Tag: Japanese wrestling
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Big Audio Nightmare: NOAH-WWE speculation, NJPW, Marigold, Stardom
The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: Speculation on the Pro Wrestling NOAH x WWE announcement and what it will mean for all parties Thoughts on NJPW Dominion and Moxley vs. EVIL in particular…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Marigold debut show, Stardom & Best of the Super Juniors recaps
The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Mike Sempervive & I talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: A full review of Marigold’s debut show and what worked, what didn’t, and where they go from here BOZILLA A look back at Stardom’s recent Flashing Champions PPV…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom, NJPW Cup, Yutaka Yoshie
The Big Audio Nightmare is back with Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: Stardom returns to form with two great PPVs as a roster exodus looms The return of Natsupoi and the impending departure of Giulia Thoughts on AJPW’s…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Kaisei Takechi debut, NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo
NJPW The Big Audio Nightmare is back with Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: Kaisei Takechi’s INCREDIBLE debut for DDT and what it means New Japan’s VERY rough weekend in Sapporo Kazuchika Okada’s odd final days in NJPW and…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax wrap-up, great Stardom PPV
Stardom The Big Audio Nightmare with Mike Sempervive and I is back to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: The final word on this year’s NJPW G1 Climax and what was an incredible final match between Naito and Okada Did that match wash away the disappointment…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 33’s home stretch
This week’s two-hour Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling — dominated this week by the NJPW G1 Climax tournament. Topics include: The final verdict on NJPW G1 Climax 33’s league play and polarizing format An In-depth review of everything that led to the quarterfinals…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 33 previews & predictions
The original alternate here at the EMPIRE~! is back to bring you the world famous New Japan G1 Climax 33 prediction show. Website subscribers can click below to listen. This is the annual odyssey where Mike Sempervive and I run down each night of NJPW’s showcase tournament, complete with our predictions for every single match,…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 33 preview & predictions
The original alternate here at the EMPIRE~! is back to bring you the world famous New Japan G1 Climax 33 prediction show. Website subscribers can click below to listen. This is the annual odyssey where Mike Sempervive and I run down each night of NJPW’s showcase tournament, complete with our predictions for every single match,…
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Pacific Rim: AEW’s Tony Khan talks his fandom of puroresu
The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast is back with a show that has been years in the making as AEW head Tony Khan joins myself and journalist Fumi Saito. With AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2 coming up this weekend, it seemed like a good time to talk about Tony’s puroresu fandom growing up in…
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Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW & NOAH show reviews, Forbidden Door, STARDOM
This week’s two-hour Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling and more. This week’s topics include: An in-person perspective on AEW’s debut episode of Collision A preview for Forbidden Door and why the underwhelming title matches are nothing to worry about The contrast between AJPW…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom All Star Grand Queendom preview
Mike & Adam also talk SANADA’s IWGP Championship celebration. The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: A full preview of this weekend’s massive Stardom’s All Star Grand Queendom pay-per-view We FINISH THE STORY on SANADA’s IWGP World Championship win Thoughts…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Wrestle Kingdom 17 review, New Year Dash, NJPW vs. NOAH
Mike and Adam discuss all the big moments of Wrestle Kingdom 17 week. The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling over a crazy first week of the year. This week’s topics include: A full review of Wrestle Kingdom 17 We try to put the…
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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 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: The polarizing Shiozaki-Fujita match
In this week’s solo voyage of the Big Audio Nightmare, I take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan including the cancellation of AJPW’s Champion Carnival and the mass cancellations taking place across the landscape. I also look at the incredibly polarizing empty arena GHC Title match between Go Shiozaki and Kazuyuki Fujita, a great…
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Pacific Rim: Owen Hart’s Japanese wrestling legacy
Editor’s Note: This is a free edition of the podcast. Please share! On a packed edition of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast, Fumi Saito and I talk about the late Owen Hart’s time in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the late 80s and early 90s, his friendship with Hiroshi Hase, winning the Junior Heavyweight title and…
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Pacific Rim: 30 years of wrestling at the Tokyo Dome
30 years ago on April 24, 1989, the first-ever pro wrestling card was held at Tokyo Dome. On that historic card, we got the debut of Jushin “Thunder” Liger. On this episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I look back at that show and talk about Liger’s career. With the theme of Japan vs. USA…
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Big Audio Nightmare: WK 13 thoughts, AJPW & NOAH goodness
Recorded before the Sunday night house cleaning, Adam Summers is back driving solo and giving his final thoughts on New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, Chris Jericho Funk, some non-NJ goodness featuring Kento Miyahara (seen above) vs. KAI, Kiyomiya vs. KENOH, and Shiozaki vs. Takeshita, and much more. It’s the show that knows there’s everything happening in…
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Pacific Rim Podcast: The life and wrestling times of Mr. Saito
In 2018, the wrestling world lost legendary wrestler Masa Saito, better known to wrestling fans as Mr. Saito. On a special edition of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast on F4W, co-host Fumi Saito (no relation) and I remember the man he calls his godfather in the business. Fumi talks about what Mr. Saito taught him,…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Are you buying a 205 Live house show?
The original alternate returns with streams of both consciousness and unconsciousness alike. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: the continuing change of the sports viewers platform, are you buying a 205 Live house show?, Impact… by Anthem, double main event Wrestle Kingdom “controversy,” Joe Doering, Open the Meh Gate, and more. It’s a show, as…