The Truepenny Show

James and Christy talk about all the action on Night 6 of Best of Super Juniors 32 as Hiromu Takahashi wrestles Clark Connors in his home town.

James and Christy talk about the action from nights 4 & 5 of the Best of Super Juniors 32 as Hiromu Takahashi takes the lead but falls behind and a unsung hero of last year steps to the plate. Plus all the usual shenanigans, segues and dream booking of the Defy title.

James and Christy break down all the action on Night 3 of Best of Super Juniors as the tournament starts it's two night residency at Korakuen Hall. Big names come a cropper on this stunning card with some of the must fun wrestling you will see all year and some intense new rivalries on the horizon.

James welcomes Darragh O'Connor of the Wrestling Rewind to talk AJW WrestleMarinpiad in 1994. A card that stands out for its main event, but this show turns into a thorough top to bottom examination of the cutting edge wrestling at AJW was producing in 1994.

James catches you up on all the action from today's card in Miyagi.

James and Christy breakdown the action on Night 1 of the Best of Super Junior tournament with a cracking main event featuring Titan & El Desperado as well as discussing the news from Resurgence and catching up with Christy and her thoughts on the departures of Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI

This fourth episode is a mad dash of getting through as many awesome Champion Carnival matches as we can while also spending way too much time on a glorious main event that wasn't meant to be one, all brought to you by not one but TWO people who run All Japan podcasts.

James and Marcus discuss the retirement of show of Meiko Satomura, the matches, her place in wrestling history and the enduring legacy of one of the Greatest Wrestlers to ever live.

James looks at all the action from Night 2 of Wrestling Dontaku as Tetsuya Naito and Bushi say their farewells and Callum Newman steps up to the plate to challenge Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

James rounds up the action in Fukoka on the first night of NJPW's Wrestling in Dontaku as the Bullet Cub Civil War continues in a Dog Pound Cage Match.

James and Marcus talk about one of the latest shows from NOAH, what to look out for as a new watcher, how to understand the factions and directions of the company and some deeper historical context. They also look at the Bloodpsort show from WrestleMania weekend and the depth of talent Josh Barnett manages to bring together from companies all over the world.

James and Marcus look at the Sendai girls show from Shinjuku FACE were Meiko Satomura continues here retirement run in a war of attrition with The King himself Minoru Suzuki and Utami Hayashishita defends Big Red against the Monster from Hanover Bozilla!

James and Christy discuss the action from the first week of action in the AJPW Champion Carnival 2025 as Kento Miyahara takes on Hideki Suzuki on the first night of the tournament.

It's the Rewind Christmas Special!

Darragh Martin list their best moments from 2024 on the North American Scene.

Go back in time with the Rewind as they pull out an interview from 2014 archive with the Legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Martin and Darragh look at the fallout from the 2025 Royal Rumble

The Boys look at the best in wrestling games with the launch of WWE 2K25.

James and Christy break down three shows from the NJPW's Sakura Genesis tour Night 3 from the Road to Shows, NJPW's Junior show from Korakuean Hall as El Desperado defends the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match against War Dog Clark Connors and David Finlay challenges for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sumo Hall against current Champion Hirooki Goto.

Episode 3: 4+ hours about AJPW's March (Madness) shows and some very silly questions, with guest Michelle. This third episode of All About All Japan we discuss the four shows AJPW ran in march, talk about a wrestler in our Wrestler Wheel of Fortune, answer some very funny questions, and discuss the upcoming Champion Carnival and its many, many dates.

Ben Spindler returns to the host's chair of the Truepenny Show for the first time in a decade. He comes back to host a special Truepenny Show with James as his guest as he looks at the Top 1oo Wrestlers of All Time, based on Cagetmatch's rating system. Can you figure out who is the number one grappler of all time?

James and Christy talk about the New Japan Cup final, and analyse the fall out from a tournament that has really tried to set New Japan in a different direction. David Finlay takes on Shota Umino in a battle of two former friends whose path to the top of the company has taken a very different path.

James looks at all the action from Night 8 of the NJ Cup as Shota Umino wrestles Shingo Takagi for a place in the final.

James and Christy bring you more news from the New Japan Cup as it reaches it semi final stage as David Finlay goes against Zack Sabre Junior for a place in the final.

James & Christy break down the New Japan Cup Nights 5 & 6 over three hours of chat, from Mouth Pieces to Mutoh and Hair Cuts to Hiro Hase, they also look at the Quarter final action in the tournament and go deep on Taichi's relationship with Zack Sabre Jnr and The War Dogs internal struggle for dominance.

James and Christy bring you all the action from Night 3 & 4 of the 2025 New Japan Cup as The War Dogs & House of Torture continue their Bullet Club Civil War and Shota Umino makes his much anticipated return.

James and Christy look at all the matches and news coming out of Amagasaki as the tournament ploughs on. Tetsuya Naito takes on Callum Newman in one of the key tournament matches and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto tags with Hiroshi Tanahashi to take on Satoshi Kojima and Number 1 Contender Yuuji Nagata.

James & Christy breakdown all the action from the 53rd Anniversary Show and the opening night of New Japan Cup as Ren Narita takes on Gabe Kidd for Bullet Club Pride and a birth in the second round.

James Truepenny goes into his extensive back catalogue of features to talk about a profile he wrote for Wrestle Talk TV. this episode is an in depth look at the early years of Meiko Satomura. From her start in GAEA, travelling the world with WCW and reaching the main event in record time.

Continuing their Wrestle Universe Journey, James and Marcus stop by Dream Dream Star Fighting Marigold, as they go to Korukean Hall for a big show where the Twin Stars Champions Nanae Takahahsi & Seri Yamaoka defend against Marigold World Singles Champion Utami Hayashishita & Victoria Yuzuki. They break down the matches, look at the presentation and give an overview of the promotion and what you can expect from the newest major Joshi promotion in an expanding galaxy of puroresu.

