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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today's top stories from POSTwrestling.com including AEW ratings from Wednesday, NJPW's BOSJ and WTL winners, changes to ROH Final Battle, and the death of Tiny "Zeus" Lister. Photos Courtesy: AEW / NJPW Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW’s follow up to Winter is Coming with Sting’s first promo on Dynamite, SHAQ, a look at IMPACT with Kenny Omega, WWE’s Raw ratings, and more. [00:20:58] NEWS OF THE DAY: IMPACT Wrestling feat. Kenny Omega & Don Callis WWE Raw ratings from Monday night Bill Goldberg appears on The Bump, pushes for match with Roman Reigns CM Punk appears on Renee Paquette’s podcast Anthony Johnson heading to Bellator  [00:43:23] On Dynamite: Sting speaks for the first time on Dynamite, SHAQ appears for a segment with Brandi Rhodes, an amazing tag match with The Young Bucks and TH2, MJF and Orange Cassidy square off for the Dynamite Diamond Ring, The Inner Circle holds their Ultimatum, and Kenny Omega & Don Callis cut a replay of Tuesday’s promo on IMPACT. [01:33:37] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Davie Portman is joined by Andrew Thompson to review the December 8th, 2020 edition of IMPACT Wrestling from Skyway Studios, Nashville, TN. Following the momentous announcement on last week’s AEW Dynamite, Davie and Andrew rundown the entire show featuring a sit down interview with Kenny Omega and Don Callis and an insert commercial from AEW President Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone. Also on the show we see IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Rich Swann team with Willie Mack to take on TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose and Number 1 Contender Chris Bey, Chris Sabin vs Josh Alexander, Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary… and more! The lads talk in-depth about the show, what they make of the IMPACT/AEW partnership and where they see it going, whether IMPACT made the most of the opportunity they were given and how NXT are dealing with the extra buzz AEW have gained recently. You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can also check out a video version of their review on YouTube by going to YouTube.com/upNXT On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie review AEW Dynamite each Thursday as well as retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, and tons of other podcasts. This week’s schedule: Wednesday December 9th: upNXT – NXT Review Wednesday December 9th: Shot In The Dark w/ Cno Evil (Patreon Free Show) Thursday December 10th: upNXTra – AEW Review  Friday December 11th: Best Match Ever: Starrcade (Patreon) Saturday December 12th: Triplemania XXVIII  -WatchAlong & Review (YouTube/Twitch/upNXT) Sunday December 13th: upYOURS – Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) w/ Geekcentric Kev (Patreon) Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/upNXT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upNXT Twitch: https://twitch.tv/upNXTpodcast T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @upNXTpodcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt and discuss Shaq appearing on Dynamite, SmackDown ratings, Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul and more. [00:09:50] Thoughts on NXT TakeOver: WarGames [00:15:22] NEWS OF THE DAY: Mauro Ranallo on POST Wrestling Shaq to speak on AEW Dynamite Friday Night SmackDown ratings in U.S. and Canada WWE Slammy Awards on 12/23 with list of awards & nominees Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi win the Real-World Tag League Finals set for the World Tag League & Best of the Super Juniors Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul exhibition fight on 2/20 [00:44:20] On Raw, Randy Orton squared off with Bray Wyatt in an attempt to make you more intrigued for TLC, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus briefly hated each other before alcohol fixed their problems, Riddle walked around with donuts all night, the never-ending saga between New Day and The Hurt Business progressed, and the debut of Brooke-o-chet.  [01:31:12] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock is joined by Mauro Ranallo to discuss his call of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., his departure from the WWE, and his new podcast series.The two chat about the phenomenal business that Tyson’s return generated, the direction boxing is heading, his decision to leave WWE this past summer, being off social media, his long-time relationship with Showtime, and his new Maurologue podcast series discussing the daily news.You can listen to the Maurologue on Spotify and Anchor. