Kick To The Gut! Wrestling Podcast

Your #PodcastBoyz are back! Season 3 kicks off with a look back at a historic Wrestle Kingdom 14 weekend. New Japan ring in 2020 with an outstanding two nights of pro wrestling. Mister Young and FRGN discuss the many highlights from the event including Naito's crowning as the double champ, Jushin Liger's swansong, Jon Moxley's title victory and next challenger, Will Ospreay and Takahashi's show st...

It's the end of the year and the decade. But it is also the final episode of Season 2. The Podcast Boyz look back on the year of wrestling that was 2019 by presenting to listeners the first ever annual Kick To The Gut! Awards. Mister Young and FRGN has come up with categories that honour the very best in WWE, AEW and local wrestling as whole. With a mixture of fan votes and personal selections, st...

FRGN is back in the building! Fresh off his maiden Korakuen Hall pilgrimage, he shares with Mister Young his experience catching Japanese legend Ultimo Dragon in action as part of Dragon Gate and what makes puroresu so unique and one of a kind. Back on the local front, Mister Young was on hand to witness GrappleMax's 3rd Anniversary show and break down all the action on the night. SPW was also a h...

GrappleMAX turns 3! Southeast Asia's top pro wrestling school is holding their anniversary extravaganza which promises to be the biggest show of the year. Mister Young and FRGN welcome Wrestle Square Cruiserweight Champ Showtime Val to the studios to preview the match card. He shares his thoughts on the many international stars that will be part of the show, including Japanese legend Dick Togo, Fi...

It was a significant week in the world of pro wrestling, both locally and internationally. On the home front, SPW presented Into The Mist headlined by the legendary Tajiri. The Japanese Buzzsaw had a barnstormer of a match with The Statement Andreuw Tang, but the spotlight was rightly placed on the local wrestlers for the night. Mister Young and FRGN give their review of the show while also addres...

SPW's resident rebels, the Social Misfits, finally make their debut on Kick To The Gut! Kyle "The Trickster" Black and Oldboy Judas have aligned themselves with GM Carl Hella as part of the Final Battle against the Might Dragon Family at this weekend's Into The Mist event. Ahead of their match, Mister Young and FRGN sat the duo down to find out more about the team, from Kyle's magician background...

It's been a long time coming but we finally welcome to the Kick To The Gut! studios Referee Sodiq! He is SPW's longest-tenured referee and one of the most popular faces in the Singapore wrestling scene. He also happens to be one of our most requested interviewees for the podcast. Mister Young and FRGN grilled the man in stripes on why he chose to be a referee instead of a wrestler, how his role co...

Kick To The Gut ended on a cliffhanger last week as SPW's Dr. Gore sent the #PodcastBoyz a cryptic package. What was thought to be a peace offering turned out to be a chilling warning from Singapore wrestling's resident mad doctor as he vowed to put an end to the show. Mister Young and FRGN are no longer backing down however, and on this episode, they address the issue head on, in the form of a Jo...

Welcome to a very special Halloween edition of Kick To The Gut! With the help of our listeners and SPW's resident scarer, The Butcherman, we've compiled a list of the spookiest, creepiest characters in pro wrestling history. We have everything from clowns, shamans, monsters to zombies on this list. So sit back, relax and get your pumpkin treats ready as #ThePodcastBoyz + The Butcherman rank the be...

This week, Kick To The Gut welcomes to the studio for the very first time, John Day and Dr. Jeff Ederer of GrappleMax. The British-Asian John is the youngest ever wrestler to make his professional debut in Singapore at the age of 16 and has wowed audiences in the last year with his colourful gear and comedic (dare we say) cutesy style. Jeff, an American hailing from Plains, Wisconsin, is actually...

Two weeks removed from WrestleFest Asia, the #PodcastBoyz welcome to the studio its founder and WWE super fan, Syazana Lopez. Mister Young and FRGN ask her about growing up in The Attitude Era, first becoming a fan of Stephanie McMahon and her experiences going to 3 WrestleManias in a row! Syazana then shared her inspiration for planning her very own wrestling convention, how she managed to secure...

50 episodes! What a crazy ride. It's been a year of crazy gut-kicking verbal smack downs every single week and we thank everyone who's been with us since Episode 1. Mister Young and FRGN run down their favorite memories and interviews from the podcast and moving forward, a brand new, exciting partnership! Also, the debacle at Hell In A Cell has left the podcast boys baffled. The duo try to make se...

