Karen Peterson and Bruce Lord review NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 in the Tokyo Dome and its impact on Wrestle Dynasty.  

Plus: Hirooki Goto wins the 2025 Rambo to snag a golden ticket for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Mayu Iwatani defeats AZM to retain the IWGP Women’s Championship, Katsuyori Shibata returns home to challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Dynasty, T.M.D.K.’s Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita survive the Tokyo Terror Ladder Match, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship match is stopped due to injury, and El Phantasmo walks out as NJPW WORLD TV Champion. 

Join the POST Wrestling Café for access to all of Karen & Bruce’s NJPW reviews and John Pollock & Wai Ting’s Wrestle Dynasty review tomorrow night: http://postwrestlingcafe.com

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

January 4, 2025

Tokyo Dome

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino
• Special Single Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi
• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: David Finlay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji - Recommended
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado
• Double Championship Match: Shingo Takagi (c) NEVER vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA © AEW International - Recommended
• Lumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL 
• NJPW World Television Championship — Four-Way Match: Ren Narita (c) vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. Jeff Cobb vs. El Phantasmo
• IWGP Women’s Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. AZM - Recommended
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships — Tokyo Terror Ladder Match: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney)
• Pre-Show: NJPW Ranbo - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender Match

Wrestle Dynasty

January 5, 2025

Tokyo Dome

Finalized match card below:

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet
• Special Singles Match: Kenny Omega (AEW) vs. Gabe Kidd (NJPW)
• IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji vs. Jack Perry
• IWGP Tag Championships: Great O’Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Matthew & Nicholas Jackson vs. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi (2024 WTL Winners)
• Special Double Championship Match: Tomohiro Ishii vs. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA - NEVER & AEW International Championships
• Singles Match: Shota Umino vs. Claudio Castignoli
• Special Singles Match: David Finlay (c) vs. Brody King
• Special Double Championship Match: Mina Shirakawa (c) RPUK vs. Mercedes Moné (c) NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship
• Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyoshi Shibata
• Lucha Gauntlet Match - CMLL & NJPW 
• Pre-Show: ROH World Tag Championships: Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO
• Pre-Show: International Women’s Cup: Willow Nightingale (AEW) vs. Momo Watanabe (STARDOM) vs. Athena (ROH) vs. Persephone (CMLL) 

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In a special "freeloader" edition of MCU L8R from the POST Café, Rich Fann and WH Park cover what worked and what didn’t for them in 2024, what they’re looking for in 2025 — and what YOU should be excited about in terms of MCU L8R Coverage!

As the clock struck a new year into being, Rich and WH were toiling endlessly, plumbing the depths of MCU to give you their thoughts on what has been, what will be, and why they’re gonna cover it! From Agatha to the Hatut Zeraze, we’re locked in.

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• Black Panther Vol 4 By Christopher Priest: https://www.marvel.com/comics/collection/60427/black_panther_by_christopher_priest_the_complete_collection_vol_4_trade_paperback 

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman host a special New Year’s edition of upNXT as they chat about the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve editions of WWE NXT! 

Christmas Eve:

• OTM vs The Tony D’Angelo Family vs Hank & Tank vs NQCC (Fatal Four Way Tag Match to determine the Number 1 Contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship)
• Stephanie Vaquer vs Cora Jade
• Charlie Dempsey vs Lexis King (Rounds Match for the NXT Heritage Cup)
• The Unholy Union vs Fatal Influence
• Ashante Adonis vs Dion Lennox

New Year’s Eve: 

• Andre Chase & Hank & Tank vs Tyriek Igwe, Tyson Dupont & Wes Lee
• Lola Vice vs Kelani Jordan
• Ethan Page vs Cedric Alexander
• Gigi Dolin & Shotzi vs Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs Meta-Four
• Izzi Dame vs Sol Ruca

The lads also chat about the NXT 2024 Year End Awards and give their picks, plus preview & predictions for New Years Evil next week, and a look at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty this weekend… and so much more!

