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Fumi Saito provided extensive background on AWA’s deep-rooted history early on in today’s episode, History of AWA, part one. He and Justin Knipper also discussed how Lou Thesz, Pat O’Connor, Eduoard Carpentier, Bill Robinson and, of course, Verne Gagne factored into the evolution of the company throughout the 1970s and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/f...

Robert Silva is back on Pound 4 Pound. He goes over the historic bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. He previews Canelo vs. Dmitry Bivol, and then profiles Mike Tyson. As a bonus for listeners, we added on the conversation Robert and GG had on the Patreon after the Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Valdez fight. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgameme...

James and Kevin start out with an update on the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger and what it means for AEW, then James shares some personal news that causes Kevin brings on a surprise guest. Then a look at a week in AEW that had everything: FTR as cover band, Lucha Wardlow, Ladder insanity, Fireballs, Fivel matches, and the birth of HOOKHAUSEN! Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://w...

Ryan and Paul are back with another edition of In the Clinch covering a busy week that was and is to come in the world of MMA. They look back over the UFC show from this past weekend which had a fight of the year candidate in the main event with Rob Font losing to Marlon Vera with the biggest win of the latter fighter's career. We also had a week of PFL action that almost no one watched but a...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the week that was in WWE. They take a deep dive into all things NXT 2.0 as the latest round of talent cuts reveals serious problems bubbling beneath the surface when it comes to the developmental process in WWE. From bad booking to horny hours gone wrong, the dynamic duo goes in on how NXT went fr...

After a week off, the Take it Home Podcast is back! Your host John LaRocca reviews West Coast Pro's "Game Related" which took place on April 15th in San Francisco, CA. This show featured a mix of NJPW stars, independent wrestling stars and Northern California independent wrestlers. John reviews all the matches and gives his critiques of the bookings of the matches.  Join the Patreon fo...

With Mike Gilbert moving into his palatial estate Hawaii, Scott Young from The WRAP sits in with J.D. Oliva to discuss this week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling. 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 Pa...

Today Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper went over the shift in All Japan ownership as we entered into the Keiji Muto era of AJPW that featured stars like Genichiro Tenryu and Satoshi Kojima as well as Muto himself winning the tournament. They also talked quite a bit about HUSTLE, too, since Muto would wrestle as the Great Muta for HUSTLE at the time. Of course, with HUSTLE talk also comes general di...

Robert Silva is back on Pound 4 Pound talking about Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte and then talks about his 10 greatest heavyweights of all-time. He then goes onto profile his 43rd greatest fighter of the last 45 years, Wilfred Benitiez. 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 Gr...

Ryan and Paul are back to recap a big week in MMA with 4 shows from 3 different promotion. Kicking off the show in our "We Have to Talk About Segment", the guys talk about Cris Cyborg retaining her Bellator featherweight title in the last fight on her contract and her impending free agent status. They then go over the results for both Bellator shows from Hawaii on Friday and Saturday. They...

The Forbidden Door has been knocked down once and for all and put on PPV! James and Kevin talk the upcoming joint show between AEW and New Japan, their dream matches, and some of the most-wanted matchups suggested by listeners. Then, a run-down of the week's news and events, including a fantastic old-school match between CM Punk and Dustin Rhodes, the awesomeness of Wardlow, Sammy and Tay'...

A deluxe edition of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Jeremy Finestone recap the week that was in WWE. They discuss Rhea Ripley turning on Liv Morgan before celebrating the best and worst in sports entertainment when it comes to $1 fines, lie detector tests, vampirism, and double weddings from hell. The trio offer their thoughts on K...

New Japan Pro Wrestling stats guy, Chris Samsa joined GG and Paul on Bruise News to talk about the upcoming AEW/NJPW co-promoted PPV, The Forbidden Door. We talked about why it is happening now, what the booking could look like, if there could be some synergy with the two companies throughout the year, and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia...

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...

Robert Silva is back recapping the entire Spence vs. Ugas PPV card. He also continues his greatest 45 fighters of the last 45 years with a profile on Jeff Fenech. 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...

Ryan and Paul are back with a jam packed episode of In the Clinch covering all the news in the world of MMA. They start the show by talking about a potential Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight and when and where that could be taking place. They then go over a big weekend with shows from UFC and Bellator with some similarities in the show. Both guys go off on Dominick Cruz for one of the dumbest takes...

It was a big week in AEW. There were big lineups, big matches, and a big debut of a big guy that started a big-time backlash from a big group of people. James and Kevin talk about Satnam Singh's debut, the state of AEW's champions, and the highlights of Dynamite, Rampage, and Battle of the Belts. Plus, a preview of the week to come and a discussion of how many other AEW guys could have bee...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the week that was in WWE. They go over the babyface/heel depth charts for Raw, SmackDown, and NXT 2.0 before marveling at Cody Rhodes getting the five-star pyro treatment twice in an hour this past Monday night. Damien Priest going full vampire irks the dynamic duo to no end, Sonya Deville targ...

GG and Paul are back with Bruise News. They are joined by Mel from our YouTube exclusive show Powerbombshells. All in all we go over: Bellator 277 and why it might not be so great for coverage for the UFC to be the only game in town AEW Rampage with a great main event and thoughts on Adam Page's run as champion so far Battle of the Belts 2 and some thoughts on the ROH match Windy City Riot and...

After a week hiatus, the Take It Home Podcast is back! John LaRocca takes a look at ECWA's Super 8 Tournament. The Super 8 Tournament was an independent wrestling tournament that spawned countless other tournaments on the independent wrestling scene, including All Pro Wrestling's King of The Indies Tournament. John not only gives a review of the matches of this year's tournament, but a...

Mike is back podcasting on the road this week. He and JD review another really good edition of IMPACT featuring W. Morrisey’s heartfelt speech, Gresham vs Romero, Shelley vs Maclin and a wild main event between PCO and JONAH.  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: http...

On the final episode of their miniseries on the History of Joshi Pro Wrestling, Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper talked Akira Hokuto and Shinobu Kandori’s legendary matchup, AJW vs. LLPW, Chigusa Nagayo’s comeback and later Lioness Asuka’s comeback in ’94 and the launch of GAEA Japan in 1995. They also talked about the eventual fallout of AJW and the initial splinter groups that came out of the split...

The Pound 4 Pound podcast is back. As you heard last week, Carlos Toro is taking some time away from the show so you'll get to hear Robert Silva go solo. Robert reviews the four big fights last week including Triple G vs. Ryota Murata and then reads from his profile on Nonito Donaire as part of his series that he's writing on the greatest 45 fighters of the last 45 years. Join the Patreon...

Ryan and Paul are back for another edition of In the Clinch, covering everything you need to know about the world of MMA. In the "We Have to Talk About" segment, it's what everyone's talking about and that's Khamzat Chimaev. He had a fight of the year candidate and beat the #2 welterweight in the world so what's next for him? That fight overshadowed the title fights that he...

Even with an army of anti-AEW Twitter bots trying to hold them down, James and Kevin are back to talk the week in All Elite Wrestling. Among this week's topics: Wheeler Yuta's blood-soaked breakthrough match, Wardlow channeling Steve Austin, a depressing tables match, grown men crashing through walls, and Danhausen eating chips from the trash. Oh, and another classic FTR match. Plus, thoug...