The Joshi Pod

The Joshi News team assembles again to talk about two people from Stardom's past showing up with the company again. The guys share their opinions. Please have a listen! The Joshi News Team: Red Leaf Retrocast: https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast The Big Egg Joshi Podcast: https://anchor.fm/K-Master-of-None Follow JPQ: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bigpawsonapup Music Provided By:   GRIZZLY F.O....

For our very special holiday episode, we are joined by The Joshi Pod Wrestler of the Year, Suzu Suzuki. In less than two years, she has gone from the future of the Ice Ribbon promotion to becoming the ICExInfinity Champion. This is her first foreign interview and we discuss many topics, including how she got into wrestling, what happened to the belt, how fun and crazy Madeline really is and what S...

What a way to celebrate one year of the Joshi Pod. This week, we are joined by the legendary Act Yasukawa! She is all class, grace and positive attitude. Act truly is a special human being. Thank you Derek for doing the interpretation. Please have a listen. Follow/Support Act Twitter: https://twitter.com/yasukawaactyuka Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actyasukawa/ Blog: https://timeline.line....

Super excited to have Wai Ting from Post Wrestling on a special mini episode. Wai helped the Joshi Pod in its early stages and offered some terrific advice along the way. We talk about him going from fan to content creator and eventually starting Post Wrestling with John Pollock. Wai and John are our favorite podcasters. Wai is a terrific guy and we thank him for taking the time to chat with us. P...

So happy to have Mari Manji on The Joshi Pod! We chat about her growing up in Northern Japan, making the move to Tokyo and eventually getting into the wrestling business. Mari and Manami Katsu recently left Pure-J and are now freelance wrestlers. What is next for those two? We talk about the meaning of the Manji character. Mari also sings us a song! Please have a listen. Follow/Support Mari Twitte...

We welcome to the podcast one of the biggest Joshi fans out there, Chris Dickinson. He shares his love of Takako Inoue, Manami Toyota and so many more. Chris also talks about his experiences in Japan earlier this year, including helping a star wrestlers daughter with her English homework.  He is really a great guy to talk to. Please have a listen. Please follow/support Chris: Twitter: https:/...

On this mini episode, we catch up with JD from the Red Leaf Retrocast. We chat about the topics he talks about on his podcast, including Joshi wrestling from the 1980's, retro anime's and retro gaming. JD and Eric do not see eye-to-eye on every aspect on Stardom and Joshi wrestling. JD shares which wrestler from 1983 would succeed in the current Joshi scene and which current Joshi wrestler would f...

On this mini episode, we catch up with 'K' from the Big Egg Joshi Podcast. We talk about how his podcast has progressed since we last spoke with him in July. We go off on several wrestling tangents, which I always doing with K. I want my friends to be your friends. Please have a listen. Follow/Support K Twitter: https://twitter.com/K_to_Z3r0 The Big Egg Joshi Podcast: https://anchor.fm/K-Master-of...

Episode 50! Very happy to welcome Thee Equal Opportunity Ass Kicker Ruby Raze to the show. Ruby is a staple in the Southern California wrestling scene and has also wrestled all over the United States. She pulls no punches discussing some of the recent issues that have impacted Southern California wrestling. She also takes a wrestler to task for making inappropriate comments about her. Ruby has bee...

On this special mini episode, we are joined by Eric Peralta, The Wrestling Enthusiast. We talk about being a fan and becoming a podcaster. He gives us his top 5 Joshi wrestler list and goes on a rant about WWE. Please have a listen! Please follow/support Eric Peralta: Twitter: https://twitter.com/IrvineSanders3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewrestlingenthusiastrealtalk/ Linktree: https://...

We welcome das wunderkind, Dylan Murray to this special mini episode. He is a podcaster, writer and wrestling fan. Get to know the future of Joshi wrestling coverage. Please follow/support Dylan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/XXIchiban Victory Through Guts/Stardom Quest Twitter: https://twitter.com/VTGPod VTG Podcast: https://anchor.fm/victory-through-guts Stardom Quest Podcast: https://anchor.fm/c...

Unfortunately we have no guest this week. Instead, Eric flies solo and shares why he created The Joshi Pod. Thank you so much for listening! Follow The Joshi Pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJoshiPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshipod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJH12GamqHVhvQLjIFCH6g Music supplied by: "The Joshi Pod Theme" Composer/Producer: Justin Knipper http:/...

For this mini episode, we are joined by producer, podcaster and Joshi fan, Grizzly F.O.G. Grizz talks about his wrestling fandom and how he merged that with his love of music. He also talks about similarities in wrestling and music. You can also hear how NOT knowledgeable Eric is about hip hop music and making beats. Please have a listen! Please follow/support Grizz: Twitter: https://twitter.com/G...

Farrah Hasnain is back on The Joshi Pod. She shares her experiences of seeing her first live wrestling. Farrah shares about visiting Korakuen Hall and Yokohama Budokan. Can't thank her enough for coming back on. Please have a listen! Please follow Farrah: Twitter: https://twitter.com/farrahakase Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farrahakase/ Music Provided By: https://www.zapsplat.com/

We are joined this week by the Best Bros, Mei Suruga and Baliyan Akki! This is Mei's first time on the podcast. She is always cute...sometimes on purpose. We chat about how Mei got into wrestling, what kind of referee she is and how Mei and Akki became the Best Bros. These two are so much fun to talk to! Please have a listen. Follow/Support Mei Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mei_gtmv Instagram: http...

She is finally here! This week we are joined by Session Moth Martina. We talk about John Cena, what her 2020 was supposed to be with Ring of Honor, Sumire Natsu and of course her experiences with Stardom in Japan. Couldn't be more thankful for the time Martina gave us. Please have a listen. Follow/Support Martina Twitter: https://twitter.com/mothfromdaflats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ses...

Just in time for #ChocoPro 50 this weekend, Emi Sakura joins the podcast again to talk about why and how ChocPro was created. We talk about all the charms of ChocoPro and some of the top matches. Akki joins the podcast to help with translation and also shares his experiences. He has been a key contributor to the success of ChocoPro. Please have a listen. Follow/Support Emi Twitter: https://twitter...

Very happy to have Thekla back on. She joins us to talk about her second tour with Ice Ribbon. Thekla is always wonderful to chat with. Please have a listen. Follow/Support Thekla Twitter: https://twitter.com/toxic_thekla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toxic_thekla/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheToxicSpider/ Merch: https://wrestlingthekla.bigcartel.com/ Follow/Support Ice Ribbon Engl...

We couldn't be more happy to welcome Yappy! Yappy is somebody we have been wanting to have on for quite some time. She is an adventurer and shares stories of traveling outside her native Philippines. Yappy also talks about how she ended up in Japan and eventually in the wrestling ring. Yappy shares about what her duties are with Ice Ribbon and talks about some of the people on the roster. It would...

JPQ is back and talks the finals of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix. We make our picks and discuss which scenarios we like best. We also talk about the weather and spicy chicken nuggets. Please have a listen! Please follow JPQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bigpawsonapup Subscribe to Stardom World https://www.stardom-world.com/ Purchase the Official Hana Kimura T-Shirt Website: https://www.prowrestlingt...

Only one person could be on the podcast today. One year ago today at Ichigaya Chocolate Square, we met Justin Knipper after a Gatoh Move show and exactly 365 days later he’s a guest on the podcast. Justin was there the day Eric promised Emi Sakura that he would tell the world about Gatoh Move. He and Eric talk about that, the podcast and so much more. Justin also talks about his wrestling and musi...

This week on the podcast we are joined by the amazing 'Legit' Leyla Hirsch. She is coming off her first Stardom tour earlier this year. Leyla was so fun to talk to. Does she have the best legs in wrestling? Who were some of her favorite opponents? Do Joshi wrestlers like to have fun outside the ring? We answer those questions and so much more. Please have a listen! Follow/Support Leyla Twitter: ht...

We are so thankful to welcome Kai Kobayashi to this bonus episode.  He was a housemate with Hana Kimura on the television show Terrace House. Farrah Hasnain, who is very familiar with Kai and Terrace House, is the co-host for this episode. We can't thank Kai enough for joining us. He was very open about everything. Please have a listen! Please follow Kai Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddiehark...

Dedicating this episode to Casey Michael and to the mother of Syuri Kondo. On this week's episode, we are joined by the 'Queen of Philippine Wrestling,' Crystal. Almost a year ago, she made the trip over to Japan to wrestle for Gatoh Move. She was also one of the inspirations for the Joshi Pod. We talk about how she was selected to go to Japan and her adventure with Mei Suruga when she arrived at...

This week on the podcast we are joined by the super awesome Delmi Exo. Delmi talks about upping her social media game during the pandemic.  One-half of the current Shimmer Tag Team Champions talks about her two try outs for Marvelous. What went wrong the first time and what went right the second time? Why did Delmi wait to tell people about her earning her trip to Japan? She talks about what...