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DANHAUSEN has signed with AEW, and James and Kevin are here to talk about their hopes and fears. Will he be the next Orange Cassidy? Or will his very nice, very evil antics flop on national TV? Highlights of Dynamite and Rampage include the Cody/Sammy ladder match, Britt Baker dissing Baker Mayfield, the final build to CM Punk vs. MJF, and the rapid improvement of Brock Anderson. Plus, there are a...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap a very underwhelming Royal Rumble premium live event. The duo gives high marks to Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship despite the disqualification finish, discuss the questionable booking of the Women’s Royal Rumble as Ronda Rousey set the WrestleMania sign ablaze in more...

On this week's episode, John LaRocca talks about the war between Ilja Dragunov and Jordan Devlin from this week's NXT UK. Also, John talks about all the wrestling he has been watching and talks about the wrestlers he enjoys watching the most from Progress Wrestling and Westside Extreme Wrestling. John also watched the 60-minute Iron Man match between Andy Wild and Leyton Buzzard from Insan...

Mike is back from his COVID vacation to join JD as they talk about the Bullet Club with Jay White and G.O.D. making their presence felt, Honor No More continues to wreak havoc, W. Morrissey wrestles 8 dudes and much more! 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://w...

Here is part two of Fumi & Justin’s profile on Antonio Inoki. The two focused on Inoki’s wrestling career in the late 1960s and early 1970s with JWA, when Inoki and Shohei “Giant” Baba formed a super-team in the wake of Rikidozan’s passing, BI Platoon. They also covered Inoki’s first big singles win a few years later when he beat Johnny Valentine for the UN championship, or the same title that...

This week, Carlos and Robert react to the news of Juan Francisco Estrada withdrawing from his fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez due to COVID-19 and Julio Cesar Martinez coming in as Gonzalez’s new opponent in what is now a mouth-watering fight for DAZN in March. They look back on this past weekend’s Showtime boxing card where Mark Magsayo scored an upset win over Gary Russell Jr. to win the...

Ryan and Paul are back with a quick recap of UFC 270. For their full show review, check out the Fight Game Media Network + and the bonus show they did Saturday night with Dean Jenkinson. They go over the fallout from the show and what might be next for everyone involved in the two main events. With no UFC this coming week, they take a quick look at Khabib's Eagle FC promotion, which has its fi...

Jon Moxley is back and looks better than ever. This week, James and Kevin celebrate Mox's return and discuss how, in a media world that seems more and more fake, AEW is making deep connections with its audience by letting their characters be real people. Then they run down all of the events of Dynamite and Rampage, decipher Cody's promo, give Shawn Spears some well-deserved props, and for...

The latest episode 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 Mustafa Ali requesting his release from WWE, grade Monday Night Raw on a curve when it comes to questionable booking decisions, discuss WALTER’s controversial name change, celebrate Roman Reigns’ 500+ day reign as Uni...

This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John reviews Beyond Wrestling's Wrestling Open No.3 show that took place this past Thursday, on January 20th. John looks at the young talent featured on this card and shares his thoughts. Which young talent would he love to book on his cards? Who has the potential on this card to be a future main eventer?   Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here:...

This week, Carlos and Robert go through the Terence Crawford vs. Top Rank lawsuit, what was said in the complaint sent by Crawford’s team, addressing Crawford’s claims of Bob Arum mishandling him and breaching his contract as well as Arum’s racist remarks and treatment of black fighters according to Crawford. They also run down news including the reported Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Valdez fight, T...

This is part one of Fumi and Justin’s profile series on the one and only, the very special Antonio Inoki. This episode covers Inoki’s early years, growing up the youngest of 11 children, moving to Sao Paolo and losing his grandfather on the boat ride there, Rikidozan finding him in Brazil, working for Rikidozan’s JWA, debuting with Giant Baba, teaming with Baba, the rise and fall of Tokyo Pro Wres...

