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Welcome to the Squared Cirlce Podcast! I am your host Marie Shadows!The second night of the 2025 New Japan Cup delivered hard-hitting action, surprising moments, and plenty of discussions about the state of the tournament. Here, we break down the key matches, highlight standout performances, and explore areas of improvement for some of the competitors.Match Highlights & AnalysisBolton Oleg vs. Badluck FaleOleg, a recently graduated Young Lion, picked up a solid win over Fale. The match itself was a showcase of power, but the question remains: is Bolton Oleg truly the next big thing? While he has the size and strength, there's still work to be done in crafting a character that fans can connect with.Great O-Khan vs. El PhantasmoThis match showcased technical wrestling, with Great O-Khan controlling the pace. His stiff strikes and submission work made for a compelling bout, ultimately securing his victory with the Eliminator. This match further cemented Great O-Khan's role as a dominant force in NJPW.Ishii vs. Drilla MaloneyDrilla Maloney continues his rise in New Japan, securing a hard-fought victory over Ishii. While the match was intense, the length and repeated “fighting spirit” no-sells may have overstayed their welcome. Regardless, Drilla is proving to be a must-watch competitor with a growing presence.Main Event: Naito vs. Callum NewmanNaito faced Callum Newman in a match that highlighted both Newman's strengths and weaknesses. Newman, known as the “Prince of Pace,” brings high-speed offense, but the match revealed an over-reliance on his mentor Will Ospreay's style.Naito methodically targeted Newman's previously injured knee, controlling the match's flow. Newman's biggest weakness was his inability to sell the injury effectively. At times, he abandoned selling his knee altogether, immediately bouncing up for high-impact moves, which hurt the story being told in the ring.Tape Study Takeaways on Callum NewmanNewman has the tools, but refinement is needed. Here are a few key pointers:Character Development: Who is Callum Newman beyond “Prince of Pace”? He needs a deeper identity beyond his nickname.Match Psychology: Selling is crucial. If an opponent works the knee, there should be consistency in his movements and offense.Crowd Engagement: Newman should work on interacting with the audience more, making his presence felt.Ditch the Ospreay Mannerisms: While influenced by Ospreay, he needs to develop his own unique arsenal.Looking AheadWith Bolton Oleg, Great O-Khan, Drilla Maloney, and Naito advancing, the tournament is shaping up to be an intriguing one. Can Newman evolve? Will Drilla's momentum continue? These are key questions to follow in the coming rounds.Links:campsite.bio/marieshadowshttps://marieshadows-shop.fourthwall.comhttps://youtube.com/squaredcirclepodcasthttps://marieshadows.substack.com
Our AEW X NJPW Wrestle Dynasty 2025 review as Simon Miller talks about Kenny Omega's in-ring return as he takes on Gabe Kidd, Zack Sabre Jr vs Ricochet for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, The Young Bucks vs Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb for the IWGP Tag Team Championships, Konosuke Takeshita vs Tomohiro Ishii for the AEW International and NEVER Openweight Championships, Mercedes Mone vs Mina Shirakawa in a winner takes all match, Claudio Castagnoli vs Shota Umino, Jack Perry vs Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, and much more...ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@SimonMiller316@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steven and Jeremy discussed Strong Style Evolved, and how Mercedes Mone and Hazuki tore the house down. The Young Bucks, Jack Perry, Konosuke Takeshita and other AEW stars were also a part of the show, but does AEW respect New Japan? Is this partnership worthwhile? They also looked forward to the last two Korakuen Hall shows of the year, featuring a strange KOPW title match with Taichi and Great O-Khan.
Joel and Damon are back to review NJPW's Destruction In Kobe 2024. The guys review all the key matches including HENARE vs Shingo Takagi, David Finlay vs Yoshi-Hashi, and Tetsuya Naito vs Great O-Khan for the IWGP World Championship. They also discuss Evil Ticks, David Finlay's great 2024, Naito still a draw? Is Zack winning at KOPW?... and we answer your questions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Joel and Damon are back to review NJPW's Destruction In Kobe 2024. The guys review all the key matches including HENARE vs Shingo Takagi, David Finlay vs Yoshi-Hashi, and Tetsuya Naito vs Great O-Khan for the IWGP World Championship. They also discuss Evil Ticks, David Finlay's great 2024, Naito still a draw? Is Zack winning at KOPW?... and we answer your questions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Join SP3, J-News and Sonal for our NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024 Review breaking down the latest New Japan show ft. Tetsuya Naito vs Great O Khan for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Leave your thoughts on this PPV and review in the live chat and comments section. Like, share, superchat and subscribe to support! #njdest #NJPW #TMDK #ZackSabreJr #TetsuyaNaito #GreatOKhan #DavidFinlay #ShingoTakagi #HENARE #LIJ #RyoheiOiwa Welcome to the Tru Heel Heat Wrestling YouTube channel where we cover the sport of professional wrestling including all WWE TV shows (Raw, Smackdown, & NXT), AEW Dynamite/Dark, IMPACT Wrestling, NJPW, ROH, Dark Side of the Ring and more. Our weekly podcast hosted by SP3, Top Guy JJ & Miss Krssi Luv breaking down the weekly wrestling news and present unfiltered, honest thoughts and opinions for wrestling fans by wrestling fans, drops every Saturday. We also include PPV reviews, countdowns, and exclusive interviews with wrestlers from all promotions hosted by a wide range of personalities such as Romeo, Chris G, Ness, StatKing, Drunk Guy JJ, J-News and more. Subscribe and enable ALL notifications to stay posted for the latest wrestling WWE news, highlights, commentary, updates and more. Become a member of Tru Heels Facebook community: www.facebook.com/groups/1336177103130224/ Subscribe to Tru Heel Heat on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0AmFQmsRyQYPKyRm5hDwNg Follow Tru Heels on Twitter: twitter.com/truheelheat Follow Tru Heels on Instagram: www.instagram.com/truheelheat/ Music composed by JPM
