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John Pollock is joined by MMA reporter & analyst James Lynch to preview this Saturday’s UFC 252 card headlined by the third fight between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.

On this show, they look at the pay-per-view main card, what this fight represents for the legacy of Cormier, the business potential of the card, Sean O’Malley’s contribution to the buzz of this event, his test against Marlon Vera, an important fight for Junior dos Santos against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and highlights on the undercard of the show.

Plus, they chat about the future for Michael Chandler and discuss Dana White’s Contender Series with five contracted awarded this week.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review Tag Team Appreciation Night on AEW Dynamite featuring Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy II. Plus, an update from the NXT tapings, Raw ratings, and Paige VanZant signs with BKFC.

[00:07:35] NEWS OF THE DAY

• Scary moment at the NXT tapings

WWE Raw ratings from Monday night, how last week’s AEW ratings compared

Participants in the G1 Climax blocks to be kept on separate shows 

NWA partners with United Wrestling Network for weekly pay-per-views starting next month

Ion Cutelaba off UFC 252 card due to COVID-19

Paige VanZant signs with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

[00:36:24] Dynamite was built around the rematch between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy and the AEW debut of Mike Chioda. Plus, Tag Team Appreciation Night feat. The Rock ‘N Roll Express with Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defend the AEW tag titles against Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy, Cody vs. Scorpio Sky for the TNT title, The Young Bucks vs. Evil Uno & Stu Grayson, and Jon Moxley attacks MJF. 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw featuring the return of Raw Underground and Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens with a big angle to end the show. Plus, we discuss the passing of Kamala, Fozzy performing this past weekend, and NJPW’s G1 Climax 30 schedule.  

[00:06:58] NEWS OF THE DAY

James Harris a.k.a. Kamala passes away

NJPW releases G1 Climax 30 schedule for the fall

Updated card for NJPW’s Summer Struggle event at Jingu Stadium

Fozzy performs several shows including at Sturgis

Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. exhibition postponed until November

ESPN+ increasing its monthly price for new subscribers ahead of UFC 252 

[00:50:49] Monday’s episode featured the return of Raw Underground starring Arturo Ruas, Riddick Moss, Shayna Baszler & DABBA-KATO! Plus, Asuka attempts to secure a Raw women’s title shot facing Bayley, a much-needed contract signing involving Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio with a big angle, Retribution takes out their aggression on a door and a car, plus Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens in the main event and the send-off for Ric Flair.

And your Café feedback, comments, and questions from the POST Wrestling Forum.

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Joining WH Park on the Long & Winding Royal Road is one of the best independent wrestlers in the world today, Daniel Makabe.

Daniel picks a hidden gem tag match between members of The Super Generation Army and Tsuruta-gun as Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi take on Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue from AJPW’s January 26, 1992 Korakuen Hall show.

They give some background on this historic feud in All Japan’s history as well as some deep appreciation for both Jumbo and Kikuchi.

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WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling.

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On a special edition of POST Puroresu, John Pollock & WH Park are joined by Dylan Fox of the Eastern Lariat.

The three chat about New Japan’s G1 Climax schedule, the rise of EVIL as Double Champion, the build towards Summer Struggle at Jingu Stadium, the launch of NJPW Strong, and the KOPW concept.

From there, it’s a big discussion on Pro Wrestling NOAH and the formation of CyberFight, Kenoh wins the GHC National title, a Double Title Match on short notice, Keiji Muto’s match with Kaito Kiyomiya on Monday.

Plus, Mayu Iwatani vs. Jungle Kyona’s match from Nagoya, a look at the promotion’s 5 Star Grand Prix, the rise of Giulia & Donna del Mondo, All Japan announces the Champion Carnival dates, and we wrap up the show taking your questions from the POST Wrestling Forum.

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John Pollock documents one of the biggest feuds in MMA history that led to Anderson Silva defending the UFC middleweight championship against Chael Sonnen in August 2010 at UFC 117.

