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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Night of Champions 2023 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion. Plus, your feedback and John’s thoughts on the ultra-violent Steve Maclin vs. PCO match from IMPACT Under Siege. **** Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnJFoz_Yo6s **** WWE Night of Champions Saturday, May 27, 2023 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Jeddah Super Dome Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (c) vs. Roman Reigns & Solo SikoaWorld Heavyweight Title Tournament Final: AJ Styles vs. Seth RollinsBrock Lesnar vs. Cody RhodesTrish Stratus vs. Becky LynchWWE SmackDown Women's Title: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. NatalyaWWE RAW Women's Title: Bianca Belair (c) vs. AsukaWWE Intercontinental Title: Gunther (c) vs. Mustafa Ali Photos Courtesy: WWE 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with Karim Zidan of Sports Politika on the WWE’s business partnership with the Government of Saudi Arabia. They chat about the attitudes regarding the ten-year agreement that was announced in 2018, how Saudi Arabia views its image today, WWE’s navigation of the Jamal Khashoggi murder during the first year of the agreement, and his recent article on WWE’s Propaganda Spectacle. Plus: Pollock & Thurston chat AEW Collision at the United Center, early ticket sales for Collision dates, Tony Khan’s call with the media, Nick Khan at the JPMorgan TMT conference, Dynamite ratings & Double or Nothing in Las Vegas. Karim Zidan is an investigative journalist and you can read his work at Sports Politika 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review the final AEW Dynamite before Double or Nothing with Tony Khan announcing the location of AEW Collision’s debut. Plus: The passing of Peggy Lee Leather, Nick Khan speaks at another conference, Hulk Hogan on The MMA Hour, and the Best of the Super Juniors is down to four. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling NEWS OF THE DAY: Peggy Lee Leather dies at 64Nick Khan speaks at JPMorgan TMT ConferenceHulk Hogan addresses racist commentsFinal four of the NJPW Best of the Super JuniorsWWE Raw & NXT ratings Watch this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0rX71yI4nU POST SCHEDULE Thursday: (Patreon)Friday: Pollock & Thurston - Karim Zidan, Sports PolitikaFriday: Rewind-A-SmackDown (Patreon)SaturdaySunday Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 23, 2023, featuring the “Go Home” show for Battleground & the Semi-Finals in the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament! This week: Tiffany Stratton Roxanne Perez Lyra Valkyria Cora Jade Axiom vs Daba KatoTyler Bate vs Eddie ThorpeNoam Dar vs Nathan FrazerHank Walker vs Tank LedgerGigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne promo segmentTony D’Angelo is interviewed by the policeIlja Dragunov and Dijak brawl throughout the buildingVon Wagner vs Luca Crucifino The BDE also chat predictions for Battleground, Night of Champions and more! Get tickets to our Forbidden Pour Pre and Post Party here Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestling Follow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling, Shot in the Dark, and more! Last week’s shows included wasNXT: NXT January 1st, 2014, Best Match Ever: Keiji Muto, Succession S04E08 Review…and more! Only $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/Poisonrana Photo Courtesy: WWE upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/Poisonrana YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPod T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw’s final episode before Night of Champions featuring a big angle involving Cody Rhodes & Brock Lesnar. Plus: Reaction to NJPW Resurgence and news from the event including Mercedes Moné’s injury, AEW Fight Forever’s release date, and ratings news. NEWS OF THE DAY: Watch this podcast: https://youtube.com/live/w45oRWfoj0Q?feature=share POST Schedule: Tuesday: Tuesday: WednesdayThursday: Friday:Friday: Saturday Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo talk about the latest news in wrestling business. Video version: https://youtube.com/live/sgbDoR-4MKc 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio every Sunday at 11:00 am ET at youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics 📊 TV ratings reports and data: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics 🎙️ Listen to our weekly podcast: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ 🌐 Website: https://wrestlenomics.com Brandon Thurston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston Chris Gullo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisGullo Jesse Collings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseCollings Wrestlenomics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlenomics Music: Sports FM by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nate Milton, Andrew Thompson and Kris Ealy return to chat about the month in wrestling including WWE Backlash, Trinity in Impact Wrestling, and a preview AEW's upcoming events including Collision & All In. Plus, Kris rants about WWE’s new