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  • WWE SmackDown 1/10/25 Review | RASD
    Jan 11 2025

    John Pollock & Wai Ting review a very long 3-hour WWE SmackDown as Tiffany Stratton speaks for the first time after cashing in her MITB.

    Also: Paul Heyman declares Roman Reigns for the Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso team-up against Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga, and Nick Aldis announces a tag team tournament that’s not really a tag team tournament.

    The XL Edition continues in the POST Café with News of the Day and Feedback/Questions, available live and ad-free. Today’s stories:

    • Vince McMahon fined by SEC, to reimburse WWE
    • Black Bart dies at 76
    • WWE touts 4.9 million global views for Raw on Netflix
    • Dark Side of the Cage - Kimbo Slice
    • Ariel Helwani on TKO launching boxing group


    POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

    • Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai: Flair vs. Steamboat in 1989
    • Friday: MMA Predictions Show with Ariel Helwani
    • Saturday: Collision Course
    • Sunday: NJPW Battle in the Valley

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    44 mins
  • BREAKING NEWS: Vince McMahon Fined by SEC | Pollock & Thurston
    Jan 10 2025

    John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are back to discuss the SEC’s announcement that Vince McMahon will pay a fine and reimburse WWE over regulatory violations.

    On Friday, the SEC announced that the former WWE chairman will pay a fine and reimburse WWE for his failure to disclose two agreements signed in 2019 and 2022.

    Pollock & Thurston discuss the fallout from this news, Vince McMahon’s on-the-record statement, and what happens next.

    Plus, a breakdown of the viewership data for the WWE Raw premiere on Netflix.

    RELATED:

    • Vince McMahon fined $400,000 by SEC, ordered to reimburse WWE for $1.3 million
    • SEC announcement
    • Netflix announces WWE Raw premiere averaged 2.6 million households


    Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer


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    Wrestlenomics

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    32 mins
  • Omega Returns: AEW Dynamite 1/8/25 Review | RAD
    Jan 9 2025

    John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the return of Kenny Omega to AEW.

    Also: Will Ospreay takes on Buddy Matthews, Bobby Lashley faces Mark Briscoe, MJF confronts Jeff Jarrett, plus the Casino Gauntlet Match for a shot at the AEW Championship.

    Join the POST Café for an XL Edition of this podcast featuring News of the Day and Feedback/Questions, available live and ad-free. Today’s topics:

    • TKO nearing potential launch of boxing league
    • The Rock’s appearance on NXT
    • NJPW Battle in the Valley
    • NJPW New Beginning in Osaka
    • GCW The Collective
    • WWE SmackDown & AEW Collision ratings

    POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

    • Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai: Flair vs. Steamboat in 1989
    • Friday: MMA Predictions Show with Ariel Helwani
    • Saturday: Collision Course
    • Sunday: NJPW Battle in the Valley

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    • Friday: POST Puroresu
    • Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown (XL in the Café)

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    58 mins
  • WWE Launches on Netflix | Pollock & Thurston
    Jan 8 2025

    John Pollock and Brandon Thurston react to WWE's launch on Netflix and the fallout from the show at the Intuit Dome.

    They chat about the presentation on Netflix, the reaction to the show, and the coverage it received.

    Plus: An update on all the latest news involving the Janel Grant case, SmackDown to move back to two hours, WWE’s involvement with Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer and the audience rejecting of Hogan, John Cena’s schedule for 2025, Royal Rumble 2026 going to Saudi Arabia, the start of the AEW on Max era, and Dana White joins the Meta board of directors.

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    Wrestlenomics

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • WWE NXT New Year’s Evil 2025 Review | upNXT
    Jan 8 2025
    Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT New Year’s Evil from January 7th, 2025 featuring The Rock making an appearance!NXT Review starts at 37mins30secsThe show includes:Roxanne Perez vs Giulia (NXT Women’s Championship)Trick Williams vs Oba Femi vs Eddy Thorpe (NXT Championship)The Rock ends the show with a promo in the ringLexis King vs Charlie Dempsey (Sudden Death Match for the NXT Heritage Cup)Cora Jade vs Stephanie Vaquer vs Kelani Jordan vs Lola Vice (To Determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Women’s North American Championship)Gigi Dolin, Shotzi, Tatum Paxley vs Fatal InfluenceEthan Page shares a moment with The Rock The lads also chat about RAW on Netflix, Hulk Hogan getting booed, John Cena’s retirement tour kickoff, The Rock dropping F bombs on live TV, and so much 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, Shot in the Dark, Eagles Don’t Hunt Flies and more!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/poisonrana/id1361208631Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jTsPUNnwHzQHNGj7GIS04Coming up on the POISONRANA Patreon and Free Feed:Best Match Ever 2024: Part 2 (Wednesday Release)Wattup Doe? w/ B Detroit & John Siino (Free Feed)Eagles Don’t Hunt Flies w/ Martin Bushby, Brandon Frm NJ & Dickie Bird: Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley (Lights Out) (Friday Release on YouTube and Free Feed)Last week on the Poisonrana Patreon and Free Feed:Best & Worst of 2024 w/ POST WrestlingBest Match Ever 2024: Part 1POISONRANA LIVE: Wrestle Kingdom 19 & Wrestle Dynasty Review, AEW & WWE TalkOnly $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/PoisonranaPhoto Courtesy: WWEupNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen AbdiPoisonrana Merch: https://www.chopped-tees.com/PoisonranaSubscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PoisonranaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPodDiscuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com#wwe #wwenxt #nxt #NXTonCW #NXTNewYearsEvilAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Netflix Launch: WWE Raw 1/6/25 Review | REWIND-A-RAW
    Jan 7 2025

