John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw: Day 1 with The Rock’s surprise return and Seth Rollins defending the WWE World Championship against Drew McIntyre.

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Also: Rhea Ripley defends the Women’s Championship against Ivy Nile, and Becky Lynch takes on Nia Jax from San Diego, California.

News: WWE confirms the departure of Kevin Dunn, Paul Levesque touts the company's success, and a big week of shows coming up.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Worlds End 2023 featuring MJF vs. Samoa Joe for the AEW Championship, and Jon Moxley vs. Eddie Kingston in the Continental Classic Final.

We also discuss today’s top stories involving Chris Jericho, Kylie Rae, Kevin Dunn and the passing of Killer Khan.

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AEW Worlds End

December 30, 2023

Nassau Veteran Memorial Coliseum

Uniondale, New York

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John Pollock explores the tragic story of the Von Erich family along with the rise and fall of World Class Championship Wrestling.

Music:

Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay

Creating Background Music and Effects from Pixabay

Clips Courtesy:

- WWE Network

- Rusty Baker (Fritz Von Erich's last interview before his death)

- Hard Copy (1991)

- Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and Rise and Fall of WCCW (2006)

- Local Dallas area news 1984-1993

- http://wrestlingfilms.blogspot.com/

References:

- Wrestling Observer Newsletter (March 1, 1993)

- Wrestling Observer Newsletter (July 24, 2006)

- Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and Rise and Fall of WCCW

- Play-by-Play: Tales from a Sportscasting Insider (Bill Mercer)

- Before the Iron Claw: The Origins of Fritz Von Erich (SLAM! Wrestling)

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW New Year’s Smash with the finals of the Gold League and Blue League matches in the Continental Classic, while MJF falls victim to a deal with The Devil.

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Tune into the Double Shot in the POST Café tonight for a review of “The Iron Claw” with John & Wai

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John Pollock's Audio News Update for Monday, December 25 - available today for all members.

- Anniversary of major match

- "The Iron Claw" at the box office

- Charlie Dempsey going to AJPW

- Two key departures at AEW

- Will Ospreay issues challenge

- Chris Jericho addresses "Brawl Out"

- WWE live events this week

John Pollock's audio updates are available throughout the week for Double Double & Espresso members of the POST Wrestling Café.

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Many surprise guests stop by the POST Office to chat with John Pollock and Wai Ting for the annual POST Wrestling Christmas Show! Plus, the POST Christmas Jingle Contest! Featuring:

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Rich Kraetsch from Voices of Wrestling joins L&WRR for the first time to discuss Toshiaki Kawada vs. Genichiro Tenryu for the vacant Triple Crown from October 28th, 2000.

WH Park and Rich discuss the background with the Triple Crown at this time as well as the complex relationship between Kawada and Tenryu.

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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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John Pollock speaks with director/writer Sean Durkin about the release of "The Iron Claw", the stigma attached to professional wrestling in the film industry, the constraints of telling this story in a limited time frame, his impressions of Fritz Von Erich/Jack Adkisson & more.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review the AEW Holiday Bash edition of Dynamite featuring Jon Moxley vs. Jay White and the final round-robin matches in the Gold League.

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Also on the show: Swerve Strickland vs. Rush, Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal, Riho vs. Saraya, and Roderick Strong vs. Komander as the lead-up to Worlds End continues.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston are joined by journalist Irv Muchnick to discuss the history of the Von Erichs and his 1988 feature ‘Born-Again Bashing’.

Pollock & Thurston also discuss the major stories of 2023, what we will be focusing on in the new year, and the key players in the industry.

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