Two queer wrestling fans discuss Pro Wrestling NOAH matches, old and new, two by two. Join AJ (they/them) and Envi (they/them) as they have fun learning about NOAH's history and keeping up with the new goings on. Each episode we'll watch a classic match and something more recent, draw any lines we can see between the two, wildly speculate, try to not get too overtly thirsty for the wrestlers, fail, and shout at our screens and wince whenever they land on their heads and necks.
So it's been a while, but we're back! In this episode we talk about everything we've been watching recently, mostly Pro Wrestling NOAH and AEW, we talk about both in depth and go over the stuff from 2021 that managed to leave a lasting impression in our ADHD riddled minds. Follow the show at @workingstiffFM Follow AJ @MoreGuillotines Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/workingstiff and get access to all of our bonus episodes and the nice little discord server we got! (although you can almost certainly get in there by just sending us a nice message also, it's happened before.) Album art by Syd, @SangreBomb on Twitter
Welcome to the first episode of our new pro wrestling and labour show made in collaboration with Southpaw! In this episode's general discussion we talk AEW (Danielson vs Suzuki, women's division booking, Hangman's return, title tournament bracketology, etc), Pro Wrestling Noah, the Zeusification of Osaka Pro Wrestling, and Chris Ridgeway vs Ethan Allen (2020 match, 2021 match). We also have a longer conversation with labour organiser Nino about their recent work with indie pro wrestlers in the US. Find Nino on Twitter @MxInevitable Contact us @WorkingStiffFM or email workingstiffradio@gmail.com Find our Bonus Content on our Patreon Album art by Syd, @SangreBomb on Twitter
In this catch up episode we announce and explain some upcoming changes: a new schedule for 2x2, and the launch of our new show Working Stiff Radio in collaboration with the Southpaw network. Conversation about Hiroshi Hase's recent involvement with Noah, past crimes, and our feelings about the situation begins about 11:47 and ends about 19:24. Content Warning for discussion of a politician sexually assaulting vulnerable children. This conversation was recorded early into the N-1, but we've been busy so sorry for the delay. Contact us @WorkingStiffFM on Twitter or email workingstiffradio@gmail.com Find our Bonus Content on our Patreon Album art by Syd, @SangreBomb on Twitter
This week we have on living pro wrestling legend, Doug Williams, to discuss his late friend and colleague in Noah, Bison Smith. Follow Doug on Twitter @DougWilliamsUK and on Instagram @DougWilliamsGB. Match 1: Doug Williams vs. Yoshinari Ogawa (2007/04/03) Match 2: Bison Smith, Low Ki and Mike Awesome vs Ace Steel, Doug Williams and 2 Cold Scorpio You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
We finally discuss the big man himself, Takeshi Morishima. From minute 37 onwards we are mostly talking about his personal life leading up to and following his retirement from wrestling, for this conversation we want to include a content warning for themes of physical and mental illness, addiction, alcohol and drugs, debt, homelessness, erratic behaviour, and non-wrestling violence. Match 1 Match 2 You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
This week we're watching Taniguchi matches! Match 1: Maybach Taniguchi vs Shibata, 2013 Match 2: Funky Express King of Funk Determination Four Way Elimination Match, 2021 AJ's pfp You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
This week we cover The Aggression! We watched their recent post-break-up hair match, Cage War, and their 2018 GHC Tag Team Championship rematch against Go-Kai. Match 1 Match 2 You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
For this episode we watched Kongoh vs DDT and Mutoh (c) vs Marufuji from Cyberfight Festival. We run through the entire card, along with the following Misawa Memorial Show from the 13th and the first 3 episodes of Noah the Home. End Song: SONGS OF SINNERS by Backxwash You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
So in this ep we run through the whole card of the 2021 Misawa Memorial Show You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
This episode we discuss the kaiju clashes at The Glory and catch up with the latest Noah shows! Fujita (c) vs Sugiura Mutoh (c) vs Kitamiya You can find the show on twitter at @2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at @MoreGuillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com
Public feed pilot release of our new outtakes show available through the patreon
Welcome to episode 16 of 2x2! This week we take a look at the living legend Jun Akiyama and his transformation from a mean and disrespectful young super model to a mean and disrespectful old uncle, join us won't you? The matches we cover are: Jun Akiyama/Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue/Mitsuharu Misawa from 2000 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYy1yW0FtmA) Jun Akiyama (c) vs. KENTA (c) from '09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2ceMYZCoA) The luchador who helped stop a ton of evictions that we mention on the show was Superbarrio Gómez. You can find the show on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2Cast You can find AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/2x2 and you can find Envi's ttrpg Born To Run over at https://enviw.itch.io/born-to-run
Once again it's Tuesday and once again it's time for a NOAH deep-dive. Join us as we check out one of the best Jr. Heavyweight wrestlers on the planet today: Daisuke Harada! The matches covered for today's episode are the following: Daisuke Harada vs. Taiji Ishimori (c) for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship from 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1SmV3TmpA) Daisuke Harada & Takashi Sugiura vs. Jun Akiyama & Atsushi Aoki from 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GptGFvGPrE) You can find the watchalong to these matches on our Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 You can find us on twitter @2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter @moreguillotines You can email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com Happy listening!
