# UFC Freedom 250 | TNA Shakeup | George Barrios | Pollock & Thurston

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Published: 2026-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
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John Pollock and Brandon Thurston discuss the UFC Freedom 250 event and all the coverage surrounding the show at the White House. Plus: TNA undergoes a major shakeup, Janel Grant posts about the WSJ reporting from 2022, John Pollock interviews former WWE co-president George Barrios, an update on the Liv Morgan stalker case & more.  00:00:00 Start 00:03:40 UFC Freedom 250  00:19:28 Paramount+ viewership figures 00:24:49 TNA announces “workforce reduction”, Tommy Dreamer out  00:33:17 John Pollock’s interview with George Barrios 01:00:13 Janel Grant’s latest posts about the WSJ reports 01:09:20 Stalker in Liv Morgan case is found not guilty by reason of insanity 01:12:20 More independent groups join MyAEW 01:16:30 U.S. Department of Justice approves Paramount merger with WBD 01:20:06 WrestleMania 33 Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben Tramer POST Wrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhR Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube : @POSTwrestling Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com Wrestlenomics Subscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomics Substack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/ Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube : @Wrestlenomics See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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