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RAR 8/31/20: Clash Main Event, IIconics, Brock Lesnar, Mauro Ranallo Sep 01, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw following Payback, a discussion on Brock Lesnar’s status with WWE, Daniel Cormier’s retirement, an update on Rey Mysterio, and Mauro Ranallo leaving WWE.

[00:02:42] NEWS OF THE DAY

Mauro Ranallo parts way with WWE
Brock Lesnar not under contract to WWE
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles to be determined in a four-team round robin tournament
Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara added to All Out
MLW plans to return in October
Game Changer Wrestling releases scheduled for The Collective shows in October
Daniel Cormier announces his retirement

[00:32:18] Monday’s Raw following Payback was built around seeking the challenger for Drew McIntyre at Clash of Champions with Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, Keith Lee vs. Dolph Ziggler, and Seth Rollins vs Dominik Mysterio leading to the three winners facing off. Plus, the break-up of a tag team, dissension between Rollins and Murphy, the return of Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir, three babyfaces get annihilated & more.

And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum.

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WWE Payback 2020 POST Show Aug 31, 2020

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Payback 2020 featuring Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend for Universal Championship and Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton.

Despite taking place just one week after SummerSlam, Payback featured several major storyline developments including a new Universal Champion being crowned, a major upset involving a recent NXT call-up, and perhaps the best submission finish you’ll see this year from Shayna Baszler. Plus, we discuss a bizarre storyline development for Matt Riddle, the continuation of Big E’s singles push, another fantastic performance from Dominik Mysterio, and the PPV ending at 9:32pm!

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

WWE Payback 2020
August 30, 2020
WWE ThunderDome (Amway Center)
Orlando, FL

*WWE Universal Championship: “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
*WWE Women’s Tag Titles: Sasha Banks & Bayley (c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
*WWE United States Championship: Apollo Crews (c) vs. Bobby Lashley
*Randy Orton vs. Keith Lee
*Seth Rollins & Murphy vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio
*King Corbin vs. Matt Riddle
*Big E. vs. Sheamus
*IIconics vs. Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan (Kickoff)

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Cruel Summer #29: Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White (2019) w/ Stephanie Chase Aug 29, 2020

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Cruel Summer returns and WH Park is back to talk about the finals of NJPW G1 Climax 29 with UK-based wrestling journalist, Stephanie Chase: Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White from August 12, 2019.

Stephanie talks about her fandom for “The Switchblade” which contrasts with WH’s less than enthusiastic view. They provide a breakdown of each participant’s path to the finals and the match itself. Plus, they discuss the refereeing of Red Shoes Unno.

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WH Park and a special guest look back at the finals of every NJPW G1 Climax tournament in Cruel Summer, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Visit POSTwrestling.com for previous episodes.

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RAD 8/27/20: Fans return, Mox-MJF signing, Dark Order celebration Aug 28, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a Thursday edition of AEW Dynamite in front of limited fans featuring a Jon Moxley-MJF contract signing, Dark Order celebrating Brodie Lee’s TNT title win, and a Tables Match between Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara.

Plus, John & Wai preview the month of September for members of the POST Wrestling Cafe including their coverage of the G1 Climax.

[00:12:42] NEWS OF THE DAY

NBA and other leagues postpone games
Karrion Kross relinquishes the NXT title
Four-Way Iron Man Match announced for NXT Super Tuesday
NXT ratings from Wednesday night
Matches announced for NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed in September
NJPW Summer Struggle line-up for Jingu Stadium
Breaking news with the passing of “Bullet” Bob Armstrong

[00:39:19] On AEW’s Thursday edition of Dynamite, the build-up to All Out continued as a Tag Team Gauntlet Match featured FTR, Best Friends, The Young Bucks, and Natural Nightmares to determine the #1 contenders. Plus, a Tables Match between Matt Hardy and Sammy Guevara, Big Swole attempts to get a 1-on-1 match with Britt Baker, a member of The Elite is kicked out of the group, Chris Jericho provides commentary, and more.

Plus your feedback, comments, questions from the POST Wrestling Forum, and our weekly Patreon T-Shirt Giveaway.

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BONUS SHOW 8/26/20: Raw & AEW Ratings, ThunderDome Problems, New Japan Aug 26, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting are back with another bonus show covering the latest news including WWE Raw & Saturday Night Dynamite ratings, and a review of Wednesday’s New Japan card featuring KOPW matches.

