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Paul and Ryan are back, and this week it's the start of the In The Clinch 2022 Global MMA Draft. Welterweights, heavyweights and featherweights are up for grabs as they both list their choices as to who they would build their promotions around in a friendly back-and-forth battle. Plus, they talk all of the grandstanding between Jake Paul and Dana White, news on UFC 273, fight announcements, pr...

Emotions ran high this week on social media after Big Swole's comments about AEW and Tony Khan's response. James and Kevin try to cut through the controversy to talk about what we can learn, which leads to a discussion of why Sammy Guevara was this week's smartest man in wrestling. They also look at the major developments in AEW in the last few weeks (including THAT STREET FIGHT) and l...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca goes to Glasgow, Scotland and checks out Insane Championship Wrestling. John looks at specific matches from Night 1 and 2 of their Fear and Loathing event. This event from ICW is available on the WWE Peacock Network.  Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com...

The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young kick off 2022 with their review of WWE’s Premium Live Event, Day 1. The Usos vs. The New Day steal the show for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship while Drew McIntyre and Madcap Moss exceeded the time limit despite their effort in the ring. Meanwhile, the duo praises Randy Orton for being one of the most Teflon performer...

On March 6, 1972, Antonio Inoki, who had just led a small insurrection and JWA, would wrestle “The God of Pro Wrestling” Karl Gotch in NJPW’s first-ever live event. Shohei “Giant” Baba would then pull out from the crumbling JWA promotion later in the year, too, opting to form his own company, All Japan Pro Wrestling, which would hold its first show on October 21, 1972. For this week’s Write That D...

Chris DePetrillo and GG are back finishing up the Miyagi-verse with their recap and deep dive of The Next Karate Kid. They look at ideas for what the movie could've been and who pulled out of participating and who wasn't even asked. They talk about their plans for season four of their Cobra Kai recap as well. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgame...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John looks at the international wrestling in Germany with World Extreme Wrestling (WXW) and Passion Pro out of Hungary. John looks at WXW's October event "True Colors" featuring the main event of WXW Champion Marius Al-Ani versus Axel Tischer, the former Alexander Wolfe in NXT. John also covers that great main event and a few more matches from t...

On the final episode of 2021, Carlos and Robert recap PBC's last show of the year and preview its first show of 2022, a PPV card headlined by Luis Ortiz vs. Charles Martin. The two then have a discussion over who their breakout star of the year is, list their honorable mentions and play a round of predictions as to who will be 2022's breakout star and what the future may hold for some of b...

It's the MMA year in review show. Paul and Ryan give their picks in a bunch of different categories including Fighter of the year, Fight of the year, Breakthough star and many others. They also talk about their favorite moments of the year, both in and out of the cage as well as some fights they want to see happen in 2022. They also quickly go over the fighters who retired over the past year a...

John and GG are back with their 1997 RAW recap. On this show, Triple H and Shawn Michaels "face off" in the main event against each other, the Rock battles the Undertaker, and Stone Cold Steve Austin stuns Santa. We also put the video version of this show on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bNUve-ZhrcU. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Fo...

Fumi and Justin opened this week’s show by answering listener questions about Pro Wrestling NOAH before a pretty deep dive into the life and career of Dynamite Kid, who passed away three years ago this December. Twitter: @fumihikiodayo @justinmknipper oin the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join...

Carlos and Robert recap another long weekend of boxing filled with awful refereeing, awesome heavyweights, clueless ring announcers, and a winning fighter's corner throwing in the towel mid-fight to help out the losing fighter. The two also react to yet another lackluster PBC on PPV main event fight with no tangible stakes announced in Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios plus all the news in the w...

Ryan and Paul are back to recap the last UFC show of the year. It was another great one in a long line of them, capped off by a vintage Derek Lewis performance both in the cage and on the mic. They then go over the rather extensive news of the week and cap it off by going to the questions and discussing the viability of a money man investing in competition for UFC. Join the Patreon for just $5.00...

Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson wrestled for 60 minutes on Dynamite this week, and one our hosts was in the building to watch it live. James and Kevin talk about the match, whether or not a draw was the right finish, and how different it was in person vs. on television. Plus, they run down all the news and events in AEW of the week including some unfortunate social media drama, and look at what s...

A Super Deluxe Edition of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Steven Conway recap the year that was in WWE with the first annual WRAP Awards. The trio take a trip down memory lane as they relive the best and worst moments from the E in 2021 before taking a deep dive into the top stories you need to know about heading into the heart of...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca talks about the Owen Hart Cup tournaments and why the women's tournament is unnecessary. Also, John is back with match reviews as he reviews a classic match between A-Kid and Nathan Frazer from NXT UK. John watches AEW Dark and reviews a few matches, specifically the AEW debut of Marina Shafir and her match against Kris Statlander, Invictus...

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’...

After what was the longest Saturday in recent boxing history, Carlos and Robert discuss the good, the bad and the ugly after watching roughly 18 straight hours of boxing ranging from Nonito Donaire and Vasiliy Lomachenko shining in their respective main events to fights being canceled minutes before shows went on the air to a fight with an incorrect amount of rounds announced. The two also briefly...

Ryan and Paul are back to go over what was truly one of the best Pay-Per-Views of the year, if not all-time in UFC 269. A new champion was crowned, a couple of stars were made and a former champion had a huge win while another may be nearing the end. They also preview the last show of the year, another ESPN+ show which is incredibly deep for a fight night card. They also go over the news of the we...

Sure, Winter is Coming and MJF vs. CM Punk is the hottest feud in wrestling, but this week was all about the debut of HOOK. James and Kevin jump aboard the Hook hype train and ride it as far as it will go, in addition to discussing Long Island's heel turn, Trent's mom, Riho, the state of Hangman Page as champion, and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreo...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Paul Fontaine recap the week that was in WWE. The trio have a thoughtful conversation on Jeff Hardy’s release from the company, wonder if Bobby Lashley is being shoehorned into the WWE Championship match at Day 1, discuss the pros and cons of delayed instant gratification, roast Vo...

On this week's Take It Home podcast, former booker and promoter, John LaRocca dives deep into if Hangman Adam Page has been a failure as AEW Champion. This topic was brought up on our Fight Game Media Facebook page and it was a very polarizing discussion between the members of the FGM Facebook community. John looks at Hangman's journey to the championship and his run so far.  John then put...

On the latest episode, Fumi & Justin wrapped their History of UWF series that focused on a number of big-picture topics stemming from UWF’s influence post-1996. Some topics included: Masakatsu Funaki & Minoru Suzuki return to pro wrestling UWF’s influence on 1990s AJPW in-ring style The saga of Shinya Hashimoto and Olympic silver medalist Naoya Ogawa Antonio Inoki’s late ’90s creative dire...

This week, Robert and Carlos take a look at the lightweight division after the recent performances from George Kambosos Jr., Gervonta Davis & Devin Haney and see who really is the top guy at 135 lbs. They also give an update on the potential Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte fight as negotiations have been ordered by the WBC and a quick rundown on this weekend's massive slate of fights across t...

Ryan and Paul are back with another episode of In the Clinch. This week the 135 pounders were the focus in both UFC and Bellator. Sergio Pettis scored a KO of the year contender to defend his Bellator title and Jose Aldo moved one step closer to becoming a two-division champion by beating Rob Font in an outstanding UFC main event. There was plenty of other stuff to talk about from the UFC show and...