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RAD 3/25/20: “Vanguardian of the Galaxy” Mar 26, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Daily’s Place with Matt Hardy confronting Chris Jericho. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:17:54]

AEW’s second week in an empty arena setting saw some adjustments from week one.

The show built towards a confrontation between Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho, plus a AAA Mega Heavyweight title match between Kenny Omega and Sammy Guevara, an update on Nick Jackson, Brodie Lee’s first AEW match and his aversion to those that sneeze, Cody takes on Jimmy Havoc and joins Tony Schiavone on commentary for the show.

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NEWS OF THE DAY [00:03:53]

AEW tapings
WrestleMania 36 tapings
Dana Brooke and Rey Mysterio not working WrestleMania
Brie Bella’s comments about Daniel Bryan and working the shows in Orlando
WWE Raw rating falls significantly
Dark Side of the Ring doc on Chris Benoit does a big number
Three foreigners out of the Champion Carnival

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

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Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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POST INTERVIEW: Jeff Marek on the Chris Benoit documentary Mar 25, 2020

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On today’s show, John Pollock speaks with Jeff Marek about the new Dark Side of the Ring documentary covering Chris Benoit.
Marek opens up about his close friendship with Benoit than spanned many years from covering him, working alongside Benoit through his website, the role Marek played when Benoit left WCW and having an insight into the individual that few had.
They go through the documentary, the major takeaways, the impact of Eddy Guerrero’s death, the double murder-suicide from 2007, how he found out about the news and trying to make sense of it thirteen years later.
Jeff Marek is one of the leading hockey analysts in Canada and can be seen on Rogers Sportsnet and on 31 Thoughts: The Podcast

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RAR 3/23/20: "Too Legit to Grit" Mar 24, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review another empty-arena WWE Raw from the Performance Center. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:30]

On Monday’s show, several new matches were added to WrestleMania 36, Brock Lesnar made his way to the WWE PC alongside Paul Heyman, AJ Styles lists the stipulation for his match with The Undertaker, Randy Orton answered the challenge laid out by Edge from one week ago, Seth Rollins responded to Kevin Owens, a handful of matches including talent from EVOLVE utilized, and they moved the HARD CAM!

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NEWS OF THE DAY [00:15:07]

WWE adds matches to WrestleMania 36
WWE Network making lots of content available for free
Friday Night SmackDown does a strong number
AEW makes location changes for additional episodes of Dynamite
Notes for this week’s AEW Dynamite
Updates on New Japan, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor & latest cancellations
Suwama wins the Triple Crown from Kento Miyahara
The latest on UFC 249 with Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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

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POST PURORESU: The Latest from Japan Mar 23, 2020

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John Pollock and WH Park are back for an update on how the country is reacting to the global pandemic.
The two are back with WH Park providing an update from Japan on how the country is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact it has had on everyday life, the response from the pro wrestling industry, and how it compares to the U.S and Canada.
They also discuss the recent empty arena shows in the country, New Japan’s cancellations, promotions that have continued to run, DDT’s recent show, Stardom’s No People Gate and upcoming Cinderella tournament, as well as WH’s preview of the tentatively-scheduled Champion Carnival.

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Thunderstruck #22: Jushin Liger vs. Eita (7/20/16) w/ Case Lowe Mar 22, 2020

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WH Park and Case Lowe from Voices of Wrestling’s Open the Voice Gate podcast talk for the first time to review Jushin Liger vs. Dragon Gate’s Eita in the Super J-Cup 2016.

Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required).

Next week on Thunderstruck: Jushin Liger & Minoru Tanaka vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4/07/2002)

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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TRMPS #15: The Other Guys (2010) / Pain & Gain (2013) with Brian Mann Mar 21, 2020

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On this installment of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton and Brian Mann (Complex, Keep It 2000) reunite to tackle two of Dwayne Johnson’s most important film roles with The Other Guys and Pain & Gain!

Topics discussed include The Rock’s career resurgence in the 2010’s, DJ’s correlation to Mark Whalberg, and what the heck was going on with the music scene in 2013?!? All that and so much more on a feel-good episode of the program!

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

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RASD 3/20/20: News Segment with John Pollock & Wai Ting Mar 21, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the latest on WWE's taping schedule, more cancelled shows, and the sudden return of the Wrestling Retribution Project.

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NEWS OF THE DAY [00:04:10]

WWE to air past WrestleMania events on ESPN, beginning this Sunday night
The latest on WWE’s taping schedule and how WrestleMania is being advertised
AAW and Freelance Wrestling show canceled in Illinois
Stardom & DDT open their doors for fans to attend shows in Japan
Wrestling Retribution Project footage is released after more than eight years
Braun Strowman’s comment
The XFL officially cancels the 2020 season

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Café Hangout: Your Calls, Warehouse Wars, Mental Health & COVID-19 Mar 19, 2020

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With John Pollock away on dad duties, join Wai Ting for a special, self-isolated Café Hangout as he takes your calls right from his home. How has COVID-19 affected your part of the world? What are you doing to occupy your time during self-isolation? Call in to share your story.

UPDATE 3/20: In light of Illinois' shelter-in-place order, "Warehouse Wars" has been cancelled

[00:15:26] Freelance Wrestling’s Matt Knicks joins us to discuss Warehouse Wars, a wrestling fundraiser for affected independent performers streaming live from the Pro Wrestling Tees warehouse in Chicago on Saturday, March 21st at 7pm CST.

Details and donation info: https://www.freelancewrestling.com/
Stream the show for free on https://www.independentwrestling.tv/ using code 'FREELANCE'

[00:44:19] We’re joined by licensed professional counselor, Ahmad Butt to discuss the COVID-19's mental health implications.

Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/IwErzMe7s00

Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT / 8pm 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 3/18/20: "Social Enclosure" Mar 19, 2020

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from an empty Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida highlighted by the debut of Matt Hardy. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:36:55]

AEW followed suit with WWE by pressing ahead with AEW Dynamite closed to the public. The show was headlined by the Inner Circle vs. The Elite for the numbers advantage in Blood and Guts, the reveal of The Exalted One, The Lucha Bros. take on Best Friends, a vague description of the “Next Dynamite” and more.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:09:44]

WrestleMania split up over two nights on April 4 and 5 from multiple locations
WWE’s statement regarding medical screenings at the Performance Center
New York makes it official that UFC 249 cannot take place in the state
Michael Bochicchio speaks to POST Wrestling about the WrestleCon cancellation
Raw rating on Monday night and how the Royal Rumble did
Dark Side of the Ring season two premiere next Tuesday covering Chris Benoit

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

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Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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POST INTERVIEW: Michael Bochicchio of Highspots Mar 18, 2020

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Highspots owner Michael Bochicchio speaks with John Pollock on the fallout from the cancellation of WrestleCon and the impact the ongoing crisis is having.
Mike speaks about the overwhelming support from the past few days after issues arose with the Marriott in Tampa, the ongoing issues they face and financial measures he has had to make, the process of refunds, the effect this will have on the industry, the realities of WrestleMania Week for certain niche shows, and the future of WrestleCon.
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