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Full Quarter-hour breakdown for last week’s episode of SmackDown

February 13, 2020 John Pollock

We were able to see a quarter-hour breakdown of last Friday’s edition of SmackDown that featured Bill Goldberg’s appearance to challenge The Fiend.

AEW Dynamite declines but still tops NXT with 817,000 viewers

February 13, 2020 John Pollock

Wednesday night’s cable numbers are in with AEW outdrawing NXT, although suffering a notable decline from last week’s figures.

El Hijo del Fantasma, Tino Sabbatelli Wrestling At NXT Live Events This Weekend

February 13, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Both Tino Sabbatelli and El Hijo del Fantasma are set to wrestle this weekend at their respective NXT Florida house shows.

AEW Dynamite Notes: Jeff Cobb Debuts, Taking On Jon Moxley Next Week

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Jeff Cobb makes his AEW debut and he’ll be in action against Jon Moxley next week. Also, Darby Allin issued the challenge to Sammy Guevara for Revolution, Hangman Page and Kenny Omega are defending their AEW World Tag Team Titles next week against The Lucha Bros. and more.

WWE NXT Notes: Cruiserweight Title Match, Dream vs. Strong Set For Next Week

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

A number of notes coming out of the 2/12 episode of NXT such as Jordan Devlin vs. Lio Rush for the Cruiserweight Title being made official for next week. Velveteen Dream and Roderick Strong clashing next week, and Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne jumping aboard Triple H’s private jet.

Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes Added To AEW’s Revolution PPV

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Jake Hager will have his first match in All Elite Wrestling when he takes on Dustin Rhodes at AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view on February 29th.

Nyla Rose Defeats Riho To Become New AEW Women’s World Champion

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Nyla Rose defeated Riho on Dynamite to become the new AEW Women’s World Champion after five months of chasing the title.

POST NEWS UPDATE: Highlights From Pre-NXT TakeOver: Portland Media Call

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Highlights from Paul Levesque’s TakeOver media call, Cody Rhodes chats about AEW’s third hour of programming, Teddy Hart arrested in Virginia, Simone Johnson interview and much more.

Ring Of Honor Announces Tournament To Crown New Women’s World Champion

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Following Kelly Klein’s contract with Ring of Honor expiring on December 31st, Ring of Honor announced a tournament to crown the next Women Of Honor World Champion.

AJPW Excite Series: Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Aoyagi for the Triple Crown

February 12, 2020 John Pollock

All Japan Pro Wrestling returned to Korakuen Hall as part of its Excite Series with Triple Crown champion Kento Miyahara defending against Yuma Aoyagi.

Tyler Breeze Reveals That He & Big Cass Were Supposed To Be Fired From WWE After NXT’s E:60 Special

February 12, 2020 Andrew Thompson

NXT and 205 Live’s Tyler Breeze revealed that he and Big Cass were supposed to be fired from WWE several years ago and also talked about the concept of 205 Live being discussed in 2011.

John Cena to appear on Friday Night SmackDown later this month

February 12, 2020 John Pollock

It was announced during Tuesday night’s episode of WWE Backstage that John Cena will be appearing on Friday Night SmackDown later this month.

NWA POWER REPORT: Nick Aldis & Royce Isaacs vs. Rock ‘N’ Roll Express

February 11, 2020 John Pollock

Tuesday’s edition of NWA Power saw Nick Aldis & Royce Isaacs take on The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express, Marty Scurll’s ‘counteroffer’ to Nick Aldis, the TV title is defended & more.

Douglas Lima to fight Gegard Mousasi for vacant Bellator title

February 11, 2020 John Pollock

One day after announcing that Rafael Lovato Jr. was relinquishing the Bellator middleweight championship, the promotion has revealed a big fight later this year to determine its next champion.

WWE Raw rebounds with the second hour topping the first

February 11, 2020 John Pollock

Following last week’s dip to the program’s second-lowest viewership mark of 2020, WWE Raw saw a rebound this week with an 8% increase in viewership.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Ratings for Week 1 of the XFL

February 11, 2020 John Pollock

Ratings for the first week of the XFL, WrestleMania press conference, a note on the Elimination Chamber, updates on The Hardys, Invicta to use open scoring & lots more.

EXCLUSIVE: Session Moth Martina Explains Her Decision To Not Join NXT UK, Talks OTT, Becky Lynch, More

February 11, 2020 Andrew Thompson

Former two-time OTT Women’s Champion Session Moth Martina spoke with POST Wrestling’s Andrew Thompson about her decision to not join NXT UK, her OTT and ICW Women’s Title reigns, state of the independent scene in the UK, Becky Lynch and much more.

Gauntlet Match featuring AJ Styles announced for Super ShowDown

February 11, 2020 John Pollock

WWE had added a multi-person match for the Super ShowDown event later this month where the winner will be awarded the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy.

AJPW releases the names of the Champion Carnival participants

February 10, 2020 John Pollock

During the All Japan show at Korakuen Hall, the promotion announced the participants for the annual Champion Carnival tournament.

SmackDown women’s title match set for Friday Night SmackDown

February 10, 2020 John Pollock

This week on Friday Night SmackDown, Bayley will defend the SmackDown women’s title on the Valentine’s Day edition of the show.