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Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate USA Rebirth Live Impressions and Review! Apr 18, 2025

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Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.

For the first time ever, Case and Mike are in-person with their thoughts on Dragongate USA Rebirth! They talk about their experience at DGUSA’s first show in eleven years, their impressions of the show, seeing some wrestlers live for the first time, PARADOX vs Z-Brats, preview YAMATO vs Rich Swann and much more!

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Wrestling Omakase #249: Tetsuya Naito Leaves NJPW & STARDOM 2025 Primer w/ Beth & Velkej Apr 17, 2025

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Wow, TWO new episodes of The Most Active Podcast in History™ in one month?! Aren't you lucky?? Yes, John is back again this time with a special double-sized episode of Omakase that's essentially two episodes in one!

For the first half, John is joined by Beth (@lovesongwriter on X) as the two longtime Tetsuya Naito superfans talk about the shocking news of his & BUSHI's departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling. They get into their feelings when the news dropped, what it was like to get checked in on by everyone they both knew like someone just died, wild speculation on what might be next for Naito (and what they would personally like to see as fans), and discussion of his career and legacy with New Japan!

The second half of the episode sees John joined by Velkej Bracha (@Velkej_Bracha on X), host of the ActWres Stage podcast (here's their most recent episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDfPF6W4M9U) and a longtime STARDOM/joshi fan for a full primer on the World Wonder Ring in 2025! John and Velkej go over what they both feel has been the promotion of the year so far, discussing the incredibly deep roster, various units, and some of the biggest moments and matches dating back to last December's Sumo Hall show. Then they launch into a preview of STARDOM's huge All Star Grand Queendom show from Yokohama Arena next week (which Velkej will be attending live!), plus a brief preview of the final Korakuen show a few days earlier as well.

Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #109: Live Report From AEW Dynamite in Boston Apr 17, 2025

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On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is back from an incredible AEW Dynamite show in Boston. Too wired to sleep, Jesse goes over his experience attending the show live, what the atmosphere was like in the building, how the crowd reacted to different wrestlers, seeing Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita for the first time live and a lot more.

Shake Them Ropes: Mania 41 Preview Apr 16, 2025

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This week: THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM we preview Stand and Deliver and Wrestlemania and in Vader Club: Steiners vs. Headshrinkers from WM 9 and AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon from WM 33

Music of the Mat Remix: Making Towns Apr 15, 2025

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When you're a pro wrestler and you're "making towns," that means you're on the road, hitting up all the cities and towns in which you perform. The same goes for touring musicians. On this episode, Andrew is joined by returning guest and musician Jon Hernandez (Voices of Wrestling, Timeshares) to play songs that have cities and towns in the title. Artists played include Billy Joel, The Kinks, Drive-By Truckers, Fountains of Wayne, N.W.A, Lucinda Williams, Randy Newman, Simple Minds, and many more. Climb into this trusty van and get comfortable, this episode is a long ride around the country and the world!

Theme song: "Hemispheres" by Silent Partner

Bluesky: @MusicoftheMat / @justandrew / @oldjonhernandez

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Those Days: A Retrospective of Michinoku Pro - Ep 4: Michinoku Takes Tokyo Apr 15, 2025

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Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!

Welcome to 1994! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) begin this episode discussing 1993 Awards for Michinoku Pro and take stock of the first calendar year for the promotion. Then it’s time to get into 1994, as the company takes a winter break in Tohoku, they travel to Tokyo Korakuen Hall and Osaka for the first shows outside of Northeast Japan before kicking off their ‘94 campaign in Tohoku! Along the way we see Sasuke’s greatest feud that never happened, “We came to Tokyo to get scammed”, SATO vs Delfin III in Osaka and we kick off one of 1994’s biggest feuds: The Great Sasuke vs Jinsei Shinzaki.

Matches and Shows Discussed:

2/4/94: Sasuke, SATO, & Shiryu vs. Delfin, Naniwa, & Shinzaki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRnjSECcNPo&feature=youtu.be

3/2/94 WAR: Sasuke & SATO vs. Ultimo & Orihara

https://vkvideo.ru/video548721036_456239210

3/4: SATO vs. Delfin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZwXlSsSJY

3/31/94 Michinoku Pro:

https://vkvideo.ru/video5773044_456243602

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Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #108: Watching WrestleManias With Suit Williams Apr 14, 2025

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On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is joined by wrestling writer Suit Williams, to discuss Suit's project "Williams Watches WrestleMania" where he watched every WrestleMania in order. They discuss what are the best and worst matches in WrestleMania history, what wrestlers have been underrated historically in history of WrestleMania, what is the best single WrestleMania in history and a little bit about this year's show.

The Mike & JD Show Ep. 105: BJ Bethel on AEW MAX Numbers, McMahon Scandals, NJPW Windy City Riot Report Apr 14, 2025

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Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) and JD Oliva (@jd_oliva) welcome BJ Bethel (@BJBethelTweets) back for Episode 105 of The Mike & JD Show, on the Voices of Wrestling Network! BJ dives into the online reaction to his AEW on MAX numbers column—what’s fueling the controversy? We break down updates on the McMahon family scandals, including the Ring Boy and Janel Grant cases. Plus, we explore the Eric Bischoff and Jim Cornette podcast connection—grifting or genius? We trace the rise of ad-free podcast networks and their popularity in wrestling. Finally, JD shares his live NJPW Windy City Riot report from Chicago’s Wintrust Arena!

Watch on the Mike & JD Show YouTube channel (youtube.com/@mikeandjdshow) and follow us on X—Mike (@MikeGilbert311) and JD (@jd_oliva). Want ad-free episodes and exclusive wrestling content? Join us at Patreon.com/TheMikeAndJDShow!

JBA: Wrestlemania Week Preview Extravaganza! Apr 14, 2025

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It's time for Joshimania! Kelly and Taylor dive in to talk about everything joshi happening Wrestlemania weekend!

But before that, they talk all about the last two weeks of joshi, including some great matches in Stardom, a newsworthy OZ Academy show, Pro Wrestling Venus, and the rash of recent wrestling retirements!

Then they preview everything happening in Japan coming up including Stardom's All Star Grand Queendom before jumping headfirst into talking about all the joshi shows and matches happening in Las Vegas!

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Shake Them Ropes. Detroit 442 Apr 12, 2025

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This week: in the News: Who will induct Lex Luger, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM ice cold takes on Dynasty and some mediocre weekly tv and in Vader Club: Ole Anderson turns on Dusty Rhodes in 1980.

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