We Work Stiff

The Stiff Bois return a day late with what could generously be called a njpw reaction show. In a shorter form, the lads break down the final few nights of G1 action, identify, or adopt, their top bois for the final week, hype the upcoming Sitffies and wax lyrical about We Work Stiff entering into the New Japan lexicon. Follow the show on twitter @weworkstiff Listen. Rate. Like. Share. Watch New Ja...

The Stiff Bois return to the #Stiff1 format this week with an absolute bumper edition of the show. With the best back to back shows of the tour so far, from Osaka, setting the table, the lads dive deep into a myriad of stories such as Shingo’s high floors, Okada and Jay’s duelling performances, Great-O-Khans facials, Tama Tonga’s sincerity, YOSHI-HASHI’s relevance, KENTA’s entrepreneurial spirit a...

If you are looking for an in-depth dissection of some of the great happenings of nights 6 through 10 of NJPW’s G1 tournament, we could recommend some other fine New Japan podcasts. But, if you want to a show dedicated to going as big D-block deep on David Finlay’s tournament to explore what is says about the G1 philosophy this year, what it may say about the future of New Japan Pro Wrestling and h...

In easily the most unhinged episode since the return, the Stiff Bois are back to talk about the second week of the G1. Recording as night 6 was happening, the lads welcome a debuting field reporter, discuss NJPW Strong as a concept, answer some great listener questions, ask for some recognition from Kevin Kelly, only to immediate undercut their credibility with reviews of foreign toilets, and, of...

The Stiff Bois are back to talk the opening two nights of this year’s G1 and begin to wildly speculate and conspiracy book about what it means. Yeah, sure, the episode is dropping just after Night 3 airs, and is thus instantly dated, but really, is anyone going to be talking about the one night that features a Yujiro match into a Chase match into a Fale match? The bois think that they are safe, an...

The most wonderful time of the njpw year is almost upon us, and on the eve of the G1 kicking off this weekend, the Stiff Bois gather to buy and sell some Stiff Stonks before the opening bell. In this preview show, the lads cover what they are each looking forward to following with their respective teams, wrestlers who may surprise us all and some stories that may be worth keeping an eye on; a Stif...

The Stiff Bois are back to review the amazing AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door PPV spectacular. Whilst other shows will focus on the great matches, and standout wrestling sequences, and big spots and great pops, of a wild night, this episode finds the lads instead opting to try and explore how it made them feel, where it took their imagination and what they think it suggests for the future. So, how do th...

With under a week to go before we all witness AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door the Stiff bois are back to provide some sort of preview for the show. They sit down in the mystery vortex, that is the half missing Forbidden Door, and with some key matches yet to be announced, and some rumours swirling, the lads put their Nooj fan hats on and look at this show from the perspective of New Japan and the fans...

The Sitff Bois triumphantly return to talk the big stories in New Japan Pro Wrestling this week. From G1 announcements, to the AEW and NJPW Forbidden Door build, to some happenings coming in and out of Dominion. If you are looking for a review of Dominion, there are many other fine NJPW podcasts that specialise in such things. We on the other hand, spend the time answering your questions, arguing...

The Stiff Bois are back to review the biggest stories coming out of Best of the Super Juniors Finals, discuss where to next for Hiromu and Despy, share some thoughts on New Japan and their booking philosophy in this their 50th year and then offer a preview of the most interesting stories heading into Dominion. Yes, there will be lots of Jay talk as we discuss the challenges of Big Story vs Long St...

The Solid Bois return to review the BOSJ after the final block night. After garnering an unwarranted amount of pity on twitter, the lads are inundated with listeners questions keen to talk through many new possibilities for the future of New Japan pro wrestling. The bois also reveal who is the Best of the Stiff Juniors draft champion, review each teams performance, highlight some key characters, d...

The Solid Bois are back to review the first week of the BOSJ. The lads cover a few key NJPW talking points from twitter, answer some listener questions and dive deep into the best performances, biggest surprises, new insights, and potential opportunities that have emerged from a very fresh tournament. Redd, who is back introing our into; is riding high as his team crushes it in the wins and losses...

After a more than 2-year hiatus, the Solid Bois return to the world of New Japan podcasting. The pandemic has been hard for us all, but now feels like the time to rebuild ourselves through a shared love for New Japan pro wrestling. So, if your keen to jump on with the Bushiroad Warriors and follow along as we discus in freeform – and we do mean freeform – all things New Japan, this is the episode...