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Nick Diaz arrested on domestic violence charges

May 26, 2018 John Pollock

UFC fighter Nick Diaz was arrested on Thursday evening by the Las Vegas Police Department and is facing several charges of domestic violence.

Darren Till misses weight, main event with Stephen Thompson tentatively scheduled to go on

May 26, 2018 John Pollock

The main event of Sunday’s UFC main event in Liverpool, England between welterweights Stephen Thompson and Darren Till is still scheduled to go forward, despite Till missing weight by a significant margin on Saturday.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Report 5/25 – Dragon Lee and Hiromu Takahashi renew their rivalry

May 26, 2018 John Pollock

Friday’s Best of the Supers Juniors featured one of the most anticipated matches of the month as Dragon Lee met career-rival Hiromu Takahashi.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/25 – WWE analyst suggests the company could be shopping streaming rights

May 25, 2018 John Pollock

A WWE stock analyst suggests the company could shop the streaming rights for Raw & SmackDown, AXS TV confirms they will air New Japan card from the Cow Palace, a review of Thursday’s Best of the Super Juniors matches, TV reviews of NXT & 205 Live, documentary on Mauro Ranallo debuts tonight & lots more.

REWIND-A-WAI #11: ROH/NJPW Global Wars 2014

May 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review ROH/NJPW Global Wars 2014, a show they attended live featuring Kevin Steen vs. Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship, appearances by Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada and Jushin “Thunder” Liger, along with a startling number of current WWE employees.

Kento Miyahara retains Triple Crown over Naomichi Marufuji at Super Power Series

May 24, 2018 John Pollock

Kento Miyahara retained the Triple Crown championship on Thursday over Naomichi Marufuji in the main event of All Japan’s Super Power Series card at Korakuen Hall.

upNXT 5/24/18: Who Needs a Belt?

May 24, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman chat this week’s WWE NXT featuring another big angle between Johnny Gargano/Candice LeRae & Tommaso Ciampa, Ricochet & Velveteen Dream vs. Lars Sullivan in a handicap match, Kairi Sane vs. Lacey Evans, a tag match… and more!

KEEP IT 2000: Ep. 31 – “Slapnuts Theater” (July 31, 2000)

May 23, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Brian Mann and Nate Milton are back to discuss a Nitro so bad, no one dared watch it with them. Sexual subtext is on full display with the in-ring debut of Kwee Wee and the Viagra on a Pole Match.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/23 – ESPN and UFC confirm domestic rights deal

May 23, 2018 John Pollock

ESPN has confirmed that they have obtained the UFC’s domestic television rights, schedule of events for 2019, UFC to maintain control of the production, anniversary of Owen Hart’s passing, the premiere date for WWE’s next reality show, opening round matches for the WWE’s U.K. tournament, Mauro Ranallo promotes documentary & more.

Report: ESPN lands the UFC’s domestic television package

May 23, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC will be leaving Fox at the expiration of their seven-year deal, which expires this year. It was reported late Tuesday night by Variety that ESPN will land the UFC’s domestic television rights as ESPN will take the entire UFC package away from Fox.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/22/18: Bryan vs. Hardy, Nakamura reveals stip

May 23, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy for the first time with the winner facing Samoa Joe next week, Shinsuke Nakamura reveals the stipulation for his match against AJ Styles. John catches us up on NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament including his recommended matches thus far, plus Tuesday’s surprise appearance from Chris Jericho.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/22 – WWE expected to increase the length of pay-per-view events

May 22, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE is expected to increase the length of their monthly pay-per-views, Mauro Ranallo speaks candidly on his struggle with bipolar disorder, Raw’s viewership drops, update on the BOSJ, Chris Jericho promo at New Japan show, viewership for Total Bellas’ season premiere, identity of one of Lashley’s “sisters” & more.

REWIND-A-RAW 5/21/18: Lashley’s Sisters, Fox-WWE Deal, Total Bellas

May 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Sami Zayn introduces the world to Bobby Lashley’s sisters in our current frontrunner for worst segment of the year, we discuss Monday’s reports about WWE’s $1 billion deal to move SmackDown to Fox, and Wai Ting reviews Total Bellas Season 3 Episode 1.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/21 – Fox expected to land SmackDown for $205 million per year

May 21, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE is expected to land a massive increase on their television rights for SmackDown following reports the show is headed to big Fox, WWE stock soars following the news, a preview of tonight’s Raw, update on the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, Bellator 200 loses Mirko Cro Cop & more.

Report: WWE SmackDown expected to move to Fox in October 2019

May 21, 2018 John Pollock

A deal between the WWE and Fox is expected to be announced following Monday’s reports that big Fox will become the new home of SmackDown.

UFC Fight Night Report – Kamaru Usman cruises past former title challenger Demian Maia in Chile

May 20, 2018 John Pollock

Saturday night’s UFC card from Santiago, Chile featured rising welterweight Kamaru Usman recording his eighth UFC victory while rendering former title challenger Demian Maia ineffective for most of their five-round main event bout.

Best of the Super Juniors Report – Night 2 at Korakuen Hall feat. Dragon Lee vs. Sho Tanaka

May 19, 2018 John Pollock

The second day of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament was highlighted by a tremendous match between Dragon Lee and Sho Tanaka.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/18 – Randy Orton undergoes knee surgery for meniscus tear

May 18, 2018 John Pollock

Randy Orton undergoes knee surgery, Variety reports on frontrunners to land SmackDown with additional information, Taiji Ishimori pins Will Ospreay to kick off the Best of the Super Juniors, The Revival appear at NXT event, Shane McMahon has surgery for a hernia, remaining participants of the WWE’s U.K. tournament & more.

Best of the Super Juniors Report – Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori at Korakuen Hall

May 18, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through the opening night of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament from Korakuen Hall with Will Ospreay taking on Taiji Ishimori, Flip Gordon taking on ACH, Bushi vs. YOH, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Tiger Mask in the A Block tournament matches.

POST MOVIE REVIEW – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

May 18, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Wai Ting convinces John Pollock to review the 2014 Marvel Studios film, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. We discuss the beginnings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Cap’s introduction in Captain America: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier’s comic book origins, Georges St-Pierre as Batroc, and the rest of our thoughts on what many consider to be the best film in the MCU.