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POST Wrestling
POST Wrestling's John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw, AEW Dynamite, WWE SmackDown and discuss the latest in pro wrestling news with their network of contributors. http://www.postwrestling.com
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Jan 17, 2026 • 52min
WWE SmackDown 1/16/26 Review | RASD
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown with Leon Slater answering Carmelo Hayes’ US Open Challenge, champion Drew McIntyre’s UK homecoming, and four qualifying matches for SNME. XL: John & Wai discuss the negative response to TNA Impact’s debut on AMC, the lineup for Genesis, additions to AAA’s premiere on Fox Latin America & more.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.Reaction to TNA Impact on AMCUpdated lineup for TNA GenesisJordan Oliver & Alec Price appear to be AEW-bound Rey Mysterio added to AAA premiere AEW Collision lineupPOST Wrestling Café Schedule:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: TNA Genesis with John Pollock & Jack Wannan Saturday: Collision CourseFREE Shows:Friday: The N.W.A. Podcast Photo Courtesy: WWERASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidcAd Inquiries: info@truenativemedia.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 16, 2026 • 14min
[BONUS] Why TNA’s AMC Launch Fell Short
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Jan 15, 2026 • 3h 29min
The Best & Worst of 2025 Show
POST Wrestling’s John Pollock & Wai Ting and Poisonrana’s Braden Herrington & Davie Portman discuss the highs and lows of the past year in The Best & Worst of 2025 Show.Plus, it's the return of "Likely/Unlikely" as we discuss results from the past year and make predictions for 2026.BEST WRESTLER (Female)BEST WRESTLER (Male)BEST TAG TEAMMOST IMPROVEDBIGGEST SETBACKBEST CHARACTERWORST CHARACTERBEST ON THE MICWORST ON THE MICBEST STORYLINEWORST STORYLINEBEST WRESTLING TIE-IN (Media/Merch/Etc.)BEST ENTRANCEBEST TV EPISODEBEST WEEKLY TV SHOWBEST PPVWORST PPVBEST PROMOTIONWORST MATCH OF THE YEARMATCH OF THE YEARWHAT YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FROM 2025Leave your picks in the POST Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com/t/best-worst-of-2025-categories/1426Follow Poisonrana:Website: Poisonrana.caSubscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PoisonranaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPodFollow POST Wrestling:Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 15, 2026 • 44min
AEW Dynamite 1/14/26 Review | REWIND-A-DYNAMITE
John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage with MJF vs. Bandido for the AEW World Championship, PAC vs. Darby Allin, the return of Kenny Omega. Plus, big contract news regarding Powerhouse Hobbs and The Rascalz.XL: John & Wai discuss NXT and the handling of its vacated championship, Kayla Harrison’s injury, John Cena’s reaction to criticism of his retirement, and New Japan World’s most-watched matches of 2025.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.
Rick Link dies at 66
NXT recap and news
John Cena reacts to criticism of retirement match loss
Kayla Harrison out of UFC 324
UFC rebrands the Apex in Las Vegas
New Japan World’s most viewed matches
Thursday Night Impact on AMC
Lucha Libre AAA debuts on Fox Latin America
Powerhouse Hobbs contract to expire, per report
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:
Thursday: Thursday Night Impact with John & Wai
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
Saturday: Collision Course with Kate from MTL & Bruce Lord
Saturday: TNA Genesis with John Pollock & Jack Wannan
FREE Shows:
Thursday: The Best & Worst of 2025 Show
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown
Sunday: The N.W.A. Podcast
Photo Courtesy: AEWRewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob ChesnutAd Inquiries: info@truenativemedia.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 14, 2026 • 1h 6min
WWE Class Action Palooza | AEW Q4 | Pollock & Thurston
John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss a class action lawsuit filed over WWE’s move to ESPN, AEW’s Q4 performance & Netflix’s WWE viewership stats. Topics this week include:
Lawsuit filed against WWE over ESPN Unlimited
Netflix releases states for WWE programming in 2025
AEW’s Q4 results from Brandon Thurston
TNA’s launch on AMC this week
Netflix Global Top 10 for the first week of 2026
Latest TV ratings figures
Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 14, 2026 • 1h 53min
WWE NXT 1/13/26 Review | upNXT
Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from January 13th, 2026 featuring the fate of the vacant NXT Championship! 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - NXT Callups and Tryouts 00:28:30 - NXT ReviewThe show includes:
Joe Hendry vs Dion Lennox (No DQ Match)
New NXT champion to be crowned in a 6-Man Ladder Match on February 3rd
Lola Vice vs Kelani Jordan
Jaida Parker returns to interrupt Blake Monroe
Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo vs Shiloh Hill (TNA International Championship)
Jasper Troy vs Tavion Heights (Speed Title)
Vanity Project join NXT roster
The lads chat about some of the new faces in NXT amidst the main roster callups, some of the upcoming WWE tryouts & more! Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestlingFollow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling and more!
