Kevin and Brennan are Drewless this week, but are joined by the incomparable Tomas Rodriguez (@seektheoldblood) for some NOAH talk! They spend the episode giving an introduction to the project itself followed by some very fun discussion about some of their favorite matches and wrestlers throughout the promotion's history. Note: Tomas was having ...…

After weeks of calm, the pro wrestling world has exploded once again and the Voices of Wrestling flagship is here to break it all down. On this week's episode, Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch talk the life and legacy of one of the greatest wrestling personalities of all time: Bobby Heenan, the breaking news of FloSlam suing their streaming partner ...…

On this week's episode of Wrestling Omakase, John is joined by a man who is literally world renowned in his field of study: VOW's own Garrett Kidney (@garrettkidney)! The two of them discuss all things TNA in over two hours of painstaking detail, covering everything you can think of, including: some of the standout early programs and wrestlers ...…

The #WrongBoyz are back after a long layoff to preview this weekend’s EVOLVE shows. On this episode, Aaron B and Aaron T dig deeper into the EVOLVE #brand and discuss the #narrative forming around the company’s lack of internet buzz. Plus, the Aarons take their best guesses at who will replace Davey Richards on this weekend’s shows, hype themse ...…

In this episode, Chris & Miles talk about a very well-written episode of Lucha Underground with solid usage of cutscenes to set up the in-ring action.

Rob and Jeff continue on the road to WrestleMania 34 with a preview of WWE No Mercy. Who will be WWE Universal Champion of Earth when this night is over!? Brock. Braun. Main Event. Collision course.

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew rock the blue and white as they discuss the theme history of SmackDown! All hail the Giant Fist!

In this week’s episode of the New Japan Purocast, we review “Destruction in Hiroshima” from 9/16!

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) consider how true the in-character comments of Roman Reigns and Vince McMahon were on this past week’s RAW and SmackDown, respectively.Is Reigns really selling tickets better than John Cena? Are ticket sales “great” as Reigns said? Is revenue “sky high”? Could WWE make it as ...…

This week on Burning Spirits Drew is joined by Timothy Robert Buechner (@luchaundead) to review Wrestle-1's biggest show of the year! We break down every match and discuss the all the young talent active in the promotion right now. We move onto the main event and hit on a variety of topics including the continued progression of emerging ace Sho ...…

Rob and Jeff discuss This Week in WWE TV, plus the best match of the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament. Also, your NFL score updates.

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch review the WWE Mae Young Classic Finals, discuss the presentation of the final match and project the futures of Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler. We also review the horrible NJPW Destruction in Fukushima, explore if it was one of the worst NJPW shows in years and loo ...…

This week on Wrestling Omakase, we get really meta! Yes, the topic of this wrestling podcast is.....wrestling podcasts! John is joined by Joe Gagne (@joegagne), currently host of the Five Star Match Game (@5StarMatchGame) here on the VOW podcast network, and previously host of Joe vs. the World (a podcast that had rotating guests long before th ...…

Oli is joined by Robin to discuss PROGRESS' biggest show of the year and the booking malaise that has surrounded it. Other topics included FCP's upcoming Project Mayhem weekend which is being run in conjunction with Dragon Gate and the Wrestling Revolver, and the recently finish WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup.WARNING: High levels of grump…

In our 100th episode of the New Japan Purocast, we discuss “Destruction in Fukushima”, which took place on 9/10. Plus, we take a look at the card for Hiroshima on 9/16 and much more!

What better way to do a live watch of DDT's recent Campsite Wrestling match than with two people who have never really watched wrestling before? No better way, that's what! With Kevin down for the count this week, Drew is joined by his lovely wife Isabelle and Brennan is joined by his lovely fiancee Zoraya for a bewildering introduction to DDT ...…

This week on the VOW Flagship we'll tell you whose stock rose and whose stock has fallen now that the Mae Young Classic has aired in full, and discuss our top overall performers and top matches. The latest GFW/Impact turmoil is broken down, along with a preview of New Japan Destruction in Fukushima with notes from the 9/8 Korakuen show, and a d ...…

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss the drama surrounding Jeff Jarrett’s departure from GFW and potential consequences. Mookie gives an honest review of Chris Jericho’s new book, providing the blurb, “Insatiably disgusting!” How did AAA’s TripleMania do on Twitch? Kavita Devi gained mainstream media att ...…

Jeff Hawkins and Chris Novembrino (filling in for the suspended Rob) go through an entertaining week of WWE including hitting all four major shows (RAW, Smackdown, NXT and 205 Live), a little bit of the Mae Young Classic, and both agree Steely Dan is awesome.