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Elliott from HardCopy.ie joins WH Park on the Long & Winding Royal Road to talk about a match with many ramifications for All Japan Pro Wrestling: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue from the 1993 Champion Carnival. Brian was the editor of the excellent Fighting Spirit Magazine based out of the UK and is a massive fan of All Japan of the ‘90s. He and WH share their thoughts on the match but spend most of their time discussing the backgrounds of Kawada, Taue and their later formation of the Holy Demon Army. You can watch two versions of the match on YouTube (I recommend viewing the hand-held version first):  Official clipped version (https://youtu.be/Th1mUqsp1Sc) Full hand-held version (https://youtu.be/v8o6Z8CyZ0g) Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wai Ting and Bruce Lord review AEW’s “Winter Is Coming” special headlined by Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW Title. Plus, a WCW legend makes a surprise return. Andrew Thompson joins us to discuss the death of Pat Patterson and today’s top stories. [00:00:58] Andrew Thompson delivers the NEWS OF THE DAY: Pat Patterson passes away at the age of 79 Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Alex Zayne headline new WWE PC class NWA Shockwave debuts; UWN suspends PPVs until 2021 ROH announces title match for Final Battle 12/18   [00:22:45] On Dynamite: Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega results in an shocking ending to the show, a WWE Hall of Famer shows up and sets his sights on Darby Allin, the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royal sets up next week’s match for the ring, and Chris Jericho gives The Inner Circle an ultimatum. [01:17:25] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Bruce Lord’s music website and podcast: https://www.idieyoudie.com/ Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock is joined by Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to discuss the release of the Wrestling Observer Yearbook covering 1997.The two discuss the major stories of 1997 including the lead-up and fallout from the Survivor Series, Dave’s reporting on the story including speaking with Bret Hart, hearing audio of the conversation with Vince McMahon, the reaction from talent, alternate outcomes that could have impacted the company & more.Plus, UFC’s issues with cable providers, ECW’s jump to pay-per-view, the death of Brian Pillman, and the role Zane Bresloff played with WCW.The Wrestling Observer Yearbook ‘97 is available on Amazon. Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wai Ting and Nate Milton review WWE Raw as AJ Styles, Riddle and Keith Lee compete for a WWE title match at TLC; Drew McIntyre and Sheamus team-up. Andrew Thompson joins us to discuss WWE’s Liv Morgan documentary. [00:03:58] Andrew Thompson delivers the NEWS OF THE DAY Liv Morgan WWE Network documentary, “Liv Forever” Bruce Prichard comments on Vince McMahon saying the n-word in 2005 NXT’s Aja Smith and Leon Ruff get engaged NXT edges out AEW in viewership for 11/25 [00:27:20] On Raw, Drew McIntyre teams with Sheamus for the first time in years while Miz & Morrison try to plan the perfect cash-in, Randy Orton attempts to find The Fiend’s weakness on “A Moment of Bliss”, New Day celebrate Woods’ G4 gig while MVP makes use of heel math, a Triple Threat match for a WWE title shot at TLC, a very scary bump for Jeff Hardy, and the latest involving Retribution, Nia/Lana and more. [01:36:17] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Listen to Nate Milton on The KOS Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheKingsOfSport Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wai Ting and Bruce Lord review AEW Dynamite as Jon Moxley attempts to find the men responsible for his attack, Cody upsets Taz by mentioning a personal connection, and Hikaru Shida defends her title against Anna Jay. [00:05:24] Andrew Thompson delivers the NEWS OF THE DAY: Bob Ryder, IMPACT co-founder and Internet wrestling pioneer, passes away G4 signs Xavier Woods Jazz returns for IMPACT Knockouts Tag Title tournament NWA’s ‘Shockwave’ show to premiere on 12/1 [00:21:51] On tonight’s Dynamite, Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega attempt a second contract signing ahead of next week’s title bout, Taz delivers a message to Cody following an impressive performance from Powerhouse Hobbs, Hikaru Shida defends the Women’s Championship against Anna Jay, Hangman Page returns, and Death Triangle’s PAC and Fenix team up against Butcher & The Blade. [01:37:17] Your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.