Podcast appearances and mentions of Akira Taue

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 22-28, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Scott Hall making his shocking WCW debut on the first-ever 2 hour episode of Monday Nitro in Macon, Georgia, and how the wrestling world was changed forever.The original plans for "Team WWF" against "Team WCW" and how Hulk Hogan was originally going to be involved.The Road Warriors quitting WCW because of how much Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were being paid.Brian Pillman playing everyone in every major company.Major shakeups in All Japan as Akira Taue wins the Triple Crown while Jun Akiyama becomes a World Tag Champion and gets properly elevated.The Golden Cups running the indies in Japan.CNBC does an embarassing feature on MMA.The debut of Dwayne Johnson as FLEX KAVANA in Memphis.Chaos behind the scenes in the WWF regarding the Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy & Diana Smith angle.In Your House: Beware of Dog becoming an all-time cursed PPV thanks to a power outage and having to take place over the course of two nights.Did Hunter Hearst Helmsley really get punished as bad as the legend says he was after the Clique Curtain Call?All of that and so much more on a helluva episode of Between the Sheets!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW1:12:52 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Tokyo Pro, Wrestle Dream Factory, PWFG, UWFi, RINGS, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana1:51:12 Classic Commercial Break1:57:06 Halftime2:46:48 Other USA: UFC, NJCW, ECW, TWWF, & USWA3:31:41 WWFTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was May 22-28, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Scott Hall making his shocking WCW debut on the first-ever 2 hour episode of Monday Nitro in Macon, Georgia, and how the wrestling world was changed forever.The original plans for "Team WWF" against "Team WCW" and how Hulk Hogan was originally going to be involved.The Road Warriors quitting WCW because of how much Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were being paid.Brian Pillman playing everyone in every major company.Major shakeups in All Japan as Akira Taue wins the Triple Crown while Jun Akiyama becomes a World Tag Champion and gets properly elevated.The Golden Cups running the indies in Japan.CNBC does an embarassing feature on MMA.The debut of Dwayne Johnson as FLEX KAVANA in Memphis.Chaos behind the scenes in the WWF regarding the Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy & Diana Smith angle.In Your House: Beware of Dog becoming an all-time cursed PPV thanks to a power outage and having to take place over the course of two nights.Did Hunter Hearst Helmsley really get punished as bad as the legend says he was after the Clique Curtain Call?All of that and so much more on a helluva episode of Between the Sheets!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW1:12:52 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, BJPW, FMW, IWA Japan, Tokyo Pro, Wrestle Dream Factory, PWFG, UWFi, RINGS, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana1:51:12 Classic Commercial Break1:57:06 Halftime2:46:48 Other USA: UFC, NJCW, ECW, TWWF, & USWA3:31:41 WWFTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.You can also use code BTSPOD to save 25% on your first payment — whether paying month to month or annually — when you subscribe to Ultimate Classic Wrestling Network at ClassicWrestling.net!To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 26-July 2, 1993. Topics of discussion include:The WWF announcing its intent to fight back in the world of public relations against the previous year's Titangate accusers — including Tom Cole and Rita Chatterton! — by using their house organ, WWF Magazine.Linda McMahon speaking very candidly to Mike Mooneyham about various lawsuit-related topics, particularly Tom Cole's, and how Tom responded.Hulk Hogan's big run in the WWF ending with a whimper at some poorly-attended house shows.Lex Luger's last appearances as The Narcissist while he's about to move on to bigger things as a babyface.Bam Bam Bigelow introducing his “main squeeze” to Boni Blackstone and the world.Toshiaki Kawada joining Akira Taue to form the Holy Demon Army and why Jun Akiyama replaced him in the Super Generation Army.Antonio Inoki being embroiled in a major political scandal which some thought would do major harm to his career.Roddy Piper making an appearance with Love Machine in AAA, which sparks a ton of rumors.Eddie Gilbert taking to the streets as the King of Philadelphia in a very sad segment on ECW TV.Tracy Smothers and Tim Horner beefing in a babyface feud in SMW.A great angle involving Jeff Jarrett, Brian Christopher, and an overzealous "fan" on USWA TV.Total turmoil in WCW as they are forced to quit making (and airing) their mini-movies, the Cactus Jack “Lost in Cleveland” skits are cancelled, plus we get the real story of Booker T and Stevie Ray as "The Posse."This is a fantastic show that you just can't miss!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:39:08 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Mr. Pogo, W*ING, CWA, AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC2:34:56 Classic Commercial Break2:40:12 Halftime: “Who Killed WCW?” finale edition3:39:36 Other USA: Tri-Star, ECW, The Italian Stallion's spaghetti-eating record, SMW, USWA, Big D, GWF, WWN, IWC (Ron Skoler), & Billy Jack Haynes5:21:25 WCWTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 26-July 2, 1993. Topics of discussion include:The WWF announcing its intent to fight back in the world of public relations against the previous year's Titangate accusers — including Tom Cole and Rita Chatterton! — by using their house organ, WWF Magazine.Linda McMahon speaking very candidly to Mike Mooneyham about various lawsuit-related topics, particularly Tom Cole's, and how Tom responded.Hulk Hogan's big run in the WWF ending with a whimper at some poorly-attended house shows.Lex Luger's last appearances as The Narcissist while he's about to move on to bigger things as a babyface.Bam Bam Bigelow introducing his “main squeeze” to Boni Blackstone and the world.Toshiaki Kawada joining Akira Taue to form the Holy Demon Army and why Jun Akiyama replaced him in the Super Generation Army.Antonio Inoki being embroiled in a major political scandal which some thought would do major harm to his career.Roddy Piper making an appearance with Love Machine in AAA, which sparks a ton of rumors.Eddie Gilbert taking to the streets as the King of Philadelphia in a very sad segment on ECW TV.Tracy Smothers and Tim Horner beefing in a babyface feud in SMW.A great angle involving Jeff Jarrett, Brian Christopher, and an overzealous "fan" on USWA TV.Total turmoil in WCW as they are forced to quit making (and airing) their mini-movies, the Cactus Jack “Lost in Cleveland” skits are cancelled, plus we get the real story of Booker T and Stevie Ray as "The Posse."This is a fantastic show that you just can't miss!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:39:08 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, FMW, Michinoku Pro, Mr. Pogo, W*ING, CWA, AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC2:34:56 Classic Commercial Break2:40:12 Halftime: “Who Killed WCW?” finale edition3:39:36 Other USA: Tri-Star, ECW, The Italian Stallion's spaghetti-eating record, SMW, USWA, Big D, GWF, WWN, IWC (Ron Skoler), & Billy Jack Haynes5:21:25 WCWTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Episode 30 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ good ol' Unkle Beek talking the bloody delightful match that was Big Bossman A.K.A. 'Big Bubba' & 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams vs The 'Holy Demon Army' of Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue. We also talk a heck of a lot of nonsense (including my tale of making my parents go to Kawada's Ramen Store in Japan to get a picture with him for my birthday) a swell as Seńor Beek's latest developments on from a nasty breakup & some nice mental health chats between fellas.In my opening monologue I chat 'art-tabling' at Lucha Fantastica in Melbourne, getting sick between shows, turning it around for the following week in Geelong & now preparing for a big solo show at The Scratch at the end of the month!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Big Bubba & Steve Williams vs Kawada & TaueChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 30 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ good ol' Unkle Beek talking the bloody delightful match that was Big Bossman A.K.A. 'Big Bubba' & 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams vs The 'Holy Demon Army' of Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue. We also talk a heck of a lot of nonsense (including my tale of making my parents go to Kawada's Ramen Store in Japan to get a picture with him for my birthday) a swell as Seńor Beek's latest developments on from a nasty breakup & some nice mental health chats between fellas.In my opening monologue I chat 'art-tabling' at Lucha Fantastica in Melbourne, getting sick between shows, turning it around for the following week in Geelong & now preparing for a big solo show at The Scratch at the end of the month!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Big Bubba & Steve Williams vs Kawada & TaueChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @JaimsVanderbeek, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grown-men-watch-this-shit/donations

Kieran & Mark enlist MOJ's help one more time to cover the highest ranked tag match on the list: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from June 9, 1995. PLUS: potential unemployment, Nick Jackson, three Zacks, Bridge of Dreams, Japanese handhelds, THE YETI, cool T-shirts, DAN, Austin Powers, toy cars on the commentary desk, Akira Maeda, Antonio Inoki, Sting, Shingo Takagi, “back titty mist”, the physics of Misawa's frog splash, Dixie Carter, The Greedy Souls, the difference between your enzui and your gamen, Lance Russell, and controls for Misawa's moves in your favourite puro video games. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/Bluesky: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles Follow MOJ: @threekidneysmoj MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

The incomparable MOJ joins Kieran and Mark once again, this time for the “fierce battle” of Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi from AJPW Fan Appreciation Day on April 20, 1991. PLUS: an immediate tangent, Mark's trip to Japan, the history of Fan Appreciation Day, Taue's hair, cardigans, hatred, donuts, Fuchi the evil little prick, John Terry, the low dropkick, James Tighe, Caiman, jeet kune do, Dean Ayass, TV commentary training schools, and all the usual, barely broadcastable chaos that ensues when MOJ is on. Follow the project and podcast on Twitter/IG/Threads/BlueSky: @MustSeeMatches http://linktr.ee/mustseematches Follow MOJ: @threekidneysmoj Kieran: @kieranedits Mark: @monkey_buckles MUSIC: "Chuck Kick Ass" by Nicolas Jeudy. Used under license from Dark Fantasy Studio.

