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Marc Raimondi talks Cain Velasquez debut, SummerSlam Preview | Café Hangout Aug 09, 2019

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On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by ESPN’s Marc Raimondi to discuss his recent trip to Mexico following Cain Velasquez ahead of his pro wrestling debut at AAA TripleMania. Marc also discusses his experience covering wrestling for ESPN.

We also share our live experiences at OWE and Smash Vs. Progress wrestling events in Toronto. Finally, we preview this weekend’s WWE SummerSlam 2019. [PREVIEW AT 01:13:33]

NOTE: Apologies for the Skype/phone connection issues affecting our calls on this show. This issue should be fixed for future episodes.

LINKS

From the Octagon to the ring: Cain Velasquez embraces lucha libre – https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27282715/from-octagon-ring-cain-velasquez-embraces-lucha-libre
Photos: Cain leaps into lucha libre – https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27329400/cain-leaps-lucha-libre

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[FREE] G1 Climax 29 POST Show: August 7 – Okada vs. EVIL, Ibushi vs. ZSJ Aug 07, 2019

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[This is a free preview of a Patreon bonus show. Sign-up at POSTwrestlingCafe.com for as little as $6/month to receive all of our bonus podcasts including NJPW reviews, Rewind-A-Wai, The Double Shot and more.]

John Pollock & Wai Ting review NJPW's G1 Climax 29 Day 15 (August 7) headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL and Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

On this free Patreon podcast, we also discuss Jon Moxley's recent comments about his future with NJPW.

A BLOCK
August 7, 2019
Shizuoka, Japan
Hamamatsu Arena

Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL (Recommended)
Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (Recommended)
Will Ospreay vs. KENTA (Recommended)
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
Sanada vs. Lance Archer

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RASD 8/6/19: Hit-and-Rowan Aug 07, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns discovers the identity of the man who tried to kill him. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:33:33]

On the final episode before SummerSlam, Roman Reigns vowed to find out who has been attacking him, Trish Stratus made another appearance to speak with Charlotte Flair ahead of her match, Kofi Kingston’s response to Randy Orton, The Kevin Owens Show features one final segment with Shane McMahon, Aleister Black vs. Sami Zayn is moved to television and the main event tag with Big E. and Xavier Woods vs. Daniel Bryan and Rowan.
Plus, John & Wai go over some of the this week’s non-WWE events in Toronto during SummerSlam week (click here for full schedule).

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

WWE Raw’s viewership for the go-home episode heading into SummerSlam
AEW announces locations for the October 9th and 16th episodes on TNT
Roman Reigns speaks to ESPN about his WWE schedule and Jon Moxley’s comments

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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RAR 8/5/19: Bill Goldberg returns at SummerSlam Aug 06, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the return of Bill Goldberg to set up his SummerSlam match against Dolph Ziggler. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:30:19]

On this go-home edition of Raw, Roman Reigns was attacked again by the mystery man, Trish Stratus had her first match since October teaming with Natalya against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match for the Women’s tag titles, a great match between Andrade and Rey Mysterio, and the show-closing Miz TV segment with the reveal of Bill Goldberg as Dolph Ziggler’s opponent on Sunday.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

AEW sells out the Capital One Arena for the debut on TNT in October
WWE’s return date to Saudi Arabia in October
Amazing Red among the names added to the Super J Cup later this month
Updated start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show this Sunday
Quick thoughts on TripleMania XXVII from this past Saturday, including the debut of Cain Velasquez

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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Cruel Summer #20: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima (2010) w/ STRIGGA Aug 04, 2019

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WH Park and the returning STRIGGA of the Eastern Lariat podcast team up again to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 20th G1 Climax tournament: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima from August 15, 2010.

STRIGGA and WH talk about the context of Kojima’s return to New Japan after several years of being the top guy in All Japan, the importance of upsets in the G1, and the positives of using semi-finals in tournaments among other topics.

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

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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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Cruel Summer #19: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (2009) w/ Mike Murray Aug 03, 2019

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Longtime friends WH Park and Mike Murray (POST Wrestling’s ROH reviewer) get together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 19th installment of their G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from August 16, 2009.

WH and Mike also talk about what’s on Japanese pizza, what Toronto’s Jurassic Park is, how New Japan uses factions, and Makabe being a cake-eating celebrity among other things.

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

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AAA TripleMania XXVII Preview with Rob Bihari Aug 02, 2019

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John Pollock is joined by Rob Bihari (@RobViper) to preview this weekend’s TripleMania card from Arena Ciudad in Mexico City.

The two go over the impact of Cain Velasquez wrestling on the show, the Mask vs. Hair match between Blue Demon Jr. and Dr. Wagner Jr., the relationship between AEW and AAA, and the promotion’s forthcoming card at Madison Square Garden in September.

Plus, a discussion on last Friday’s PWG card that Rob attended with the Trios match everyone is talking about, the passing of Paco Alonso and its effect on CMLL with the ascension of Sofia Alonso, next weekend’s insane schedule of shows in Toronto during SummerSlam week, and lots more.

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G1 Climax 29 Catch-Up w/ Rich Kraetsch | Café Hangout Aug 02, 2019

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On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting are joined by Voices of Wrestling's Rich Kraetsch to for a catch-up on NJPW's G1 Climax 29 and a discussion about SummerSlam weekend, AEW on TNT and more.

We also discuss SummerSlam’s addition of Dolph Ziggler vs. Goldberg and other new matches to the card. Plus, your phone calls!

LINKS

Harley Race passes away at 76 (only briefly discussed here due to news just breaking before recording): https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/eight-time-nwa-champion-harley-race-passes-away-at-76/
Bill Goldberg to wrestle at SS: https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/08/01/bill-goldberg-scheduled-to-wrestle-at-summerslam-in-toronto/
Voices of Wrestling: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/
Voices of Wrestling on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesofwrestling/

Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNMzwEuCG0

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RASD 7/30/19: Heavy Reign Fall, Flair vs. Stratus set Jul 31, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Charlotte Flair challenges Trish Stratus to a match at SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:22:12]

This week’s episode featured Roman Reigns attempting to name his opponent for SummerSlam, Trish Stratus was confronted by Charlotte Flair on The King’s Court, a Champion vs. Champion match involving Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles, an appearance by The Fiend, and Shane McMahon takes the night off.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

WWE Raw’s viewership from Monday coming off the Raw Reunion last week
Start time for the SummerSlam kickoff show next weekend in Toronto
Marko Stunt signs with All Elite Wrestling
WWE Studios and Netflix announce new sitcom series starring Big Show

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

Photo Courtesy: WWE

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RAR 7/29/19: The Massacre of Seth Rollins, Becky talks TV romance Jul 30, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring The Massacre of Seth Rollins by Brock Lesnar. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:39:34]

With two weeks until SummerSlam, Raw featured a major injury angle involving Brock Lesnar destroying Seth Rollins over multiple segments, a Samoan Summit segment with Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe, an unlikely 24/7 champion, Ricochet enters the Gauntlet for a United States title shot, new Raw tag champions crowned, and more from Arkansas!

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POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO: Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend (postwrestling.com/live)

NEWS OF THE DAY

Jerry Lawler files a wrongful death lawsuit against Hardeman County after the death of Brian Lawler last year
AEW announces ticket information for their television premiere on TNT in Washington, D.C.
Chris Van Vliet joins All Elite Wrestling
Wai Ting speaks with Becky Lynch about her recent storyline with Seth Rollins
WWE Network interface changes with our early impressions

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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