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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw featuring the conclusion of the WWE Draft, all the roster changes, SmackDown rating, Finn Balor undergoes surgery, and a G1 update. [00:08:47] NEWS OF THE DAY Friday Night SmackDown ratings for the first night of the WWE Draft WWE to extend its stay at the Amway Center into November, per report Finn Balor undergoes successful surgery for broken jaw G1 Climax Update - who is alive and cards for the next two days AEW Dynamite Anniversary card for Wednesday Being the Elite story with The Young Bucks and Hangman Page Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport from Sunday night  [00:37:06] Monday’s episode of Raw featured the second night of the WWE Draft with picks throughout the show. The show was headlined by a Dual Brand Battle Royal for a title shot against Asuka. Plus, Kevin Owen vs. Aleister Black in a No DQ Match, we try and make sense of the split between Andrade and Angel Garza, a finish you must see to fathom between Cedric Alexander and Ricochet, an impromptu three-way match, the tag titles are literally exchanged, and more. [01:36:08] Your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee 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 Dynamite with the 30th Anniversary Special for Chris Jericho, new WWE PC recruits, WWE Raw ratings and lots more. [00:04:39] NEWS OF THE DAY As Florida enters Phase 3, sports teams are given the green light to increase capacity at events WWE Performance Center recruits including numerous EVOLVE names, and a standout wrestler from Duke FOX announces WWE programming and season premiere of Friday Night SmackDown WWE Raw ratings against two NFL games Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana tops one million viewers on ESPN Erik of the Viking Raiders undergoes surgery SmackDown roster going into the WWE Draft [00:22:18] AEW Dynamite was built around Chris Jericho’s 30th Anniversary Celebration with tons of guest cameos including Hiroshi Tanahashi. Plus, the Dog Collar Match between Brodie Lee and Cody for the TNT Championship with Greg Valentine in attendance, FTR defends the AEW tag titles against The Hybrid2, Brian Cage vs. Will Hobbs for the FTW title, and more announcements for next week’s AEW Anniversary Show. [01:10:00] Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum, and our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee 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 discuss WWE Raw featuring the reveal of Retribution’s leader, NXT TakeOver 31 reactions, Netflix cancels GLOW, and your feedback ahead of the WWE Draft. [00:04:16] NEWS OF THE DAY Go Fund Me campaigns for Jim Valley and listener Jamel Lewis NXT TakeOver 31 reaction & thoughts Netflix cancels GLOW due to COVID-19 Friday Night SmackDown ratings in the U.S. & Canada Zeus defeats Kento Miyahara to win the Champion Carnival AEW Dynamite line-up for Wednesday, Road to Jericho feature Matt Sydal vs. Michael Nakazawa  [00:42:14] Monday’s episode of Raw featured Drew McIntyre teaming with The Street Profits against Randy Orton, Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler. Plus, McIntyre accepts Orton’s challenge for Hell in a Cell, a Countdown to Apologize featuring Seth Rollins and Murphy, Kevin Owens speaks with Bray Wyatt, an Exhibition Match between Braun Strowman and Keith Lee,, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax defend the tag titles against Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan, and Retribution returns with a new leader! [01:42:06] Your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT TakeOver 31 from the new Capitol Wrestling Center! The BDE rundown the entire show featuring Finn Balor vs Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship, Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae for the NXT Women’s Championship, Santos Escobar vs Isaiah “Swerve” Scott for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Damian Priest vs Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship, and Velveteen Dream vs KUSHIDA. The lads talk in-depth about the show, their thoughts on NXT’s new venue, surprise returns, what they liked and didn’t like, and the epic main event. Plus, they take your feedback and more! For more, be sure to subscribe to "upNXT: The Unofficial NXT Podcast" wherever you download your podcasts. 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: Friday Oct. 9th - Throwback PPV Review - WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 Sunday Oct. 11th - The Evil Dead (1981) Plus this past few weeks - upYOURS - The Twilight Zone, Back to the Future, Clash of Champions, and wasNXT  And every Wednesday have a Shot in the Dark w/ John “Cno Evil” Siino (FREE Show) You can also check out a video version of their review on YouTube by going to YouTube.com/upNXT. Photo Courtesy: WWE Follow upNXT: Twitter | YouTube | Patreon upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Listen to upNXT every Thursday: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS  upNXT T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow POST Wrestling: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Long & Winding Royal Road takes a detour to chronicle the life and career of the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa. WH Park is joined by Pro-Wrestling NOAH and Misawa expert, Hisame who does Japanese to English translations of NOAH-related content on her Twitter and blog. WH and Hisame navigate the early life of Mitsuharu Misawa, from his childhood, to his entry into the All Japan dojo, to his excursion to Mexico, to becoming Tiger Mask II. From there, they look at his ascent as the ace of AJPW with a focus on his relationship with Jumbo Tsuruta. Finally, they discuss Misawa leaving All Japan to form Pro-Wrestling NOAH and his tragic in-ring death. 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. Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt 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 Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee 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 Dynamite with another Jon Moxley title defense, notes from the NXT media call, Raw ratings, Harold Meij out at New Japan and more. [00:04:58] We start off with an overview of bonus podcasts coming up in the month of October for members of the POST Wrestling Café. [00:11:40] NEWS OF THE DAY WWE Raw ratings against a big NFL game Notes from the NXT TakeOver: 31 Media Call Tegan Nox undergoes surgery for torn ACL Joey Ryan (Joseph Meehan) files suits against Speaking Out accusers Harold Meij leaving NJPW in October, Takami Ohbari set to replace him Paul Daley out of Bellator 247 main event on Thursday Esther Lin leaving MMA Fighting  [00:36:00] AEW Dynamite featured Jon Moxley defending the AEW title against an opponent of Eddie Kingston’s choosing in the main event, Cody answers Brodie Lee’s challenge for a Dog Collar Match, the latest involving Chris Jericho and MJF, FTR defend the tag titles against SCU in the Brush with Greatness, the return of Britt Baker to Dynamite, a hot opener between Darby Allin and Ricky Starks and more. [01:25:08] Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum, and our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Photo Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee 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 discuss WWE Raw featuring Drew McIntyre defending the WWE title, night vision goggles, a report on the status of Retribution and the latest from Conor McGregor.  [00:16:10] NEWS OF THE DAY Retribution members test negative for COVID-19, in quarantine Friday Night SmackDown viewership in U.S. & Canada Rob Van Dam and Katie Forbes finish up with Impact Wrestling G1 Climax lineup for Tuesday at Korakuen Hall AEW & NXT cards for Wednesday night The Chronicles of McGregor continue with new idea for a charity fight  [00:32:47] Monday’s episode of Raw featured the debut of Randy Orton’s night vision goggles to assist in his attack on the legends, Drew McIntyre issues an open challenge for the WWE title, the return of Mustafa Ali, a rematch between Asuka and Zelina Vega for the women’s title, Akira Tozawa is alive, and the Telenovela involving the Mysterio Family. [01:27:06] Your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee 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 Clash of Champions: Gold Rush featuring Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso for the Universal Championship and Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. We also discuss the removal of several participants on the show, an in-ring injury to Angel Garza, Jeff Hardy’s earlobe and more. Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch video of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpf8L9Tv9qk Photo Courtesy: WWE Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Pollock & Phil Chertok host the UFC 253 POST Show and discuss Israel Adesanya’s dominant title defense against Paulo Costa from Abu Dhabi. The two review the card as the UFC returned to Fight Island with two championship fights as Adesanya defended against Costa, and Jan Blachowicz took on Dominick Reyes for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title. Plus, a rundown of the rest of the card featuring one of the best rounds of 2020, the nearly 40-year old Juan Espino, a big win for Hakeem Dawodu, and an awful fight that started the night. MAIN CARD *Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa for the UFC middleweight title *Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title *Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval *Ketlen Vieira vs. Sijara Eubanks *Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov PRELIMINARY CARD *Brad Riddell vs. Alex Da Silva *Jake Matthews vs. Diego Sanchez *Shane Young vs. L’udovit Klein *William Knight vs. Aleksa Camur EARLY PRELIMS *Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes *Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques Fight of the Night: Brandon Royval vs. Kai Kara-France Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya & Jan Blachowicz Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling T-Shirts & Hats: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Martin Bushby & Andrew Thompson debut Wrestling Adventure, their new podcast looking back at classic wrestling shows and moments with a different guest each month. Joining them for the debut is Nate Milton from The Rocky Maivia Picture Show and The Kings of Sport to revisit WWE WrestleMania XIX. The three travel back 17 years to 2003 and discuss Steve Austin’s last match against The Rock, the serious injuries Kurt Angle had leading into his match against Brock Lesnar, the controversial promos by Triple H towards Booker T and everything else in between. Find BTWA each month by subscribing to the 'British Wrestling Experience' wherever you download your podcasts. Subscribe to the British Wrestling Experience: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.