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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a live AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, Florida headlined by a Street Fight between Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:49:10] The next AEW championship match was confirmed for Double or Nothing among several announcements for the pay-per-view, Jon Moxley took on Frankie Kazarian, Cody faced off with Joey Janela, Brandi Rhodes was confronted by Lance Archer & Jake Roberts, and plenty of matches were announced for next week’s Dynamite. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:10:25] Sexy Baby Jamie Jackson and Supreme pass away Interviews notes from The Revolt on Talk is Jericho Tony Khan on the AEW Unrestricted podcast discussing the empty arena shows AEW and UFC testing for COVID-19 at shows in Jacksonville, Florida WWE Raw viewership plummets to a new low Dark Side of the Ring does third-highest number New Japan postpones Wrestle Dynasty and cancels Best of the Super Juniors Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum and the return of our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! 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 is joined by Phil Chertok for a special UFC 249 Preview Show ahead of this Saturday’s card headlined by two championship fights in Jacksonville, Florida. The two discuss the precautions the UFC has taken, public sentiment to this card compared to their attempts to run last month, and the unique set of circumstances for the fighters in preparing for this card. Then, they go through the key fights on the show including Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title and Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title followed by a discussion about The Last Dance. Tune in Saturday night at 6 pm Eastern on POST Wrestling’s Discord Channel for live fight commentary from Phil Chertok & Eric Marcotte – followed by a LIVE version of the UFC 249 POST Show with John Pollock & Phil.   Subscribe to POST WrestlingiTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss this show at the POST Wrestling Forumhttps://forum.postwrestling.com Support our Patreon – The POST Wrestling Caféhttp://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Follow usTwitter | 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 WWE Raw featuring a major return in the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to determine the final men’s Money In The Bank qualifier. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:29:15] Plus, Drew McIntyre took on Murphy in the main event, the Street Profits met the Viking Raiders in a non-title match, the team of Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink had a rematch against Ricochet & Cedric Alexander, and several announcements were made for next week’s episode.  And, WWE makes Roman Reigns disappear from the main event of WrestleMania 31 during their Top 10 countdown. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:14:25] Friday Night SmackDown viewership falls under two million viewers on Fox WWE injury updates on Kevin Owens and Jimmy Uso WWE Greatest Ladder Matches special airing on Fox COVID-19 testing expected for fighters and cornermen ahead of UFC 249 And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show and POST Puroresu t-shirts at store.postwrestling.com! 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 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 WH Park are back for an update on all the major promotions throughout the global pandemic and several reviews.The two discuss how the schedules of the various companies have been affected, empty arena shows taking place, the state of Big Japan, alternative ideas for content, and the April meeting involving representatives from numerous promotions with the Japanese Government.Then, they review this past Thursday’s All Japan show that featured Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto vs. Kento Miyahara & Francesco Akira for the All-Asia tag titles, and the Wrestle-1 contingent that has come in.Finally, they share their thoughts on the Great Sasuke documentary that is now available free on YouTube and the announcement of the first POST Puroresu CONTEST!The new POST PURORESU t-shirt is now available at store.POSTwrestling.com 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.

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they discuss Curtis Axel’s release, television ratings during WWE and AEW’s era of empty arena programming, this week’s WWE NXT, Dark Side of the Ring and more. You can read John’s ratings analysis in Wednesday’s news update. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s8paPIdXBLA Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu 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 review AEW Dynamite with the semi-finals of the TNT Championship tournament featuring Cody vs. Darby Allin and Lance Archer vs. Dustin Rhodes. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:27:17] Also on the show, The Best Friends take on Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc in a No DQ match, Brodie Lee takes on Marko Stunt, a message from AEW champion Jon Moxley, and the latest edition of The Bubbly Bunch as they recreate the quarantined stuntmen TikTok. Plus, the company confirms they are going live next week with several returns announced. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:02:45] Report on Cain Velasquez and clarification on Gerald Brisco’s status with WWE WWE Raw viewership Dark Side of the Ring and WWE on FS1 ratings Madison Square Garden postpones WWE event for a second time Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream next week Hana’s Kitchen with Hana Kimura  Plus your feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! 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 review WWE Raw featuring a contract signing involving Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins moderated by Jerry Lawler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:50] Monday’s episode also featured Triple H’s ten most defining moments of his career, Andrade and Apollo Crews pull double duty with a six-man tag and a U.S. title match on the show, Jinder Mahal returns, Samoa Joe joins Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton on commentary, and more on the build-up towards Money in the Bank. NEWS OF THE DAY [00:17:35] Gerald Brisco is the latest name to leave WWE The Revival teased on Being the Elite Ep. 201 2K provides an update on the WWE gaming franchise The latest from Dana White on the upcoming UFC cards Final SmackDown number from this past Friday  And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Check out the brand new Rocky Maivia Picture Show t-shirt at store.postwrestling.com! 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 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 speaks with Jon Moxley about his role in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide and the state of wrestling during the crisis. The AEW champion stops by POST Wrestling for the first time to chat about the filming of the movie, the fight-style of promotion for the movie, his reaction to the Empty Arena match with Jake Hager, walking out at Sumo Hall last June for the first time, wrestling Toru Yano in the G1, losing out on the chance to wrestle in Ireland for OTT in March, and how he is dealing with the ongoing pandemic. Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdaImbBfb1M Jon Moxley plays the role of Randy Stone in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide that will premiere on FITE TV on Saturday, May 16th at 7 pm Eastern for all territories outside of the U.S.  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.

Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they discuss WWE’s Q1 2020 Earnings Report and take your calls. Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XBGQu_qu0Vw Additional links: WWE Q1 earnings notes WWE investors’ call Q&A notes Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu 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 chats with Pat Laprade about his new book with co-author Bertrand Hebert The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant.Pat stops by to discuss the life and career of Andre the Giant, the exhaustive task of separating fact from fiction in his life, the experience working on the HBO documentary, Andre’s pre-WWF years, Grand Prix vs. All-Star Wrestling, how he dealt with acromegaly, his back surgery and its proximity to WrestleMania 3 & where Andre’s career would have gone if he had lived longer. Plus, they discuss The Assassination of Dino Bravo from Dark Side of the Ring, which Pat worked on and was interviewed for.Pat Laprade is the co-author of The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant and is available everywhere. 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.