Wrestling Omakase continues its trip down northeast US indie memory lane with this week's episode, as John is joined by their normal Open the Voice Gate co-host Michael Spears (@fujiiheya) to discuss the history of CHIKARA! Both John and Mike were, at different but partially overlapping periods, big fans of the "fun-filled lucha supershow", so ...…

In this episode, Chris & Miles discuss Argenis losing another match, the convergence of Madness and Havoc, and Sexy Star being generally awful.

In this episode of the K&P Show, hosts Jon and Rich discuss the breaking news of Ezekiel Elliott's suspension being put on hold by the NFL while they battle the NFLPA in federal court, meaning Elliott will be on the field for the beginning of the NFL season. Speaking of the NFL Season, who ya' got? The guys discuss favorites to make the playoff ...…

Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! Joe! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Chris Maffei returns to the podcast to join Andrew in discussing the theme history of "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe.

Episode #2 of the Five Star Match Game is here! For this episode it's JR Goldberg (@wrestlingbubble) vs Sean Sedor (@SASedor2994), as humble host Joe Gagne leads them through five grueling rounds of trivia all about Ring of Honor.From the first show in 2002 all the way to today, this one covers it all! Who wins? Listen and find out!…

In this week’s episode of the New Japan Purocast, we take a look at the cards for the 9/7 and 9/9 Korakuen shows, as well as “Destruction in Fukushima” on 9/10. Plus, we throw in some thoughts on All Japan, Noah, and much more in a fun show as always!

We're back from beyond this week on Burning Spirits, as we review the big AJPW 45th anniversary show from Sumo Hall. We break down every single match, including a monstrous main event. We share our thoughts and feelings on some potentially controversial booking decisions throughout the show and look forward into the fall for All Japan and Shuji ...…

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast, Rich and Joe spray to all fields with several topics including WWE's Mae Young Classic, AJPW's recent Sumo Hall show, TripleMania, Dr. Wagner losing his mask and the return of Bouncing Around Japan as we look at recent happenings in Wrestle-1, Eddie Edwards winning the GHC Heavyweight Title ...…

Jeff Hawkins carries the show. Rob is bad. We talk Cena and Reigns.

On this week's episode of Omakase we're proud to bring you a free-ranging, free-flowing, very unique conversation on the glory years of ROH! John is joined by JR Goldberg (@wrestlingbubble) to discuss their common history: attending Ring of Honor during what's considered their golden period (or Gabe period, if you prefer) of 2003 to 2008! This ...…

In this episode, Chris & Miles discuss the best type of Sexy Star match (hint: it's short and features no wrestling), the Cueto Cup finals with Pentagon Dark and Prince Puma, and why Dario would sabotage his own main event.

Chris Harrington and Brandon Howard talk all about New Japan business as well as other Japanese promotions with NJPW expert and reddit.com/r/NJPW moderator @EvanDeadlySinsW!We look at everything from Tanahashi's importance on 2017's G1 to whether the company is capping out, fundamentals of US expansion, Young Lions, how other Japanese companies ...…

Oli and Arn are back to discuss five recent shows from the evergrowing UK scene. They start off with RPW's Summer Sizzler with the big Mysterio vs. Scurll main event. Also covered are two PROGRESS Chapters as well as a pair of car crash ICW shows.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) discuss the week in pro wrestling business! WWE put out a new survey. GFW says they're starting an OTT service. A quick look at freshly-collected Google Trends on he entire WWE main roster. Chris and Brandon find some interesting results in a recent census of Wreddit. They we ...…

Wrestling Omakase is back on this side of the Pacific, as John has landed back home in America. On this week's episode they're joined by our first repeat guest: Dylan Justin (@DylanJx4) of Voices of Wrestling. Dylan is with us this week to discuss the show he reviewed for the VOW site, the very same show John attended live: DDT Peter Pan 2017! ...…

Welcome... to the DANGER ZONE! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by JoJo Remy (Japanese Audio Wrestling) to discuss a collection of themes from current day All Japan Pro Wrestling. Themes include Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Masanobu Fuchi, Joe Doering, and more!

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich talk about WWE's huge SummerSlam weekend including a full review of WWE SummerSlam 2017, NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, the stark differences between NXT/WWE and much more. Other topics include upcoming NJPW lineups and a brief updated on last week's HeatGate discussion.…

In this episode, Chris & Miles discuss a really fun injury angle involving Mil Muertes, "Stone Cold" Prince Puma, Pentagon's many enemies, an awesome end-of-show segment, and the worst personal security team of all time.

The true peak of Burning Spirits Cursed Audio is reached this week with a horrendous sounding episode. We've got Trump Rally crowds, tornado warnings, audible thunder claps, double and triple echos, underwater mic effects, ambient music, hypnosis directives and more to confuse and disorient the listener. If you dig through all that, you will al ...…

Rob and Jeff. Shake Them Ropes. Collision course. Let's do this! A thrilling episode this week as we go through SummerSlam weekend and more. Plus, the Mae Young Classic is coming!

In this episode of the K&P Show, the guys discuss the coming release of Madden 18, breaking down some of the announced game modes and sifting through reviews of the game for interesting tidbits. The guys also do a Judge's Chamber to decide just what is wrong with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, and also talk about Hugh Freeze calling escorts while ...…

In this week’s episode of the New Japan Purocast, we wrap up our thoughts on the phenomenal G1 Climax 27. Plus, you took to twitter and we answer YOUR questions!

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) breaks down new details about the lawsuit between CM Punk and Dr. Chris Amann. Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talks NJPW G1 Climax attendance and gates. WWE announced it's returning to Brooklyn again next year for Summerslam. Decoding Triple H's NXT conference calls. Has WWE's talent philosophy changed in the ...…

The Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast is back with a loaded show previewing a crazy week in WWE with both SummerSlam 2017 and NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III. We also touch on the final three nights of NJPW's G1 Climax 27, PROGRESS/WWN's HEAT GATE controversy from last weekend and much much more.Subscribe, rate and review us on your podcast app of ...…

Rob and Jeff discuss this weekend's WWE PPV special events from NXT, Raw and Smackdown. Did you know that this is WWE's 2nd biggest weekend of the year? Does it feel like it!?

This week on Burning Spirits Drew is joined by Jamie (@jamieOD) from Dramatic DDT (@dramaticddt) to preview the HUGE upcoming DDT Peter Pan event. Jamie is a true fountain of DDT knowledge and provides great background and insights for every match on the card, including the dark matches! If you're looking to jump into DDT this is a great episod ...…

In this episode, Chris & Miles discuss the arm-breakings of Famous B and Brenda, why they think Bray Wyatt would be a good fit on Lucha Underground, and Catrina is really Captain Vasquez's daughter (and she's dead or something -- we're not entirely sure).

Everything Evolves returns with a complete breakdown of this weekend’s shows, with bonus ~live experience~ insight from Aaron T. On this week’s show, we cover EVOLVE’s brand identity crisis, the marketing genius of Jim Smallman’s PROGRESS and the controversial conditions at Saturday’s double-header in New York City.And oh yeah, the wrestling! W ...…

In this week’s episode of the New Japan Purocast, we review the final night of the G1 Climax 27 which took place on Sunday, 8/13 from Sumo Hall! Plus, we give our thoughts on the tournament as a whole, as well as possible future matches for the rest of 2017.

It's time for a very special episode of Wrestling Omakase, as John is coming at you live from Tokyo to discuss an amazing 9 days of Japanese professional wrestling! Joining them are Mark (@WeAllFaulter), Taylor (@tamaimbo), Mort (@mortenvh) & Ethan (@Esan_BISH) as the group discusses their wide journey through puroresu! Hear their thoughts on a ...…

The WWE Network is finally coming to China! Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) talk what this means for WWE's business. Later they decode a recent Observer report about WrestleMania attendance. The wrestlemetricians try to explain the reasons behind GFW's sparsely-attended recent live events and contrast the l ...…