Kick Out (2.99)

Join us for the story of Kenoh vs. KENTA from Pro Wrestling Noah's "Noah the New Year" Budokan show on January 1, 2025. We cover this story from its very origins back in 2011 to the present day, including our analysis of Kenta's resigning to the company. A special thank you to Storybook TJPW on Bluesky for her Japanese poetry insight and translation of Kenoh's tanka. Follow our socials (kickout299 on twitter and BlueSky) to keep up to date with the podcast and future projects. Sources included on our blog.

We had the opportunity to chat with our wonderful friend Matt Charlton on his forthcoming book, There is a World of Wrestling Going On. Matt hopes his 2025 release will be a definitive piece amongst his works and we cannot highly recommend it more. Join us for this discussion and please support Matt and endeavors. Follow Matt Charlton @ShiningWizardDS and purchase Matt's other works here. Reach out to him on Twitter or Instagram to inquire about purchasing his "inky drawings".

Join us for the final part of I am NOAH pt. 3 featuring Go Shiozaki, Kenoh, and Manabu Soya, plus our end of year awards conversation. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Join us (Alicia and Rachel) for part 1 of 2 of our end of year episode, which features important announcements and the first half of I am Noah pt. 3. Part 2 will conclude I am Noah pt. 3 and feature our end of year awards conversation. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

First time Talking Triple Crown guest Simone joins Alicia and Jessie to discuss All Japan's Real World Tag League and Junior Battle of Glory. Guests Deswarey and Louis join us toward the end for our End of Year awards. Follow Simone on Twitter @OutsiderGW. Follow Deswarey @Deswarey. Follow Louis @Louis65629235. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support. Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Join Alicia and Captain Lou and Jason of Happy Wrestling Land for some lively discussion around post-roster split All Japan Pro Wrestling! We each selected matches to discuss featuring some of the biggest players of that era: Toshiaki Kawada, Genichiro Tenryu, and Satoshi Kojima, to name a few. We have all the good lore and vibes for you in this one! Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan and follow Jason on twitter @1053ridge. You can read their wrestling reviews at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Join Alicia and first-time Kick Out guest Louis for a discussion of Katsuhiko's Nakajima's Noah career as he exits the company on October 28th in search of his new "spectacular view". We cover the first of Katsuhiko's "goodbye" matches from Noah's October 20th Korakuen Hall show featuring Masa Kitamiya, his final Noah match in Fukuoka on October 28th, his surprise appearance at All Japan's October 21st Korakuen card, and walk through his time with Noah with many match suggestions and memories. *Note: Katsuhiko's "spectacular view" can be translated as "better" or "spectacular". You will hear "better" in the episode itself. Follow Louis @Louis65629235. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!  

Alicia and Sarah talk about "shoot style wrestling", a few matches that showcase the art, and their backgrounds in brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Order Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down here. Buy her first book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir here. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Join Jessie, Alicia, and Captain Lou of Happy Wrestling Land for a discussion of All Japan Pro Wrestling's September including Kento Miyahara's 15th anniversary match against "super rookie" Yuma Anzai, the rise of All Japan's youth led by Yuma Aoyagi and Ryuki Honda, and lots of opinions on the DDT crossover matches throughout the month. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan. Read his reviews for promotions like Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan at Happy Wrestling Land. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

We pick up with part 2 of our look at NEXTREAM for our rivals series with Kento Miyahara's relationships with Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi. Join us for a discussion on their respective singles series and the legacy of NEXTREAM on All Japan today as a new generation calls for change. We also examine several outstanding articles by  Shukan Puroresu writer Kenji Miyao. If you have leads on missing matches, please contact Alicia or Deswarey. Please consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

At the end of August before the N-1 finals, we sat down with Dr. Jonathan Foye to discuss his upcoming book on Pro Wrestling Noah, his latest trip to Japan to catch some of the N-1 and G1 live, and media ethics in professional wrestling. You can follow Dr. Jonathan on Twitter at @JonathanFoye for updates on his upcoming projects. Purchase The Muto Years on Amazon in paperback or digital editions. Ganbaru is also available on Amazon. Please consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Rachel, and Smiley break down All Japan's August including Royal Road, major title matches, and their favorite moments of the tour. Follow Smiley on twitter @Smiley_1932 and support him there. A massive thank you to Justin Knipper for editing this episode. You can follow him @justinmknipper and find his podcast Write That Down! with Fumi Saito for Fight Game Media wherever you listen to podcasts. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Jason of Happy Wrestling Land is back with us to review and discuss one of Pro Wrestling NOAH's most storied events of its past: Noah Destiny from July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome. Destiny features arguably some of the greatest matches of all time, many of that era of NOAH's most exciting stories going into and leaving the Dome, and familiar faces that old and new fans will recognize. Please join us for this very special episode as we go match by match and discuss the highlights, story beats, and quotes and excerpts from 18 Shu Pro and Weekly Gong articles from Alicia's collection translated by Rachel. Follow Jason on twitter @1053ridge. You can read his wrestling reviews at Happy Wrestling Land. Please consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Join us for a discussion on all things All Japan in the month of July, from the new Triple Crown champion to our thoughts on the junior division, and so much more. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

