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NEWS OF THE DAY 

WrestleMania 36 is moved to the WWE PC, WWE’s related events that week are off

Three doctors weigh in on how safe it is for wrestlers to be performing

Highspots vs. Marriott following WrestleCon's cancellation

The UFC calls off its next three cards, moving forward with UFC 249

Photos Courtesy: WWE, Highspots 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review an empty-arena WWE Raw from the WWE Performance Center. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:29:59]

Edge drives 17 hours to challenge Randy Orton to a Last Man Standing match, The Undertaker and AJ Styles have a contract signing, Becky Lynch pulls up in a truck, and Steve Austin returns to the show for 3:16 Day.

Plus, a re-airing of this year’s men’s Royal Rumble that ate up half the show.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:01:23]

WrestleMania 36 is moved to the WWE PC, WWE’s related events that week are off

The UFC calls off this weekend’s card along with 3/28 and 4/11 Fight Night shows

Dana White says UFC 249 will happen, might be outside the U.S.

AEW to continue to produce episodes of Dynamite

A long list of promotions that have postponed their events

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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John Pollock & Wai Ting present a special Sunday night bonus POST Roundtable assessing the latest news and developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the wrestling industry’s response.

They’re joined by Andrew Thompson and Nate Milton for a roundtable chat about the past week, how WWE, UFC and AEW have handled the pandemic, how this has affected everyday life, the latest warning from the CDC on large gatherings, the presentation of Friday Night SmackDown inside an empty arena, and the potential effects this will have on the industry for months to come.

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Japanese Audio Wrestling partners WH Park and JoJo Remy reunite to complete the trilogy of shows featuring Jushin Liger taking on Shinjiro Otani; this one from 1998 for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title.

Click here to watch this match on New Japan World (account required).

Next week on Thunderstruck: Jushin Liger vs. EITA (7/20/16)

WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Sunday.

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John Pollock is joined by guest co-host Mike Murray to go through all the latest news updates, show cancellations, and the impact COVID-19 is having on the industry.

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NEWS OF THE DAY 

• WWE Raw moved from Pittsburgh to the WWE Performance Center and closed to the public
• WWE’s show cancellations this weekend

Full Sail University suspends group events until the end of April

Mike Bochiccio at Highspots discusses WrestleCon and why they have not canceled yet

Bellator cancels tonight’s card

UFC holding an empty arena show in Brasilia on Saturday

ROH and EVOLVE cancel this weekend’s shows

XFL suspends its season 

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John Pollock and Wai Ting take your calls and discuss the latest surrounding COVID-19 and its effects on the wrestling world.

[00:19:34] British Wrestling Experience’s Benno joins us to discuss Europe’s reaction to COVID-19, its impact on independent wrestling, and his experience travelling to wXw 16 Carat tournament this past weekend. (Click here to read his live report.)

[00:47:57] We’re joined by Dr. Alex Patel, a Toronto-area critical care physician who has been closely monitoring the Coronavirus pandemic to discuss common questions and misconceptions about the disease. (Click here to read Alex’s contributions on our forum.)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Salt Lake City and discuss the latest on COVID-19. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:34:54]

Off the top, it’s a long discussion about the measures being taken to handle the coronavirus virus outbreak with President Donald Trump introducing travel restrictions, the NBA suspending its season, WrestleMania’s status in the air, other major events affected, and much more. 

Then, we review AEW Dynamite featuring Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Hangman Page & Dustin Rhodes, the introduction of Lance Archer, the rules for the Blood and Guts match, Cody vs. Ortiz, and more.

NEWS OF THE DAY [00:00:32]

City of Tampa meeting on Thursday to discuss upcoming major events in light of the coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. introduces a 30-day travel restriction

Rob Gronkowski set to join WWE

WWE Raw rating drops but maintains audience throughout the show

John Cena scheduled to appear on Friday Night SmackDown this week

Tom Lawlor joins the PFL

Updated card for ROH’s 18th Anniversary pay-per-view

WWE moves this Friday’s SmackDown to Performance Center [00:36:37]

• (UPDATE: WWE has since released a statement indicating that they aren't moving the show.)

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

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the return of Edge to confront Randy Orton. [REVIEW STARTS AT 00:36:13]

Edge returned on Monday’s episode seeking revenge on Randy Orton, AJ Styles laid out his WrestleMania challenge for The Undertaker while vowing to kill the man, Becky Lynch addressed Shayna Baszler following her Elimination Chamber victory, Paul Heyman and Drew McIntyre build up the WWE title match for WrestleMania and the final hour featured a six-man tag to run out the show!

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NEWS OF THE DAY [00:20:32]

David Starr is done with wXw

Scott Steiner recovering from a heart procedure after collapsing at an Impact Wrestling event

AEW adds episodes of Dynamite in New Orleans and Rio Rancho

Blood and Guts announcement for Dynamite on 3/25 

Jeff Hardy appearing on Friday Night SmackDown this week

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

Photos Courtesy: WWE

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Elimination Chamber headlined by an Elimination Chamber match between Natalya vs. Liv Morgan vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka vs. Ruby Riott vs. Sarah Logan to determine the No. 1 Contender for Becky Lynch’s Raw Women’s Championship.

We also discuss the Elimination Chamber match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles, Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn & Cesaro for the Intercontinental Championship, and Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak.

Plus, your phone calls and feedback from the POST Wrestling Forum.

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WH Park and “The Godfather of Perth Wrestling”, Davis Storm have a very fun discussion about the J-Crown title match between Jushin Liger and Koji Kanemoto from 1997.

Click here to watch this match.

Next week on Thunderstruck: Jushin Liger vs. Shinjiro Otani  (2/7/98).

WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of Jushin Thunder Liger’s career in Thunderstruck, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. New episodes every Sunday.

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