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This week in the news the Raja Jackson incident. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICIS Clash in Paris and in Vader Club, it’s been a decade since Bayley vs. Sasha, Brooklyn II, where are we at now?

This week on The Flagship: rumors of AEW PPVs on MAX, a review of NXT Heatweave, the future of WWE, Clash in Paris, Death Before Dishonor, AJPW's Kings Road Tournament & more!

Damon and Joel are back to discuss the Destruction In Kobe match announcements. They talk Zack Sabre Jr vs Ren Narita, Don Fale vs Boltin Oleg and give you all the news and notes for the upcoming tour. The guys also discuss Gabe Kidd's fall from grace ,some Forbidden Door reaction , Blue Justice XV1 , possible Wrestle Kingdom main events , and we answer your questions.

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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.

It’s a ponderous week on Open The Voice Gate as Case and Mike ask some philosophical questions around a very fun Dragongate Fukuoka Double Header: Will there ever be a communal weekly wrestling experience again? Why aren’t Ben-K and Hyo in the Twin Gate conversation? Why are we so enthralled by Kazuma Kimura? What’s the logic for the Lucha Monkey Flip Over The Top Rope S...

Wrestling Omakase is back to wrap up a super eventful, super awesome STARDOM 5 Star GP! John is joined by longtime viewer and jubilant Momo Watanabe fan Velkej Bracha (@Velkej_Bracha) as he celebrates the #Momo5Star prophecy finally coming to pass. They give a full, lengthy and detailed review of both the last two nights which covered the entire playoffs, with all four first round matches, all four quarterfinals, both semis and the final covered in great detail. Plus, John wonders who Saori Anou's oshi could possibly be, the two of them decide we're allowed to have one spotty...

This week in the news, WWE and ESPN rush their relationship, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, Forbidden Door (and Jeff forgets the cagematch until after Vader Club) and in Vader Club: Okada vs. Tanahashi from Wrestle Kingdom 9

Fred & Tyler get together to talk about the ups & downs of an uneven build to this year's Forbidden Door pay-per-view. There's good & bad going on here and they get into it, from an abrupt 180 on the approach to the MJF title challenge to the situation with the Tag Team Championship match. Plus, there's talk about Ospreay & Swerve's reported injuries & the rumors about Chris Jericho's future with the company. Check it out!

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This week on The Flagship, a preview of this weekend's AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2025 show, the latest news on WWE's ever-changing media landscape, a review of NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025, NOAH's N1 Victory lineups, WWE Heatwave & more!

Damon and Joel are back to discuss and review this year's G1 Climax Finals. They talk Konosuke Takeshita vs EVIL, and give you all the news and notes from the tour. The guys also discuss Yota Tsuji ,a Ren Narita title shot , EVIL's impact in G1 and fan reaction , in or out on Yuto-Ice? , and we answer your questions.

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En este episodio platicamos sobre una nueva era en AAA con Triplemanía XXXIII: cómo se sintió, las diferencias del booking de WWE y el problema llamado Alberto del Río. Además, una explicación de por qué Stardom es una de las mejores empresas de la actualidad y un repaso por los play-offs del 5 Star Grand Prix, así como un análisis de la final del G1 Climax y los problemas de booking de NJPW.

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It’s Forbidden Door week, and Ian Hamilton (twitter.com/IanWrestling) is back to take you on a tour of who else is running this week around London - with run-throughs of what you can stream at home, and why you should be interested in these shows. Well, some of them…

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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.

With Dangerous Gate 2025 in the books, Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about what went down for Dragongate in Ota Ward Gymnasium! They spend the first portion of the episode on the Open The Dream Gate Title match between Madoka Kikuta and Shun Skywalker before reviewing the rest of the company’s biggest show remaining in 2025.

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by J. Michael, NJPW columnist for Voices of Wrestling, to discuss the results of the G1 Climax. They go over the decision to crown Konosuke Takeshita, the various results of the younger generation of NJPW stars from the tournament, what NJPW can do to further establish the names, what Taichi and YOSHI-HASHI still bring to the table that others don't, and what the future holds of Aaron Wolf, Yuto Ice and OSKAR.

We're back for another new episode of Wrestling Omakase, and thankfully back to a normal format episode (recorded all at once in a single location!). John is joined by returning guest Arametha as they start with a bunch of nonsense about stuffed animals, rhythm games, anime cons and who knows what else. Then they get into the end of the NJPW G1 Climax 35 with reviews of the last four nights of the tournament, starting with the final B block night, then the Quarterfinals from Korakuen and the Semis & Final from Ariake Arena this weekend. Boy is there a lot...

Pro wrestling championships often have some sort of regional designation in their name to distinguish them, à la the United States Championship or the Intercontinental Championship. The WWE European Championship was one such title (though its list of champions wasn't exactly a map of the EU). On this episode, Andrew is joined by returning guest Paul Völsch (Emerald FlowShow) to play artists who are from Continental Europe. To clarify, there will be no UK or Ireland representation, but Scandinavia and Iceland are included. Artists featured include Röyksopp (Norway), Peter Fox (Germany), Air (France), Måneskin (Italy), Björk (Icela...

This episode Kelly flies solo and tackles second half of block action for the Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix and makes his predictions for who walks away the winner.

In more tournament action Kelly reviews the quarter-finals and semi-finals of Tokyo Joshi Pro’s Tokyo Princess Cup.

And in more tournament action, Kelly breaks down the current state of Marigold’s Dream Star Grand Prix.

Then we wrap things up with a look at WAVE's Anniversary show, a drink recommendation, and a movie recommendation.

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This week in the news, everyone’s petty. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Cope and Christian back together, and in Vader Club, the go home for Superbrawl 1992: Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson and Larry Zybysko vs. Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat

374 Super J-Cast - G1 Climax Playoffs Review

Damon and Joel are back to discuss G1 Climax Playoffs. They talk Shota Umino vs Yota Tsuji, Konosuke Takeshita vs David Finlay, and give you all the news and notes from the tour. The guys also discuss Yuyu Uemura , Zack Sabre Jr's future as Champion, Joel's daily G1 audio run, and we answer your questions. Looking for even more New Japan talk? www.patreon.com/superjcast

Paul and Gerard cover a chaging landscape with All Japan and NOAH each moving in new directions. They examine if there exciting things on the horizon with the changes to Team 2000X and a new emphasis on Jr. Heavyweights in All Japan. Plus Masato Tanaka vs. Hayabusa.

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.

With Dragongate’s biggest remaining show for 2025 coming up this Sunday, Open The Voice Gate is back to get prepared for Dangerous Gate. They lead off the show with a long conversation about the main event from Dragongate’s Summer Festival in Kobe (8/11), the 3-way 6-man tag of Team Mexico vs D’Courage vs Ben-K, Jacky Kamei & Riiita. Case and Mike take time to discuss the match in dep...

Ian Hamilton (twitter.com/IanWrestling) goes back nine years for a brief look back at a match that wasn’t all that in the ring, but was lightning in a bottle at the time - Vader vs. Will Ospreay.

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we're still on the road, so it's another live-to-tape/running audio blog edition as we keep you up to date with all of the tournament action across two promotions! This time around we go in chronological order through both promotions, alternating between NJPW G1 Climax & STARDOM 5 Star GP shows. John is once again joined by their good friend Quinlan to break down the G1 shows and goes solo on the 5 Star shows, coming live from a hotel room in DC for a bunch of it. So you get some random thoughts about Otakon too...

This week in the news: WWE PLE’s to ESPN, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Summerslam. No Vader Club as we go deep into the post-mortem on the Cena turn and Brock return.

Fred rides solo to throw a quick show together with thoughts & concerns on WWE's latest deal with ESPN. Plus, thoughts on the news, Dynamite, & the not very forbidden Forbidden Door. Check it out!

This week on The Flagship: A LOT of banter, an in-depth discussion on WWE's new deal with ESPN and what it means not only for WWE but the entire world of wrestling, plus reviews of recent shows in CMLL, G1 Climax scenarios & more!

Damon and Joel are back to discuss the 3/4 mark of this year's G1 Climax. We talk best performers, best matches so far, alter predictions, and give you all the news and notes from the tour. The guys also discuss Yuyu Uemura being "the guy", Shota Umino's improvements, A Naito return?, and we answer your questions. Looking for daily audio after each G1 show? www.patreon.com/superjcast

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 Gate of Adventure at Korakuen Hall (8/5) is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. They discuss the main event of Shun Skywalker and Homare vs Madoka Kikuta and ISHIN, the debut of Kazuma Kimura, All Japan in Dragongate, how Dangerous Gate looks ten days out, and a whole lot more!

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En este episodio platicamos sobre las dos noches de WWE Summerslam 2025: lo mejor, lo peor y nuestra opinión de los giros sorpresas. Platicamos sobre las alarmantes tendencias de la WWE y los intereses de su público. También charlamos sobre las luchas anunciadas para Triplemania XXXIII y comentamos sobre WWE en ESPN en Estados Unidos.

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We already did an episode about Triple H years ago, so don't worry, we're not doing another one. No, this episode is about video game music. On this episode, Andrew is joined for the first time in a long time by returning guest Joel Abraham (Super J-Cast) to play a selection of songs from video games that are near and dear to their hearts. Games featured include God of War (2018), Chrono Trigger, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Red Dead Redemption, MVP Baseball 2005, Shenmue, and many more. Press the start button and make sure the A/V cables are plugged in correctly...

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings talks about Brock Lesnar's return to WWE television at SummerSlam. Jesse goes over the significance of Lesnar returning to WWE despite being named as a witness in the ongoing lawsuit between WWE and Janel Grant, how WWE fans reacted to Lesnar's return, and how the wrestling media has handled Lesnar's return and what that tells us about WWE. 

The busiest point of the joshi schedule is here and Kelly and Taylor are here to talk all of it!

They start the episode discussing Stardom's Sapporo Rendezvous and all the action from the 5 Star GP before moving to Marigold's Dream Star GP and then to Tokyo Joshi's Summer Sun Princess and Tokyo Princess Cup!

But that's not all! They then preview the continuing tournament action alongside non-tournament action, including an upcoming WAVE show featuring a big title match and an interesting looking deathmatch!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we continue our ongoing coverage of two major tournaments! John introduces the unusual format we'll be using for the next two weeks (it was the only way they could bring you these episodes due to some travel they'll be doing), as they start out going solo to talk about the first five days of the STARDOM 5 Star GP. They break down each and every tournament match so far, from the enormous 16-match opening day in Ota Ward right through the doubleheader in Utsunomiya. Hear all about some of the best matches of the tournament...

This week in the news Vince McMahon and his lead foot, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: our SummerSlam preview and in Vader Club: Dusty Rhodes and Ron Garvin vs. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson

While all the G1 talk is over at www.patreon.com/superjcast, Joel and Damon share some special audio as Damon makes the trip over the pond to visit Joel at his home in Devon. Gazing lovingly at each other while sharing a mic, we talk about the Oasis gig, Hulk Hogan, and the history and future of the Super J-Cast.

This week on The Flagship: discussion on Cody's recent comments regarding his exit from AEW, a preview of WWE's two-night SummerSlam, a Thursday Dynamite Review, the latest on NJPW's G1 Climax, Rich has a Joshi match to recommend to Joe, and much more!

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.

A somewhat summer break is over and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk Dragongate’s Buyuden Zero Vol 7 (7/23) and Kobe Sambo Hall (7/27) shows. They discuss the build to Shun Skywalker vs Madoka Kikuta at Dangerous Gate, the movements in the Brave Gate Division and have a discussion of Dragongate’s business leaving Kobe World 2025!

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Ian Hamilton (twitter.com/IanWrestling) returns for a quick run down of this past weekend’s Summer Sizzler - with a quick look at how that affects August’s 13 Year Anniversary weekender, and potential next challengers. As usual, Rev Pro’s announced stuff since this was recorded!

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Wrestling Omakase is back for our most absolute jam packed and indeed longest episode ever! John is joined by returning guest Arametha as they start with 2 hours and 40 minutes just on the hottest promotion in Japan at the moment, the World Wonder Ring STARDOM! It starts with full reviews of their 7/21 & 7/24 shows from Sapporo & Korakuen respectively, as they go over yet more outstanding matches from STARDOM's increasingly large catalogue- SLK/Anou, Saya/Poi, AZM/Bozilla and more! Then they dig into a full, lengthy preview of the upcoming 5 STAR GP, which kicks off by the time many of you...

This week on The Flagship, we begin with one of the biggest stories in wrestling history: Hulk Hogan's death at the age of 71. In our nearly three-hour obituary, we cover Hogan's entire life, career, plus the many controversies, and his ultimate legacy in and out of wrestling.

Also on the show: Joe names 100 tag teams better than the Dudley Boyz, we review Dragongate's Kobe World 2025, TNA Slammiversary 2025, and the two recent GHC Title changes (Kenoh vs. OZAWA & KENTA vs. Kenoh).

It’s the heralding of a new era of Those Days with the introduction of Kaientai! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) discuss the end of the summer of 1994 for Michinoku Pro with focus on the televised shows from Fukushima (9/15/94) and Aomori (9/29), and Sasuke doing Japanese David Letterman, Sasuke vs Liger in MichiPro?, and how the company responded to their then “biggest match of the company’s history” falling apart, and most importantly how SATO, Shiryu and Terry Boy would start the group that would make Michinoku Pro famous worldwide.

A full match li...