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Two shows that try and give well rounded discussion to everything in wrestling around the world. Freland's Wrestling Rewind is hosted by Mike Freland and takes an in depth look at the stories in pro wrestling from the previous week with his rotation of guest hosts Tony, Darragh and Cat. they look a…

The Truepenny Show


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    Today At NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 94:41


    James and Christy take you through all the action from Night 2 of the G1 Climax 35. Another loaded show starts with some bitter disappointment, but builds to an epic crescendo with Yuya Uemura taking on Taichi as the former Just X Guys guys, do battle, to be tope guy. Guy.

    Today At NJPW G1 Climax 35 Night 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 96:10


    James and Christy get together for a chat about the first night of G1 Climax 35, with a loaded show topped off with Taichi going up against Hiroshi Tanahashi and key match ups like Gabe Kidd vs Konuske Takeshita and Yota Tsuji vs SANADA.

    The Meiko Satomura Story Part II Scorpio Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 23:35


    James looks back at his continuing story of Meiko Satomura's early career. Relives his interview with Kim Longinotto who directed the film GAEA Girls and follows her run to the top of GAEA via Akira Hokuto & Aja Kong.

    Episode 6 ELPIDA heartbreak, the upcoming junior tournament, and Jun Saito, with guest Rachael.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 149:17


    This month guest Rachael and I talk ELPIDA disbanding, a bunch of exciting and upsetting title challenges, the upcoming junior tournament (and who has the best chance of winning), and we spin the wrestler wheel of fortune.

    NJPW G1 Climax 35 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 168:40


    James, Christy and Sonal bring their perspectives to the line up for the G1, taking an in depth look at the big stars, drafting their own picks to look at through the tour and making predictions for who they would like to see in the final!

    Rewinding Wrestle Kingdom 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 95:39


    James and Christy skip back in time to see what happened to all the major players at Wrestle Kingdom 19. The missed opportunities, the rising stars and the confusing booking decisions that only NJPW can bring!

    The Beginner's Guide to Japan Part 91 - The Life and Times of Rimi Jaguar Yakota Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 111:29


    James welcomes back Marcus to take a look at the second half of Jaguar Yokota's stunning career. Picking up up with her comeback match in 1995, the pair follow her through her years with JD Star, freelancing across the Joshi landscape and bang up to date with her own self produced shows.

    NJPW Dominion 6 15 in Osaka Jo Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 184:37


    James and Christy take deep dive on Dominion 6 15 from NJPW as the company seems to be finding a groove with the return of some big names and some important title changes as Shingo Takagi challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight World Championship.

    The Beginner's Guide to Japan Part 90 - The Life and Times of Rimi "Jaguar" Yokata" I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 126:41


    James is joined by Marcus Green to talk about one of the mots important wrestlers of the modern era. Rimi "Jaguar" Yokata was the dominant star for AJW between The Beauty Pair and the Crush Gals, inspired and trained by the prior to inspire and train the latter. She was arguably the best professional wrestler of her era and the most influential trainer on women's wrestling history. Enjoy part I of this epic story.

    Today at NJPW Best of Super Juniors Final

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 114:46


    James and Christy talk the final of the NJPW Best of Super Juniors 32 as YOH takes on Kosei Fujita to see who is the best Junior Heavyweight in the World!

    Today at BOSJ 32 Night 12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 81:52


    James and Christy talk about the last night of Block Action in the Best of Super Juniors 32. YOH, El Deseperado, Nick Wayne and MAO are all in contention, but who can make it to the final on Sunday?

    Today at BOSJ 32 Nights 11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 65:00


    James and Christy bring you all the block action from Night 11 of Best of Super Juniors 32. With Hiromu Takahashi, Kosei Fujita, Clark Connors and Master Wato all in contention to get to the final.

    Episode 5 The Champion Carnival, Junior Supremacy, and a Whole Lot of Fangirling, with guest Ruth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 164:53


    This fifth episode looks at the second half of Champion Carnival, the great matches that were on its final show, THAT amazing MUSASHI vs Seiki Yoshioka title match, and the many ways in which we love to fangirl about wrestling.

