Bauer & Pollock

John Pollock of The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling & MLW Radio's Court Bauer return to chat about numerous topics: --The WWE's Hell in a Cell show and the Shane McMahon program with Kevin Owens --The WWE championship run of Jinder Mahal and feud with Shinsuke Nakamura --The problems with WWE building up babyfaces --A future program for Triple H --The Bullet Club goes to Raw and return home with a cease & desist --Impact announced Bound for Glory for Ottawa, Ontario and Bauer conducts a site survey on the Aberdeen Pavilion in Ottawa --The viability of running Ottawa for six consecutive nights --The issues Impact has had throughout 2017 and where The Hardys would have fit in, if they stayed --FloSlam drops all WWN programming and the fight between the two sides over the past week --What is next for the WWN shows? --The leaked memo and reaction from Gabe Sapolsky --Lucha Underground does low number for first week of Ultima Lucha Tres --Wrestling books on from Ric & Charlotte Flair, Jim Ross and biography on Mad Dog Vachon & more

John Pollock of The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling & MLW’s Court Bauer are back chatting all the big stories going on in the industry this week: --Ronda Rousey attends the Mae Young Classic Final but no angle is shot --Her prospects within the WWE, how a deal would & could be structured --If she has a future with the UFC --The WWE’s big emphasis on television matches over the past few months --The loaded up No Mercy card for Los Angeles --Reaction to the Vince McMahon / Kevin Owens angle --The headbutt controversy --Where Owens is slotted on SmackDown coming off Tuesday’s angle --The Jinder Mahal run as WWE champion --The Global Wrestling Network --GFW creative changes --Otto Wanz passes away --CMLL’s 84th Anniversary card this Saturday --The year that All Japan Pro Wrestling is having --New Japan returns with their Destruction card in Hiroshima this weekend --The WWE runs show in Hawaii & more

John Pollock of The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling & MLW Radio’s Court Bauer return after multiple attempts to chat about the following: --The announcement of Asuka vacating the NXT women’s title at Thursday’s television tapings --The main roster move for Asuka and challenges ahead --The influx of new talent to NXT over the next few months --The ongoing lawsuit involving Dr. Chris Amann and CM Punk & Colt Cabana – new information on the case, the inclusion of Cabana in the suit as the case drags on --The injury to Big Cass --The future for Enzo as he moves to 205 Live --The Jon Jones drug test failure, his future, how this affects Brock Lesnar going into his next set of contract negotiations --The future of The Undertaker, if there is one inside of the ring for the WWE --A surprising character for the WWE 2K18 video game --TripleMania streaming for free on Twitch this weekend with the main event airing on Televisa in Mexico --Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman headlining No Mercy on Sept. 24th with the perfect event theme song for these two monsters --Global Force Wrestling eyeing a streaming service and its viability and the necessity for a bigger television platform within the U.S. --The plight of FloSlam --An update on Tyson Kidd with the WWE --Big discussion on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Conor McGregor on Saturday night & more

John Pollock of The LAW: Live Audio Wrestling and Court Bauer from MLW Radio are back chatting all of the news: --New Japan Pro Wrestling’s releases business figure for their fiscal year, 2017-18 expectations, how well is New Japan World performing and their weekly viewership on AXS TV --A look at this week’s press conference from Los Angeles to announce details for the 7/1 and 7/2 cards in Long Beach and where they will be airing --The future of Kenny Omega, and yes that discussion needs to start now --Hiroshi Tanahashi suffers a torn biceps but plans to wrestle in a few weeks and won’t miss Dominion --The WWE’s U.K. special launches today with Jim Ross & Nigel McGuinness calling the show --Packed weekend of cards, including NXT Takeover and Backlash taking place from Chicago --The push of Jinder Mahal and whether he has clicked in the new position he finds himself in --The good and the bad of Impact Wrestling coming out of this week’s episode --The role that international television rights are playing when it comes to non-WWE professional wrestling --Impact announces the signings of several performers --Psycho Clown and Dr. Wagner putting their masks on the line prior to their mask vs. mask match at the end of August --A new color commentator for CMLL’s international television --CM Punk is offered $1 million dollars by the U.K. based Five Star Wrestling promotion --Dana White and Conor McGregor state their side is done and now White can begin negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his team --Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart planning a bus tour?

Court Bauer and John Pollock reunite on Cinco de Mayo for a big one-shot talking: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes out today featuring Dave Bautista as DRAX tracking for a HUGE opening weekend ESPN cuts - Will this affect UFC having ESPN as a bidder for rights package? Same with WWE if others scale back on high $$ for rights WWE Q1 Earnings Report WWE in Middle East WWE Network adds over 120 episodes of a classic TV series World of Sport tapings delayed with additional details Undertaker in Manhattan for surgery most likely on his hip Charlotte Flair hacked; photos leaked Titus O’Neil leaks a photo himself of Braun and Roman sightseeing in Rome Monetization of wrestling content on YouTube update NJPW Wrestling Dontaku results and what’s next APW at Cow Palace tomorrow night Adam Cole is now a free agent Sean Waltman’s weird weekend Mauro Ranallo’s next move?

