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WWE SummerSlam 2018 Preview

August 19, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock previews tonight’s WWE SummerSlam card from the Barclays Center featuring Brock Lesnar defending the Universal title against Roman Reigns, Ronda Rousey challenges Alexa Bliss for the Raw women’s title, and AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE title among the 13 matches scheduled.

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 POST Show

August 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The upNXT crew of Braden Herrington & Davie Portman is joined by John Pollock for the NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 POST Show with a big review of Saturday’s card featuring Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano, Shayna Baszler vs. Kairi Sane, the debut of Matt Riddle & more.

WWE announces match for the Evolution event in October

August 18, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has officially announced that Alexa Bliss will take on Trish Stratus at the Evolution pay-per-view on Sunday, October 28th in Long Island, New York.

NXT TakeOver Brooklyn Report feat. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano

August 18, 2018 John Pollock

A full report on NXT TakeOver Brooklyn from the Barclays Center, featuring Tommaso Ciampa defending the NXT title against Johnny Gargano, a women’s title match between Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane, Adam Cole vs. Ricochet & more.

NXT TakeOver Brooklyn IV Preview feat. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano

August 18, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock looks back at the growth of NXT since its inception in 2012 as a third brand for the promotion, their rise with the launch of the WWE Network, their first event at the Barclays Center in 2015 with a look ahead to tonight’s return to the building with a loaded card.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 1997 w/ Nate Milton

August 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode nine sees Chris Charlton and Nate Milton look at 1997, which saw NJPW have the biggest business year in its history to date, thanks in large part to the hugely successful nWo Japan faction. Nate talks about how the faction related to the WCW product at the time, and also talks about his own experiences living in Japan in the late 1990s.

Revolution Pro Summer Sizzler Results feat. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Walter

August 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Results from Revolution Pro’s Summer Sizzler card on Friday from York Hall, featuring a #1 contender’s match for the British heavyweight championship between Tomohiro Ishii and Walter.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Daniel Bryan says remaining with the WWE is ‘very likely’

August 17, 2018 John Pollock

Daniel Bryan comments on his contract status and the likelihood of remaining with the WWE, Joey Janela’s Lost in New York card tonight, Ronda Rousey on public speaking issues, Seth Rollins comments on The Rock at WrestleMania, Elias concert canceled, review of Impact Wrestling, LU viewership drops & more.

REWIND-A-WAI #17: WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

August 17, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 featuring Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hogan & Dennis Rodman. The event also features Goldberg (just 6 days after winning the WCW title), Bret Hart, Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero and Kevin Greene.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Colt Cabana denies showing up at WWE event during lawsuit

August 16, 2018 John Pollock

Colt Cabana denies showing up at a WWE event after the Dr. Amann lawsuit was filed, Impact Wrestling preview, Dave Meltzer’s comments regarding Peyton Royce, reviews of NXT & 205 Live this week, Kayla Harrison fights for the PFL tonight, Glover Teixeira injured & more.

upNXT 8/16/18: Brooklyn’s Kindest

August 16, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman are back as they gear up for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 and unveil a contest where YOU could win a ticket to the show THIS Saturday! They review this week’s go-home episode of WWE NXT featuring Tyler Bate vs. Roderick Strong.

WWE’s television viewership for Raw, SmackDown Live & ‘Miz & Mrs’

August 15, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE’s television viewership for this week’s episodes of Raw and SmackDown small minimal movement as the promotion gears up for SummerSlam this weekend, and a look at the fourth week of “Miz & Mrs”.

DOUBLE SHOT 8/15/18: NITRO, Lucha Underground, BTE 115

August 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John recaps this week’s Lucha Underground featuring a marriage proposal, Wai recaps Being The Elite (Ep. 115) and John gives our first book review with “NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner’s WCW” by Guy Evans.

John Pollock ranks the 91 matches from the G1 Climax

August 15, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock ranks the 91 matches from the G1 Climax, which just concluded this past weekend with Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Kota Ibushi in the finals at Budokan Hall.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 8/14/18: Miz & Bryan, SummerSlam Preview

August 15, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Miz & Daniel Bryan recap their 8-year rivalry, Samoa Joe reads a letter from AJ Styles’ wife, and Becky Lynch proves herself to Charlotte on the SummerSlam go-home edition of SmackDown. Plus, we preview all 13 matches on the card.

Jeff Jarrett & Global Force Entertainment file lawsuit against Anthem Sports & Entertainment

August 14, 2018 John Pollock

Last Thursday, a lawsuit was filed by Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Entertainment (GFE) against Anthem Sports & Entertainment and Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, which is a subsidiary of the company that oversees Impact Wrestling. Jarrett is being represented by Samuel Miller of the Miller Legal Partners firm.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ian “Doc Dean” Brown passes away at the age of 48

August 14, 2018 John Pollock

Ian “Doc” Dean has passed away at age 48, more notes on the passing of Jim Neidhart, Natalya issues a statement on her father’s passing, Renee Young comments on her performance Monday, updated card for SummerSlam, Elias to perform at the show, UFC releases Tom Lawlor & Gleison Tibau.

REWIND-A-RAW 8/13/18: Jim Neidhart remembered, Dean Ambrose returns

August 14, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It’s SummerSlam Week as Dean Ambrose returns, Paul Heyman gives Roman Reigns an offer, and Ronda Rousey and the WWE remember Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. We also discuss the day’s top stories as John recaps the life and career of Jim Neidhart, and Colt Cabana sues CM Punk over legal fees.

POST Wrestling’s schedule of shows for ‘SummerSlam Week’

August 13, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

It’s another big week in professional wrestling that climaxes with the WWE’s running the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on consecutive nights with TakeOver and SummerSlam.

WWE announces date and location for SmackDown’s 1,000th episode

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has announced that they will be holding the 1,000th episode of SmackDown Live on Tuesday, October 16th from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.