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POST News 1/7: AEW-TBS ratings, Samoa Joe released, KENTA injured Jan 07, 2022

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John Pollock&Wai Ting discuss the AEW Dynamite numbers for TBS, Samoa Joe among the WWE cuts, KENTA’s injury, UFC’s price increase & a weekend preview.

AEW Dynamite on TBS ratings
Samoa Joe cut by WWE again
WWE returning to Saudi Arabia next month
Injuries to KENTA, off NJPW vs. NOAH show
ESPN+ increasing price of UFC pay-per-views
Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage tonight
Weekend preview - NJPW vs. NOAH, Battle of the Belts, IMPACT

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POST Wrestling’s Best of 2021 Show Jan 07, 2022

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POST Wrestling’s John Pollock & Wai Ting and upNXT’s Braden Herrington & Davie Portman discuss the many highlights of the past year in our Best of 2021 Show.

Watch video of this podcast on POST’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WwGm8px3Wfw

This year’s categories:

1. BIGGEST STORY OF 2021

2. MATCH OF THE YEAR

3. BEST WRESTLER (Male)

4. BEST WRESTLER (Female)

5. BEST TAG TEAM

6. BEST PROMOTION

7. BEST FEUD

8. BEST EVENT

9. BEST ON THE MIC

10. BEST GIMMICK

11. BEST BROADCASTER

12. MOST IMPROVED PERFORMER

13. BEST SERIES (In-Ring)

14. BEST NON-WRESTLING MEDIA

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REWIND-A-DYNAMITE 1/5/22: TBS Debut, Page vs Danielson II Jan 06, 2022

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review the TBS debut of AEW Dynamite featuring an AEW Championship rematch between Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson.

We first react to the latest round of WWE releases, this time affecting NXT staff and trainers including William Regal and “Road Dogg” Brian James.

AEW Dynamite Review: The launch of the TBS era was highlighted by a rematch for the AEW championship, the first TBS champion is crowned when Jade Cargill meets Ruby Soho, The Lucha Bros. defend the AEW tag team championship against Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus, MJF starts off his year 0-1 due to CM Punk, Brian Pillman Jr. seeks revenge on Malakai Black, and Chris Jericho is confronted by 2point0.

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REWIND-A-RAW 1/3/22: Brock Lesnar receives Rumble challenger Jan 04, 2022

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John Pollock & Wai Tingreview WWE Raw with the first episode of 2022 including an appearance from Brock Lesnar and his next challenger is determined.

From Greenville, Brock Lesnar is reunited with Paul Heyman as the new WWE champion. A fatal 4-way headlines the show with the winner challenging Lesnar at the Royal Rumble as Big E., Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley square off. Plus, Damian vs. Priest vs. Dolph Ziggler, Doudrop talks her way into a #1 contenders match with zero justification, Liv Morgan didn’t really lose at Day 1, and Edge & Beth Phoenix issue a challenge to The Miz & Maryse.

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Wrestlenomics: The diversity of AEW’s roster and audience Jan 03, 2022

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Former AEW wrestler Big Swole criticized AEW’s diversity on Friday, leading Tony Khan to defend the company on Twitter. We look at the data on how often wrestlers of color, including Black wrestlers, appear in main events on AEW’s weekly TV programs compared to WWE, as well as other data related to the diversity of those companies’ rosters and audiences.

Plus, Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss live events and Gullo’s personal experience at the WWE house show in Buffalo this past week.

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WWE Day 1 2022 POST Show Jan 02, 2022

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John Pollock and Wai Tingreview WWE Day 1 2022as Brock Lesnar enters Raw’s WWE Championship match following Roman Reigns’ COVID-related removal from the event.

They discuss the entire card and the many last-minute changes from the Reigns announcement, the main event’s surprising outcome and its fallout, Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan for the Raw Women’s Championship, The Uso’s vs. The New Day for the SD Tag Team Championships, and an unfortunate injury to Ridge Holland on the Kickoff.

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POST PURORESU: WK 16 Preview, STARDOM, WH’s Year-End Picks Dec 31, 2021

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John Pollock is joined by WH Park for the final POST Puroresu of 2021.

The two preview all three Wrestle Kingdom 16 cards taking place from the Tokyo Dome and Yokohama Arena, the key matches on each night, the NJPW vs. NOAH line-up and the state of both companies.