We've covered him many times but never in this much detail, it's finally time for a Go Shiozaki deep-dive. The matches covered in this episode are: Go Shiozaki (c) vs. Akitoshi Saito from ´09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_6eoqvhr8w) Go Shiozaki (c) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita from ´20 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOuZCduB8Qs) You can find the watchalong on our patreon over at www.patreon.com/2x2 You can find us on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines
In the wake of the Kobashi Day live stream last night we simply have no more podcast juices to squeeze from the fruit of our microphones and wrestlebrains, so we're unlocking a bonus watchalong of Noah stars performing in ROH from behind the patreon paywall. Thanks again if you stopped by and especially if you helped us raise money last night, enjoy the episode! 1st Match: Kenta Kobashi vs Somoa Joe 2nd Match: Bryan Danielson (c) vs KENTA
Welcome to episode 13 of 2x2! This time we cover NOAH's historic return to the Budokan. Join us as we discuss the amazing Jr Heavyweight match, Jun Akiyama's first NOAH appearance in 11 years, and how it feels to have a GHC Heavyweight champion sponsored by Tenga. We watched this show together with our patreons in the 2x2 discord which you can gain access to over at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 Remember to join us for Kobashi-day on March 1st, 6pm GMT. We'll be streaming each of Kenta Kobashi's GHC Heavyweight Title defences to raise money for Care4Calais and the Belfast Trans Resource Center! That'll be over on our twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/2x2cast You can find the show on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines
It's time. Join us as we finally cover two of the defining performers and one of the most prolific rivalries Pro Wrestling NOAH has to offer: KENTA, and his storied past with Naomichi Marafuji. Todays' matches: Naomichi Marafuji (c) vs. KENTA for the GHC Heavyweight Championship from 2006-10-29 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQI_ckSUHEQ) KENTA & Naomich Marafuji vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Takashi Sugiura in KENTA's farewell match from 2014-05-17 (https://youtu.be/u0yxBZLxgOw?t=240) As always you can find the watchalong track for these two matches and more at https://patreon.com/2x2 Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2Cast to find out more about Kobashi-day: our upcoming marathon charity stream benefitting the Belfast Trans Resource Center and Care4Calais for the residents of the Napier Barracks in Kent. Follow AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines Follow us on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/2x2cast
Yet again it is two-by-tuesday and this time we look at the big, blonde, and beautiful Yoshihiro Takayama. One of only 2 men to hold the 3 major titles of Japanese Wrestling and owner of thighs so strong they could launch you into the sun with a single lift, safe to say he's a favorite of ours now. The two matches for todays episode are: Yoshihiro Takayama (c) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa from ´02 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAcdJwNf8HY) and Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama from ´15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blGWKlgQR1k) This episode carries a content warning for discussions of medical issues (specifically strokes and neck/spinal injuries) from 13:30 - 18:20 and 21:30 - 24:30. Please listen responsibly, stay safe. You can follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2cast You can follow AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines Our Patreon can be found at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 Our Twitch can be found at https://www.twitch.tv/2x2cast
It's Tuesday, you know what that means. Join us as we talk about the don of the Sugiura Army, Takashi Sugiura himself. We watch two incredible matches and talk about everything from how this man only ever seems to be getting better despite being over 50 years old, some completely unprepared match and wrestler of the year discussions, and of course, Sugiura's big match bike shorts. The matches for todays episode: Takashi Sugiura (c) vs. Jun Akiyama (22/8-10) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3o3nk2 Go Shiozaki (c) vs. Takashi Sugiura (6/12-20) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r94BfyFE2pI If you'd like to watch the matches along with us, you can find the watch-a-long track at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 You can find the show on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines
This is a special one! Today we're joined by Casper and Jetta from ABO Comics to talk to us about the zine How To Talk To Wrestling Fans About Prison Aboliton. The conversation spans multiple topics related to wrestling and abolition as well as propaganda, police violence, the prison industrial complex and radical transformative justice. Next episode will be back to your regular scheduled Pro Wrestling NOAH content, but this time join us in learning about much more important things! Links to the resources mentioned: https://www.blackandpink.org https://www.abolitionapostles.com http://criticalresistance.org https://www.abocomix.com Find ABO Comics on twitter at https://twitter.com/abocomix Find Jetta on twitter at https://twitter.com/baseballkick Find AJ on twitter at https://twitter.com/moreguillotines Find the podcast on twitter at https://twitter.com/2x2cast Find our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 Find our Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/2x2cast
The Chronicle Volume 4! It happened! We watched it! Well we watched a bit of it, the last two matches to be exact, and we're gonna talk about them because they were very good! Todays matches: M's Alliance (Marafuji & Funaki) vs. Sugiura-gun (Sugiura & Sakuraba) for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championships Go Shiozaki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima for the GHC Heavyweight Championship You can find both matches on DDT Universe! You can find us on twitter @2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter @moreguillotines You can support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/2x2 and finally you can find us on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/2x2cast See you next 2x2sday (say it back)
Episode 7 is here and it's all about our favourite cool dad Yoshinari Ogawa. For this episode we watched Ogawa vs Takayama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship from back in '02 and Ogawa vs HAYATA for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship from early 2020. Both matches rule and you should watch them! If you'd like to watch them with us, you can do so with the watch-a-long track on our Patreon! You can find the show on twitter @2x2cast You can find AJ on twitter @MoreGuillotines You can email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com and find us on Twitch to watch the 2x2 Simultation Champtionship Invitational! Thanks for listening as always!
This episode is the pilot for our patreon-exclusive show Gimme the Book! We got the wonderful Sasha Reneau to join us in playing their incredible game Spindlewheel in order to conceptualize and book a tournament that will change the landscape of not just NOAH, but all of Cyberfight! Find Sasha's devblog: @teacabbage Find Spindlewheel on Kickstarter Find Sasha's other games on Itch.io Find the bot we used to play the game: @spindlewheelbot Please consider supporting us on Patreon, following us on Twitter, find us on Twitch, or email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com!
Happy 2x2sday! (say it back) This episode was supposed to focus on Kaito Kiyomiya but that would require focus lol Please consider supporting us on Patreon, following us on Twitter and Twitch, or emailing any comments or questions to 2x2cast@gmail.com Match 1: Kenoh & Masa Kitamiya (c) vs Takashi Sugiura & Kaito Kiyomiya (GHC Heavyweight Tag Championship Match 24/02/2017) Match 2: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Kaito Kiyomiya (N-1 Victory 2020 Finals 10/10/2020)
Yes, you read the title correctly, this episode we chat with 2x2's own First Ever Special Guest, Chris Ridgeway. We discuss Noah's jr division, how he got there, joining Stinger, hybrid wrestling, and more, including the two matches linked below. Please consider supporting us on Patreon, following us on Twitter, or emailing any comments or questions to 2x2cast@gmail.com Match 1: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Kotaro Suzuki (15/10/2009) Match 2: Atsushi Kotoge vs Daisuke Harada (16/09/2019) Bonus recommendations from Chris: HAYATA(c) vs. Yoshinari Ogawa (GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship match - 04/01/2020) Kazuyuki Fujita vs Shuhei Taniguchi (02/11/2019)
Hello! Episode 5 recording had to be rescheduled so in the meantime here's our audio of us watching the matches we'll discuss if you want to watch along with us. This is also a preview of some of what will be available going forwards on our new patreon. Please check it out! Match 1: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Kotaro Suzuki (15/10/2009) Match 2: Atsushi Kotoge vs Daisuke Harada (16/09/2019) Twitter: @2x2cast Email: 2x2cast@gmail.com
This episode is all about the N-1 Victory, baby! We watch Kawada vs Marufuji (13th April 2010) and Kiyomiya vs Mochizuki (18th September 2020), talk a bit about everyone's history as well as our general thoughts and feelings about the tournament, gush over junior drama, and relegate conversation about another company into it's own brand new perfectly delineated segment. It's seamless and flawless, a perfect podcast episode. Thanks for bearing with us with the late episode! Niklas got sick and then AJ got lazy but we got it done! Next episode should feature an exciting guest as we talk even more about the junior division, so get hype for that! twitter: @2x2cast email: 2x2cast@gmail.com
This episode we talk about Katsuhiko Nakajima and how he broke our hearts. We watch KENTA (c) vs Nakajima (5th October 2013) at for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, and AXIZ vs Sugiura-Gun (30th August 2020) for the GHC Heavyweight Tag Championships. Correction: AJ says the KENTA match was Nakajima's first big singles title match in NOAH, but they were thinking of a previous match between the two for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in 2009. Timestamps for discussion of Hiromitsu Gompei's Death: 0:08:45-0:14:05, and 0:18:30-0:20:30
In this episode we're taking a look at Kenoh and talking about his history. We watched his recent double gold dash epic against Go Shiozaki, and a jr. heavyweight tag title match against Yoshinari Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr. earned by winning the 2014 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League with his partner Hajime Ohara. Email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com or find @2x2cast on Twitter.
In this episode we start our journey into Pro Wrestling Noah, both it's history and it's present, as we watch Misawa (c) vs. Kobashi (3rd March '03) and Shiozaki (c) vs. Marafuji (5th Aug '20) which are both available on youtube. We experimented with cutting in clips of us watching along with the first match too but decided not to for the second due to audio issues, so please let us know if you like this style of commentary mixed with discussion, or if you have any thoughts/suggestions/corrections for us. Email us at 2x2cast@gmail.com or follow @2x2cast on Twitter
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