Category: Punch-Out
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – A month of unthinkables
On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Fightful’s Kate Elizabeth returns to co-host the April 2023 edition of my pro wrestling year in review series. And what a month it was. The day after a hugely successful WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, the fate of WWE was announced with the news they would merge with UFC…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Of AEW Iron Man matches & Instagram drama
AEW My annual Punch-Out month-by-month audio recap of the year in pro wrestling continues with a stop in March and this episode’s co-host Bryan Rose of F4WOnline. It was a stretch highlighted by a fun AEW Revolution, main evented by an Iron Man match between AEW World Champion MJF and Bryan Danielson that turned out to…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – One night in Montreal
WWE The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. This episode covers February which was dominated by the run-up to WWE Elimination Chamber in Montreal and the discussion of whether Sami Zayn could leave his home country with the…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Jay Briscoe’s passing, Vince McMahon’s return
The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. As you might expect, it kicks off with January with my special guest co-host Andrew Thompson of POST Wrestling. It was a month of tragedy with the unexpected passing of Jay…
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JNPO: AEW Q3 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns with another AEW investors call episode, focusing on the third quarter of AEW business in 2023. Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers. If you’re new, here’s the inspiration: Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, publicly traded companies like…
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Punch-Out: ESPN’s Arda Ocal on being WWE’s Kyle Edwards, Aftermath with Renee Paquette
Arda Ocal Just over eight years ago, a man known to plenty of Canadian pro wrestling fans (and U.S. ones as well) began his career in WWE after a run that began on frozen tundras in his native country and eventually took him to both Canadian sports TV and radio on SportsNet 360. While you…
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JNPO: The AEW All In hangover effect on All Out
AEW What a difference eight days can, and will, make. Last Sunday, it was the highest of highs for AEW as they packed in 81,000+ into London’s Wembley Stadium for All In which was, by all accounts, a major win for the company and for the business in general for those willing to move past…
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JNPO: AEW All In game day preview, early All Out card predictions
With less than hours to go before the kickoff of AEW All In from London’s Wembley Stadium, allow me to present a Josh Nason’s Punch-Out special audio version of my preview & prediction column from Sports Illustrated this past week with some additional thoughts. I talk about how despite what the haters (Hayters?) will say,…
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JNPO: AEW Q2 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns for a second installment of the quarterly AEW investors call series, focusing on the second quarter of 2023. The indispensable Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns to lend his thoughts, numbers, and an exclusive PDF for Wrestlenomics subscribers. If you’re new, here’s the inspiration: Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends,…
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JNPO: How a former MMA editor became a five-time Jeopardy champion
Jeopardy Question: This former MMA editor-in-chief went on to become a five-time Jeopardy champion this year. Answer: Ben Goldstein. On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I introduce the uninitiated to Ben, the former EIC for Cage Potato, a humor-based MMA news site that was a big part of the MMA media ecosystem back in the post-TUF…
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JNPO: The Tao of AEW’s ‘The Butcher’ Andy Williams
AEW Scroll down and click ‘Click Here to Listen’ to hear this show. For the longest time, Andy Williams has been on my short list of guests I have wanted to have on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out and finally, my call was answered. You might know him as The Butcher in AEW, part of the long-running…
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JNPO: AEW Q1 investors call with Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston
Roughly a month after every financial quarter ends, WWE (like other publicly traded companies) holds a quarterly call for investors and analysts where they announce how they did financially. The call, and the reports issued prior, include key performance indicators and plenty of detailed information on attendance, merchandise sales, and other interesting factoids if you…
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JNPO: The violent & peaceful world of GCW’s Cole Radrick
Josh & Cole talk GCW, internet trolls & his friendship with Shigehiro Irie. Arcane Magic Merch This is a free podcast. Scroll down to listen. Just over a year ago, I saw this clip circulating around social media and was fascinated not only by the gruesome visuals but that they were inflicted on someone I…
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JNPO: The Lapsed Fan goes Hollywood
Josh, Jack & JP discuss this Sunday’s live WrestleMania post-show. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. Let’s face it: The Lapsed Fan going Hollywood was inevitable, given their propensity for limos, plastic surgery, and jet setting among the elite. On this week’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I go deep with Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro…
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JNPO: WardLOW, QT Marshall Twitter war, fallout show rules
Where did things go askew for the former TNT Champion? AEW After a two-month break, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has returned following last week’s head-scratching edition of AEW Dynamite. Joining me is past guest Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and Voices of Wrestling. The main focus is Wardlow, who lost the TNT title on Dynamite just days…
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JNPO: MMA year in review – 92 days of UFC scandals & title changes
Josh & Paul Fontaine talk Dana White, Islam Makhachev, Israel Adesanya and more. The final entry into the JNPO MMA year in review series has arrived. Per usual, Figure Four Online writer & Fight Game Media podcaster Paul Fontaine joins me as we recap the final three months of 2022 for nearly two hours. The…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – The grand finale
Josh & POST Wrestling’s Davie Portman recap everything that happened in December 2022. I regret to inform you that the Josh Nason’s Punch-Out journey through the year that was in pro wrestling has arrived at its final stop. And while the topics covered this week did just happen less than 40 days ago, there’s still…
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JNPO: MMA year in review – The Nate Diaz UFC circus comes to a fitting end
Josh & Paul Fontaine talk UFC 279, Leon Edwards’ upset of Kamaru Usman, and more from July through September. The MMA year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a stop in July, August and September — a raucous three months that saw big title changes and a crazy lead-up to UFC 279.…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Logan Paul shows out at WWE Crown Jewel
Josh Nason & VOW’s Rich Kraetsch talk all the happenings from November 2022. The heralded JNPO pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in November 2022. While our time here is almost done, there’s still more fun to be had as Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling makes his return to talk over this…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – WWE’s White Rabbit is revealed
Josh Nason & Trevor Dame recap a fun October 2022 in wrestling. The famed pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out arrives in October 2022. Acting as my co-pilot for this look at the 31 days that were is the great Trevor Dame of ThROH The Years and Wrestling Inc. Here’s a…