Author: Adam Summers

The original alternate has returned to figuratively throw babies in the air to celebrate the finish of New Japan’s G-1 Climax tournament. Adam and Mike are back for an hour discussing who the big winners and losers were. Plus, was Nakamura-Tanahashi the definitive match between (arguably) the world’s two best wrestlers who have (arguably) had…

It’s time for New Japan’s G1 Climax Tournament, so you know what that means…it’s time for the 10th Annual ADAM & MIKE BIG G1 PREDICTIONS NIGHTMARE~!~!~! That’s right, more than 130 minutes of G1 talk as we break down every match in the tournament and give our predictions for each one, building up to the…

Now that Adam’s season of going to NINETY HOCKEY GAMES – including every single one of your 2014-15 Stanley Cup championship winning Chicago Blackhawks – has come to a satisfying end, it’s time to crank up the summer sessions of the Original Alternate here at the F-F-Dub. And just in time, to boot, as we…

The original alternate returns. No, seriously, we’re back doing a show – and what a hot, sloppy, random mess it is. It’s true. Any time you lead with FMW-WING revival news, you can expect to be all over the place, and this certainly is. Random thoughts on random matches – including a handful of 4-star…

The original alternate has returned, just in time for WrestleMania, and we believe that we’ve captured the spirit of the world’s biggest and most kayfabulous sports entertainment spectacle on this episode: all over the place and head-scratching. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: X-Files, Art Bell and Sting in 2015, Blackhawk bobbleheads, Adam’s…

The original alternate returns, and it’s warm and comfortable there. Unlike places where there’s snow and ice. Except for the Nassau Coliseum. It’s a dump, but their Snow and ice seem to be working out okay. Anyhow, we discuss topics including, but aren’t limited to: Dark Matters of fact. Anders, Elliott, Halak, and NHL daily…

Back after a long break, the original alternate is back and – surprise – we’re talking, mostly, about New Japan’s performance in this year’s Observer awards. There’s a little bit of other stuff, too, like Adam (aka PHLEMITA) finally clearing his bronchial tubes enough to add his two cents on the Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo Dome…

So, we haven’t exactly been able to adhere to our promise of getting back on a weekly schedule. But, hey, absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? Of course it does. And the Big Audio Nightmare is back in town! Sort of like a forlorn ex after a bender? Maybe. But that’s not important right…

Only taking nine days between shows, instead of the typical nineteen, the original alternate is back with a FREE show for a quiet week. Topics include, but aren’t limited to Andersons DOWN. Gran Hamada DOWN. Is Volk Han next? Nacogdoches diction exercises. Travels with Adam – including taking a trip down to Cobb County Georgia,…

The Big Audio Nightmare returns~! Nearly an hour of audio looking back on last week’s New Japan iPPV, looking ahead to the Tokyo Dome, speculating on what New Japan World might be, and news and notes from around the world of Japanese pro wrestling. (Yes, Mike fell asleep and forgot to do the preview! Right…

The Big Audio Nightmare is back~! Adam and Mike get their groove back with a tour of the Japanese wrestling scene, including K-Dojo, Pro Wrestling NOAH, AJPW, Zero-One, Wrestle-1, and an in-depth look at the big New Japan Pro Wrestling shows coming up on September 21st and 23rd. It’s 49 minutes of dyanamite, kid. Right…

Have you heard enough talk yet about the New Japan G-1 Climax XXIV? Of course you haven’t! Know why? Because you haven’t heard the original alternates break down the performance of the battle artists, that’s why! Just like last year, Adam and Mike are joined by the great Joe Gagne (somewhere, in the Guns-N-Roses “Don’t…

THE G-1. WHAT ELSE?!? Heading into the home stretch of the greatest tournament in modern pro wrestling history, Adam and Mike look at every angle of the 2014 G-1 Climax. Who has been great? (Hint: almost everyone!) Who has been awful? (Hint: YUJIRO~!) What are the possibilities for the final two nights and how does…

It’s the Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare. It’s the 2014 NJPW G-1 Climax. That can mean only one thing – our biggest show of the year, the annual G-1 prediction extravaganza~! We predict EVERY SINGLE MATCH of the tournament – including the G-1 winner – in this 135 MINUTE auditory assault on your senses.…

The Big Audio Nightmare returns with a special Express Edition~! Mike returns next week for the annual New Japan G1 Climax Prediction show – on this week’s show, Adam looks at the UStream iPPV situation and its effect on NJPW, the reorganization of AJPW and the great Triple Crown title match between Akiyama and Omori,…

Been gone for a minute, but the original alternate programming, here at the Quad Grapevine, has returned with a little show to try and get back on the horse again. There were mixed results, with topics including, but not limited to: The long summer suffering of Adam Summers has begun, Mike’s abhorrent linguistics, the Los…

The original alternate returns to the F4W airwaves and, this time, no hockey. It’s an all-puro edition which focuses on the two big shows of last weekend: New Japan’s Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka and Dragon Gate’s Dead or Alive show from Aichi. Topics will include, but aren’t limited to… Actually, that’s pretty much what it’s…

That’s right – it’s that time of year. If you are looking for pro wres talk, you’ll have to wait a few days. Adam and Mike are back for nearly 90 minutes of STICK and PUCK, as they are joined by Denis Gorman (Metro Newspapers/Associated Press) and Ryan Pike (FlamesNation.ca/The Hockey Writers) to break down…

Never fear, it’s the best weekend of the year. The original alternate has returned for the lead up to WrestleMania to present to YOU, the fine listener of this website, 82 minutes of audio excitement. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Heard about the Network?, Tech Talk, Inoue‘s retirement, remarkable TNA and WCW flashbacks, Brady…

Making up for lost time, the original alternate is back with a kayfabulous audio vengeance. 90 minutes of conversation about a bunch of random topics including, but not limited to: how we watch WWE Network in comparison to UFC Fight Pass, ECW retro excitement, NXT Be Strongest, thoughts on the great Ibushi-Okada match from 3/6,…

Look out! (David Lee Roth voice.) The original alt programming has returned – and, it is something. And, even with the benefit of hindsight, we’re still not sure what it is. But, whatever it is, there’s 65 minutes of it, and it topics include, but aren’t limited to: the performing arts, realizing you started telling…

The original alternate finally makes its way back onto the Poderoso Ponderosa network with 70 minutes of audio, that can only be described as sound. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: weathering the weather, there’s no explaining Randy Orton, going home down the worst possible road, MOR NETWERK TAHK, Adam’s thoughts on the…

Never fear, the original alternate is here. And, better yet, it’s the rare GRATIS EDITION. It may not be the random cavalcade we usually do, but “Japan’s WrestleMania” only comes around once a year and we’re more than a little excited for it. Match-by-match, we go through Saturday’s New Japan Pro Wrestling “Wrestle Kingdom VIII”…

Leaving the training wheels on, to ease back into things, the original alternate is back with nearly 70 minutes of what’s known as audio. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Harley Race’s hair, scary men’s voices, Taue’s retirement, KENTAfuji, how history could look back on NOAH, scrolling the annals of the show, horn…

The original alternate is back, and we’re looking to stuff your puroresu turducken full of goodness. Or at least averageness. After thirteen minutes of random talk about Wrestling Observer Live, Art Bell, and After Dark, we have another hour of equally random, and generally coherent conversation on topics including, but not limited to: New Japan’s…

Can you believe it? It’s the return of the original alternate in abbreviated form – which, for us, is less than 50 minutes – talking all sorts of topics in thethe kayfabulous arts, just as long those topics are this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame inductees and Saturday’s New Japan Pro Wrestling iPPV. We…

The BIG Audio Nightmare is back with abbreviated (both in terms of length and number of hosts) edition of the original alternate~! With Mike tending to the farm on last minute cleanup duty, Adam holds down the fort with discussion of all the upcoming title matches in Japan, NOAH’s quasi-resurgence, All Japan’s malaise, the recent…

The original alternate returns, with a rarity: it’s original hosting lineup. Yep Adam & Mike are back again with topics including, but not limited to: New Japan’s three-tiered September iPPV experiment, the possibility of purchasing “seasons,” should they utilize UStream more?, how Saturday’s show plays into the Destruction pay-per-view on 9/29, lamenting NJ’s juniors, brainlocking…

