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POST INTERVIEW: AEW Champion Jon Moxley Apr 27, 2020

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John Pollock speaks with Jon Moxley about his role in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide and the state of wrestling during the crisis.

The AEW champion stops by POST Wrestling for the first time to chat about the filming of the movie, the fight-style of promotion for the movie, his reaction to the Empty Arena match with Jake Hager, walking out at Sumo Hall last June for the first time, wrestling Toru Yano in the G1, losing out on the chance to wrestle in Ireland for OTT in March, and how he is dealing with the ongoing pandemic.

Trailer:
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Jon Moxley plays the role of Randy Stone in the upcoming film Cagefighter - Worlds Collide that will premiere on FITE TV on Saturday, May 16th at 7 pm Eastern for all territories outside of the U.S.

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Café Hangout: WWE Q1 2020 Earnings Results Apr 24, 2020

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Join John Pollock and Wai Ting for the Café Hangout as they discuss WWE’s Q1 2020 Earnings Report and take your calls.

Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XBGQu_qu0Vw

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Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm BST). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week.

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POST INTERVIEW: Pat Laprade, Writer & Historian Apr 24, 2020

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John Pollock chats with Pat Laprade about his new book with co-author Bertrand Hebert The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant.
Pat stops by to discuss the life and career of Andre the Giant, the exhaustive task of separating fact from fiction in his life, the experience working on the HBO documentary, Andre’s pre-WWF years, Grand Prix vs. All-Star Wrestling, how he dealt with acromegaly, his back surgery and its proximity to WrestleMania 3 & where Andre’s career would have gone if he had lived longer.
Plus, they discuss The Assassination of Dino Bravo from Dark Side of the Ring, which Pat worked on and was interviewed for.
Pat Laprade is the co-author of The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of Andre the Giant and is available everywhere.

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RAD 4/22/20: Flim Flam, Michael Landon & “The Last Dance” Apr 23, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with the continuation of the TNT Championship tournament. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:26:22]

The TNT Championship quarterfinals continued with Dustin Rhodes putting his career on the line against Kip Sabian, along with a rematch between Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin.

The show also featured another edition of The Bubbly Bunch, a new member of the Dark Order, matches involving Kenny Omega, Wardlow, Brodie Lee, and Orange Cassidy takes on Jimmy Havoc in his first singles match on Dynamite.

And, John & Wai share their thoughts on the first two episodes of The Last Dance. [01:24:12]

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:19:29]

WWE Raw viewership
Dark Side of the Ring and WWE on FS1 ratings
Oliver Luck suing Vince McMahon and Alpha Entertainment
Travis Scott Bowden and Billy Caputo pass away

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

Photo Courtesy: AEW

Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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RAR 4/20/20: Drew Mac & TIRE Apr 21, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring three MITB qualifiers and a tire. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:50:26]

Monday’s episode featured three Money in the Bank qualifying matches with Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy, Apollo Crews vs. MVP, and Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory.

The WWE Championship match was confirmed for Money in the Bank, Bobby Lashley battled a tire for three hours, Shayna Baszler breaks another arm, The Street Profits screamed, and Drew McIntyre met Angel Garza in the main event.

[01:55:22] John & Wai share their thoughts on Being The Elite 200: Matt Jackson vs. Nick Jackson.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:31:10]

Joe Pedicino and Jack Lotz pass away
The final number for Friday Night SmackDown
Chris Hero posts a teaser video
Amanda Nunes won’t be fighting on May 9
The PFL reschedules their 2020 season for 2021

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

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Photos Courtesy: WWE

Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: soundcloud.com/colbyjohn

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Thunderstruck #26: Jushin Liger Retirement Matches & Ceremony (2020) w/ John Pollock Apr 19, 2020

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POST Puroresu’s WH Park and John Pollock take you through the series finale of Thunderstruck as they discuss the final three days of Jushin Liger’s career.

In addition to sharing their live experience attending the events in Tokyo, they also discuss John’s underrated time as a timekeeper on the Toronto indies. A very fun show to cap off this series looking at the amazing career of Jushin Thunder Liger.

NOTE: Listeners may hear some audio dropouts on WH’s mic. Our apologies.

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WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling.

Music: https://filmmusic.io | "Neolith" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) | License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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TRMPS #16: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) w/ Neal Flanagan Apr 18, 2020

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On this installment of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes “Our Man” Neal Flanagan into the theater to review 2012’s “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”!

Topics discussed include The Rock taking a film franchise away from Brenden Fraser (again), the viability of the “Jules Verne Cinematic Universe”, the career paths of Disney Channel child stars, and what the heck was Rihanna doing on an Irish farm?!? All that and so much more on a feel-good episode of the program!

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The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling!

Trailer:
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RASD News 4/17/20: WWE Revamps Schedule Apr 18, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today’s latest news involving WWE revamping its television taping schedule yet again, more talents being released from NXT, and more info on the demise of the XFL.

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NEWS OF THE DAY

WWE revamps its television schedule yet again
The passing of Howard Finkel
Latest names cut from NXT
Sports Business Journal covers the demise of the XFL
AEW and NXT ratings from Wednesday

Photos Courtesy: WWE

RASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidc

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POST INTERVIEW: Arda Ocal Remembers Howard Finkel Apr 17, 2020

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John Pollock chats with Arda Ocal of ESPN about the passing of Howard Finkel earlier this week at the age of 69.
Arda discusses his influence from Finkel growing up a fan, their first meeting and interview, going to WWE and working alongside Finkel, tips, and notes he provided on the art of ring announcing, his duties off-camera, the end of his own WrestleMania streak, their trivia game & more.
Arda Ocal has also written a tribute to the late Howard Finkel that can be read at ESPN.

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Café Hangout: Mass layoffs at WWE, Brandon Thurston Apr 16, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting welcome Wrestlenomics.com’s Brandon Thurston to discuss yesterday’s numerous WWE layoffs and related topics ahead of next week’s Q1 2020 financial report.

Also, our reactions to the passing of WWE announcer Howard Finkel, Phil Chertok tells us about Saturday’s POST Wrestling Game Night on our Discord, and we take your phone calls.

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Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 7pm UK). All Patreon supporters have access to watch, chat and call-in live each week.

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