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L&WRR #0: Origin of the Triple Crown w/ Joseph Montecillo Jun 07, 2020

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WH Park starts his new series about All Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s with a special prelude episode looking at the creation of AJPW’s top title, The Triple Crown.

Joining him is Joseph Montecillo, a wrestling video essayist who does outstanding work on his YouTube channel.

They look at the matches leading up to the unification of the top 3 singles titles in All Japan into the Triple Crown as well as the first title change after it is formed.

Matches:

Click here for Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ted DiBiase NWA UN Title
Click here for Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen for the PWF Heavyweight Title
Click here for Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody for the NWA International Heavyweight Title
Click here for Hansen vs. Tenryu PWF/UN Heavyweight Title match
Click here for the final unification match Jumbo vs. Hansen
Click here for the first title change

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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UFC 250 POST SHOW: Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer Jun 07, 2020

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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for their UFC 250 POST Show covering Saturday’s card from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The two review all the fights including the main event with UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes defending her title against Felicia Spencer. Plus, a big discussion on the state of the UFC’s bantamweight picture with several important fights on the card with Cody Garbrandt’s return against Raphael Assuncao along with Aljamain Sterling taking on Cory Sandhagen.
We also open it up to the live chat and take your questions after the review.
MAIN CARD
*Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer for the UFC women’s featherweight title
*Raphael Assuncao vs. Cody Garbrandt
*Aljamain Sterling vs. Cory Sandhagen
*Neil Magny vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
*Sean O’Malley vs. Eddie Wineland

PRELIMINARY CARD
*Alex Caceres vs. Chase Hooper
*Gerald Meerschaert vs. Ian Heinisch
*Cody Stamann vs. Brian Kelleher
*Charles Byrd vs. Maki Pitolo

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UFC 250 Preview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie & USA Today Jun 04, 2020

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John Pollock chats with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie & USA Today on this Saturday’s UFC 250 card, the latest involving the saga between UFC and Jon Jones, the future of the UFC bantamweight division, Cody Garbrandt’s return, the empty arena shows & covering the sport during a pandemic.

Tune in this Saturday for our UFC 250 POST SHOW with John Pollock & Phil Chertok streaming LIVE after the pay-per-view at YouTube.com/POSTwrestling and available on the podcast feed

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RAD 6/3/20: “Welcome to the Jungle”, Fyter Fest dates Jun 04, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring the start of Cody’s TNT Championship Open Challenge as he defends against Jungle Boy. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:27:52]

Also on Dynamite, dates are revealed for Fyter Fest, FTR’s debut AEW match is announced, Chris Jericho and Colt Cabana have their first match ever, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defend the AEW tag titles against Jimmy Havoc & Kip Sabian, Britt Baker rehabs her knee, Nyla Rose vs. Big Swole and more.

NEWS OF THE DAY

AEW Fyter Fest announced as a two-night event on July 1 and 8 airing free on TNT
Update on COVID-19 cases in Florida as testing increases and the state enters phase two of its re-opening process
Bushiroad preparing to re-start events and conduct antibody testing
Ex-WWE talent teased during Slammiversary video from Impact Wrestling
WWE Raw ratings and clarification on the final SmackDown number from last Friday

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

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Photo Courtesy: AEW

Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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POST INTERVIEW: Damian Abraham remembers Grant Berkland Jun 03, 2020

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John Pollock speaks with Damian Abraham on the passing of Grant Berkland a.k.a. Danny Havoc, who died this past week at the age of 34.
Abraham profiled Havoc on his Vice series “The Wrestlers” and spent a lot of time speaking with him about his career as he prepared for his 2017 retirement match against Alex Colon for CZW.
The wrestling industry shares their memories of Grant Berkland
POST Wrestling’s bio on Berkland
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RAR 6/1/20: George Floyd (Oct. 16, 1973 – May 25, 2020) Jun 02, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting start off this week’s show with an important discussion with POST’s Andrew Thompson & Nate Milton on the murder of George Floyd and the outcry over the past week.

