Tag: NJPW
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Big Audio Nightmare: Amazing AJPW; NOAH’s new look, DDT, more
After being gone for a minute, Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive are back with the original alternate here at Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online. After a little warm up where the guys discuss the winter of Adam’s discontent getting (temporarily) erased by THE BOSS, the Chicago sporting mentality, and some other non-grapple tidbits, we get into…
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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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Big Audio Nightmare: Adam & Mike are back talking NJPW, DDT, and much more
Main image: @JaimsVanDerBeek Intending to do a quick show, we here at the original alternate ended up babbling on for over an hour about a bunch of different topics, that include — but aren't limited to: the Adam Universe Suspension of Disbelief Anthology Showcase will NOT be debuting on the WWE Network anytime soon, Kevin Owens'…
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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan G1 Climax 26 post-mortem show
How are you? You feeling good? How about great? Well, if you would have watched the 2016 New Japan G1 Climax you’d be orgasmic right now. Actually, you’d be laying there as a post-coital ball of giggly satisfaction. And, as a fan of such feelings ourselves, the original alternate is back to try and extend your…
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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan G1 Climax 2016 Prediction Show
Just when you started to give up on HOPE,the optimistic attitude of mind which is the life-blood of Observer Live,NEVER FEAR! It’s time again for the annual, arduous, infamous, more-than-famous, match-by-match, pick ’em,extravaganza that’s known as the Adam and Mike BIG CLIMAX SELECTION SHOW. Without trying to figure it out beforehand, we go through every…
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Big Audio Nightmare: WWE CWC, NJPW, WCW, NHL, ALF, other initialisms and acronyms
Never fear, the original alternate is back with topics including: – There was a little man in the ALF suit? – The natural hockey hotbed of Las Vegas Nevada – The WWE Cruiserweight World Classic and its interesting possibilities – The fabulous Starrcade ’90 flashbacks featuring Canadian grappling luminaries Troy Montour and Danny Johnson –…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Adam’s trip to ROH/NJPW, Super Juniors, more~!
The original alternativeis back with 45 minutes of New Japan pro graps gooeyness! Some time has passed since the New Japan-Ring Of Honor joint show in Chicago Ridge, but it allowed Adam’s thoughts to ferment like a cold bottle of Arbor Mist purchased at a gas station…and we’re gonna open that bottle and let them…
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FREE: Adam & Mike: Wrestling Dontaku preview and more!
Worth it at half the price, the original alternate is back with the GRATIS edition to help get you in the mood for Tuesday morning’s New Japan Dontaku show. After we talk for 13 minutes about other random things like the state of women’s hockey, we get into NJPW-ROH in Chicago, Zeus matches, Junior Fujita,…
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Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan’s Invasion Attack~!
The original alternate is back with a singular subject – New Japan’s Invasion Attack, with all of it’s awesometicity and whatnot. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: being jealous of The Kayfabulous Gaijin Pilgrimage, Tired Mike Says Words, the amazing Will Ospreay, an awesome main event, and so much more. It’s not just a podcast;…
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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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Adam & Mike BAN: NHL Trade Deadline, New Japan Cup and more!
Back after a short hiatus due to Adam's immune system going viral, the original alternate returns by taking it old school. How old school? The first half of the show is all about the NHL's trade deadline kind of sold school. What can we say? We had to ease back into things. And what better…
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DragonKingKarl Show: Wrestling demographics, Strong Style troubles, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, more!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Today’s show is a mailbag show with topics and questions including Shane McMahon’s return to WWE and some interesting scenarios it could set up that might appeal to the largest demographic watching WWE and more about the demographics of WWE and observations. Other mailbag questions and topics include womens wrestling including a look…
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Adam & Mike: Breaking news on NOAH’s 1.31 show and the booking fallout for 2016, SAYONARA SHINSUKE~!
Doing almost as many shows in January as we did during all the months last year,the original alternate returns with topics that include, but aren’t limited to: As NOAH turns (literally): the ongoing Suzuki-Gun vs. NOAH feud, Sunday’s results,Hiroshi’s Tanashoulder,the Hirooki Goto conundrum (how many times has a variation of that been in these teasers?),…
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FREE SHOW! Adam & Mike Show 1/18: Live NXT review, more on the New Japan Four
Three weeks running, as we get our show mojo back to mid-card level around this place (we see your upwardly-mobile self Tom Lawlor), the original alternate has successfully recorded audio. To celebrate this monumental achievement, we've decided to make this show a gratis edition. So, you're welcome and stuff. And for this, the topics include, but aren't…
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Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare: Nakamura, Bullet Club, NJPW, WWE, Mauro on Smackdown, more~!
Not wanting to be liars (again), the original alternate has actually kept its word, and recorded a show for the second consecutive week in a row. And while we're slowly getting our groove back, the world of puroresu has been speeding along on another level. So, naturally, the main topic this week was the situation…
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Wrestling Weekly: NJPW 4, WWE Injuries, 50/50 Booking 1/8
Les and Vic cap off a very newsworthy week in the world of wrestling with lots of thoughts about the New Japan 4, the rash of shoulder injuries, and 50/50 booking in WWE. After starting off with New Japan, we’ll tackle a couple of issues mentioned in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: the eye opening stats regarding…
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11/15 WOR Special: DKPBANF4WWON Alan4Limite
Celebrating a decade since the PPH began kicking it like an angry Kawada, Mike Sempervive is joined by Alan4L to talk ALL OF THE CONTINENTS. The main topics today are the Tenryu retirement show and the scene in Europe, with sidebars galore. Tenryu memories, indy sleaze, Satomura love, bumping 73 year olds, Big Japan-Strong BJ…
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Big Audio Nightmare (11/9): SHIMMER, stale New Japan bread, NJPW in Osaka
The B.A.N.is back with nearly 75 minutes of aural delight! Topics include: – Mike not answering Adam’s texts – Discussion of SHIMMER’s 10th Anniversary weekend and Adam’s report on the crowd, the atmosphere, the shows themselves, the unfortunate location of the only ATM in the Eagles Club – Equating Madison Eagles to Barry Windham –…