    John Pollock and Wai Ting review the premiere of WWE Raw on Netflix featuring The Rock, John Cena, Hulk Hogan getting booed, and CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins.

    Also: A Tribal Combat match between Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, Liv Morgan defends her title against Rhea Ripley, and Drew McIntyre faces Jey Uso.

    News: SmackDown to go back to 2-hours, NJPW’s New Year Dash news, and the status of Chris Charlton after missing Monday’s show.

    Ad-free version available for members at POSTwrestlingCafe.com

    NEWS OF THE DAY:

    • SmackDown will go back to 2 hours, at some point
    • NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 news
    • Chris Charlton’s status following Wrestle Dynasty


    POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

    • Tuesday: Daredevil Primer
    • Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai #173: Flair vs. Steamboat in 1989
    • Saturday: Collision Course
    • Sunday: NJPW Battle in the Valley


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    • Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown with John Pollock & Wai Ting


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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 Review, Results & Analysis
    Jan 4 2025
    Karen Peterson and Bruce Lord review NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 in the Tokyo Dome and its impact on Wrestle Dynasty. Plus: Hirooki Goto wins the 2025 Rambo to snag a golden ticket for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Mayu Iwatani defeats AZM to retain the IWGP Women’s Championship, Katsuyori Shibata returns home to challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Dynasty, T.M.D.K.’s Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita survive the Tokyo Terror Ladder Match, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship match is stopped due to injury, and El Phantasmo walks out as NJPW WORLD TV Champion. Join the POST Wrestling Café for access to all of Karen & Bruce’s NJPW reviews and John Pollock & Wai Ting’s Wrestle Dynasty review tomorrow night: http://postwrestlingcafe.com------NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19January 4, 2025Tokyo DomeIWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota UminoSpecial Single Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu TakahashiIWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji - RecommendedIWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El DesperadoDouble Championship Match: Shingo Takagi (c) NEVER vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA © AEW International - RecommendedLumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL NJPW World Television Championship — Four-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb vs. El PhantasmoIWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM - RecommendedIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Tokyo Terror Ladder Match: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)Pre-Show: NJPW Ranbo - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender MatchWrestle DynastyJanuary 5, 2025Tokyo DomeFinalized match card below:IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. RicochetSpecial Singles Match: Kenny Omega (AEW) vs. Gabe Kidd (NJPW)IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji vs. Jack PerryIWGP Tag Championships: Great O’Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (2024 WTL Winners)Special Double Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA - NEVER & AEW International ChampionshipsSingles Match: Shota Umino vs. Claudio CastignoliSpecial Singles Match: David Finlay (c) vs. Brody KingSpecial Double Championship Match: Mina Shirakawa (c) RPUK vs. Mercedes Moné (c) NJPW STRONG Women’s ChampionshipSpecial Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyoshi ShibataLucha Gauntlet Match - CMLL & NJPW Pre-Show: ROH World Tag Championships: Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHOPre-Show: International Women’s Cup: Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Momo Watanabe (STARDOM) vs. Athena (ROH) vs. Persephone (CMLL) Bluesky: 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/discordMerch: http://Chopped-Tees.com/POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • MCU L8R: Year in Review & 2025 Things to Watch [FREE]
    Jan 3 2025

    In a special "freeloader" edition of MCU L8R from the POST Café, Rich Fann and WH Park cover what worked and what didn’t for them in 2024, what they’re looking for in 2025 — and what YOU should be excited about in terms of MCU L8R Coverage!

    As the clock struck a new year into being, Rich and WH were toiling endlessly, plumbing the depths of MCU to give you their thoughts on what has been, what will be, and why they’re gonna cover it! From Agatha to the Hatut Zeraze, we’re locked in.

    MCU L8R is POST Wrestling Café’s Marvel Studios review podcast. Listen to previous episodes: https://www.postwrestling.com/category/podcasts/postwrestlingcafe/movies/

    MCU L8R Recommendations:

    • Black Panther Vol 4 By Christopher Priest: https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/60427/black_panther_by_christopher_priest_the_complete_collection_vol_4_trade_paperback


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    1 hr and 2 mins