Then, we move onto a discussion of Monday’s edition of Raw from the Performance Center featuring an update from Rey Mysterio and a message to Seth Rollins, Asuka takes on Charlotte Flair, The Street Profits and Viking Raiders go bowling, the editing of Kairi Sane’s injury during her match with Nia Jax, Apollo Crews defends the United States title and TikTok - Rob Gronkowski’s 24/7 title reign is counting down. [REVIEW STARTS AT 01:21:34]

NEWS OF THE DAY [01:03:03]

Grant Berkland a.k.a. Danny Havoc passes away at 34
WWE Network launches its free tier
SmackDown rating
AEW Dark pulls match involving Clutch Adams
Game Changer Wrestling running an outdoor show with fans

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

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POST PURORESU: The History of Pro Wrestling NOAH May 31, 2020

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John Pollock & WH Park are back for a packed June edition of POST Puroresu including a look back at the history of Pro Wrestling NOAH detailing their launch in the spring of 2000.
On this month’s show, the two detail the formation of NOAH, the mass exodus from All Japan led by Mitsuharu Misawa and the circumstances behind it and the role NTV played, the attitude towards Motoko Baba, those that stayed loyal to All Japan, and NOAH’s first set of shows in August 2000. From there, it’s a detailed look at the early years, the struggles involving Kenta Kobashi’s health until his legendary two-year GHC title reign beginning in March 2003, two shows at the Tokyo Dome, legendary matches to seek out, and the death of Misawa in 2009, losing television on NTV, and the lean years that followed.
Plus, we discuss the death of Hana Kimura and how it’s been covered the past week, the Japanese Government taking action, Terrace House’s future in doubt, and the response to her death.
We also go through updates on all the major companies with Japan lifting its state of emergency in most prefectures, All Japan making plans for the Champion Carnival, 2AW’s tag scene, Big Japan’s campaign fundraiser and WH’s thoughts, the King of Gate tournament in Dragon Gate, DDT, and the latest in NOAH.
Finally, it’s the POST Puroresu theme song contest as we go through the entries submitted over the past month.

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RAD 5/27/20: Mike Tyson’s Outer Circle May 28, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite following the Double or Nothing pay-per-view with a big angle involving Mike Tyson and Chris Jericho. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:23:04]

Wednesday’s episode was highlighted by a Pep Rally with The Inner Circle and Mike Tyson appearing on the show. Plus, a Battle Royal for a shot at the TNT title next week, the arrival of FTR, Matt Hardy teams with The Young Bucks against Joey Janela & Private Party, Kip Sabian & Jimmy Havoc vs. SCU, an update from Britt Baker, and Fyter Fest is happening… sometime this summer!

Plus cameos from Henry Cejudo, Vitor Belfort & Rashad Evans.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:06:02]

Terrace House cancels its current season following the death of Hana Kimura
WWE Raw & Friday Night SmackDown ratings
Chris Jericho announces Rock ‘N’ Rager at Sea for February 2021
UFC receives approval from Nevada for its next two cards

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Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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RAR 5/25/20: Standing Room Only, Last Ride Chapter 3 May 26, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the return of an audience as NXT performers are utilized as stand-ins for an absent crowd. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:25:35]

On the show, Natalya faced Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair with the winner challenging Asuka at Backlash, Andrade defending the U.S. title against Apollo Crews, Edge does some math, a Ric Flair cameo, GOLF, and the main event with The Street Profits taking on Bobby Lashley & MVP.

John & Wai review "Chapter 3: The End of an Era" of Undertaker: The Last Ride. [01:34:58]

They also discuss upcoming programming changes to the Café Hangout and Rewind-A-SmackDown.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:07:21]

Notes coming out of AEW Double or Nothing
Marty Scurll appears on Being the Elite
Matt Riddle expected to be called up from NXT imminently
Japan lifts state of emergency in several areas including Tokyo
UFC increasing its testing for COVID-19 ahead of this week’s card
Henry Cejudo vacates the UFC bantamweight title

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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POST INTERVIEW: Jonathan Snowden, author of 'Shamrock: The World's Most Dangerous Man' May 25, 2020

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John Pollock is joined by author Jonathan Snowden to discuss his latest release Shamrock: The World’s Most Dangerous Man that documents the tumultuous and impact life & career of MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock.
The two discuss the process of Snowden accepting this process, the rules in place with Shamrock, conducting over one hundred interviews for the project, the impact of Dave Meltzer’s review of the book, the relationship between Ken & Frank Shamrock, and Ken’s reaction to the book.
Shamrock: The World’s Most Dangerous Man is available through Hybrid Shoot Publishing and wherever books are sold.