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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte to review one of the biggest nights in Bellator’s history with the crowning of A.J. McKee as its new featherweight champion.

MAIN CARD
*Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio “Pitbull” Freire © vs. A.J. McKee
*Mads Burnell vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
*Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Manny Muro
*Brent Primus vs. Islam Mamedov
*Goiti Yamauchi vs. Chris Gonzalez

PRELIMINARY CARD
*Vanessa Porto vs. Ilara Joanne
*Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Daniel Carey
*Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jonathan Quiroz
*Johnny Cisneros vs. Joshua Jones
*Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Kiefer Crosbie
*Brian Moore vs. Jordan Winski

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John Pollock is joined by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics to discuss WWE’s second-quarter earnings report and call with analysts about their return to live events with fans.

The two tackle all areas of WWE’s business including recent television and live event success, the state of its developmental system and international plans, a return to Saudi Arabia, and Zombies!

Plus, AEW’s successful day for “The First Dance” at The United Center, and the fallout involving Chris Jericho vs. Nick Gage from Wednesday’s episode.

You can listen to complete audio of WWE’s Q2 Earnings Call by clicking here.

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John Pollock is joined by Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte to preview the Bellator 263 card featuring one of the biggest fights in the promotion’s history as Patricio Pitbull Freire meets undefeated A.J. McKee.

MAIN CARD
*Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio “Pitbull” Freire © vs. A.J. McKee
*Mads Burnell vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
*Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Manny Muro
*Brent Primus vs. Islam Mamedov
*Goiti Yamauchi vs. Chris Gonzalez

PRELIMINARY CARD
*Vanessa Porto vs. Ilara Joanne
*Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Daniel Carey
*Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jonathan Quiroz
*Johnny Cisneros vs. Joshua Jones
*Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Kiefer Crosbie
*Brian Moore vs. Jordan Winski
*Justin Barry vs. Daniel Compton 

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite’s Fight for the Fallen featuring The Elite vs. Dark Order 5-on-5 Elimination Match and a No DQ Match between Chris Jericho and Nick Gage from Charlotte, NC.

[00:00:00] Intro & Announcements

[00:07:58] NEWS OF THE DAY:

• Nevada issues mask mandate, rising cases
• Tony Khan asked about CM Punk and Bryan Danielson
• AEW “The First Dance” at United Center on 8/20
• NJPW adds matches for 9/4 at MetLife Dome
• WWE Raw & NXT ratings
• NXT recap and thoughts 

[00:30:23] AEW Dynamite Review: Fight for the Fallen took place from the Bojangles Coliseum featuring Nick Gage wrestling on national television against Chris Jericho in a No Disqualification Match. AEW announces The First Dance at The United Center in Chicago, Space Jam invades the 5-on-5 Elimination Match between The Elite and Hangman Page & Dark Order, Hiroshi Tanahashi has an announcement, Cash Wheeler sustains an injury during the tag match with Santana & Ortiz, and Malakai Black attacks Cody Rhodes.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting chat about WWE Raw featuring Nikki A.S.H. vs. Charlotte Flair, The United States of America vs. Vince McMahon, Brazo de Plata’s passing and more.

[00:00:00] Intro & Announcements

[00:10:21] NEWS OF THE DAY:

• Brazo de Plata passes away
• The United States of America vs. Vince McMahon
• WWE planning return to Saudi Arabia in October
• John Cena added to Madison Square Garden show
• SmackDown ratings
• Jeff Hardy quarantining
• Top matches for MetLife Dome card on Sept. 5
• Super Junior Tag League teams
• NXT and AEW Fight for the Fallen line-ups 

[00:43:07] WWE Raw: This week Raw was in Kansas City featuring Bobby Lashley responding to the challenge from Bill Goldberg, Jinder Mahal threatens to sue Drew McIntyre, AJ Styles & Omos defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against the Viking Raiders, the climax of The Hurt Business break-up from months ago, Week 2 for Karrion Kross on Raw, and the main event between Nikki A.S.H. and Charlotte Flair.

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WH Park is joined by Wai Ting (filling in for John Pollock) as they discuss the latest with NJPW ahead of Sunday’s Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome while the city endures another state of emergency. We discuss Kota Ibushi’s TBD status in its main event, Hiromu Takahashi, New Japan of America’s Resurgence event, and NJPW’s lofty G1 Schedule.

Plus, WH provides an in-depth preview of Stardom’s 5Star Grand Prix, results from Jake Lee’s first title defence in AJPW, upcoming line-ups for NOAH, and Masato Yoshino retirement shows for Dragon Gate.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite’s Fyter Fest Night 2 featuring a Mox vs. Archer Texas Deathmatch and an appearance by Nick Gage. We discuss a report on CM Punk being in talks for an in-ring return.

[00:00:00] Intro & Announcements

[00:07:47] NEWS OF THE DAY:

• CM Punk in talks for an in-ring return, per Fightful
• Kota Ibushi diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia
• WWE Raw gives a big boost following Money in the Bank
• John Cena’s summer schedule
• NXT recap and thoughts 

[00:36:31] AEW Dynamite Review: Fyter Fest Night 2 saw the reveal of Nick Gage as Chris Jericho’s next labor, a Texas Deathmatch headlines the show as Jon Moxley defends the IWGP U.S. title against Lance Archer, Britt Baker makes her first Women’s Championship defense, Andrade El Idolo introduces his new executive consultant, Sting and Orange Cassidy collide, and several big announcements for next week’s Fight for the Fallen show.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Raw in front of a live crowd in Dallas with appearances by John Cena, Bill Goldberg, Keith Lee, Karrion Kross, and Lilly following Money in the Bank.

[00:00:00] Intro & Announcements

[00:15:36] NEWS OF THE DAY:

• SmackDown does strong number with return of fans
• Naomi moving to SmackDown, per report
• AEW going to Cincinnati for Dynamite after All Out
• Status of Kota Ibushi
• NXT and AEW Fyter Fest cards

[00:29:28] WWE Raw: Following Money in the Bank, Raw was in front of a live crowd in Dallas with a million things happening. Bill Goldberg makes his return and challenges Bobby Lashley, the return of Keith Lee (and Lilly), the nonsensical debut of Karrion Kross on Raw, a Symphony of Destruction match between Elias and Jaxson Ryker, and Charlotte Flair defends the Raw Women’s Championship against Rhea Ripley with a big cash-in to end the show.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Money In The Bank 2021 featuring Roman Reigns vs. Edge for the Universal Championship, Men’s & Women’s Money In The Bank ladder matches, and a major return to close the show.

Also: Bobby Lashley defends the WWE Championship against Kofi Kingston, Rhea Ripley and Charlotte overcome an unfavourable crowd, new champions are crowned on the kickoff, and Baron Corbin goes to Applebees.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss news of Goldberg’s return, AEW Fyter Fest ratings, AEW Grand Slam ticket sales, fans returning to SD, MITB preview, Slammiversary and more.

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