NEWS OF THE DAY

WWE Raw ratings hit their highest mark since April
WWE issues statement over imagery that made its way onto Raw this week
AEW Saturday Night Dynamite ratings on TNT following the NBA game
NXT line-up for tonight
Review of NJPW’s Summer Struggle card at Korakuen Hall featuring the four KOPW tournament matches with stipulations to qualify for Saturday’s four-way match

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RAR 8/24/20: SummerSlam Hangover, Keith Lee Debuts Aug 25, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review the first episode of WWE Raw inside the WWE ThunderDome with the fallout to SummerSlam and the immediate turnaround for Payback this weekend.

[00:17:08] NEWS OF THE DAY

KOPW match stipulations announced for the first round
Renee Young issues farewell message to WWE
Friday Night SmackDown ratings

[00:30:32] The post-SummerSlam edition of Raw was also the go-home show for Payback. The focus of Raw was Randy Orton’s continued attacks on Drew McIntyre resulting in a possible skull fracture! Plus, the Raw debut of Keith Lee, a Lumberjack Match for the Raw Women’s Title between Asuka and Sasha Banks, an Arm Wrestling Challenge between Apollo Crews and Bobby Lashley, more of Raw Underground, and Rey & Dominik Mysterio team against Seth Rollins & Murphy.

And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum.

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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WWE SummerSlam 2020 POST Show Aug 24, 2020

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam featuring the return of Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend for Universal Championship, and Asuka going for double gold.

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

WWE SummerSlam 2020
August 23, 2020
WWE ThunderDome (Amway Center)
Orlando, FL

*WWE Universal Championship Falls Count Anywhere: Braun Strowman (c) vs. The Fiend Bray Wyatt
*WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
*Raw Women’s Championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Asuka
*Street Fight: Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio w/ Rey Mysterio
*Loser Leaves WWE Match: Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
*Raw Tag Team Championship: Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza
*SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Asuka
*[KICKOFF] United States Championship: Apollo Crews (c) vs. MVP

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RAD 8/22/20: Saturday Night Dynamite, NXT TakeOver: XXX Aug 23, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a special Saturday night edition of AEW Dynamite and share their thoughts on the NXT TakeOver: XXX card along with notes from Paul Levesque’s post-show media call.

[00:04:07] On Saturday Night Dynamite, AEW shot a major angle to close the show involving Cody and Brodie Lee following their TNT title match. Plus, the finals of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup, Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Dark Order, FTR aligns with Tully Blanchard, the reveal of the Mimosa Mayhem Match, Thunder Rosa challenges Hikaru Shida, Darby Allin is attacked, and the line-up for this Thursday’s episode.

[01:11:00] Then, they go through their thoughts on the NXT TakeOver: XXX card and Paul Levesque’s call with the media after the show.

[01:22:51] John & Wai preview Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam card match-by-match.

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BONUS SHOW 8/19/20: Renee Young-WWE, NXT Media Call, Raw Ratings Aug 19, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting present a special bonus show going over the news of the day including Renee Young’s pending departure from WWE, Paul Levesque’s call with the media, the latest on Sonya Deville & this week’s Raw ratings.

[00:00:42] NEWS OF THE DAY

Renee Young set to leave WWE
Paul Levesque hosts pre-TakeOver media call
The latest on the story involving Daria Berenato/Sonya Deville from this past weekend
Raw Ratings from Monday including the third hour drop
NXT line-up for tonight heading into TakeOver
UFC fight announcements including Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 for the vacant light heavyweight title

[00:32:02] The complete audio of Paul Levesque’s call with members of the media promoting NXT TakeOver: XXX, addressing the investigation into the allegations against Patrick Clark, running at Full Sail, NXT’s head writer, Raw Underground & more.

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RAR 8/17/20: HB-Kicked, WWE ThunderDome, Sonya Deville Aug 18, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the go-home edition of WWE Raw leading into SummerSlam. Plus, the WWE ThunderDome, Jon Jones vacates the light heavyweight title, and lots of other news.

[00:10:09] NEWS OF THE DAY

Frightening story involving Sonya Deville, man arrested after breaking into her home
Paul Levesque discusses Patrick Clark being off TV due to a car accident, didn’t find anything regarding allegations
WWE ThunderDome with comments from Kevin Dunn
Friday Night SmackDown finishes above two million viewers
Former ROH champion Xavier passes away
NJPW reveals stipulations for the KOPW matches
Jon Jones announces he has vacated the UFC light heavyweight title
The finals of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament

[00:42:05] The go-home edition of Raw for SummerSlam featured Shawn Michaels addressing Randy Orton and one last angle before the match with Drew McIntyre. Plus, the Raw Underground arrivals of Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir, Montez Ford returns, several 24/7 title changes, Asuka teams with Shayna Baszler against Bayley & Sasha Banks, and Rey Mysterio appears and calls out Seth Rollins.