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John Pollock & Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown from Lyon, France with a final face-to-face between Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles ahead of Backlash.

Plus: The debut of The RKO Show, AOP takes on New Catch Republic and our WWE Backlash preview.

News: Multiple cuts in NXT including Drew Gulak, John Laurinaitis aligning himself with Vince McMahon in the Janel Grant lawsuit & more.

NEWS OF THE DAY:

Drew Gulak among the NXT cuts
John Laurinaitis aligns with Vince McMahon in Grant lawsuit
WWE COO Brad Blum resigns, per report
AEW Dynamite & Rampage ratings

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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.


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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. 
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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?” series in June, reaction to The Sandman episode of Dark Side of the Ring & more.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

WrestleMania 41 announcement coming soonVICE announces four-part series on WCWSandman: Legacy of a Hardcore IconWrestling Dontaku lineupsUFC 301 this Saturday
POST Wrestling Café Schedule:

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Rich Fann & WH Park are joined by special guest Sam McCoy to review X-Men ‘97 Episode 8: “Tolerance is Extinction: Part I”.

Rich, WH and Sam talk about the terrible tragedies of the episode, Magneto’s outstanding job of speaking without speaking, Pittsburgh catching strays, and the ties that bind X-Men ‘97 — slowly but surely — to the rest of the MCU.

The MCNews is a bit slow this week, but the trio discuss the casting change way back when with Maria Rambeau, Alfred Molina’s lament and Chris Hemsworth’s thoughts on Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Helen of Wyndhorn #1: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Helen_of_Wyndhorn_1/pGfsEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Ghost Machine: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ghost-machine-one-shot

Conan (Titan Comics): https://titan-comics.com/c/1929-conan-the-barbarian/

Morrison’s New X-Men: https://www.amazon.com/NEW-X-MEN-OMNIBUS-Frank-Quitely/dp/1302949845/ref=asc_df_1302949845/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693033695505&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10464095548787174239&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005926&hvtargid=pla-1685841347951&psc=1&mcid=92c1c26bddb234078ec9f99f818494f8&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0MexBhD3ARIsAEI3WHInoDKRGtOkKkp0FUh7hbCCxmM7WF_W6veAufXiSxI91Otruw5oyGgaAjRSEALw_wcB

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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 WWE holding back-to-back shows in France this weekend.

Reading:
- Nearly Twenty Years of French Wrestling History Surrounds Backlash France
- AEW Revolution 2024 grossed $1 million in ticket sales, public records confirm
- NBC Prepares $2.5-Billion-a-Year Bid to Pluck NBA Rights From TNT
- Seven Bucks To Produce ‘Who Killed WCW?’ Docuseries For Vice TV
- ‘Red One’ Down: How Dwayne Johnson’s Tardiness Led to a $250 Million Runaway Production

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