A review of STARDOM’s Dream Queendom card highlighted by the third match between Utami Hayashishita and Syuri for the World of STARDOM & SWA Championships.

WH Park’s Year-End Awards including Best Wrestler, Best Match, Best Tag Team, and Best Card.

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2021 POST MMAish Awards Dec 31, 2021

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Phil Chertok & Eric Marcotte are back to review the year that was in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. They pick their favourites, discuss poll results from the POST Wrestling Discord and make predictions for 2022.

Fighter of the Year (Male)

• Kamaru Usman

• Charles Oliveira

• Jake Paul

• Cyril Gane

• Islam Makachev

• Max Holloway

Fighter of the Year (Female)

• Kayla Harrison

• Julianna Peña

• Valentina Shevchenko

• Rose Namajunas

• Marina Rodriguez

• Cris Cyborg

Fight of the Year

• Gaethje vs. Chandler

• Holloway vs. Rodriguez

• Yan vs. Sandhagen

• Sandhagen vs. Dillishaw

• Volkanovski vs. Ortega

• Burgos vs. Braboza

• Chandler vs. Oliveira

• Reyes vs. Procházka

• Wilder vs. Fury III

Round of the Year

• Geathje vs. Chandler - Round 1

• Volkanovski vs Ortega - Round 3

• Witt vs Barberena - Round 3

• Reyes vs Procházka - Round 2

• Chandler vs Oliveira - Round 1

• Poirier vs Oliveira - Round 1

• Holloway vs Rodriguez - Round 1

KO of the Year

• Barbosa vs Burgos

• Usman vs. Masvidal II

• Jake Paul vs Woodley II

• Sandhagen vs Edgar

• Namajunas vs Zhang I

• Procházka vs Reyes

• Pettis vs Horiguchi

• Bahmondes vs Roberts

Submission of the Year

• Chimaev vs Li

• Makachev vs Hooker

• Luque vs Chiesa

• Hernandez vs Vieira

• Muniz vs Souza

• Peña vs Nunes

• McKee vs Pitbull

Event of the Year

• UFC 268 - MSG - New York

• UFC 261 - Jacksonville, Florida

• UFC 262 - Houston, Texas

• UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar - Abu Dhabi

• UFC 266 - Las Vegas, Nevada

• UFC 269 - Las Vegas, Nevada

• Triller Fight Club: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren - Atlanta, Georgia

• UFC Fight Night: Holloway Vs Rodriguez - UFC Apex

Comeback of the Year

• Heelwani and The MMA Hour

• Glover Teixeira

• Pettis vs Horriguchi

• Khamzat Chimaev

• Charles Oliveira

• Guida vs Santos

• T.J. Dillishaw

• Ray Cooper 3 vs Magomed Magomedkerimov

• Dominick Cruz

Prospect/Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

• André Muniz

• Casey O'Neil

• Rafael Fiziev

• Erin Blanchfield

• Mateusz Gamrot

• Tom Aspinall

• Sean O'Malley

Rivalry of the Year

• McGregor vs Poirier

• Paul vs UFC

• Usman vs Covington

• Heelwani vs Schaub

• Vettori vs everyone

• Zhang vs Namjunas

Upset of the Year

• Peña vs Nunes

• Poirier vs McGregor II

• Adriano Moraes vs Demetrious Johnson

• Hernandez vs Viera

• Blachowicz vs Adesanya

Story of the Year

• Paul vs UFC

• Triller Fight Circus Club

• McGregor Decline/Injury

• UFC vs Fighter Pay

• UFC Record Setting Business / Endeavor goes Public

• Bellator moves to Showtime

Lowlight of the Year

• McGregor Post-Fight Antics vs Poirier III

• Jon Jones arrested again

• Frankie Edgar eating 2 brutal highlight reel K.O.s

• Vitor Belfort K.O. of Evander Hollyfield

• PFL broadcast pacing / interview with CC Sabathia

WTF moment of the Year

• Dom Cruz vs Monster Energy

• Beneil Dariush vs Communism

• Dana White vs Media Video

• Oscar De La Hoya @ Triller Fight Club

• Derrick Lewis throwing his "NFT" cup into the crowd

• Julian Marquez blowing it with Miley Cyrus

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