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Cruel Summer #24: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada (2014) w/ Joey Bay Aug 18, 2019

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Joey Bay makes his return to the show and joins WH Park to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 24th annual G1 Climax tournament: Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 10, 2014.

WH and Joey also talk about the value of being able to watch the entire tournament on UStream, seeing Big Japan Pro Wrestling in Korakuen for the first time, what watching the finals was like in the Seibu Dome and the pros and cons of watching wrestling during a typhoon in a “building” without any walls.

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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. New episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning.

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UFC 241 POST SHOW: Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic Aug 18, 2019

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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 241 POST Show as they review Saturday’s card from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
In the main event, Daniel Cormier defended the UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against former champion Stipe Miocic.
Nate Diaz returned for his first fight since 2016 as he took on Anthony Pettis in the welterweight co-feature on the card.
Plus, the undefeated Paulo Costa met Yoel Romero, who was returning after his own layoff of 14 months in a huge middleweight fight.
MAIN CARD (10 pm Eastern on pay-per-view)
*Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title
*Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis
*Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa
*Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff
*Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch

PRELIMINARY CARD
*Devonte Smith vs. Khama Worthy
*Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen
*Drakkar Klose vs. Christos Giagos
*Manny Bermudez vs. Casey Kenney

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Cruel Summer #23: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito (2013) w/ Rich Kraetsch Aug 17, 2019

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WH Park is joined by Rich Kraetsch of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast and website to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 23rd G1 Climax tournament: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 11, 2013.

WH and Rich talk about how Voices of Wrestling got started, what it was like watching this particular G1 live, WH’s theory of the true reason why Toru Yano keeps getting booked in the G1, and WH’s first ever live experience at the G1 Finals in Sumo Hall.

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POST Interview: WWE referee Darryl Sharma Aug 15, 2019

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John Pollock is joined by WWE referee Darryl Sharma to discuss a special benefit concert he is running tonight at The Rockpile in Etobicoke, Ontario.
Darryl stops by to chat about the Tragically Hip tribute concert tonight and the cause they are running money for.
Plus, his time on the Ontario independent wrestling scene as Hornet, how the scene has changed, traveling around the world to wrestle, The Hollywood Hunks, UWA Hardcore, signing with the WWE in 2016 and becoming a referee, working at the Performance Center, protocol during certain situations in matches, and his future ambitions.
Darryl is promoting Hornet Saves the Bees: The Tragically Hip tribute concert at The Rockpile (5555 Dundas Street West) with the proceeds going to the Wildlife Preservation Canada’s bumblebee recovery. Doors at 7 pm and you can buy tickets or make a donation at this link.
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RASD 8/13/19: Lyin’ Bryan and The Case of the Libel Lock Aug 14, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns took on Buddy Murphy in the continuing search for his attacker. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:25:29]

Coming off SummerSlam, Kevin Owens faced repercussions from his SummerSlam match with Shane McMahon, Randy Orton teamed with The Revival to take on New Day, Charlotte Flair faced off with Ember Moon, and Detectives Daniel Bryan & Rowan leave the show with a cliffhanger.

Plus, John runs through Tuesday’s edition of 205 Live featuring a rematch between Drew Gulak and Oney Lorcan for the Cruiserweight title.

NEWS OF THE DAY:

WWE Raw’s viewership up 10% for the post-SummerSlam episode
Viewership for the debut of Straight Up Steve Austin
New Japan releases the full card for Royal Quest headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP heavyweight title
Brackets for the Super J Cup including Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red
Participants for the WWE’s King of the Ring tournament
Report: WWE re-signs Roman Reigns to a new deal

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

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RAR 8/12/19: The Sasha Banks Arena Aug 13, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the return of Sasha Banks to attack Natalya and Becky Lynch. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:13:22]

Coming off SummerSlam, Raw in Toronto saw Sasha Banks make her first WWE appearance since WrestleMania to confront Natalya, Seth Rollins faced off with AJ Styles, a new 24/7 champion was crowned, Drew McIntyre took on Cedric Alexander, Andrade humiliates Rey Mysterio, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, and Steve Austin joined the show via SKYPE!

NEWS OF THE DAY:

Finals of the G1 Climax and a major angle involving KENTA and Katsuyori Shibata
WWE announces 20th-Anniversary of SmackDown for their debut on Fox
Orange Cassidy signs with All Elite Wrestling

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

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WWE SummerSlam 2019 POST Show Aug 12, 2019

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins, the debut of The Fiend and the singles match return of Trish Stratus. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:14:28]

Plus we discuss our Live in Toronto Q&A, take your phone calls and read your feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum.

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NXT TakeOver: Toronto II POST Show Aug 11, 2019

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman are LIVE in Toronto to review NXT TakeOver: Toronto II. They are joined by friends of the show Scrump, Jesse From The 6 and MJ From NJ to give their live perspectives.

The lads run down the entire card including Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole for the NXT title in a 2 Out of 3 Falls Match, Io Shirai vs Candice LeRae, Undisputed Era vs Street Profits, and more!

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Cruel Summer #22: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson (2012) w/ Wai Ting Aug 11, 2019

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WH Park once again welcomes Wai Ting to Cruel Summer to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 22nd annual G1 Climax tournament: Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson from August 12, 2012.

WH and Wai talk about what differences they notice between the New Japan of 2001 and 2012, how they feel about keeping track of points and tie breakers in the G1, the game of pachinko and gambling in Japan, and if Anderson benefitted from being in the Bullet Club in the long run.

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Cruel Summer #21: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (2011) w/ Davie Portman Aug 10, 2019

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WH Park welcomes Davie Portman (co-host of POST Wrestling’s NXT review show, upNXT) to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 21st G1 Climax tournament: Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 14, 2011.

Davie and WH discuss what Braden Herrington is like in real life, which New Japan match captured his imagination from Wrestle Kingdom 9, the differences between Stardust Genius Naito vs. LiJ Naito, how important the IWGP IC title was to Nakamura and vice versa.

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