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• Best Match Ever: 2024 (Parts 1 & 2)

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• The Big Fat Wrestling Quiz of the Year 2024 (YouTube)
• upYOURS w/ “Fire” Frank Sullo: Scrooged (1988)
• upYOURS w/ Sean Calhoun: The Polar Express (2004)
• POISONRANA Christmas Party! (YouTube)
• POST Wrestling & POISONRANA Best & Worst of 2024 (POST & POISONRANA Patreon)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen with The Death Riders taking on Rated FTR on the Mother of All Simulcasts.

Also: AEW kicks off its Max era with Hangman Page taking on Orange Cassidy, Jamie Hayter vs. Julia Hart, Bobby Lashley vs. Max Caster, an announcement from Jeff Jarrett, and Ricochet cuts Swerve’s involvement in a triple threat match short.

News: Sweet Daddy Siki passes away, Netflix & Max launch their streaming content, John & Wai react to Raw’s CM Punk & Seth Rollins promo segment and notes on the changes coming to POST Wrestling this month.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

• Sweet Daddy Siki dies at 91
• WWE & AEW streaming libraries 
• NOAH The New Year 
• CM Punk and Seth Rollins’ segment
• Wrestle Kingdom 19 & Wrestle Dynasty
• NJPW leaves AXS TV

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Thursday: NJPW Primer with Karen Peterson & Bruce Lord
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown with John Pollock & Wai Ting 
• Saturday: Collision Course 
• Sunday: Wrestle Dynasty with John & Wai 

FREE Shows:

• Thursday: upNXT with Davie Portman & Braden Herrington
• Friday: MCU L8R Year in Review 
• Saturday: Wrestle Kingdom 19 with Karen Peterson & Bruce Lord

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Here's a free preview from POSTwrestlingCafe.com — POST Wrestling’s John Pollock & Wai Ting and Poisonrana’s Braden Herrington & Davie Portman discuss the highlights and lowlights of the past year in The Best & Worst of 2024 Show.

Plus, it's the return of "Likely/Unlikely" as we discuss results from the past year and make predictions for 2025.

1. BEST WRESTLER (Female)
2. BEST TAG TEAM
3. BEST WRESTLER (Male)
4. BEST FEUD
5. WORST FEUD
6. BEST NON-WRESTLING MEDIA
7. BEST ENTRANCE
8. MOST IMPROVED
9. BIGGEST SETBACK
10. BEST ON THE MIC
11. WORST ON THE MIC
12. BEST CHARACTER
13. WORST CHARACTER
14. BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
15. BEST PPV
16. WORST PPV
17. BEST PROMOTION
18. WORST PROMOTION
19. MATCH OF THE YEAR
20. WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
21. BIGGEST STORY OF THE YEAR
22. BEST MOMENT OF THE YEAR

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Worlds End 2024 featuring the Semi-Finals and Finals of the Continental Classic tournament.

Also: Jon Moxley defends his AEW title in a Fatal 4-Way, Mercedes Moné vs. Willow Nightingale 2, MJF vs. Adam Cole, and the several big name returns.

Plus: YouTube SuperChats and feedback from the POST Forum.

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AEW Worlds End

December 28, 2024

Addition Financial Arena

Orlando, FL

• AEW World Title Four Way: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Adam Page vs. Jay White
• AEW Continental Classic 2024 Final: ??? vs. ???
• Continental Classic 2024 Semi-Final: Ricochet vs. Kazuchika Okada
• Continental Classic 2024 Semi-Final: Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
• Dynamite Diamond Ring 2024: Adam Cole vs. MJF
• AEW TBS Title: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Kris Statlander
• AEW International Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
• Tijuana Street Fight for AEW Women's World Title: Mariah May (c) vs. Thunder Rosa
• [ZERO HOUR] Jeff Jarrett vs. Q.T. Marshall
• [ZERO HOUR] Toni Storm vs. Leila Grey
• [ZERO HOUR] Truth Magnum, Turbo Floyd, Dante Martin & Darius Martin vs. Lio Rush, Action Andretti, Brian Cage & Lance Archer

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Many surprise guests stop by the POST Office to chat with John Pollock and Wai Ting for the 2024 POST Wrestling Christmas Show! Plus, the POST Christmas Jingle Contest!

