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WH Park welcomes back the Eastern Lariat’s Dylan Fox to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 12th G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Yoshihiro Takayama from August 11, 2002. Dylan and WH also talk about undeserving IWGP Heavyweight and Triple Crown Champions, the history of Makai Club, the influx of “sports entertainment” into New Japan, how other wrestling promotions benefited from the decline in New Japan business and quality. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). 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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[This is a free preview of a Patreon bonus show. Sign-up at POSTwrestlingCafe.com for as little as $6/month to receive all of our bonus podcasts including NJPW reviews, Rewind-A-Wai, The Double Shot and more.] John Pollock & Wai Ting review every tournament match from the G1 Climax 29. Day 1 (July 6) is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi. A BLOCKSaturday, July 6Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines Center  Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi Sanada vs. Zack Sabre Jr. Bad Luck Fale vs. EVIL Will Ospreay vs. Lance Archer (Recommended matches in bold) If you’ve entered the POST Wrestling 2019 G1 Climax Contest, click here to check for periodically updated results, scores and predictions. Support any tier of the POST Wrestling Café Patreon to listen to this show and our other bonus content.
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WH Park is joined by the other mastermind of POST Wrestling, Wai Ting to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 11th annual G1 Climax tournament: Keiji Mutoh vs. Yuji Nagata from August 12, 2001. WH and Wai discuss the evolution of John Pollock from when they first met him to now, the history of Wai’s wrestling fandom, the renaissance of Keiji Muto in 2001, the infusion of MMA into pro wrestling at this time, and different versions of the Nagata Lock. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). 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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It's the season finale of Viceland's The Wrestlers and host Damian Abraham joins John Pollock and Wai Ting in-person for the entire show. We chat the series as a whole and the final two episodes dealing with Witch Catch wrestling in the Congo and Exóticos battling homophobia in Mexico, plus your calls! Watch The Wrestlers here (US Only): https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/the-wrestlers Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nfKxMtNz6bs 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. 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.

Cody Saftic returns to the POST Office to chat with John Pollock on all the major stories in Mixed Martial Arts. The two break down the UFC 239 card with Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos and Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm, how Ben Askren will fare against Jorge Masvidal, the 30th UFC fight Diego Sanchez, how important Luke Rockhold’s fight is and what could be in store with a victory, and Gilbert Melendez returns after nearly two years away. Plus, the changing MMA media landscape, a discussion on the UFC Hall of Fame this year’s inductees, as well as the future of the UFC flyweight division and the plight of Joseph Benavidez.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.

Join John Pollock, Wai Ting and WH Park as they preview pro wrestling's biggest tournament of the year in their NJPW G1 Climax 29 Primer. Click here for a full list of the participants in each block Click here for the complete G1 Climax 29 schedule POST WRESTLING’s G1 Climax Contest (Deadline: Thursday at Midnight ET) Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso patrons can join us for our live stream reviewing Night 1 this Saturday evening. 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 featuring a must-see promo exchange between Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:36:52] Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown from San Antonio, Texas focused heavily on Kevin Owens as he teamed with Dolph Ziggler in the main event against Heavy Machinery, a stipulation was added to the tag match involving Drew McIntyre & Shane McMahon against The Undertaker & Roman Reigns, Shelton Benjamin’s wandering eyes, Nikki Cross hosts Moment of Bliss, and did Aleister Black answer the door in time last week? POST WRESTLING’s G1 Climax Contest Our annual G1 Climax predictions contest is live and free to enter. Entry deadline is this Thursday at Midnight ET: https://www.postwrestling.com/g1 POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **WWE Raw’s viewership increases 10% and posts its highest number over the past six weeks **WWE cancels a live Raw in Glasgow, Scotland and replaces it with a house show**AAA announces its lineup for TripleMania XXVII in August featuring The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr., Rey Fenix & Laredo Kid, and the debut of Cain Velasquez **Seth Rollins apologizes to Will Ospreay  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.

After last week’s news that Paul Heyman has been named the Executive Director of WWE Raw, John Pollock and Wai Ting review Monday’s show to see what changes, if any, would be evident. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:24:29] Also on this week’s show from Dallas, Texas: A major angle to lead off the show involving Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman, a rematch between Ricochet and AJ Styles for the United States title, one 2-of-3 Falls match, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch team up, a much different pace to the show, and is Maria Kanellis pregnant? POST WRESTLING's G1 Climax Contest Our annual G1 Climax predictions contest is live and free to enter. Entry deadline is this Thursday at Midnight ET: https://www.postwrestling.com/g1 POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO! This SummerSlam weekend in Toronto, join John & Wai at the Second City's John Candy Box Theatre on August 11th, 2019 at 1 pm for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet. Tickets and information (including a $5 discount for patrons): https://www.postwrestling.com/live/ NEWS OF THE DAY **John’s quick thoughts on AEW Fyter Fest and ROH Best in the World  And your Café feedback, comments & questions from the POST Wrestling Forum. Photo Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: http://www.ColbyJohn.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 | YouTube  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WH Park is joined by JP Houlihan of the GRAPPL Spotlight podcast to discuss the finals of NJPW’s tenth annual G1 Climax tournament: Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kensuke Sasaki from August 13, 2000. WH and JP talk about his start as a wrestling fan in the U.K., British soap operas, the “realism” of the original Degrassi Jr. High, the wonders of Nakanishi’s Hacksaw Jim Duggan schtick, the dark days of BritWres in the early 2000s and other topics. Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required). 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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Wai Ting & Davie Portman review AEW Fyter Fest from Daytona Beach, FL headlined by Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela in an Unsanctioned Match. We review the entire show including The Buy-In preshow and a main card also featuring The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Lucha Bros. & Laredo Kid. Plus, we take your phone calls and read your very divisive feedback to this show from the POST Wrestling Forum. Watch this show on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBXERysueJ0 AEW Fyter FestSaturday, June 29th, 2019The Ocean CenterDaytona Beach, Florida *Unsanctioned Match: Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela*The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & Kenny Omega vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fenix) & Laredo Kid*Cody vs. Darby Allin*Hangman Page vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Jungle Boy vs. MJF*Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Yuka Sakazaki*CIMA vs. Christopher Daniels*Hardcore Match: Michael Nakazawa vs. Jebailey*Allie vs. Leva Bates*Winners receive an opportunity at a bye in the first round of the AEW Tag Team Championship Tournament: Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. The Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) 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.