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was September 6-12, 1992. Topics of discussion include:Major drama behind the scenes at World Championship Wrestling involving Bill Watts and his "budget cuts,” specifically involving his attempts to renegotiate the contracts of Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, and Sting. We have stories from all sides of the situation, including an explosive Torch Talk that Watts did with Wade Keller about the contract talks.WCW rescinding the top rope rule or at least starting to, WCW house show business issues, Erik Watts making his first TV appearance, and tons more in a FANTASTIC section.The greatness of the Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue feud in AJPW.Heisei Ishingun picking up steam in NJPW.The AAA vs. CMLL war raging big in Mexico as people are jumping ship left and right.The Rock 'n' Roll Express on the local segments of Jerry Lewis telethon on a station in West VirginiaMike Samples and Eddie Marlin fighting over “ownership” of the USWA on TV.The complete INSANITY of th Global Wrestling Federation at this time and how it filtered into rival Big D.Steve Planamenta talking WWF business with Mike Mooneyham, particulartly in regards to the USWA and WCW.The odd TV presentation of Ric Flair regaining the WWF Title from Randy Savage along with his appearance on “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee” alongside Mr. Perfect.A new Legion of Doom of sorts of Animal and Crush on WWF house shows.The WWF actually taking the steroid issue somewhat seriously as drug testing gets more strict.And much more. This was a tremendous show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!Timestamps0:00:00 WCW1:41:14 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, NOW, FMW, Oriental Pro, Universal, W*ING, Buster Douglas & friends, & AJW2:04:07 Classic Commercial Break2:07:55 Halftime2:40:17 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC3:04:04 Other USA: Jim Crockett, NAWA (Tony Capone), ECW, Joel Goodhart/TWA fallout, ICWA, SMW, WWA (NJ/FL), USWA, GWF, Big D, & Portland4:17:07 WWF5:06:59 Patreon Preview: A very revealing sworn affidavit about racism in WCW from longtime stage coordinator Moses WilliamsTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was September 6-12, 1992. Topics of discussion include:Major drama behind the scenes at World Championship Wrestling involving Bill Watts and his "budget cuts,” specifically involving his attempts to renegotiate the contracts of Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, and Sting. We have stories from all sides of the situation, including an explosive Torch Talk that Watts did with Wade Keller about the contract talks.WCW rescinding the top rope rule or at least starting to, WCW house show business issues, Erik Watts making his first TV appearance, and tons more in a FANTASTIC section.The greatness of the Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue feud in AJPW.Heisei Ishingun picking up steam in NJPW.The AAA vs. CMLL war raging big in Mexico as people are jumping ship left and right.The Rock 'n' Roll Express on the local segments of Jerry Lewis telethon on a station in West VirginiaMike Samples and Eddie Marlin fighting over “ownership” of the USWA on TV.The complete INSANITY of th Global Wrestling Federation at this time and how it filtered into rival Big D.Steve Planamenta talking WWF business with Mike Mooneyham, particulartly in regards to the USWA and WCW.The odd TV presentation of Ric Flair regaining the WWF Title from Randy Savage along with his appearance on “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee” alongside Mr. Perfect.A new Legion of Doom of sorts of Animal and Crush on WWF house shows.The WWF actually taking the steroid issue somewhat seriously as drug testing gets more strict.And much more. This was a tremendous show, so LISTEN NOW!!!!Timestamps0:00:00 WCW1:41:14 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, WAR, NOW, FMW, Oriental Pro, Universal, W*ING, Buster Douglas & friends, & AJW2:04:07 Classic Commercial Break2:07:55 Halftime2:40:17 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, Monterrey, UWA, & WWC3:04:04 Other USA: Jim Crockett, NAWA (Tony Capone), ECW, Joel Goodhart/TWA fallout, ICWA, SMW, WWA (NJ/FL), USWA, GWF, Big D, & Portland4:17:07 WWF5:06:59 Patreon Preview: A very revealing sworn affidavit about racism in WCW from longtime stage coordinator Moses WilliamsTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mitsuharu Misawa. Toshiaki Kawada. Kenta Kobashi. Akira Taue. These were All Japan's “Big Four” during of the 1990s, the four most influential players of the decade. English-speaking fans in 2021 have more and more often been referring to these four wrestlers as AJPW's “Four Pillars of Heaven,” and recently, the term “four pillars” has turned into hip new short-hand for “top four wrestlers.” What's ironic about this is that “Four Pillars of Heaven” is actually a mistranslation of the word “shitennō” (四天王). In colloquial Japanese, they're often referred to as the shitennō of AJPW. Shitennou is a common Japanese phrase to describe the top four people, places or things within a set context. In modern English, we often share our “Mt. Rushmores” of wrestlers, the top four of (fill in the blank); “shitennō” in Japanese works the same way. So, the phrase “Four Pillars of Heaven,” which is now an accepted addition to the pro wrestling lexicon, was actually born out of a mistranslation and misinterpretation of the the original kanji characters. Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper break this down in more detail while giving the overarching backstory behind Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi and Taue. They also discuss at length how important Stan Hansen was during this period, and how important his relationships with each AJPW shittenō were. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue (December 3rd, 1993)WON ***** Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (June 9, 1995) WON ***** Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 7-13, 1995. Topics of discussion on this week's show include:Davey Boy Smith's assault trial getting rescheduled for January 1996.Chris Benoit wrestling Owen Hart at the WWF Wrestling Challege/Action Zone taping as well as an update on his status in ECW.Mr. Bob Backlund "breaks" Man Mountain Rock's “prized guitar.”The 28th anniversary of “6/9/95,” Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue's legendary tag title win over Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi and it's place among the greatest matches in wrestling history.Dan Severn making a deal to come to IWA Japan to defend his NWA World Heavyweight Title.Another TripleMania show in AAA.The mystery of who owns ECW and what HHG Corp. actually is.THe Gangstas leaving SMW for ECW.Matt Borne being arrested for domestic violence in the case that led to the WWF suing him because all of the headlines focusing on Doink the Clown.General Jimmy's Militia taking shape in SMW.The USWA running big legends' shows in Memphis and Louisville on back to back nights.WCW getting a Monday night TV show opposite Raw and how that came to pass.And so much more!!!!! This is a really solid show here, so check it out!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:04:29 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Pancrase, JWP, AAA, & CMLL1:43:31 Classic Commercial Break1:47:47 Halftime2:14:19 Other USA: IWF (NY), NWA NJ, WWWA, ECW, Matt Borne arrest, SMW, USWA, Mid-South, Deep South, & ISW3:43:06 WCWTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are guestless as we discuss the week that was June 7-13, 1995. Topics of discussion on this week's show include:Davey Boy Smith's assault trial getting rescheduled for January 1996.Chris Benoit wrestling Owen Hart at the WWF Wrestling Challege/Action Zone taping as well as an update on his status in ECW.Mr. Bob Backlund "breaks" Man Mountain Rock's “prized guitar.”The 28th anniversary of “6/9/95,” Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue's legendary tag title win over Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi and it's place among the greatest matches in wrestling history.Dan Severn making a deal to come to IWA Japan to defend his NWA World Heavyweight Title.Another TripleMania show in AAA.The mystery of who owns ECW and what HHG Corp. actually is.THe Gangstas leaving SMW for ECW.Matt Borne being arrested for domestic violence in the case that led to the WWF suing him because all of the headlines focusing on Doink the Clown.General Jimmy's Militia taking shape in SMW.The USWA running big legends' shows in Memphis and Louisville on back to back nights.WCW getting a Monday night TV show opposite Raw and how that came to pass.And so much more!!!!! This is a really solid show here, so check it out!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:04:29 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, BJPW, IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro, Pancrase, JWP, AAA, & CMLL1:43:31 Classic Commercial Break1:47:47 Halftime2:14:19 Other USA: IWF (NY), NWA NJ, WWWA, ECW, Matt Borne arrest, SMW, USWA, Mid-South, Deep South, & ISW3:43:06 WCWTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined once again by JoJo Remy (Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the themes of the Four Pillars of All Japan Pro Wrestling: Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, and Akira Taue. As four of the greatest and most iconic wrestlers of all time, the group helped take AJPW to monumental heights in the 90s with their incredible matches that have stood the test of time. Andrew and JoJo go through their iconic theme songs in AJPW and NOAH with plenty of epic guitars, keyboards, and a dash of Kenny Loggins along the way.Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRichFollow JoJo on Twitter: @jojo_runsAll VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/DiscordDonate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/DonateAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined once again by JoJo Remy (Voices of Wrestling) to discuss the themes of the Four Pillars of All Japan Pro Wrestling: Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, and Akira Taue. As four of the greatest and most iconic wrestlers of all time, the group helped take AJPW to monumental heights in the 90s with their incredible matches that have stood the test of time. Andrew and JoJo go through their iconic theme songs in AJPW and NOAH with plenty of epic guitars, keyboards, and a dash of Kenny Loggins along the way.Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRichFollow JoJo on Twitter: @jojo_runsAll VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/DiscordDonate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/DonateSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/music-of-the-mat/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kris and David are joined by John Philapavage (@JohnPhilapavage) to discuss the (almost-)week that was April 19-24, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Brian Pillman being released from the hospital after his serious car wreck.Bret Hart's future in the WWF.The post-WrestleMania German tour featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash's final run and Sunny having to go home early because of The Clique.Akira Taue winning the Champion Carnival in AJPW.AAA and CMLL battling it out in the press with their house organ magazines.The infamous ECW “lesbian angle” as Beaulah and Kimona “kiss” at Hostile City Showdown at the ECW Arena.Jeff Jarrett wins the Unified Title from Jerry Lawler on USWA TV.An update on Hulk Hogan's status in WCWWCW Monday Nitro features COFFEE!!!!And so much more!!!! So you know the drill....LISTEN NOW!!!!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 Brian Pillman0:22:47 WWF1:22:05 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, UWFi, WAR, FMW, PWC, Tokyo Pro, AJW, & JWP1:59:29 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & WWC2:17:16 Classic Commercial Break2:21:45 Halftime2:52:16 New Jack City Wrestling & ECW4:05:24 Other USA: PCW, Steel City, ECWA, Bruno Sammartino, NWF (GA), DixielandCW, SEWF, USWA, & CWA (TX)4:29:29 WCW5:32:35 Patreon Preview: Owen Hart has zero fucks to give in his comments about Mike TysonTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris and David are joined by John Philapavage (@JohnPhilapavage) to discuss the (almost-)week that was April 19-24, 1996. Topics of discussion include:Brian Pillman being released from the hospital after his serious car wreck.Bret Hart's future in the WWF.The post-WrestleMania German tour featuring Scott Hall and Kevin Nash's final run and Sunny having to go home early because of The Clique.Akira Taue winning the Champion Carnival in AJPW.AAA and CMLL battling it out in the press with their house organ magazines.The infamous ECW “lesbian angle” as Beaulah and Kimona “kiss” at Hostile City Showdown at the ECW Arena.Jeff Jarrett wins the Unified Title from Jerry Lawler on USWA TV.An update on Hulk Hogan's status in WCWWCW Monday Nitro features COFFEE!!!!And so much more!!!! So you know the drill....LISTEN NOW!!!!!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 Brian Pillman0:22:47 WWF1:22:05 Japan: AJPW, NJPW, UWFi, WAR, FMW, PWC, Tokyo Pro, AJW, & JWP1:59:29 Latin America: AAA, CMLL, IWRG, & WWC2:17:16 Classic Commercial Break2:21:45 Halftime2:52:16 New Jack City Wrestling & ECW4:05:24 Other USA: PCW, Steel City, ECWA, Bruno Sammartino, NWF (GA), DixielandCW, SEWF, USWA, & CWA (TX)4:29:29 WCW5:32:35 Patreon Preview: Owen Hart has zero fucks to give in his comments about Mike TysonTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.And if you'd like to support us while checking out the various promotions available on FITE TV, including their FITE+ subscription service, like BKFC, GCW, our friends at AIW and Black Label Pro, and more, you can sign up at TinyURL.com/BTSFITE.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Our TIA Rewind series continues with one of our favorite episodes of Season 2 that marked our show's first look at All Japan Pro Wrestling. Featuring one of our favorite guests, Will Wiesenfeld, this hard hitting tag match is of course an absolutely classic with four dudes just absolutely pounding on eachother and truly showing their audience what the term "fighting spirit" is really all about. If you are new to All Japan or the four gentlemen in this match, our guest also provides fun nicknames to help you identify each competitor. No spoilers, but these may or may not involve some Pokémon. Enjoy this episode and we'll catch you next time at Watch Great Wrestling!

SHOW SUMMARY: In part two of this week's two-part episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin and host PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they cover these topics: - Tony Khan's Tweet about being longest-tenured CEO and general AEW bragging - What's the story of Ahmed Johnson in the WWF in the '90s? - Would it be a good move for Paul Levesque to change Raw and Smackdown announcers? - Is Roman Reigns in general and the Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar match specifically being overhyped and over-praised? - What's the history behind men and women being in separate companies in Japanese wrestling? Should New Japan have women on their shows in 2022? - When was Vince McMahon good at the creative role? What eras were his strengths on display? - Pushback on criticism of Jungle Boy's promos lately and showing arrogance that's not in step with his presentation and character. - Thoughts on C.M. Punk's comments about Sasha Banks and Naomi with some added historical perspective on Brock Lesnar and Steve Austin. - Will Tony Khan calm down and let Dynamite breath a little bit once he presumably has a new bigger TV deal in place? - Should AEW be worried about the Warner Media-Discover merger? - While Raw is already better thanks to “an absence of irritations,” what big picture changes would still benefit the product? - Shouldn't Akira Taue get more acclaim as one of the four key names of the 1990s and '90s All Japan classic era? - Who would be Wade and who would be Todd in various famous tag teams and pop culture pairings over the decades from a list offered by a listener? - Which wrestlers did they think would become big stars who didn't and which stars became big stars they didn't think would? - Who is their tip to win the English Premier League this year? - What are their favorite and least favorite wrestling belts over the decades? - In defense of Nick Khan. - Thoughts on wrestlers lying or working people outside of the confines of pro wrestling shows. - Is Edge accurately depicting the tone of The Brood these days? - Is it safe to say Paul Levesque is already showing he will do a better job promoting women wrestlers? - Should Dax and Cash replaced Shawn and Marty as the go-to comparison of a standout personality and a secondary personality in a tag team?

WH Park welcomes his POST Puroresu co-host John Pollock to the Long & Winding Royal Road for the very first time!They discuss what many consider to be the greatest tag team match in wrestling history: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from June 9th, 1995 for the World Tag Team Titles. WH and John take a look at the different stories and angles leading into the match, the rivalry between Misawa and Kawada, and the rise of Kobashi in All Japan. Watch this match: https://youtu.be/X2OLvGT5ROUWH Park and guests look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a monthly podcast from POST Wrestling.Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white: https://store.postwrestling.com/search?q=long+%26+winding+royal+roadWH Park on Twitter: @whpark9Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribeForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingMusic: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain LetterAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper kicked off their latest deep-dive on the history of the Champion Carnival, AJPW's annual Spring round-robin tournament, going over JWA's World League tournament held from 1959–1972, then on to the first AJPW Champion Carnival in 1973 and past winners. They also spent a bit of time talking about appearances from Abdullah the Butcher, the Funk Bros., Prince Tonga/Haku, and more. The tournament itself was retired for a brief time, from 1983–1990, when the Grand Champion Carnival took its place. It came back in 1991 and the event itself helped usher in the next generation of AJPW superstars like Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue, and others. Part two will focus on the AJPW Champion Carnival in the '00s and on, post-Giant Baba. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Four Pillars of All Japan Pro Wrestling write the template for tag team wrestling in one of the classic tag team clashes in he history of the sport. Join Spenser, Paul, and Landon as they break down all the history and all the action. Could this be the Last Match Standing?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/lastmatchstanding)

