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Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Amanda Nunes to fight in December

August 23, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC is preparing to close out 2018 with a fight amongst the two best female fighters in the world when Cris “Cyborg” Justino meets Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 this December in Las Vegas.

BWE 8/22/18: Revolution Pro Summer Sizzler, World Of Sport, Doc Dean, NXT UK

August 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin Bushby & Benno are back to talk Revolution Pro Wrestling “Summer Sizzler 2018” (Walter Vs Tomohiro Ishii), the latest episodes of World Of Sport and the upcoming shows from WWE NXT UK. They are also joined on the show by Historian/Author John Lister to talk the life and career of Doc Dean.

DOUBLE SHOT 8/22/18: Joey Janela’s Lost In NY, BTE 116, SCU Training

August 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John reviews Joey Janela’s Lost In New York, GCW’s follow-up to Spring Break 2 featuring Matt Riddle vs. PCO. We discuss Being The Elite (Ep. 116) with a must-see tribute to Beyond The Mat, and Wai reviews BTE’s SCU Training for ALL IN special.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 8/21/18: Becky explains, New Day vs. Bludgeon Bros.

August 22, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Becky Lynch tells us why she attacked Charlotte, The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Bros. in a No DQ match for the tag team titles, Samoa Joe has more words for AJ Styles’ family, and the Miz vs. Bryan feud expands to include Maryse and Brie Bella.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Villano III passes away, Raw’s viewership rises, TripleMania card

August 21, 2018 John Pollock

Villano III passes away at the age of 66, Erick Rowan suffers an injury, matches announced for SmackDown, Raw’s viewership rises coming off SummerSlam, Reby Hardy comments on Matt’s status, a great feature on Matt Riddle, AAA announces the card for this weekend’s TripleMania show, NXT UK to crown women’s champion & more.

Arturo Diaz Mendoza a.k.a. Villano III passes away at 66

August 21, 2018 John Pollock

Arturo Diaz Mendoza, who wrestled the majority of his career as ‘Villano III’, has died at the age of 66. We look back at his incredible career that spanned over four decades, including one of the most famous Lucha matches of the modern era that was named ‘match-of-the-year’ in 2000.

REWIND-A-RAW 8/20/18: Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor, Strowman awaits

August 21, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Finn Balor challenges new champion Roman Reigns as Braun Strowman and his MITB contract await, Stephanie McMahon’s coronation of Ronda Rousey doesn’t go as planned, Triple H tells us why he’s facing The Undertaker one more time.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Netflix renews GLOW for a third season

August 20, 2018 John Pollock

Netflix has renewed GLOW for a third season, big episode of Raw scheduled in Brooklyn tonight, New Japan releases loaded Destruction cards, the story behind Matt Riddle’s signing with WWE, Impact taping television in Mexico City, a great documentary on Samoa Joe, SummerSlam POST Show & more.

New Japan announces Destruction cards feat. Omega vs. Ishii, Tanahashi vs. Okada

August 20, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the lineups for the three Destruction events in September and has loaded the shows with major main events on each.

SummerSlam 2018 POST Show w/ John Pollock & Wai Ting

August 20, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam 2018: Roman Reigns faces Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, Ronda Rousey challenges Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship, AJ Styles faces Samoa Joe for the World Championship, Bryan vs. The Miz, a surprising heel turn, and more!

WWE SummerSlam Report feat. Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

August 19, 2018 John Pollock

Full coverage of the WWE’s SummerSlam event from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, featuring Brock Lesnar defending the Universal title against Roman Reigns, Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw women’s title, and AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE title.

Live Event Results: ROH Honor Re-United 8/19

August 19, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Results from Ring of Honor’s final stop on their Honor Re-United Tour, featuring Jay Lethal defending the Ring of Honor title against Mark Haskins, The Young Bucks taking on Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm, Punishment Martinez vs. Jimmy Havoc & more.

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.