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Aaron and Taylor start by reviewing Tokyo Joshi Pro’s 4/17 Korakuen Hall show, Still Incomplete, including a tag team title change and Rika Tatsumi’s Princess of Princess title defense against Maki Itoh! After that, they dive into the first round of Stardom’s Cinderella Tournament and break down the rest of the bracket for the finals on 4/30! Then, they look at the other shows that have happened (...

Aaron and Taylor start by reviewing Stardom’s 4/4 Yokohama Cinderella in Spring, including Bea Priestley’s surprising announcement that she’s leaving the promotion, and Giulia winning another title in the main event! After that, they look at the other shows that have happened in the past two weeks, including a review of OZ Academy’s 4/4 Korakuen show! Then, they look ahead to the next two weeks of...

Aaron and Taylor start by reviewing SEAdLINNNG’s 3/17 Korakuen Hall show, including the Get A Dream tournament and ASUKA’s Beyond the Sea title win! After that, they look at the other shows that have happened in the past two weeks, and shows coming up in the next two weeks, including an in-depth preview of Stardom’s 4/4 Yokohama Cinderella show! Then, they answer listener questions, including take...

On this special one-year anniversary episode of JBA, Aaron and Taylor start by reviewing Stardom’s 3/3 Nippon Budokan show, and looking at where all the major players in the top matches go from here! After that, they get into recent news including the CyberFight Festival, ASSEMBLE ending, and the Hana Kimura Memorial Show! Then, they look at other shows that have happened in the last two weeks, in...

Aaron and Taylor start by previewing Stardom’s 3/3 Nippon Budokan card, including the builds to the matches, predicted winners, and Taylor going against the consensus with his main event pick! After that, they get into several recent Korakuen Hall shows, including Stardom’s 2/13 and 2/14 shows, TJPW’s Positive Chain, and Ice Ribbon’s RE:BORN 2021! Then, they look at other shows that have happened...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing the Japanese bracket of AEW’s Women’s Title Eliminator Tournament, including potential matchups and breaking down everyone’s chances to win! After that, they look at the card so far for Stardom’s 3/3 Nippon Budokan card, discuss Stardom’s shows from the past two weeks, and preview their two upcoming Korakuen Hall shows on 2/13 and 2/14! Then, they recap the jos...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing SEAdLINNNG’s 1/17 and 1/22 shows, including two excellent tag matches, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Watanabe, and Saya Iida showing up in Shinkiba 1st Ring, and Sareee’s last matches before leaving for WWE! After that, they review Stardom’s 1/17 Korakuen show, including the outlook for the March 3 Nippon Budokan show! Then, they talk about AEW’s upcoming Women’s Eliminat...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing reports that WWE refused to let Kairi Hojo work in Stardom, and what that might mean for Stardom’s future! After that, they review TJPW’s 1/4 show from Korakuen Hall, including discussing the English announce team and Rika Tatsumi winning the Princess of Princess Title! Then, they look at Ice Ribbon’s RibbonMania show, including the excellent ICExInfinity Title...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing Yoshiko and Nanae Takahashi’s shocking return to Stardom! They summarize the two wrestlers’ exits from Stardom and look forward to the matches they could have in the promotion! After that, they dive into Stardom, with a quick look at the 12/16 Korakuen show and an in-depth review of Osaka Dream Cinderella, including major disagreements on the Cosmic Angels and...

Aaron and Taylor start by handing out year-end awards in 16 categories, including Wrestler of the Year, Promotion of the Year, and their top 10 Matches of the Year! After that, they answer listener questions, including discussing the #2 joshi promotion, who should win the 2021 TJP Princess Cup, and who could have a year in 2021 like Sareee’s 2019! Then, they talk about the All Star Rumble set for...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing recent COVID cancellations and Stardom’s new partnership with Buyee! After that, they review Assemble 2 and Stardom’s Sendai Cinderella show! Then, they quickly look at recent shows from around the world of joshi and preview shows that are happening over the next two weeks! Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudio You can support this podcast at http://redcircl...