Kris & David are back with another episode of Between the Sheets! We discuss the week-plus that was February 15-22, 1996, a show that was requested by one of our Patrons, Andy Linton. You can have the opportunity to have us do a week that you want if you join our Patreon and put down $25. We start the show with WCW, talking about their rapidly improving house show business and a wild Monday Nitro, which was par for the course in this era for some reason. We also talk about a crazy UFC PPV in Puerto Rico, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue regaining AJPW's unified world tag team titles, AAA almost getting kicked out of Acapulco, Tommy Morrison telling the world that he was HIV positive and how that would affect all combat sports, Brian Pillman making his debut at the ECW Arena in a wild spectacle, the WWF invading the WMC studio in Memphis, and IN YOUR HOUSE 6 among other topics in a loaded WWF section, including some long-buried details of the Billionaire Ted skits and resulting fallout. All that and much more on yet another action packed episode of Between the Sheets!Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW1:01:31 UFC1:52:02 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, SPWF, AJW, GAEA, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana2:26:24 Classic Commercial Break2:31:20 Tommy Morrison2:59:43 Other USA: ECW, SSW, United Wrestling, USWA, & North American All-Star4:33:52 WWF6:09:30 Patreon Preview: Joel Goodhart gambles on a banquet celebrating Ric FlairTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Phil talks with Alan Counihan of the Pro-Wrestling torch about the nasty fist fight between Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue. We talk about the 4 Pillars era of All Japan, the weird Kawada US and Canadian excursion and much more

Mitsuharu Misawa. Toshiaki Kawada. Kenta Kobashi. Akira Taue. These were All Japan's “Big Four” during of the 1990s, the four most influential players of the decade. English-speaking fans in 2021 have more and more often been referring to these four wrestlers as AJPW's “Four Pillars of Heaven,” and recently, the term “four pillars” has turned into hip new short-hand for “top four wrestlers.” What's ironic about this is that “Four Pillars of Heaven” is actually a mistranslation of the word “shitennou” (四天王). In colloquial Japanese, they're often referred to as the shitennou of AJPW. Shitennou is a common Japanese phrase to describe the top four people, places or things within a set context. In modern English, we often share our “Mt. Rushmores” of wrestlers, the top four of (fill in the blank); “shitennou” in Japanese works the same way. So, the phrase “Four Pillars of Heaven,” which is now an accepted addition to the pro wrestling lexicon, was actually born out of a mistranslation and misinterpretation of the the original kanji characters. On today's episode of Write That Down!, Fumi and Justin break this down in more detail while we give the overarching backstory behind Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi and Taue. We also discuss at length how important Stan Hansen was during this period, and how important his relationships with each AJPW shittenou were. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look at the 4th pillar of Japanese wrestling Akira Taue

WH Park welcomes Jamesie (The Boots and Trunks Podcast) to the Long & Winding Royal Road. Jamesie chose one of the most popular matches in the history of All Japan: the April 20, 1991, six-man tag match between Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue & Masanobu Fuchi. This match is considered by many experts to be the greatest multi-man match in not only All Japan history but all of professional wrestling. WH and Jamesie look at previous singles matches that play into the story of this match, how Kawada and Taue's rivalry takes the drama of this match to another level, and the greatness of Fuchi.  Click here to watch the match on YouTube. WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-white WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestling Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain LetterAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Long & Winding Royal Road biography episodes continue with a look at the life and career of Akira Taue as WH Park is joined by Dave Musgrave, who has written for the Wrestling Observer, Slam Wrestling and is the former co-host of the Wrestling Culture podcast with Dylan Hales. WH and Dave look at Taue's teenage involvement with sports and his entry into Sumo Wrestling, his time at the All Japan dojo, his pivotal relationships with Jumbo Tsuruta and Toshiaki Kawada, his incredible 1996 run, and the later stages of his career as a member of Pro Wrestling NOAH. Support this podcast by picking up a Long & Winding Royal Road t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter Case Lowe on Twitter: @_InYourCase WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joining WH Park for the first time on the Long & Winding Royal Road is Joey Bay. Continuing from where Episode 14 left off, they jump one year ahead to April 20, 1996 and that year's Champion Carnival Final with the returning Akira Taue and his opponent, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams. WH and Joey look at how well Taue does in making up for William's physical state at this point in his career, and how 1996 was pivotal for Dynamic T. Click here to watch the match on YouTube. WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-white Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WH Park welcomes his first return guest to the Long & Winding Royal Road as GRAPPL Spotlight's JP Houlihan comes back with another great match choice. WH and JP talk about a pivotal match in the careers of both Mitsuharu Misawa and Akira Taue: their Champion Carnival final confrontation from April 15, 1995. They discuss the paths both men took to get to the finals and how an injury suffered by Misawa nine days earlier played a significant part in how this match was laid out. They also give an analysis on how Taue's Nodowa Otoshi is different from other chokeslams. Click here to watch the match on YouTube. WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white:https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-black https://store.postwrestling.com/collections/featured-items/products/the-long-winding-royal-road-t-shirt-white Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode Notes You can watch this one here! Find out more at https://match-of-the-year-podcast.pinecast.co

Did you miss us? On our comeback special extravaganza, Ryan hits Damien with a double turn and leads discussions on the events of WWE Backlash and their thoughts on the upcoming Double or Nothing before doing our very first in depth profile of one of wrestling's most legendary and revered wrestlers, one of the Four Pillars of Heaven, Mitsuharu Misawa! From his early excursions into Mexico, to his rise as the ace of AJPW, his exodus from AJPW to start Pro Wrestling Noah and much, much more, grab an ice pack and travel down Kings Road with us! Social Media Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @filthyfncasuals Email us at filthyfncasuals1@gmail.com Follow Ryan Doyle on Twitter @doylerulez Follow Damien Ellinghaus on Twitter @badideadames Consider donating or following Jewish Voice for Peace (https://www.jvpnyc.org/new-members), Palestinian Children's Relief Fund (https://www.pcrf.net/) or the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (https://uscpr.org/) Segments 0:00:00-0:15:44- Intro, Thoughts on Gaza, What're We Drinking 0:15:45-0:29:26- Discussion on WWE Backlash 0:29:27-0:34:14- Thoughts on Dave Meltzer and Bruce Mitchell 0:34:15-0:36:30- Thoughts on Impact Under Siege 0:36:31-0:51:30- Predictions for AEW Double or Nothing 0:51:31-1:49:41- Misawa profile 1:49:42-1:56:59- Legends of the Bingo Hall 1:57:00-2:02:42- What We're Listening To, Outro Media Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (AJPW 1994)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQngTdDtBw8 Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (Pro Wrestling Noah 2003)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1CC0kNmP3I Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mitsuharu Misawa (AJPT 1990)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMQi6B7WuA&t=255s Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobash vs Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada for the AJPW Tag Team Championships (AJPW 1994)- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl3j1s Kuniaki Kobayashi vs Tiger Mask II for the AJPW Jr Heavyweight Championship (AJPW 1985)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obo0t5zuyC4 Wheeler Yuta vs Lee Moriarity (Beyond 2020)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWSB5qLu2VE Willow Nightingale vs Max Caster (Beyond 2020)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt31ePqO8rM Trish Adora vs Jordan Oliver (Beyond 2021)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsLAfC3xh7c What We're Listening to Rise Against: The Numbers (2021)- https://open.spotify.com/album/07JzTROu7C7BgonQVhdiDM?si=qH0henIvQ_yX8ZR3__q18Q Gojira: Fortitude (2021)- https://open.spotify.com/album/3bmdzJRZ4DLRTiA6yBBQcI?si=5P0ztPWPSyWBe5LWot9LAw Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime (1988)- https://open.spotify.com/album/4eEQ3aNA8mptFIfbFdX79p?si=bCbQ8SQxRve56xagsWEOsg Billy Strings: Turmoil & Tinfoil (2017)- https://open.spotify.com/album/3CKP5G9f93RBbUi73HnyVC?si=jKMMs1ffTMeaKpHfOpfaRA Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1977)- https://open.spotify.com/album/1u2Qni8cVRptDTaA00fmBC?si=hHIYSNzTRiOZBXTL9Rwfyg What We're Drinking Ryan: DNP- Allergies Damien: This Fresh Morning (6.5% Farmhouse IPA brewed with 2020 Pink Boots hop blend, Pink Peppercorn and Lemon peel) by Big aLICe Brewing Company

Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics Radio joins WH Park on the Long & Winding Royal Road to talk about one of the greatest tag matches of all time: Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from the finals of the 1996 Real World Tag League. Brandon is the driving force of the Wrestlenomics website/radio show and is the leading expert in analyzing the business side of professional wrestling. He is also a Buffalo, NY-based independent wrestler and a huge fan of 1990s All Japan Pro Wrestling. They go through the match at hand with great detail while also discussing Sabu and various All Japan wrestler nicknames. Watch the match on YouTube (starts 10min): https://youtu.be/HVO1j9KvbiY?t=598 This week – Patrons receive 20% off our POST Puroresu Tee: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48522423 WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode Notes A look at a 5-star classic! Thrill to Misawa vs. Tsuruta! Watch Fuchi bust Kobashi open! THrill to Akira Taue doing a Tope! All that and more! The Match itself! Find out more at https://match-of-the-year-podcast.pinecast.co

This week Jeremy & Adam recap ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING Weekly TV from August 18th, 1991.This show featured -Masa Fuchi vs Joe MalenkoJim Brunzell & Richard Slinger vs The BlackheartsGiant Baba, Akira Taue, & Mighty Inoue Vs Abdullah The Butcher and 2 KAMALAS!!Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshinari Ogawa vs Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi KikuchiMitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada vs Stan Hansen & Johnny AceEvery week we fire up the RANDOMIZER and review a weekly TV show, at random. Listen to Season 1's back catalog for PPV and Special Event Reviews.Music by Devin Davis, download his album at http://devindavis.bandcamp.com/

I'm not sure we could have followed up last weeks team with any team more different than the Holy Demon Army. No schtick, No funny business, straight forward ass kicking and 5 star matches. 2 of the 4 Pillars in Japan, Kawada and Taue started off as rivals, but came together go be one of the most successful teams in All Japan Pro Wrestling and all of Japanese wrestling history. Does Colin pronounce all of the names properly? Which Japanese wrestler does Cheech call "sexy"? Let's party!