On this week's episode of Keepin' It Strong Style, Jeremy Donovan and the "Young Boy" Joshua Smith break down all the action from Destruction in Kobe 2024. They dive into the all matches and angles including Ryohei Oiwa's aligning with TMDK and Great-O-Khan stepping up to challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title. The duo also shares their thoughts on Blue Justice XIV and the upcoming King of Pro Wrestling card. As always, they tackle listener questions and cover all the latest news and developments from the world of New Japan Pro Wrestling.Get Your Official Keepin' It Strong Style Merchandise: https://chopped-tees.com/collections/social-suplex-network/keepin-it-strong-styleJoin our Patreon for ad-free audio, live video streams, and other bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/KIStrongStyleFollow us on YouTube: @SocialSuplexFollow us on X: @SocialSuplex, @KIStrongStyle, @JeremyLDonovanFollow us on Instagram: @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) CircleKeepin' It Strong Style is the New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.#njpw #newjapanprowrestlingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
On this week's episode of Keepin' It Strong Style, Jeremy Donovan and the "Young Boy" Joshua Smith break down all the action from Destruction in Kobe 2024. They dive into the all matches and angles including Ryohei Oiwa's aligning with TMDK and Great-O-Khan stepping up to challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title. The duo also shares their thoughts on Blue Justice XIV and the upcoming King of Pro Wrestling card. As always, they tackle listener questions and cover all the latest news and developments from the world of New Japan Pro Wrestling.Get Your Official Keepin' It Strong Style Merchandise: https://chopped-tees.com/collections/social-suplex-network/keepin-it-strong-styleJoin our Patreon for ad-free audio, live video streams, and other bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/KIStrongStyleFollow us on YouTube: @SocialSuplexFollow us on X: @SocialSuplex, @KIStrongStyle, @JeremyLDonovanFollow us on Instagram: @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) CircleKeepin' It Strong Style is the New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.#njpw #newjapanprowrestlingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keepin-it-strong-style/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Steven and Jeremy are back with a special episode reviewing Destruction in Kobe 2024, featuring Tetsuya Naito's IWGP title defense against the Great O-Khan, David Finlay v YOSHI-HASHI for the Global title, DOUKI v Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, and HENARE v Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight title. Plus, we got a new member of TMDK.
With Destruction in Kobe coming up in a few days, Steven and Jeremy looked at each match, previewing the big card headlined by Tetsuya Naito v Great O-Khan. They also speculated who might win the Global title match between David Finlay and YOSHI-HASHI, and how Hirooki Goto's battle with Gabe Kidd earlier in the night might tip us off as to the winner. Plus, who's the new member of TMDK? Wrestling content on Netflix, Tanahashi's career and meetup with Kenny Omega and more.
Joel and Damon are back to preview NJPW's Destruction In Kobe 2024. The guys preview all the key matches including HENARE vs Shingo Takagi, David Finlay vs Yoshi-Hashi, and Tetsuya Naito vs Great O-Khan for the IWGP World Championship. They also discuss Arsenal's Dark Arts, more Max Headroom, DOUKI as Jr of the Year , and we answer your questions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Joel and Damon are back to preview NJPW's Destruction In Kobe 2024. The guys preview all the key matches including HENARE vs Shingo Takagi, David Finlay vs Yoshi-Hashi, and Tetsuya Naito vs Great O-Khan for the IWGP World Championship. They also discuss Arsenal's Dark Arts, more Max Headroom, DOUKI as Jr of the Year , and we answer your questions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Join SP3 and J-News for our NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024 Preview breaking down the card for this Sunday's show ft. Tetsuya Naito vs Great-O-Khan for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title. Leave your thoughts on this PPV and review in the live chat and comments section. Like, share, superchat and subscribe to support! #njdest #NJPW #TetsuyaNaito #GreatOKhan #DavidFinlay #YOSHIHASHI Welcome to the Tru Heel Heat Wrestling YouTube channel where we cover the sport of professional wrestling including all WWE TV shows (Raw, Smackdown, & NXT), AEW Dynamite/Dark, IMPACT Wrestling, NJPW, ROH, Dark Side of the Ring and more. Our weekly podcast hosted by SP3, Top Guy JJ & Miss Krssi Luv breaking down the weekly wrestling news and present unfiltered, honest thoughts and opinions for wrestling fans by wrestling fans, drops every Saturday. We also include PPV reviews, countdowns, and exclusive interviews with wrestlers from all promotions hosted by a wide range of personalities such as Romeo, Chris G, Ness, StatKing, Drunk Guy JJ, J-News and more. Subscribe and enable ALL notifications to stay posted for the latest wrestling WWE news, highlights, commentary, updates and more. Become a member of Tru Heels Facebook community: www.facebook.com/groups/1336177103130224/ Subscribe to Tru Heel Heat on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0AmFQmsRyQYPKyRm5hDwNg Follow Tru Heels on Twitter: twitter.com/truheelheat Follow Tru Heels on Instagram: www.instagram.com/truheelheat/ Music composed by JPM
On this week's episode of Keepin' It Strong Style, Jeremy Donovan and the "Discord Daddy" MJ deliver a full preview of Destruction in Kobe 2024, featuring five title matches, headlined by Tetsuya Naito's IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense against Great-O-Khan. Plus, they answer listener questions and cover all the latest news and happenings in New Japan Pro Wrestling.Join our Patreon for ad-free audio, live video streams, and other bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/KIStrongStyleFollow us on YouTube: @SocialSuplexFollow us on X: @SocialSuplex, @KIStrongStyle, @JeremyLDonovanFollow us on Instagram: @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) CircleKeepin' It Strong Style is the New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.#njpw #newjapanprowrestlingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
