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Cruel Summer #18: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto (2008) w/ Alan4L Jul 28, 2019

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WH Park and Alan4L of PWTorch’s ProWres Paradise come together to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 2008 G1 Climax tournament: Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto from August 17 of that year.

Alan and WH talk about being aware of each other on various message boards, the pros and cons of each board, Alan’s journey from super fan to renowned podcaster, and his love for Yutaka Yoshie among other topics.

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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 240 POST SHOW: Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar Jul 28, 2019

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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok for the UFC 240 POST Show as they review Saturday night’s card from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. In the main event, Max Holloway returned to the featherweight division to defend his championship against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Cris “Cyborg” Justino attempted to rebound from her first loss since May 2005 when she took on Canadian Felicia Spencer in the co-feature on the pay-per-view. Plus, highly-touted welterweights Geoff Neal and Niko Price engaged in a war on the main card, and some tremendous performances on the prelims including an amazing fight between flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja. MAIN CARD *Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar for the UFC featherweight title *Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Felicia Spencer *Niko Price vs. Geoff Neal *Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan *Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Krzysztof Jotko

PRELIMINARY CARD *Alexis Davis vs. Viviane Araujo *Hakeem Dawodu vs. Yoshinori Horie *Gavin Tucker vs. Seungwoo Choi *Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alexandre Pantoja

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Cruel Summer #17: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata (2007) w/ Joel Abraham Jul 27, 2019

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WH Park is joined by Joel Abraham of the Super J-Cast (which you can find at Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 17th G1 Climax tournament: Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from August 12, 2007.

WH and Joel talk about the origin of his fandom with New Japan, how he got involved with the Super J-Cast, KUSHIDA never getting a chance to be in the G1, what Nagata was doing at this time of his career, and several other topics.

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TRMPS #7: Gridiron Gang (2006) w/ Mike Mills & Marcus Vanderberg Jul 27, 2019

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Are you ready to take the “Mustang Challenge”, POST-Marks?

On this edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton welcomes two special guests into the theater to review 2006’s Gridiron Gang!

First up is Mike Mills (“Booking The Territory”). Mike is a retired pro-wrestler, a podcaster, and a Saints fan (hey, 2 outta 3 ain’t bad!). Nate also welcomes his Kings Of Sport tag-team partner, Marcus Vanderberg (Yahoo! Sports) to the show.

Gridiron Gang is (loosely) based on the true story of the Camp Kilpatrick Mustangs football team. The guys discuss the accuracy of the film, the strength of The Rock’s acting, and throw a few penalty flags on the movie’s portrayal of high school football. Does “Gridiron Gang” live up to the legacy of other inspirational 2000’s sports films like “Remember The Titans” and “Coach Carter”... or does it fall short? Find out the answer to that question & more on the latest edition of The Rocky Maivia Picture Show!

Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm8vVSUnUWs

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

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WWE Q2 2019 Earnings Report w/ Brandon Thurston | Café Hangout Jul 26, 2019

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On this week’s Café Hangout, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss highlights of Thursday’s WWE’s Q2 2019 Earnings Report. Brandon Howard Thurston (Wrestlenomics) joins us for an in-depth discussion about the results.

We also discuss CM Punk’s interview with ESPN addressing recent communications with AEW.

LINKS

WWE Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results Brandon Thurston’s WWE Q2 Analysis on Fightful Wrestlenomics WWE Q2 Info Sheet (PWYC) CM Punk speaks to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi

Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alfk9cnvK24

Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week.

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[FREE] G1 Climax 29 POST Show: July 24 – Ishii vs. Naito, AEW, Trish Stratus Jul 25, 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 every tournament match from NJPW's G1 Climax 29. Day 8 (July 24) is headlined by Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito.

On this free Patreon podcast, we also discuss today’s news including AEW’s TV air date, Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte confirmed for SummerSlam, SmackDown ratings and more.

B BLOCKJuly 24, 2019Hiroshima, JapanHiroshima Sun Plaza Hall

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito (Recommended) Jeff Cobb vs. Jay White Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi (Recommended) Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi Juice Robinson vs. Toru Yano

Click here for the complete G1 Climax 29 scheduleClick here for a full list of the participants in each blockClick here for updated G1 Climax 29 Contest Scores and Tournament Results

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RASD 7/23/19: SummerSlam Update, Raw Reunion Viewership Jul 24, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown as Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahaon are both made official for SummerSlam. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:15]

This week’s episode featured Roman Reigns taking on Kevin Owens with Drew McIntyre as the special referee, a Miz TV segment with Shawn Michaels as the guest, another reference to Bill Goldberg, Charlotte Flair has a mystery match at SummerSlam, and Kevin Owens stuns Shane McMahon to end the show.

G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com)

POST WRESTLING Live in TORONTO (Only 15 tickets left!): Join John & Wai in Toronto for a live Q&A and Meet & Greet during SummerSlam Weekend. (postwrestling.com/live)

NEWS OF THE DAY

**Viewership numbers for the Raw Reunion special **Viceland confirms a second season for Dark Side of the Ring **Jushin Thunder Liger announced for non-tournament matches on the Super J Cup shows in the U.S. **UFC 243 location confirmed for Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya **A new match added to AEW’s All Out on the latest Road to All Out episode.

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RAR 7/22/19: Raw Reunion Jul 23, 2019

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the Raw Reunion and the return of Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, DX, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and countless others. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:38:22]

Monday’s show featured the returns of tons of stars from the past, a show-closing Toast to Raw hosted by Steve Austin, Bray Wyatt attacked Mick Foley, the emergence of The OC, Seth Rollins Kliqs with his new buddies, multiple 24/7 title changes, minimal attention dedicated to SummerSlam, and lots more.

G1 SUMMER SALE: POST Wrestling Patrons, enjoy 20% off all merch for the duration of our G1 Climax 29 coverage (store.postwrestling.com)

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

**Variety writes a big feature on WWE’s declining viewership **Seth Rollins speaks on AEW, Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay & more on a WWE SummerSlam conference call with the media **Jon Jones facing a battery charge for an alleged incident with Jones denying the allegations

**Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett at Bloodsport 2

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Cruel Summer #16: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima (2006) w/ Dan Lovranski Jul 21, 2019

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WH Park is joined by a legendary figure in the Toronto wrestling broadcasting scene, Dan “The Mouth” Lovranski. They review the finals of NJPW’s G1 Climax from August 13, 2006: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima.

Dan was the co-host of the now-defunct Live Audio Wrestling and currently works with Jason Agnew as part of Sunday Night's Main Event. Other topics include Dan’s importance to WH’s development as a fan of Japanese wrestling, the history of Tenzan and Kojima as a tag team, the difference of booking in Japan compared to modern American wrestling, the benefits of having multiple finishes, and some of Dan’s musical projects.

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Cruel Summer #15: Masahiro Chono vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (2005) w/ Davis Storm Jul 20, 2019

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WH Park is joined by independent Australian wrestler and wrestling trainer, Davis Storm to discuss the finals of NJPW’s 15th annual G1 Climax tournament: Masahiro Chono vs. Kazuyuki Fujita from August 14, 2005.

Davis has been a fixture of the Australian wrestling scene for the last 17 years and works as a trainer at the EPW School of Pro Wrestling. He and WH talk about the history of wrestling in Australia and how he kept up with it as a fan with limited access.

Other topics include his match with Minoru Suzuki and being trained in the Inoki Dojo, the effectiveness of MMA moves in 2005 compared to today, and how New Japan could make better use of their veterans and tag team division.

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