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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston welcome The Cubs Fan from Luchablog to speak about the biggest week of the year for AAA & CMLL following TripleMania 34, WWE’s recent shows, and this weekend’s Aniversario card.

We also dive into the news of a travel warning in Saudi Arabia with WWE scheduled to host Crown Jewel in November, the broadcast situation involving Worlds Collide, Janel Grant speaks at a Connecticut event, and Ari Emanuel is about to release a book.

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00:01:58 Brandon's roof: an update 

00:05:20 Travel advisory issued for Saudi Arabia

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown with Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens in Zayn’s first defence of his WWE Championship.

Plus: MITB qualifiers continue, MFTs vs. Bakusai, and Cody Rhodes discusses his loss to Randy Orton.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Will Ospreay, Andrade El Idolo & Francesco Akira facing off with Jon Moxley, Pac, and Gabe Kidd in Norfolk. 

Plus: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage team with Darby Allin & Steven Borden against Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight & FTR, Chris Jericho takes on Nick Wayne, and Jamie Hayter meets Lena Kross. 

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman discuss the September 15th, 2026 edition of WWE NXT featuring Tony D’Angelo vs Saquon Shugars vs Mason Rook to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Championship! The show includes:

John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw from Mexico City, featuring Roman Reigns vs. Penta for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Plus: Fallout from Stephanie Vaquer’s Women’s Championship victory over Liv Morgan in Chile, Chad Gable defending the Intercontinental title against Dragon Lee, and MITB qualifying matches including the Raw debut of Lola Vice.

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown from Mexico City with CM Punk vs. Sami Zayn for the WWE Championship.

Plus: Chelsea Green defends the Interim Women’s Championship against Nia Jax, War Raiders vs. Truth & Priest for the AAA Tag Titles, and Paige vs. Nikki Bella.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston reflect on the life and career of Andy Williams, a.k.a. ‘The Butcher’, who tragically passed last weekend.

Thurston shares his memories of working with Williams and transitioning to pro wrestling after a successful musical career. From there, we welcome Damian Abraham from the band Fucked Up to discuss Williams’ legacy as a member of Everytime I Die and Atomic Rule.

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00::01:00 Brandon Thurston reflects on Andy Williams

00:12:34 Damian Abraham from Fucked Up, 'Turned Out a Punk' podcast

00:36:29 The details of Williams' passing 

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Wai Ting and Kate from Montreal review AEW Rebel Heart Dynamite, a special episode honoring Tanea Brooks (Rebel), who returns on the show to co-host The Waiting Room with Britt Baker alongside guests Hikaru Shida and Persephone.

Plus: Baker’s in-ring return in trios action, Will Ospreay vs. David Finlay in a title eliminator, Swerve & The New Level vs. The Conglomeration for the Trios Championships, The Young Bucks vs. Fletcher & Knight in a Tables Match, and the televised in-ring debut of Steven Borden.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman discuss the passing of “The Butcher” Andy Williams, catch up on NXT Heatwave, and review the September 8th, 2026 edition of WWE NXT!

00:00:00 - Show starts

00:05:33 - RIP “The Butcher” Andy Williams

00:14:30 - CM Punk vs Johnny Gargano

00:20:18 - Penta vs Rey Fenix

00:23:10 - Royce Keys Forms “946” With OTM

00:28:00 - Sunday Night’s Main Event Thoughts

00:43:12 - Bayley Returns to WWE

00:50:10 - NXT Releases

1:01:50 - NXT Heatwave Thoughts

1:25:30 - Last week’s NXT Thoughts

John Pollock speaks with RevPro promoter Andy Quildan after the promotion’s 14th Anniversary show at OVO Wembley, and about its future goals.

Quildan speaks about the planning of Will Ospreay’s appearance and match on the show, building the show around its homegrown talent, why they didn’t run the Copper Box Arena, removing Leon Slater’s match from MyAEW, and his experience at All In at Wembley Stadium the next night.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw featuring Royce Keys & OTM's latest attack on The Bloodline, Liv Morgan vs. Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s title and the start of the MITB Qualifying matches. 

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event from Atlanta featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton, and Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker.

But first, Pollock discusses the deaths and careers of Andy Williams (“The Butcher”), Bill Dundee and Jerry Oates.

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00:00:19 The passings of Andy Williams, Bill Dundee & Jerry Oates

00:25:04 Sunday Night's Main Event review

01:20:09 Feedback & Super Chats 

Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown with fallout from Sami Zayn’s interruption of last week’s No. 1 Contender’s Match, the debut of Bakusai (featuring the former Hiromu Takahashi), and CM Punk defending the WWE title against an unlikely opponent.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston review the available data for AEW All In London, assess how it performed, and where it ranks among the company’s largest events.

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00:01:10 How is the weather?

00:04:19 NBA comes down hard on the L.A. Clippers

00:09:46 AEW All In London data & reaction 

00:17:36 Turnstile count 

00:21:46 Tony Khan comments on the gate & attendance 

00:26:30 Kofi & Austin Creed discuss pay cut offer by WWE

00:35:49 How did NXT Heatwave perform?

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review the All In: London fallout edition of AEW Dynamite featuring two major All Out match announcements, The New Level & Swerve Strickland defending the Trios titles, and Mercedes Moné's world title celebration.

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Wai Ting and Jack Wannan review WWE Raw featuring Penta vs. Rey Fenix in the finals of the No. 1 Contender’s Tournament to face Roman Reigns.

Plus: Royce Keys & OTM's too-hot-for-Netflix attack, and Sol Ruca challenges Raquel Rodriguez for the IC title.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW All In: London from Wembley Stadium featuring Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship, and Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Moné for the AEW Women's World Championship.

00:09:23 AEW All In Review Starts

00:22:45 The New Level debuts during Trios Roulette Royale

01:17:38 Mercedes Mone vs Willow Nightingale

01:31:05 Omega vs Ospreay

02:09:02 Superchats & Feedback

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AEW All In: London

August 30, 2026

London, England

Wembley Stadium

Wai Ting welcomes Jordan Goodman to review WWE SmackDown as Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton deliver a heated exchange, Kevin Owens & CM Punk react to their controversial title match, Chelsea Green returns to action teaming with Tiffany Stratton, and Tatum Paxley makes her SD in-ring debut.

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John Pollock speaks to Kyle Fletcher, Speedball Mike Bailey, Willow Nightingale, Maya World and Kevin Knight ahead of AEW All In: London.

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John Pollock speaks with Dave Hodgson, Co-Executive Producer of Dark Side of the Cage, on this season’s topics, including an interview with an incarcerated Phil Baroni.

Hodgson chats about the improvements from season one, landing an interview with Phil Baroni in prison on murder charges, the Affliction promotion and Donald Trump’s involvement, the UFC’s most successful pay-per-view ever, and the forgotten figures in MMA.

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Wai Ting and Kate from Montreal review the final AEW Dynamite before All In as Will Ospreay delivers a message to Kenny Omega. Plus, C3 semifinal matches with Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Nigel McGuinness.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston look at the latest figures for AEW All In London, the WWE merger lawsuit update, and ESPN’s denial of a report that it won’t renew WWE once its deal expires.

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00:06:12 WWE merger lawsuit update

00:17:30 AEW All In London attendance, comparisons to non-WWE shows

00:25:55 Should Brandon watch more wrestling?

00:29:42 ESPN denies report it won’t be renewing WWE deal

00:41:49 ESPN Unlimited raising its prices

00:44:40 Rob Bonta calls off settlement talks with Paramount 

00:52:44 Linda McMahon’s comments about sex...

Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 25th, 2026 edition of WWE NXT featuring the NXT Heatwave Summits and Rey Fenix defending the AAA Cruiserweight Championship against EK Prosper!

00:00:00 - Start of show

00:10:50 - OTM & Lola Vice Move Up To RAW

00:17:11 - NXT Review

01:15:12 - NXT Heatwave Predictions

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw with a new faction's surprise debut in the main event, and the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Title No. 1 contender’s tournament as Penta faces La Parka and Rey Fenix takes on Dragon Lee.

Plus, a contract signing between Oba Femi and Bron Breakker for their match at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown from Toronto featuring CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about the WrestleMania 42 attendance, Missy Hyatt repeats an allegation about Vince McMahon, and All In hits 40k.

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00:01:34 WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia 

00:05:57 Janel Grant describes a recent hospital stay 

00:08:47 WrestleMania 42 attendance from Las Vegas Stadium Authority 

00:32:43 Missy Hyatt repeats allegation against Vince McMahon on Dark Side 

00:39:28 Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuya Uemura 

00:47:11 G1 Climax attendance stats 

00:53:36 How many younger wrestlers are being pushed in NJPW, AEW & WWE?

01:03:24 AEW All In London approaching 40,000 tickets out 

01:05:36 Gregory...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with Ospreay & Omega in a sit-down interview and separate trios matches against the Don Callis Family. Plus, the C3 quarterfinals begin with Jon Moxley vs. Jay White, and Nigel McGuinness vs. Hechicero. 