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Only $5 for “Friend” tier to access all these shows and everything in the back catalogue! Movie reviews, PPV reviews and so much more!!! Patreon.com/PoisonranaThis week on the POISONRANA Patreon and Free Feed:
wasNXT: WWE NXT July 3rd 2014 (Poisonrana Patreon Feed)
DETOX w/ Jordan Goodman & Braden Herrington (Poisonrana Free Feed)
POISONRANA LIVE (Sunday at 2PM ET on the Poisonrana YouTube & Free Feed)
Last week on the POISONRANA Patreon and Free Feed:
Best Match Ever 2025: Parts 1 & 2 (Poisonrana Patreon Feed)
POISONRANA LIVE (Poisonrana YouTube & Free Feed)
Best & Worst Of 2025 (POST Wrestling Patreon)
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Jan 13, 2026 • 42min
WWE Raw 1/12/26 Review | REWIND-A-RAW
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Dusseldorf, Germany, featuring AJ Styles vs. Gunther, and appearances from champions CM Punk, Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY.XL: Thoughts on Drew McIntyre's title win, Masakatsu Funaki injured, Netflix WWE stats released, Dwayne Johnson at Golden Globes.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.
Thoughts on Drew McIntyre’s Title Win
Masakatsu Funaki injured at GLEAT event
Netflix releases stats on WWE programming
Dwayne Johnson fails to win a Golden Globe
NOAH Legacy Rise
Shingo Takagi and Natsupoi married
WWE NXT & AEW Maximum Carnage lineups
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:
Monday: The Best & Worst of 2025 Show (Early Release)
Tuesday: POST Puroresu
Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL
Thursday: Thursday Night Impact on AMC Review
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
Saturday: Collision Course
Saturday: TNA Genesis Review
FREE Shows:
Monday: Rewind-A-Raw
Tuesday: upNXT
Wednesday: Pollock & Thurston
Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite
Thursday: The Best & Worst of 2025 Show
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown
Sunday: The NWA Podcast
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Jan 10, 2026 • 56min
WWE SmackDown 1/9/26 Review | RASD
John Pollock and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre in a 3 Stages of Hell match in Berlin, Germany. XL: John & Neal discuss a lawsuit filed against WWE over misleading promotional material for the ESPN Unlimited app, Jim Ross defends himself against D-Von Dudley, TNA leaves AXS TV & Jun Kasai is heading to Vegas.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.
Lawsuit filed against WWE over ESPN Unlimited
Jim Ross defends himself against accusations
Final Impact on AXS TV
NXT New Year’s Evil ratings
Jun Kasai confirmed for Death Pain Invitational
AEW Collision lineup
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
Saturday: Collision Course
Monday: The Best & Worst of 2026 (11 a.m. ET)
FREE Shows:
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownPhoto Courtesy: WWERASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidcAd Inquiries: info@truenativemedia.comBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 9, 2026 • 1h 43min
The 2026 MMA Prediction Show with Ariel Helwani
Ariel Helwani joins John Pollock for The 2026 MMA Prediction Show.They revisit Helwani’s predictions from 2025 to see how he fared before making a new list for 2026 in “Likely or Unlikely”.Plus: The Year in 2025 for Helwani, the Winter Olympics in Italy, the second year of Uncrowned, and all the latest as they officially launch the new year. Go back and listen to The 2025 MMA Prediction ShowWatch this podcast at YouTube.com/postwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 8, 2026 • 50min
AEW Dynamite 1/7/26 Review | REWIND-A-DYNAMITE
John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Powerhouse Hobbs & Hook in a Lights Out match. XL: John & Wai discuss NXT New Year’s Evil and its many talent moves, news from New Japan, and Netflix gaining the U.S. rights to the WWE library.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.
NXT New Year's Evil and talent call-ups
New Japan announcements
Hiroshi Tanahashi's hair
WWE's handling of its libraries
GCW's The Collective schedule
Final Impact on AXS TV
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:
Thursday: Live Watch Along - Royal Rumble 1990 & 1995 (9 p.m. ET)
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
Saturday: Collision Course
FREE Shows:
Thursday: The 2026 MMA Prediction Show (4 p.m. ET)
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown
Photo Courtesy: AEWRewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob ChesnutBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


