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Darby vs Speedball: AEW Dynamite & Collision 5/20/26 Review | RAD May 21, 2026

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a 3-hour AEW Dynamite & Collision with Darby Allin vs. Speedball Mike Bailey, Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly & Will Ospreay vs. Katsuyori Shibata.

XL: John & Wai go over Phil Hickerson’s passing, the Netflix viewership figures for Rousey vs. Carano, Mick Foley, recaps of NXT & Best of the Super Juniors, and MJF’s appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

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Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL
Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai #206: NXT TakeOver Brooklyn (2015)
Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL

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DarkState Implodes: WWE NXT 5/19/26 Review | upNXT May 20, 2026

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about WWE NXT from May 19th, 2026, featuring Tatum Paxley vs Lizzy Rain for the NXT Women’s North American Championship!

The show includes:

Tatum Paxley vs Lizzy Rain (NXT Women’s North American Championship)
DarkState kick Saquon Shugars out of the group
The Vanity Project vs DarkState (NXT Tag Team Championship)
Tony D’Angelo & Myles Borne vs Kam Hendrix & Mason Rook
Tristan Angels makes his NXT in-ring debut against Romeo Moreno
Tate Wilder vs Keanu Carver
Kelani Jordan wants championship gold

Plus, the lads also talk about Brock Lesnar returning and more

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upYOURS: Kayfabe (2007) (Poisonrana Patreon)
AEW Double or Nothing Review & Road Diaries (Poisonrana Patreon, YouTube & Free Feed)

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Best Match Ever w/ Eric Marcotte: Hiroshi Tanahashi (Poisonrana Patreon)
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Brock Lesnar Returns: WWE Raw 5/18/26 Review | RAR May 19, 2026

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John Pollock and Jack Wannan review WWE Rawfeaturing the return of Brock Lesnar, a Tribal Combat match added to Clash in Italy, and an updated lineup for SNME.

XL: John & Jack discuss the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card on Netflix, Conor McGregor’s return at UFC 329, Best of the Super Juniors & more.

The XL Edition continues atPOSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

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Tuesday: Hulk Hogan - Real American Ep. 4
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NWA Podcast: The Cost of Doing Business | May 2026 May 18, 2026

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The Nubian Wrestling Advocates are back to discuss the more recent talent releases and contract restructurings within the WWE. 2-Way Ray shares his experience and observations at ROH Supercard of Honor over the weekend, the guys give their patented predictions for next Sunday's AEW Double or Nothing, and they give their thoughts on last night's Carano vs. Rousey fight card.

All that, plus so much more, on the latest edition of the NWA Podcast, presented by POST Wrestling and Nefarious Media Network.

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Gunther is #1 Contender: WWE SmackDown 5/15/26 Review | RASD May 16, 2026

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John Pollock and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown as Gunther becomes the #1 contender, Trick Williams has a celebration, and an update for SNME.

XL: John & Neal discuss an update from the ring boy lawsuit, Best of the Super Juniors kicks off, Buddy Matthews returns, and a preview of Rousey vs. Carano on Netflix.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.

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Triller v. Triller | WWE, McMahon defend Signal use | Wrestler unionization | Pollock & Thurston May 15, 2026

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover two lawsuits involving Triller, WrestleMania 2028 update, wrestlers unionizing, and Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law joins us.

Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law will join us to speak about Wednesday’s Delaware Chancery Court hearing involving reps for WWE and Vince McMahon in the shareholder lawsuit regarding communications on Signal.

Plus: AEW files a lawsuit against TrillerTV, TrillerTV sues its parent company, the London Mayor’s office comments on a future WrestleMania in the city, TKO secures another “financial incentive package”, Kevin Nash advocates for wrestlers to join SAG-AFTRA, and WWE introduces a summer house show tour in the U.S.

Topics this week include:

00:00:00 Start

00:05:10 AEW sues TrillerTV for nearly $5 million

00:15:12 TrillerTV sues its parent company

00:34:20 Vince McMahon, WWE leaders’ Signal use probed by investors

00:36:44 Jennifer Kay of Bloomberg Law

01:01:06 Attorneys Evans and Atkinson spar in court

01:05:24 WrestleMania 2028 and comment from the London Mayor's office

01:08:16 The process for wrestlers to join SAG-AFTRA

01:11:01 Labor Attorney Lucas Middlebrook explains how to unionize

01:34:25 WWE Backlash audience on ESPN2

01:35:16 Tony Khan addresses Nielsen data

01:37:50 TKO enters agreement with Arizona Sports & Events Alliance

01:38:39 WWE domestic house show tour

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Darby Allin Retains: AEW Dynamite 5/13/26 Review | RAD May 14, 2026

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John Pollock and Bruce Lord review AEW Dynamite with Darby Allin vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Ace Austin, and the Owen Hart Tournament brackets are revealed.

XL: John & Bruce discuss the passing of Barry Blaustein, Cuatrero is sentenced, NARAKU’s in-ring debut, a preview of the Best of the Super Juniors, and ROH Supercard of Honor this Friday.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

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NARAKU (FKA EVIL) Makes his In-Ring Debut: WWE NXT 5/12/26 Review | upNXT May 13, 2026

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about WWE NXT from May 12, 2026, featuring the in-ring NXT debut of NARAKU!

00:00:00 - Show starts/housekeeping

00:23:32 - NXT Review

The show includes:

NARAKU makes his NXT Debut against Lince Dorado
Kendal Grey vs Kelani Jordan
Mason Rook signs his NXT Contract
Noam Dar vs Jackson Drake
Tatum Paxley & Lizzy Rain vs Zaria & Nikkita Lyons
Sean Legacy, EK Prosper & Tate Wilder vs BirthRight

Plus, the lads also talk about the passing of Barry Blaustein (director of Beyond The Mat) and more!

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Fatu Gets His Licks In: WWE Raw 5/11/26 Review | RAR May 12, 2026

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John Pollock andWai Ting review WWE Rawfeaturing an acknowledgment ceremony for Roman Reigns, Oba Femi’s open challenge, and The Vision vs. Street Profits & Joe Hendry.

XL: John & Wai discuss Asuka’s role with WWE, Kevin Nash advocating for a union, Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s retirement, AEW sues TrillerTV, UFC Hall of Fame additions, and the John Cena Classic.

The XL Edition continues atPOSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.