On this week's episode of Keepin' It Strong Style, Jeremy Donovan and the "Discord Daddy" MJ deliver a full preview of Destruction in Kobe 2024, featuring five title matches, headlined by Tetsuya Naito's IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense against Great-O-Khan. Plus, they answer listener questions and cover all the latest news and happenings in New Japan Pro Wrestling.Join our Patreon for ad-free audio, live video streams, and other bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/KIStrongStyleFollow us on YouTube: @SocialSuplexFollow us on X: @SocialSuplex, @KIStrongStyle, @JeremyLDonovanFollow us on Instagram: @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) CircleKeepin' It Strong Style is the New Japan Pro Wrestling Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.#njpw #newjapanprowrestlingSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/keepin-it-strong-style/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
John Pollock and Karen Peterson review NJPW G1 Climax 34 Night 18 featuring Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay in semi-final matches.They discuss the set-up for the final night of the tournament, the performances of the final four participants, and general thoughts on this year's G1. Access all of our NJPW reviews by becoming a member of the POST Wrestling Café.------NJPW G1 Climax 34: Night 18August 17, 2024Ryogoku KokugikanToyko, JapanA Block Semi-final: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi [RECOMMENDED]B Block Semi-final: David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji [RECOMMENDED]Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI vs. HENARE, Great O-Khan & Francesco AkiraClark Connors, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori vs. Taichi, DOUKI & Taka MichinokuHiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. EVIL, Ren Narita, Yujiro, SHO & Yoshinobu KanemaruKonosuke Takeshita, Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman vs. Shota Umino, El Phantasmo & JadoGabe Kidd & Jake Lee vs. Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki HonmaYOSHI-HASHI & Shoma Kato vs. Robbie Eagles & Mikey Nicholls Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordMerch: http://Chopped-Tees.com/POSTwrestlingX/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week's episode reviewed a busy week of G1 Climax action. Zack Sabre Jr. punched his ticket to the playoffs, but he's the only one thus far. Steven and Jeremy also talked about the chances of other contenders in A Block, such as Shingo Takagi, EVIL, Great O-Khan. Will Shota Umino make an impact despite being eliminated? Can O-Khan take his comeback story all the way to the knockout rounds? They also looked at B Block, and how Jeff Cobb and Yuya Uemura have gone in opposite directions. They wondered if there was any way New Japan could just keep Konnosuke Takeshita, and they looked at the chances of B Block contenders such as David Finlay, Yota Tsuji, Ren Narita and this year's tournament Cinderella, Hirooki Goto.
Rich is looking for Great-O-Khan to receive guidance from Joey Chestnut.
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Joel and Damon are back for their preview of the 2024 Road To Sakura Genesis shows. The guys give predictions and preview Tanga Loa vs Great-O-Khan and the KOPW title match. They also discuss Windy City Riot , safety police, and push their way through internet connection issues and thunderstorms in England. Our Sponsors:* Support our sponsor eufy and learn more about the new eufy Video Smart Lock E330 by searching "eufy video lock" on your search engine of choice or visit http://eufyofficial.com/videolock to see how you can finally gain complete control of your door. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Night 2 kicked off with a bang as Tomohiro Ishii clashed with Chase Owens on Owens' birthday , setting the stage for an epic showdown. Tanga Loa went head-to-head against The Great-O-Khan, and the tension was palpable! Meanwhile, TJP and David Finlay delivered an incredible main event that left us speechless! But hold onto your seats because Night 3 brought even more surprises! Hikuleo and Oleg Boltin delivered a surprisingly intense matchup that kept us on the edge of our seats. The match of the night undoubtedly belonged to Callum Newman and David Finlay, who left it all in the ring in an unforgettable clash of titans. And let's not forget about the explosive main event featuring Shingo Takagi taking on the talented Yuya Uemura! Join us as we break down all the action, analyze the standout moments, and discuss what these matches mean for the future of NJPW. Don't miss out on our in-depth review and commentary on the New Japan Cup Nights 2 & 3! Hit that subscribe button and ring the notification bell so you never miss an episode of Andre & Melball's NJPW Puroresu Review! Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/SNMERadio Get all you SNME Merchandise HERE Be part of the Facebook group HERE
Join Andre & Melball as they break down the epic showdowns during the first half of the NJPW New Beginning tour! Witness Okada, Ishii & Tanahashi's fierce defense of the Never 6 Man Titles against TMDK in a clash of titans. Plus, Ishimori puts his KOPW Title on the line against Great-O-Khan, while El Desperado faces off against former partner Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Jr Title. Don't miss the explosive analysis and thrilling moments in this must-watch Puroresu Review! #NJPW #NewBeginning #PuroresuReview
SP3 and NK are back to put Gedo on trial for his crimes as they discuss the latest happenings in NJPW. The duo discuss the huge Power Struggle event, including Shota Umino's breakout match against Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley giving Great-O-Khan his career best match, and question why Gedo is putting David Finlay in our nice Ospreay vs Moxley Wrestle Kingdom 18 match?! They talk the matches confirmed for Wrestle Kingdom so far, especially Kazuchika Okada vs Bryan Danielson, plus lots more! Read our features on our website WrestleInn.com. Follow us on Twitter @WrestleInn. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/WrestleInn.
This week the boys return to call a spade a spade as they review the Crown Jewel card highlighted by Drew vs Seth the return of Kairi Sane and Logan Paul vs Rey Mysterio. The 2 count covers all of the AEW shows. Penta vs Komander vs Vikingo steals the show on Rampage. 8 man tag match on Collision and Daniel Garcia vs MJF for the AEW title. Acclaimed/Billy are attacked backstage. Who do the boys think did it? The 3 count covers NJPW Power Struggle with Shota Umino vs Will Ospreay in another instant classic in the year of Ospreay. Great O-Khan vs Moxley and Ishimori vs Hiromu are reviewed as NJPW leads towards Wrestle Kingdom Available on YouTube and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Listen Share Subscribe Repeat! Rate/review on Apple/Spotify! WWE Crown Jewel AEW 45:30 NJPW Power Struggle 1:35:15
This week the boys return to call a spade a spade as they review the Crown Jewel card highlighted by Drew vs Seth the return of Kairi Sane and Logan Paul vs Rey Mysterio. The 2 count discusses all the AEW shows for the week. Penta vs Komander vs Vikingo steals the show on Rampage. 8 man tag match on Collision and Daniel Garcia vs MJF for the AEW title. Acclaimed/Billy are attacked backstage. Who do the boys think did it? The 3 count covers NJPW Power Struggle with Shota Umino vs Will Ospreay in another instant classic in the year of Ospreay. Great O-Khan vs Moxley and Ishimori vs Hiromu are reviewed as NJPW leads to Wrestle Kingdom Available on YouTube and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Listen Share Subscribe Repeat! Rate and review on Apple/Spotify! WWE Crown Jewel AEW 45:30 NJPW Power Struggle 1:35:15
This week the boys return to call a spade a spade as they review the Crown Jewel card highlighted by Drew vs Seth the return of Kairi Sane and Logan Paul vs Rey Mysterio. The 2 count covers all of the AEW shows for the week. Penta vs Komander vs Vikingo steals the show on Rampage. 8 man tag match on Collision and Daniel Garcia vs MJF for the AEW title. Acclaimed/Billy are attacked backstage. Who do the boys think did it? The 3 count covers NJPW Power Struggle with Shota Umino vs Will Ospreay in another instant classic in the year of Ospreay. Great O-Khan vs Moxley and Ishimori vs Hiromu are reviewed as NJPW heads towards Wrestle Kingdom.Available on YouTube and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Listen Share Subscribe Repeat! Rate and review on Apple/Spotify!WWE Crown JewelAEW 45:30NJPW Power Struggle 1:35:15
This week the boys return to call a spade a spade as they review the Crown Jewel card highlighted by Drew vs Seth the return of Kairi Sane and Logan Paul vs Rey Mysterio. The 2 count discusses all the AEW shows for the week. Penta vs Komander vs Vikingo steals the show on Rampage. 8 man tag match on Collision and Daniel Garcia vs MJF for the AEW title. Acclaimed/Billy are attacked backstage. Who do the boys think did it? The 3 count covers NJPW Power Struggle with Shota Umino vs Will Ospreay in another instant classic in the year of Ospreay. Great O-Khan vs Moxley and Ishimori vs Hiromu are reviewed as NJPW leads to Wrestle Kingdom Available on YouTube and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Listen Share Subscribe Repeat! Rate and review on Apple/Spotify! WWE Crown Jewel AEW 45:30 NJPW Power Struggle 1:35:15
Joel and Damon are back as they review Power Struggle in Osaka with complete analysis of Jon Moxley vs. Great O-Khan, David Finaly vs. Tanga Loa, Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori and Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino. The guys also discuss Super Jr Tag Finals, Walker Stewart's big-show debut, ice-cold Wrestle Kingdom buzz, preview Lone Star Shootout, and ask, "Is it time for a change with NJPW leadership?".Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Joel and Damon are back as they review Power Struggle in Osaka with complete analysis of Jon Moxley vs. Great O-Khan, David Finaly vs. Tanga Loa, Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori and Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino. The guys also discuss Super Jr Tag Finals, Walker Stewart's big-show debut, ice-cold Wrestle Kingdom buzz, preview Lone Star Shootout, and ask, "Is it time for a change with NJPW leadership?".Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone are back with a special episode breaking down the Nov. 4 Power Struggle show from Osaka. They talked about the classic main event with Will Ospreay and Shota Umino, what it could mean to Umino's career and how the match led to a big angle for Wrestle Kingdom. The match-by-match analysis included discussion of Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, El Desperado, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Zack Sabre Jr. and more. Other matches analyzed included Hiromu Takahashi v Taiji Ishimori, the Super Jr. Tag League Finals with Catch 2/2 facing SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Great O-Khan v Moxley. It was a great show with an enthusiastic crowd, and the guys were fired up to talk about it.
274. Super J-Cast Destruction in Kobe Review - Joel and Damon are back once again as we review NJPW's Destruction in Kobe. We cover it all including Taichi vs. SHO, Bishamon vs. TMDK, The Great-O-Khan vs. Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb and an outstanding Will Ospreay vs. Yota Tsuji. The guys also discuss the worst IWGP champions, red-hot Tony Khan rumors, Walker Stewart behind the mic and answer your silly questions.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
274. Super J-Cast Destruction in Kobe Review - Joel and Damon are back once again as we review NJPW's Destruction in Kobe. We cover it all including Taichi vs. SHO, Bishamon vs. TMDK, The Great-O-Khan vs. Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito vs. Jeff Cobb and an outstanding Will Ospreay vs. Yota Tsuji. The guys also discuss the worst IWGP champions, red-hot Tony Khan rumors, Walker Stewart behind the mic and answer your silly questions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jeremy Finestone and Steven Conway return with a new edition of Speaking of Strong Style! The pair looked at the All Together Again show, which featured New Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan talent, who shined and who took it easy. They also talked about Kosei Fujita's announcement he's no longer a young lion, and compared his class of trainees to some of the great classes of the past, which included talks of Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Great O-Khan, Master Wato and Yota Tsuji. Steven and Jeremy took an early look at the G1 blocks, made their early guesses on who may advance to the knockout stages, and wondered why Gedo does this to himself. Plus, they talked about the upcoming NJPW Strong shows in Tokyo, which will feature deathmatch star Jun Kasai, Jon Moxley and El Desperado. Speaking of Strong Style is your best source for news and analysis of New Japan Pro Wrestling! 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
Jeremy Finestone and Steven Conway return with a new edition of Speaking of Strong Style! The pair looked at the All Together Again show, which featured New Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan talent, who shined and who took it easy. They also talked about Kosei Fujita's announcement he's no longer a young lion, and compared his class of trainees to some of the great classes of the past, which included talks of Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Great O-Khan, Master Wato and Yota Tsuji. Steven and Jeremy took an early look at the G1 blocks, made their early guesses on who may advance to the knockout stages, and wondered why Gedo does this to himself. Plus, they talked about the upcoming NJPW Strong shows in Tokyo, which will feature deathmatch star Jun Kasai, Jon Moxley and El Desperado. Speaking of Strong Style is your best source for news and analysis of New Japan Pro Wrestling!
ONW - EP 200 New Rules for predictions Revolving Guests Romans new belt Behind the Bastards on Vince: (takeaways) Vinces first wrestling name ***Man McMahon 1970's New Jersey commission wouldn't let them have a fake wedding Trump helped fund Wrestlemania 4 -heenan commercial Does an Uso need to take the belt? The Best Dynamite and Rampage in quite some time. The mixed reaction from the CM Punk Announcement Darby Allin and MT Everest / AEW Flag NJPW Dominion The James Bond MITB Packages / Build / LA Knight Brackets Adam Cole looks small and hesitant / Not ready for a main event run Give Zack Sabre Jr both of the TV Titles 20 AEW PPV's Is JR doing better? Jimmy / Jay and Roman / how would you book the fall of the bloodline? The All in Speculation game: See Probable Roster document Eddie Kingston NJPW G1 Climax and other G1 wrestlers: Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, David Finlay, Shota Umino, Shingo Takagi, Tomohiro Ishii, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano, KENTA, Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi, Eddie Kingston, El Phantasmo, Ren Narita, EVIL, Chase Owens, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Aaron Henare, Gabriel Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, Yota Tsuji & Kaito Kiyomiya Danielson v Okada Who has more crowd heat Don or Dom? How did Jay White and FTR suddenly become interesting to me? Direction for each of the 4 pillars post DoN Tony Kahn names Stokely Hathaway and Jerry Lynn as the new Board of Directors for ROH. In story, the pair will have matchmaking and decision-making authority that can only be overruled by TK himself. New WWE and Twitch multi-year partnership announced Thanks for listening. Watch us on Twitch. www.twitch.tv/onrslive Chat with us on Facebook. www.facebook.com/groups/ohnowrestling Support us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/ONRS
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Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone are back with the latest edition of Speaking of Strong Style! This week, they talked about the New Japan Cup shows, covering all the key angles, including the possible power struggle at the top of Bullet Club. Is El Phantasmo on the verge of turning on David Finlay? Or is this an Usos angle done New Japan-style? The pair discussed Aaron Henare's strong tour and how he has grown as a performer. Jeremy and Steven also talked of the Present versus Future match pitting the team of Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi against Ren Narita and Shota Umino, and how the match delivered a key message. They also ran down the upcoming Multiverse card coming up in conjunction with IMPACT wrestling, plus who members of the Fight Game Media team want to see get IWGP World Heavyweight title shots in 2023. They also covered all the key New Japan Cup matches, which included stars such as Tetsuya Naito, Will Ospreay, SANADA, Jeff Cobb, KENTA, Narita, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI. They also discussed if someone should have food delivered to the Great O-Khan since he's still handcuffed to a rail in Ehime. It's everything you need to be up to date on a busy week in New Japan Pro Wrestling!
For a special Christmas edition Scott & Grant celebrate the career & life of the The Great O-Khan
Joel and Damon are back as they review NJPW's Historic X-over show from Ariake Arena. The guys break down all of the matches including Will Ospreay vs Shota Umino, Kazuchika Okada, The Great Muta & Toru Yano vs Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan, along with a great KAIRI vs Mayu Iwatani main event. They also discuss Kenny vs. Will at Wrestle Kingdom, World Tag League, and answer your questions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Joel and Damon are back as they review NJPW's Historic X-over show from Ariake Arena. The guys break down all of the matches including Will Ospreay vs Shota Umino, Kazuchika Okada, The Great Muta & Toru Yano vs Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan, along with a great KAIRI vs Mayu Iwatani main event. They also discuss Kenny vs. Will at Wrestle Kingdom, World Tag League, and answer your questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Join Pat for continued coverage of this year's G1 CLIMAX Tournament, as part of THE DEEP SIX WRESTLING PODCAST! The New Japan G1 Climax 32 is officially underway, and Pat is here with his full recap and review from the sixth night of action from New Japan's famous tournament. NIGHT 6 of the G1 Climax featured four tournament matches: Chase Owens vs The Great O-Khan, KENTA vs EVIL, "Filthy Tom Lawlor" vs "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer, and David Finlay vs "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson in the main event of the night. Join Pat as he breaks down the show, gives his reactions to each match, and gives a points update for the rest of the DEEP SIX WRESTLING PODCAST's predictions for the G1 CLIMAX 32 so far! Be sure to subscribe for more wrestling coverage, including reviews of New Japan Pro Wrestling events, weekly AEW Dynamite reviews, more Impact Wrestling coverage, and keep your eyes peeled for our soon-to-be-debuting TNA PPV RETROSPECTIVE SERIES! #njpw #g1climax #g1climax32 #jaywhite #shingotakagi #newjapan #aew #allelitewrestling #forbiddendoor #wwe #impactwrestling #wrestling #podcast Our Social Media & Other Platforms: Follow our Twitter || Like us on Facebook || Check out The Deep Six Wrestling YouTube || You can find Rob's Gaming/Music Content on YouTube and Twitch || Pat's Film Blog can be found on Medium The Deep Six Wrestling Podcast is available on: Anchor || Spotify || Apple Podcasts || Stitcher || TuneIn || Breaker || Google Podcasts || Podbay || Owltail --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/DeepSixWrestling/support
