The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich preview NJPW's King of Pro-Wrestling 2017 and WWE's Hell in a Cell 2017. Other topics include a brief breakdown of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame and the return of Bouncing Around Japan looking at Big Japan Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Kai's 10th anniversary and much more! Advertising Inq...

Joe and Rich are back to cover another crazy week in the world of wrestling. Topics include NJPW's Destruction in Kobe, an awesome Yujiro/Trent match, Juice vs. Omega, WWE No Mercy, the future of Braun Strowman and last but not least the EVOLVE email link, EVOLVE 92 & 93 fallout, FloSlam vs. WWN and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://r...

After weeks of calm, the pro wrestling world has exploded once again and the Voices of Wrestling flagship is here to break it all down. On this week's episode, Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch talk the life and legacy of one of the greatest wrestling personalities of all time: Bobby Heenan, the breaking news of FloSlam suing their streaming partner WWNLive, Dragon Gate's emotional Dangerous Gat...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch review the WWE Mae Young Classic Finals, discuss the presentation of the final match and project the futures of Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler. We also review the horrible NJPW Destruction in Fukushima, explore if it was one of the worst NJPW shows in years and look at some historical comps. Other topics include a bri...

This week on the VOW Flagship we'll tell you whose stock rose and whose stock has fallen now that the Mae Young Classic has aired in full, and discuss our top overall performers and top matches. The latest GFW/Impact turmoil is broken down, along with a preview of New Japan Destruction in Fukushima with notes from the 9/8 Korakuen show, and a discussion of PWG business and the "Super Indie...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast, Rich and Joe spray to all fields with several topics including WWE's Mae Young Classic, AJPW's recent Sumo Hall show, TripleMania, Dr. Wagner losing his mask and the return of Bouncing Around Japan as we look at recent happenings in Wrestle-1, Eddie Edwards winning the GHC Heavyweight Title, Taka/Taichi Produce and the PWI 500. Support...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich talk about WWE's huge SummerSlam weekend including a full review of WWE SummerSlam 2017, NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, the stark differences between NXT/WWE and much more. Other topics include upcoming NJPW lineups and a brief updated on last week's HeatGate discussion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv...

The Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast is back with a loaded show previewing a crazy week in WWE with both SummerSlam 2017 and NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III. We also touch on the final three nights of NJPW's G1 Climax 27, PROGRESS/WWN's HEAT GATE controversy from last weekend and much much more. Subscribe, rate and review us on your podcast app of choice. Just search "Voices of Wrestling...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Rich and Joe talk the last week of NJPW's G1 Climax 27 including potential finals scenarios, our thoughts on some of the biggest matches of the tournament and an idea of expanding the tournament to 24-men. Other topics include a dive into an eventful weekend in the Australian wrestling scene, EVOLVE/PROGRESS/Beyond's busy weekend and At...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich discuss two disappointing WWE dream matches, their thoughts on Shinsuke Nakamura vs. John Cena, possible G1 Climax 27 scenarios, upcoming American independent wrestling cards and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a week off, the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast returns in a big way as Joe and Rich go wrestler-by-wrestler and break down the first seven nights of NJPW's G1 Climax 27 — who has looked good, who our MVP of the tournament is, block scenario and much more. Additional topics include WWE Battleground, Dragon Gate's Kobe World, the debut of a brand-new segment and all the New Coke/...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast: Rich and Joe review WWE Great Balls of Fire, explore Chuck Berry's fetish and discuss the future of Samoa Joe. We then review TNA Global Impact Force Wrestling's Slammiversary 2017 PPV including the once-in-a-lifetime debut for DeAngelo Williams. We also recap the latest in the ongoing Alberto El Patron / Paige saga and Global Force Wr...