By popular demand, Bauer & Pollock are back with another One-Shot! On this episode, the King and the Fish talk the new YouTube wrestling algorithm, the reincarnation of Jinder Mahal, IMPACT at week 7 of its reset, WWE's Business Partner Summit, Shibata and Vader's health issues in Japan, a big independent show bringing wrestling back to the Cow Palace, FMW returns with Onita and an exploding bat, FLO at month 6 and more!

John Pollock & Court Bauer are back for a special "one shot" show to chat all the recent news in the industry and provide all the details for WaleMania III & The LIVE Review-A-Wai Podcast in Orlando over WrestleMania weekend. Topics on today's show include: --THE WRESTLEMANIA 33 CARD – WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT ISN’T --WHAT MATCH CLOSES THE SHOW? --BILL GOLDBERG POST-MANIA? SHOULD THIS BE HIS SWAN SONG WITH THE COMPANY? --THE BUZZ OR LACK THEREOF REGARDING NXT --THE CHANGES TO IMPACT WRESTLING; RATING STAYS FLAT; CRITICISM OF THE FIRST EPISODE; --BROKEN HARDYS, JEFF CONFIRMS ROH DEAL IS “SHORT TERM”, RIGHTS TO THE GIMMICK --NEW JAPAN CUP UPDATE WITH THE SEMI-FINALS SET --DANA WHITE REVERSES OPINION ON MAYWEATHER VS. McGREGOR AND THINKS IT WILL HAPPEN --TALENT AT THE WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER OVER THE PAST WEEK --THE FINAL YEAR OF BROCK LESNAR'S WWE CONTRACT AND REPORTED MATCH WITH ROMAN REIGNS FOR WRESTLEMANIA 34 --WWE NETWORK SUBSCRIPTION PREDICTION? --TALENT LEAVING RING OF HONOR

It's the final show! John and Court go out in style as they discuss: --The Royal Rumble build and possible programs coming out of the show for WrestleMania --The Rumble poster with poor A.J. Styles lost in the mix --The state of TNA, the return of Jeff Jarrett as an advisor and what ideas could be generated for TNA to move forward --How the market has changed since the Spike TV era of the company --Kenny Omega's market value and his value to NJPW --The booking Gedo in 2016 --The work of Neville in the Cruiserweight division and the title match set up for the Royal Rumble --The future for Kyle O'Reilly --The WWE U.K. tournament this weekend on the WWE Network and what it could signify --Kassius Ohno / Chris Hero returns to WWE --The departure of Steve Corino from ROH and the NJPW commentary team --Mark Hunt's lawsuit filed against Brock Lesnar, Dana White and Zuffa LLC --The UFC's changing face in 2017 and difficulty booking major fights for the first half of the year and more

This week Court and John discuss: --UFC 205 – live thoughts and fallout from the card, sets new gate record at Madison Square Garden --Conor McGregor seeking out equity stake in the UFC --WWE take over Toronto this weekend with NXT Takeover, Survivor Series and Raw --Ticket sales for the three respective events --WWE will run NXT, PPV, Raw and Smackdown in host city for all four major events of the year --The Undertaker’s return on Smackdown this past week for the 900th episode --WrestleMania 33 tickets going on sale --The build towards Royal Rumble at the Alamodome followed by WrestleMania at the Citrus Bowl --The WWE Network’s style of promotion and how the paying subscribers react to the constant free promotions --The Joey Styles story from EVOLVE, dropped by Beyond Wrestling and CHIKARA as well and more

Court and John are back to talk: 205 LIVE coming to the WWE Network, TNA risking a domino effect, Undertaker returning, Hulk and WWE, ROH contracts expiring, Brock heading to Mexico, NOAH sold and more.

Welcome to Dixieland where things aren't as they appear! Plus Court and John talk WWE's latest network subscription numbers and licensing concerns, a major WWE executive gets a contract extension, Flo Slam's CDN revealed, the ROH tape library and Sinclair's philosophy on monetizing it, Hell in a Cell and a ton more!

