Okada's Shorts - A New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe return to talk about the massive news of Tetsuya Naito leaving New Japan, along with Jeff Cobb and Bushi. PLUS, they preview the upcoming BOSJ Tournament.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe talk about the New Japan Cup finals, their thoughts on Shota Umino's new gimmick, and preview the big Sakura Genesis show!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

New Year, New Beginning, New Champ! The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe return to celebrate the vibe shift that was New Beginning in Osaka. Plus, they give out their Best and Worst case scenarios for the New Japan Cup!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe review the Wrestle Weekend in New Japan; Wrestle Kingdom 19, Wrestle Dynasty, and a hint of DASH! Plus, big news both happy and sad for NJPW fans.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe prep you for all things Wrestle Dynasty! But to be fair, there is only one rule: POSITIVE VIBES ONLY!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe prep you for all things Wrestle Kingdom! They go over every match on the card, who they want/expect to win, and talk about what the hell is up with Shota Umino.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe return to the Wheel of Wrestling! In this ep, they talk about Shibata vs Ishii at G1 Climax 23 in 2016, what Shibata back in New Japan would look like, and give a book recommendation!Watch the full match!Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis and Raffe start a new series called Headlocks & Hollywood where they create a movie built around the persona of a New Japan roster member. This episode's star: TAICHI!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Following Power Struggle and Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Curtis and Raffe talk about the vibes of New Japan right now. Are we back? Was Power Struggle great? Listen now!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear the latest Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Recorded prior to KOPW and Raffe's Japan trip, Curtis and Raffe discuss how many belts are too many belts in New Japan.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe is out partying his little butt off in Japan, so Curtis calls on the higher power of the Count Out! Network in Ryan Neitzey to review Royal Quest IV.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois preview King of Pro-Wrestling 2024.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois, or rather, King Curtis demands predictions for New Japan's next year and Raffe must oblige.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe return to the Wheel of Wrestling! In this ep, they talk about Pillman vs Liger at WCW SuperBrawl 1992, Pillman's future in the WWF, and the great Kishin Liger.Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe return to the Wheel of Wrestling! In this ep, they discuss what the merits of a wrestling match are regarding GCW's Invisible Man vs Invisible Stan bout with Ref Bryce Remsberg.Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

What better way to celebrate 100 episodes of Ichiban Sweet Cast than celebrating the best of the G1 Climax?Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe and Dave review Night 15 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis and Josh review Night 14 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 13 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis reviews Night 12 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 11 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis reviews Night 10 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 9 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis reviews Night 8 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 7 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis reviews Night 6 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 5 of the G1 Climax!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis reviews Night 4 of the G1 Climax with one of the BEST matches of the tour so far, plus more!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe reviews Night 3 of the G1 Climax on the road and gives, what I'm sure, was his completely sane ramblings on Jake Lee vs Naito.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

It's the most wonderful time of year and the first episode of #G1ndering!The boys are together to cover both nights 1 & 2 but are they already cracking under the pressure only two nights in?Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe discuss the end of the NJPW Soul tour with the last of the G1 Climax Qualifying matches and El Desperado vs Douki. Plus it's the Wheel of Wrestling! In this ep, they are talking about the infamous Viagra on a Pole match between Billy Kidman and Shane Douglas on WCW Nitro.Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Raffe and Curtis are back giving you their SWEET picks for the G1 Climax 34, plus their BEST and WORST case scenarios of the tournament.Send your match recommendations for the WHEEL OF WRESTLING to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

This show's got everything: BOSJ takes, Dominion takes, Despe Invitacional takes, NJPW Soul takes, It was a big week for New Japan and who headlined ALL OF IT?!?The sweetest boi of the week: El "Despe" Desperado. GIVE HIM ALL THE ROSES!!!Send your match recommendations for the WHEEL OF WRESTLING to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe talk about the infamous "Japanese wrestling match" Hollywood Backlot Brawl between Goldust and Roddy Piper from Wrestlemania 12.Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

With some time to sit in the new update, the Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe have a frank convo about the NJPW World App. Where is everything?!?Send your match recommendations for the WHEEL OF WRESTLING to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Bois Curtis and Raffe debut the Wheel of Wrestling, a new segment here on Ichiban Sweet Cast.Send your match recommendations to Ichiban Sweet Cast on all socials.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/ichibansweetSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

