Episode Details

Enjoy this free sample from POSTwrestlingCafe.com — Ahead of the upcoming retirements of John Cena and Hiroshi Tanahashi, John Pollock and Wai Ting look back at some of wrestling’s Greatest Retirement Matches, spotlighting memorable farewells from Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Sting, and Tam Nakano.

Matches covered (links included where available):

• Terry & Dory Funk Jr. vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (8/31/83) 
• Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels (3/30/08)
• Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker (3/28/10)
• Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks (3/3/24)
• Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano (4/27/25)

Additional Material:

• Long & Winding Royal Road: The Funks vs. Hansen/Gordy
• Exclusive: Full Sting Post-Match Speech
• Saya Kamitani & Tam Nakano: The Story (localboi_)

This subject was selected by Espresso Executive Producer, Kishan Ameerali.

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