We wanted to bring you an episode that not only covers the main event singles match between Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kento Miyahara at Pro Wrestling NOAH's One Night Dream event on July 15, but extensive discussion around the build to this historic confrontation going back to Muto's retirement show in February. We also examine the roles the media and external figures have played in shaping what we know of the Diamond Ring story and the alleged "feud" between Nakajima and Kento. For your professional translation needs, we highly recommend Kana. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Sarah and Dana joined us for our fortieth episode to chat two great rivalries in TJPW and Stardom - Maki Itoh & Mizuki and Tam Nakano and Natsupoi respectively. Our guests walk you through the histories, matches, and important moments of those rivalries before we cap things off by discussing gender in fandom. You can follow Dana on Twitter @ItsDanaNow, visit her Stardom blog, and check out her tumblr pages: Dana's Stardom tumblr and her personal tumblr. You can also send her a gift via her Ko-fi to support her excellent translation work. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Order Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down here. Buy her first book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir here. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

This week, we are bringing you our own Forbidden Door in the form of Kick Out x Happy Wrestling Land! Alicia sat down with Captain Lou and Jason to chat all things AEW and New Japan's Forbidden Door 2023. We run through the main card and give you our thoughts on the matches and wrestling media writ large, plus Jason provides important Tenryu lore. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan and follow Jason on twitter @1053ridge. You can read their wrestling reviews at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We are back with a rare and special double episode of Talking Triple Crown as June was a massive month for All Japan Pro Wrestling. First time guest Louis joins Alicia and Rachel to talk about the major moments, title matches, and announcements, plus mid-year awards and a preview of what is in store for the promotion in July. Follow Louis @Louis65629235 Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Support Yoshihiro Takayama by purchasing from his merch store. Follow Jessie @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

New Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and All Japan joined forces to put on All Together Again on June 9th from Ryogoku Kokugikan, a card that celebrated pro-wrestling as a whole and was meant to reward fans for enduring the years of hiatuses, restrictions, and anxiety in the industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Deswarey made his Kick Out debut to run through the card and all of the storylines preceding and following this special event with us. Follow Deswarey on Twitter @Deswarey. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We sat down to discuss the nuances and intricacies of the 2 and a half year storyline between Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh that culminated in their stunning singles match on May 31st in Shinjuku FACE. Join us as we walk you through the timeline of a story that changed two wrestlers for the better and provided numerous standout matches and moments. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We are back with all your All Japan coverage for the month of May. Join us for all the highlights coming out of Super Power Series including four major title matches and one "surprising" betrayal. We also discuss some of AJPW's exciting match and guest announcements for the next tour and preview All Together Again coming up on June 9th. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

We are back with the first installment of our new monthly series with a review of Pro Wrestling NOAH's "NOAH Majestic" from Ryogoku. Captain Lou joins us to discuss the highs and lows of the card in addition to a check in on the evergreen "I am NOAH" storyline as we approach the midway point through the year. We get into some deep AXIZ lore, give our extensive thoughts on Jake Lee's GHC heavyweight reign thus far, answer a few listener questions, and more. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan. Read his reviews for promotions like Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Rachel, and first-time Talking Triple Crown guest Deswarey break down All Japan's Champion Carnival and walk through the best matches and moments of the tournament, plus a full review of May 7th's Ota Ward show. They also discuss some big match announcements coming up for the promotion, a round of news, and Carnival-inspired match recommendations. Please note, this episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 9th before the announcement Shotaro Ashino had broken his arm and would no longer be competing for the Triple Crown on May 29th. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Deswarey on Twitter @Deswarey. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. A special thank you to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

This week, we are bringing you the third installment of our Rivals Series - All Japan Pro Wrestling's NEXTREAM. In part 1, we will cover the storied rivalry of Kento Miyahara and Jake Lee and in part 2, we will pick up with Kento's relationships with Yuma Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura. Throughout, we will discuss Kento's careful use of language to build three distinct generational rivals. Please consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. For your professional translation needs, we highly recommend Kana. Our friend @Deswarey put together a playlist of all available matches in Jake and Kento's rivalry, which you can check out here. An extensive list of works cited for this episode will be available on our blog. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