John Pollock and Court Bauer are back to discuss all the major stories of the week: --The state of TNA and funding they have received from Anthem Sports and Entertainment --Paige undergoes neck surgery --Roderick Strong debuts on NXT television --Hideo Itami injured and out for two-months --The main roster needs and how the NXT roster is being utilized --A.J. Styles teases a match with Shawn Michaels --WWE’s interest in Rush from CMLL --New talent reporting to the Performance Center --The recent WWE Network survey and looking at outside promotions --NXT Takeover in Toronto and shoulder events that weekend in the city --Bill Goldberg’s return and reaction he’ll receive in Toronto, as well as how he will be used in follow up appearances on Raw --World of Sport returns with Jim Ross set to call their two-hour special --The UFC’s cuts this past week and the cost cutting they are in the midst of --Georges St. Pierre declares he is a free agent – and the UFC disagrees --Boston Globe story on Jordan Parsons, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten regarding CTE being discovered

The guys talk Bill Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar, Luke Harper's return, WWE eyeing Chile, NXT at MSG?, What Culture's wrestling show, NHK's new special on Tiger Mask and the Dynamite Kid, TNA's strengths showing, Lucha Underground in New York this weekend, why WWE is using Barclays so much, NJPW in Singapore and more!

John Pollock and Court Bauer chat all this week’s news: --The latest on TNA, the battle for control of the company, Bound for Glory on Sunday --Billy Corgan does the media rounds discussing the story --Impact Wrestling and major issues they will face to rebuild --Jamie Noble stabbed earlier this week --Paige contemplating surgery --Finn Balor stem cell treatment on his shoulder --Raw rating hits historic low against the Presidential debate --Team announced for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, including Kota Ibushi teaming with Hideo Itami --WWE tryouts at the Performance Center this week and notables names attending, including Eddie Kingston, Shayna Baszler and Heidi Lovelace --Hideo Itami and talent in NXT that are ready for the call up --Ring of Honor’s All-Star Extravaganza pay-per-view tonight with the Ladder War and ROH debut of Dragon Lee --AAA’s Heroes Inmortales event this Sunday with Alberto El Patron on the card --A look at New Japan’s King of Pro Wrestling show next weekend --Matt Sydal misses Destruction shows for New Japan

The king and the fish are back! This week, Court and John talk the Pat Patterson documentary, new talent heading to NXT, Ricochet’s 2017 game play, HBK taking the WWE Performance job, insight on Shibata’s spinal injury, Combate Americas coming to New York in October, WWE 2K’s amazing DLC, update on the Netflix series GLOW & more.

John Pollock & Court Bauer return to chat all the latest news of the week, including: The WWE's statement on Brock Lesnar and the application of the company Wellness Policy WWE Quarterly Report The updated network subscriber number Value of older tape libraries to the WWE Brock's return to RAW with or without Paul Heyman Shelton Benjamin's return; more returns on way Talents take on brand split house show schedule SummerSlam Ways to make Smackdown and Raw different TripleMania 24 card released Lucha Underground Season 3 - September 7 G1 thus far NWA Fanfest in Charlotte this coming week Dave Meltzer honored with another award in excellence in journalism

Court Bauer and John discuss: --UFC sale and all the ramifications of the deal, WME-IMG leads the group that purchases the company for $4 billion --Dana White stays on board with new 5-year deal and 9% of company profits while Lorenzo Feritta leaves post as C.E.O. and chairman --UFC 200, Lesnar wins and if WWE will let him fight again --John Cena’s performance hosting the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night --WWE experiments again with second-screen programming on Smackdown Tuesday night, why this didn’t work with WWE Unlimited in 2005 --New General Managers to be announced Monday night --Episode 1 of the Cruiserweight Classic and how it came off, the format of the show, Mauro Ranallo & Daniel Bryan chemistry and who stood out on the first show --Who could be plucked from the NXT roster at the draft? --Moose debuts for TNA, the buzz that Final Deletion has generated and moving to Thursday nights next week at 8pm on POP and Fight Network --Big Show and Shaq shoot angle on red carpet at the ESPYs for WrestleMania 33 --Dan Severn's new book and getting the MLW "seal" and more

Join Court and John for what may be their worst podcast ever! --Stephanie McMahon interview with Business Insider discussing UFC 200 fight with Lesnar, WWE business model, WWE Network --The strange working agreement between the UFC and WWE for Lesnar’s fight --Brock Lesnar on cover of WWE 2K17 --Possibilities of WWE bringing in Bill Goldberg and latest on Kurt Angle --WWE shows in Hawaii and Sumo Hall this week – Nakamura and Asuka working the shows --Joe & Aries vs. Balor & Nakamura at house show this past weekend in Orlando --Roderick Strong leaves ROH --PWG announces BOLA participants --UFC International Fight Week begins next Thursday with three straight cards with UFC 200 on 7/9 --Lucha Underground Season 2 winding down as they head into Ultima Lucha Dos --Plus, we chat The Conjuring 2, Thanksgiving, Canada Day and Independence Day and more