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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns discovers the identity of the man who tried to kill him. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:33]On the final episode before SummerSlam, Roman Reigns vowed to find out who has been attacking him, Trish Stratus made another appearance to speak with Charlotte Flair ahead of her match, Kofi Kingston’s response to Randy Orton, The Kevin Owens Show features one final segment with Shane McMahon, Aleister Black vs. Sami Zayn is moved to television and the main event tag with Big E. and Xavier Woods vs. Daniel Bryan and Rowan. Plus, John & Wai go over some of the this week’s non-WWE events in Toronto during SummerSlam week (click here for full schedule). G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw’s viewership for the go-home episode heading into SummerSlam AEW announces locations for the October 9th and 16th episodes on TNT  Roman Reigns speaks to ESPN about his WWE schedule and Jon Moxley’s comments  And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photos Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc 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 the return of Bill Goldberg to set up his SummerSlam match against Dolph Ziggler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:30:19] On this go-home edition of Raw, Roman Reigns was attacked again by the mystery man, Trish Stratus had her first match since October teaming with Natalya against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match for the Women’s tag titles, a great match between Andrade and Rey Mysterio, and the show-closing Miz TV segment with the reveal of Bill Goldberg as Dolph Ziggler’s opponent on Sunday. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: AEW sells out the Capital One Arena for the debut on TNT in October  WWE’s return date to Saudi Arabia in October  Amazing Red among the names added to the Super J Cup later this month Updated start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show this Sunday Quick thoughts on TripleMania XXVII from this past Saturday, including the debut of Cain Velasquez  And your Café feedback, comments & 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 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.

WH Park and the returning STRIGGA of the Eastern Lariat podcast team up again to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 20th G1 Climax tournament: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima from August 15, 2010. STRIGGA and WH talk about the context of Kojima’s return to New Japan after several years of being the top guy in All Japan, the importance of upsets in the G1, and the positives of using semi-finals in tournaments among other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: 
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Longtime friends WH Park and Mike Murray (POST Wrestling’s ROH reviewer) get together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 19th installment of their G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 16, 2009. WH and Mike also talk about what’s on Japanese pizza, what Toronto’s Jurassic Park is, how New Japan uses factions, and Makabe being a cake-eating celebrity among other things. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: iTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: 
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John Pollock is joined by Rob Bihari (@RobViper) to preview this weekend’s TripleMania card from Arena Ciudad in Mexico City. The two go over the impact of Cain Velasquez wrestling on the show, the Mask vs. Hair match between Blue Demon Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr., the relationship between AEW and AAA, and the promotion’s forthcoming card at Madison Square Garden in September. Plus, a discussion on last Friday’s PWG card that Rob attended with the Trios match everyone is talking about, the passing of Paco Alonso and its effect on CMLL with the ascension of Sofia Alonso, next weekend’s insane schedule of shows in Toronto during SummerSlam week, and lots more. 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 us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café:http://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.

On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Voices of Wrestling's Rich Kraetsch to for a catch-up on NJPW's G1 Climax 29 and a discussion about SummerSlam weekend, AEW on TNT and more. We also discuss SummerSlam’s addition of Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg and other new matches to the card. Plus, your phone calls! LINKS Harley Race passes away at 76 (only briefly discussed here due to news just breaking before recording): https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/eight-time-nwa-champion-harley-race-passes-away-at-76/ Bill Goldberg to wrestle at SS: https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/bill-goldberg-scheduled-to-wrestle-at-summerslam-in-toronto/ Voices of Wrestling: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/  Voices of Wrestling on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesofwrestling/  Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNMzwEuCG0 Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music 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 Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Charlotte Flair challenges Trish Stratus to a match at SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:22:12] This week’s episode featured Roman Reigns attempting to name his opponent for SummerSlam, Trish Stratus was confronted by Charlotte Flair on The King’s Court, a Champion vs. Champion match involving Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles, an appearance by The Fiend, and Shane McMahon takes the night off.   G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE Raw’s viewership from Monday coming off the Raw Reunion last week Start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show next weekend in Toronto Marko Stunt signs with All Elite Wrestling  WWE Studios and Netflix announce new sitcom series starring Big Show  And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc 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 The Massacre of Seth Rollins by Brock Lesnar. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:34] With two weeks until SummerSlam, Raw featured a major injury angle involving Brock Lesnar destroying Seth Rollins over multiple segments, a Samoan Summit segment with Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe, an unlikely 24/7 champion, Ricochet enters the Gauntlet for a United States title shot, new Raw tag champions crowned, and more from Arkansas! G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com) POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live) NEWS OF THE DAY Jerry Lawler files a wrongful death lawsuit against Hardeman County after the death of Brian Lawler last year AEW announces ticket information for their television premiere on TNT in Washington, D.C. Chris Van Vliet joins All Elite Wrestling Wai Ting speaks with Becky Lynch about her recent storyline with Seth Rollins WWE Network interface changes with our early impressions  And your Café feedback, comments & 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 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.

WH Park and Alan4L of PWTorch’s ProWres Paradise come together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 2008 G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto from August 17 of that year. Alan and WH talk about being aware of each other on various message boards, the pros and cons of each board, Alan’s journey from super fan to renowned podcaster, and his love for Yutaka Yoshie among other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). For previous episodes of Cruel Summer, click here. WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning. Music: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) | Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: iTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: 
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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 240 POST Show as they review Saturday night’s card from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. In the main event, Max Holloway returned to the featherweight division to defend his championship against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Cris “Cyborg” Justino attempted to rebound from her first loss since May 2005 when she took on Canadian Felicia Spencer in the co-feature on the pay-per-view. Plus, highly-touted welterweights Geoff Neal and Niko Price engaged in a war on the main card, and some tremendous performances on the prelims including an amazing fight between flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja. MAIN CARD *Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC featherweight title *Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Felicia Spencer *Niko Price vs. Geoff Neal *Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan *Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko PRELIMINARY CARD *Alexis Davis vs. Viviane Araujo *Hakeem Dawodu vs. Yoshinori Horie *Gavin Tucker vs. Seungwoo Choi *Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja FIGHT PASS CARD *Gillian Robertson vs. Sarah Frota *Erik Koch vs. Kyle Stewart Subscribe:iTunes & iOS  | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss:https://forum.postwrestling.com Support – The POST Wrestling Café:http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Merchandise: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.