Brian Elliott from HardCopy.ie joins WH Park on the Long & Winding Royal Road to talk about a match with many ramifications for All Japan Pro Wrestling: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue from the 1993 Champion Carnival. Brian was the editor of the excellent Fighting Spirit Magazine based out of the UK and is a massive fan of All Japan of the ‘90s. He and WH share their thoughts on the match but spend most of their time discussing the backgrounds of Kawada, Taue and their later formation of the Holy Demon Army. You can watch two versions of the match on YouTube (I recommend viewing the hand-held version first):  Official clipped version (https://youtu.be/Th1mUqsp1Sc) Full hand-held version (https://youtu.be/v8o6Z8CyZ0g) Support this podcast by picking up a POST PURORESU t-shirt:https://store.postwrestling.com/products/post-puroresu-t-shirt WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter WH Park on Twitter: @whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestling

In another edition of Match Microscope, the boys finally get to talking about the contest that is, in a roundabout way, responsible for the podcast's very existence (in that Statto and an extremely steaming Daniel bonded over it at a RevPro show back in 2015). Anti-Aging Hero Yuji Nagata takes on Akira Taue, "the ultimate mobile tree man" (copyright David Forrest), in a match where the honour of Pro Wrestling NOAH is on the line to an even greater extent, if such a thing is possible, than the Kevin Mask vs. Mr. Christmas bout we reviewed in our first Christmas Special. And as an added bonus, there's a treat for all you quiz fans as Daniel and David once again pit their wits against each other - with varying degrees of success - as Statto challenges them to name as many wrestlers as possible who featured on NOAH's first-ever show. Matches: Yuji Nagata vs. Akira Taue (NOAH, 6 June 2003)

LuchaWorld Podcast Ep. #122! This week I share my picks for this year's Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame! Some thoughts on my picks that include Sgt. Slaughter, Akira Taue, Medico Asesino, Caristico, Karloff Lagarde and Pirata Morgan! Be sure to check out patreon.com/luchaworld for the Lucha Clasica Podcast! We have that podcast along with other exclusive content on there at $1, $3, or $5 monthly rewards. You can check out the first three episode of the Lucha Clasica podcast, Ep. 1, Ep. 2 and Ep. 3 for FREE! Also our new We're Outta Time Podcast with first episode available for free on the patreon page. Also check out my new website Retro Wrasslin' (retrowrasslin.com) were I review wrestling shows from the past. Full Audio Podcast list available at https://luchaworld.podbean.com. Also be sure to check out our sponsor Amazon.com at the banner links provided at luchaworld.com!!! We've also started a teespring shop with t-shirts, coffee mugs & more featuring designs made by kcidis! Thanks again everyone for your support!

Danny, Beast Mike and PSU Optimus Greg Brown take a look at 4 great matches from the Greatest Match Ever Project. We look at the following matches: Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Akira Maeda (NJPW 1/10/1986) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7voye1 pw: greatmatch Toshiaki Kawada, Mitsiharu Misawa, and Kenta Kobashi vs Masa Fuchi, Akira Taue, and Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 10/19/1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpvlMp04D0 Toshiaki Kawada, Mitsiharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs Masa Fuchi, Akira Taue, and Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 4/20/1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpvlMp04D0 Yuji Nagata vs Togi Makabe (NJPW 6/7/2007) https://njpwworld.com/p/s_archive_222_1_01 The Greatest Match Ever project can be found at www.gweproject.freeforums.net Go to Manscaped ( www.manscaped.com ) and use the code SUPLEX at checkout to save 20% and get free shipping. The first five people to use that code and email socialsuplex@gmail.com with their proof of purchase can have AEW All Out on us. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Every Villain is Lemons! Ryan and Damien get their villain on over the conclusion of the New Japan Cup and Dominion at Osaka-Jo Hall, compare and contrast Fyter Fest for AEW and the return of The Great American Bash for NXT, marvel at the Pillars of Heaven and DEMAND JUSTICE FOR BIANCA BELAIR! Social Media Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @filthyfncasuals Follow Ryan Doyle on Twitter @doylerulez Follow Damien Ellinghaus on Twitter @badideadames Segments 0:00:00-0:08:52- Intro, What We're Drinking 0:08:53-0:42:14- Thoughts on AJPW, New Japan Cup final and NJPW Dominion review 0:42:15-1:22:22- AEW Fyter Fest and NXT Great American Bash review 1:22:23-1:25:59- Legend Killer 1:26:00-1:37:37- What We're Listening To, Outro Media Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (AJPW Super Power Series 1994)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVA5qchql0 Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue for the World Tag Team Championship (AJPW Super Power Series 1995)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU Sting Vs Vader for the WCW World Championship (The Great American Bash 1992)- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1uack Dusty Rhodes vs RIc Flair in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (The Great American Bash 1986)- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3g9rhw What We're Listening To Spiritbox- Holy Roller (2020) and Blessed Be (2020): https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MzJMcHQBl9SIYSjwWn8QW?si=7meykIE8TtiHz-8d02DNzg Devin Townsend- Ocean Machine (1997): https://open.spotify.com/album/7hjBb9Z7o4KO5AMYi5xm66?si=OKu1ILLRQXS5Q5n2nJEe6g Moon Tooth- Awe At All Angles (2020): https://open.spotify.com/album/0iUmiy0tgxRrglLNUzbj4m?si=8RyQFEXrQWKYuz39sXPzDw Card Reader- Sore Eyes (2020): https://open.spotify.com/album/1lMxz5IaKrHcyou13TWYzh?si=BcAmz9mlRh6BmG1jvxuYsQ What We're Drinking Ryan- Scorpion Bowl IPA (7.5% IPA brewed with Mosaic, Loral and Mandarina Bavaria hops with notes of tangerine, strawberry, blueberry and tropical fruit flavors brewed without fruit) by Stone Brewing Damien- Barkeater Chocolate's Chocolate Cherry Stout (6% stout brewed with Barkeater Chocolate and cherry puree) by Northway Brewing Company

Geoffrey Wessel of Strong Style Story/History (and others!) presents a very special podcast, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of what he considers to be the greatest All Japan Pro Wrestling match of all time! Joining him is Dion Wells of SOSWrestleTalk, in this pilot episode of the King's Road Bar & Grill! Dion & Geoffrey watchalong with the AJPW World Tag Team Championship match from 6/9/1995, with champions Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi facing off against the Holy Demon Army, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue! Discover what else happened that day, and the long term effects of this history-making match. Dion Wells is at http://twitter.com/StarDustShuyaku SOS Wrestletalk is at http://twitter.com/SOSWrestleTalk and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_gNndwDMI7sCKEhNrXyYoA Geoffrey is at http://twitter.com/StrongStylStory and http://twitter.com/gdwessel The blog is at http://strongstylestory.tumblr.com

