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We are back and bringing you a BIG episode on all the major developments that happened during All Japan Pro Wrestling’s June Tour, including our thoughts and reactions to the results of Champions Night 4, with a very special guest and good friend of ours: Smiley! We discuss the return of Naoya Nomura, our thoughts on the direction of the Triple Crown and the World Junior Heavyweight championships,...

In this special episode of Kick Out, we are bringing you an interview with Sanshiro Takagi, professional wrestler and President of CyberFight. We talked about the fast approaching CyberFight Festival, which wrestlers from DDT, NOAH, TJPW, and GanPro you should be keeping an eye on right now, some of Takagi’s favorite wrestling, and more. Don't forget to check out episode #13, The Rebellious Spirit...

Welcome to episode #13! We are bringing you a deep dive on Sanshiro Takagi. Join us as we discuss his early life, how he found himself at the heart of a little "indie" known at the time as Dramatic Dream Team, and his professional ventures that he has become so well known for today. Works cited for this episode on our blog . Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback...

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back again with episode 5 of Talking Triple Crown, a monthly show covering All Japan Pro Wrestling. We’re bringing you all the news and updates from All Japan’s May Tour including our thoughts on Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Aoyagi's Triple Crown match coming off the conclusion of Champion Carnival, where things stand with the faction shake ups, updates from the Jumbo Tsuru...

We're trying something new for episode #12! In lieu of our regular content, we're discussing four matches we love, two from each of us, and giving you a breakdown on their backgrounds, key moments to look out for, what they mean to us, and more. If you like this style of episode, please let us know by DMing us on @kickout299 or by sending us an email at kickoutat299@gmail.com! Works cited for this...

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with episode 4 of Talking Triple Crown, a monthly show covering All Japan Pro Wrestling. This episode is a big one as we bring you the highlights from Champion Carnival from start to finish and all of the important moments and news as we head into what All Japan has in store for their May tour. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan new...

Happy 10th episode of Kick Out! This week, we bring you an episode very close to our hearts: a look into the life, career, and legacy of Jumbo Tsuruta. We also discuss the Mitsuharu Misawa/Jumbo Tsuruta feud from early 90’s All Japan and two contemporary feuds in puroresu that you can see Jumbo’s influence on today (NJPW's Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and DDT's Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jun...

Jessie, Rachel, & Alicia are back with your breakdown of All Japan's March shows, including Champion's Night 3, with a very special guest: Dylan Fox of the Eastern Lariat! We're bringing you all the highlights, our favorite moments of the month, and of course, who we felt was best dressed at the Champion Carnival press conference. This is a fun episode, so make sure you tune in! Follow Dylan at  @...

Champion Carnival participants have finally been announced! Join Jessie and Rachel for a quick minisode where they discuss the participants, their most anticipated match ups, and predictions for what lays ahead. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at @kickout299 , email us with questions and feedback for TCC or otherwise at kickoutat299@g...

This week, Rachel & Alicia bring you an episode on a piece of NOAH's history often forgotten - the now defunct GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship. We walk you through the history of the belt, the champions, key matches, common misconceptions around the stipulations attached to the matches, and all of our thoughts on the legacy, or lack thereof, of this championship. Follow us at @kickout299 on T...

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with episode 2 of Talking Triple Crown, a monthly show covering All Japan Pro Wrestling. Join us as we run through February's Excite Series and all our can't-miss matches and moments, plus a look ahead to what is in store for March and the upcoming Champion Carnival. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee for more All Japan news. Follow Rachel & Alicia at...

This week, Alicia interviews Jonathan Foye, author of Ganbaru: How All Japan Pro Wrestling Survived the Year 2000 Roster Split. Jonathan talks about his career, what interested him in writing about All Japan's side of the 2000 roster split, his thoughts on key figures from the conflict such as Motoko Baba, Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and so much more. You can follow Jonathan on Twitter by c...

Welcome to episode #1 of Talking Triple Crown, a monthly show covering All Japan Pro Wrestling hosted by Jessie of @royalroad72 on Twitter. Join Jessie, Rachel, and Alicia, as we catch you up on last month’s tour and look ahead to this month’s Excite Series. Regular episodes will drop at the end of each month! You can expect show reviews, match recommendations, previews, predictions, and much more...

We are back this week with a very exciting double episode! This is the first in our series on factions in puroresu promotions, and we couldn't be more thrilled to bring you a deep dive on the history of faction warfare in DDT followed by a special interview with Sarah Kurchak , author of I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder and DDT super fan. Sarah walks us through Te...

Welcome to episode #4! We are back this week talking through one of our favorite ongoing storylines in puroresu - KENTA & the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship. We cover the belt's creation, how KENTA's identity post-NXT came to be tied with it, and where we think this story, for KENTA and the belt, is headed next. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kicko...

This week, Rachel & Alicia interview Smiley, a Wrestle-1 super fan who is doing the incredibly important work of archiving the promotion's shows. We talk about the legacy of Wrestle-1, the highs and lows of archiving, Smiley's thoughts on where Wrestle-1 alumni are now, and much more! Follow Smiley on Twitter at @Smiley_1932. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and fee...

Rachel & Alicia are back with a special DOUBLE episode to celebrate NOAH's upcoming New Year's Day show at the Budokan. We dive in to what "I Am NOAH" really means and who gets to be NOAH.   Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com . We are looking for contributors across all mediums -...