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Bruce Lord and Karen Peterson review NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 in Tokyo Dome, featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and the retirement of Tanahashi after a twenty-six-year career.The semi-main event of Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji in a double championship match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship and IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.Highlighted topics including the impact of live domestic broadcasting on the company’s biggest show on their annual calendar, utilizing various fandom paths to draw in new viewers, the imbalance of ring-time versus length of entrances, inclusion of STARDOM and DDT talents, the EVIL/Wolf group project debrief, the emotional closure of Tanahashi’s career with the parade of old rivals in Jay White, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Katsuyori Shibata, and a returning Tetsuya Naito and cherished mentors in  Keiji Muto and Tatsumi Fujinami.  Access all of our NJPW reviews by becoming a member at http://postwrestlingcafe.com------NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20January 4, 2026Tokyo DomeTokyoHiroshi Tanahashi’s Retirement Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada - RecommendedIWGP World & IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) World vs. Yota Tsuji (c) Global - RecommendedAaron Wolf Debut/NEVER Openweight Championship: EVIL (c) vs. Aaron Wolf (Debut) - RecommendedIWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender 4-Way: El Desperado, Kosei Fujita, Taiji Ishimori & SHOShingo Takagi, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Great O’Khan, Callum Newman, HENARE, Andrare El Idolo & Jake LeeIWGP & NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Syuri (c) IWGP vs. Saya Kamitani (c) STRONG - RecommendedNEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships Tornado Rambo: TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH (c)  vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Oleg Boltin  vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors, OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)  vs. House Of Torture (Ren Narita, SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)  vs. Kaisei Takechi, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura  vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Togi Makabe  vs. Team 150 (Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii) NJPW World TV Championship: El Phantasmo (c) vs. Chris BrookesYoung Lions Kick-Off: Shoma Kato & Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Katsuya Murashima & Masatora Yasuda Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the first WWE show of the year as Drew McIntyre names the stipulations for “3 Stages of Hell”, Chelsea Green defends her title, and Damian Priest faces Aleister Black in an Ambulance match. Plus, surprise returns and NXT call-ups.XL: John & Wai discuss TNA Impact and title matches confirmed for its AMC debut, NOAH’s follow-up to its New Year event, Madison Rayne’s retirement, and what WWE & AEW’s biggest matches of 2026 could be.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.TNA Impact report and matches for AMC debutUlka Sasaki is going to the U.S.NOAH Legacy Rise card on Jan. 11Madison Rayne retiresWhat are the biggest matches for WWE & AEW in 2026?POST Wrestling Café Schedule:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: Collision CourseSunday: Wrestle Kingdom 20 with John & WaiFREE Shows:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownSunday: Wrestle Kingdom 20 with Bruce Lord & Karen PetersonPhoto Courtesy: WWERASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidcBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Enjoy this FREE XL Edition from POSTwrestlingCafe.com — John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash with Jon Moxley vs. Josh Alexander, Mercedes Moné vs. Willow Nightingale, and Ricochet vs. Jack Perry.XL: John & Wai cover NOAH’s The New Year event, an incredible main event at STARDOM Dream Queendom, Sheamus has surgery, and a preview of Wrestle Kingdom 20.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.NOAH The New Year results Saya Kamitani vs. Saori Anou Sheamus undergoes surgery Wrestle Kingdom 20 preview POST Wrestling Café Schedule:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: Collision CourseSunday: Wrestle Kingdom 20 with John & WaiFREE Shows:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownSunday: Wrestle Kingdom 20 with Karen & Bruce Photo Courtesy: AEWRewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob ChesnutBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock catches up with Dave Meltzer to discuss the major stories of 2025 and ones to watch in the new year.The editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter returns to POST Wrestling to discuss the death of Hulk Hogan, AEW’s perception rebound, CMLL’s massive year, WWE on Netflix, and the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the TKO merger process with new documents unsealed and correspondence among key executives revealed. Plus, a look back at the biggest news stories of 2025 and ones to watch in the coming year. Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the WWE NXT 2025 Year-End Awards from December 30th, 2025 headlined by Ricky Saints vs Je’Von Evans!NXT Review starts at 19minsThe show includes:Ricky Saints vs Je’Von EvansEthan Page vs Moose (NXT North American Championship)Jacy Jayne vs Wren SinclairLexis King vs Tavion Heights (WWE Speed Title Tournament Final Match)OTM vs Swipe RightJoe Hendry’s New Year’s Eve…Eve ConcertThe lads give their NXT Year-End Awards picks, plus a preview for NXT New Year’s Evil next week and so much more!Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestlingFollow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling and more!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/poisonrana/id1361208631Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jTsPUNnwHzQHNGj7GIS04Only $5 for “Friend” tier to access all these shows and everything in the back catalogue! Movie reviews, PPV reviews and so much more!!! Patreon.com/PoisonranaThis Holiday Season on the POISONRANA Patreon and Free Feed:Reviews from the 6ix w/Golden Graham & Buffalo Caleb: Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story (2025) (Poisonrana Patreon)Reviews from the 6ix: Home Alone 3 w/ John Pollock (1997) (Poisonrana Patreon)Bushby & Thompson’s Holiday Wrestling Extravaganza (Poisonrana Free Feed)POISONRANA Christmas House Party (Poisonrana Free Feed and YouTube)Photo Courtesy: WWEupNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen AbdiSubscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PoisonranaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPodDiscuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com#wwe #nxt #wwenxt #tnawrestling #wweraw #smackdown #aew #nxtnewyearsevil #nxyearendawards #newyearsevil Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. The Usos, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Nikki Bella vs. Raquel Rodriguez, and Austin Theory vs. Rey Mysterio.XL: John & Wai welcome Brandon Thurston to discuss his report on unsealed documents in the WWE shareholder suit. Then, they chat about Stardom’s Dream Queendom and William Regal’s post about dangerous bumps.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.How Vince McMahon’s 2022 WWE comeback was anticipated by Endeavor execsAnthony Joshua injured in a car crash that killed twoStardom Dream Queendom William Regal’s post about dangerous bumpsNXT & AEW New Year’s Smash lineups POST Wrestling Café Schedule:Monday: Rewind-A-Raw XLThursday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL (Live 1pm ET)Thursday: Book Club - The Last Hart Beating (Dbl Dbl & Espresso)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: Collision CourseSunday: Wrestle Kingdom 20 ReviewFREE Shows:Monday: Rewind-A-RawTuesday: upNXTWednesday: Pollock & Thurston Thursday: Rewind-A-Dynamite Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownPhoto Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohnBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting go live immediately after AEW Worlds End 2025 to discuss Samoa Joe vs. Swerve vs. Hangman vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, and the semi-finals and final of the Continental Classic.AEW Worlds EndDecember 27, 2025Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USANow ArenaAEW World Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Swerve Strickland vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. MJFAEW Continental Classic Final: Winner of Okada/Takeshita vs. Winner of Fletcher/MoxleyAEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Jamie HayterAEW World Tag Team Championship Chicago Street Fight: FTR (c) vs. Bang Bang GangAEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship: Babes of Wrath (c) vs. Mercedes Moné & AthenaAEW Continental Classic Semifinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke TakeshitaAEW Continental Classic Semifinal: Kyle Fletcher vs. Jon MoxleyDarby Allin vs. Gabe KiddMixed Nuts Mayhem: Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, & Marina Shafir) vs. The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, & Roderick Strong) & “Timeless” Toni StormPhoto Courtesy: AEWBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the final 2-hour WWE SmackDown for a while, featuring Joe Hendry vs. The Miz in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight, Ilja Dragunov’s latest US title open challenge, and Drew McIntyre & Cody Rhodes under the same roof.XL: John & Wai discuss the final round-robin matches in the Continental Classic, the full card for AEW Worlds End, Backlash in Puerto Rico, and Jim Ross’ denial of making racist remarks to D-Von Dudley. The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.AEW Dynamite on 34th Street & Christmas CollisionWWE Backlash returns to Puerto Rico in 2026Jim Ross denies racism claims by D-Von DudleyWWE Holiday TourAEW Worlds End PreviewPOST Wrestling Café Schedule:Friday: Collision CourseFriday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLFREE Shows:Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownSaturday: AEW Worlds End ReviewPhoto Courtesy: WWERASD Theme by THE IDENTiTY CRiSiS: theidentitycrisis.com / youtube.com/theidcBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Many special guests stop by the POST Office to chat with John Pollock and Wai Ting for the 2025 POST Wrestling Christmas Show! Plus, the POST Christmas Jingle Contest! TIME STAMPS (these will greatly vary due to ad auto-insertion throughout the pod):00:00:00 Intro00:06:30 John & Wai Open00:24:13 Guest 100:57:26 Guest 201:23:42 Guest 301:42:15 Guest 402:17:52 Guest 502:45:59 Guest 603:21:12 Guest 703:47:22 Guest 804:10:20 Guest 904:40:57 Guest 1005:25:33 Jingle ContestWatch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kbkQl9KPIYsAn ad-free version of this podcast is available for all Café patrons: http://postwrestlingcafe.comHappy Holidays from everyone at POST Wrestling.Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy