Tag: new japan
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Wrestling Observer Live: RAW, NXT 2.0, Smackdown, New Japan Cup, Stardom
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with TONS to talk about from the weekend including Smackdown, RAW tonight, WWE advertising something that’s not happening, NXT 2.0 on Tuesday, New Japan Cup semis and finals, Stardom and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: New Japan Cup, Stardom, Rampage, Smackdown, news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan Cup finale, Stardom, RAW tomorrow with tons of go-home stuff, Smackdown and Rampage TV notes, Chael Sonnen, UFC this weekend and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: New…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW and NXT 2.0, WWE vs. MLW, New Japan Cup, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE vs. MLW lawsuit, ratings, AEW and NXT 2.0 recaps including the Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa cage match and title change, New Japan Cup and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WrestleMania, weekend shows, New Japan loosening up, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Vince McMahon vs. Pat McAfee at WrestleMania, Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns title unification, Smackdown and Rampage TV thoughts, ratings, New Japan restrictions loosening up, New Japan Cup, UFC notes, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so…
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Filthy Four Daily: Strong tapings, Strong TV and Smackdown!
Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including some notes from the Strong tapings in Seattle, a very fun episode of Strong on New Japan World this week, Smackdown Sports Entertainment, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: AEW Rampage plus New Japan Strong tapings in Seattle!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including TWO GREAT SHOWS, the AEW Rampage show from Friday night and the New Japan Strong TV tapings on Saturday night in Seattle, an absolutely awesome live show that you’ll be able to watch soon on New Japan Strong. A fun show as…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Hall of Fame, WWE blood, NJPW Strong, Smackdown, Rampage, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more on the Observer Hall of Fame, WWE cries about AEW doing blood after doing blood themselves for decades including recently, New Japan Strong taping results, Rampage and Smackdown reviews, ratings, UFC recap and tons more. A fun…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Battle of the Belts, Rampage, Smackdown, Rumble, ratings, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Strong Kobayashi, Battle of the Belts, Rampage, Smackdown, ratings, Royal Rumble, Impact PPV, New Japan vs. NOAH, MMA notes and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Dave judged…
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Wrestling Observer Live: COVID card changes, KENTA injury, ratings, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including ALL THE BAD NEWS on COVID changing the Impact and AEW shows tomorrow, KENTA going down with multiple injuries from that ladder match, AEW ratings, Kairi Sane, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it…
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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan G1 Climax 31 prediction show
The original alternative here at the EMPIRE~! is back to bring you the world famous New Japan G1 Climax prediction show! This is our annual adventure where Mike Sempervive and I run down each night of New Japan’s showcase tournament and with our predictions for every single match, dropping knowledge and opinion along the way.…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Previewing New Japan Sakura Genesis, Stardom Yokohama
It’s a special solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare as I take a look at all of the recent developments in the Japanese pro wrestling landscape. Topics include: DDT’s big Korakuen show The build to Stardom’s upcoming Yokohama Budokan show and their continued business momentum A preview of New Japan’s Sakura Genesis and…
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WOL: NXT TakeOver preview, wrestling news from New Japan & GCW
Note: This show was recorded prior to NXT TakeOver. Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a Sunday edition featuring tons to talk about including a preview of tonight’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House, plus news from around the world including New Japan and GCW on the comeback trail. A fun show as…
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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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Pacific Rim: New Japan vs. UWFI, 24 years later
October 9th is a very special anniversary in Japanese pro wrestling history: the date of the very famous 1995 NJPW vs UWFI card in the Tokyo Dome headlined by Keiji Muto vs. Nobuhiko Takada. On this week’s Pacific Rim, wrestling journalist and historian Fumi Saito talks about the history behind one of the most famous…
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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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Big Audio Nightmare: Thoughts on the last two weeks of shows in Japan
The oldest show here at F4WOnline.com that doesn't include A Man Named Vince is back, and we are reinvigorated, with fighting spirit. Maybe it's because of the American presidential debate. Maybe it's the American throw ball game. Either way, we're pretty sure it's not Monday Night Raw or the Clash. And on this edition of the…
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WOR 1/5: Raw report, New Japan stars to WWE update, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with our second show of the day to talk tons of news including more on the New Japan stars likely heading to WWE, Raw from Monday with Vince McMahon working the main event as referee in Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus, TNA debuting on POP…
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WOR: WWE raids New Japan, Wrestle Kingdom 10 recap
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest and UFC light heavyweight superstar “Filthy” Tom Lawlor talking all the details of WWE raiding top stars from New Japan, what it means, why it could be even more damaging to New Japan after the Tokyo Dome, complete WrestleKingdom results and…
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B&V 11/8: Smackdown, Ring of Honor TV, Ishii vs. Honma and more!
The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with tons to talk about including Smackdown with the single worst advertisement for Survivor Series of all time, Ring of Honor with some fun action, plus Vinny's take on ISHII VS. HONMA from New Japan on Friday night! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Filthy Four Daily 10/12: Tom Lawlor has a new child, his 10 hottest girls in WWE, tons more!
Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor returns today with tons of notes including CONGRATULATIONS ON TOM’S NEW BABY, his epic list of the TEN HOTTEST WOMEN IN WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling news and notes and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!