Also: Maya World defends the TBS Championship in a four-way match, and an interview with Mercedes Moné and Willow Nightingale.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 18th edition of WWE NXT featuring EK Prosper vs Tristan Angels vs LA Parka vs Romeo Moreno to determine the Number 1 Contender for the AAA Cruiserweight Championship!

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John Pollock chats with Trish Stratus about WWF, WCW & ECW’s interest in signing her, retiring at 30, and First Crush Live in Toronto this Friday. 

Trish Stratus hosts a special Q&A at The Second City in Toronto before SmackDown and chats with Pollock about her unique recruitment by the WWF in 1999, the buzz she cultivated on The LAW & TSN’s Off the Record, interest from WCW & ECW, her feud with Stephanie McMahon in 2001, and her process when pitched with ideas.

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw as Jey Uso delivers Solo Sikoa to Roman Reigns, Chad Gable defends the Intercontinental title against Rey Mysterio, and the #1 contendership tournament continues.

Plus, the reveal of this year’s G1 Climax Contest winner and results from Chris Engler. 

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On this month's edition of The NWA Podcast, the Advocates opine about whether Oba Femi is now the bridge to the next boom period of success for the WWE.

They also give their patented predictions for AEW All In 2026, and “The Godfather” Nate Milton discusses his takeaways from attending WWE Raw this past week.

All that and more on the latest edition of The Nubian Wrestling Advocates, presented by POST Wrestling and the Nefarious Media Network.

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown as Chelsea Green’s post-injury championship status is determined, while Kevin Owens and CM Punk deliver another must-see promo battle ahead of next week’s title match.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover the final settlement figure in the merger suit, WWE’s redacted filing, All In tickets, and etiquette for Indies. 

00:00:00 Start

00:01:03 Etiquette for setting up chairs at Indie shows

00:12:52 Full merger settlement figure revealed for WWE & Vince McMahon

00:24:37 WWE files Netflix contract… sort of

00:28:20 G1 Climax wraps up this weekend - how did it perform?

00:33:50 AEW All In London ticket update with two weeks to go 

00:40:21 CM Punk confirmed for Worlds Collide head-to-head in Chicago

00:44:13 TV ratings update from S...

Bruce Lord & Kate From Montreal review Night 17 of NJPW G1 Climax 36 as block action concludes and the semi-finals are set. Match line-ups and recommendations below.

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NJPW G1 Climax 36: Day 17

August 13, 2026

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite featuring David Finlay vs. Jay White and Jon Moxley vs. Jack Perry in Continental Cup first round matches.

Plus: MJF vs. Nick Wayne vs. Speedball for the #2 spot in the All In Casino Gauntlet, and Kevin Knight vs. Chris Jericho for the TNT Championship.

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Braden Herrington and Davie Portman review the August 11th, 2026 edition of WWE NXT featuring Grayson Waller vs Cruz Montana to determine the Number 1 Contender for the NXT Championship! 

The show includes:

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE Raw as Jey Uso battles Solo Sikoa to force his Bloodline return, Penta faces Laredo Kid in a No. 1 contender’s title tournament match, Bron Breakker & Oba Femi’s feud heats up, and Becky Lynch & Stephanie Vaquer exchange words.

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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown after SummerSlam as No. 1 Contender Kevin Owens rekindles his rivalry with champion CM Punk. Plus, interim champion Chelsea Green speaks, Jade Cargill takes on Charlotte Flair, Shinsuke Nakamura teases the arrival of a friend, and an NXT talent makes her debut.

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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston cover TKO’s second-quarter earnings report, Mark Shapiro’s comments about SummerSlam, WWE’s portion of the merger settlement, and more.

00:00:00 Start

00:04:00 TKO Q2 Earnings Report 

00:26:46 Minor update in WWE merger settlement

00:31:54 WWE’s portion of merger lawsuit settlement 

00:41:22 WWE Royal Rumble in Arizona as part of multi-event deal

00:43:22 David Ellison defends Paramount-WBD merger, trial date set

00:49:27 Programming Insider no longer receiving data 

00:52:22 WWE SVP Patrick Dooley leaves company 

00:53:39 WWE market-to-market comparison from July 

01:00:24 AEW market-to...

John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Grand Slam: Mexico 2026 featuring Kyle Fletcher vs. Speedball Mike Bailey, Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis in a Mexican Street Fight, and the return of MJF.

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