World Heavyweight Championship. Watch this podcast at: YouTube.com/POSTwrestling The NWA Podcast is a podcast that drops every month on POST Wrestling! Kris Ealy on Twitter: @KMEDoesIt Nate Milton on Twitter: @N8Mozaik Andrew Thompson on Twitter: @ADThompson__ Photo Courtesy: WWE “For The Culture” produced & performed by Righteous Reg The Kings of Sport Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheKingsOfSport Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with reporter Tony Maglio of IndieWire after covering this week’s upfront presentations. They chat about the confirmation of AEW Collision at this week’s WBD presentation, the strategy of adding two more hours in prime time, running on Saturday night, and the impact of having CM Punk to get the show off the ground. Plus, a discussion about the key points from Nick Khan’s speech at the MoffettNathanson TMT conference. Tony Maglio is the Executive Editor of Business coverage at IndieWire 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite and discuss the official announcement of AEW Collision and the passing of Superstar Billy Graham. Plus: Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics joins us to discuss the AEW Collision deal and other notes from the WBD upfront presentation. NEWS OF THE DAY: WBD confirms AEW CollisionSuperstar Billy Graham passes away Watch this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTaCM_zIMC4 POST SCHEDULE Thursday: (Patreon)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown (Patreon)SaturdaySundaySunday (Patreon) Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 16th, 2023 featuring more from the NXT Women’s Tournament and an awesome match between The Dyad and Creed Brothers! This week: The Dyad The Creed Brothers Dijak Ilja Dragunov Roxanna Perez Jacy Jayne Tony D’AngeloCarmelo Hayes & Trick Williams vs Charlie Dempsey & Drew GulakCora Jade Fallon Henley Thea Hale vs Kiana JamesBron Breakker visits the barbershopNoam Dar The lads also talk about the build to NXT Battleground next week, Tony Khan’s big announcement, Blink-182 in Toronto, Double or Nothing Watch Party, “Wrestling Talk Shows”, Stone Cold on Sand Mountain and more! Get tickets to our AEW Double or Nothing Watch Party here Get tickets to our Forbidden Pour Pre and Post Party here Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestling Follow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling, Shot in the Dark, and more! Last week’s shows included Best Match Ever: Keiji Muto (w/ WH Park), Succession S04E07 Review…and more! Only $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/Poisonrana Photo Courtesy: WWE upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/Poisonrana YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPod T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the return of Gunther, a battle royal to determine his next Intercontinental title challenger, and Cody Rhodes’ response to Brock Lesnar’s attack. Plus: Superstar Billy Graham update, a big week for AEW, notes from WWE’s big SEC filing, and an update on NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling NEWS OF THE DAY: Watch this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM4KAa_P5OQ POST Schedule: Tuesday: WednesdayThursday: Friday:Friday: Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brandon Thurston and Jesse Collings discuss the latest news in the business of pro wrestling. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/live/7v3pue1wDfU 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio every Sunday at 11:00 am ET at youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics 📊 TV ratings reports and data: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics 🎙️ Listen to our weekly podcast: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ 🌐 Website: https://wrestlenomics.com Brandon Thurston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston Chris Gullo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisGullo Jesse Collings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseCollings Wrestlenomics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlenomics Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with a Steel Cage Match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley from Detroit. Plus: Report on AEW & WBD deal that appears to be imminent & all the top news stories. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling NEWS OF THE DAY: AEW and WBD deal imminent, per report Shotaro Ashino injured All Together Now lineupNJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors Disney earnings, streaming business WWE Raw & NXT ratings Watch this podcast: https://youtube.com/live/jU3kq0P2KBM POST SCHEDULE Thursday: Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown (Patreon - 10 p.m. ET)SaturdaySunday Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat with reporter Richard Deitsch from The Athletic and the Sports Media Podcast. The three speak about the rise of professional wrestling as a sports property, the impact Nick Khan has had on the company, WWE’s domestic television deals with Fox and NBC Universal, the emergence of AEW, and how pro wrestling is covered by outlets and state of wrestling media. Plus, Pollock & Thurston discuss the report of a pending deal between AEW & WBD, the potential increase they could garner, Ari Emanuel on the WWE-UFC merger, and a New York bill proposed on pro wrestling regulation. Richard Deitsch is the host of the Sports Media Podcast and writes for The Athletic. 