Tag: Fight Game Podcast
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Fight Game: AEW Blood & Guts review
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Before we review AEW Dynamite from Wednesday, we talk about John’s thoughts on Sunday’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view and watching it with friends at Big Dave’s house. We also talk about the uninspired promotion for WWE’s Money in the Bank on Saturday. Then,…
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Fight Game: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door preview
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Before we review AEW Dynamite from Wednesday, we talk about WWE going to the Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar well again for SummerSlam. John remembers being at a local independent show with John Cena very early in his career as The Prototype. …
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Fight Game: Vince McMahon, New Japan Dominion & AEW Road Rager recaps
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Before we break down the Road Rager episode of AEW Dynamite from Wednesday, we look at the big Wall Street Journal piece on WWE’s board of directors investigating Vince McMahon. We also talk about New Japan’s Dominion show, including Jay White beating Kazuchika Okada…
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Fight Game: The bumpy road to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Before we break down AEW Dynamite from Wednesday, we look at the WWE babyface scene after Cody Rhodes’ injury. Who should they push? We also look at the AEW interim World title situation and how it was put together. Then, we review…
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Fight Game: MJF vs. Tony Khan, AEW Dynamite LA debut thoughts
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. We break down AEW’s first Dynamite in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum. We recap the entire show, focusing on the following: CM Punk’s not-so-great match to open the show The weak introduction of Hiroshi Tanahashi Our thoughts on what is work, shoot, and a…
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Fight Game: An alternative look at the Sasha/Naomi/WWE situation
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. To kick things off, we take an alternative look at the Sasha Banks and Naomi situation with WWE that reached a boiling point as they walked out prior to Raw Monday. Then, we break into our AEW Dynamite review. We talk about the full show,…
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Fight Game: The MJF Show, NJPW’s Karl Fredericks interview
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. We interview New Japan Strong’s Karl Fredericks who wrestles three times this weekend including on Saturday’s NJPW Capital Collision pay-per-view. Before that, we recap AEW Dynamite from Wednesday which was a fun show with a strong bizarro world-like crowd. We talk about the full show, including: The…
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Fight Game: Freddie Prinze Jr.’s wrestling promotion idea, Owen Cup fantasy booking
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. We first talk about Freddie Prinze Jr.’s idea for a wrestling promotion before moving on to which matches at Sunday’s WrestleMania Backlash are must-see for us. We go over last week’s NXT releases and try to rank them based on priority of who we would sign. Lastly,…
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Fight Game: What’s next for the Blackpool Combat Club?
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. We’ve made some small changes to the show which we discuss right at the top. We talk about the upcoming AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view and offer up a few dream matches that we’d like to see. We talk about Randy Orton’s 20 years…
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Fight Game: Grapsody’s Will Washington & R8ed R on AEW’s debut music album
John LaRocca and I are both out of town this week so instead of our normal show, I interviewed Grapsody’s Will Washington and rapper R8ed R, who worked on the AEW Music release, Who We Are Vol. 1. We talk about their contributions to the album, how they first got involved, what they consider to be the best track they…
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Fight Game: Joe vs. Suzuki, NXT Tag Team title gauntlet match, WWE 2K22 thoughts
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. Before we get started with our normal show, we bring on Figure Four Online editor and contributor Bryan Rose to talk about WWE 2K22. He gives us his thoughts on the new game as well as expectations for AEW’s game that’s coming out in the fall. John…
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Fight Game: FTR vs. Briscoes, Cody Rhodes returns to WWE, Bron Breakker regains NXT title
John LaRocca and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast. We talk about Cody Rhodes’ return in WWE at WrestleMania and then his follow-up promo on Raw. We then go over the booking of Bron Breakker at NXT Stand & Deliver, Monday’s Raw where he regained the NXT title, and then on Tuesday against…
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Fight Game: Bloodsport recap, Toni Storm’s AEW debut, WrestleMania weekend
John and I are back with another Fight Game Podcast, delayed by a day due to a wifi outage in my area. Even that won’t stop us from previewing a big WWE WrestleMania weekend, filled with other events that have got our interest. We talk about what we’re looking forward to and what fans might…
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Fight Game: New Japan Cup, the Gunther chop heard ’round the world
John LaRocca and I are back for another Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping this week’s AEW Dynamite and NXT, we discuss the following: Our new Twitter Community for the show which people can join A preview of our heavy coverage of WrestleMania 38 on Fight Game Media’s Podcast Network An update on the New Japan Cup Thoughts…
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Fight Game: William Regal’s compelling interview, Thunder Rosa wins AEW Women’s title
John LaRocca and I are back on the Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping this week’s AEW Dynamite and NXT, we discuss the following: Memories of the late Scott Hall William Regal’s compelling interview on Talk Is Jericho Big E’s injury Thunder Rosa winning the AEW Women’s Championship A-Kid’s NXT US debut If you are…
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Fight Game: Jeff Hardy, Swerve Strickland & William Regal are #AllElite
John LaRocca and I are back on the Fight Game Podcast with a lot to discuss. In addition to recapping this week’s AEW Dynamite and NXT, we discuss the following: Jeff Hardy, Swerve Strickland and William Regal signing with AEW Whether Steve Austin’s WrestleMania appearance vs. a match lessens our excitement for what’s to come A-Kid…
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Fight Game: Booking Steve Austin after WrestleMania, Undertaker WWE HOF idea, AEW & NXT recaps
John LaRocca and I are back on the Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping AEW Dynamite and NXT from this week, we discuss the following: Booking “Stone Cold” Steve Austin after WrestleMania and what his biggest money match might be An idea for this year’s WWE HOF surrounding the Undertaker New talent heading into AEW…
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Fight Game: Booking Cody Rhodes in WWE, CM Punk’s renaissance, AEW Dynamite & NXT Vengeance Day recaps
John LaRocca and I are back for a special Friday edition of the Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping AEW Dynamite and NXT Vengeance Day from this week, we discuss the following: Why this week’s show came out a day late All the information around Cody Rhodes leaving and how we would book him if…
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Fight Game: Keith Lee & Jay White AEW debuts, Hangman vs. Archer, NXT Vengeance Day Preview
John LaRocca and I are back for another Fight Game Podcast. In addition to recapping AEW Dynamite and NXT from this week, we discuss the following: All the news surrounding Tony Khan’s forbidden door tweets and him giving fans more than he originally planned When we figured out who the surprises were How AEW debuted both…
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Fight Game: Punk vs. MJF, watching the Royal Rumble with Dave Meltzer
John LaRocca and I are back for another Fight Game Podcast. Before we recap AEW Dynamite and NXT from this week, we discuss the following: The experience of watching the Royal Rumble with Dave Meltzer Friday’s Wrestling Observer Radio Shane McMahon’s quick exit from WWE Austin Theory being added to the WWE Elimination Chamber match We…