Rewind-A-Wai

John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss GCW Joey Janela’s Spring Break 2 (2018) — one of the most memorable wrestling events they’ve ever attended. Featuring WALTER vs. PCO, a surreal Clusterfuck Battle Royal, and Joey Janela & The Great Sasuke singing Bon Jovi at 4 a.m.

On this week’s Rewind-A-Wai, John & Wai review AWA Super Sunday (1983), headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. Nick Bockwinkel and Verne Gagne’s return.

They discuss Hogan’s pre-WWF rise, his unrealized AWA title win, and AWA’s decline before WWF’s expansion.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWF Insurrextion 2002, the last WWF PPV before becoming WWE. Plus the infamous “Plane Ride from Hell” and fallout that followed.

“We have caught and compromised to a permanent end, Osama Bin Laden.”

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss Cena’s memorable announcement in their full review of WWE Extreme Rules 2011.

Why don’t more people talk about Shinya Hashimoto?

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by WH Park as they dive into classic matches from perhaps the most overlooked member of NJPW’s famed “Three Musketeers.”

John Pollock and Wai Ting revisit the legendary Tanahashi–Okada rivalry of 2012–2016, tracing Okada’s rise from TNA’s failed “Okato” to the “Rainmaker Shock” and his quest to surpass Tanahashi as NJPW’s true Ace.

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by Brandon from NJ for live Watch Alongs of Royal Rumbles: 1990 (Hogan meets Warrior) & 1995 (HBK enters #1)!

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the very first WWF Draft from 2002, covering the start of the Brand Extension, Austin’s forgotten first 2002 walkout, Vince vs. Flair, and more.

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