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John Pollock is joined by WH Park as they discuss the fallout from the G1 Climax, the injury to Kota Ibushi, and the state of the company as 2021 comes to a close.They also chat about Katsuyori Shibata’s return, NJPW’s financials for the past year, Katsuhiko Nakajima becomes GHC Heavyweight Champion, the one-hour draw between Jake Lee and Kento Miyahara, and the Japanese candidates for the WON Hall of Fame. Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt Photos Courtesy: NJPW / Pro Wrestling NOAH POST Puroresu Theme by Chris Maffei: https://soundcloud.com/cmstrike Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

UFC 267 POST Show: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira, Yan vs. Sandhagen John Pollock and Phil Chertok are together in the POST Office for a review of UFC 267 from Abu Dhabi featuring Jan Blachowicz defending the light heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira. MAIN CARD *Light Heavyweight Championship: Jan Blachowicz © vs. Glover Teixeira*Interim Bantamweight Championship: Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen*Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker*Marcin Tybura vs. Alexander Volkov *Khamzat Chimaev vs. Li Jingliang *Volkan Oezdemir vs. Magomed Ankalaev PRELIMINARY CARD*Amanda Ribas vs. Virna Jandiroba*Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov *Albert Duraev vs. Roman Kopylov *Benoit St. Denis vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos*Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Shamil Gamzatov *Makwan Amirkhani vs. Lerone Murphy*Andre Petroski vs. Hu Yaozong *Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Allan Nascimento Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the Halloween edition of AEW Dynamite from Boston, chat Ring of Honor’s pending hiatus, NXT Halloween Havoc & more. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:12:38] NEWS OF THE DAY: ROH going on hiatus after Final Battle, state of the company Bandido booked by GCW for dates in December NXT 2.0 and WWE Raw viewership Halloween Havoc thoughts [00:48:43] AEW Dynamite Review: The episode from Boston saw The Elite square off with the Dark Order in a Halloween-themed main event, the opening round of the Title Eliminator Tournament continued with Jon Moxley vs. 10, Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb in the TBS Tournament, Sammy Guevara defends the TNT Championship against Ethan Page, CM Punk meets Bobby Fish, and Cody Rhodes announces he isn’t turning. [01:33:50] Patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST Shows after every Raw, Dynamite, SmackDown and WWE/AEW PPV. Join at http://postwrestlingcafe.com Photos Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about the season premiere of WWE Raw with a fatal four-way ladder match, the 2022 pay-per-view schedule, and Friday night viewership. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:07:12] NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE releases pay-per-view schedule for 2022 Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage viewership AEW Dynamite to air live across the U.S. Halloween Havoc preview  Bryan Danielson wrestling on AEW Dark [00:32:22] WWE Raw: The season premiere was highlighted by a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match involving Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio & Finn Balor for a shot at the WWE Championship. Plus, RK-Bro defend the Raw Tag Team Championship, Bianca Belair issues another challenge to Becky Lynch, Queen Zelina is crowned, and Keith Bearcat Lee is back on Raw! [01:15:38] Patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST Shows after every Raw, Dynamite, SmackDown and WWE/AEW PPV. Join at http://postwrestlingcafe.com Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review Saturday’s AEW Dynamite featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black and a scary moment involving Lance Archer. They discuss the Charlotte-Becky story and highlights from the weekend’s events. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:07:58] NEWS OF THE DAY: Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch story from SmackDown IMPACT Bound for Glory Highlights from Bloodsport and GCW War Ready Kazuchika Okada brings back IWGP Heavyweight belt Raw preview [00:40:25] AEW Dynamite Review: A special Saturday night edition of the show was headlined by Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black in their third match with a tremendous atmosphere. Plus, Bryan Danielson meets Dustin Rhodes and Lance Archer faces Eddie Kingston in the World Title Eliminator Tournament, and the TBS Tournament kicks off with Penelope Ford vs. Ruby Soho. [01:29:24] Patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST Shows after every Raw, Dynamite, SmackDown and WWE/AEW PPV. Join at http://postwrestlingcafe.com Photos Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Davie Portman and John Siino review IMPACT Bound For Glory 2021 featuring Christian Cage vs Josh Alexander for the IMPACT World Heavyweight Championship! Christian Cage vs Josh Alexander (IMPACT World Heavyweight Championship) Deonna Purrazzo vs Mickie James (IMPACT Knockouts Championship) Trey Miguel vs Steve Maclin vs El Phantasmo (Vacant IMPACT X Division Championship) The Good Brothers vs Chris Bey & Hikuleo vs FinJuice (IMPACT Tag Team Championship) Decay vs The Iinspiration (IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship) “Call Your Shot” 20 Man Gauntlet Match Heath & Rhino vs Violent By Design PRE SHOW - Jordynne Grace vs Chelsea Green vs Crazzy Steve vs Fallah Bahh vs John Skyler vs Madison Rayne (IMPACT Digital Media Championship) Davie and John give their thoughts on every match including the surprise “cash in”, talk about what direction they think IMPACT will go in next, the AEW/IMPACT relationship possibly