Voices Of Wrestling Podcast Network

Wrestling stars who spike business usually do so soon after being elevated to main event status for the first time in their career. We explore this and the news of the last week or so, including:-New Japan announces its return to events-Triple H on why WWE isn't doing COVID-19 testing, and his new executive title-MLW signs with DAZN-The new free tier for the WWE Network means the end of free trials-Was WWE Network really as profitable as Stephane McMahon said recently?References:Stephanie McMahon “CMO Moves” interview: https://soundcloud.com/user-204678039/stephanie-mcmahon-cbo-of-wwe-staying-slightly-ahead-of-the-curvePaul Levesque pre-NXT Takeover media conference (via Fightful): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaAYXe3sDmgPaul Levesque post-NXT Takeover media conference (via Fightful): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr4v6AtrDxICOVID-19 country data: ourworldindata.orgFlorida Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429WWE proxy state

Joe and Rich are back together for what should be a loaded show talking the New Japan Cup, Paul Heyman's demotion, WWE potentially buying EVOLVE/WWN, Backlash 2020, THE GREATEST MATCH EVER, NXT TakeOver Fallout & a Bounce Around Japan!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to Episode 76 of Everything Elite! This week, AB, Nate and Mike are back to talk all about All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe. They start the show playing ELITE or DELETE about the June 10th episode of AEW Dynamite, talk ratings, cover FTR’s debut, the quickly changing title picture, the Dark Order’s expanding numbers, the amount of angles/video packages, the ideal honeymoon, Will Buxton, the X-Games, and a whole lot more!To visit friend of the show Glitchbat’s awesome Etsy store with various AEW and NJPW charms please visit: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GLITCHBATTo educate yourself more on Black Lives Matter please visit: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#educate and if you’d like to find a way to support this necessary action please visit: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#.
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Garrett and Liam break down AEW and NXT including a detailed analysis of what number particular wrestlers would get in the Dark Order, a promised rant about Charlotte and all the fallout from NXT Takeover In Your House.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with your King of Gate Wrap Up. 2020’s King of Gate has come to a close, and it is Eita who is victorious, finally reaching a pinnacle of the promotion after years of starts and stops. Case and Mike review the semi-finals and finals of this years tournament and talk about what might be on the horizon with Eita, Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and what would typically be the Kobe World main event. As well, Dragongate debuted two new rookies last weekend in Sora Fujikawa and Modoka Kikuta, and they take time to talk about the status of DG rookies and why the future looks so bright for the company. Finishing up the show, they talk about the impending matchups coming this weekend to Dragongate Network and how things might look going forward!For those looking to donate to support the Southside of Chicago in its time of need, please visit Southside Together Operating for Power at https://www.stop

After three long months, New Japan Pro Wrestling is back and Joel And Damon have you covered. We break down the entire New Japan Cup with analysis and predictions. Two hours of match-by match , bracket busting chat to get you ready for the June return.Black Lives Matter - How You Can Help: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matterAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by Lee Malone (Days of Thunder) to discuss the themes of WCW's two biggest TV shows: Nitro and Thunder! Andrew and Lee discuss the songs that were heard every week on TNT and TBS, the opening videos, and the legacies of the shows themselves. The music list may not be extensive, but it's still a really fun episode that delves into the good, the bad, and the Mongo of WCW in its heyday.There is also a discussion at the beginning concerning the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality that are occurring throughout the United States and other parts of the world. If you would like to know more about the ongoing protests, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the many funds and charities associated with the movement that you can support, go to https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRichFollow Days of Thunder on Twitter: @WCWThunderPodAll VOW podcasts, articles, prev

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows.This episode covers Untouchable 2010 on September 25th, 2010 from the Congress Theater in Chicago. A lot of things happen across the wrestling world over the two month break between DGUSA shows, so first we revisit the big coming and goings in Dragon Gate, America, and take note of Akira Tozawa’s current excursion with his worldwide breakout match at PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2010 against Chris Hero. After that, we review the last Chicago DGUSA show in 2010 as some injuries change around the card, which leads to the career making tag match where Ricochet is selected by CIMA to team with him against the golden standard in Dragon System tag teams, Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi. Also on the show is Bryan Danielson vs YAMATO, a street fight between Jimmy Jacobs and Jon Moxley, and Dragon Kid versus Shingo Takag

As people across the U.S. protest racism and police brutality, we divert from the usual focus on wrestling business.Audio clip sources:-Xavier Woods, UpUpDownDown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmmTyEmCZpE-MVP, Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-QQM4xcLMU0-James Baldwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhNWPLVF-Q | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmL3F5uylo-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsbt3a7K-8-Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, “Tears We Cannot Stop”: https://www.audible.com/pd/Tears-We-Cannot-Stop-Audiobook/-Toni Morrison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2txzMkT5Pc-Nikki Giovanni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikpa5o3cu3Y-Malcolm X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_uYWDyYNUgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Overall the wrestling was pretty good, but WWE makes some moves that step in it a bit with R-Truth, Mandy Rose and the Drake Maverick angle. We liked a lot in WWE, AEW and NXT. All hail Aunt Pam. Also we preview NXT Takeover: In Your HouseAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Garrett and Liam talk about a fairly run-of-mill Dynamite and a somehow more lackluster NXT go-home show for In Your House.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Black Lives Matter. Find a charitable cause and donate: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.htmlThis week on Wrestling Omakase we talk some pretty incredible Japanese wrestling, including a triple dose of Toshiaki Kawada! If you haven't listened to a 5 Matches episode yet, every week John and the guest each choose 2 matches to watch and talk about on the episode. Then we each choose a third match, which is put up to a vote on the @wrestleomakase Twitter account, letting the listeners choose our fifth and final match of the week. It's a fun retro format featuring all sorts of different wrestling!Wrestling Omakase has launched its brand new Patreon. Head to www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase where you can get, right now, two episodes in our new series covering all of the Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi matches in order (with a third to follow shortly after this goes up) as well as the first edition of Anime Omakase. And next week it will be the ONLY place to c

Welcome to Episode 75 of Everything Elite! This week, AB, Nate and Mike are back to talk all about All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe. Starting off this show, the guys talk about current events in regards to Black Lives Matter and the police within America, and how people can support the ongoing efforts. To educate yourself more on the ongoing situation, please visit: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#educate and if you’d like to find a way to support this necessary action please visit: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#.After this, the gang talks about the last week in news about AEW, including 6/3/2020’s AEW Dynamite, play ELITE OR DELETE, talk about ratings and Double or Nothing buyrate news, the build to Fyter Fest and much more!Please follow our twitter account https://twitter.com/EverythingAEW, subscribe to us on the podcast platform of your choice, and rate and review the show if you have the chance!Everything Elite has launched their own Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/ever

An abbreviated episode discussing why Joe didn't join us today, how you can help your community, the heartless Drake Maverick storyline and a short preview of NXT TakeOver In Your House. David McAtee's GoFundMe: https://bit.ly/VOW-McAteeMutual Aid Fund: https://bit.ly/VOW-MutualAidAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with your King of Gate Update. Each week during King of Gate, Case and Mike will have a shorter episode breaking down the recent tournament matches, and looking ahead to the future matchups. On this third episode, they talk about the Block Finals, U-T Return Match from May 30th and 31st, as well as preview the final four people in King of Gate going into its last weekend on June 6th and 7th along with the impending debuts of Madonna Kikuta and Sora Fujikawa!For those looking to donate to support the Southside of Chicago in its time of need, please visit Southside Together Operating for Power at https://www.stopchicago.org/Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate

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After briefly discussing their memories of seeing Hana Kimura live and interacting with her before and after shows (this segment ends at 16:52 if you want to skip ahead), Aaron & Taylor reflect on Arisa Hoshiki’s career in light of her recent retirement. Along with general thoughts on Arisa, they offer some of their favorite matches of hers.Then, they look at Japan’s plans for reopening, and when we might see joshi with live crowds again.This episode is dedicated to the memory of Hana Kimura.Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudioYou can support this podcast at http://redcircle.com/jumping-bomb-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows.This episode covers Enter the Dragon 2010, Dragon Gate USA’s 1st Year anniversary on July 24, 2010 at the The Arena in Philadelphia. It’s an incredibly stacked show with sudden return of Bryan Danielson to DGUSA as he took on Shingo Takagi along with the blowoff for Kamikaze USA vs Chikara Sekigun. Case and Mike take a look at the big two months between DGUSA’s Canadian shows and their anniversary show, which includes why Danielson was back on the indies and appearing for DGUSA, Kobe World 2010, and so much more. The episode concludes with the pair trying to figure out where they put Enter the Dragon 2010 on the pantheon of DGUSA shows, and if they saw the best match in DGUSA to that point!The show review starts at 00:50:25 on this episode.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to

Coming off news that early estimates for All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing pay-per-view may have been among AEW's most-bought PPVs yet, we revisit the strategy behind the WWE Network, as told by former WWE co-president Michelle Wilson.Plus Brandon Thurston talks about the Wrestlenomics formula and talks your questions!Follow on Twitter:http://twitter.com/wrestlenomicshttp://twitter.com/BrandonThurstonhttp://wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris and Jeff are a little heavy into the critique of comedy wrestling. Drew Gulak re-signs, FTR debuts, and the Hockey Glass era of WWE begins. Also, is Chris taking being a cat dad too far.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy