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Q&A with Smash Wrestling’s Sebastian Suave on “The Northern Tournament”

May 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

This Sunday, Smash Wrestling presents “The Northern Tournament” with two shows in one day at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. We had a chance to speak with Smash Wrestling promoter & wrestler Sebastian Suave on the concept behind the tournament and much more.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 5/29/18: Bryan vs. Joe interrupted, CM Punk trial

May 30, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Big Cass returns and faces Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe for the final spot in the men’s MITB match, Lana and Naomi engage in a Dance-Off. We talk reports from the first day of the CM Punk & Colt Cabana vs. Chris Amann defamation trial, and your chance to win tickets to Smash Wrestling’s “The Northern Tournament”

Defamation trial begins with CM Punk, Colt Cabana and Dr. Christopher Amann in court

May 29, 2018 John Pollock

The civil defamation trial launched by Dr. Christopher Amann against Phil Brooks a.k.a. CM Punk and Scott Colton a.k.a. Colt Cabana began Tuesday in the Cook County Courthouse in Illinois.

REWIND-A-RAW 5/28/18: Nia taunts Ronda, Mauro doc, Enzo’s rap debut

May 29, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Nia Jax taunts Ronda Rousey and demonstrates her armbar defense, a Gauntlet Match takes place for the last spot in the Women’s MITB match, plus our thoughts on the Mauro Ranallo documentary and Enzo’s controversial rap debut.

RAR OVERRUN 5/28/18: Total Bellas – Nikki & John Break-Up

May 29, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

For weeks when there are simply too many events to cover in one podcast, John Pollock and Wai Ting bring you the Rewind-A-Raw Overrun. This week, Wai reviews Total Bellas Season 3 Episode 2, featuring the big break-up scene involving Nikki Bella and John Cena.

Michael Bisping announces his retirement

May 28, 2018 John Pollock

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping announced Monday on his “Believe You Me” podcast that he is retiring from mixed martial arts.

Upcoming week’s schedule at POST Wrestling

May 28, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

A full schedule of this coming week at POST Wrestling with all our regular shows, the return of Ask-A-Wai, and a big edition of the POST Roundtable drops on Sunday with special guests Mauro Ranallo & documentary director Haris Usanovic to chat “Bipolar Rock ‘N’ Roller”.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Report 5/26 & 5/27 in Nagoya

May 28, 2018 John Pollock

The Best of the Super Juniors tournament has one more week left before the finals next Monday and the winner receives an IWGP junior heavyweight title shot.

Tokyo Sports reports Io Shirai is WWE bound

May 28, 2018 John Pollock

Io Shirai, who is one of the top women’s performers in the world, is expected to be leaving her home promotion of Stardom and accepting an offer from World Wrestling Entertainment. Tokyo Sports reported the pending deal and added that Shirai’s final appearance for Stardom is expected to take place Sunday, June 17th at Korakuen Hall.

UFC Fight Night Results – Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson from Liverpool, England

May 27, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The full list of results from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night event from Liverpool, England, featuring a main event between Darren Till and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

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.