Tag: Kazuchika Okada
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Wrestling Weekly: The Bloodline gets stronger, Drew McIntyre didn’t quit & that Dynamite number
Image: WWE On a Sunday edition of Wrestling Weekly, we cap off a very newsworthy week talking about the arrival of Jacob Fatu on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, the issues between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre reaching a new level, and, yes, that Dynamite rating. Thanks for listening and have a great week~! Click here to…
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Wrestling Weekly: The Elite vs. Tony Khan, WWE Draft thoughts
AEW After a week away, the one and only Les Thatcher and I return for a new Wrestling Weekly to talk about all the things happening between The Elite and Tony Khan in AEW, as well as the full results from last week’s WWE Draft. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! (sub needed)
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Wrestling Observer Live: The Road to WrestleMania continues, new AEW champions
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing all the latest stories from this past week in wrestling. This past Friday’s WWE SmackDown featured Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, but the confrontation to build their night two WrestleMania main event seemed less intense compared to the previous few Bloodline segments. I…
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Fight Game: Cody Rhodes is heating up on the road to WrestleMania
Photo by WWE John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show talking about how Cody Rhodes has done in his recent promo war with The Rock as WWE WrestleMania XL approaches. We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included: Mercedes…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW resets after Revolution
I’m back with another Sunday episode of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about all the top stories from this past week. On Friday, WWE set what looks to be the main event of night one of WWE WrestleMania 40 when Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins officially accepted Roman Reigns & The Rock’s challenge for a tag…
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Wrestling Weekly: Life after Sting in AEW, Rock & Roman’s WrestleMania plans
It’s Friday and that means a new edition of Wrestling Weekly. Life must go on in AEW after Sting’s retirement last Sunday at Revolution, so Les Thatcher and I discuss what they have got lined up after watching this week’s AEW Dynamite. We also discuss the big angle leading into WWE WrestleMania 40 as The…
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Fight Game: Can Will Ospreay become the biggest star in wrestling?
Photo by JJ Williams John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show talking about what’s going on in the world of main roster WWE. We then got to our Top 5 which included: Will Ospreay and his outlook for 2024 The way AEW brought…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Dan Rodimer, Okada debuts for AEW, Dynamite report, tons more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dan Rodimer arrested on a murder charge, AEW buyrate for Sunday, the debut of Okada in AEW, Collision ticket sales, the New Japan Anniversary show, ratings, AEW and NXT TV notes, Rampage spoilers and more. A fun show…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Billy Jack Haynes, Okada update, New Japan, Smackdown, Collision, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Billy Jack Haynes arrested for murder, the New Japan PPV with an incredible Danielson vs. Sabre match and a wild main event, update on Okada, line-ups for the next few days, Smackdown and Collision line-ups, and more. A…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Okada a free agent, Dynamite tonight, TELL ME A LIE
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite tonight, the future of Okada now that he’s a free agent, NXT highlights and a look towards their PPV on Sunday, your text messages and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Okada’s last three Tokyo Dome main events, epic Granny segment
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including an epic segment with Granny featuring questions, her memoirs, wrestling report and more, then it is a celebration of Okada as we review his last three WrestleKingdom main events. A fun show as always so check…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE and Netflix, Okada’s future, all the news
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW to Netflix, the latest on Okada and WWE and AEW, The Rock and WrestleMania, plus all the news and your questions. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio Breaking News Audio: Raw to Netflix, Rock to TKO Board, Okada and WWE
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio talking WWE Raw moving to Netflix in 2025, Okada and WWE, and The Rock being named to the TKO Board of Directors.
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Wrestling Observer Live: Updates on Seth, Big E., Omega and Okada, plus news and Smackdown
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Big E., Seth Rollins and Kenny Omega, RAW tonight, the Royal Rumble this coming Saturday, Tom’s Smackdown report, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review finale – Worlds apart
JJ Williams The time has arrived to wrap up the Josh Nason’s Punch-Out 12-part pro wrestling year in review series with a stop in December. Joining me for the first time as my co-host: the one & only Ibou of WrestlePurists. And even though December ended three weeks ago, a lot happened that is worth…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 297 recap, Okada, Omega, Rollins updates
Photo via UFC.com Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. Ryan Frederick joined us to recap UFC 297. We went over the entire main card and Ryan talked about some of the undercard highlights in addition to the news coming out of the show. Dave and I then discussed the following: Updates…
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Big Audio Nightmare: The departure of Kazuchika Okada from NJPW
NJPW The Big Audio Nightmare is back with an EMERGENCY PODCAST on Kazuchika Okada leaving NJPW This week’s topics include: Okada leaves New Japan Why Okada is leaving and what it means Is the Japanese professional wrestling scene becoming the NPB? Why didn’t NJPW prepare for this, and what can they do to recover Where…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Seth Rollins update, Kazuchika Okada leaving NJPW
Photo via WWE.com Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We opened up the show with the news with an update on Seth Rollins’ knee injury sustained during his match on Monday night on WWE RAW. We also…
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Pacific Rim: Okada leaves NJPW, remembering Killer Khan
Fumi Saito/Jim Valley The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast is back. I get Fumi Saito’s thoughts on Kazuchika Okada leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling and he offered his insight on the dynamics and relationships behind the scenes in the company and speculates on the future of “The Rainmaker.” Also, who can step up and fill…
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Fight Game: Where is Kazuchika Okada headed?
Photo from @NJPWGlobal John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off by talking about the news broken Thursday night by New Japan Pro Wrestling that Kazuchika Okada is leaving the company. We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included: NJPW Battle…