Aaron and Taylor start by reviewing Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Wrestle Princess show, including an excellent Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mizuki match for the Princess of Princess title! After that, they discuss Stardom’s 11/14 Korakuen Hall and 11/15 Sendai Sun Plaza shows, including more attendance and business talk, plus a look at what kind of card Stardom might have in store for their 10th Anniversary show at Nip...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing Meiko Satomura joining NXT UK and Takumi Iroha missing 10 months due to an injury! After that, they review Stardom’s 10/29 Korakuen Hall show, discuss again Stardom’s Korakuen attendances and apparent business model, and preview the 11/15 Sendai Sun Plaza show! Then, they preview Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Wrestle Princess show coming up on 11/7! After that, they quickl...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing Stardom’s 10/18 Korakuen Hall show, which quickly veers into a debate on whether Utami Hayashishita should be the next Red Belt champion! They also give an overview of Stardom’s Goddesses of Stardom Tag League! After that, they dive into recent shows from SEAdLINNNG, ChocoPro, Ice Ribbon, DIANA, Tokyo Joshi Pro, ActWres Girl’Z, Marvelous, and Pure-J! This segme...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing Natsumi Maki and Mina Shirakawa debuting in Stardom, along with Konami and Jungle Kyona finding new units, and Stardom’s shows on 9/22, 9/28, 10/3, and 10/4! This segment also includes a look at Stardom’s recent booking and whether it makes any sense (it doesn’t)! After that, they talk about some other joshi movement, including Himawari Unagi leaving TJPW, Mari...

Aaron and Taylor start by discussing Stardom’s 5* Grand Prix Final at Korakuen Hall, including a look at how every wrestler fared in the tournament, and their outlook going forward! After that, they consider the news that Natsumi Naki & Mina Shirakawa are leaving Tokyo Joshi Pro and where they could be headed! Next, they dive into full show reviews of Oz Academy’s 8/28 show at Yokohoma Bunka a...

Aaron and Taylor start by looking at the recently-announced ASSEMBLE super-promotion and imagining what it could become! After that, they run down the 9/5 and 9/6 Stardom 5* Grand Prix shows and look at where the tournament stands before looking back at Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Princess Cup final and discussing the impending Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mizuki title match! Next, they discuss other shows that happen...

Aaron and Taylor run down the havoc COVID wreaked on joshi shows over the past two weeks, then recap Stardom’s 5* Grand Prix and Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Princess Cup so far, with an in-depth look at likely outcomes for those tournaments. Next, they review the shows that did happen, including ChocoPro shows, ActWres Girl’Z, Ice Ribbon, DIANA, Pure-J, and Sendai Girls. To close, they preview upcoming show...

Aaron and Taylor get you ready for Stardom’s 5* Grand Prix by explaining the tournament, picking their winners, discussing the matches that have been uploaded from the first two nights, and reviewing the standings so far! Next, they dive into Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Princess Cup including betting odds and reviews of the first two shows! Then, after Taylor reviews the Ice Ribbon 8/9 Yokohama show in full...

Aaron and Taylor dive deep into Stardom’s shows on 7/17, 7/23, 7/24, and 7/26, including discussing Giulia as a singles match wrestler and whether Stardom has waited too long to ever pull the trigger on a big Jungle Kyona victory! After looking at the 5* GP entrants, Aaron & Taylor move on to reviewing SEAdLINNNG’s 7/13 Korakuen show that featured a Beyond the Sea Title change! Then, they disc...

 Aaron and Taylor start with covering tons of joshi news, including Stardom announcing a tour, Yuna Manase leaving Tokyo Joshi Pro, and Yumika Hotta leaving her role with Actwres Girl’Z! After that, they review matches from 10 recent shows, including TJPW’s 7/4 show and a discussion on face/heel dynamics in that company, Saki Akai vs. Meiko Satomura from DDT 7/3, Makoto Produce, Ice Ribbon 1048,...

Aaron and Taylor start with a review of Stardom’s 6/21 Shinkiba show--a wrestling show in front of fans!--including the current status of Oedo Tai, a reappraisal of Donna Del Mondo, and Taylor insulting Aaron’s favorite wrestler! They follow that up with a discussion of upcoming shows, including those happening over the next two weeks that they’ll discuss on the next podcast. Then, they resume the...

After discussing news regarding which joshi promotions will start running shows soon, Aaron and Taylor talk about recent joshi shows, including an in-depth review of Arisa Nakajima’s Beyond the Sea title defense against Asuka from SEAdLINNNG’s 6/13 show. Then, they resume their Stardom 2011 project with the shows from 4/24/11 and 4/30/11, including a question regarding whether a Stardom roster mem...

After briefly discussing their memories of seeing Hana Kimura live and interacting with her before and after shows (this segment ends at 16:52 if you want to skip ahead), Aaron & Taylor reflect on Arisa Hoshiki’s career in light of her recent retirement. Along with general thoughts on Arisa, they offer some of their favorite matches of hers. Then, they look at Japan’s plans for reopening, and...

After briefly discussing current joshi shows, including Stardom’s upcoming no fans shows, Aaron and Taylor continue their mini-series covering Stardom from the beginning with the promotion’s fourth through sixth shows from March 27, 2011, April 3, 2011, and April 10! They also bring back their classic segment ranking the eight Stardom rookies through the first six shows! Then, they look at current...