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 9th, 2023 featuring Bron Breakker vs Trick Williams and the start of the NXT Women's Championship Tournament! This week: Bron Breakker Trick WilliamsIlja Dragunov DijakTiffany Stratton vs Gigi Dolin (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarter-Final Match)Gallus vs The Dyad (NXT Tag Team Championship)Eddie Thorpe vs Damon KempDuke Hudson vs Javier BernalTyler Bate vs Charlie DempseyBrooks Jensen & Josh Briggs vs Hank Walker & Tank Machine Tank TankKiana James vs Lyra Valkyria (NXT Women’s Championship Tournament Quarter-Final Match) Plus, the lads chat about ice cream flavours, the NXT big daddy bar, the World title tournament and so much more! Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestling Follow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling, Shot in the Dark, and more! Last week’s shows included New Year’s Revolution 2005, POISONRANA (Backlash 2023 Review), Succession S04E06 Review…and more! Only $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/Poisonrana Photo Courtesy: WWE upNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen Abdi Subscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/Poisonrana YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPod T-Shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/upnxt Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com #wwe #nxt #wwenxt #wweraw #smackdown #aew #wrestling #prowrestling #review #aew #nxtwrestling #wrestlingpodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with the start of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament to determine who advances to Night of Champions. NEWS OF THE DAY: Superstar Billy Graham health updateTony Ferguson arrested, facing DUI chargeWWE Backlash business notes Shotaro Ashino wins Champion CarnivalFriday Night SmackDown ratings AEW Rampage ratings NXT & AEW Dynamite lineups Watch this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/live/C5e87lHuE-I POST Schedule: Tuesday: upNXT with Braden Herrington & Davie PortmanWednesdayWednesdayThursday: MCU L8R - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Patreon)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown (Patreon) Photo 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brandon Thurston, Jesse Collings, and Chris Gullo discuss the latest news in pro wrestling business. Video version: https://youtube.com/live/KAWIqsKfSX4 📺 Tune in to Wrestlenomics Radio every Sunday at 11:00 am ET at youtube.com/c/wrestlenomics 📊 TV ratings reports and data: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics 🎙️ Listen to our weekly podcast: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ 🌐 Website: https://wrestlenomics.com Brandon Thurston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston Chris Gullo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisGullo Jesse Collings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseCollings Wrestlenomics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlenomics Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte review the UFC 288 card with Aljamain Sterling defending the UFC Bantamweight Championship against Henry Cejudo in Newark, New Jersey. UFC 288 Saturday, May 6, 2023 Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center MAIN CARD UFC Bantamweight ChampionshipPRELIMINARY CARD EARLY PRELIMS 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Backlash from Puerto Rico with Bad Bunny taking on Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight, and Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this podcast. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 bonus months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling WWE Backlash Saturday, May 6, 2023 San Juan, Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico= San Juan Street Fight: Bad Bunny vs. Damian PriestBrock Lesnar vs. Cody RhodesSmackDown Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley © vs. Zelina VegaRaw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair © vs. IYO SKYUnited States Championship: Austin Theory © vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson ReedKevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle vs. The Usos & Solo SikoaSeth Rollins vs. Omos Photos Courtesy: WWE 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston break down WWE’s Q1 earnings report and discuss the early success of AEW All In. The two chat about the first quarter of 2023 for WWE and the key divisions that highlighted the period, notes from earnings Q&A, how the merger was discussed, and notes on the domestic rights negotiations. Plus, they react to the early pre-sale success for AEW’s All In event at Wembley Stadium in London, England. 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: @POSTwrestling Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy