The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

Voices of Wrestling returns with a brand-new show looking at the details surrounding Tomoaki Honma's alleged domestic abuse, how New Japan Pro Wrestling should react and what's next for Honma if the allegations are true. We then discuss A.J. Styles' ailing back and what we've seen of the World Tag League. The conversation stays in Japan as we look at some of our favorite and least...

A special HOLIDAY EDITION of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast, as Joe rides alone and talks Solomon Crowe, TNA moving to POP TV, Brad Maddox's firing with some details you won't hear anywhere else, and the disaster that was Survivor Series and record low RAW numbers. There are plenty of Lanza shenanigans along the way, including what his life was like at 16, when porn stars shouldn...

Voices of Wrestling returns with a loaded show talking pro wrestling from across the world. We begin with a look at the current happenings in WWE including previewing Survivor Series 2015, who we think leaves with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and how the tournament will play out. We also delve into the story of the week, the now-infamous Paige/Charlotte angle that closed out Raw and disc...

Voices of Wrestling returns with a loaded show talking the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, why interest level appears to be lower, who we think could win it and why the Final is already anti-climatic. We then turn our attention to the world of Japanese wrestling as we review and break down last weekend's NJPW Power Struggle 2015 show, discuss the blocks and participants in this...

Voices of Wrestling returns this week with a passionate discussion of Dragon Gate's Gate of Destiny 2015 show featuring one of our favorite main events of the year and a top-to-bottom great show, we discuss why Dragon Gate is so good when everything is clicking, Shingo's character development, Akira Tozawa's greatness and so much more. We then turn our attention to the breaking news of...

Voices of Wrestling's flagship podcast is back at full strength as Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch link up for a comprehensive breakdown of WWE Hell in a Cell 2015. Discussions include Alberto Del Rio's new paper, why we didn't like Bray Wyatt/Roman Reigns, favorite and least favorite matches on the card as well as the prevailing themes from the night. The attention then turns internationa...

A special bonus weekend edition of the VOW podcast! Join Joe on this solo mission as he banters with himself about why he "hates" Ru Gunn and the now infamous Barbi Hayden GoFundMe before wrapping things up with a break down of the first round of the NJPW Super Juniors Tag Tournament. As per the usual, Joe loses focus and gets sidetracked many times along the way, with random topics like t...

Voices of Wrestling returns with a very special edition as regular co-host Rich Kraetsch is joined by Voices of Wrestling's WWE Raw reviewer Sean Flynn (@spiffie6123). Rich and Sean discuss betting on the Chicago Cubs in hopes of winning free pizza for a year and the bizarre Barbi Hayden/GoFundMe controversy. The attention turns then to WWE as WWE Hell in a Cell is previewed, as well as long-f...

After a one-week hiatus, the flagship Voices of Wrestling podcast returns with an extensive look at New Japan Pro Wrestling's King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 event, where New Japan goes from here, why Okada/Tanahashi hasn't been overdone and what to look forward to for NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 10. We then turn our attention to Pro Wrestling NOAH, discuss recent happenings in the company, who...

Rich Kraetsch and Joe Lanza are joined by Shake Them Ropes co-host Rob McCarron for a very special Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame edition of Voices of Wrestling. All three men reveal their ballots for the 2015 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, who they voted for, who they didn't vote for and why. Discussions along the way including the overwhelming resume of Daniel Bryan, whether CM Punk is wo...

In this week’s edition of the New Japan Purocast, Collin and Damon preview the 10/12 King of Pro-Wrestling card and give their predictions. Plus, they discuss NJPW’s controversial decision not to use Mauro Ranallo for the show’s English commentary feed on NJPW World. They also speculate on this November’s Power Struggle in Osaka, the December tag league show, and more possible scenarios for Wrestl...

Voices of Wrestling's flagship podcast returns with a huge review of NJPW Destruction in Kobe, what we thought of the matches and our favorite and least favorite matches of the night. We also delve into some of the current complaints with New Japan Pro Wrestling booking, whether they are accurate and what can be done to fix or correct some of the current issues. We wrap up with a discussion of...

Oli, Rob and a returning Arn are back with a third episode just in time to preview what is possibly the biggest weekend in this year's British Wrestling calendars. The main topic is the RevPro-New Japan joint show weekender, and all three guys get very excited at the prospect of seeing New Japan's big four in singles matches live, a potential British Heavyweight title change and in general...

In this historic 10th episode of the New Japan Purocast, Collin and Damon give an in-depth, match-by-match review of the 9/23 Destruction in Okayama show and the 9/27 “Destruction in Kobe” show. Plus, the guys give their early predictions for the 10/12 “King of Pro-Wrestling” card and Collin makes a bold prediction for the main event of “Wrestle Kingdom 10″. All that and more, right here on your w...

In this fun-filled edition of the New Japan Purocast, Collin and Damon preview the September 23 and September 27 NJPW Destruction cards and give their picks/predictions. Plus, the guys take a look at the attendance figures for the Korakuen Hall shows since the beginning of the year and talk about what this could mean for the current state of NJPW. All that, plus the usual hijinks and shenanigans,...

The New Japan Purocast makes its debut on the Voices of Wrestling podcasting network! On this episode, Collin and Damon take a look at the 9/11 “Road to Destruction” show at Korakuen Hall, speculate possible scenarios for NJPW’s tag division, and discuss Shinsuke Nakamura’s chances at being inducted into this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. Plus, lots more New Japan news and notes, as well...

Voices of Wrestling returns with a wacky episode talking a number of wrestling and non-wrestling topics. On the wrestling side, Joe and Rich talk about the 2015 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, voting strategies, new candidates that are likely to make it and much more. The guys then move onto this week's television including one of the best Ring of Honor episodes of the year, NXT's continu...

With Arnold out after being mysteriously taking a Bad Luck Fall off of a balcony Rob and Oli bear the full load of covering a stacked month of British wrestling. Topics include the heavy European representation in this year's Battle of Los Angeles, the two great title matches on PROGRESS Chapter 20, previewing next month's Chapter 21 show and the hectic month full of shows in store for Rev...

In a rare, United States-centric podcast, Joe and Rich break down WWE's huge weekend in Brooklyn highlighted by WWE SummerSlam 2015 and NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. The guys discuss their favorite matches from the weekend, things that stood out, things they hated and the much-debated topic of which was the better show.  Topics along the way included the consistency of Kevin Owens, how great Cesaro...

The flagship Voices of Wrestling podcast returns with another huge episode talking the unmitigated disaster that was AAA's TripleMania XXIIII. We ponder if this was the worst major PPV ever, what made it so bad as well as a discussion on the production issues that plagued the show. After that, we turn our attention to New Japan Pro Wrestling and talk about our thoughts on the G1 Climax up to t...

Voices of Wrestling is finally back in its usual timeslot to talk about what else but Wrestle-1 and Hideki Suzuki. Yes, we start the show breaking down Hideki Suzuki's title reign and what in our mind is the absolute least eventful World title change in history. We also discuss W-1's ongoing Number One contenders tournament and many other oddities from the TNA of Japan. Switching gears, we...

In this episode, after strongly questioning the wisdom in hugging bumblebees, Doc runs down the card and his predictions for Ultima Lucha and recaps the go-home show.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rob McCarron (@ShakeThemRopes) and Joe Lanza (@JoeMLanza) are joined by Lucha Underground’s Son of Havoc, also known as independent wrestling superstar Matt Cross, to discuss Lucha Underground and the two part season finale, Ultima Lucha. Ultima Lucha begins Wednesday, July 29 on El Rey Network. Matt joins us for nearly an hour, discussing a wide range of topics from taping Lucha Underground, to h...

Rob, Oli and Arnold bring you the inaugural episode of the Brit Wres Roundtable, the newest addition to the Voices of Wrestling podcast network centered on wrestling from across the pond. The three give you a whirlwind introduction to the currently booming British scene before previewing this Sunday’s PROGRESS Chapter 20 and talk over the latest month’s episodes of RevPro TV. Support us on Amazon:...

Voices of Wrestling is back with a major show talking about all the major shows from last weekend: WWE Battleground, Dragon Gate's Kobe World and NJPW's kickoff to G1 Climax 25.  Timestamps: 0:00:00 – 0:03:08: Intro/No Big Japan this week0:03:08 – 0:13:00: Buying porn/Fake Taxi0:13:00 – 0:41:29: DG Kobe World0:50:13 – 0:58:37: Ricochet/Lucha Underground0:58:57 – 1:00:04: DG wrapup1:00:04 –...