FREE XL EDITiON — Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan discuss Friday’s reported WWE talent departures and provide a review of SmackDown following WrestleMania 42, featuring appearances by new champions Rhea Ripley, Trick Williams, and Paige & Brie Bella.

Plus, an NXT faction debuts and Tiffany Stratton faces Giulia for the Women’s US Championship.

XL: Kairi Sane, Aleister Black & Wyatt 6 among WWE roster departures, latest on the Berwyn Eagles Club saga, EVIL is WWE-bound, and NOC in Saudi announced.

This free XL Edition of this podcast, which includes News of the Day and Feedback, is usually found at POSTwrestlingCafe.com.

• Kairi Sane, Wyatt 6 among list of April 2026 WWE departures
• Latest on the Berwyn Eagles Club; Seth Rollins appears at AAW event
• TNA reimburses Wrestlecon for Leon Slater cancellation
• EVIL reportedly signs with WWE
• WWE announces Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia

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• Saturday: Collision Course

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s takeover of Las Vegas for WrestleMania, and all the business notes stemming from the event.

Plus: An ESPN reporter is denied WrestleMania credentials, Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon’s role in TKO, WWE moving forward with June show in Saudi Arabia, and understanding the percentage of revenues paid to WWE talent.

00:00:00 Start

00:04:38 WrestleMania 42 business figures, site fee, attendance, and ESPN audience 

00:21:19 ESPN reporter denied credentials 

00:39:44 TKO releases its proxy statement

00:46:07 Mark Shapiro’s testimony regarding Vince McMahon in TKO

00:54:17 WWE talent paid about 15% of revenue in 2022

00:56:17 Hearing held on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act

01:05:04 Saudi Arabia's PIF divesting from LIV Golf 

01:06:39 Night of Champions is going to Saudi Arabia 

01:09:34 Mark Shapiro speaks at the University of Alabama

01:18:17 Triller shuts down AEW Plus

01:19:40 Super Chat - AEW running a big weekend in 2027

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Darby Allin defending the AEW Championship against Tommaso Ciampa, and Will Ospreay facing Mark Davis.

XL: John & Wai discuss the security issues over WrestleMania weekend with talent speaking out, WrestleMania on ESPN viewership, WWE’s press release on ‘Mania, NXT Revenge, Ric Flair, AEW Plus being discontinued, and more.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

• Fan wants an apology from CM Punk, more stories emerge from talent
• NXT Revenge - Week 2 
• WWE’s press release on WrestleMania 42 
• WrestleMania viewership on ESPN & ESPN2
• WWE received a $6 million site fee for WrestleMania 
• Ric Flair claims he wasn’t invited to WrestleMania 
• Triller discontinues AEW Plus 
• Cam’ron issues challenge to the Usos

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

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• Friday: Daredevil Born Again Season 2, Ep. 6
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
• Saturday: Collision Course

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman talk all about Week 2 of NXT Revenge, featuring Zaria vs Sol Ruca in a Last Woman Standing Match!

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NXT Call-ups - 00:10:30

NXT Revenge Review - 00:28:27

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• Zaria vs Sol Ruca (Last Woman Standing Match)
• Tatum Paxley vs Blake Monroe (Casket Match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship)
• Joe Hendry vs Keanu Carver
• Myles Borne vs Dion Lennox (NXT North American Championship)
• Lexis King vs EK Prosper (WWE Speed Title Tournament Final Match)
• Vanity Project go out to the bar 
• Tony D’Angelo receives a mystery box

Plus the lads discuss the NXT Call-ups on RAW and more!

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• WrestleMania 42 Preview Show (Poisonrana Free Feed)
• Best & Worst of WrestleMania (POST Wrestling Free Feed)
• Behind The BDE: Braden & Davie Catch Up (Poisonrana Patreon)
• WrestleMania 42 Review (Poisonrana Free Feed)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Raw After WrestleMania 42 featuring appearances by Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Oba Femi, and several NXT call-ups.

XL: John & Wai discuss an incident involving CM Punk with a fan at a hotel, Nikki Bella’s injury, Josh Barnett’s reasons for ending Bloodsport, The Immortal Clusterf**k, details on Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling’s series on TSN & more. 

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

• CM Punk has an incident with a fan 
• Nikki Bella shares an injury update
• Josh Barnett comments on Bloodsport’s future 
• The Immortal Clusterf**k
• Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling on TSN 
• Andrade El Idolo replaces Gabe Kidd at Wrestling Dontaku
• NXT & AEW Dynamite lineups 

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• Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL 
• Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai #204: WCW Spring Stampede 1994
• Friday: Daredevil Born Again Season 2, Ep. 6
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
• Saturday: Collision Course

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 featuring CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship, Brock Lesnar’s retirement, and the debut of ADAM WEITSMAN.

Plus: The passing of Van Hammer, a Cody Rhodes injury update, and Café-member feedback to WrestleMania.

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WWE WrestleMania 42: Night 2

April 19, 2026

Allegiant Stadium

Las Vegas, Nevada

• World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk © vs. Roman Reigns
• WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill © vs. Rhea Ripley
• United States Championship: Sami Zayn © vs. Trick Williams
• Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
• Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Penta © vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
• Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman)

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 1 featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

They also discuss ESPN reporter Andreas Hale being denied press access to WrestleMania.

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WWE WrestleMania 42: Night 1

April 18, 2026

Allegiant Stadium

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes © vs. Randy Orton (w/ Pat McAfee)
• Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
• Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan
• Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee © vs. Becky Lynch
• Women’s Tag Team Championship: Nia Jax & Lash Legend © vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Nikki & Brie Bella
• Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre
• Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review the last WWE SmackDown before WrestleMania as champions Cody Rhodes and CM Punk share the stage before their title defences. Plus, Trick Williams calls out Sami Zayn, The Wyatt Sicks vs MFTs in a Street Fight, and the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

NOTE: No XL edition of the show tonight, but an ad-free edition will be available afterwards for all patrons. John & Wai will be back tomorrow at 1pm ET for our final Mania Week Bonus podcast. Check out this week’s bonus coverage: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1446721

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Friday: Collision Course
• Friday: WM WEEK (Hitchcock, Death Vegas)
• Friday: Daredevil Born Again Season 2, Ep. 5
• Saturday: WM WEEK (Spring Break, Bloodsport)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite: Spring BreakThru with MJF vs. Darby Allin for the AEW Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Kamille, and Kevin Knight vs. Claudio Castagnoli.

XL: John & Wai discuss Gabe Kidd’s removal from Wrestling Dontaku, Forbidden Door’s date & location, ticket sales for Spring Break, and more notes from ‘Mania Week.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.

• Gabe Kidd removed from Wrestling Dontaku
• Forbidden Door set for San Jose 
• Highspots owner on Leon Slater’s removal from show
• Brett Lauderdale on Spring Break X
• NXT Revenge recap 
• SmackDown, Collision & UFC 327 ratings 
• Thursday’s WM Week Shows 

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• Thursday: Collision Course
• Friday: WM WEEK (Hitchcock, Death Vegas)
• Friday: Daredevil Born Again Season 2, Ep. 5
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL (& Bloodsport Review)
• Saturday: WM WEEK (Spring Break, WWE HOF)

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• Sunday: WrestleMania 42 Night 2 Review

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John Pollock presents The History of WrestleMania, chronicling the highs and lows of each show from 1985–2025.

Pollock goes through each event with unique facts, records, Best & Worst matches, and slots each WrestleMania into the Upper, Mid, or Bottom tier.

A previous version of this special was released last year exclusively for Café members. It's updated now for public release as part of POST Wrestling’s WrestleMania Week.

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