Black Lives Matter. Find a charitable cause and donate: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk some pretty incredible Japanese wrestling, including a triple dose of Toshiaki Kawada! If you haven't listened to a 5 Matches episode yet, every week John and the guest each choose 2 matches to watch and talk about on the episode. Then we each choose a third match, which is put up to a vote on the @wrestleomakase Twitter account, letting the listeners choose our fifth and final match of the week. It's a fun retro format featuring all sorts of different wrestling! Wrestling Omakase has launched its brand new Patreon. Head to www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase where you can get, right now, two episodes in our new series covering all of the Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi matches in order (with a third to follow shortly after this goes up) as well as the first edition of Anime Omakase. And next week it will be the ONLY place to catch Wrestling Omakase #148, our first Patreon-exclusive episode of the podcast, with debuting guest Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) from PWTorch. Get all of our Patreon audio for just $5 a month! John is joined by debuting guest Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) from the Wrestlenomics podcast, right here on the VOW network. John and Brandon open things up discussing a little about getting into Japanese wrestling at a similar time, and Brandon talks a bit about how he evaluates matches as a wrestling trainer. Then we get into our 5 picks of the week, and it's a real stacked lineup: 1. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi, AJPW 6/9/95 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU) 2. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Shinya Hashimoto, AJPW 2/22/04 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cw715) 3. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki, NJPW 10/9/00 (NJPW World: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00156_1_1) 4. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito, NJPW 3/4/12 (NJPW World: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00190_1_2) 5. Hikaru Shida vs. Aja Kong, OZ 9/17/18 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7musls) Topics that come up along the way include: how you can break all the rules when you get over, that old school AJPW Budokan vibe, little bro Kawada, two wrestlers meeting toward the end of their careers, Japan's long history of interpromotional matchups, the NJPW/AJPW feud of the early 00s, babyface Naito was more over than you remember, Okada and Naito having an absolute classic that you may have never even watched, Aja Kong says you have to bring the action to her, and much, much more! This is an episode where we honestly go on so many tangents I can't even recall them all now writing this description, but it's definitely one I think you'll find enjoyable. Brandon brings a great perspective as someone who's been in the ring before. Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6 Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes! Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5 VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd Missed any of the 5 Matches episodes or just want to revisit one of the matches discussed previously but aren't sure what episode it took place on? Here's a handy Google Doc with links to every single match we've discussed on this series so far, which will continue to be updated every week: https://bit.ly/3dv3BjF Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Danny (@DJDKooks) and Stephen Bleiler (@Jam_McHusk) review the following the matches.Mitsiharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue 6/9/1995https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU&t=38sMoney In the Bank 2020 The Matchhttps://watch.wwe.com/episode/WWE-Money-in-the-Bank-2020-136533Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs Young Buckshttps://live.bleacherreport.com/wrestling/all-elite-wrestling/events/aew-revolution/923791Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano NXT Takeover New Yorkhttps://watch.wwe.com/episode/WWE-NXT-TakeOver-New-York-9873Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/get-in-the-ring/donations

Danny (@DJDKooks) and Stephen Bleiler (@Jam_McHusk) review the following the matches. Mitsiharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue 6/9/1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU&t=38s Money In the Bank 2020 The Match https://watch.wwe.com/episode/WWE-Money-in-the-Bank-2020-136533 Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs Young Bucks https://live.bleacherreport.com/wrestling/all-elite-wrestling/events/aew-revolution/923791 Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano NXT Takeover New York https://watch.wwe.com/episode/WWE-NXT-TakeOver-New-York-9873 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Doc and Ben bring along old friend and puroresu expert David Kim to wax poetic about his favorite match ever, a tag team match featuring Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue.

This week's review is just one single match. All Japan for their tag titles Kenta Kobushi and Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue. All four pillars of All Japan in one match together. This thing is a gem from 1995. Go check these matches out if you haven't seen them.

You Don’t Know Billy Jack is a live-watch podcast series where Drew and Jordan watch and discuss some of the greatest pro-wrestling matches of all time through the eyes of a non-wrestling fan in search of a universal connection in pro wrestling storytelling.   On this episode, Jordan and Drew are staying in the world of All Japan as they watch another heavy hitter, it’s Misawa and Kobashi vs. The Holy Demon Army from 6/9/95!

This week on Wrestling Omakase it's once again time for Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk! John is joined by the CAPTAIN Rich Kraetsch of the Voices of Wrestling flagship (@voiceswrestling) to once again break down every candidate in the Modern US/Canada and Japan categories. It's quite the dichotomy, as first we try our best to make a case for any one of a historically weak batch of US candidates including Bill Goldberg, CM Punk, Edge, Randy Orton, Sgt. Slaughter and more. Then we dive into a ridiculously deep slate of candidates from Japan including the "NJPW Modern 4" of Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito and Tomohiro Ishii, modern legends like Jun Akiyama and Meiko Satomura, and other interesting historical candidates like Akira Taue and Hayabusa. Then we talk about a few of the non-wrestling candidates like Gedo, Stephanie McMahon and Ted Turner. Finally we wrap things up with a really packed mailbag featuring questions on WRESTLERS AS POKEMON, the last time we really enjoyed WWE, who Naito should face on 1/5, and of course a ton of questions on the Hall of Fame as well. It's an absolutely jam packed edition of Omakase looking at the Observer Hall of Fame, this week! Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6 Wrestling Omakase now has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes! Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5 VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode may contain no less than fifty "My Gods" in it. Mainly because we watched an insane AJPW match from 1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue! We also ventured back to 2019 to watch the latest episodes of NXT and 205 Live. What do we think of the new NXT names for some independent stars? Did we get live answers from Oney Lorcan about his gear? Were we finally prepared for the cheesy NXT opening? All this, plus questions from Facebook!

This episode may contain no less than fifty "My Gods" in it. Mainly because we watched an insane AJPW match from 1995: Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue! We also ventured back to 2019 to watch the latest episodes of NXT and 205 Live. What do we think of the new NXT names for some independent stars? Did we get live answers from Oney Lorcan about his gear? Were we finally prepared for the cheesy NXT opening? All this, plus questions from Facebook!

Ringo gets his solo track! It's the final of the Champion Carnival, and everyone's favourite fourth banana gets his time to shine, as Akira Taue steps out of his role as one of the greatest tag team wrestlers of all time to have his one and only singles match to gain a perfect score from Dave Meltzer. Is it warranted? Does Misawa carry him to it? Does anyone survive a Dondon to the outside from the apron? Find out by listening here as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) answer those questions whilst posing and answering many more! lmtyspod@gmail.com

With Events like The wwe’s Wrestlemania, New japan pro wrestling’s Wrestlekingdom and it’s ever-growing popularity outside of it’s home country in of Japan, as well as the inception of All Elite Wrestling and it’s success with last years ALL IN pay per view event, Pro wrestling seems to be in a renaissance period not seen since the mid 90s. Now for those diehard fans who aren’t quite ready to enter the real world of professional wrestling, there have always been wrestling games – those digital experiences that allow them to step into their favorite superstar’s boots, whether it be for the WWE , New Japan Pro Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor , AEW or even a newly created wrestling company brought upon by your own imagination. ++===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========++ 1.) All Star Pro-Wrestling – Tsuyoshi Sekito & Kenichiro Fukui – “Mighty Dragon, Strong Muscles, Demolisher & King of Monsters” – November 22, 2001 (Japan Only) – Square – PS2 2.) 3 Count Bout – Masahiko Hataya – “Fighting Spirit Mountain Guy (Stage 4), My Dear Wrestling (Ending Theme) & Fire Suplex (Title Theme)” – April 23, 1993 – SNK – Arcades, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD & Nintendo Switch 3.) Onita Atsushi FMW – Takeshi Yasuda – “Character Select, Killer Marshal & Masked Bondage“ – August 6, 1993 (Japan Only) – Marionette/Pony Canyon – Super Famicom 4.) Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special – Masamichi Yamazaki, Chiyomaru Shikura, Yukie Sugawara & Shintaro Jyocha – “Theme of Samurai Jiro (Toshi Gotoh/Inazuma Kengo/Kuniaki Igarashi) & Theme of Mitsuhide Hikawa (Keiji Togashi/Shun Akikwawa/Kiyoshi Akechi)” – December 22, 1994 (Japan Only) – Human Entertainment – Super Famicom 5.) Stardust Suplex – Yusuke Takahama – “Theme of Ueda Kyoko, Theme of Hell Takano & Theme of Rando Jun“ – Jan 20, 1995 (Japan Only) – Varie – Super Famicom 6.) HammerLock Wrestling – Suguru Ishida – “Theme of Great Max, Theme of Sam Warhammer & Theme of Spud Marmoset” – September 30, 1994 – Jaleco – SNES 7.) Zen-Nippon Pro Wrestling Dash: Sekai Saikyō Tag (Natsume Championship Wrestling)- Iku Mizutani, Kinuyo Yamashita & Hiroyuki Iwatsuki – “Theme of Jumbo Tsuruta, Theme of Akira Taue & Theme of Mitsuharu Misawa“ – June 1994 – Natsume – SNES, Wii & Wii U Virtual Console 8.) Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling ’95: Tokyo Dome Battle 7 – Yusuke Takahama – “Theme of Masahiro Chono & Theme of Scott Norton” – Jun 30, 1995 (Japan Only) – Varie – Super Famicom 9.) WCW vs nWo: World Tour – Hideaki Mitsui – “BGM2, Grand Championship Title Match & Mode Select”- November 30, 1997 – Asmik Ace Entertainment & AKI Corporation/THQ – Nintendo 64 10.) Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling ’94: Battlefield in Tokyo Dome – Kenichi Koyano – “Theme of Steiner Brothers, Theme of Riki Choshu & Theme of Shinya Hashimoto” – November 25, 1994 (japan Only) – Fujicom – TurboGrafx CD 11.) Fire Pro Wrestling G – Shigemitsu Goto & Yasuto Kokubu – “Last Battle G & Blue Thunder” – Jun 24, 1999 (Japan Only) – S-Neo/Human Entertainment – Sony Playstation 12.) Big Bang Pro Wrestling – Takafumi Wada – “Knives (Brian’s Theme)” – Nov 23, 2000 – S-Neo/SNK – NeoGeo Pocket Color 13.) Zen-Nippon Joshi Pro Wrestling Kounin (Fire Pro Joshi All-Star Dream Slam) – Unknown – “Theme of Devil Masami (Dynamite Kansai/Shinobu Kandori) & Theme of Bull Nakano“ – Jul 22, 1994 (Japan Only) – Human Entertainment – Super Famicom 14.) Fire Pro Wrestling World – Mitsuo Nakajima & Atsuhiro Motoyama – “Main Menu & Character Select” – December 18, 2017 – ZEX Corporation & Spike Chunsoft/Spike Chunsoft – Windows PC & PS4 Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs www.patreon.com/nostalgiaroadtrip

