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AEW used to be a wrestling promotion for us. It's what Tony Khan himself said before the first Double or Nothing show in 2019. “Wrestling fans have wanted — and needed — something different, authentic and better for far too long,” said Tony Khan, president and CEO of AEW in a statement last week. “AEW is answering the call. AEW is about more than wrestling. It’s about a movement fueled by wres...

On this week's episode of The Flagship Podcast, we reviewed the Kenny Omega vs. MJF match from AEW Collision, discussed the show's disappointing ratings, and debated whether AEW made a mistake booking it with three days' notice. We also dove into AEW's sluggish ticket sales and reacted to an eye-opening episode of AEW Dynamite. Additional topics included a review of NWA Samhain, a...

279 Super J-Cast Halloween Spooktacular - Joel and Damon are back as they review Fighting Spirit Unleashed from Las Vegas. The guys also preview Lonestar Shootout from Dallas and Power Struggle in Osaka, review Super Jr Tag, discuss Walker Stewart, Will Ospreay's last months in New Japan & fantasy booking his remaining matches, and answer your rizzless questions. Advertising Inquiries: htt...

Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show, hosted by Mike Gilbert and JD Oliva. On this week's episode, we discuss: - AEW creative - Tony Khan’s announcements - Is there an opening for TNA? - The Creeds debut on RAW - Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame series continues with Ishii! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Gate of Destiny is this Sunday and OTVG is spending the entire episode previewing Dragongate’s biggest Osaka show of the year! They lead off discussing the six month build to Kikuta vs Shimizu III, the arguments for ei...

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined for the first time by Dave Ryan (Days of Thunder) for the 2023 Halloween Spooktacular. In this year's edition, the focus is entirely on WCW and five Halloween-tastic gimmicks throughout the company's history, including Arachnaman, The Shark, "That 70s Guy" Mike Awesome, and more. Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter/Bluesky: @Musi...

This episode, Kelly waits for Taylor at the spooky haunted house they agreed to record in. Hopefully no ghosts or ghouls come for his soul! While he’s waiting, Kelly covers Oz Academy’s YOKOHAMA Burning Destiny, TJPW’s All Rise ‘23, and Stardom’s Halloween Dark Night House of Terror. So scary! Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudio You can support this podcast at http://redcircle.com/jumping-bom...

Joel and Damon are back as they discuss the beginning of this year's Super Jr Tag League. The guys also discuss Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame picks , Kevin Knight , the need for NJPW sandpaper , the transition from Kevin Kelly to Walker Stewart, Titan in NJPW, cat run-ins, and answer your dull-ass questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redci...

Impact is now TNA again, Ric Flair is back onscreen again, and somehow Vince McMahon is Dana White's boss. Bad decisions abound as we talk all the news and the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM including giving flowers to the NBeXT era, are they pivoting to "Laundry Wars" for Survivor Series instead of the smart story and so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...

In the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by VoicesofWrestling.com contributor Adam Berger, as they discuss the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot. They take turns going over their most intriguing candidates, including Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, CIMA, Hayabusa, The British Bulldogs and more. They wrap up the show with a quick glance and discussion over...

This week on The Flagship Podcast, we'll review Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory 2023, including a live report from Rich. Also on the show, we'll talk about Impact going back to the TNA name, AEW booking MJF vs. Kenny Omega on three days' notice for Collision, NXT's Halloween Havoc Night 1, the latest happenings in All Japan Pro Wrestling, including the debut of Katsuhiko Nak...

AEW is in a wild place right now. From hot shotting their biggest match on a three day build to MJF floating between being a badass champion and a goofy clown, this promotion is all over the place. To discuss this and more, we welcomed in ROH expert and Voices of Wrestling's own Sean Sedor to discuss the state of the company and where we go moving forward. Please like, share, and subscribe so...

Description: Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show, hosted by Mike Gilbert and JD Oliva. On this week's episode, we discuss: The return of TNA WWE parent company TKO is in trouble MJF's Power in AEW Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame series continues with Bobby Davis Bad Tweets! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:/...

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Dragongate concludes their October with a fun weekend in Fukuoka and Kagoshima (10/22-23) and Case and Mike have a lot to say about it! After his return earlier this month, Luis Mante’s big weekend leads to OTVG trying...

On a quick turnaround, Paul and Gerard are back to talk about All Japan's memorable Korakuen show with a Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara title match and the appearance of one Katsuhiko Nakajima . But first, they cover the recent happenings in NOAH, which funnily enough includes Nakajima's last Korakuen match with that promotion. They also cover the Real World Tag League field and All Japan&...

Chris is back, Vince is out of creative, Sting is retiring eventually and all the news and the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM including whatever we had time to watch this week. Plus: What would Shane McMahon's son's NXT name be? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dynamite is a week removed from the Tuesday Night War and they lost the battle. Tyler and Fred discuss why the numbers came out like they did and if any solace can be taken as a positive for AEW. Also, there is more quality wrestling on the show than there has been over the last few weeks and Adam Cole FINALLY leaves Roderick Strong's house. Please like, share, and subscribe so Adam Cole doesn...

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast, we go all over the wrestling world talking Sting's retirement announcement, NWA's new TV deal with The CW, MLW Slaughterhouse, Impact Wrestling's Bound for Glory, ROH Final Battle 2023, West Coast Pro 5, NOAH & so much more. Subscribe to The Flagship Podcast & VOW Podcast Network The Flagship Feed Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Ql...

Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show, hosted by Mike Gilbert and JD Oliva. On this weeks episode, we discuss: - What's next for CM Punk & could it be IMPACT? (NO) - Huge Bound for Glory show this weekend - NWA lands on CW - Roman Reign Observer Hall of Fame candidacy - Vince is gone from creative - Rodd & Adam Cole's terrible skits - Live Callers! Subscribe to our YouTube: https:...

Not since the dark and early days of this show have our two intrepid hosts been so broken by a WCW show, so trust Road Wild '99 to break new ground for us! Tune in as Dave and Lee review an absolutely diabolical pay per view presentation so that you absolutely do NOT have to watch it, including: *Eric Bischoff- noted tosser *The return of Tales of Dave's grandad. *Ernest Miller, the braves...

Joel and Damon are back as they review NJPW's Royal Quest III from London. We review it all including Will Ospreay vs Zack Sabre Jr and Shingo Takagi vs Tomohiro Ishii. The guys also discuss SANADA , David Finlay in Bullet Club, Gedo as booker, Wrestle Kingdom hype level, nipple pleasure, and answer your dull-ass questions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. The title card of Gate of Destiny is now clear for Dragongate and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Has a somewhat surprising result in Kobe (10/14-15) waivered Kikuta vs Shimizu? The Brave Gate has bee...

Paul and Gerard are reunited yet again. They start off covering the Astronauts produce show BOKURA WA KAKUTO TANTEIDAN with the excellent main event between Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura that has been gaining a lot of buzz. Then they talk about NOAH's surprisingly fun and refreshing Monday Magic show as well as the general state of NOAH. They close off the show talking about All Japan, the gr...

On this episode of Music of the Mat, it's another Music Memories episode. Andrew is joined for the first time by Brady Trappett (Voices of Wrestling) to discuss three memories from Brady's wrestling fandom that are strongly linked to music. Andrew and Brady talk about Rise Against, PWG highlight videos, the growth of Will Ospreay, and more. Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter/Bluesky: @Musi...

Kelly and Taylor are back with reviews of both Tokyo Joshi's Wrestle Princess 4 and Stardom's Nagoya Golden Fight show alongside all the action from the last two weeks of joshi, including SEAdLINNG, DIANA and some GCW action! Then they preview everything coming up in the next two weeks, including Stardom's Halloween Dark Night show, Tokyo Joshi's All Rise, and OZ Academy's huge...