Rewind-A-Wai

John Pollock & Wai Ting review Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon, WWE’s 2006 documentary profiling the life, career and death of one of wrestling’s most innovative performers.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review EVOLVE 1 from January 16, 2010 featuring Davey Richards vs. Kota Ibushi. We discuss EVOLVE’s creation spearheaded by Gabe Sapolsky & Bryan Danielson and their desire to add realism to pro wrestling using win-loss records and a hard-hitting style.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF WrestleMania VI (1990) featuring “The Ultimate Challenge” between Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF and Intercontinental Championships. Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski joins us to discuss attending the event live in Toronto.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NXT TakeOver: R Evolution (2014) featuring Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn for the NXT Championship and the TakeOver debuts of Finn Balor, Hideo Itami and Kevin Owens.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NJPW G1 Climax 25 Final (2015) headlined by a classic encounter between career rivals Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura.

John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Network’s Stone Cold Podcast interview with Vince McMahon from December 1st, 2014.

John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Eric Marcotte to discuss UFC 165 from Toronto, ON featuring one of the greatest UFC title fights of all time: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Lucha Underground: Ultima Lucha 1 (2015), discussing Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez’s unique take on lucha libre, incorporating elements of science fiction, Aztec history and Telenovela with high budget Hollywood production.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 featuring Taz vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

John Pollock and Wai Ting look back at the night TNA Impact and WWE Raw went head-to-head on January 4th, 2010. Featuring the TNA debut of Hulk Hogan and the WWE return of Bret Hart.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF King of the Ring 1995 featuring the annual KOTR tournament and a Kiss My Foot Match between Bret Hart and Jerry “The King” Lawler.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Survivor Series 2002 featuring Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. Booker T vs. Rob Van Dam in the debut of the Elimination Chamber.

Wai Ting welcomes Kris Ealy and Nate Milton to review World Championship Wrestling’s 1992 theme song compilation, WCW Slam Jam Vol. 1.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NWA Great American Bash 1990 featuring Ric Flair vs. Sting for the NWA World Championship.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 featuring a classic Chamber of Horrors match and Ron Simmons challenging Lex Luger for the WCW World Championship.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF Royal Rumble 2001 featuring a 30-Man Royal Rumble, Kurt Angle vs. Triple H for the WWF title, and Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho in an IC title ladder match.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF Capital Carnage 1998, a UK-only PPV from London, England headlined by a Fatal Four-Way match featuring Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Mankind vs. Kane.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Destiny 2005 from the Tokyo Dome featuring Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years – “Day of the Dead” (S2E10) from December 14, 1995 guest starring Bret Hart as “Luther Root”.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWF Ground Zero: In Your House from September 7, 1997 featuring the first ever televised singles match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. This show was originally reviewed on the debut edition of Review-A-Wai back in September 2009.