The Advocates are back and joined by Jesse Collings from Voices of Wrestling. Together, they discuss the state of wrestling journalism and media coming off of the contentious interaction between WWE’s Paul Levesque and independent reporter Lucas Chapriot during the Backlash post-event press conference. The crew also shares their thoughts about the coronation and current run of AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland, and previews both AEW Double or Nothing and WWE King & Queen of the...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Kazuchika Okada vs. Dax Harwood for the Continental Championship. Plus: Eddie Kingston’s Anarchy in the Arena replacement is announced, Swerve Strickland takes on Brian Cage, Willow Nightingale & Mercedes Moné have a contract signing, Young Bucks vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, Timeless Toni Storm vs. Harley Cameron, and Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb & Kyle Fletcher. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN. Try Nord...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the latest filings in the Janel Grant case, and TKO’s attempt to stop the release of records. This past week, multiple filings were made on behalf of Vince McMahon and WWE as they are in alignment to seek arbitration in the suit filed by Janel Grant. TKO is trying to prevent multiple records requests regarding events staged in Texas and we will break down why this is such an important story. Plus, the fallout from WWE’s handling of the media last week,...

Braden Herrington and John Siino review WWE NXT from May 14th, 2024 headlined by Tony D’Angelo vs Charlie Dempsey for the Heritage Cup Championship! Braden & Siino review the whole show, which includes: Tony D’Angelo vs Charlie Dempsey (Heritage Cup Match)Ora Mensah vs Je’Von EvansSol Ruca vs Izzi Dame (Battleground Ladder match qualifier)OTM w/ Jada Parker vs Edris Enofe & Malik Blade w/ Brinley ReeceRidge Holland & Riley Osborne vs Good Brothers Gallows & Anderson Ivy Nile...

Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE Raw featuring quarterfinal matches in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. Plus: Damian Priest accepts his next title challenger, Carlito tries to win over Judgment Day, and tournament bouts including Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov, Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston, Shayna Braszler vs. IYO SKY, and Lyra Valkyria vs. Zoey Stark.  News: Vince McMahon’s latest response in the Janel Grant lawsuit, Cash Wheeler case dropped, and NJPW Resurgence results. 🌎 Our...

In this free clip from REWIND-A-WAI #156: WWE WrestleMania XXX, John Pollock and Wai Ting discuss the end of The Undertaker's streak following his shocking loss to Brock Lesnar. Rewind-A-Wai is John Pollock & Wai Ting's biweekly retro wrestling review series produced exclusively for members of our Patreon, the POST Wrestling Café: postwrestlingcafe.com In the full review, John & Wai also discuss the build-up to the culmination of the Daniel Bryan's "Yes Movement" and the role CM...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the TKO first-quarter earnings report, and welcome reporter Lucas Charpiot to discuss the Backlash press conference. Pollock & Thurston speak about WWE and USA Network extending its agreement for Raw until the end of 2024, the UFC antitrust settlements, TKO’s deals with Saudi Arabia & other notes from the first-quarter earnings. Then, reporter Lucas Charpiot speaks about his experience at the WWE Backlash press conference and the response from...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Kenny Omega announcing Anarchy In The Arena, and Adam Copeland vs. Brody King for the TNT title. Plus: Orange Cassidy takes on Trent Beretta in a grudge match, Mariah May faces Harley Cameron and a face-to-face between Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in Edmonton. News: TKO releases its first-quarter earnings, Saudi Arabia news with WWE & UFC, Ric Flair’s incident at a restaurant, and our thoughts on the season finale of Dark Side...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT from May 7th, 2024 headlined by Roxanne Perez vs Chelsea Green for the NXT Women’s Championship! Davie and Braden review the whole show, which includes: Roxanne Perez vs Chelsea Green (NXT Women’s Championship)Supernova Sessions with guest Trick WilliamsWes Lee vs Josh BriggsTyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe vs No Quarter Catch CrewMichin vs Arianna GraceNXT Women’s Combine to determine the six participants in the NXT Women’s North American...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring the opening round matches in the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments. Plus: Matches include Gunther vs. Sheamus, Ricochet vs. Ilja Dragunov, and Natalya vs. IYO SKY among the eight tournament matches. CM Punk has words for Drew McIntyre, and Sami Zayn issues a challenge for Saudi Arabia. News: Paul Levesque’s comments at the Backlash press conference, Jerry Lawler’s status with WWE, the finals for the Champion Carnival & more. 🌎...

John Pollock and Eric Marcotte review UFC 301 with Alexandre Pantoja defending the UFC Flyweight title against Steve Erceg and the return of Jose Aldo to the UFC. UFC 301 Saturday, May 4, 2024 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Farmasi Arena MAIN CARD  UFC Flyweight Championship: Alexandre Pantoja © vs. Steve ErcegJosé Aldo vs. Jonathan MartinezAnthony Smith vs. Vitor PetrinoMichel Pereira vs. Ihor PotieriaPaul Craig vs. Caio Borralho PRELIMINARY CARD  Jack Shore vs. Joanderson BritoKarolina...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Backlash 2024 from Lyon, France featuring Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles. Plus, today’s news and calls/reactions from members of the POST Café. 🌎 Our thanks to NordVPN. Try Nord risk-free with their 30-day money-back guarantee and receive 4 additional months using code ‘postwrestling’: https://nordvpn.com/postwrestling Ad-free version available for members at POSTwrestlingCafe.com NEWS OF THE DAY: Gable Steveson released by WWE, per reportWrestleMania 41...

John Pollock's Audio News Update for Friday, May 3: - John Laurinaitis aligns with Vince McMahon in Janel Grant suit - WWE COO Brad Blum resigns, per reports - Seth Rollins signs new deal, per report - Ethan Page is no longer with AEW - NJPW Wrestling Dontaku - Night 1 - UFC 301 preview with Jack Wannan John Pollock's audio updates are available throughout the week for Double Double & Espresso members of the POST Wrestling Café. Our Sponsors: * Check out eBay Auto:...

WH Park & Karen Peterson discuss the post-Mania week happenings around the Japanese wrestling scene, including the formal announcement of Dream Star Fighting MARIGOLD, United Japan Pro-Wrestling, NJPW acquiring all shares of STARDOM, and WRESTLE MAGIC. Plus: Match recommendations from AJPW’s Champions’ Carnival and STARDOM’s All-Star Grand Queendom. Previews of upcoming shows Big Japan, All Together, and Fortune Dream 9.  Photos Courtesy: MARIGOLD  POST Puroresu Theme by Chris Maffei:...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite & Rampage with Kenny Omega appearing and matches involving Adam Copeland and Chris Jericho. Plus: The fallout of last week’s attack on Tony Khan, Copeland defends the TNT title, Jericho defends the FTW title against Katsuyori Shibata, Swerve Strickland’s opponent is revealed for Double or Nothing, and Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue in “Manitoba Massacre”. News: WrestleMania 41 news coming soon, VICE to air four-part “Who Killed WCW?”...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover all the latest stories including the WWE going to France for Backlash this weekend. The two chat about the report that Comcast is preparing a massive bid for NBA rights, AEW Revolution grosses over $1 million in Greensboro, The Wrap has a scathing profile on Dwayne Johnson, we analyze the arguments regarding the NDA between Janel Grant and Vince McMahon, and VICE announces four-part series “Who Killed WCW?” Plus, reporter Félix Gouty joins us to discuss...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ Night 2 from April 30th, 2024 headlined by Lola Vice vs Natalya in an NXT Underground Match! Davie and Braden review the whole show, which includes: Lola Vice w/ Shayna Baszler vs Natalya w/ Karmen Petrovic (NXT Underground Match)Trick William’s first promo since winning the NXT ChampionshipThe return of Wes LeeOba Femi vs Ivar (NXT North American Championship)The return of Wes LeeAxiom & Nathan Frazer vs Authors of Pain...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review the second night of the WWE Draft from Kansas City with six rounds of picks between Raw and SmackDown.  Plus: Jey Uso teams with Ricochet & Andrade against members of Judgment Day, and Logan Paul appears on the show.  News: Drew McIntyre has re-signed with WWE, Darby Allin notes he was struck by a bus, Best of the Super Juniors blocks & ratings from the first night of the WWE Draft. Ad-free version available for members at...

WH Park welcomes first-time guest, “Their Man” Neal Flanagan (The Wellness Policy) to the Long & Winding Royal Road. Neal has chosen to talk about THIS IS ALL JAPAN DOJO, a 2020 documentary chronicling AJPW dojo training featuring Francesco Akira. WH and Neal follow young Francesco as he shows us his daily routine of waking up, training, cooking, studying and more training in his path becoming a professional wrestler in Japan. They also discuss the aspects of training that have their...

Enjoy this free show from POSTwrestlingCafe.com — John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown featuring the first night of the 2024 WWE Draft. Plus, top stories of the day involving Tony Khan, Cameron Grimes, and patron calls. Friday’s available draft pool: AJ StylesAlba Fyre and Isla DawnAlpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri)AndradeBianca BelairBron BreakkerCedric Alexander and Ashante “Thee” AdonisIvarJey UsoLA KnightLiv MorganNia JaxRandy OrtonRicochetSeth...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite from Daily’s Place with a big angle involving Jack Perry and Tony Khan. Plus: New AEW Champion Swerve Strickland has a title eliminator match with Kyle Fletcher, Jon Moxley defends the IWGP title against Powerhouse Hobbs, Mina Shirakawa in action, Willow Nightingale’s Championship Celebration, and the debut of the Casino Gauntlet Match for a shot at the International Championship. News: Vince McMahon’s legal response to Janel Grant’s lawsuit,...

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through the 29-page filing from Vince McMahon and his response to Janel Grant’s lawsuit. We will go through the entire filing, how McMahon is defending himself, and the statements issued to POST Wrestling & Wrestlenomics from Grant’s attorney Ann Callis. Plus: Attorney Jason Cruz of MMA Payout returns to the show to speak about McMahon’s push to take the Grant case to arbitration. Reading: - Memorandum from Vince McMahon - Vince McMahon denies...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT Spring Breakin’ Night 1 from April 23rd, 2024 headlined by Trick Williams vs Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship! Davie and Braden review the whole show, which includes: Ilja Dragunov vs Trick Williams (NXT Championship)Roxanne Perez vs Lyra Valkyria vs Tatum Paxley (NXT Women’s Championship)The D’Angelo Family vs No Quarter Catch Crew (Six Man Tag Match)Sol Ruca vs Blair Davenport (Beach Brawl Match)Fallon Henley vs Jaida ParkerBaron...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Columbus with the crowning of a new Women’s Champion and Awesome Truth defending the tag belts against DIY. Plus: Ricochet teams with Andrade against Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh, plus Gunther’s first appearance since WrestleMania 40. News: Tony Khan speaks with the media after Dynasty, Von Wagner is among the WWE cuts, Matt Hardy to TNA, Conor McGregor is in court this week & more. Ad-free version available for members at...