Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast: reviews of NJPW's two Wrestling Dontaku shows featuring the final matches for Tetsuya Naito as a contracted New Japan talent, a review of NOAH's 25th Anniversary Sumo Hall show, a review of MLW's Arena Mexico show with CMLL, matches announced for AEW's tour of Mexico, a preview of MLW Lucha Azteca, plus the early ticket success of Forbidden Door 2025, a new Hayabusa, and so much more!

Joel and Damon are back to review both nights of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestling Dontaku. The guys also discuss Callum Newman and his world title shot, even more reaction to Tetsuya Naito's future, Goto's WOTY efforts, Yuya Uemura, Dogpound Cage Match II, and we answer your questions. 

Esta semana platicamos sobre eventos clave en Japón de las últimas semanas: las dos noches de NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025, NOAH 25th Anniversary y Stardom All Star Grand Queendom. Analizamos el presente y futuro de Stardom, el éxito de Saya Kamitani y de OZAWA, hacemos un pequeño previo de NJPW Resurgence y de Best of the Super Juniors, así como un pequeño recorrido por lo mejor del Champions Carnival en AJPW.

Además, platicamos sobre los despidos más recientes de WWE y el posible destino de cada persona.

Wrestling Omakase is back with another new episode! John is joined by returning guest Paul Volsch from the Emerald FlowShow (@EmeraldFlowShow on Twitter & Bsky) and first time guest Will Young from VOW and his Creative Control PW blog (@CreativeControlPW on Bsky) to break down three big shows from Japan! But first, John gives an update on the current podcast schedule (as you may have noticed, we're doing these things more often again now!) and some brief thoughts on two major recent joshi shows: STARDOM's All Star Grand Queendom and Sendai Girls' Meiko Satomura Retirement Show.

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 final Dead or Alive is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. The Six Way Apuestas Cage Match was Dragongate’s last match in the building and Case and Mike spend the lionshare of the show discussing the match and the ramifications for the six individuals and units coming out of Monday’s main event. As w...

Ian Hamilton (twitter.com/IanWrestling & twitter.com/EuroClutchPod) returns to the Euro Clutch to talk about the fallout from this weekend’s Super Strong Style 16 and why the overall PROGRESS package may well be a turn-off rather than the in-ring.

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On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings discusses Paul Levesque’s cowardice in WWE press conferences, the lack of “talking ball” in post-WrestleMania discussions, what the strong run AEW has been on has taught us about the company, the eventual Jon Moxley title change, women’s wrestling as a way to reach new fans, the potential politicization of WWE and AEW and who are the candidates for Wrestler of the Year.

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.

Voice Gate is joined by Jae Church (https://bsky.app/profile/dgjae.bsky.social) to preview Monday’s Dead or Alive show! For over three hours Jae, Mike and Case preview Dragongate’s farewell to Dolphins, discuss the ramifications of the cage match and booking the rest of the year, the Japanese Wrestling industry, Wrestlemania Weekend, institutional knowledge of hustling and a whole lot more!

Our...

In the news, talent cuts happening as we recorded, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM, the non-wrestlers show the wrestlers how to promo and in Vader Club it's Kobashi/Misawa vs the Big Boss Man and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams from All Japan 1993.

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Paul and Gerard are back to cover a NOAH Korakuen Hall show with a fun streetfight and preview the May 3rd Sumo Hall show. Then it's on to All Japan where they go over nine Champion Carnival shows and discuss who has been good and bad so far. Plus an impromptu Big Japan preview.

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.

Leading off the show, Case and Mike discuss the passing of Takashi Okamura and his position in Dragon System history, as a promoter and figurehead. They then discuss Dragongate’s final stop in Osaka (4/27) before Dead or Alive including the Brave Gate tourney, Fujii vs Gianni and the DOA preview matches. To close out the show, they preview Dragongate last show in Dolphins’ Arena, DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 incl...

On the first episode of the Euro Clutch, Ian Hamilton (twitter.com/IanWrestling - twitter.com/EuroClutchPod) focuses on European wrestling and has a quick look at the two big tournaments currently going on (or about to start) in the English scene right now - PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16, and, err, Rev Pro’s #1 Contender’s tournament for a shot at Michael Oku’s title.

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On February 11, Hirooki Goto defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, accomplishing a career-long goal to be the top champion in New Japan Pro Wrestling. His reign has been widely praised for its match quality, business success, and feel-good vibes. To commemorate Goto's reign, Andrew is joined once again by Damon McDonald (Super J-Cast) to play bands and artists that start with the letter G. Artists played include The Go-Go's, Green Day, Glass Tiger, Grimes, George Michael, Garbage, and more. Paint your body white and stand under a waterfall, because this episode is a great one!<...

Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) and JD Oliva (@jd_oliva) deliver their final episode before a hiatus in Episode 107 of The Mike & JD Show, your top wrestling podcast on the Voices of Wrestling Network! We break down TNA Rebellion 2025, live from the Galen Center in Los Angeles—Joe Hendry retains the TNA World Championship, the Nemeths claim tag team gold, and Indi Hartwell debuts! Plus, we address Mike’s upcoming move from Hawaii to South Carolina, pausing the show until July-August. Thank you for your support! Get our expert TNA wrestling takes and heartfelt farewell.

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Joel and Damon are back to preview New Japan Pro Wrestling's Road To Dontaku shows including April 28th's Wrestling Hizen no Kuni. The guys also discuss Callum Newman and his world title shot, more reaction to Tetsuya Naito's future, New Japan on the market, and we answer your questions.

It's a jam-packed episode as Kelly and Taylor have so much to talk about in joshi!

First, they go in depth on all the action at Stardom's All Star Grand Queendom before discussing the Marigold and Marvelous ten person gauntlet, a big mask vs. mask result in SEAdLINNNG as well as recapping all the joshi action from Wrestlemania weekend! Listen to find out the best shows and matches from the weekend!

Then, they preview all the upcoming excitement, including Meiko Satomura's retirement show, lots of Golden Week events, a SEAdLINNNG Korakuen Hall show, the start...

This week in the news, WWE bought AAA in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Mania, the things we liked and the things that are just noise and in Vader Club: Kenta Kobashi vs Steve "Dr Death Williams" from 1994.

In a solo episode, Fred reads you the article he wrote that gives you the results of the Voices of Wrestling's writers poll for best match & show at this year's WrestleMania weekend. Then he gives you the thoughts he had on some highlight & lowlight matches from the 77 he watched from the weekend. Enjoy!

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast: our first post-WrestleMania Week show discussing the fallout and many, many crashouts from the event, including The Disrupter's disruption, everyone being so confident the Joe Hendry thing was good that they have to tell you it was good over and over again, and so much more.

We also discussed AEW's upcoming schedule, which features an Arena Mexico show, adjustments to the Supercard of Honor, another post-sporting event Collision, Dean Rasmussen tribute shows, and more.

Plus, we dive into the lives and careers of three wrestling figures we recently...

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.

They managed to survive Las Vegas without incident, so Case and Mike are back to talk about Vegas, DGUSA, DG in Kobe (4/19) and a whole lot more! They catch up about their Mania weekend experience before breaking down one of the best shows of Mania Weekend: Dragongate X Pro Wrestling Revolution: The Gate of Revolution with the Weekend Standout matches of Lucha Solos vs Los Hermanos a...

En este episodio analizamos todo sobre WrestleMania 41: las luchas, los patrocinadores, las historias, Paul "El Chaquetas" Heyman, los fans, Joe "El Jobber" Hendry y mucho más. También relacionamos todo con la compra de AAA por parte de WWE, el futuro gris de TNA y el posible efecto que el dominio WWE tendría en el mundo luchístico.

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DoT returns with our third Special Edition episode and this one is a doozy as Lee is joined by long time friend and past DoT contributor Kieran Lefort (http://@kieranedits.bsky.social) for Kieran selection of a trip to the movies to cover the Steve Borden tv movie Shutter Speed.

*Where does Real Estate Steve rank on the list of wrestling actors?

*Where exactly did the budget on this movie go?

*Just what was the bad guys name?

*How many flashbacks are too many flashbacks?

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Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) and JD Oliva (@jd_oliva) dive into wrestling’s biggest stories in Episode 106 of The Mike & JD Show, your premier wrestling podcast on the Voices of Wrestling Network! We break down WWE’s acquisition of Lucha Libre AAA, announced at WrestleMania 41—how will this reshape wrestling in Mexico? Get our full WrestleMania 41 Night 2 reaction, including John Cena’s controversial title win over Cody Rhodes. Plus, we unpack Joe Hendry’s squash by Randy Orton—a viral moment or a misstep for TNA’s champion? Don’t miss our expert wrestling news takes!

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En este episodio de Los Lucha Jobbers tenemos la reacción inmediata al anuncio de la adquisición de AAA por parte de WWE. ¿Qué significa para la escena mexicana? También platicamos sobre la total ausencia de moral de la WWE, la escena independiente y el show de AEW Dynamite en México.

Además, un recorrido por los shows del WrestleMania Weekend en donde te recomendamos las mejores luchas y derrochamos amor por Dragongate.

Si te gusta el contenido y tienes dinero extra, puedes dejarnos una donación en este enlace. Cualquier cantidad es agrade...

Fred & Tyler are BACK to talk about a great week of AEW TV, with FTR stealing the show last Saturday and then the "we have more episodes than Nitro" Dynamite on Wednesday delivering one of the best episodes of U.S. wrestling ever. We talk about that, the situation with Mariah May leaving and how it wouldn't be a bad thing for either AEW or May, the rest of the news, and then some chatter about WrestleMania weekend. Plus, Tyler's dogs are maniacs. Check it out!

357 Super J-Cast Naito Waves Goodbye

Joel and Damon are back to discuss all the top news with New Japan Pro Wrestling including Tetsuya Naito leaving New Japan, Jeff Cobb moving on, and Bushi closing his NJPW chapter. The guys also discuss Mali and The Air Guitar at Tokyo Dome, a review of Windy City Riot, and we answer your questions.

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.

For the first time ever, Case and Mike are in-person with their thoughts on Dragongate USA Rebirth! They talk about their experience at DGUSA’s first show in eleven years, their impressions of the show, seeing some wrestlers live for the first time, PARADOX vs Z-Brats, preview YAMATO vs Rich Swann and much more!

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Wow, TWO new episodes of The Most Active Podcast in History™ in one month?! Aren't you lucky?? Yes, John is back again this time with a special double-sized episode of Omakase that's essentially two episodes in one!

For the first half, John is joined by Beth (@lovesongwriter on X) as the two longtime Tetsuya Naito superfans talk about the shocking news of his & BUSHI's departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling. They get into their feelings when the news dropped, what it was like to get checked in on by everyone they both knew like so...

On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is back from an incredible AEW Dynamite show in Boston. Too wired to sleep, Jesse goes over his experience attending the show live, what the atmosphere was like in the building, how the crowd reacted to different wrestlers, seeing Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita for the first time live and a lot more.

This week: THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania and in Vader Club: Steiners vs. Headshrinkers from WM 9 and AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon from WM 33

When you're a pro wrestler and you're "making towns," that means you're on the road, hitting up all the cities and towns in which you perform. The same goes for touring musicians. On this episode, Andrew is joined by returning guest and musician Jon Hernandez (Voices of Wrestling, Timeshares) to play songs that have cities and towns in the title. Artists played include Billy Joel, The Kinks, Drive-By Truckers, Fountains of Wayne, N.W.A, Lucinda Williams, Randy Newman, Simple Minds, and many more. Climb into this trusty van and get comfortable, this episode is a long ride around...

Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!

Welcome to 1994! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) begin this episode discussing 1993 Awards for Michinoku Pro and take stock of the first calendar year for the promotion. Then it’s time to get into 1994, as the company takes a winter break in Tohoku, they travel to Tokyo Korakuen Hall and Osaka for the first shows outside of Northeast Japan before kicking off their ‘94 campaign in Tohoku! Along the way we see Sasuke’s greatest feud that never happened, “We came to Tokyo to get scammed”...

On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is joined by wrestling writer Suit Williams, to discuss Suit's project "Williams Watches WrestleMania" where he watched every WrestleMania in order. They discuss what are the best and worst matches in WrestleMania history, what wrestlers have been underrated historically in history of WrestleMania, what is the best single WrestleMania in history and a little bit about this year's show.

Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) and JD Oliva (@jd_oliva) welcome BJ Bethel (@BJBethelTweets) back for Episode 105 of The Mike & JD Show, on the Voices of Wrestling Network! BJ dives into the online reaction to his AEW on MAX numbers column—what’s fueling the controversy? We break down updates on the McMahon family scandals, including the Ring Boy and Janel Grant cases. Plus, we explore the Eric Bischoff and Jim Cornette podcast connection—grifting or genius? We trace the rise of ad-free podcast networks and their popularity in wrestling. Finally, JD shares his live NJPW Windy City Riot report from Chicag...

It's time for Joshimania! Kelly and Taylor dive in to talk about everything joshi happening Wrestlemania weekend!

But before that, they talk all about the last two weeks of joshi, including some great matches in Stardom, a newsworthy OZ Academy show, Pro Wrestling Venus, and the rash of recent wrestling retirements!

Then they preview everything happening in Japan coming up including Stardom's All Star Grand Queendom before jumping headfirst into talking about all the joshi shows and matches happening in Las Vegas!

Give it...

This week: in the News: Who will induct Lex Luger, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM ice cold takes on Dynasty and some mediocre weekly tv and in Vader Club: Ole Anderson turns on Dusty Rhodes in 1980.

AEW held their Dynasty pay-per-view on April 6. Fred & Tyler finally get to talk about it on April 11. We're on top of it. (Fred was traveling. Sorry.)

We talk about the lowlights and highlights of the show, and break down where we think Julia Hart fits in the landscape in five years. It's a fun time; check it out!

This week on The Flagship Wrestling Podcast: reaction to AEW Dynamite's rating this week against tough sports competition, a preview of WrestleMania Weekend and our coverage, a review of NJPW's Sakura Genesis, a preview of NJPW's Windy City Riot, MLW Battle Riot VII & more!

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Joel and Damon are back to review this year's Sakura Genesis show. The guys give their thoughts and analysis on New Japan's big show from Ryogoku Kokugikan reviewing Hirooki Goto vs David Finlay, Yota Tsuji vs EVIL, and Konosuke Takeshita vs Ryohei Oiwa. Plus, the guys review Jr Genesis, G1 venues, BOSJ, and answer your questions.