This week, we are bringing you a book release party to celebrate our wonderful friend Sarah Kurchak's sophomore effort, Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down out April 18th via Quirk Books. Sarah shares with us what inspired her to write Work It Out and how this book can help people incorporate exercise into their routines realistically. We also talk about Daisuke Sasaki and DDT. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Pre-order Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down due out April 2023 here. Buy her book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir here. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Join Jessie, Alicia, and our guest Smiley as we discuss All Japan's Dream Power Series throughout the month of March. Highlights include the big Ota Ward show, where we've landed with Kento Miyahara and Noah's Masa Kitamiya, and a preview of what's to come in April with Champion Carnival. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Smiley at his new twitter account @Smiley_1933. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Join us for a conversation with artist and author Matt Charlton to celebrate the release of his new book, A Companion on a Road Less Travelled, which features five humanizing entries from professional wrestlers Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Jetta, AKARI, and Bryan Keith. We discuss the inspiration behind the project, Matt's wonderful accompanying illustrations, questions from Twitter, and truly so much more. Follow Matt Charlton @ShiningWizardDS and purchase Road Less Travelled and Matt's other works here. Reach out to him on Twitter to inquire about purchasing his art work. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

This week, we bring you an episode all about Stardom's storytelling style with Dana, a passionate Stardom fan well known for her translation work and coverage of the promotion. We also discuss how this storytelling style compares to other puroresu promotions and how English-speaking fans interact with them. You can follow Dana on Twitter @ItsDanaNow, visit her Stardom blog, and check out her tumblr pages: Dana's Stardom tumblr and her personal tumblr. You can also send her a gift via her Ko-fi to support her excellent translation work. A transcription of this episode is available via our blog. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

TTC is back with coverage of All Japan's February tour, Excite Series, plus a conversation around AJPW's match at the Tokyo Dome against NOAH for Keiji Muto's Last Love Hold Out. We talk about the very best matches and moments of the month and where we think All Japan is headed next during what promises to be an exciting year. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Today, we are bringing you a very special episode: a review, or "companion piece", to Keiji Muto's Last Love Hold Out, a retirement spectacle that saw many, as Katsuhiko Nakajima put it, "endings, beginnings, and reunions". Captain Lou and Justin Knipper joined us for a match-by-match discussion on our favorite moments and storylines from the show, and what we hope to see for the future as wrestling bids the Hesei era goodbye. Follow Captain Lou @CaptainLouJapan and read his review of Keiji Muto's Last Love Hold Out and many others at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow Justin Knipper @justinmknipper and listen to his podcast Write That Down! with Fumi Saito via the Fight Game Media Network (subscribe to get all their episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts). Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We are bringing you the second installment of our Rivals Series on Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya, known by their former tag team name as The Aggression. We take you through their entire history, including Kitamiya's dojo tryout overseen by Katsuhiko himself, translations from some of their most heated public comments over the years, their now infamous June 2021 cage match in Pro Wrestling Noah, and much more. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Works cited on our blog. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Kick Out is back in 2023 with a brand new episode on Akira Hokuto and Kensuke Sasaki's Diamond Ring. We explore the origins of the promotion, founded in 2005 as Kensuke Office, and take you through its history up until its disbanding in 2014, plus an overview of some of the key members of the roster and personnel, including Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Saito, Kento Miyahara, and more. We also discuss the upcoming NOAH vs. AJPW Tokyo Dome match (2/21/23) featuring Nakajima and Miyahara and how that match, amongst others, speaks to Diamond Ring's legacy in wrestling today. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Talking Triple Crown is back to kick off our 2023 with all the news from All Japan Pro Wrestling's New Year Giant Series tour. Unfortunately, Rachel could not make the recording but Captain Lou stepped in to be our third man (a MASSIVE thank you to Lou). Join us for a breakdown of each show's matches, our favorite moments, and a lively recap of whatever happened during the All Asia tag match on January 3rd. We debut a new segment at the close of the episode and preview some of the matches you can look forward to in February. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan. Read his All Japan show reviews and more at Happy Wrestling Land. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Check out a promo from Jake Lee with English subtitles courtesy of Pro Wrestling NOAH. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Hello everyone! We are bringing you a bonus episode from audio we were unable to release back in October 2022 while we are still on our break. Join us for another installment of "Matches We Love" - this time, Rachel presents Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenoh from their October 2017 Global League match and Alicia discusses Jake Lee vs. Naoya Nomura from their April 2019 Champion Carnival B-Block Decider match. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are bringing you Talking Triple Crown's End of Year episode with our very special guests, the returning Smiley & for the first time, Captain Lou! We cover All Japan's two Christmas shows, featuring a NEXTREAM 1.0 main event and Jake Lee's final performance for the company and give our year end awards. This episode was an incredible way to end Talking Triple Crown's 2022. Thank you to everyone who has supported this podcast this year. We will be back covering AJPW's January tour in 2023! Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Our friend @Deswarey put together a playlist of all available matches in Jake and Kento's rivalry, which you can check out here. Follow Smiley on twitter @Smiley_1932 and support him there. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan. Read his All Japan show reviews and more at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Find her article on Atsuki Aoyagi and his rise to Junior Acedom by going here. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Support out work with a gift on ko-fi. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