With Mike tending to the farm, Joe Gagne and Alan4L join Adam for a hard-hitting discussion of all things Japan, including (but not limited to): Atsushi Onita’s army of sleaze, Nobuo Shiraishi’s flak jacket, Akebono’s suspenders, KENSO’s ineptitude, the Suwama-Go Shiozaki Triple Crown battle, New Japan’s upcoming iPPV’s, WRESTLE-1 iPPV speculation, Alan shills an indie…

SYNERGY~! It’s time for the LAST WORD on the critically acclaimed 2013 G1 Climax, and something special was needed, something unheard of… a union of dreams and nightmares! That’s right, on this edition of the Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare, the lads are joined by the DKP’s Alan and Joe for everything that was…

You know what time it is, and so does the original alternate: it’s our eighth annual G-1 Climax by-the-seat-of-our-pants booking extravaganza. A show for the New Japan hardcores only, we go through every single match, on every night, of the most prestigious pro wrestling tournament on Earth, and try and pick winners of each one…

The original alternate has returned with 80 minutes of the most awesome show we’ve done, since the last time we did a show. We mean it. It’s a good’n. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: threats of bodily harm towards Alan and Joe over propitiatory G-1 material, more New Japanamania, a lineup that hits your…

Don’t be fooled by imitation Japan-centric radio shows on this website (although we fully endorse listening to them), the original alternate is back with 62 minutes of grappling, and another 38 minutes of hockey afterwards via the BREAKOUT HOCKEY PROGRAM.This week’s kayfabulous topics include, but aren’t limited to: Prince Devitt, who’s (arguably) the best worker…

After technical glitches that are such an integral part of our repertoire, the original alternate has returned to throw in their two cents on the mighty sport of men in tights.T his week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: hootie-hoo, the Stanley Cup playoffs, the team we shall not speak of, Vezina Trophy talk, Marc-Andre…

Did you miss us? We missed you. Well, sorta. Anyway, the original alternate is back with topics including, but not limited to: a few minutes of fantasy hockey, Adam’s thoughts on NJPW’s “Invasion Attack,” loving on NJ goodness, just look at Rob Conway, now look at Bruce Tharpe’s facial expressions, the greatness of Fergal Devitt,…

Off injured reserve, and back onto the j.v. bench, the original alternate is back with an hour of power. Topics including, but not limited to: the sale of All Japan, Nobou Shiraishi as Herb Abrams, Tanahashi-Devitt from 3/3, losing is winning when Devittations rule the world, the possibilities for DARK DEVITT, Bruce Tharpe’s Invasion Attack…

The original alternate is back with 56 minutes of entertainment – which is perfect timing for those who may only need four minutes out of an hour to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. But, that’s not important right now. What is important are points of discussion, such as, New Japan and their 2/10 showcase, how good…

A tad tardy, but always hearty (that’s hearty, like Chunky Soup, not Hardy like absolutely insane people), the original alternate has returned with our thoughts on the epic New Japan Tokyo Dome show from January 4, and the reasons that many believe that it could have very well been the greatest top-to-bottom show of all-time…

Never fear, the original alternate is here, and with no further ado, the topics include, but aren’t limited to: a lazy trip south leads to fuzzy old-school memories of Magnum T.A. and smoke-filled buildings. Literally. Times were different then. Also, the future of NOAH, their solid 9/12 Sumo Hall show, the soon-to-be explained snoreflake ratings…

Ushering in your December with glee, the original alternate returns to discuss a myriad of topics bequeathed by two simple, yet manly, sports: Ice hockey and pro wrestling. Show begins with about 25 minutes of expectedly unexpected hockey talk including Roman Hamerlik, owner ineptitude, unions, contraction, etc. Then moves on to Saturday’s New Japan World…

Your hearts be still. We know. Two shows in a week? Inbelivable. Three in ten days? Well, that may be unpossible, but we’re going to try. But let’s not put the cart before the horse, here, as the original alternate has enough to talk about with topics including, but not limited to: about 20 minutes…

Did you miss us? Of course you did. But, never fear, the original alternate is here – and damn it, we got some stuff to say. Some of it is even lucid. Topics this week, include, but aren’t limited to: we heard New Japan had a p. good iPPV in October, we hear they’re having…

After almost a three-week delay, the original alternate has returned to preview the hottest thing sweeping North America at 4 in the morning. No, not methamphetamine. It’s the New Japan Sumo Hall iPPV coming up on Monday. We run down the card, give our predictions and thoughts on the matches and stories, as well analyzing…

Mightier than a Hiroshi Tanahashi-Testuya Naito match, and almost as awesome as hearing about that rumored Shakira video existing, it’s the return of the original alternate featuring discussion on topics, including, but not limited to: Nagata and Tanahashi’s tethered tale of unique New Japan eras colliding during WON HOF season, where Florida Brother Ken Skee…

The original alternate has returned with about 70 minutes of Skype-recorded goodness with topics this week including, but not limited to: everyone’s starting to come around = New Japan Pro Wrestling: King of Sports, post-G-1 Climax feelings, their iPPV success, the returns of Sakuraba and Shibata, putting butts in the seats in Butte, Nakamura’s four-seem…

The original alternate has returned with hands-down the most insane, geektastic, show we do: (no, not the Mighty Joe Thunder Memorial career retrospective) it’s the 2012 New Japan Pro Wrestling G-1 Climax XXI League. We run down every single match, on every single card, that will take place over the next two weeks, beginning on…

Never fear, the original alternate is here. Yep, lack of witty inspiration has reduced us to Underdog catchphrases, as we’ve saved all of our brainworthiness for 80 minutes of topics including, but not limited to: channeling the #FTA for N64 games, Z1 vs. G1, the block lineups for both leagues, circumcised film, does Nosawa have…

Once again slipping in under the wire to defend our original alternate title within 30 days, the Grande Sonic Terror returns with topics including, but not limited to: working slowly back in to the groove, #FTA #FTW, Adam’s kayfabulous ninja memories, way too many random WCW thoughts including KNOBLE AND KARAGIAS, way way too many…

A mere 32 days after the last show, the original alternate has returned to give YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, additional sonic satisfaction. This week, er, month’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: Io Shirai and NOSAWA try and pull a Midnight Express – the movie, not the tag team, our thoughts on…

It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you. Without some fresh talk to step to. Think of how many weak shows you slept through, time’s up, sorry we kept you. Thinking of this you keep repetaing you miss, the words of the master puroresuists. So you sit by the monitor, hand on the…

Upset over the end of your kayfabulous weekend? Never fear, the original alternate is here, with topics including, but not limited to: Well, which one is it so far for you: Taker-Trips or Okada-Naito, the ballad of Daniel Bryan and silver linings in clouds with he and NOAH, thoughts on the most recent fallout, the…

At long last, the original alternate here at the Grappling Beholder has returned – and we have a valid excuse. Really. We have a note. This week topics include, but aren’t limited to: twenty minutes of oral surgery and the NHL, and then it’s 70 more featuring a fine start for creepy doll kissing guy,…

This week’s edition of the original alternate is heavy on an issue it’s hard to get away from: the constantly revolving world of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Topics include, but aren’t limited to you say Okato, we say Okada, they say new IWGP World champion, the pros and cons of the decision, his Rainmaker gimmick,…

The original alternate here at the Grappling Spectator Bulletin has returned to use a most common recent subject as our muse: The year-end awards with topics including, but not limited to: defending both the newsletter and Tanahashi, the Thesz/Flair, most outstanding, flying, and worked matches of the year, voting for promotions who are laying questionable…

So you didn’t get what you wanted during the Holidays? New Year’s resolutions already bit the dust? Never fear, the original alternate has returned to give YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, some hope for 2012… Okay, so you’re getting some more audio, at least. Anyway, topics this week include, but aren’t limited to:…

After a slight delay, the original alternate has returned just in time to give its listeners a gift for the holidays. It’s not, like, a great gift or anything. Like that bubble hockey table you always wanted, but never got. But, hey it’s cool. Anyway, topics include, but aren’t limited to: about 25 minutes of…

The original alternate has returned after a small delay to give YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, an inner-ear orgasm to begin your week. We do so with topics that include, but aren’t limited to: concentrated hockey talk to lead off the show, it’s quick and it’s about the Caps, the late Mark Bison…

A little late but, unlike when your woman tells you that, there’s no need to fear as the original alternate is back up in here. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Milan Lucic makes bison burgers out of Buffalo’s recoiling crew, Ring of Honor’s television philosophy, why it works, what memories it brings…

The original alternate returns this week with 45 minutes of Saturday morning magic, that somehow doesn’t include any hockey discussion, whatsoever. Not sure how that happened, but it’s made up for with discussion that includes, but is not limited to: Taiwan needs to beware of chair-gripping, prolonged death stares, and proper catfighting amongst hair-pullers and…

The BIG Audio Nightmare is back~! After a few weeks away to re-charge the wrestling batteries, Adam and Mike return with a charmingly disjointed show featuring various and sundry topics as: debating the WON Hall of Fame debates, Tanahashi as a viable WON HOF candidate, ROH TV, Tetsuya Naito as a main event level wrestler,…

The show begins with a half hour of hockey talk. Just wanted to get that out of the way now. Among topics discussed, but not limited to, on the Grande Sonic Terror: a discussion of slurs, racism and headshots – no, not Coughlin – in the NHL, the return of the Sean Avery Appreciation Society,…

The Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare returns this week with nearly 60 minutes of sonic terror~! Or just a radio show. Topics include but are not limited to: a final discussion of the All Together show, ranting about the HHH-UFC evolution debate, the return of HOCKEY, plus all the latest news in Japan including…

The original alternate has returned with 60 minutes of back-to-basics sonic satisfaction, with topics including, but not limited to: the tragic KHL team plane crash, Monday’s F4D conversation extended, PPH, The Hustle Doctor, in defense of the Fave Five, Saints-Packers wagering, the ballad of Morishima, the All Together supershow review including ten-man junior heavy awesome,…

The original alternate is all New Japan talk, all the time. Well, at least for this week. But, they most certainly deserve it as their summer reached the kind of kayfabulous Climax that even Peter North would be jealous of. 80 minutes – but no G-1 spot jokes – as the topics this week include,…

The original alternate has returned with the original hosts (sorry Gagne’s Gangstas) doing a 100% Japan-centric, 70 minute, mish-mash featuring topics that include, but aren’t limited to: All in Together now (STFU – about the semi-main), will the show be stolen by hot 10-men Fat-on-Old action, the G-1derful first few days of New Japan’s annual…

It’s Part 2 of our annual New Japan G-1 Predictions Show – Mike is on assignment (drinking and selling drinks, basically), so Adam is joined for the majority of the show by Joe Gagne of the Funtime Wrestling Arcade~! After plowing through several days of G-1 results, Joe joins the show for G-1 final night…

The original alternate returns this week with match-by-match predictions for the first five nights of the 21st annual New Japan G-1 Climax league. And that’s pretty much it. (45 matches in 75 minutes. Yeah, that’s enough.) Well, except for the parts about Punk-Cena, a natural roll-off-your-tongue team name like the Rock-N-Roll Revolutions Per Minute, the…

Finally, after who knows how long the original alternate returns 66 minutes of kayfabulous activities from across the land of Japan. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Shinsuke NOTkamura, 4/28 Sekimoto/Okabayshi-Hama/Soya fat & smug showcase, the G-1: could it be that it’s too big? (that’s what she probably didn’t say), Adam’s thoughts on…

The original alternate has returned with the always elusive gratis edition. Whether you’ll want your money back afterward shall be determined. This week’s 65 minute edition has topics that include, but aren’t limited to: fists, sticks and pucks flying around all over Vancouver, CTV’s Rob Brown knows how much you suck, New Japan calls a…

Back in short order, at least for us, the original alternate returns with 85 minutes of audio to pump into your external auditory meatus. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: untalented yet tan children, the Petticoat Junction 3 were at least naked chicks in a water-tower, D-Gate, Kid Romeo, verbal fails, Mutoh takes…

After a slight delay (so, on-time), the original alternate has returned to bring YOU the fine subscriber of this website on a voyage through the peaks and valleys of current kayfabulousness in Japan. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: the tin-can connection, an explanation of our success, Stanley Cup of BOO, two separate…

After a slight delay, the original alternate has returned. A little too early to know if that was a good thing or not, but we’ll just have to find out, now won’t we? Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Well, it seems not all the bitches loved him, New Japan’s U.S. Invasion tour,…

We’re back with 70 minutes of audio action featuring the original prowres+hockey combo. (Pfft. He knows Bobby Orr. We’re talking Sprague Peg Cleghorn & Punch Broadbent up in this bitch.) 15 min. of NHL including Capital fail, Bruce BoudreauLOL, who could be in the finals, Logan Couture, and more. Then a bunch of stuff coming…

The original alternate is back to deliver to YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, audio goodness to bide your time by. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: San Jose’s Hollywood shuffle, and a touch more NHL, Adam’s attack on LEFT-TURN, Nagata Locking a fine 2011, The Sanada Monster (BATAAN~!), reminiscing about wrestler…

After a small delay, the original alternate returns with a fine 60 minute show to get you by until the next even more finer show. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: HOCKEY BOOKENDS~! Not an overabundance, but it’s time to start slurping out of Lord Stanley’s Cup so we had to talk it.…

The original alternate returns to throw in some audio for Kayfabe Week here at the old Leg Grapevine. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: Why this show needs prep time, the upcoming busy weekend in the States, liking Shimmery things, the merits of breakfast for dinner, a review of the strong Takashi Sugiura-Giant…

The original alternate returns after a small delay to bring to YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, some sonic satisfaction. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: a little hockey with Matt Cooke’s goose cooked for almost the rest of the year, Todd Harris is a good hand of an announcer, our thoughts…

The original alternate returns, a little sooner than usual, to deliver the word from across the Pacific that DAICHI has cometh. In addition to the mind-bending week in the States, Japan was crazy in its own way. We look at topics including, but not limited to: Debut of the Son of Hashimoto, who and what…

The original alternate returns after a short break, made longer by the fact that one of these goofs forgot to send the other this very preview. In any event, this week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: A Capital Beatdown, Adam channeling Lance for Mike’s Armstrong excitement opportunities at Mania, lots of New Japan goodness,…

The original alternate returns this week with a cavalcade of purorageous activities, which led to topics including, but not limited to: the original Keys of comedy with a meme to remember, a look at September’s IGF antics featuring Barnett-Sylvia, Coleman-Suzukawa, and a bunch of b-list Brother Yasshi’s, a review of last July’s Nanae Takahashi-Kaori Yoneyama…

Now that we’ve shaken off the Hardy-Naito match, the Statuesque Sound Showcase returns with topics including, but not limited to: Lets go Rangers, a loaded cross-promotion GAORA TV taping, what Hokuto could do in New Japan, our review of the week: November’s Big Japan title match o’ barbed-wire between Sekimoto & Sasaki-Kasai & Numazawa, match…

Topics include, but aren’t limited to: a touch of hockey with goalies standing in their B-boy stance and the new concept All-Star game, not even Matt Hardy could misunderstand how bad Jeff-Naito was and the rest of the final Dome postmortem, thoughts on possible moves including the site, the date, American affiliations, and more, plus…

The Grande Sonic Terror returns with the oh-so-rare gratis edition to talk about one thing, and one thing only: Kaz Hayashi dropping the All-Japan junior heavyweight championship. Okay, make it two things, as we give our thoughts on the results of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual January 4 Tokyo Dome show, which featured participation from…

The original alternate returns this week with some linguistic issues from one of the hosts, but a foot of snow deposited on sand will do that to you. Other topics include, but aren’t limited to: a bitch session about other things besides the snow (boo Lance and the lot of ya!), hopefully NOAH’s Team Marufuji-Team…

The original alternate returns this week in celebration of the lunar eclipse. Actually, that’s not it, at all, but it is pretty cool. Anyway, this week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: the announced lineup for the New Japan Dome Show on 1/4 that doesn’t quite feel Dome Showy, Okada should wrestle Tacan Hansen instead,…

The Original Alternate~! returns with Mike sounding like Ricky Steamboat after taking a ring bell to the throat. Topics with Adam & Mike include Mike hanging with Ovie and Brian Burke at the Verizon Center, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Budokan Hall Joe Higuchi Memorial show, the Real World Tag League Finals, New Japan predictions, a preview…

Upset with the lack of recent bootlegging of the show, the Grande Sonic Terror has returned with a FREE cavalcade of kayfabulousness for the people. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: the NHL, UFC 123, Aldo-less UFC 125, a huge amount of recent results featuring NOAH (including a new honor for Race and…

The BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW is back today with a packed show full of excitement and fun. We’ll update you on several major ongoing storylines such as why the fucking audio is popping and the latest with my cats, then it’s a review of a pretty horrible edition of Impact and an even worse —…

