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Enjoy the first 30 minutes of this POSTwrestlingCafe.com Exclusive Podcast — Following their final encounter at Wrestle Kingdom 20, John Pollock and Wai Ting revisit the era-defining rivalry between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada through a selection of key matches from their 2012-2016 saga.
They discuss Okada’s early years, from his mishandled TNA excursion as Okato to his 2012 NJPW homecoming that produced the “Rainmaker Shock”, when booker Gedo made the controversial call to have the then-unproven Okada upset long-reigning champion Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
John & Wai contextualize their subsequent series of critically acclaimed matches, tracing Okada’s epic journey as he attempts, fails, and ultimately succeeds in being recognized by the audience and Tanahashi as the true “Ace” of the promotion.
Matches covered (NJPW World account required):
The New Beginning (2/12/12)
Wrestle Kingdom 7 (1/4/13)
Invasion Attack (4/7/13)
Wrestle Kingdom 9 (1/4/15)
Wrestle Kingdom 10 (1/4/16)
This episode was brought to you by Espresso Executive Producer, Robbie Ellinor
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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 1/24/26 from Montreal featuring Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu and a Fatal 4-Way to determine WWE Champion Drew McIntyre’s Royal Rumble challenger.
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WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
January 24, 2026
Bell Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu
WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way: Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest vs. Sami Zayn
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY vs. Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles
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Wai Ting and Neal Flanagan review WWE SmackDown as The Wyatt Sicks defend the tag titles against The MFTs, Cody Rhodes sits down with Jacob Fatu, and Sami Zayn returns to Montreal ahead of Saturday Night's Main Event.
XL: Trey Miguel is back in TNA, an audio leak reveals TNA plans, UFC fighter faints during weigh-ins, an SNME Preview and more.
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Trey Miguel is back in TNA
TNA+ subscribers hear major spoilers
UFC fighter faints during weigh-ins, bout cancelled
Daria Rae (Sonya Deville) did not want to take hiatus following 2020 home invasion
Logan Paul denies official ban from Japan
No Oscar nomination for The Rock
Real American Freestyle in “long-term” agreement to stay on FOX Nation
Saturday Night’s Main Event preview
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Enjoy this free podcast from POSTwrestlingCafe.com, where we'll be dropping a new WWE Unreal Season 2 review each week!
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE: Unreal Season 2, Episode 1, covering Becky Lynch’s WrestleMania 41 comeback and heel turn, while Pat McAfee prepares for his match against Gunther at Backlash.
Episode 5 “No Days Off” synopsis:
“Balancing parenthood with the WWE, Seth Rollins kicks off his SummerSlam arc and Becky Lynch returns to WrestleMania. Pat McAfee drops the mic to fight.”
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM6A60Zo7c
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Enjoy this free podcast from POSTwrestlingCafe.com, where we'll be dropping a new WWE Unreal Season 2 review each week!
John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE: Unreal Season 2, Episode 1, covering Becky Lynch’s WrestleMania 41 comeback and heel turn, while Pat McAfee prepares for his match against Gunther at Backlash.
Episode 5 “No Days Off” synopsis:
“Balancing parenthood with the WWE, Seth Rollins kicks off his SummerSlam arc and Becky Lynch returns to WrestleMania. Pat McAfee drops the mic to fight.”
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiM6A60Zo7c
The DOUBLE SHOT is where John & Wai review things that don’t really fit on their other shows. Previous episodes: https://www.postwrestling.com/category/podcasts/postwrestlingcafe/doubleshot/
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