    The Wrestling Rewind #192 - WWE Backlash 2025 Review & News of the week - 20-05-25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 56:42


    Darragh and Martin review the recent WWE PPV Backlash as John Cena defends the WWE Title against Randy Orton.

    AJPW Champion Carnival 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 99:37


    James is joined by Christy and Marcus Green to look at the oldest tournament in Japan The Champion Carnival. First held in 1974, this year's final night gave us two semi finals, an All Asian Tage Title match, a World Junior Heavyweight Championship match for the ages and a fun chat between three friends who love pro wrestling!

    Today at BOSJ 32 Night 10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 77:20


    James and Christy look at today's action as the tournament starts to peak. Despe takes on Kevin Knight in a battle for the ages and Master Wato tries to continue his growth against the ultimate road block in Hiromu Takahashi.

    Today at BOSJ 32 Nights 7, 8 & 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 170:13


    James and Christy talk NJPW Best of Super Juniors and catch you up on the three shows that happened this week.

    Today at BOSJ 32 Night 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 60:52


    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.

    Today at BOSJ 32 Night 4 & 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 137:05


    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.

    Today At BOSJ 32 Nght 3 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 121:50


    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.

    The Beginner's Guide to Japan Part 89 - AJW WrestleMarinpiad 94

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 70:57


    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.

    Today At BOSJ 32 Nght 2 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 9:46


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

    Today At Best of Super Juniors 32 Night 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 105:35


    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

    Episode 4 The Champion Carnival, Kengo Mashimo, & an absolutely wild Maid Event, with guest Jessica.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 105:45


    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.

    Sendai Girls Satomura Meiko The Final

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 56:10


    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.

    Today At Pro Wrestling Dontaku 2025 Night 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 15:34


    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.

    Today At Wrestling Dontaku 2025 Night 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 16:24


    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.

    NOAH Star Navigation 2025 & GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIII

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 101:20


    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.

    Sendai Girls at Shinjuku FACE Marigold Spring Victory Series April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 88:07


    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!

    AJPW Chmapion Carnival Opening Week 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 100:22


    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.

    The Wrestling Rewind #187 - 2024 Christmas Show - 04-02-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 143:46


    It's the Rewind Christmas Special!

    The Wrestling Rewind #186 - 2024 Best in WWE-TNA & AEW - 28-01-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 100:51


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

    The Wrestling Rewind #190 - Stone Cold Steve Austin Interview - Taped 14-09-2014 - 16-03-2025 - RADIO

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 19:22


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

    The Wrestling Rewind #188 - Royal Rumble 2025 Fallout - 11-02-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 78:23


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

    The Wrestling Rewind #189 - WWE 2K25 Talk, Wrestling games, AEW GrandSlam 2025 Drama - 25-02-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 61:09


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

    NJPW Sakura Genesis Tour 2025 & BOSJ Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 185:08


    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.

    All About All Japan Episode 3 March Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 281:25


    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.

    The Greatest 100 Wrestlers of All Time 2025 Edition (with Ben Spindler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 179:15


    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?

    Today at NJ Cup Night 9 Final Night 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 145:02


    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.

    NJ Cup 2025 Night 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 8:00


    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.

    Today at NJ Cup Night 7 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 69:03


    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.

    Today at NJ Cup Night 5 & 6 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 163:31


    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.

    Today at NJ Cup Night 3 & 4 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 88:37


    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.

    Today at NJ Cup Night 2 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 77:37


    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.

    Today at NJ Cup Night 1 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 151:22


    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.

    Yesterday's Heroes The Meiko Satomura Story Pt 1 Red Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 26:39


    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.

    Marigold New Years Golden Garden 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 57:46


    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.

    All About All Japan Episode 2: Wheel of Torture & AJPW's February shows with guest Jonathan Foye.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 156:01


    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.

    NJPW New Beginnings In Osaka 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 154:52


    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.

    The Beginner's Guide To Japan Part 88 The African American Experience Of Puroresu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 103:49


    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,

    Episode 1: Start of a New Year and a New Podcast with James Truepenny

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 124:20


    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.

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