As part of our 1 year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to end the first season of Kick Out looking back on 2022 with some friends who played a big role in the success of our podcast this year. Unfortunately, Smiley couldn't make the recording but he will join us for Talking Triple Crown's End of Year episode next week. Join us, Jessie, and Dr. Jonathan for a lively discussion on our favorite moments, matches, and wrestlers of the year, among other categories. Thank you all for an incredible first year of Kick Out! Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee. You can follow Dr. Jonathan at @JonathanFoye. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with coverage of All Japan's Real World Tag League and Junior Battle of Glory. We take you through some of the best matches and moments of both tournaments and address the news that Jake Lee, Tajiri, and Izanagi will be departing the promotion by the end of December. We will have one more TTC episode in December to cover AJPW's final shows of 2022 with special guest Captain Lou. Please follow him at @CaptainLouJapan and you can find his reviews here. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Find her article on Atsuki Aoyagi and his rise to Junior Acedom by going here. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

We couldn't possibly begin to close out 2022, just two weeks shy of Kick Out's first anniversary, without returning to the episode that effectively started this project - I am NOAH! Join us as we discuss the four main players of NOAH's roster this year and their personal journeys, along with a big update on Real Noah and what lies ahead for all of them at the Budokan on January 1, 2023. If you haven't listened to our I am NOAH episode from December 2021, we highly recommend checking that one out too! Our primary sources for this episode were translated by Rachel. All works cited and match recommendations for this episode can be found on our blog. If you would like to make a donation or buy a t-shirt to support Shinjiro Otani's recovery, please go here. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We are back with the second installment of our Rivals series and part 2 of our coverage of MaruKEN - Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA of Pro Wrestling Noah. In Part 2, we cover the five remaining singles matches to date in their rivalry spanning from 2010 to 2018 and touch on their legacy in Noah and pro wrestling today. Our primary sources for this episode were translated by Rachel. All works cited and match recommendations for this episode can be found on our blog. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We're kicking off our new rivals series with none other than Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA of Pro Wrestling Noah. While considered pioneers in their own right today, MaruKEN changed the industry through their rivalry together and became the blue print for contemporary feuds in puroresu and beyond. Join us for part 1 of 2 as we take you through their stories and matches from their origins in the All Japan dojo in the late 90's through to their 2008 title v. title 60 minute draw in the Nippon Budokan. Our primary sources for this episode were translated by Kana at Fiverr. Please consider her for your translation needs! All works cited and match recommendations for this episode can be found on our blog. Follow Exployda on Twitter at @Exployda. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with our tenth episode of Talking Triple Crown! We are bringing you a breakdown of everything that happened during All Japan's October Series including our thoughts on the show that took place in Sanjo, Giant Baba's hometown, October's title changes, Ryuki Honda's change of hair color, and so much more. Apologies for some of the audio hiccups, Jessie has been dealing with awful weather in her region of Australia recently. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Dr. Jonathan Foye released his second book, The Muto Years, on September 25. A perfect continuation of his first release from this past January (Ganbaru), his sophomore release seeks to fill in the gaps on what came after for All Japan Pro Wrestling post-2000 roster split under the presidency of none other than Keiji Muto. We talk about his writing and research process, what it was like to speak to Taiyō Kea, the very best and some of the toughest stories from this era of wrestling, and truly so much more. You can follow Dr. Jonathan on Twitter at @JonathanFoye for updates on his upcoming projects. Purchase The Muto Years on Amazon in paperback or digital editions. Ganbaru is also available on Amazon. We recommend checking out Justin Knipper and Fumi Saito's Write That Down! on Fight Game Media's feed and Gerard Di Trolio and Paul Völsch's podcast The Emerald FlowShow wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel sat down with Cyrus the Destroyer just ahead of his return to All Japan for Tag League in November to discuss his first tour with the promotion, what it was like to work with wrestlers like Shuji Ishikawa and Kento Miyahara, dream matches, favorite places to tour in Japan, and more. This interview was conducted in collaboration with Monthly Puroresu. A written version of the interview will be up on their website soon! Follow Cyrus the Destroyer on Twitter @THEMONSTERCYRUS or Instagram. Follow Monthly Puroresu on Twitter @MonthlyPuroresu. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com.  

Last month, one of the most talked about factions in modern day All Japan Pro Wrestling, Total Eclipse, came to an end. We sat down with Captain Lou to talk about the good, the not-so-good, and everything in between. Join us for a recount of their thrilling start, a double cross on Shotaro Ashino that led to the rise of Jake Lee in the promotion, through their very last days. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan. Read his All Japan show reviews and more at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

For episode #21, we are bringing you a biography episode on another puroresu Ace - HARASHIMA of DDT. Join us as we discuss the King of the Indie's college wrestling club years that laid the foundation for his career in DDT and tons of excellent match recommendations and interesting factoids from issues of Shukan Puroresu. All works cited and match recommendations for this episode on our blog. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Jessie, Alicia, and Rachel are back with special guest Dr. Jonathan Foye, to discuss All Japan's 50th Anniversary show in the Nippon Budokan and all of the fall out during AJPW Mania in Korakuen Hall. We've got your matches and moments roundup for September and answer your questions at the end. Follow Dr. Jonathan Foye on Twitter @JonathanFoye and purchase his new book The Muto Years on Amazon. Paperbacks forthcoming. Check out Captain Lou on Twitter at @CaptainLouJapan and read his Budokan review and other works here. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Welcome to episode #20 of Kick Out! We are excited to be back with a look into the life and career of Suwama, the indomitable Ace of All Japan Pro Wrestling, for another milestone episode. Join us as we discuss his childhood memories, his switch from amateur wrestling to professional wrestling, and the pivotal moments and matches that have made up his stellar career as one of puroresu's modern pioneers. Our primary source for this episode was translated by Kana at Fiverr. Please consider her for your translation needs! All works cited and match recommendations for this episode on our blog. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

Today, we are bringing you the final (for now?) installment in our factions series with our good friends and Dragon Gate fans Zacky and Xavi. Join the four of us as Zacky and Xavi lead you through the Toryumon era all the way through the modern era of faction warfare. We discuss how the booking patterns and storylines have changed in Dragon Gate throughout the years and so much more. Follow Zacky at @KidOmega91 and look out for updates on Zacky's podcast at @DGHurricane91. Follow Xavi at @ADumbMillenial, follow his MV account at @LWOSXavier, and check out his podcast Stardust Press. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We are bringing you a special relaxed fit episode on all things Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, and their stories heading into their main event bout at DDT's Peter Pan back on August 20th. Our friend and author Sarah Kurchak, who you may remember from our DDT Factions episode, joins us once again for a fantastic discussion around Higuchi and Endo's MOTY contender, the landscape of DDT Pro Wrestling, the international fan culture that surrounds it, and so much more. *Apologies for a few seconds of lost audio at 44:16 during a response of Sarah's! We had some connection issues during our recording session. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Pre-order her forthcoming book, Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down due out April 2023 here. Buy her book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir here. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

We recorded this episode before we were able to confirm a Budokan match for Rising Hayato, the announcement of Takao Omori's mystery partner for the Budokan, and the breaking news that Joe Doering is stepping away from wrestling to battle cancer once again. Our thoughts are with Joe and his family. Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with coverage of All Japan's Royal Road tournament and everything that happened on the August tour. Join us as we break down our favorite matches and moments and look ahead to All Japan's 50th Anniversary show in September. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299, email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@gmail.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe on your platform of choice. Thank you so much for your support! Special thanks to Celia for all of our amazing Talking Triple Crown graphics! Theme song credit: Combustible Sushi written and performed by Don Shenenberger, ASCAP, Cabin Hill Media, LLC.

Rachel sat down with Scottish professional wrestler Jack Morris who is currently wrestling in Pro Wrestling NOAH as part of their N-1 Victory tournament. They discuss his start as a career soccer player before transitioning to pro wrestling, his favorite moments from the N-1 so far, experiences he is looking forward to in Japan, and so much more. Make sure you check out Jack's performances in the N-1 on Wrestle Universe. You can follow him on Twitter at @jackmorrisx17. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com. We are looking for contributors across all mediums - please get in touch! As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!