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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.

Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart passes away at 63

August 13, 2018 John Pollock

Jim Neidhart has passed away at the age of 63, we take a look at the career of Neidhart from his start in Stampede Wrestling, his many runs with the World Wrestling Federation, going to WCW in 1998 and health issues he had been dealing with.

G1 Climax 28 Final Review w/ John Pollock, Wai Ting & WH Park [FREE SHOW]

August 12, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the G1 Climax 28 Final featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi. We run down the entire card and give our tournament picks for Best & Worst of the G1.

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. announced for “All In”

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

On Sunday’s edition of “Being the Elite”, it was announced that Kenny Omega will be facing Pentagon Jr. at the “All In” event on Saturday, September 1st at the Sears Centre.

The winner of the G1 Climax from Sunday’s final at Budokan Hall

August 12, 2018 John Pollock

The finals of the 28th G1 Climax took place Sunday from Budokan Hall with the A Block winner Hiroshi Tanahashi meeting B Block winner Kota Ibushi to conclude the tournament.

New Japan releases the full card for the G1 final

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the card for the G1 final that takes place Sunday morning at 2 am Eastern from Budokan Hall, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi taking on Kota Ibushi in the finals of the tournament.

Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi (DDT Budokan 2012) – Alternate Commentary

August 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Ahead of the G1 Climax 28 finals, John Pollock and Wai Ting provide alternate commentary for Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi’s first match at Budokan Hall for DDT Peter Pan (August 18, 2012) in this week’s POST Production.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 11 (B Block Final) – Omega vs. Ibushi, Contest Winners

August 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the B Block Final of the G1 Climax 28 from the historic Budokan Hall. Chris Engler then joins the show to announce the winners of the POST Wrestling 2018 G1 Climax Contest.

The winner of the G1 B Block, final match is set for Sunday at Budokan Hall

August 11, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling ran their second of three straight G1 cards at Budokan Hall Saturday with the final B Block tournament matches. IWGP heavyweight champion Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, and Tetsuya Naito remained alive on the final B Block show.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 1996 w/ Damian Abraham

August 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode eight sees Chris Charlton and Damian Abraham look at 1996, which saw NJPW and UWFi’s inter-promotional feud continue, and Jinsei Shinzaki return to Japan after his stint as Hakushi in the WWF.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Ring of Honor & NJPW sell out Madison Square Garden

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

Ring of Honor & New Japan have sold out Madison Square Garden, Colt Cabana files lawsuit against CM Punk over legal fees, Hiroshi Tanahashi wins the A Block, a preview of the B Block final, Impact does one of their lowest numbers on POP, new match for WWE’s Super Show-Down, new main event for TakeOver & more.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 10 (A Block Final) – Okada vs. Tanahashi

August 10, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the A Block Final of the G1 Climax 28 from the historic Budokan Hall. Day 17 (August 10) is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and Jay White vs. EVIL.

The winner of the A Block from Friday’s G1 card at Budokan Hall

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

The A Block portion of the G1 Climax concluded Friday morning at Budokan Hall with the tournament coming down to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White remaining alive in the block going into the show.

BWE 8/10/18: Daniel Richardson Interview

August 10, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin Bushby is joined by Daniel Richardson to discuss his 14-year career in wrestling. They discuss his time behind the scenes booking for What Culture Pro Wrestling and its successor Defiant Wrestling, his dealings with WWE, his consulting role on World Of Sport and the many books he has authored under the pen name James Dixon.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The changing world of professional wrestling in 2019

August 9, 2018 John Pollock

A look at the changing world of professional wrestling following the success of the G1 Supershow pre-sale, Renee Young to call Raw on Monday, New Japan begins three nights at Budokan Hall, injury angle with Aleister Black, review of this week’s NXT, PFL receives $28 million in funding & more.

upNXT 8/9/18: Parking Lot Blackout

August 9, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman are back to review this week’s episode of WWE NXT: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano, Velveteen Dream invites EC3 to his “Experience”, The Undisputed Era attack Ricochet, and a huge update/angle for the TakeOver: Brooklyn main event.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 8 – Naito vs. SANADA, Omega vs. Yano

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 28. Day 16 (August 8) is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. SANADA and Kenny Omega vs. Toru Yano. We discuss remaining possible outcomes heading into the final nights of the tournament.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation, quarter-hour breakdowns from Raw, the updated G1 standings and all the scenarios, ROH & NJPW pre-sale for MSG card, TakeOver main event appears to be in jeopardy, Mae Young Classic begins & lots more.

Mae Young Classic to air weekly, beginning September 5th

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has confirmed that the Mae Young Classic will premiere on Wednesday, September 5th at 9 pm Eastern following NXT and will air weekly on the WWE Network.

BWE 8/8/18: Progress Chapter 74, World Of Sport, WXW Update, NXT UK, Revolution Pro Wrestling

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin Bushby, Oli Court & Benno chat about Progress Wrestling’s Chapter 74 card feat. Travis Banks vs. WALTER and their U.S. tour, a look at World of Sport on ITV and the show’s viewership, the latest on the WWE’s NXT UK project, plus news from Fight Club Pro, Revolution Pro & more.