Wrestling News of the Week WWE Scandal(s) Vince McMahon + John Laurenitis Stephanie McMahon appointed Interim CEO + Chairwoman Sasha Banks released from her WWE Contract Lawyers involved Unknown / not confirmed about an non-compete clause Last week: Roman Reigns vs. Riddle Return of Brock Lesnar SummerSlam: “One Last Time” - Last Man Standing Match More Bloodline Storytelling Rock buys Tamina a new house Solo Sikoa using the “We the Ones” arm gesture in NXT 2.0 Referees Dave Hebner + Tim White passed away last weekend. Hebner was 73 White was 68 John Cena set for RAW this Monday, June 27 Rumored to setup a match with Theory at SummerSlam Rhea Ripley Injured and pulled from MITB| Mouth + Brain injuries per Rhea Retirement Tour for Great Muta Handful of dates with more being added by Pro Wrestling NOAH January 22nd 2023, Yokohama Arena (Great Muta Final “Bye-Bye”) AEW FORBIDDEN DOOR Interim AEW World Title Match Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi Winner faces injured AEW World Champion CM Punk at a later date. Fatal 4 Way for the Inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Title Miro vs. PAC vs. Clark Connors vs. Malakai Black Fatal 4 Way for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Cole vs. Adam Page vs. Jay White (c) Winners Take All Triple Threat Tag Team Titles Match ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR (Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood) vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions The United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan) vs. Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero) Winners will leave with the ROH and IWGP titles. AEW Women's World Title Match Toni Storm vs. Thunder Rosa (c) IWGP United States Heavyweight Title Match Orange Cassidy vs. Will Ospreay (c) The Bullet Club (Hikuleo, El Phantasmo, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) vs. Dudes with Attitude (Darby Allin, Sting and Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi)) Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki and Sammy Guevara vs. Eddie Kingston, Shota Umino and Wheeler Yuta Zack Sabre Jr vs. TBA (mystery opponent hand-picked by Bryan Danielson) The Buy-In Pre-show Max Caster and The Gunn Club (Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) vs. Team NJPW Dojo (Yuya Uemura, Alex Coughlin, The DKC, Kevin Knight) [Recorded June 23, 2022]
John Pollock & Wai Ting review AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door featuring Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW Championship. We discuss the AEW debut of a former WWE star as we run down one of the best PPVs of the year.AEWxNJPW Forbidden DoorJune 26, 2022United CenterChicago, IL*Interim AEW Championship: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi*IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (champion) vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Adam Cole vs. Hangman Page*All-Atlantic Championship: PAC vs. Miro vs. Malakai Black vs. Clark Connors*IWGP United States Championship: Will Ospreay (champion) vs. Orange Cassidy*ROH & IWGP Tag Team Championships – Winner Takes All: FTR vs. Great O-Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero*AEW Women's Championship: Thunder Rosa (champion) vs. Toni Storm*Zack Sabre Jr. vs. TBA*The Young Bucks & El Phantasmo vs. Sting, Darby Allin & Shingo Takagi*Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino*Buy-In: Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru*Buy-In: Lance Archer vs. Nick Comoroto*Buy-In: QT Marshall & Aaron Solo vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI*Buy-In: The Gunn Club & Max Caster vs. Yuya Uemura, Alex Coughlin, The DKC & Kevin KnightWatch the video version of this podcast at YouTube.com/POSTwrestlingPhoto Courtesy: AEWSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://postwrestling.com/discordMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to Verbally Challenged! AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling put on an incredible and historic night of action from the United Center in Chicago! The very best of AEW and NJPW faced off to see who would reign supreme! The Card... • Interim AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Adam Cole vs. Kazuchika Okada • AEW Women's World Championship: Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Toni Storm • AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Miro vs. Pac vs. Malakai Black vs. Tomohiro Ishii • Winner Take All ROH & IWGP Tag Team Championships: FTR (c) vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan (c) vs. Roppongi Vice • Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Mystery Opponent of Bryan Danielson's Choosing • Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta & Shota Umino • The Young Bucks, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo vs. Sting, Darby Allin, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi • Buy-In Match: Max Caster, Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn vs. Alex Coughlin, Yuya Uemura, The DKC & Kevin Knight Top to bottom, an incredible night of action! Hear our reactions LIVE! Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/VerballyChallenged
E93: AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door PredictionsWe are joined by Kyle from The Rewind on The Smacked Raw Network to talk #AEW and #NJPW Forbidden Door predictions!Interim AEW World Championship#JonMoxley vs. #HiroshiTanahashi #IWGP Wrold Heavyweight Championship#JayWhite vs. #KazuchikaOkada vs. #HangmanAdamPage vs. #AdamColeAEW Women's World Championship#ThunderRosa vs #ToniStorm IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship#WillOspreay vs #OrangeCassidyFour-way match to crown the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship#Miro vs. #PAC vs. #MalakaiBlack vs. #ClarkConnorsWinner-take-all match for the ROH and IWGP tag team titles#FTR vs. #JeffCobb & Great-O-Khan vs. #RoppongiViceZack Sabre Jr. vs. mystery opponentWe share who we think #ZackSabreJr will faceTrio's Match#ChrisJericho #MinoruSuzuki and #SammyGuevara vs. #EddieKingston #WheelerYuta and #ShotaUminoThe Young Bucks, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo vs. #Sting #DarbyAllin #ShingoTakagi and 3HiromuTakahashiMax Caster, Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn vs. Yuya Uemura, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight and The DKCPodcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perched-on-the-top-rope/id1562935713Social Media-Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/PerchedOnTheTopRopeTwitter: https://twitter.com/PerchedTopRopeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/perchedtopropepodcastTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/perchedonthetopropeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@perchedonthetoperope?lang=enLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/PerchedOnTheTopRope#AllEliteWrestling #NewJapanProWrestling #AEWNews #NJPWNews #ProWrestling #ProWrestlingNews #PerchedOnTheTopRope #Podcast #WrestlingPodcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/perchedonthetoprope/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Q&A