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The latest on the pro-wrestling business during the coronavirus pandemic, discussed by Brandon Thurston.*NJPW President Harold Meij gave a statement about the state of his company.*An update on the ongoing lawsuit between former XFL CEO Oliver Luck and Vince McMahon.*What regular top stars are left for WWE?*Your questions!*And finally why it’s clearer now the WWE Network has made life more difficult for the company and its competitors.Visit us at wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk one of the greatest AND one of the worst matches of all time plus a whole hell of a lot more! 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!John is joined by Bryan Quinby from Street Fight Radio, making his first appearance on the show in a number of years. Before they get into the five match selections today John & Bryan catch up on a ton of topics, including how they're hanging in during this whole pandemic thing, wondering if you should even plan any live shows at all for the rest of 2020, what life might be like after this passes and whether or not John should go to Vegas, arcades, and some more talk on empty arena wrestlin

Welcome to Episode 72 of Everything Elite! This week, AB, Nate and Mike are back to talk all about All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe. They lead off the show playing ELITE OR DELETE, discuss ratings and the thing a lot of people forget about when talking about ratings, and then talk about the penultimate episode of AEW Dynamite, including where the company feels like they are leading into this pay per view, the new matches added to the card, The Stadium Stampede, Up in the Air vs Michael Clayton, AB’s Hikaru Shida Dating Gate, and much much more!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/everything-elite and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Everything Elite!
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 launc

Joe and Rich are back with a new Voices of Wrestling Flagship podcast talking WWE Money in the Bank 2020, Otis becoming Mr. Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch's pregnancy announcement, the end of the WWE brand split (again), ZERO1, 2AW, Dragon Gate King of Gate & much more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the musical episode of Wednesday War Games you've all been waiting for. Liam has brought his kazoo to the show and horribly abuses it. We also talk about the wrestling shows. Stay tuned to the very end for a special musical surprise.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We continue in our Classic Watch-Along series with matches featuring Kazuchika Okada, Riki Choshu, Antonio Inoki, and El Samuari. Joel and Damon also give their thoughts and opinions on NJPW's status video, Joel's lack of "access", the official word on NYC shows this year, and so much more.Buy a T-Shirt at: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/superjcastFollow us on Twitter: @thesuperjcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew tells a story about Ultimo Dragon, a mystery theme song, illicit affairs, and a man named Buck Howdy.Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Andrew Rich on Twitter: @AndrewTRichAll VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: https://discord.gg/SFRwWdJDonate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/DonateAdvertising 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 night two of DGUSA’s first Wrestlemania Weekend of shows in 2010 from Phoenix, Arizona, as on 3/27/2010 they held Mercury Rising 2010. It’s time for the “Dragon Gate 6 Man Tradition!” On this episode, Case and Mike talk about the DGUSA farewells for several wrestlers, a very much unneeded ECW legend appearance, the worst hour of DGUSA to date including the most off rails promo in DGUSA history, the first ever Open the Dream Gate title match outside of Japan, and also random tangents about Magnitude Kishikawa, Osaka Pro and a bunch more.The formation of Kamikaze USA promo (as mentioned on the show): https://youtu.be/-GQrAIYeVgEThe show review starts at 00:17:40 on this episode.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podc

Garrett and Liam once again come together to discuss the best and worst of this week's Wednesday Night Wars featuring Karrion Kross and Scarlett's lip sync entrance, Kenny Omega bringing DDT to America and Johnny Gargano's new wife guy status.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With the ratings going downhill, is wrestling outdated? What did they think of the Cross entrance on NXT. Also before the graps, a little bit of a discussion on Little Richard, the true king of rock n roll.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk two early 10s Shinsuke Nakamura matches, a 2016 DDT mat classic, an Aztec Warfare match and maybe the last good ladder match of all time. 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!John is joined by Joel Abraham (@joeljabraham) of VOW's New Japan Pro Wrestling podcast the Super J-Cast (@thesuperjcast), and though we do talk some NJPW we also give Joel a chance to spread his wings a bit. Here's the full list of five matches that are discussed this week, along with the easiest place to find them:1. Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit, WWE 1/21/01 (WWE Network: https://watch.wwe.com/episode/Royal-Rumble-2001-11802, match starts at 2

It looks like WWE's going to be even more profitable than thought before, according to Brandon Thurston. Also, what's "friction"? What are breakpoints, and why are they important to assessing wrestling's popularity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis? Plus, everyone's favorite topic: is wrestling real or fake? And what are the economic consequences of the wrestling audience's perception thereof?Read Brandon's written analysis at wrestlenomics.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to Episode 71 of Everything Elite! This week, AB, Nate and Mike are back to talk all about All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe. They lead off the show talking about the known precautions they took to go live on the 6th, they then play ELITE OR DELETE and talk about a very fun episode of Dynamite with the big street fight between Kenny Omega & Matt Hardy versus “Le Sex Gods.” Other topics of today’s show were the Maryland Athletic Commission, wrestler’s facial mask choices, the Florida Invasive Species Hunt and what AB, Nate and Mike have listened to lately.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/everything-elite and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Everything Elite!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!Every

Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch are back with a new Voices of Wrestling Flagship podcast talking all the latest news and notes in wrestling. AEW testing everyone who showed up at Dynamite, WWE Money in the Bank 2020 on the award-winning WWE Network, Dark Side of the Ring, AJPW, NOAH, a MOTY-contender in Mexico & so much more!John's Puro Guide: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2020/05/05/the-quarantine-intro-guide-to-japanese-wrestling/Ricardo's Aereo/Villano III Jr. Review: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2020/03/19/aereo-vs-villano-iii-jr-or-the-art-of-defending-your-mask/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As NJPW continues to be put on hold, we continue in our Classic Watch-Along series with matches featuring Prince Devitt, Tatsumi Fujinami, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Steiners, and Vader. Joel and Damon also give their thoughts and opinions BOSJ being postponed, Joel's toilet situation , the long awaited return of Story Time With Damon on break-ups with a pro wrestling twist, and so much more . Buy a T-Shirt at :https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/superjcast - Follow us on Twitter : @thesuperjcast Join the Discord: https://t.co/QiWf1n4NVu?amp=1 Advertising 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.It is time to go to Phoenix for DGUSA’s Wrestlemania 2010 weekend of shows and Open the Ultimate Gate 2010 on March 26th, 2010 from Celebrity Theater.But that’s not all we need to do, first it’s time to bring the Ballad of Davey Richards to a close and provide the most in-depth look into the fallout of Davey Richards’ departure from DG/WWN back to ROH possible. Case and Mike tie this into the overall build to this weekend, including talking about ROH and DGUSA Drama, the Compilation Gate 2010 Dragon Gate show from Sumo Hall, the Young Bucks pending departure from DGUSA, and a special appearance by one of 1990’s favorite American sitcom dads.After that, OTVG reviews Ultimate Gate 2010, where Mike and Case have surprisingly divergent opinions on DGUSA’s first ever Mania offering, some takes on what might be t

After briefly discussing current joshi shows, Aaron and Taylor continue their Stardom mini-series with the promotion’s second and third shows from February, 12, 2011 and February 27, 2011! They also start a segment ranking the eight Stardom rookies through the first three shows.Next, they discuss Sendai Girls’ July 2, 2016 Big Show in Niigata, which includes an excellent main event of Meiko Satomura vs. Io Shirai.The show ends with a look at current joshi shows coming up in the next two weeks.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

This week on Wrestling Omakase we give you a double dose of BIG VAN VADER, more Sting, a DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Battle Royale, some 2014 DG action featuring Akira Tozawa and early weekly PPV era TNA! 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!John is joined by returning guest Jake (@Oatgan) to discuss a very unique set of five matches. Before they get into this week's set of matches Jake and John briefly discuss the Yakuza game series which is now helping John pass these many lonely quarantine hours at home, plus there's some talk about some recent empty arena wrestling shows and how some of the new ones out of Japan have been improving as well. Once that&#

The Money in the Bank matches will now be happening simultaneously. Jerry Lawler gives a horrible excuse for making inappropriate jokes. What is the logic of the Sheamus build. Oh and Jeff is old.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Liam spends most of this week's episode fantasy booking Wardlow vs. Onita so it's a fun time. We talk the TNT Title Tournament finals, Candice LeRae as a heel, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and so much more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy