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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland vs. Powerhouse Hobbs & Hook in a Lights Out match. XL: John & Wai discuss NXT New Year’s Evil and its many talent moves, news from New Japan, and Netflix gaining the U.S. rights to the WWE library.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.NXT New Year's Evil and talent call-upsNew Japan announcementsHiroshi Tanahashi's hairWWE's handling of its librariesGCW's The Collective scheduleFinal Impact on AXS TVPOST Wrestling Café Schedule:Thursday: Live Watch Along - Royal Rumble 1990 & 1995 (9 p.m. ET)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: Collision CourseFREE Shows:Thursday: The 2026 MMA Prediction Show (4 p.m. ET)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownPhoto Courtesy: AEWRewind-A-Dynamite Theme by Jacob ChesnutBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discord

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the success of Wrestle Kingdom 20, how WWE’s holiday tour performed, and Netflix strikes a deal for WWE’s library.  Plus, POST Wrestling’s Karen Peterson speaks about the significance of Wrestle Kingdom, Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement, the debut of Aaron Wolf, the TV-Asahi broadcast, and Saya Kamitani’s breakout year. Topics this week include:Wrestle Kingdom 20 & New Year Dash figures Netflix strikes a deal for the WWE PLEsWWE Holiday Tour attendance down despite record gatesJudge denies WWE motion in lawsuit over injuryDr. Carlon Colker appeals a court order Dana White’s court hearing on Tuesday Latest TV and streaming figures Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.com

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review WWE NXT New Year’s Evil from January 6th, 2026 headlined by Oba Femi vs Leon Slater for the NXT Championship!00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - NJPW New Year’s Dash Talk00:16:20 - WWE RAW Thoughts00:30:13 - NXT ReviewThe show includes:Oba Femi vacates the NXT title at the end of the showOba Femi vs Leon Slater (NXT Championship)Jacy Jayne vs Kendal Grey (NXT Women’s Championship)Thea Hail vs Blake Monroe (NXT Women’s North American Championship)Tatum Paxley vs Izzi DameThea Hail vs Izzi Dame (NXT Women’s North American Championship)Je’von, Oba, Trick & more called up to main rosterThe lads give their thoughts on the RAW on Netflix Anniversary Show, NJPW post WrestleKingdom 20/Tanahashi retirement, plus all of the recent “free agent” WWE/NXT Main roster call ups and so much more!Join our live NXT POST Shows every Tuesday night at YouTube.com/POSTWrestlingFollow more of Davie and Braden’s work at Poisonrana.ca, with a weekly show covering everything in the world of wrestling and more!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/poisonrana/id1361208631Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jTsPUNnwHzQHNGj7GIS04Only $5 for “Friend” tier to access all these shows and everything in the back catalogue! Movie reviews, PPV reviews and so much more!!! Patreon.com/PoisonranaThis week on the POISONRANA Patreon and Free Feed:Best Match Ever 2025: Parts 1 & 2 (Poisonrana Patreon Feed)POISONRANA LIVE (Sunday at 1PM on the Poisonrana YouTube & Free Feed)Photo Courtesy: WWEupNXT Theme by: Warren-D, PXCH and Shaheen AbdiSubscribe: https://www.postwrestling.com/subscribeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/702343790308154Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PoisonranaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PoisonranaPodDiscuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com#wwe #nxt #wwenxt #tnawrestling #wweraw #smackdown #aew #nxtnewyearsevil #nxyearendawards #newyearsevil 

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw’s 1-Year Netflix Anniversary “Stranger Things” episode featuring CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker, Maxxine Dupri vs. Becky Lynch, and Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY.XL: John & Wai cover the fallout from Wrestle Kingdom 20, the news coming out of New Year Dash & more.The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.Shinsuke Nakamura speaks on missing Wrestle KingdomNJPW New Year Dash results & newsSaya Kamitani is taking leave until FebruaryJordynne Grace calls for Grok AI regulation AEW & WWE departuresNXT New Year’s Evil & AEW Dynamite lineups POST Wrestling Café Schedule:Monday: Rewind-A-Raw XLTuesday: MCU L8R - The Punisher (1989)Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite XL Thursday: Live Watch Along - Royal Rumble ‘90 & ‘95 (9 pm ET)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XLSaturday: Collision CourseFREE Shows:Monday: Rewind-A-RawTuesday: upNXTWednesday: Pollock & Thurston Wednesday: Rewind-A-Dynamite Thursday: The 2026 MMA Prediction Show with Ariel Helwani (4 pm ET)Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDownPhoto Courtesy: WWE Rewind-A-Raw Theme by Colby John: https://soundcloud.com/colbyjohnBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discord

Bruce Lord and Karen Peterson review NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 in Tokyo Dome, featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada and the retirement of Tanahashi after a twenty-six-year career.The semi-main event of Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji in a double championship match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship and IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.Highlighted topics including the impact of live domestic broadcasting on the company’s biggest show on their annual calendar, utilizing various fandom paths to draw in new viewers, the imbalance of ring-time versus length of entrances, inclusion of STARDOM and DDT talents, the EVIL/Wolf group project debrief, the emotional closure of Tanahashi’s career with the parade of old rivals in Jay White, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Katsuyori Shibata, and a returning Tetsuya Naito and cherished mentors in  Keiji Muto and Tatsumi Fujinami.  Access all of our NJPW reviews by becoming a member at http://postwrestlingcafe.com------NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20January 4, 2026Tokyo DomeTokyoHiroshi Tanahashi’s Retirement Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada - RecommendedIWGP World & IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) World vs. Yota Tsuji (c) Global - RecommendedAaron Wolf Debut/NEVER Openweight Championship: EVIL (c) vs. Aaron Wolf (Debut) - RecommendedIWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender 4-Way: El Desperado, Kosei Fujita, Taiji Ishimori & SHOShingo Takagi, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Great O’Khan, Callum Newman, HENARE, Andrare El Idolo & Jake LeeIWGP & NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Syuri (c) IWGP vs. Saya Kamitani (c) STRONG - RecommendedNEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships Tornado Rambo: TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH (c)  vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) & Oleg Boltin  vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Clark Connors, OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)  vs. House Of Torture (Ren Narita, SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)  vs. Kaisei Takechi, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura  vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & Togi Makabe  vs. Team 150 (Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii) NJPW World TV Championship: El Phantasmo (c) vs. Chris BrookesYoung Lions Kick-Off: Shoma Kato & Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Katsuya Murashima & Masatora Yasuda Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comX: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestlingInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestlingFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestlingYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discord