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REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 2/13/18: Dolph Ziggler Wants WM Main Event

February 14, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Dolph Ziggler returns and wants to main event WrestleMania, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens attempt to protect their Fastlane odds, Charlotte continues to pick off the Riott Squad, The Bludgeon Brothers smash TVs, The New Day eat pancakes, and Jinder, Randy and Bobby argue over the Top 10.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 2/13 – Jerry Lawler’s 1993 case re-visited by Deadspin report

February 13, 2018 John Pollock

Deadspin re-examines Jerry Lawler’s 1993 statutory rape case, Raw’s audience from Monday night, possible changes coming to WWE pay-per-view events, co-founder of Powerbomb streaming service leaves company, Honor Rising cards, preview of tonight’s WWE television, and more.

New Japan and Ring of Honor release Honor Rising cards

February 13, 2018 John Pollock

New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor have announced the match lineups for the upcoming Honor Rising events that will take place on Friday, February 23rd and Saturday, February 24th at Korakuen Hall.

REWIND-A-RAW 2/12/18: Elimination Chamber 2nd Chance Match, Strowman Strums

February 13, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Seth Rollins and Finn Balor compete with others for a second chance to enter the Elimination Chamber match, Braun Strowman interrupts Elias with his own musical performance, Sasha vs Bayley in San Jose, Ivory inducted into the Hall of Fame and more.

Ronda Rousey’s next WWE appearance scheduled for later this month

February 12, 2018 John Pollock

It was announced during Monday’s episode of Raw that Ronda Rousey will be making her next appearance at the Elimination Chamber event on Sunday, February 25th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 2/12: WWE announces Lisa “Ivory” Moretti for the Hall of Fame

February 12, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE announces that Ivory will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Sasha Banks vs. Bayley added to Raw tonight, Corey Graves appears on Booker T’s show, reviews of ROH television and AJPW Twilight Blues, Newsweek piece on Impact Wrestling, anniversary of Kazuchika Okada’s first IWGP heavyweight title, major shows coming up, and more.

UFC 221 Post Show with John Pollock & Mike Bohn of USA Today / MMA Junkie

February 11, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock is joined by Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie & USA Today to run through the UFC 221 pay-per-view event from Perth, Australia. We discuss Yoel Romero’s failure to make weight and then stops Luke Rockhold in the main event, where this put both men coming out of this fight, a horrendous foul during one of the main card bouts, several solid performances throughout the card, and lots more.

NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 2018 Review

February 10, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting review NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 2018 headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Hirooki Goto vs Evil for the Never Openweight Championship and Will Ospreay vs Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW New Beginning in Osaka Report: Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada, CHAOS vs. LIJ

February 10, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through Saturday’s New Beginning card from Osaka, featuring five singles matches between members of CHAOS and LIJ, including Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP heavyweight title against Sanada.

Rey Mysterio to wrestle at NJPW’s “Strong Style Evolved” card in Long Beach

February 10, 2018 John Pollock

During Saturday’s New Beginning in Osaka card, a video aired with Rey Mysterio announcing he would be wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Mysterio challenged Jushin Thunder Liger to a match for the “Strong Style Evolved” event on Sunday, March 25th in Long Beach, California.

Yoel Romero misses weight, Luke Rockhold can still become interim champion

February 10, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC 221 main event was thrown into further disarray on Friday night when Yoel Romero missed weight for the interim middleweight title bout.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 2/9 – New Beginning in Osaka Preview

February 9, 2018 John Pollock

A big preview for the New Beginning Osaka card with Okada defending against Sanada, Impact and SmackDown ratings, reviews of Impact Wrestling and NXT, alleged incident involving Vince McMahon from 2006 resurfaces with new information, the new commentary on Impact, a preview of UFC 221, new main event of UFC 222, and more.

WWE posts record revenue, $32.6 million in net income for 2017

February 9, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE announced their year-end and fourth quarter results for 2017 on Thursday with a record amount of revenue for the year. We also have notes on the earnings call, a surprising stat regarding the Mixed Match Challenge, the promotion to big executives, and more.

REWIND-A-WAI #4: PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2017 (Final Stage)

February 8, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

John Pollock and Wai Ting return for another edition of Rewind-A-Wai and are tackling the final stage of Pro Wrestling Guerilla’s Battle of Los Angeles tournament from 2017.

BWE 2/8/18: Progress Chapter 62, FCP/Attack WrestleHouse, 5 Star, ‘Mania Week

February 7, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

Martin, Oli Court and Benno are back to talk PROGRESS Chapter 62: Fear No More, Come To Dust (featuring a brutal Walter vs Timothy Thatcher main event), Fight Club: PRO x Attack! Pro Wrestling’s WrestleHouse ‘18 (Omari vs Keith Lee 2) & Benno provides a live report from the start of the 5 Star arena tour.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 2/7 – Paul Levesque replaces Vince McMahon overseeing 205 Live, per report

February 7, 2018 John Pollock

There has reportedly been a change within the WWE regarding the presentation of WWE with Paul Levesque replacing Vince McMahon and the direction of the program, a review of this week’s 205 Live episode, AXS TV confirms the live airing of Strong Style Evolved, Shelton Benjamin discovers a loaded gun in his rental car and more.

REWIND-A-SMACKDOWN 2/6/18: Top 10 List, Owens vs Zayn, 205 Live is… Great?

February 7, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

SmackDown’s Top 10 List has many confused, Owens vs Zayn results in a three-way at Fastlane, 205 Live is… great? Plus, the Mixed Match Challenge, Jason Jordan’s neck surgery and an NJPW New Beginning in Osaka Preview.

Jason Jordan undergoes neck operation

February 6, 2018 John Pollock

The WWE announced on Tuesday evening that Jason Jordan (Nathan Everhart) underwent a minimally invasive procedure to address an existing neck injury earlier in the morning.

Second hour of Raw draws highest of the three, overall 8.8% drop from last week

February 6, 2018 John Pollock

Monday’s episode of Raw from Des Moines, Iowa averaged approximately 3,080,000 viewers over the course of the three-hour program on the USA Network.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 2/6 – The Miz signs new contract with the WWE, per report

February 6, 2018 John Pollock

The Miz has reportedly signed a new contract with the WWE and we look at his career with the company, Big Show provides a health update, ROH set to break their attendance record, Mario Yamasaki and CABMMA issue statements over Saturday’s fight, EVIL and Sanada retain titles at Korakuen Hall, Elimination Chamber notes, and more.