RUNNING TIME: 3 HoursHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: Episode 19 (05/08 - 05/14) Verne Gagne retires from pro wrestling as AWA Heavyweight Champion. Bruno Sammartino vs Giant Baba: WWWF Title is defended in Japan for the first time ever. Eddie Gilbert seriously injured in auto accident. WWF tapes its first ever 'Saturday Night's Main Event'. Music Video premiere of Cyndi Lauper: 'The Goonies R Good Enough' featuring lots of WWF stars. Audio: Jerry Lawler def Curt Hennig in Career vs Title Match for AWA Heavyweight Title. Roddy Piper returns to WWF after two year retirement. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton wrestle for ECW. Looking back at AAA: Triplemania 2. Randy Savage vs Steve Austin wrestle for the first and only time ever in a singles match. WWF holds its first 'In Your House' PPV. "A Night To Remember": WWF holds it's last card at the Boston Garden. Audio: Bob Backlund revises history and announces a run for President of the United States. Bill Alfonso debuts for ECW. WCW announces change for Nitro from 2 to 3 hours. Audio: Infamous Farooq promo accusing WWF of racism towards black wrestlers. Audio: Rob Van Dam WWF Raw debut against Jeff Hardy. Audio: Excellent WWF segment on Dustin Runnels and Goldust. Audio: Eric Bischoff challenges Vince McMahon to a fight on an upcoming WCW PPV. Ric Flair: One of People Magazine's 'Most Beautiful People In The World' for 1998? Audio: Rain hampers WCW / MTV special from Chelsea Pier in NYC. Audio: Steve Austin on TSN 'Off The Record' with Michael Landsberg. Taz introduces the FTW (F*** The World) Heavyweight Title. Highest rated episode of Raw (8.1) airs. WWF lands the cover and major article in US News And World Report. WCW/ECW valet Chastity gets surprising amount of press for her appearance in a XXX Video. Miss Elizabeth wrestles her only two matches in her career. Lance Storm wrestles last match for ECW. Former wrestling hotline host turned convicted pedophile Jim Thompson (aka M.L. Curly) sentenced for sexual abuse involving minors. Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol announce the closing of XFL. Audio: Batista makes his debut as Deacon Batista for Reverend D'von. Undertaker hog ties and drags Hulk Hogan from motorcycle. Official announcement for launch of NWA: Total Nonstop Action. Audio: Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) make a surprise but sad, short lived return to WWE. John Tenta announcement retirement due to battling bladder cancer. TNA announces the change from weekly PPVs to Fox Sports Net. Amazing Red and CM Punk have WWF tryout matches. Tickets for ECW One Night Stand sell out in hours. Batista and Booker T fight during taping of Summerslam Commercial. Audio: Edge cashes in MITB Briefcase vs Undertaker. NWA ends their relationship with TNA Wrestling. Audio: Roxxi Laveaux shaved bald during TNA PPV. Nick Bollea sentenced for felony reckless driving leading to auto accident. Dixie Carter's desperate plea to fans who DVR Impact. Memorable segment involving Jerry Lawler attacking Michael Cole. Brock Lesnar pulled from UFC 131 due to second battle with diverticulitis.  New Japan Pro Wrestling invades the East Coast, and seriously injures an indy promotion in the process. WWE announces NXT to run full time in Florida. Hulk Hogan's ridiculous idea to add more 'realism' to TNA product. Gail Kim and Robert Irvine get married. Austin Aries 'sexually intimidates' Christy Hemme following an announcing botch. Dolph Ziggler suffers serious concussion and retrograde amnesia on an episode of Smackdown. Buck Zumhofe sentenced to 25 years prison for sexual misconduct with a minor. Audio: TNA tries to be edgy by having several wrestlers use the "F" and "N" word during a live episode of Impact. Audio:  Daniel Bryan relinquishes IC Title due to career threatening injury. Adam Rose arrested for domestic battery. Scott Hall suffers serious health scare while performing for Knight (Paige) Family promotion. Billy Corgan becomes the owner of NWA. And so much more! NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Perro Aguayo (1970), Tatsumi Fujinami (1971), Jake Roberts (1975), Ultimo Dragon (1987), Steve Austin (1989), Kelly Kelly (2006), Deonna Purrazzo (2014) NOTABLE DEATHS: Jesse James 83, Judy Grable 82, Fred Ward and Leo Garibaldi 78, Fred Atkins 77, Guy Brunetti 75, Gorgeous George Jr and George Gordienko 74, Penny Banner 73, Frank Tunny 70, John Bilbo (Jules Strongbow) 69, Ilio DiPaolo 68, Danny Little Bear 65, Big Bully Busick 63, Princess Jasmine 60, Little Boy Blue 57, Johnny 'Ram Man' Evans 50, Jumbo Tsuruta 49, Wayne Van Dyke 29, Eric Kulas 22 NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Danny Hodge, Killer Karl Krupp, Scott Irwin, Steve Williams, Tommy Rogers, Mike Shaw (RIP), Butcher Vachon 80, Robert Fuller 67, Tito Santana 65, Vader 63, Paul Diamond, Akira Taue, and Dennis Rodman 57, Glacier 54, Humberto Garza Jr 52, William Regal and Kevin Kelly (Announcer) and Hugh Mungus 51, Mantaur 50, Akebono 49, Doug Basham 47, Billy Kidman 44, Truth Martini and Little Jeanne 43, Shawn Osborne and Ricky Ortiz 42, Bobby Roode 41, Nick Berk 39, Nicky Benz 38, Nobuhiko Takada and Jimmy Yang 37, Puck 36, Shinya Aoki and Daizee Haze 35, Tommaso Ciampa and Zack Ryder 33, Lince Dorado 31, Bestia 666 29, Io Shirai 28, Scarlett Bordeaux 27 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH EP19 (05/14/18) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH EP19 (05/14/18) online. 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THE VIRTUALPROS PULL OUT THAT CRYSTAL BALL & MAKE WRESTLING PREDICTIONS FOR 2018! Our dream wrestling themed restaurants, Drake & his connection to the graps, THE NEW NWA CHAT, Chris Jericho & Bikinis discussions, Funko Pop Black Holes, Akira Taue vs. a hardcore legend & THE JURASSIC POWERS! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

A very INSIDE BASEBALL type of episode. Al & Mike talk about the message board that shaped their adulthood: DVDVR. A CRAZY BIG BOSS MAN EMAIL, Hayabusa gems are reviewed, Mike professes his love for a certain Japanese woman, and an unsolicited review of the Sunny p-no. Gross, yo. VRTL MIXTAPE - bit.ly/VRTLMixtape

Kris Zellner and David Bixenspan are joined by Mike Sempervive (Wrestling Observer Live) to discuss the week that was August 18-24, 1987. Listen to us pontificate about Jim Barnett being awesome, the birth of Akira Taue, New Japan tearing up Sumo Hall, Kevin Von Erich being insane, & the Road Warriors in WWF in 1987…it almost happened!!!!!!To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!Shop at Amazon via our link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon (go to TinyURL.com/BTSAmazonUK if you're in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it's the same experience you'd get going to Amazon the usual way.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.)To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris Zellner and David Bixenspan are joined by Mike Sempervive (Wrestling Observer Live) to discuss the week that was August 18-24, 1987. Listen to us pontificate about Jim Barnett being awesome, the birth of Akira Taue, New Japan tearing up Sumo Hall, Kevin Von Erich being insane, & the Road Warriors in WWF in 1987…it almost happened!!!!!!To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!Shop at Amazon via our link at TinyURL.com/BTSAmazon (go to TinyURL.com/BTSAmazonUK if you're in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it's the same experience you'd get going to Amazon the usual way.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 20 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.)To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The great Alan Counihan (host of DKP on WrestlingObserver.com and Fighting Spirit Magazine contributor) joins the show to breakdown the Japan region of the 2014 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. We discuss the candidacy's of Akira Taue, Jun Akiyama among others, predict inclusions, who will fall off and discuss some additions to make in the coming years.  I FOLLOWED WRESTLING IN JAPAN CANDIDATES Jun Akiyama George Gordienko Gran Hamada Volk Han Masahiko Kimura Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan Yuji Nagata Seiji Sakaguchi Mike & Ben Sharpe Minoru Suzuki Kiyoshi Tamura Akira Taue Subscribe to Voices of Wrestling: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-of-wrestling/id624753459 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/VoicesOfWrestling Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

(12/06/2013) On this week's show, we have a look at the latest events in WWE, RAW, the set-up and build for TLC, and whether or not the titles will actually be unified at TLC. We also have a look at the buy-rates of Battleground and Hell-in-a-Cell, what can be learned from the numbers, and where they stand in history. We look at the current plight of Davey Richards, overview of NJPW's two recent iPPV's and preview of the Akira Taue retirement show, plus MUCH MORE.

(12/06/2013) On this week's show, we have a look at the latest events in WWE, RAW, the set-up and build for TLC, and whether or not the titles will actually be unified at TLC. We also have a look at the buy-rates of Battleground and Hell-in-a-Cell, what can be learned from the numbers, and where they stand in history. We look at the current plight of Davey Richards, overview of NJPW's two recent iPPV's and preview of the Akira Taue retirement show, plus MUCH MORE.

EL DANDY VS ANGEL AZTECA  EMLL 6/1/90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fLKAa3QFU TOSHIAKI KAWADA VS AKIRA TAUE  AJPW 1/15/91 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6PeCi3bgi8 STEINERS VS TATSUMI FUJINAMI & TAYAYUKI IIZUKA  WCW 5/17/92 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd41p_steiners-vs-fujinami-iizuka-5-17-92_news  

(11/29/2013) This week, in a packed show, we have a full review of WWE Survivor Series, the booking of the show, and the directions taken by the company heading into TLC, including whether Cena vs. Orton is a wise choice for the main event. We also have a full report from Raw and TNA Turning Point. We look at the start of the NJPW Tag League, a full iPPV review, and debate over the causes of Tetsuya Naito's plummeting popularity. We also have a preview of the upcoming Akira Taue retirement show, how tickets are selling and pricing, and look at a perfectly dismal Triple Crown tussle between Akebono and Joe Doering, plus MUCH MORE.

(11/29/2013) This week, in a packed show, we have a full review of WWE Survivor Series, the booking of the show, and the directions taken by the company heading into TLC, including whether Cena vs. Orton is a wise choice for the main event. We also have a full report from Raw and TNA Turning Point. We look at the start of the NJPW Tag League, a full iPPV review, and debate over the causes of Tetsuya Naito's plummeting popularity. We also have a preview of the upcoming Akira Taue retirement show, how tickets are selling and pricing, and look at a perfectly dismal Triple Crown tussle between Akebono and Joe Doering, plus MUCH MORE.

MITSUHARU MISAWA, TOSHIAKI KAWADA & KENTA KOBASHI VS JUMBO TSURUTA, AKIRA TAUE, & MASA FUCHI ALL JAPAN 10/19/90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-RAjlWvbc BLUE PANTHER VS LOVE MACHINE CMLL 4/3/92 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUFqlGiC1U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2nIinnjrSM GOLDBERG VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE WCW HALLOWEEN HAVOC 98 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79QFMxvtK0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdcwFJoVm20

Kris & David are back with another episode of Between the Sheets! We discuss the week-plus that was February 15-22, 1996, a show that was requested by one of our Patrons, Andy Linton. You can have the opportunity to have us do a week that you want if you join our Patreon and put down $25. We start the show with WCW, talking about their rapidly improving house show business and a wild Monday Nitro, which was par for the course in this era for some reason. We also talk about a crazy UFC PPV in Puerto Rico, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue regaining AJPW's unified world tag team titles, AAA almost getting kicked out of Acapulco, Tommy Morrison telling the world that he was HIV positive and how that would affect all combat sports, Brian Pillman making his debut at the ECW Arena in a wild spectacle, the WWF invading the WMC studio in Memphis, and IN YOUR HOUSE 6 among other topics in a loaded WWF section, including some long-buried details of the Billionaire Ted skits and resulting fallout. All that and much more on yet another action packed episode of Between the Sheets!Timestamps:0:00:00 WCW1:01:31 UFC1:52:02 Int'l: AJPW, NJPW, BattlARTS, FMW, SPWF, AJW, GAEA, AAA, CMLL, & Tijuana2:26:24 Classic Commercial Break2:31:20 Tommy Morrison2:59:43 Other USA: ECW, SSW, United Wrestling, USWA, & North American All-Star4:33:52 WWF6:09:30 Patreon Preview: Joel Goodhart gambles on a banquet celebrating Ric FlairTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to WWE Network, AEW Plus, and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week on Wrestling Omakase it's once again time for Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk! John is joined by the CAPTAIN Rich Kraetsch of the Voices of Wrestling flagship (@voiceswrestling) to once again break down every candidate in the Modern US/Canada and Japan categories. It's quite the dichotomy, as first we try our best to make a case for any one of a historically weak batch of US candidates including Bill Goldberg, CM Punk, Edge, Randy Orton, Sgt. Slaughter and more. Then we dive into a ridiculously deep slate of candidates from Japan including the "NJPW Modern 4" of Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito and Tomohiro Ishii, modern legends like Jun Akiyama and Meiko Satomura, and other interesting historical candidates like Akira Taue and Hayabusa. Then we talk about a few of the non-wrestling candidates like Gedo, Stephanie McMahon and Ted Turner. Finally we wrap things up with a really packed mailbag featuring questions on WRESTLERS AS POKEMON, the last time we really enjoyed WWE, who Naito should face on 1/5, and of course a ton of questions on the Hall of Fame as well. It's an absolutely jam packed edition of Omakase looking at the Observer Hall of Fame, this week!Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6Wrestling Omakase now has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes!Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXdSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestling-omakase/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.

Black Lives Matter. Find a charitable cause and donate: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.htmlThis week on Wrestling Omakase we talk some pretty incredible Japanese wrestling, including a triple dose of Toshiaki Kawada! If you haven't listened to a 5 Matches episode yet, every week John and the guest each choose 2 matches to watch and talk about on the episode. Then we each choose a third match, which is put up to a vote on the @wrestleomakase Twitter account, letting the listeners choose our fifth and final match of the week. It's a fun retro format featuring all sorts of different wrestling!Wrestling Omakase has launched its brand new Patreon. Head to www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase where you can get, right now, two episodes in our new series covering all of the Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi matches in order (with a third to follow shortly after this goes up) as well as the first edition of Anime Omakase. And next week it will be the ONLY place to catch Wrestling Omakase #148, our first Patreon-exclusive episode of the podcast, with debuting guest Alan Counihan (@Alan4L) from PWTorch. Get all of our Patreon audio for just $5 a month!John is joined by debuting guest Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) from the Wrestlenomics podcast, right here on the VOW network. John and Brandon open things up discussing a little about getting into Japanese wrestling at a similar time, and Brandon talks a bit about how he evaluates matches as a wrestling trainer. Then we get into our 5 picks of the week, and it's a real stacked lineup:1. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi, AJPW 6/9/95 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU)2. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Shinya Hashimoto, AJPW 2/22/04 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cw715)3. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki, NJPW 10/9/00 (NJPW World: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00156_1_1)4. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito, NJPW 3/4/12 (NJPW World: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00190_1_2)5. Hikaru Shida vs. Aja Kong, OZ 9/17/18 (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7musls)Topics that come up along the way include: how you can break all the rules when you get over, that old school AJPW Budokan vibe, little bro Kawada, two wrestlers meeting toward the end of their careers, Japan's long history of interpromotional matchups, the NJPW/AJPW feud of the early 00s, babyface Naito was more over than you remember, Okada and Naito having an absolute classic that you may have never even watched, Aja Kong says you have to bring the action to her, and much, much more! This is an episode where we honestly go on so many tangents I can't even recall them all now writing this description, but it's definitely one I think you'll find enjoyable. Brandon brings a great perspective as someone who's been in the ring before.Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes!Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXdMissed any of the 5 Matches episodes or just want to revisit one of the matches discussed previously but aren't sure what episode it took place on? Here's a handy Google Doc with links to every single match we've discussed on this series so far, which will continue to be updated every week: https://bit.ly/3dv3BjFSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestling-omakase/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.