TIME STAMPS (will differ on ad-supported audio version):

• 00:00:00 Intro w/ Neal Flanagan
• 00:01:40 John & Wai Open
• 00:26:54 Benno & Michael Hamflett (In Your House!)
• 00:54:09 Brandon Thurston (Wrestlenomics)
• 01:28:58 John Siino (Shot in the Dark, Collision Course)
• 01:49:52 Damian Abraham (Turned Out A Punk)
• 02:21:51 Jordan Goodman & Neal Flanagan (The Wellness Policy)
• 02:38:33 Todd Martin & Rich Fann (Pro Wrestling Torch)
• 03:07:54 Karen Peterson (POST Puroresu)
• 03:29:25 Braden Herrington & Davie Portman (Poisonrana)
• 03:50:40 Garrett Gonzales (Wrestling Observer, Fight Game Media)
• 04:15:25 Kate From MTL (Collision Course)
• 04:30:17 WH Park (MCU L8R, Long & Winding Royal Road)
• 04:51:16 Bruce Lord & David Meyers (POSTmarks)
• 05:10:07 Nate Milton, Andrew Thompson, Kris Ealy, Ray Williams (The N.W.A. Podcast)
• 05:37:18 Eric Marcotte (POST UFC Reviews)
• 05:59:08 Mauro Ranallo
• 06:53:42 Jingle Contest

Watch this podcast at YouTube.com/POSTwrestling (PREMIERES Dec. 24th at 6pm ET)

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at POST Wrestling.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with an SNME rematch between Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn.

Also: Natalya vs. IYO SKY vs. Alba Fyre in the Intercontinental title tournament, Damian Priest takes on Dominik Mysterio, The New Day speaks, The Miz faces Dexter Lumis, and a sit-down interview featuring Seth Rollins.

News: TNA lands a big upgrade for its Canadian television distribution, reaction to ROH Final Battle & Road to Tokyo Dome events & all the latest news.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

• TNA signs deal with Sportsnet in Canada
• Tickets distributed for All In: Texas
• ROH Final Battle 
• Great O-Khan retires KOPW Championship
• El Phantasmo returns

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai #172: NOAH Departure (Kobashi v Akiyama) 
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown with John Pollock & Wai Ting 
• Friday: MCU L8R: What If? Season 3 (Part 1)

FREE Shows:

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash including Will Ospreay taking on Darby Allin in the Continental Classic.

Also: Ricochet has a strange interaction with the Hurt Syndicate, AEW Champion Jon Moxley teams with PAC & Wheeler Yuta against Orange Cassidy, Jay White & Hangman Page, Mercedes Moné defends the TBS Championship against Anna Jay, and Christian Cage & Nick Wayne vs. HOOK & Katsuyori Shibata.

News: The New York Times covers Lee Fitting’s exit at ESPN over allegations of misconduct, another match added to Raw’s debut on Netflix, and ratings for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event & Raw.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

• Lee Fitting accused of misconduct at ESPN
• Raw on Netflix Kickoff at WWE HQ
• WWE Raw & Saturday Night’s Main Event ratings 
• ROH Final Battle 

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown with John Pollock & Wai Ting 
• Saturday: ROH Final Battle & Collision with John Siino & Kate 

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• Saturday: POSTmarks with guest Ryan Charkow 

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the Lee Fitting story in the New York Times and Saturday Night’s Main Event ratings.

Katie Strang and Andrew Marchand have a major story covering Lee Fitting’s departure from ESPN last year amid misconduct allegations. John & Brandon chat about the story, what is alleged, and WWE’s decision to hire Fitting.

Plus: WWE returned to NBC with Saturday Night’s Main Event and the ratings are out (including streaming numbers), Tony Khan speaks before ROH Final Battle, WWE’s holiday tour attendance numbers & more.

RELATED:

• Lee Fitting was ESPN’s ‘golden boy’ — then his alleged misconduct ‘finally caught up to him’
• WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event ratings 
• 1985-2008 Saturday Night's Main Event TV ratings
• Tony Khan ROH Final Battle 2024 media call notes

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