Tag: japan
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 32 wrap-up, Stardom PPV preview
We are back to break down NJPW’s G1 Climax 32 and everything else happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. We begin with the G1: The incredible Ospreay vs. Okada G1 final Thoughts on how the new 28-man, four block format played out The infusion of excitement brought by the new foreigners Where does…
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Big Audio Nightmare: THE SLAP, CyberFight Festival, G1, Dominion
The following is a free show. Click below to listen. Mike Sempervive and I are back to talk all the news from a memorable week across the Japanese wrestling landscape on this 75-minute edition of the Big Audio Nightmare. Topics include: Satoshi Kojima winning the GHC Title at CyberFight Festival THE SLAP and its ramifications…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The death of Giant Baba
Dave Meltzer’s Giant Baba obituary from the February 8th, 1999, Wrestling Observer Newsletter may be one of his most massive obituaries in his history. The size of a small book, the story of Baba is woven into many of the most important stories of pro wrestling history, especially that of Japan. We all know Dave is a…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW, Shibata, AJPW departures, Ice Ribbon
Image: NJPW Mike Sempervive and I are here with another Big Audio Nightmare to talk about a whirlwind week of news across the Japanese professional wrestling landscape. Here’s what we discussed: Katsuyori Shibata’s upcoming major announcement and the possibilities including where he would fit in as an in-ring competitor in current NJPW What is and…
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Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW Champion Carnival, NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, Muto
It’s a solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare this week as I guide you through the world of Japanese professional wrestling. Topics this week include: The effect of the current state of emergency on wrestling in Tokyo and elsewhere A deep dive into the greatness of this year’s AJPW Champion Carnival and why it…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Previewing Road To Tokyo Dome, STARDOM & more
It’s a solo holiday express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare this week as I guideyou through the world of Japanese professional wrestling as we head into the final weeks of 2020. Topics this week include: The final word on Desperado vs. Hiromu An in-depth look at the Tokyo Sports Awards A preview of the…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW Power Struggle thoughts & plenty more
The Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare is back with another full episode covering everything that is going on in the Japanese wrestling scene. We start by taking adeep dive at New Japan’s Power Struggle show, the briefcase controversy, and the various roads to WrestleKingdom for Kota Ibushi, Tetsuya Naito, and Jay White. We then…
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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan Cup, Akiyama to DDT, Zero-1 in peril
The Big Audio Nightmare is back with a solo breaking news edition of the show! I guide you through the breaking news of Jun Akiyama leaving AJPW to join the roster of DDT as well as the reports of several major stars and financial backers exiting the Zero-1 promotion. We also take a look at the…
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Pacific Rim: Remembering Road Warrior Hawk’s time in Japan
After watching this week’s Dark Side of the Ring episode on the Road Warriors, co-host Fumi Saito and I remember his friend Road Warrior Hawk on this week’s Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast and give some background not covered in the documentary. Fumi goes into detail about when the Road Warriors debuted in Japan, the Hell…
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Big Audio Nightmare 400: NJPW’s road to a return & the latest news
The Big Audio Nightmare has returned for episode 400! Myself and Mike Sempervive are back to guide you through the pandemic affected Japanese wrestling scene including Wednesday’s breaking news from NJPW president Harold Meij on the roadmap for their return to the ring. We also take a look at last week’s head scratching NOAH shows, another Masato…
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Big Audio Nightmare free show: Reviews, previews, NJ World rewatch series
The original alternate is back to take a look at the week that was in Japanese wrestling. Topics include: COVID-19 cancellations and ripple effects which now include Cyber Agent and Bushiroad shows into June As always, our unsolicited advice A meeting of the Shotaro Ashino Appreciation Station Recent empty arena action featuring All Japan, NOAH,…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Miyahara-Suwama, COVID-19’s continued impact
The Big Audio Nightmare is back this week with continuing coverage of COVID-19’s impact on the world of professional wrestling in Japan and on all of our lives in general. In this week’s full show, Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan like what shows are happening, what shows…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom cancellations, NJPW preview, NOAH MOTY candidate
The Big Audio Nightmare is back this week with breaking news coverage of Stardom’s cancellation of their upcoming tour due to coronavirus concerns, as well as the precautions NJPW is taking. In this week’s solo voyage, Adam Summers also takes you through the wrestling news in Japan, including an incredibly unique match of the year…
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WOR: The Dave Meltzer and Fumi Saito Toudoukan Q&A
We are back with a very special and long-awaited episode of Wrestling Observer Radio: the Q&A session prior to Wrestle Kingdom 14 with Dave Meltzer and Fumi Saito. This was recorded January 4, 2020, at Toudoukan, a combat sports store in Japan with a focus on pro wrestling, MMA, and even some boxing. With two stories of…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Saturday Night Shin Nihon Live from MSG
Back from forming like Voltron, the original alternate returns and is (not even close to) well-rested after the insanity of WrestleMania weekend. Co-host Adam Summers and I give our live perspective on the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden as well as look ahead at the upcoming Wrestling Dontaku tour. There’s lots of rambling, but the buzz…
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BAN: Japanese tag leagues, Nakajima, and the winds of change
The original alternate returns with a bit of banter ‘bout Japan…just sliding in before the end of the month. After a short reintroduction, yours truly and Adam Summers talk about the state of the current team leagues: New Japan’s World Tag, and All Japan’s original recipe Real World Tag. Also, as WWE continues to sink…
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Adam & Mike: NOAH’s latest big show, NJPW, Taichi and TAKA celebrate Easter
The original alternate returns with what’s basically a demo tape, that we hope will get us to the mix tape, as we move towards a whole album of a show. And, as a large, bearded, Albanian man once sang, “There’s no hit records on the demo.” But there are topics that include, but aren’t limited…
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FREE! Adam & Mike BIG 10TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHTMARE
The original alternate is back to catch all of the feels on our 10th anniversary show. Well, not all of them as we didn't really expect to do a special when we hit record. But, enough feels to make you either tear up a bit, or soil yourself. Or both. The nostalgia includes, but isn't limited…
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B&V 11/20: Baby naming contest with Granny and Whitney, NXT, Raw, Tenryu opener, more!
OH MY GOD WHAT A SHOW TONIGHT. First, Granny joins us for the BABY NAME CONTEST! Will one of the NINETY ENTRIES guess the name of Bryan and Whitney's child? There's $100 US dollars on the line. This all leads to THE BIG REVEAL~! And then, what a follow-up. Raw from Monday with great wrestling…
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B&V 11/15: Smackdown, ROH, Tenryu Retirement Show, more!
It's the Sunday edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show and we've got so much to talk about including a review of a Smackdown so infuriating that it's time to boycott the show for a bit, an AWESOME ROH on Sinclair TV show, and two of the top matches, including the main event, of the…