Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown after SummerSlam as No. 1 Contender Kevin Owens rekindles his rivalry with champion CM Punk. Plus, interim champion Chelsea Green speaks, Jade Cargill takes on Charlotte Flair, Shinsuke Nakamura teases the arrival of a friend, and an NXT talent makes her debut.

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• Zilla Fatu appears to wrap up with House of Glory
• Field set for Reigns challenger tournament
• Jim Ross set for brain surgery next week
• Brie Bella to be out for 3-6 months
• Rhea Ripley has knee surgery
• Buddy Matthews medically cleared
• WWE merger lawsuit settlement delayed

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• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s second-quarter earnings report, Mark Shapiro’s comments about SummerSlam, WWE’s portion of the merger settlement, and more.

00:00:00 Start

00:04:00 TKO Q2 Earnings Report 

00:26:46 Minor update in WWE merger settlement

00:31:54 WWE’s portion of merger lawsuit settlement 

00:41:22 WWE Royal Rumble in Arizona as part of multi-event deal

00:43:22 David Ellison defends Paramount-WBD merger, trial date set

00:49:27 Programming Insider no longer receiving data 

00:52:22 WWE SVP Patrick Dooley leaves company 

00:53:39 WWE market-to-market comparison from July 

01:00:24 AEW market-to-market comparisons from July

01:04:00 Surprise data 

01:10:00 TNA announces partnership with DUDE Wipes

01:13:39 U.S. viewership for WWE Raw

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Grand Slam: Mexico 2026 featuring Kyle Fletcher vs. Speedball Mike Bailey, Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis in a Mexican Street Fight, and the return of MJF.

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

• Former NWA champion Dory Funk Jr. dies
• Brock Lesnar announces his retirement 
• Roman Reigns to defend title in Mexico City
• Royal Rumble location
• Update on Brie Bella
• Conor McGregor has surgery
• NXT Underground match
• CMLL Semana Internacional 
• G1 Climax, Maple Leaf Pro & TNA Impact lineups 

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• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 4th, 2026 edition of WWE NXT featuring Kendal Grey vs Lola Vice for the NXT Women’s Championship in NXT Underground! 

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• Kendal Grey vs Lola Vice (NXT Underground Match for the NXT Women’s Championship)
• Wren Sinclair vs Zaria (WWE Women’s Speed Championship)
• The Vanity Project vs Myles Borne & Tavion Heights
• Jaida Parker & Thea Hail vs Nikkita Lyons & Karmen Petrovic
• Keanu Carver vs EK Prosper
• Grayson Waller set to face Cruz Montana next week

The lads also talk about the passing of Dory Funk Jr, all the fallout from WWE SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar retiring, the AEW Continental Cup and more!

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Wai Ting & Jack Wannan review WWE Raw with fallout from SummerSlam as LA Knight confronts Roman Reigns, Jacob Fatu takes on Royce Keys in a Street Fight, and Big Cass, Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer make returns.

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

• SummerSlam Final Thoughts; Owens & Bella updates
• TKO Shareholder Merger Lawsuit Figure Revealed; Q2 Results
• AEW WrestleDream announced for Orlando
• Latest TNA Departures
• UFC flyweight vet Allan Nascimento dead at 34
• NXT & AEW Grand Slam Mexico lineups

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• Monday: Rewind-A-Raw XL
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• Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL
• Thursday: G1 Climax 36 Night 12 w/ John & Wai
• Friday: MCU L8R: Spider-Man Brand New Day 
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• Sunday: G1 Climax 36 Night 13 & 14 w/ WH & Eric

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam 2026: Night 2 featuring Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship, the return of Kevin Owens, and the Mug Root Beer Mascot.

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WWE SummerSlam

August 2, 2026

U.S. Bank Stadium

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns © vs. Seth Rollins
• Interim WWE Women’s Championship Ladder Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Chelsea Green vs. Lash Legend
• Intercontinental Championship: Penta © vs. Chad Gable
• United States Championship: Trick Williams © vs. Baron Corbin
• Finn Bálor vs. Sami Zayn
• Danhausen vs. Dominik Mysterio

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SummerSlam 2026: Night 1 featuring CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship and Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi inside Hell In A Cell.

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WWE SummerSlam

August 1, 2026

U.S. Bank Stadium

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Undisputed WWE Championship: CM Punk © vs. Cody Rhodes
• Hell in a Cell Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
• Women’s World Championship: Liv Morgan © vs. IYO SKY
• Gunther vs. Nick Aldis
• LA Knight, Solo Sikoa & Royce Keys vs. The Bloodline (Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso & Jacob Fatu)
• Fatal Influence vs. The Bella Twins & Paige

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John Pollock and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown with a final faceoff involving CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, Priest & R-Truth vs. War Raiders, and a qualifier between Giulia and Lash Legend.

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

• Anthony Smith posts bail over felony charges
• G1 Climax update after night 9
• Motor City Machine Guns debut on Collision
• Jacques Rougeau’s reported issues at Redemption
• MyAEW adds another six promotions
• Triplemania night 1 moved to larger venue

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
• Saturday: MCU L8R: X-Men ‘97 Season 2 

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• Monday: Night 10 & 11 with Karen Peterson & Kate from MTL

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the latest headaches for Paramount and Ari Emanuel’s op-ed, Janel Grant’s case is officially closed, and WWE stages SummerSlam in Minneapolis.

00:00:00 Start

00:02:29 Ari Emanuel’s op-ed regarding Paramount-WBD

00:17:43 Janel Grant’s case officially closed, moves to arbitration

00:31:02 WWE Radio launches

00:39:08 Paul Levesque on house shows in WWE

00:46:30 WWE SummerSlam this weekend 

00:50:27 Updated projections

00:51:53 TripleMania moved to MGM Grand 

00:55:00 MyAEW adds more promotions 

00:58:48 Plaintiffs file letter to court in WWE merger case

01:03:05 WWE & Thurston file letter re: public access question

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Wai Ting and Kate from Montreal review AEW Dynamite featuring two heated face-to-face segments involving All In World Championship competitors Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay, and Willow & Mercedes Moné.

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

• Grayson Waller’s promo on WWE NXT
• KJ Orso set for WWE tryout
• Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods release teaser video
• G1 Update

POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

• Thursday: Rewind-A-Wai #211 — Akira Hokuto Retrospective
• Thursday: Collision Course
• Friday: MCU L8R: X-Men ‘97 Season 2 
• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL

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• Friday: Night 8 & 9 with Bruce Lord & Eric Marcotte
• Sunday: Night 10 & 11 with Karen Peterson & Kate from MTL 

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• Sunday: WWE SummerSlam Night 2

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