coming to an end, plus give their thoughts on possible opponents for Minoru Suzuki in IMPACT Wrestling, Saturday Night Dynamite, PAC vs Andrade II, take your feedback…and more! You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast You can now join in our LIVE POST Shows, WatchAlongs and watch us game at Twitch.tv/upNXTPodcast  Tuesday: upNXT - NXT Halloween Havoc 2021 Review (Free Show/Twitch) Wednesday: Shot In The Dark w/ John Siino (Free Show) Wednesday: BDElite - AEW Dynamite Review (Free Show/Twitch) Sunday: Halloween IV - The Return of Michael Myers (1988)  But wait! There’s more! On the upNXT Patreon, Braden and Davie do retro NXT reviews, Best Match Ever, Top 5, Reviews from the 6ix, and tons more. This week's schedule: Tuesday 26th: Halloween Havoc WatchAlong/Costume Party (Zoom/Twitch) Thursday 28th: Reviews From The 6ix w/ Chris Leone - The Twilight Zone (Patreon) Friday 29th: The Sesh w/ Wai Ting - Succession Season 3 Episode 2 “Mass In Time Of War” Saturday 30th: Reviews From The 6ix - WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 Last week’s shows included Child’s Play (1988), Dead Set (2008), wasNXT - NXT June 12th 2013…and more! Photo Courtesy: IMPACT Wrestling BDE Chiptune Theme by BetaClubFieldTrip.Bandcamp.com Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/upNXT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upNXT Twitch: https://twitch.tv/upNXTpodcast T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @upNXTpodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE’s return to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel 2021 and NJPW‘s G1 Climax 31 Final featuring an unfortunate injury in the main event and a shocking return. [00:00:00] WWE returned to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the next instalment of their controversial Crown Jewel events. Featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the SD Women’s Championship, Big E vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley and more. [00:40:36] NJPW held the final of this year’s G1 Climax 31 from Nippon Budokan highlighted by an unfortunate injury in the main event between Kazuchika Okada and Kota Ibushi. We discuss NJPW’s handling of the outcome as well as future directions of the title picture heading into Wrestle Kingdom. In a shocking return, Katsuyori Shibata competes in a surprise exhibition match against Zack Sabre Jr. [01:00:21] Chris Engler joins us to reveal the winner of this year’s POST G1 Climax Contest. Full results at postwrestling.com/g1 Watch the video version of this podcast at YouTube.com/POSTwrestling Photo Courtesy: WWE / NJPW Click here for previous G1 Climax 31 POST Shows Click here for G1 Climax 31 Contest Results Click here for the complete G1 Climax 31 schedule Click here for a full list of the participants in each block Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting are back to chat about the final WWE Raw before Crown Jewel and the results of the SmackDown vs. Rampage Friday night ratings fight. [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:04:22] NEWS OF THE DAY: Friday Night SmackDown & AEW Rampage viewership Kota Ibushi wins the A Block in the G1 Climax AAA announces top matches for 12/4 Bound for Glory sells out venue NXT 2.0 lineup  [00:37:01] WWE Raw: The King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown tournaments continued with the semi-final matches. Big E. and Drew McIntyre attempt to co-exist for another week, Charlotte Flair says farewell to Raw by defending her championship against Bianca Belair, a No Holds Barred interview with Bobby Lashley and Bill Goldberg, RK-Bro take on The Street Profits, and much more on the season finale of Raw prior to the season premiere next week. [01:17:47] Patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST Shows after every Raw, Dynamite, SmackDown and WWE/AEW PPV. Join at http://postwrestlingcafe.com Photos Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohn Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review Saturday’s AEW Dynamite from Miami featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish. Hangman Page explains the meaning of “Cowboy Shit” in one of the year’s best promos.  [00:00:00] Intro & Announcements [00:02:43] NEWS OF THE DAY: WWE, AEW numbers out on Monday G1 Climax - A Block Final Preview WWE Raw preview  Minoru Suzuki’s schedule this week AAA advertising Cain Velasquez & Kenny Omega for 12/4 Death of Bryan DeBord  Ladder Match at No Mercy 1999 [00:20:48] AEW Dynamite Review: A special Saturday night edition of the show was headlined by Bryan Danielson facing Bobby Fish, the reveal of the World Title Eliminator Tournament brackets, a phenomenal promo from Hangman Page, the SuperKliq vs. Dark Order in a six-man tag, Malakai Black vs. Dante Martin, new AAA tag champions and more from Miami. [01:19:43] Patron feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum Double Double+ patrons get live Zoom access to all of our POST Shows after every Raw, Dynamite, SmackDown and WWE/AEW PPV. Join at http://postwrestlingcafe.com Photos Courtesy: AEW Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Long & Winding Royal Road biography episodes continue with a look at the life and career of Akira Taue as WH Park is joined by Dave Musgrave, who has written for the Wrestling Observer, Slam Wrestling and is the former co-host of the Wrestling Culture podcast with Dylan Hales. WH and Dave look at Taue’s teenage involvement with sports and his entry into Sumo Wrestling, his time at the All Japan dojo, his pivotal relationships with Jumbo Tsuruta and Toshiaki Kawada, his incredible 1996 run, and the later stages of his career as a member of Pro Wrestling NOAH. Support this podcast by picking up a Long & Winding Royal Road t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter Case Lowe on Twitter: @_InYourCase WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy