The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

The Flagship is back at full strength this week with Joe back from vacation as we previewed AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door with previews and predictions for each match on what looks to be an unbelievable show. We also dug into upcoming AEW lineups for Collision, Rampage, and the Owen Hart and Martha Hart Tournaments brackets. Elsewhere in the wrestling world, we checked in with All Japan Pro Wrestling in...

The Flagship Podcast is back this week as Rich welcomes special guest hosts Andrew Sinclair and Chris Samsa to the show. We’ll have a unique format for this week’s show with Joe on vacation. The Flagship will begin this week with a recap and review of Impact Wrestling’s Against All Odds 2023 show and a look at the latest happenings in Impact with VOW’s Impact columnist and reviewer Andrew Sinclair...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week with a loaded show talking about the life & career of The Iron Sheik, who passed away on Wednesday, reviews of NJPW's Dominion show, a full breakdown of G1 Climax 33 participants, the latest on AEW ticket sales for upcoming shows, Dragongate firing SB Kento & Takuma Fujiwara and, of course, an extensive review of NWA's Crockett Cup 2...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week with yet another loaded show talking about the official announcement of CM Punk's return at the June 17 AEW Collision, a discussion on the ticket sales thus far, and the fallout from AEW's Double or Nothing 2023 show on Sunday. Additional topics included reviews of NXT Battleground, WWE Night of Champions, NJPW's Best of the Super Junior...

Another HUGE episode of The Flagship Wrestling Podcast this week as we preview AEW Double or Nothing, discuss the timeline of how CM Punk returned to AEW, ticket sales for AEW Collision's announced shows, and more. We also dive into WWE's Night of Champions show this weekend, NXT Battleground, review NJPW Resurgence, and wrap-up Best of the Super Juniors 30.  --- Support our sponsor BetSta...

You won't believe it, but CM Punk is at it again. On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, we dive deep into the ongoing drama surrounding CM Punk in AEW, the announcement of AEW Collision, the current status of their TV deal, and what this means for AEW's future.  We also check in with NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors tour, including the tournament standings and highlights...

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast, Joe and Rich review and recap another busy week in the world of wrestling, including the rumors of AEW's new TV deal, the changing economy in pro wrestling, WWE's Backlash PPV from Puerto Rico, Dragongate's Dead or Alive, the Champion Carnival finals & Shotaro Ashino's horribly-timed injury and, believe it or not, we turn to the worl...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week to discuss the latest news and events in the world of wrestling! In this week's show we discuss the monumental achievement AEW accomplished with their All In Wembley Stadium ticket sales, the current state of Ring of Honor, what the end of Dark & Dark:Elevation means for ROH & more! Elsewhere in the world, we review NJPW's Satsuma No...

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast: Joe and Rich are back to discuss the latest happenings in wrestling, including WWE introducing a new World Title, CM Punk showing up backstage on RAW, the optics around Punk's actions, and WWE facing legal action once again. We also chat about STARDOM's recent show in Yokohama Arena, a check-in on AJPW's Champion Carnival, NJPW's Wrestli...

A (semi) solo edition of The Flagship, as Rich Kraetsch bounces around the far corners of Utah, with Joe lamenting the downfall of AEW Dynamite and why he's skeptical that the rumored Saturday show will be treated like an A-show. From there, Andrew Rich joins the show to break down NJPW's Capital Collision and Collision in Philadelphia and preview the Dontaku tour. We wrap things up with t...

A special TUESDAY Flagship comes your way with an extensive breakdown of NJPW's Sakura Genesis show, including SANADA becoming the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! We also discussed several upcoming NJPW shows — Capitol Collision, Collision in Philadelphia, Wrestling Dontaku, Best of the Super Juniors & more. Elsewhere on the show, we catch you up with the latest on AJPW's Champion Car...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast is back this week with a loaded show recapping the latest in a huge news week for wrestling. We'll talk about the official news of WWE/UFC's merger under Endeavor, Vince McMahon fully re-assuming power and control, the fallout from WrestleMania Weekend, Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns, and more. We also dive into the world of AEW with the announcement that they&...

Join The Flagship Podcast as we get you ready for the biggest wrestling weekend of the year: WrestleMania Weekend 2023! We preview all major shows, including Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow, NJPW/Impact Multiverse United, ROH's Supercard of Honor, NXT Stand & Deliver, both nights of WrestleMania Goes Hollywood, and more!   We also briefly dive into some of this week's news, including...

This week on The Flagship Podcast, Joe returns to the show as we discuss the latest CM Punk drama with a blow-by-blow analysis of what was said, by who, and what it all means. We have drama between Punk and Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho eats a stray, Dave Meltzer, Tony Khan asking CM Punk to work hurt? There is a LOT to unpack and we promise you will not find a better breakdown of the latest drama tha...

Join The Flagship Wrestling Podcast for our St. Patrick's Day Spectacular! With regular co-host Joe Lanza out on assignment (aka watching college basketball all day), Rich welcomes PWTorch's Alan4L to help celebrate the holiday and talk wrestling!    We discuss our current Top 10 Wrestlers of the Year, check in with the 2023 WrestleMania Weekend, including our weekend memories, Alan's...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast is back this week to talk about Vince McMahon returning to WWE's backstage for the first time since he was ousted, why this is a bigger deal than some people are making it out to be, the potential repercussions, and how the wrestling media has covered it thus far. We'll also discuss recent analysis from Wells Fargo regarding SmackDown's renewal on FOX and...

A huge episode this week previewing the full AEW Revolution 2023 card with predictions and analysis on each and every match. A quick look at the debut of the new Ring of Honor, NJPW/CMLL's Fantasticamania, predictions for the New Japan Cup, Jay White wrapping up with NJPW, Daisuke Harada's retirement, MLW at it again and Impact Wrestling's No Surrender. Subscribe to The Flagship Podcas...

On this week's show, we review and recap a crazy weekend in the world of wrestling, including WWE Elimination Chamber, the decision to have Roman Reigns defeat Sami Zayn, and Ariel Helwani's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend and more. We reviewed Keiji Mutoh's final BYE BYE "retirement" match against Tetsuya Naito, Kazuchika Okada's dismantling of Kaito Kiyomia,...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns with a loaded show covering all of the latest news in the world of pro wrestling. On this week's show, we preview WWE Elimination Chamber and the central question surrounding the show: what do you do with Sami Zayn? We spend over an hour on the life and career of legendary promoter Jerry Jarrett who passed away at age 80 this week. We also discussed the o...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast is back, covering the latest in the world of wrestling.    Topics on this week's show include: A look at recent ratings trends from WWE, AEW, MLW's debut on REELZ, and more.   What wrestlers have you watched in real-time and thought they were the greatest of all-time? NXT Vengeance Day review NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Night 1 and Night 2 reviews The N...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week to discuss all of the latest news in the world of wrestling.    On this week's show, we discuss the life and career of Lanny Poffo/The Genius, review WWE's Royal Rumble 2023, recap WWE's Q4 earnings call and check in with CMLL. The Overrun For an additional hour of discussions this week, subscribe to FlagshipPatreon.com ($5 tier) and lis...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week for an absolutely loaded show talking about the latest in a busy week of pro wrestling.   We'll preview WWE's Royal Rumble 2022, discuss WWE being unable to secure The Rock for WrestleMania, the rumors of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's inclusion and a look at the mega ratings for RAW XXX.    Also on the show, we'll discuss Wrest...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast returns this week to discuss the life and career of ROH legend Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh).   Additional topics included Vince McMahon settling with Rita Chatterton, Impact Wrestling's Hard to Kill PPV, a look at recent ratings patterns for RAW, NXT, Impact, and New Japan, as well as some discussion of the latest happenings in GLEAT, Dragongate & more. Subscribe...

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast is back to discuss the latest news and notes on WWE's potential sale: a follow-up to our Breaking News audio from earlier in the week regarding WWE and Saudi Arabia, who are listed thus far as potential buyers, if AEW is going to get into the mix & more. We'll also discuss Match 7 between The Elite and Death Triangle, no Mercedes Mone at AEW, ROH Supercar...

Vince McMahon is back, Mercedes is Mone, New Japan Pro Wrestling had a tremendous Wrestle Kingdom 17 plus new champs, and new units, NOAH had a good show on New Year's Day, and the scuzzers are taking over All Japan Pro Wrestling. We cover all of this and so much more on this week's episode of The Flagship Wrestling Podcast. Subscribe to The Flagship Podcast & VOW Podcast Network The F...