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John Pollock & Neal Flanagan chat with author Ian Douglass about A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History, the process of researching and writing the book, the lack of awareness of so many pioneers, and the hardships they endured.

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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 featuring Men’s & Women’s Chamber matches to determine WrestleMania 42 title challengers, CM Punk vs. Finn Balor, AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch, and the big reveal of the mystery crate’s contents.
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2026: Chicago
February 28, 2026
United Center
Chicago, Illinois
Men’s Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Trick Williams vs. Logan Paul vs. LA Knight
Women’s Elimination Chamber: Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez
World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk © vs. Finn Bálor
Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch © vs. AJ Lee
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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown featuring a mystery angle leading to Logan Paul vs. Jacob Fatu to determine Jey Uso’s Elimination Chamber replacement. Plus, RHIYO defend the tag titles against The Irresistible Forces, Uncle Howdy vs. Solo Sikoa, and Oba Femi vs. The Miz.
XL: Neal & Wai discuss Seth Rollins’ latest injury update, Netflix pulling out of its WBD bid, Nick Gage, and AJ Styles’ future within WWE.
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Seth Rollins “getting close” to return
Netflix pulls out of race for WBD
Date set for Nick Gage’s comeback
AJ Styles reportedly set for WWE backstage role
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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston go through TKO’s year-end earnings report, new details on the UFC White House card, and big projections for 2026.
Plus, Brandon Thurston examines the rebound in professional wrestling TV ratings following Nielsen's recent methodology adjustments.
00:00:00 Start
00:01:22 WBD accepts higher bid from Paramount Skydance, Netflix bows out
00:09:48 TKO’s Q4 and Year-End Earnings Report
00:22:43 Royal Rumble FIP from Saudi Arabia
00:28:22 UFC event at the White House
00:38:48 Latest WrestleMania ticket figures, per WrestleTix
00:40:30 Wrestling TV ratings rebound for Nielsen adjustments
00:50:52 NXT Stand & Deliver in St. Louis
00:52:52 Zuffa Boxing signs Connor Benn, fight announced for April 11
00:54:19 New complaint filed against UFC
00:55:30 Paramount president accused of leaking key details of UFC deal
00:57:06 Elimination Chamber at the United Center
01:00:00 Xfinity subscribers gain access to ESPN Unlimited
01:01:49 TV and streaming figures

Additional reading:
Wrestling TV ratings rebound after Nielsen’s adjustments - https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2026/wrestling-tv-ratings-rebound-after-nielsen-adjusts-big-data-panel-methodology/
Netflix declines to raise bid for Warner Bros. - https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-declines-to-raise-offer-for-warner-bros
Whistleblower claims Paramount head leaked details of UFC deal - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-president-jeff-shell-leaked-details-of-ultimate-fighting-championship-deal-rj-cipriani-1236514207/
WBD Earnings - https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hbo-max-subscribers-132-million-warner-bros-discovery-earnings-1236673104/
Boxing braced for $1 billion lawsuit over TKO & Sela’s Zuffa launch - https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7070249/2026/02/25/frank-warren-dana-white-sela-lawsuit/
ESPN Unlimited finally coming to Xfinity subscribers - https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-unlimited-finally-coming-to-xfinity-subscribers.html

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John Pollock and Wai Ting review AEW Dynamite with MJF & Hangman Page finalizing their stipulation, a Mile High Madness Anything Goes match, and the return of Brody King.
XL: John & Wai cover a busy edition of NXT with multiple title changes, Stand & Deliver running on its own weekend, TKO’s latest earnings report, AJ Styles’ comments on WrestleMania’s status & more.
The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free and timestamped.
TKO posts $4.7 billion in revenue for 2025
NXT features three title changes & Zaria turns on Sol Ruca
Stand & Deliver on April 4
CMLL, Stardom, TJPW part of Slam Fest in Vegas
AJ Styles’ post-show retirement footage, comments on ‘Mania
Fantasticamania wraps up at Korakuen Hall
New Beginning USA in New Jersey
TNA Impact & WWE SmackDown lineups
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:
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Saturday: NJPW New Beginning USA Review
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