To celebrate WWECW being uploaded to the WWE Network, original WWECW writer David Lagana joins Garrett Kidney to discuss the show, how it grew and evolved as well as some of the more memorable moments from the show including The Zombie, the Balls Bear and the Monster Mash. Follow Dave on Twitter @Lagana. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling Flagship podcast: A lesson in romanticism, a monster G1 Special in USA review, WWE Great Balls Of Fire previews, Rich battles a spider for three hours and we once again bow before pro wrestling businessman extraordinaire Jeff Jarrett. •Support our sponsors: Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/vow), Dollar Shave Club (http://dollarshaveclub.com/voices) & Zip Re...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Rich and Joe talk about the sale of Global Force Wrestling to Impact Wrestling, why Jeff Jarrett may be the greatest businessman in pro wrestling history and much more. We then move onto Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary 15 PPV as we preview this weekend's event and discuss the unbelievable, actually good build to the PPV. Last but not l...

Rich & Joe are back with another packed-edition of the Voices of Wrestling Flagship podcast. They talk NJPW G1 Climax 27 participants, breaking down each wrestler and their prospects for the tournament. They also discuss review WWE's recent Money in the Bank PPV including the controversial ending to the Women's Money in the Bank match. All that and much more. Advertising Inquiries: htt...

15 years ago today, Total Nonstop Action came into existence. In celebration of this anniversary, VOW Impact Wrestling reviewer and TNA historian Garrett Kidney talks with Mr. TNA himself Jeremy Borash. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joe Lanza makes his long-awaited return to the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast joining Rich for a discussion on NJPW's Dominion 6.11 from Osaka-jo Hall including reaction to Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito and more. Joe and Rich also discuss the upcoming NJPW G1 Specials in Long Beach, California, NJPW's Kizuna Road tour and much more along the way...

Joe Gagne (@JoeGagne) steps into the "Joe" role once again on this week's episode of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast. Rich and Joe talk NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors finals between KUSHIDA and Will Ospreay, preview NJPW's upcoming Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall show, recap a mildly extreme WWE Extreme Rules show and discuss a recent price increase to FloSlam. Suppor...

Joe Gagne fills this week's Joe quota joining regular host Rich Kraetsch to talk the new Fire Pro Wrestling video game: Fire Pro Wrestling World, NXT TakeOver: Chicago, WWE Backlash 2017 and Jinder Mahal's shocking win as well as a quick catch-up with NJPW Best of the Super Juniors, the end of Kento Miyahara's title reigns & much more! Support our sponsor (Zip Recruiter): Build you...

The Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast returns down one Joe Lanza but special guests Alex Wendland, Sean Sedor and JoJo Remy stop by for a segment each to help Rich preview EVOLVE 84 & EVOLVE 85, NXT TakeOver: Chicago and discuss the ongoing New Japan Pro Wrestling Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast, Joe and Rich open up the VOW Forum mailbag and answer questions from our loyal listeners. Questions include thoughts on the best/worst ring gear in wrestling, NJPW's American expansion, WWE projections for top indie stars, the future of 205 Live, FloSlam value and, of course, a lengthy discussion of Alex “The Pug” Porteau. Support our spon...

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast: Joe and Rich breakdown the insane Best of the Super Juniors lineup, discuss potential winners and big stories surrounding this year's tournament. We also touch on New Japan Pro Wrestling big picture including if Kenny Omega can knock off Kazuchika Okada, what to do with Hiroshi Tanahashi moving forward and much more. In the last half of th...

Rich returns from his two-week Italian excursion joining Joe to preview WWE Payback 2017, talk All Japan Pro Wrestling's ongoing Champion Carnival and discuss all the happenings for two upcoming NJPW shows: Wrestling Toyonokuni and Wrestling Dontaku. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rich's Italian excursion continues, but nothing can stop the Voices of Wrestling Flagship as Joe breaks down some surreal topics, including Jinder Mahal's shocking push, Ken Anderson's future with ROH, and Katsuyori Shibata's potentially career ending headbutt. Other topics touched upon include Impact Wrestling in the post-Hardy world, a big EVOLVE weekend preview, and why Low Ki c...