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G1 Climax 28 Review: August 10 (A Block Final) – Okada vs. Tanahashi

August 10, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting are joined by live correspondent WH Park to review the A Block Final of the G1 Climax 28 from the historic Budokan Hall. Day 17 (August 10) is headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and Jay White vs. EVIL.

The winner of the A Block from Friday’s G1 card at Budokan Hall

August 10, 2018 John Pollock

The A Block portion of the G1 Climax concluded Friday morning at Budokan Hall with the tournament coming down to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White remaining alive in the block going into the show.

BWE 8/10/18: Daniel Richardson Interview

August 10, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin Bushby is joined by Daniel Richardson to discuss his 14-year career in wrestling. They discuss his time behind the scenes booking for What Culture Pro Wrestling and its successor Defiant Wrestling, his dealings with WWE, his consulting role on World Of Sport and the many books he has authored under the pen name James Dixon.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – The changing world of professional wrestling in 2019

August 9, 2018 John Pollock

A look at the changing world of professional wrestling following the success of the G1 Supershow pre-sale, Renee Young to call Raw on Monday, New Japan begins three nights at Budokan Hall, injury angle with Aleister Black, review of this week’s NXT, PFL receives $28 million in funding & more.

upNXT 8/9/18: Parking Lot Blackout

August 9, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Braden Herrington & Davie Portman are back to review this week’s episode of WWE NXT: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano, Velveteen Dream invites EC3 to his “Experience”, The Undisputed Era attack Ricochet, and a huge update/angle for the TakeOver: Brooklyn main event.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 8 – Naito vs. SANADA, Omega vs. Yano

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock & Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 28. Day 16 (August 8) is headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. SANADA and Kenny Omega vs. Toru Yano. We discuss remaining possible outcomes heading into the final nights of the tournament.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

Jerry Lawler speaks on the passing of Brian Christopher and the ongoing investigation, quarter-hour breakdowns from Raw, the updated G1 standings and all the scenarios, ROH & NJPW pre-sale for MSG card, TakeOver main event appears to be in jeopardy, Mae Young Classic begins & lots more.

Mae Young Classic to air weekly, beginning September 5th

August 8, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE has confirmed that the Mae Young Classic will premiere on Wednesday, September 5th at 9 pm Eastern following NXT and will air weekly on the WWE Network.

BWE 8/8/18: Progress Chapter 74, World Of Sport, WXW Update, NXT UK, Revolution Pro Wrestling

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin Bushby, Oli Court & Benno chat about Progress Wrestling’s Chapter 74 card feat. Travis Banks vs. WALTER and their U.S. tour, a look at World of Sport on ITV and the show’s viewership, the latest on the WWE’s NXT UK project, plus news from Fight Club Pro, Revolution Pro & more.

DOUBLE SHOT 8/8/18: Lucha Underground, Being The Elite 114

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John catches us up on Lucha Underground Season 4 with a review of Episode 8. We then review Being The Elite (Ep. 114) featuring the cast announcing ALL IN’s broadcast details.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 8/7/18: New Day vs. The Bar, Becky & Charlotte team up

August 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The New Day faces The Bar to determine no. 1 contenders for the SD Tag Team titles, Becky and Charlotte team up, AJ Styles responds to Samoa Joe, and Daniel Bryan visits the set of Miz & Mrs. Plus, today’s top stories from POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE.

WWE’s Raw experiences small drop in viewership, Rousey vs. Fox quarter-hour breakdown

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw was built around Ronda Rousey’s first match on television and led to the show dropping by a slight margin from last week’s viewership.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – Total Bellas renewed for a fourth season by E!

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

The E! network has announced that “Total Bellas” has been renewed for a fourth season, New Japan issues a statement regarding Tama Tonga, new match for “All In”, season-finale of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, UFC documentary to feature Donald Trump, Sami Zayn’s latest shoulder operation & more.

Women’s four-way match announced for “All In”

August 7, 2018 John Pollock

A women’s four-way match has been announced for the September 1st “All In” event with Madison Rayne vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Chelsea Green vs. Britt Baker at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

REWIND-A-RAW 8/6/18: Ronda Rousey’s first TV match, Heyman Cries

August 7, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Ronda Rousey makes her TV in-ring debut against Alicia Fox, Paul Heyman sheds tears over Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins looks for a partner, Ruby Riott returns, and Lashley doesn’t like Elias saying his name.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE – “All In” to air on pay-per-view, first hour airing on WGN America

August 6, 2018 John Pollock

Ronda Rousey to wrestle on Raw for the first time, Broadcast info for “All In”, Matt Riddle drops the EVOLVE title, the latest on the G1 standings with A Block scenarios, Georges St-Pierre discusses fighting in 2018 and who interests him, CSAC releases fight night weights from UFC 227, Dwayne Johnson remembers Brian Christopher & more.

UFC 227 Review with John Pollock, Phil Chertok & Ziggy Cao

August 5, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok & Ziggy Cao to review Saturday’s UFC 227 card from Los Angeles where T.J. Dillashaw defended his title against Cody Garbrandt in successful fashion, while Henry Cejudo ended the 2,142 flyweight title reign of Demetrious Johnson. Plus, the UFC announces Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor & more.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 5 – Okada vs. EVIL, Tanahashi vs. Elgin

August 5, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Wai Ting is joined by Fraser Marriott, a man in the midst of attending all 19 shows of the G1 Climax 28, to review Day 15 of the tournament. Day 15 (August 5) is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Michael Elgin.

G1 Climax 28 Review: August 4 – Naito vs. Ibushi, Omega vs. Ishii

August 4, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Wai Ting is joined by WH Park (who attended today’s show in Osaka) to review Day 14 of the G1 Climax 28, headlined by Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega.

EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion: 1995 w/ Wai Ting

August 4, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Episode seven sees Chris Charlton and Wai Ting look at 1995, which saw NJPW start a hugely influential and profitable feud with UWFi. The year also saw Baseball Magazine Sha, publishers of Weekly Pro Wrestling, stage the Bridge of Dreams card, with almost every Japanese promotion represented on one show.