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RAR 9/14/20: “Talkin’ Bout a Retribution” Sep 15, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss IN YOUR FACE WWE Raw, the identities of Retribution, the Conor McGregor story, SmackDown’s viewers, and a big week coming up on the site.

[00:14:45] NEWS OF THE DAY

Conor McGregor detained and questioned over new allegations, rep denies accusations
Dana White and other fighters attend rally for Donald Trump in Nevada
An update on Ivar, per report
Friday Night SmackDown hits highest viewership since April
AEW unveil a seven-show season pass option for ticket-buyers in Jacksonville, Florida
Dynamite airing on its regular night this week on TNT
One-hour version of AEW airing next week
NJPW releases dates for Road to Power Struggle tour and Power Struggle in Osaka
Being the Elite starring Michael Nakazawa and Eddie Kingston vs. Cookie

[00:31:12] Monday’s episode of Raw featured WWE’s answer to Monday Night Football with the In Your Face edition headline by Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee, a Steel Cage Match between Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio, the latest on Retribution, Braun Strowman shows up for Raw Underground, a very strange finish involving Asuka and Mickie James, Adam Pearce enlists The Hurt Business for help, and a Champions vs. Champions match involving the Raw and SmackDown tag team champions.

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POST INTERVIEW: Keith Elliot Greenberg Sep 14, 2020

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John Pollock is joined by author Keith Elliot Greenberg to discuss his latest release Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution.

The two discuss the whirlwind period of writing this book as All Elite Wrestling took formation, attending All In in 2018, the many independent companies profiled in the book, how AEW and NXT are changing the independents, the impact of the Speaking Out movement, COVID-19 shutting down so many groups, and a sequel he is already working on.

Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution is available through ECW Press wherever you purchase books.

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POST PURORESU: G1 Climax 2020 Preview Sep 12, 2020

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John Pollock is joined WH Park for their monthly edition of POST Puroresu featuring previews of the G1 Climax, Champion Carnival, and N-1 Victory tournaments coming up.

On this month’s show, they dive into the G1 announcements of the A & B Blocks, the match listings, the return of several foreign-based wrestlers, the return of Will Ospreay, potential outcomes, and figuring out why Yujiro is here.

Then, they chat about All Japan’s Champion Carnival, NOAH’s N-1 Victory tournament, an update on Stardom’s 5* Grand Prix, the formation of GLEAT, and the craziest match of the year coming up next week.

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To submit your picks for our POST Wrestling G1 Climax Contest, visit www.postwrestling.com/g1 and enter your picks by 11:59 pm ET on Friday, September 18th. There is no fee to participate and is open to everyone. Wai Ting & John Pollock will begin their G1 Climax podcasts next Saturday for members of the POST Wrestling Café.

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RAD 9/9/20: “Miro, Miro On The Wall”, G1 Climax Participants Sep 10, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite following All Out, discuss Miro’s debut, WWE Raw ratings on Labor Day, and New Japan reveals the blocks for G1 Climax 30.

[00:06:10] NEWS OF THE DAY

G1 Climax 30 Blocks announced including foreign talent returning to New Japan
WWE Raw ratings fall back down to Earth
AJ Styles comments on WWE’s stance regarding streaming
UFC 254 airing earlier on October 24th, good news for Impact Wrestling
Finn Balor wins the NXT title, other thoughts on the show

[00:29:17] AEW came out of All Out with a show headlined by Brodie Lee defending the TNT title against Dustin Rhodes. Plus, the debut of Miro as The Best Man, Chris Jericho and Jake Hager set their sights on the tag titles, reaction from Kenny Omega and Hangman Page, The Young Bucks are fined, FTR celebrates their tag title victory, MJF fires his staff, and Matt Hardy gives a speech following Saturday’s scary bump he took in the Broken Rules Match.

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Photo Courtesy: AEW

Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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RAR 9/7/20: “The Locusts of Contempt”, Ivar Update Sep 08, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with Retribution’s speech, an update on Ivar, more on WWE’s third party restrictions and more.

[00:01:03] NEWS OF THE DAY

WWE clarifies restrictions for talent on YouTube and Twitch, per report
All Out fallout with thoughts on the handling of the Matt Hardy injury
G1 Climax participants to be revealed by NJPW on Wednesday
NXT’s Super Tuesday II line-up
Being the Elite feat. Sinbad

[00:45:43] Monday’s episode of Raw featured a speech by Retribution, Drew McIntyre makes a remarkable recovery and stalks Randy Orton, a pair of handicap matches, Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce, Cedric Alexander is ready to learn and earn with The Hurt Business, Kevin Owens and Aleister Black have a marathon on Raw Underground, the return of Daba Kato, and a Street Fight between Dominik Mysterio and Murphy.

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L&WRR #3: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (6/8/90) w/ JP Houlihan Sep 06, 2020

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WH Park continues his journey down the Long & Winding Royal Road and joining him this week is JP Houlihan from the Grappl Spotlight podcast.

WH and JP discuss one of the most famous matches in the history of both All Japan Pro Wrestling and the entire industry: Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta from June 8, 1990.

They give a ton of background on the lead up to the match with a lot of details on how Misawa’s deadly elbow strikes were established during this time, how the feud encompassed Jumbo and Misawa’s respective factions, as well a comprehensive review of the match itself.

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WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling.

Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter

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AEW All Out 2020 POST Show Sep 06, 2020

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW All Out 2020 featuring Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Title, Kenny Omega/Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles and a very controversial handling of a stunt gone wrong in Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy’s Broken Rules match.

The show also featured the culmination of the Chris Jericho-Orange Cassidy Trilogy, Thunder Rosa challenging Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women’s Title, a Casino Battle Royale featuring a scary debut, and a unique Tooth and Nail Match between Big Swole and Britt Baker.

Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum.

AEW All Out 2020
September 5, 2020
Daily’s Place
Jacksonville, FL

*AEW World Title Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. MJF
*Mimosa Mayhem Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho
*AEW Tag Title Match: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page (c) vs. FTR
*Scorpio Sky, Matt Cardona, Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall vs. Brodie Lee, Colt Cabana, Stu Grayson & Evil Uno
*AEW Women’s Title Match: Hikaru Shida (c) def. Thunder Rosa
*Broken Rules Match: Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara
*21-Man Casino Battle Royale Match
*The Young Bucks vs. Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy
*Tooth and Nail Match: Big Swole vs. Dr. Britt Baker
*Buy-In Pre-Show Match: Private Party vs. Alex Reynolds & John Silver
*Buy-In Pre-Show Match: Joey Janela vs. Serpentico

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Tony Khan Media Q&A Sep 03, 2020

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Tony Khan spoke with members of the media on Thursday afternoon to promote this Saturday’s AEW All Out show.

Topics addressed included the departure of Kevin Reilly from WarnerMedia and his impact on AEW, his comparison of Double or Nothing to this past year’s WrestleMania, the safety protocols at Daily’s Place during the pandemic, increasing attendance for Saturday’s show, the decision to put Britt Baker and Big Swole on the Buy-In and the type of match it will be, plans for their additional hour of content and when to expect it, his philosophy on booking go-home episodes of Dynamite, Brock Lesnar’s free agency & more.

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RAD 9/2/20: All Out Go-Home, NXT Ratings, Renee Paquette Sep 03, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review the go-home Dynamite heading into AEW All Out and discuss the NXT & Raw ratings, Renee Paquette’s first interviews post-WWE, and Tuesday’s NXT Ironman Match.

[00:00:53] NEWS OF THE DAY

Reporter Casey Michael passes away
Dwayne Johnson and family recovering from COVID-19
NXT hits its second-highest viewership and top demo rating of 2020
The 60-Minute Ironman Match on NXT
WWE Raw ratings from Monday night
Renee Paquette speaks about WWE’s reaction to COVID-19 tweet, leaving the company, and her future
Gabe Sapolsky confirms departure from WWN, retired from independent wrestling

[00:46:48] On the final show before All Out, Jon Moxley took on The Lawyer Mark Sterling with an intense ending involving MJF and Wardlow. Plus, Chris Jericho takes on Joey Janela, The Young Bucks display an edge teaming with Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy, a large brawl hyping the Casino Battle Royale, Thunder Rosa makes her Dynamite debut, Hangman Page is conflicted, and Excalibur returns to the program.

[01:38:32] John & Wai preview this Saturday’s AEW All Out PPV.

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POST MOVIE REVIEW: Rocky (1976) Sep 02, 2020

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Enjoy this free podcast from our Patreon, the POST Wrestling Café! $6/month gets you access to next week's Rocky II review, Rewind-A-Wai, Rewind-A-SmackDown and NJPW G1 Climax 30 coverage. Plus, our entire archive including our MCU reviews, The Double Shot and more. postwrestlingcafe.com

Wai Ting & John Pollock kick off their look back at the greatest combat sports film franchise of all time with a review of Rocky (1976), written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.

They discuss the circumstances that led to the then-unknown Stallone writing and starring in the film, the debated influence of Chuck Wepner vs. Muhammad Ali on the film’s story, the performances of its supporting cast featuring Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith, the creative ways in which the film dealt with considerable budget limitations, the film’s incredible box office and Academy Awards successes, the classic Bill Conti score, and how unfavourably several of the film’s scenes have aged through a modern lens.

Synopsis from Google:

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VUblDwa648

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