Tag: NJPW
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Big Audio Nightmare: Everything is EVIL
Everything is EVIL! This week’s Big Audio Nightmare is a solo affair as I am here with a complete analysis on NJPW’s extremely eventful weekend in Osaka, including EVIL turning on LIJ to join Bullet Club, where his in-ring performance this weekend stacks up with other recent champions, the presentation of NJPW overall on these two…
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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: How the Japanese state of emergency affected wrestling
In this week’s solo Big Audio Nightmare, I take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan including the state of emergency declaration and how it is affecting wrestling companies throughout the country. From an in-ring perspective, I look at a shockingly great tag team match from one of the last shows to happen in front…
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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: Wrestling in Japan and life in uncertain times
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 solo voyage, Adam Summers takes you through the wrestling news in Japan like what shows are happening, what shows have been canceled,…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom anniversary recap, more Japanese wrestling talk
The original alternate featuring myself and Mike Sempervive returns to the airwaves by taking a tour around the Japanese wrestling scene. Topics this week include: – The great January 19 Stardom show and where the company is at the beginning of the decade – Title or not, Kaito Kiyomiya’s career standing has never been higher…
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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: Wrestle Kingdom 14 preview, other Japan news
The original alternate has returned…and look who decided to show back up? But before I take more time out for these messages about the Mid-Atlantic events coming to your area, Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on what we think will go down this weekend at the Tokyo Dome. Before those 90 minutes get started,…
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Pacific Rim: Stardom at Wrestle Kingdom 14, the decade in review
It’s the last Pacific Rim of 2019 and the last before Fumi Saito, Dave Meltzer, and I begin our wrestling coverage from Tokyo next week. In this episode, Fumi gives his thoughts on Stardom’s dark match at Wrestle Kingdom 14 and the retirements of Hazuki and Kagetsu. In addition, he has a really interesting prediction for…
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Pacific Rim: The Japanese wrestling significance of September 30th
Do you know the significance of September 30th in Japanese wrestling history? You will after listening to this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast with myself and wrestling journalist and historian Fumi Saito. Also on the show: – We cover the Japanese career and history of the late Rick Bognar. – We talk…
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B&V: The Super J-Cup kicks off in Tacoma
It’s the Super J-Cup edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! We all went to an absolutely great show in Tacoma, WA, Thursday with an incredible main event featuring Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red and we’re here to tell you all about it since you won’t be able to watch it on New Japan World…
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Pacific Rim: Jim and Fumi recap the G1 finals
Fans were so emotional at Shibata’s attack on KENTA that they were literally crying. That’s according to our Fumi Saito who was there live at Budokan Hall for the finals of the G1 Climax and talks about the experience on this week’s Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast. We talk about the fans’ reaction to Kota…
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WOR: Crazy weekend, NXT, SummerSlam, G1, AEW
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a crazy upcoming weekend schedule, NXT Takeover, SummerSlam, Smackdown, ratings, last night’s G-1, AEW Road to All Out, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 13:11: A crazy…
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Big Audio Nightmare: KENTA, NJPW Dominion, that Naito-Ibushi match
The original alternate is back for a quick show and the final word on Sunday’s New Japan Dominion card…and, yes, Ibushi and Naito are still complete lunatics. Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on those two, because how can you not? We then move on to other aspects of what was a really a…
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WOL: AEW Double or Nothing weekend, Dean Malenko, your calls
Wrestling Observer Live is back to ease you into the weekend, where All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing takes the spotlight. On this solo show, I take a look at the card, who could come out victorious, and who could come out with a brighter star than when the night started. Also, can B/R Live keep…
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Wrestling Weekly: The night of a million angles, Road Dogg, Sasha
On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss the fallout from the biggest weekend in wrestling along with some big happenings this past week. Among the topics discussed: Brian “Road Dogg” James exiting his SmackDown lead writing position in part due to some of the most hilarious hypocrisy you’ll ever hear, Sasha Banks apparently…
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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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Pacific Rim: The ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard post show
On a new Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I offer up our first-person accounts and perspectives of Saturday’s ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard from Madison Square Garden. We run down the results, give our thoughts on all of the matches, and talk about the booking and historical significance of the show. Where does ROH go from here?…
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Pacific Rim: Stardom recap and NJPW-ROH Supercard preview
Image: Stardom Live (actually recorded) from New York, it’s the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast! From our hotel across the street from Madison Square Garden, Fumi Saito and I recap Friday’s Stardom American Dream 2019 iPPV and preview Saturday”s NJPW/ROH G-1 Supercard from Madison Square Garden. While they have been to the U.S. before, Friday was the…