Ocal

May 13, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by ESPN & MSG Network broadcaster Arda Ocal (formerly WWE’s Kyle Edwards) for an in-depth conversation about his former life as a pro wrestling broadcaster in this month’s POST Roundtable.

UFC 224 Post Show with John Pollock

May 13, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock reviews the UFC 224 card from Rio de Janeiro featuring Amanda Nunes defending her UFC bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington, Vitor Belfort’s retirement fight, Mackenzie Dern misses weight but still wins her fight, and Pollock discusses the ESPN+ deal and answers your questions.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/8/18: MITB Qualifiers, Bryan vs. Rusev

May 9, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

SmackDown Live’s first set of Money In The Bank qualifiers feature Daniel Bryan vs. Rusev, Miz vs. Jeff Hardy and Charlotte vs. Peyton Royce. John discusses the WWE Network’s latest Table For 3 featuring Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle and AJ Styles.

REWIND-A-RAW 5/7/18: Money In The Bank Qualifiers

May 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Money In The Bank qualifying matches take place featuring Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor, Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens, and Ruby Riott vs. Sasha Banks vs. Ember Moon. Seth Rollins issues an IC title open challenge and Bobby Lashley really loves his sisters.

Backlash 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting

May 7, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In what has become an early candidate for worst show of the year, the event featured Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura III, Carmella vs. Charlotte, and a show-stealing performance featuring Seth Rollins vs. The Miz.

POST Puroresu: Champion Carnival Review, NJPW Dontaku Preview

May 2, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and WH Park present the first official version of POST PURORESU, our monthly look at all the news and events happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. Featuring a big look at this year’s Champion Carnival tournament that just wrapped, the positioning of Naomichi Marufuji as he goes for both the GHC and Triple Crown titles, and the relationship between AJPW and NOAH going into the summer.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/1/18: Backlash Go-Home Show

May 2, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Shinsuke Nakamura low blows AJ Styles one more time before their title match on Sunday, Carmella and Charlotte face off, Big Cass still hates short people, and Lana drops her Russian accent as she helps Rusev fix his English.

REWIND-A-RAW 4/30/18: Owens & Zayn’s Homecoming, GRR Fallout

May 1, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn are treated to huge hometown reactions in Montreal, while Roman Reigns receives the opposite as he addresses the controversy from his Steel Cage Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 4/24/18: Nakamura vs. The Club, Rumble Predictions

April 25, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Shinsuke Nakamura debuts his HEEL entrance music before dismantling The (reunited) Club’s Gallows & Anderson in front of a helpless AJ Styles, Big Cass explains why he hates short people like Daniel Bryan, and The Uso’s finally find The Bludgeon Brothers’ “glowing” kryptonite. We run through the entire card and give our predictions for Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble.

REWIND-A-RAW 4/23/18: Raw is Bruno, Greatest Royal Rumble

April 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The WWE pays tribute to the passing of Bruno Sammartino, Raw gives a final push to its matches ahead of Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble, and Ronda Rousey gets physical in Natalya’s defense. Wai shares his thoughts on the excellent Bruno documentary that premiered tonight on the WWE Network. John talks about the death of Motoko Baba.

Impact Redemption 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Nate Milton

April 23, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Keep It 2000’s Nate Milton to review Impact Wrestling’s Redemption pay-per-view. The two go through the full card and take your live feedback from the event. They discuss the state of Impact Wrestling in 2018, what worked and what didn’t on the show, and whether or not Impact Wrestling has been “redeemed”.

Pat Laprade talks HBO “André the Giant” documentary (Patreon Preview)

April 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Wrestling historian and author Pat Laprade joins John Pollock and Wai Ting to discuss his role in the making of HBO Sports’ André the Giant documentary. Listen to the full interview in our Patreon-exclusive review of André the Giant at www.postwrestlingcafe.com.

Bruno Sammartino (1935-2018)

April 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting present a special POST Wrestling tribute to the late Bruno Sammartino, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. The two are joined by Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski to chat about Sammartino’s incredible legacy, his two runs as WWWF champion, his biggest drawing programs, his appeal to his audience as the ultimate hero and why the city of Toronto was such an integral part of Sammartino’s career.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 4/17/18: Superstar Shake-Up Night 2

April 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In a complete contrast to Raw, night two of the Superstar Shake-Up brings major changes to SmackDown Live with the addition of names such as Samoa Joe, Asuka, Jeff Hardy and more. Also featuring the return of Big Cass and the announced call-ups of NXT’s SAnitY and Andrade “Cien” Almas.

REWIND-A-RAW 4/16/18: Superstar Shake-Up Night 1

April 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It’s night one of the 2018 Superstar Shake-Up as wrestlers from SmackDown Live jump over to Raw. Join us as we dissect an evening of game-changing roster changes featuring the likes of Jinder Mahal, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler and Breezango! Also, Jeff Hardy becomes a Grand Slam champ and a former NXT champion makes his return.