As the emotional heart of the New Japan fandom, the sweet bois Curtis and Raffe give you their BEST and WORST case scenarios about the Best of the Super Jrs. 31.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

EMERGENCY EPISODE!The sweet cast convenes for an emergency episode to discuss the fall out from New Japan's Windy City Riot!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The Sweet Boys are back and vibing on Sakura Genesis!Lots & lots of positives as well as getting a little carried away talking about the All Together & Despe invitational shows!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Today we are crossing the feeds into Faces & Feels territory with an interview Raffe had with NJPW wrestler and TMDK member Mikey Nicholls.Mikey was gracious enough to jump on the line with me while on the road for the New Japan Cup tour and take a walkback through his entire career, starting all the way back in his teens when he & his friends decided to teach themselves how to wrestle!Then we find out how a doomed trip to the USA would see him walk into the NJPW Dojo and begin a journey that would take him to Noah, WWE and eventually full circle back to NJPW.We're also talking about his involvement with Dude Where's My Ring and his upcoming first ever Deathmatch this Thursday night right here in Perth WA!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The NJPW/AEW “partnership” is on everybody's minds lately. But with that in mind, Is there even a reason to continue the yearly crossover Super Show?Raffe tries to convince Curtis there is more than just money to be made when the Door opens. There are still dream matches left to have.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

TSUJI TSUPERIORITY!!Raffe is back from Japan and the sweet boys have thoughts on how the 2024 New Japan Cup went.Also, live reactions as the Sakura Genesis cards are announced.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The sweet bois Curtis and Raffe give you their BEST and WORST case scenarios about the 2024 New Japan Cup, with Curtis rocking the best case and a drunk in Japan Raffe covering the worst.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

The sweet bois Curtis and Raffe give their pitch for who the next Ace of NJPW needs to be and why he is ready to go RIGHT NOW!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear The Sweet Spot!Get some merch!

Curtis and Raffe didn't give me a description so I'm making one up for them.Fish n Chips, Fosters, Warhammer, NJPW sucks, etc.Anyway...The sweet bois talk about the controversial main event of New Beginning in Osaka and where NJPW is going from here.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!

Goodbye Okada, we'll miss your shorts!Pigs are flying, the sky is falling, Okada is leaving NJPW. We're not really sure how to feel. We're sad of course, but with New Japan it's always NEXT MAN UP. And Nooj has a lot of great young talent on the come-up.But how does the company we love NEXT MAN UP Ospreay AND Okada?And what are we going to do about our name??? For now tho…Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!

Curtis is back from Rev/Pro's last big event of the year and is ready to give us an update on all the developments. Who turned heel? Who turned face? And who did Will Ospreay challenge for his final Rev/Pro match in 2024? All this and more so…Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!

In this episode, we see if Curtis' bad vibes are STILL weighing down his NJPW viewing. We review The Tuckman's Beer Bash for PWA.And, Ladies, Gentlemen, and non-binary friends… we have the first official RAFFE-180!!! All this and some comic book talk. So…Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!

Will Ospreay is All Elite!We knew it was coming but it's finally done. Tony Khan has stolen ANOTHER former IWGP champion.What has NJPW gained from this partnership? Let's get into that question and maybe we'll bring up some other issues along the way. Oh and World Tag League is starting or something.Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!

You find whoever gave Zack Sabre Jr a sword and YOU PROMOTE THAT PERSON! We're reviewing ZSJ's win in the best tournament Australia has to offer, and Curtis gives his thoughts on his first exposure to PWA.Also our immediate thoughts following the big events at the end of Power Struggle. Shooter's ascension, Will has another PERFECT match, and someone gave Finlay a warhammer?We'll make sense of it all!Rate & Subscribe, LISTEN OR DIE!https://linktr.ee/okadasshorts

Nooj has had some confusing booking lately. Do we love it? Do we hate it? The answer to both questions seems to be “yes.”Is there a bigger picture problem here? Or is the thrust of New Japan's current booking strategy, “You can't please everyone all the time.”Check out the latest episode where the boys try to break it all down and ask… Who is THIS for?RATE & SUBSCRIBE, LISTEN OR DIE!https://Linktr.ee/okadasshortsSubscribe to Patreon and hear Drop Your Shorts!Get some merch!Join the Count Out! DiscordNordVPN.COM/Shorts