John Pollock and Wai Ting review WWE SmackDown with reaction to Cody Rhodes’ home invasion, The Wyatt Sicks defending the tag titles against the MFTs, and Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes vs. DIY.

XL: John & Wai discuss John Cena’s first interview since his retirement match, the passing of independent wrestler Mark Wolf, TNA Impact from Thursday & more.

The XL Edition continues at POSTwrestlingCafe.com with News of the Day and Feedback, ad-free.

• Independent wrestler Mark Wolf dies at 56
• Delaware court orders WWE to produce DOJ & SEC records
• John Cena on What Do You Wanna Talk About?
• Tomohiro Ishii returns at Wrestle Kingdom 20
• TNA Impact recap
• Weekend schedule

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• Friday: Rewind-A-SmackDown XL
• Saturday: Collision Course

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Enjoy this free preview from the POST Wrestling Café — John Pollock and Wai Ting review the March 25, 2002, episode of WWF Raw featuring the inaugural draft and start of the Brand Extension. They discuss:​

• How the WCW Invasion's failure lead to WWF’s in-house brand split
• Stone Cold Steve Austin’s forgotten first walkout of 2002
• Vince & Flair’s on-screen chemistry as duelling authority figures
• How the Draft attempted to benefit new stars in Edge and Brock Lesnar
• Dudley Boyz break-up
• The nWo in 2002
• Stephanie McMahon competing for the WWF World Championship

This episode was brought to you by Espresso Executive Producer, Blake Lovell.​

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WWF Raw

Monday, March 25, 2002

Penn State University

• Tazz vs. Mr. Perfect
• Christian & Booker T. vs. Edge & DDP
• Trish Stratus vs. Ivory
• The Rock & Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & X-Pac
• Billy Gunn vs. Jeff Hardy
• Intercontinental Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Kurt Angle
• Undisputed WWF Championship: Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Stephanie McMahon

Next time on Rewind-A-Wai: WatchAlong: Royal Rumble Matches 1990 & 1995

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Enjoy this free preview from the POST Wrestling Café — John Pollock and David Bixenspan review Video Killed The Radio Star, covering the sex tape scandal involving Bubba the Love Sponge and the late Hulk Hogan.

They discuss the sex tape scandal involving Bubba the Love Sponge and Hulk Hogan, the legal fallout, Bubba’s rivals in the Tampa radio market, and how the documentary presents Bubba’s side of the story.

• The landscape of the Tampa radio scene and Bubba’s role
• The rise of Bubba the Love Sponge and his popularity peak
• Leaving terrestrial radio for Howard 101
• Hogan’s usage of Bubba’s platform and how often he was calling in
• Bubba’s explanation for so many cameras around his house
• The circumstances of the sex tape getting out
• The biggest omission throughout the doc
• Who are painted as the culprits?
• The FBI sting operation in December 2012
• Gawker’s role and its demise after the trial
• Tying Bubba to Donald Trump and a victim of cancel culture
• Bubba’s theory of why those responsible were not prosecuted
• What happened in the last 90 minutes?

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Synopsis:

“When a sex tape featuring Hulk Hogan and the wife of his best friend —radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge® Clem—was leaked online, it ignited a media firestorm. You’ve read the headlines. Bubba recorded it. Gawker published it. This shocking documentary unpacks the lies, the betrayals, and the lawsuit that rewrote the rules of privacy. But the resulting fallout had much greater consequences than just Hogan crushing Gawker. You think you know the real story. You don’t know anything.”

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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