It's a historic week for wrestling! Episode 19 kicks off Week 1 of the Wednesday Night Wars with the premiere episode of AEW: Dynamite on TNT going head to head with NXT on USA. With Mister Young catching the yellow brand's broadcast while FRGN has his eyes glued on the first AEW television show, we find out which show made a bigger impact. Whether it's Finn Balor and Ciampa's return or Jack Hager...

This week's episode marks the return of The Eurasian Dragon, not only to our podcast, but SPW in general. Fresh off his surprise appearance at Klash Of Kings to rescue Mighty Mighty in his Uniquely Singaporean Street Fight against GM Carl Hella, the beloved babyface is now back for good. Mister Young and FRGN aim to find out where The Dragon has been this last 9 months, how his time away has helpe...

We've got a Triple Threat worth of reviews coming at you on Kick To The Gut! An epic weekend of local wrestling ensued as Singapore's two top promotions Grapple MAX and SPW put out their Showcase 11 and Klash Of Kings events respectively and the podcast boys were on hand to cover all the action. Mister Young and FRGN share their thoughts on Inglorious running roughshod through the night and Showti...

On this week's episode of Kick To The Gut, we interview Singapore's newest wrestling faction, Inglorious! At the culmination of his longstanding rivalry with Smart Dave in the previous Showcase 11, Greg Glorious made a shocking heel turn on his former protege. Now rechristened as the "Endboss" GREGORY, he has recruited two of the promotion's fastest rising stars in Wildfire Remus and Wilson and tu...

Fresh off All Elite Wrestling's ALL OUT, the podcast boys are back in the Kick To The Gut studio to dissect all the action. No holds barred, unfiltered and with a lot of honest thoughts on the event (a.k.a we didn't enjoy it). From PAC/Omega's underwhelming bout, the Lucha Bros & Young Bucks spot fest and a whole host of production problems, AEW has a lot of teething issues to sort out before thei...

All Elite Wrestling's mega PPV All Out is coming this weekend! We preview all the angles going into the show as the new promotion aims to create further hype ahead of its weekly TV debut. Jon Moxley is injured unfortunately and had to be pulled from the card. Can his replacement PAC steal the show with Kenny Omega without any in-built storyline? Mister Young and FRGN also speculate who should win...

We've got an exclusive! Fresh from their WWE tryouts in Shanghai, Andruew 'The Statement' Tang, Trexxus & Alexis Lee invaded the Kick To The Gut studios to share their experiences. Mister Young and FRGN grilled the SPW wrestlers on how they were approached by WWE, meeting the NXT coaches such at Matt Bloom and Robbie Brookside plus what it was like to undergo a full-on WWE training camp. The trio...

WWE SummerSlam weekend is done and dusted! Mister Young and FRGN survey the aftermath including another amazing NXT Takeover card, headlined by the 5-star match that was Adam Cole and Johnny Gargano's 2 Out Of 3 Falls bout for the NXT Championship. Not forgetting SummerSlam itself which featured Seth Rollins regaining the Universal Title and The Fiend's terrifying debut! Over in New Japan, Kota Ib...

While most Singaporeans are excited for the long National Day weekend, us wrestling fans are gearing up for SummerSlam! Mister Young and FRGN run down the card for this year's SummerSlam and NXT TakeOver events, held in Toronto this year. The podcast duo also asked our listeners to share their favourite memories of WWE's second biggest PPV through the years. 9th of August also happens to be the 20...

It was an important weekend for local wrestling in Singapore as two of our top promotions, SPW and Grapple MAX put up showstopping shows. Mister Young and FRGN were on hand to catch all of the action from SPW vs OWE: Oriental Storm as well as Showcase 10 featuring wrestlers from Japanese promotion DDT. The podcast duo ran through the respective cards and all the craziness that ensued from snapped...

Grapple Max takes over the Kick To The Gut studios this week! With Showcase 10 fast on the horizon, the podcast boys sat down for an interview with 'The Heavyweight Cruiserweight' Guru & Singapore's premiere wrestling photographer, Najwan Noor. Guru talked about his fitness journey, getting his moniker from training under Dennis The Ladykiller, and his return match in a tag team against Japanese s...

On this week's episode of Kick To The Gut, we sat down with SPW's powerhouse Destroyer Dharma! He talked about his earliest wrestling memories watching Razor Ramon, getting bullied as a skinny kid and later being inspired by the physiques of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Triple H of the WWE. This led him to dedicate his life towards bodybuilding, culminating in the man winning the Mr Singapore Classic...

It's only been a week since WWE Live In Singapore but the Kick To The Gut boys are still suffering from major withdrawal syndrome. We look back at all the highlights catching the show from ringside, including getting punked by The Revival and being up close with Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins. The podcast tag team also welcome Fariqqin from Do Not Clique back on the show as he shares his experience...