Back on schedule, the BAN is back with a quick (okay, by our standards) 45 minute show. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Togi Makabe’s close call, the G-1 tag league ends, upcoming NJ December shows and the march to 1/4, the Question of the Day, Joe Higuchi’s passing, Marathon Man Abdullah Kobayashi,…

It’s the rare weekend edition of the Large Sound Hallucination with quick thoughts on hockey, TV, as well as hockey on TV leading into musings on the DGUSA iPPV, taking the loin fruit out for Halloween, taking Auburn and the over, and then it gets indyriffic. Not our doing, it was just a lo-fi week,…

Okay, so we missed a week, but the Grande Sonic Terror is back this week with 65 minutes of purorageousness with topics that include, but aren’t limited to: the very intriguing possibilities of a NOAH company split and NTV being back in the mix, Z-1’s bottom-third-of-the-PWI 500 show featuring Tag Team Partner #2 and Mr.…

Overcoming off-air audio difficulty and being AVERY’D~! to bring YOU, the fine listener of this website, a disheveled – but not distressed – original alternate. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: bringing back the BBC’s Lillibullero, no booze, no buys at BWI, everybody make the Kobashi face, WAVElations including those two tranny types,…

Stunningly, stringing together two weeks of shows, the original alternate is back in old form again with a 90-minute show – that was intended to be 45. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to, NOAH’s attendance is BudoGONE but junior tag goodness shall soon ensue, unintended Hall of Fame discussion with Xóchitl Guadalupe’s daddy…

The original alternate has returned with – gasp~! – original hosts. Yes, so inspired by Mike Sawyer and Grey Maynard’s Frost/Nixon moments, Mike Sempervive has finally rejoined Adam to run through an hour of topics, including, but not limited to: NOAH’s entertainment Expo show featuring a wacky Sugiura encounter, Japanese and Rock-n-Roll Express Hall of…

Defying danger as always, the BIG Audio Nightmare is back this week with Adam Summers and guest co-hosts Alan4L and Joe Gagne. Topics include surviving car crashes, a wrestling-themed NHL team preview, Alan offering CIMA the keys to the United Kingdom, the entertaining NJPW show from September 3rd in-depth, O-Pro don’t you know, Chris gets…

It’s another cacophony of sound this week on the Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare, as Adam is joined by Joe Gagne and Alan (filling for Semp this week). After discussing the passing of New Japan legend Kotetsu Yamamoto, other topics include – a hockey spinoff, Munenori Sawa issues a cinematic masterpiece, the 8.22 NOAH…

The original alternate is back this week, as Adam is joined by Alan and Joe Gagne – and the RETURN OF SEMP~! – to discuss all things related to the New Japan G-1 tournament, the IWGP title picture going forward, tweeting with Bernardo and friending Shinsuke, NOAH’s big show this weekend that includes a major…

The original alternate returns for a G-1 SPECIAL~! with Adam and guest co-hosts Alan and Joe Gagne. Topics include discussion of New Japan’s annual summer tournament from every conceivable angle (including the greatness of Naito, awesome main events the first two nights, finding the positives in STRONG MAN’s performance, and much more), as well the…

It’s the Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare, with Adam once again welcoming guest co-hosts Alan (of Dr. Keith Presents) and Joe Gagne of Joe vs the World fame! Topics include a bit of hockey, Devitt-OH HELL YEAH~!, G-1 Predictions, two NJPW v NOAH tag matches that you should watch asap, a great Kensuke-Go battle,…

It’s the Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare, with Adam once again welcoming guest co-hosts Alan (of Dr. Keith Presents) and Joe Gagne of Joe vs the World fame! Topics include a bit of hockey, Devitt-OH HELL YEAH~!, G-1 Predictions, two NJPW v NOAH tag matches that you should watch asap, a great Kensuke-Go battle,…

The Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare is back with a promise kept – Guest Hosts~! With Mike on hiatus, Adam welcomes Joe Gagne as well as Alan of “Dr. Keith Presents” fame to discuss such various and sundry topics as getting your assed kicked by children in a friendly, the MOTY? at last week’s…

The Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare is back with a promise kept – Guest Hosts~! With Mike on hiatus, Adam welcomes Joe Gagne as well as Alan of “Dr. Keith Presents” fame to discuss such various and sundry topics as getting your assed kicked by children in a friendly, the MOTY? at last week’s…