Month: July 2022

At the age of 65, Masashi Aoyagi has passed away. FMW-E and Pro Wrestling NOAH commented on Aoyagi’s passing

Tony Khan gave FTR a new theme to signify their new era, wanted to do better with their booking

Tony Khan chats the creation of several themes in AEW such as Claudio Castagnoli and FTR’s music along with the meaning behind those themes

Marko Stunt recaps final stretch of his time with AEW, communication slowed down as his contract was expiring

Marko Stunt’s communication with AEW slowed down as his contract was coming up. He recounted his text exchange with Tony Khan after his exit

Francesco Akira says there were talks of him appearing with United Empire during AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door build

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Francesco Akira was getting his U.S. visa situation sorted during the Forbidden Door build

AEW Tag Team Championships to be defended at “Fyter Fest”

Next Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite will be billed as “Fyter Fest – Night 1” and features the AEW Tag Team Championships being defended.

Several matches added to ROH’s Death Before Dishonor on 7/23

On AEW Dynamite, several matches were confirmed for Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view later this month.

AEW Dynamite 7/6/22 POST Show | REWIND-A-DYNAMITE

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite as Jon Moxley defends the Interim AEW Championship against Brody King, while Scorpio Sky defends the TNT Championship against Wardlow in a Street Fight.

Wrestling Entertainment Series (WES) cancels show for this Saturday

Wrestling Entertainment Series has canceled its event for this Saturday in Nottingham with the group issuing a statement days before the show was scheduled.

WWE Raw hurt by 4th of July but maintains top spot on cable

The 4th of July edition of WWE Raw took a major hit but maintained its position as the top cable program on Monday.

SITD 7/6/22: Trent Seven Explains His Actions, United Empire Rising

John Siino reviews this week’s editions of AEW Dark, AEW Dark: Elevation, NXT UK, IMPACT Wrestling, NXT Level Up, NJPW Strong, NWA USA, NWA Powerrr, and WWE Main Event in under 15 minutes on Shot In The Dark.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: The balancing act of social media for public figures

July 6, 2022 Andrew Thompson

John Pollock looks at the role of social media for public figures after Shotzi’s statement, IMPACT releases video for Don West & more.

Tom Lawlor recounts signing with PFL in March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic beginning shortly after

Ahead of competing in the 2022 G1 Climax tournament, Tom Lawlor joined the POST Daily News show to chat with John Pollock and Wai Ting

Saraya Jade-Bevis a.k.a. Paige writes farewell letter to WWE

Saraya-Jade Bevis a.k.a. Paige wrote a farewell letter to WWE for The Players’ Tribune one day before her contract with the promotion ends.

Tony Khan confirms knee injury to Santana, “it could be a while that Santana is out”

July 6, 2022 Andrew Thompson

Santana will be out of action for the foreseeable future following last week’s Blood & Guts match.

FTR looks back on AEW Holiday Bash six-man tag, credits Sting & CM Punk for letting them structure the match

Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler look back at the match as one of their favorites and getting to lay everything out

Shotzi & Twitter, NXT: GAB, Dynamite Preview | POST News 7/6

Shotzi deactivates Twitter, NXT: Great American Bash, Dynamite Preview | POST News 7/6

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about Tuesday’s Great American Bash special, Shotzi deactivating Twitter, Friday’s TV numbers & Dynamite tonight.

upNXT 7/5/22: The Great American Bash 2022