Clips courtesy:
-UFC
-MMA Fighting
-Wrestling Observer Radio (Aug. 7, 2010)
-MMA Weekly (“Chael Sonnen Talks Beating Marquardt”, Feb. 9, 2010)
-The Jim Rome Show 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss AEW Dynamite featuring the debate between Chris Jericho & Orange Cassidy with moderator Eric Bischoff, and tons of news including Raw ratings and WWE hiring Nick Khan.

[00:01:15] NEWS OF THE DAY

• Report on changes to WWE’s taping schedule

WWE Raw ratings including a big analysis of how Raw Underground performed in the third hour

WWE hires Nick Khan from CAA

The passing of former Toronto-based wrestler Jaguar Vijay Singh

Hiroshi Tanahashi cleared for this week’s Summer Struggle shows at Korakuen Hall

Police investigating a Facebook post from Marty Jannetty

ESPN+ grows to 8.5 million subscribers 

[00:35:56] Dynamite featured an AEW title match with Jon Moxley defending the title against Darby Allin in the main event, the AEW debut of Matt Cardona teaming with Cody against Alex Reynolds & John Silver, a 12-man tag involving Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, The Young Bucks & FTR against Dark Order & Colt Cabana, a violent attack on Sue’s minivan by Santana & Ortiz, Britt Baker chooses an opponent to face Big Swole, and Eric Bischoff moderates the AEW Super Wednesday Debate between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy.

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Rewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob Chesnut

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss WWE Raw featuring the return of Shane McMahon with Raw Underground, Montez Ford is poisoned, and we chat all the latest news including the sale of the XFL. 

[00:02:56] NEWS OF THE DAY

XFL sold for $15 million to a group that includes Dwayne Johnson

TNT’s NBA programming leads to programming adjustments for AEW Dynamite

WWE set to hold another draft in the fall

MJF to challenge for the AEW title at All Out on Sept. 5

Episode 1 of AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament

NJPW adds a tournament for the vacant NEVER Openweight Six-Man tag titles this week

AEW Dynamite and NXT line-ups for this Wednesday

The Bellas give birth over the weekend 

[00:39:07] Monday’s Raw saw the return of Shane McMahon with the latest concept of Raw Underground featuring FIGHTS. Plus, a mysterious group lights stuff on fire, Montez Ford is poisoned, Dominik Mysterio makes a SummerSlam challenge, Apollo Crews returns, the 24/7 title is lost & found, Drew McIntyre is pissed! Asuka is pissed! Samoa Joe is pissed! And, who is screwing around with the lighting & audio equipment????

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Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics joins John Pollock to discuss and analyze WWE’s second-quarter earnings report and subsequent call with media analysts on its performance this quarter.

The two dive into the enormous profit they posted, the savings throughout the pandemic while maintaining its television commitments, the introduction of the free tier to the WWE Network, a surprising jump in its consumer products division, and the response to declining television numbers following several analysts outlining their concerns as it relates to WWE’s long-term picture.

Brandon Thurston puts out a weekly show at Wrestlenomics and you can follow his work at https://wrestlenomics.com/ and @Wrestlenomics.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss AEW Dynamite with the arrival of several new faces to the company, Excalibur misses the show, Raw ratings, an interview with Cody & more.

[00:12:02] NEWS OF THE DAY

Excalibur off Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite broadcast

WWE Raw ratings lead to another low viewership figure and falls in the third hour

Cody speaks to ESPN about Mike Tyson, Rey Mysterio, free agents and & AEW business

New Japan announces matches and KOPW title ahead of Summer Struggle card at Jingu Stadium

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje announced for UFC 254 and other notes from Dana White 

[00:52:36] Wednesday’s episode was headlined by a Tornado Tag Match involving Jon Moxley & Darby Allin against Brian Cage & Ricky Starks leading to an AEW title match next week. Plus, The Inner Circle vs. Best Friends & Friends in a 5-on-5 match, Cody defends the TNT title against Warhorse, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defend the tag titles against Evil Uno & Stu Grayson, a State of the Industry Address from MJF, and the return of Ariane!

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