REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 4/24/18: Nakamura vs. The Club, Rumble Predictions
Shinsuke Nakamura debuts his HEEL entrance music before dismantling The (reunited) Club’s Gallows & Anderson in front of a helpless AJ Styles, Big Cass explains why he hates short people like Daniel Bryan, and The Uso’s finally find The Bludgeon Brothers’ “glowing” kryptonite. We run through the entire card and give our predictions for Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble.
POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/24 – Paul Levesque addresses WWE’s stance regarding Saudi Arabian event
Paul Levesque addresses the gender restrictions for the Greatest Royal Rumble defends WWE’s decision, broadcast outlets for Friday’s show, Paul Heyman not going to Saudi Arabia, Zack Ryder suffers a knee injury, Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James advertised, on-sale date for NJPW in San Francisco, and more.
REWIND-A-RAW 4/23/18: Raw is Bruno, Greatest Royal Rumble
The WWE pays tribute to the passing of Bruno Sammartino, Raw gives a final push to its matches ahead of Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble, and Ronda Rousey gets physical in Natalya’s defense. Wai shares his thoughts on the excellent Bruno documentary that premiered tonight on the WWE Network. John talks about the death of Motoko Baba.
Impact Redemption 2018 Post Show w/ John Pollock & Nate Milton
John Pollock is joined by Keep It 2000’s Nate Milton to review Impact Wrestling’s Redemption pay-per-view. The two go through the full card and take your live feedback from the event. They discuss the state of Impact Wrestling in 2018, what worked and what didn’t on the show, and whether or not Impact Wrestling has been “redeemed”.
POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/22 – WWE Network listing Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window
The WWE Network is listing the Greatest Royal Rumble for a five-hour window, a big preview of tonight’s Impact Wrestling pay-per-view, Netflix series looks at Donald Trump’s political inspiration, winners of the WWE’s Saudi Arabian tryouts, Kevin Lee dominates Edson Barboza, World of Sports announces taping, and more.
POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/20: Remembering Bruno Sammartino
We look at a lot of the coverage for Bruno Sammartino this week, Alexa Bliss scheduled for Backlash, MLW debuts on beIN Sports, WWE tour in South Africa, how U.K. viewers can watch the Impact pay-per-view, new deal with 5Spike, Young Bucks’ final night at famous venue, New Orleans police investigating WrestleCon incident, Andre the Giant doc review, and more.
“André the Giant” Documentary Review (w/ Pat Laprade)
John Pollock and Wai Ting provide a comprehensive review of HBO’s “André the Giant” documentary chronicling the life and career of the late André Rousimoff. Following the review, the two are joined by historian and author Pat Laprade to discuss his experience working as a field producer for the film. Pat talks about traveling to France to interview André’s family, how he felt Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan came across in the documentary, and his upcoming book on the life of André the Giant.
Bruno Sammartino (1935-2018)
John Pollock and Wai Ting present a special POST Wrestling tribute to the late Bruno Sammartino, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. The two are joined by Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski to chat about Sammartino’s incredible legacy, his two runs as WWWF champion, his biggest drawing programs, his appeal to his audience as the ultimate hero and why the city of Toronto was such an integral part of Sammartino’s career.
BWE 4/18/18: WWE UK returns, ITV World of Sport rumours, RevPro Live in New Orleans
Oli and Benno are back to talk the announcement of WWE UK returning for two days at the Royal Albert Hall and reports of new ITV World of Sport tapings in the summer. They also review RevPro Live in New Orleans and discuss the announcements of Kassius Ohno for Progress Super Strong Style 16, Drew Parker in Tournament Of Death, Kenoh coming to Frontline Wrestling and John Klinger’s return to GWF.