With Don Tony (EP68) (YouTube Members Only Live Stream) brought to you by BlueWire (http://www.bluewirepods.com). Thank you to everyone who joined DT live. Lots of live Q&A with awesome topics of conversation. NOTE: AEW Double Or Nothing 2022 Predictions is posted as a separate episode and can be found HERE: Some Topics Discussed: AEW Dynamite 5/25/22 and NXT 2.0 5/24/22 quick results and ratings Nikkita Lyons injured, out of NXT Women's Breakout Tournament Jeff Cobb returns and Great-O-Khan makes a not so great AEW Dynamite debut Congrats to Kamille and Thomas Latimer who got Married! NJ Court dismisses all charges against Tammy Sytch from 1/13/22 'scissors' incident Will Ospreay continues to bury himself, now says WWE stars are not wrestlers AEW Rampage 5/27 Watch Party Preview: Undertaker & Sting Signed Photos up for grabs! WWE SmackDown 5/27 Watch Party Preview: Win Roman Reigns & Sasha Banks Signed Pics! DT pays tribute to Ray Liotta RIP (67) Q&A topics from our YouTube Channel Members and Subscribers ==== CLICK HERE to listen to Q&A w/ DON TONY (#68) 05/26/2022 online. RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the AUDIO episode of Q&A w/ DON TONY (#68) 05/26/2022 CLICK HERE to access previous episodes for all the shows! ====
Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com Like the show? Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/justprowrestlingnews I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, May 2, 2022. This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us. (STINGER: NJPW) Bullet Club dominated New Japan's Wrestling Dontaku show on Sunday…adding championships and a new member! We're going to run through this chronologically. First, Bullet Club's Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens are the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. They pinned Hirooki Goto to win a 3-way over Goto & YOSHI-HASHI…and the former champs Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb. In the following match, Tama Tonga beat EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Title. But right after the 3-count, Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows made a surprise appearance to beat up Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Jado. Next, Bullet Club's Taiji Ishimori beat El Desperado to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. The semi-main event was up next: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tomohiro Ishii to win the vacant IWGP United States Championship. Chase Owens confronted Tanahashi after the match, setting him up for a blindside attack by a masked man - who revealed himself to be Juice Robinson, who is now part of Bullet Club. Robinson had said he would be leaving New Japan when his contract expired at the end of April. Juice is a LIAR!. Finally came the main event. Kazuchika Okada beat Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. But just when it appeared the show-ending celebration was over, Jay White showed up - back in Japan for the first time in about a year. White and the rest of the refreshed Bullet Club lineup laid out Okada to close the show. Okada is now set to defend against White at Dominion on June 12th. Also announced for Dominion…Anderson will challenge Tama Tonga for the NEVER Title…and Owens & Fale will defend the tag titles against Cobb & Great-O-Khan. Shingo Takagi will defend the KOPW 2022 trophy against Taichi at Dominion. Taichi pinned Takagi with a Gedo Clutch to win a 6-man tag at Wrestling Dontaku. Other results from that show, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato beat DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru to hold onto their junior tag titles. Hiromu Takahashi beat YOH. And Tanga Loa beat Yujiro Takahashi. Tokyo Sports reports Tetsuya Naito will undergo a second surgery to address double vision in his right eye. The first procedure was back in 2019 and Naito missed a few weeks of action. New Japan Sunday also announced the field for the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. It includes a number of foreigners and fresh faces for New Japan fans. They include AEW star and Ring of Honor Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta…Impact X-Division Champion Ace Austin…U.S. indie standout Alex Zayne…GLEAT's El Lindaman…New Japan newcomer Francesco Akira…Titan from CMLL...and a couple of regulars from New Japan Strong: Clark Connors and TJP. The tournament begins on Sunday, May 15th. TJP was on Saturday's New Japan Strong…and he took a loss to Mascara Dorada. Also on the show, Jay Lethal beat Ren Narita…and The DKC beat Kevin Knight. Brody King vs. Minoru Suzuki has been added to the Capital Collision show in Washington, D.C. on May 14th. (STINGER: WWE) Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns & SmackDown Tag Champs The Usos are being promoted for tonight's RAW. This follows a big change to the lineup for WrestleMania Backlash. The tag team championship unification match is no longer on the card. Instead, it'll be Reigns and The Usos vs. Drew McIntyre & the RAW Tag Champs RK-Bro. The change was made during last Friday's SmackDown. McIntyre came to the rescue of RK-Bro after they were attacked by Reigns & The Usos. WWE released TEN individuals associated with its NXT brand and Performance Center, including Dakota Kai, Dexter Lumis, Draco Anthony, Harland, Malcolm Bivens, and Persia Pirotta. WWE's big show in Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom in September will be called “Clash At The Castle” (STINGER: AEW) AEW announced the early start time for this Friday's episode of Rampage - 5:30 PM Eastern. This is due to coverage of the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs on TNT. On last Friday's Rampage, Darby Allin qualified for the Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament. He beat Swerve Strickland. Tonight's Dark: Elevation has DDT Pro's Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ring of Honor star Rhett Titus. Another former ROH star, Cheeseburger, will take on Tony Nese. Plus, Nyla Rose & Emi Sakura vs. Anna Jay & Kris Statlander. AEW stars were all over AAA's Triplemania XXX show in Monterrey Saturday night. The Young Bucks beat AAA Mega Champion Hijo Del Vikingo & Fenix in the main event. Vikingo took the pin. Sammy Guevara & Tay Conti won the AAA Mixed Tag Team Titles. Back in Japan… Go Shiozaki is the new GHC Heavyweight Champion. He beat Kaito Kiyomiya to win the vacant title at Pro-Wrestling NOAH's show over the weekend. Shiozaki is now set to defend the GHC Title against Satoshi Kojima at the Cyber Fight Festival on June 12th. Also announced for the Cyber Fight Festival - Rob Van Dam. MIRAI is the winner of Stardom's Cinderella Tournament. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, May 2nd. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. ~~~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~~~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown
Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com Like the show? Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/justprowrestlingnews I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, April 29, 2022. A special welcome to those of you listening on WrestleMap.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com. (STINGER: WWE) The Intercontinental Championship is on the line on Friday night's SmackDown. Ricochet defends against Shanky. Plus, Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn are set to clash inside a steel cage…and Smackdown Women's Champ Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey will compete in a Beat The Clock “I Quit” Challenge. Arianna Grace - the daughter of Santino Marella - will make her WWE in-ring debut on Friday's NXT: Level Up. She'll face Amari Miller, who will be in action for the first time since she was injured in a match on NXT nearly two months ago. Von Wagner was in action on Thursday's NXT UK. He beat Saxon Huxley. Also, Xia Brookside beat Angel Hayze…and Wild Boar & Mark Andrews beat Symbiosis. The stakes were raised for next week's NXT UK Title match between champion Ilja Dragunov and Jordan Devlin. The loser will have to LEAVE NXT UK. (STINGER: ROH) The Ring of Honor TV Title is on the line on Friday night's AEW Rampage. Samoa Joe defends against Trent Beretta. (STINGER: AEW) Also on Friday night's Rampage…Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland in an Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament Qualifier. Plus, Keith Lee vs. Colten Gunn…TBS Champion Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan & Red Velvet vs. Willow Nightingale, Trish Adora, & Skye Blue…and a face-to-face confrontation between HOOK and Danhausen. (STINGER: Impact) The card is quickly taking shape for Impact's Under Siege special coming up on Saturday, May 7th. Josh Alexander will defend the Impact World Championship against New Japan's Tomohiro Ishii. Alexander beat Moose in a title rematch from Rebellion on Thursday's Impact. Tasha Steelz will put the Impact Knockouts Championship against Havok at Under Siege. Havok & Rosemary beat Steelz & Savannah Evans on Thursday's Impact. Havok pinned Evans with a spear. The Briscoes will challenge Violent By Design for the Impact Tag Titles at Under Siege. The Briscoes earned the shot with a win over Heaht & Rhino on Thursday's Impact. Also announced for Under Siege, Taya Valkyrie defends the AAA Reina de Reinas Title against the former champ Deonna Purrazzo. Plus, a 10-man tag between Honor No More and Bullet Club. Honor No More's Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett beat Speedball Mike Bailey and the Motor City Machine Guns on Thursday's Impact. Edwards pinned Bailey. Also, Bhupinder Gujjar beat VSK Alex Hammerstone is still the MLW Heavyweight Champion. He beat Mads Krugger and Jacob Fatu in a 3-way title match shown on last night's Fusion. Hammerstone pinned Krugger. Also, Arez, Gino Medina & Mini Abismo Negro beat Aramis, KC Navarro & Micro Man. Medina pinned Aramis, and ripped off his mask after the match. GCW is running shows Saturday and Sunday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It's a VERY busy weekend in Japan. Stardom's Cinderella Tournament and All Japan's Champion Carnival both wrap up on Friday. NOAH is running big events Friday and Saturday. The vacant GHC Heavyweight Title will be decided on Saturday's show. (STINGER: NJPW) On Sunday, New Japan is running a major stadium show. It's Wrestling Dontaku. Six title matches are on the card. The main event has Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii will clash for the vacant IWGP United States Title. El Desperado defends his junior title against Taiji Ishimori. Tama Tonga challenges EVIL for the NEVER Openweight Title. Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb defend the IWGP Tag Titles in a 3-way…against the former champs Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI…and Bullet Club's Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens. Also, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato defend the junior tag titles against DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Mexico's AAA promotion presents its Triplemania XXX card in Monterrey on Saturday night. The main event is AAA Mega Champion Hijo Del Vikingo & Fenix vs. The Young Bucks. AEW's Andrade El Idolo, Pentagon Jr., Sammy Guevara, and Tay Conti are also on the card. So are Bandido, Deonna Purrazzo, and Taya Valkyrie. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, April 29th. Our next update comes your way Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend, and be sure to subscribe to this feed. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. ~~~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~~~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown
On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by first-time guest Neil David (Voices of Wrestling, Eurograps Express) for a third grab bag of themes from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Andrew and Neil discuss themes for Will Ospreay, EVIL, Tom Lawlor, Great-O-Khan, Jon Moxley, and more!Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRichFollow Neil on Twitter: @chubby_cthulhuFollow Eurograps Express on Twitter: @EurograpsExPAll VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: https://discord.gg/SFRwWdJDonate 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 by first-time guest Neil David (Voices of Wrestling, Eurograps Express) for a third grab bag of themes from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Andrew and Neil discuss themes for Will Ospreay, EVIL, Tom Lawlor, Great-O-Khan, Jon Moxley, and more!Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRichFollow Neil on Twitter: @chubby_cthulhuFollow Eurograps Express on Twitter: @EurograpsExPAll VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: https://discord.gg/SFRwWdJDonate 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