Episode 2: The Wrestler Wheel of Torture (??) and AJPW's February shows with guest Jonathan Foye. This second episode of All About All Japan talks about the first three February shows, discusses a wrestler during the Wrestler Wheel of Fortune segment, and talks about the participants in the upcoming Champion Carnival.

James is joined by an All Star cast of Christy from All About All Japan, Marcus Green and Beth to talk New Beginnings in Osaka as the TMDK/CHAOS rivalry that has fuelled the opening weeks of 2025 reaches it zenith as Hirooki Goto faces Zack Sabre Jnr for the IWGP World's Heavyweight Championship.

James and Marcus explore the rich history of African American stars wrestling Japan from the early days of Bobo Brazil, the rise of Aja Kong and the biggest star of them all in Bob Sapp. With stories and a playlist of matches to inform and entertain. The Truepenny Show celebrates the African American contribution to Puroresu,

Christy's debut all About All Japan features her first guest James Truepenny where they look at two shows from AJPW's most recent tour. AJPW New Year's Fan Appreciation Day 2025 from January the 18th in Tokyo and the 3rd night of the New year Wars Tour from Chiba from January 26th. Breaking down the matches, explaining the factions and stories and is a must listen for new fans of AJPW.

James is joined by Marcus Green to look at two shows from the New Year period, as GLEAT set out their agenda for 2025, and Marcus takes his first look at Sendai Girls as Meiko Satomura continues her run to retirement with a match against young protégé Manami.

James challenges Christy to his latest music game and sees if she can tell if it is a Good Guy or a Bad Guy?

James is joined by Christy and very special guest Beth to talk the downfall and rise of Tetsuya Naito as he runs afoul of bad booking and rebuilds himself in Japan almost entirety by accident, to being the main event star of NJPW.

Join Darragh and Martin as they take a trip back to November 7, 2010, to review TNA Turning Point 2010! This PPV featured unforgettable moments, including: Jeff Hardy defending his TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Matt Morgan in a controversial main event. The battle for control of the Knockouts Division in a heated match between Mickie James and Tara. The Motor City Machine Guns and Team 3D in a classic Tag Team Championship bout, marking the supposed final match of Team 3D's legendary career. Was it a true turning point for TNA, or did the event fall short of expectations? Tune in as the guys break down the card, matches, and legacy of this 2010 classic!

James and Christy are joined by Beth to discuss the Stardust Genius Tetsuya Naito in the start of his career. Looking back to his rookie beginnings all the way to his first G1 Climax victory. The trio analyse his debut, his high profile dream match with Keiji Mutoh all the way to facing down Hiroshi Tanahashi at Sumo Hall.

Darragh and Martin are joined by special guest Adam Martin, former editor-in-chief of http://WrestleView.com, for an insightful discussion on the latest developments in the world of wrestling. We dive into WWE Raw's debut on Netflix, exploring the implications of this major streaming move and how it could reshape WWE's reach and presentation in the streaming era. Plus, we take a look at AEW in 2025, examining its trajectory, key storylines, and what the future holds for the promotion. With Adam's expertise and the team's analysis, this episode is a must-listen for wrestling fans who want to stay updated and engaged!

James is joined by DDT expert and writer Michelle Cain live and direct from Japan as they review DDT Ultimate Party, this year ran in Christmas Season, a show that brought good will to all. They review every match on this 5 hour epic show and give you background to the ins and outs of a truly Dramatic Dream event.

James is joined by Christy to talk New Year's Dash from Tokyo as NJPW sets off its new rivalries and squares up some of the loose ends from Wrestle Kingdom Weekend. With plenty of controversy, and a CHAOS vs TMDK Main Event to set you heart aflutter.

James is joined by Marcus Green to talk Wrestle Dynasty as New Japan's Weekend at the Dome continues with intense rivalries, some incredible cross over matches an incredible comeback from Kenny Omega with an unforgettable performance from Gabe Kidd,

James is joined by Christy and Alex Edwards to talk NJPW Wrestling Kingdom 19. As Zack Sabre Junior Defends to the IWGP World Title against Shota Umino and Hiromu Takahashi has his long awaited match with Tetsuya Naito.

James is joined by Christy to talk about AJPW New Years Eve. They give an overview of the promotion and where it currently stands, talk about the rising new stars that are making the show vital viewing and the veterans who are bringing them along. As well as all the news and results from a huge show.

James looks back to a show from the summer as Masato Tanaka celebrates his 30 years in wrestling, James experiences Zero 1 for the first time in a long time. Giving you a run down of the promotion's history, their standing in the industry and what he liked about the show.

James goes back to his favourite wrestling promotion Sendai Girls for their show ion December Big Show in Sendai. He gives an overview of the promotion, reviews the matches, explains what stood out and how much he had missed The Sendai Girls.

James look at Marigold's end of year awards and year end party from Dream Star Fighting Marigold. A Rookie tournament and a Rumble are on offer form Japans newest Joshi company, James takes his first look at the promotion and explains the show, what to expect and his thoughts on the product.

James talks Gan Pro as they head to Shinjuku Face and we continue our series outlining wrestling from around the world. Cracking open his Wrestle Universe account yet again, he profiles the wrestlers, shares what he enjoys about the show and what he thinks of the product and who it would appeal too.

James is joined by Christie to look back at two very historic cards in New Japan and World Wrestling history.

James continues his exploration of Pro Wrestling around the world and watches the live feed of Tokyo Joshi Pro's New Years Party. He explains how useful Wrestle Universe is and describes the action annual end of year madness only TJPW can provide. Watch TJPW New Year Party here: