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RAD 4/15/20: Massive Cuts at WWE Apr 16, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite and go through a terrible day for the wrestling industry. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:54:35]

After discussing all the major news of the day - we review AEW Dynamite featuring Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager in a No Holds Barred Match for the AEW title with Jim Ross on commentary.

Plus, Lance Archer vs. Colt Cabana in the TNT tournament, The Bubbly Bunch, Dr. Britt Baker’s “Rules”, and cameos from John McCarthy, Mike Goldberg, Josh Thomson, Ariel Helwani and more.

NEWS OF THE DAY

WWE announces cutbacks across the board, full list of those released or furloughed
Orange County Sherriff’s office informed WWE they were not in compliance prior to Executive Order from the state
Japanese wrestling representatives meet with Government officials
Dana White targeting a return for May 9th, location unknown
AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view still scheduled for May 23, won’t take place in Las Vegas
WWE Raw ratings

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 4/13/20: An Essential Episode of WWE Raw Apr 14, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review a live edition of Raw that was produced by the essential WWE. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:12]

Monday’s show saw the build begin for the Money in the Bank show featuring three qualifying matches with Asuka vs. Ruby Riott, Shayna Baszler vs. Sarah Logan, and Kairi Sane vs. Nia Jax.

The show was focused around Drew McIntyre taking on Andrade in a rematch from their TakeOver: War Games match in November 2017.

Plus, Seth Rollins is resurrected right after Easter, Bobby Lashes out at Lana, and 70-year old Jerry Lawler travels to Florida for Raw.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:07:08]

WWE deemed an essential business within Florida
WWE confirms its first case of COVID-19 with an unnamed on-air performer
XFL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, lists WWE’s level of ownership
Participants announced for the NXT Interim Cruiserweight Title tournament

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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Thunderstruck #25: Jushin Liger vs. Samoa Joe (10/23/05) w/ Wai Ting Apr 12, 2020

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WH Park and POST Wrestling co-founder, Wai Ting discuss a very fun match in Jushin Liger’s career when he fought Samoa Joe at TNA’s Bound For Glory 2005.

Click here to watch this match on Impact Wrestling’s YouTube channel for free.

Next week on Thunderstruck: The final episode of Thunderstruck covering Liger’s retirement matches on January 4, January 5 and his retirement ceremony on January 6.

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. New episodes every Sunday.

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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RASD News 4/10/20: WWE Going Live, XFL, UFC 249 Off, The Revival Apr 11, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss today’s latest news involving WWE moving back to live programming and abruptly cancelling their ongoing TV tapings.

Plus, the XFL suspends its season, UFC 249 is off, and The Revival are freed from their WWE contracts.

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NEWS OF THE DAY

WWE cancels their ongoing tapings and will revert back to live programming next week
UFC 249 is off, all upcoming events are postponed indefinitely after Disney faces political pressure
XFL suspends operations, future of the league in doubt
The Revival receives their release from WWE
AEW and NXT ratings from Wednesday

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Café Hangout: NXT TakeOver USA, Cinematic Wrestling Apr 09, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss NXT TakeOver: USA and its very divisive “One Final Beat” main event between Tommaso Ciampa vs. Johnny Gargano. We then open up the phone lines and take your thoughts about the concept of Cinematic Wrestling as a whole.

Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/36h7Ey2aMqA

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.

Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for freesoundmusic.eu

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RAD 4/8/20: TNT Championship Tournament begins Apr 09, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring Cody vs. Shawn Spears in the first match of the TNT Championship tournament. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:21:29]

Plus, Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa team up to battle Best Friends over the rights to their team name, Brodie Lee and Lance Archer destroy people, a match between Hikaru Shida and Britt Baker turns bloody, the build-up for Jon Moxley vs. Jake Hager next week, and Chris Jericho on commentary for the full show.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:04:15]

WWE set to hold another big set of tapings in Florida
WWE Raw ratings for the night after WrestleMania and Tuesday night programming
Notes on UFC 249 and what precautions they are taking
Dark Side of the Ring viewership for the Brawl for All episode
Impact Wrestling taping two months worth of shows
New Japan Pro Wrestling cancels additional shows into May and considering empty arena events

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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POST INTERVIEW: Josh Gross, Senior Writer at The Athletic Apr 08, 2020

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John Pollock chats with Josh Gross of The Athletic about the UFC’s decision to move forward with UFC 249 and continue its schedule of fight cards.
The two discuss the reaction from UFC president Dana White to the COVID-19 pandemic and the decision to run UFC 249 and resume its schedule.
Plus, the concerns that arise, the position the fighters find themselves in, how this changes or affirms the image of the UFC to the outside, how fans will react to UFC 249, and the media’s role during this period.
Josh Gross covers MMA for The Athletic and is the author of Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Sports Entertainment

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POST INTERVIEW: Jim Ross, "Under the Black Hat" Apr 08, 2020

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On today’s show, John Pollock speaks with Jim Ross about his new book Under the Black Hat: My Life in WWE and Beyond.
Jim discusses the process of going putting together this back and opening up about the loss of his wife Jan in March 2017.
They also discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and staying home during this period, his decision to go to AEW last year, working for Tony Khan, the status of his relationship with Vince McMahon, and his opinion on some of the matches from WrestleMania this past weekend.
Under the Black Hat: My Life in WWE and Beyond is available where books are sold and you can hear Jim Ross every Thursday on Grilling JR and AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights on TNT.

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RAR 4/6/20: “Drew Big for Just One Night!”, WWE 24 Edge Apr 07, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw after WrestleMania 36. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:35]

The post-WrestleMania episode of Raw featured the shocking footage of Drew McIntyre defending the WWE Championship in an impromptu match with Big Show.

Bianca Belair confirmed her status on Raw, Apollo Crews was dealt as SmackDown’s future considerations from last year, Nia Jax made her return after a year on the shelf, and lots and lots and lots of Empty Arena Matches.

Plus, John & Wai review WWE 24 Edge: The Second Mountain [01:07:15]

NEWS OF THE DAY

UFC 249 is going ahead with Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje on April 18 and full card revealed
Dana White in the process of securing a private island for Int’l fights
Additional Firefly Fun House thoughts and Wai’s great deconstruction of it
Jim Ross shares his thoughts on the Boneyard Match and Firefly Funhouse exclusively with POST Wrestling

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2 POST Show – Firefly Fun House, Lesnar vs. McIntyre Apr 06, 2020

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John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to review WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2 featuring John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House match, Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, and Edge vs. Randy Orton.

WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2
April 5, 2020 (recorded earlier)
WWE Performance Center
Orlando, FL

**WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
**Firefly Fun House Match: John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
**Last Man Standing Match: Edge vs. Randy Orton
**NXT Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
**SD Women’s Championship: Bayley vs. Lacey Evans vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks vs. Tamina
**SD Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza & Austin Theory
**Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler
**Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley
**Kickoff: Liv Morgan vs. Natalya