Paul and Ryan are back to recap the first UFC show of 2022 with a fight of the year candidate between Giga Chikadze and Calvin Kattar in the main event. They also preview next week's UFC 270 PPV event from Anaheim featuring the heavyweight title fight between Francis N'Gannou and Cyril Gane as well as the trilogy fight at flyweight featuring Brandon Moreno defending against Deiveson Figuei...

James and Kevin are back with a look at the week in AEW, starting with a discussion of WWE's attempt to paint their competition as blood thirsty in the press. The hypocrisy is clear, but do they have a point? Also, they run down a Dynamite that may be better in hindsight than it seemed that night; the Adam Cole/Britt Baker power couple, CM Punk's small package, Adam Page's next challen...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest CJ Tappin recap the week that was in WWE. The trio marvel at the comedic stylings of Brock Lesnar but wonder if it is at the detriment of Bobby Lashley ahead of their WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble. Babyfaces miscast as heels and vice versa is a recurring theme throu...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John wife Katrina joins the show and gives her thoughts on Walter versus Cara Noir from the WXW 21st Anniversary show.  John then reviews the rest of the show, plus another Walter match; this one from NXT UK versus Nathan Frazer. John also looks at Insane Championship Wrestling "Fight Club" Episode 203, specifically the main event featuring the ICW...

On today’s episode, Fumi and Justin talked about the history of cross-promotional wrestling events in Japan. Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 3 from Yokohama last weekend which saw NJPW wrestlers take on those from Pro Wrestling NOAH is a great and topical example of companies in Japan working together for the greater good of the business.  Before they finished, they also answered a question about Bobo Br...

This week, Robert and Carlos take a good look at Matchroom's upcoming fights for February and March and discuss what fights to watch out for. They also briefly recap the first ShoBox card of the year as well as talk about all the different pieces of news in the world of boxing. Lastly, they make a quick preview of Joe Smith's light heavyweight title defense against Steve Geffrard. Join th...

Ryan and Paul are back to preview the first UFC show of 2022 with Giga Chikadze taking on Calvin Kattar in what could be a title eliminator and not a whole lot else in terms of interesting fights on the show. But first they revisit the ITC Global MMA Draft with rounds 4 and 5 featuring men's bantamweight and women at 135+. Then they go over the upcoming UFC on ESPN show in great detail before...

This was a huge week in AEW - new network, new champions, and a new TV special in Battle of The Belts. James and Kevin run down all the highlights, from Page-Danielson II to Britt Baker cleaning out the top 5 and everything in between. Then they take a look at what could be next for all the champions, what AEW is doing really well with Dark and Elevation, and start an interesting discussion about...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young and extra special guest Steven Conway recap an incredibly busy week in WWE. The trio offer high praise regarding the Brock Lesnar/Roman Reigns/Paul Heyman saga, wonder if the Women’s Tag Team Championship should be retired indefinitely due to the shallowness of the division, discuss the latest rounds of...

This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca looks at the latest WWE talent releases. John also shares his thoughts on the matches he saw from New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 16.  He also watched AEW's Battle of the Belts and shares his thoughts. Find out why he hated theDustin Rhodes versus Sammy Guervara so much. NXT UK is back with all new shows and John shares his thoughts on the ma...

FYI: Write That Down! with Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper will be back next week. In its place is a special High Tension (which was one of our first shows on the Patreon originally) with Justin Knipper and guests. HIGH TENSION is back for a special Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 1 + 2 recap. Justin Knipper was joined by NJPW’s English broadcast statistician, Chris Samsa and writer Jeremy Finestone for an...

Scott Edwards of the Five Star Joshi Show has put together a bonus episode all focused on Stardom’s year, providing knowledge of the most notable stories and matches in an effort to inform those who would like to jump in as a viewer of the promotion. The majority of the show is talking major stories from 2021 including Utami Hayashishita’s World of Stardom Championship reign, Giulia’s fall and cli...

Carlos and Robert open the new year with a recap of PBC's first PPV of the year filled with controversy, great performances and a big KO in the main event with Luis Ortiz keeping himself alive in the heavyweight title picture. They also give a rundown of some of the biggest news in boxing from the latest on Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte, Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas becoming that much clo...