Rewind-A-Wai

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Survivor Series 1991, discussing Hogan v Taker for the WWF Championship and the fallout from its infamous Tombstone Piledriver.

Plus: Randy Savage is shockingly bitten by Jake Roberts’ King Cobra.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the 1986 animated classic, The Transformers: The Movie, a film remembered for the controversial on-screen death of Optimus Prime and its shocking impact on unsuspecting young audiences at the time. 

John Pollock and Wai Ting review some of wrestling’s greatest retirement matches, highlighting iconic farewells from Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Sting, and Tam Nakano.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the 1992 NJPW G1 Climax: a single-elimination tournament for the vacant NWA World Title featuring Masahiro Chono, Keiji Muto & Steve Austin.

Plus: Rick Rude’s offensive Japanese promos.

Ahead of the release of the new A24 film starring Dwayne Johnson, enjoy this free edition of Rewind-A-Wai #150 from February 2024 as John Pollock and Wai Ting review the original 2002 documentary, The Smashing Machine.

John Pollock, Wai Ting & Neal Flanagan review Nobody Speak, a 2017 Netflix documentary about the war on journalism waged by the wealthy and Donald Trump, including Peter Thiel secretly backing Hulk Hogan’s sex tape lawsuit.

“The Truck Stops Here!” John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWF Survivor Series 1995 featuring Bret Hart vs. Diesel in a No DQ match for the WWF Championship.

John Pollock & Wai Ting dive into WWF Survivor Series 1993: Lawler’s removal, Bret & Owen’s fallout, Lex Luger’s push, Bruce Hart’s chance, & key absences explained.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWF King of the Ring 2001 featuring Kurt Angle vs. Shane McMahon in a legendary street fight, Austin vs. Benoit vs. Jericho, and Edge winning the year’s tournament.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review Best of WWF Vol. 16: Around The World, a 1988 Coliseum Video release compiling unreleased matches from Japan, Kuwait, Puerto Rico and France. Hosted by “Mean” Gene Okerlund.

John Pollock & Wai Ting revisit WWE Vengeance 2005: Triple H vs. Batista in Hell in a Cell, HBK vs. Angle II, the wild Kane-Lita-Edge-Matt Hardy drama, Cena’s rapper accent (yikes), and Viscera’s love for Lilian Garcia.

Wai Ting is joined by Nate Milton & Kris Ealy to listen to and discuss WWF Full Metal: The Album — the 1995 compilation featuring classic entrance themes for The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett, Bret Hart, Goldust, and more

John Pollock, Wai Ting and Bruce Lord review Katsuyori Shibata: California Dreamin’, a 5-part series documenting Shibata’s shift from in-ring wrestler to head trainer at the L.A. Dojo.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed from February 5, 1994 featuring a legendary Three-Way Dance between Terry Funk, Sabu and Shane Douglas.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown from September 18, 2003 featuring Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWE Championship.

John Pollock and Poisonrana’s Davie Portman & Braden Herrington review WrestleMania 32 from 2016 headlined by Triple H vs. Roman Reigns. Davie shares his experience attending the event live at AT&T Stadium.

John Pollock and WH Park dive into the career of Tomomi “Jumbo” Tsuruta with a look at five of his classic matches.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF SummerSlam 1997 featuring Bret Hart vs. Undertaker for the WWF Championship, and Owen Hart vs. Steve Austin for the Intercontinental Championship.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review “Beatles ‘64”, a Martin Scorsese-produced documentary capturing The Beatles’ historic first U.S. visit in February 1964, set against the backdrop of a nation still dealing with the effects of JFK’s assassination.

Wai Ting & WH Park review Dune: Part One, Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 sci-fi epic starring Timothée Chalamet, based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.