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On this episode of Music of the Mat, we go back-to-back with Music Memories! Andrew is joined for the first time by Alan Counihan (Alan 4L's ProWres Paradise) to discuss three memories from Alan's wrestling fandom that are strongly linked to music in some way. Andrew and Alan chat about the classic "WrestleMania" song from 1993 and the WWF's heavy marketing push in UK and Ireland during the early 90s, Dragongate's very unique anime TV intro in 2005, the rise of Axel Dieter Jr. with his Hot & Spicy tag team in wXw during the BritWres boom, and much more! Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMat Follow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRich Follow Alan on Twitter: @Alan4L Listen to Alan's podcast at PWTorch (paid subscription required): pwtorch.com/site/series/alan/ All VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.com Join the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/Discord Donate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/Donate Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's a jam packed episode as Taylor and Kelly talk four big shows! They start with Stardom's Gold Rush before moving on to even more Stardom with both Historic X-Over and Stardom in Showcase 3! They wrap up the deep dive with a look at the most recent Tokyo Joshi Korakuen Hall show, All Rise 22! They also cover the last two weeks in joshi, including Sendai Girl's Korakuen Hall show, and news and notes from Marvelous, WAVE and more! Then they preview everything upcoming in joshi, including Sendai Girls's next big title match and more! Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudio You can support this podcast at http://redcircle.com/jumping-bomb-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Garrett and Liam are back to talk all things TNA up to Turning Point 2004 - including Randy Savage's final pro wrestling match, Dusty Rhodes takes over as TNA booker, the incredible AMW vs. Triple X Six Sides of Steel cage match where Elix Skipper walks the cage, DDP's debut, TNA's Best Damn Sports Show Period crossover events, Cookiegate, TNA budget cuts, how Monty Brown was ready and so much more! Support us on Patreon for more audio content, show notes, star ratings and more: https://patreon.com/kiddingme Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tnahistorypod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Tyler & Fred review this week's Dynamite while also looking at some big picture themes, including who we think will break out in 2023 and a mini-preview of the Wrestling Observer awards. Please like, share, and subscribe so we can protect ourselves from PAC's hammer. Theme: “Natural Duality” by Joseph McDade Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded mere minutes after Survivor Series, the guys give their thoughts on both Full Gear and War Games with a morsel of NXT in this week's LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A big week in history for wrestling and a new nadir for quality, Days of Thunder returns to discuss a new episode of Thunder on TBS, while over on UPN a little show called Smackdown has its pilot on the same night! How did the two shows stack up to counter-program? Tune in to find out: *Why 1999 fans were the worst *If there actually was wrestling in WWF at the time *If Nash vs. Hak could be MOTY *Was this the worst match of Randy Savage's career? We'll be back in two weeks, in the meantime follow us on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/wcwthunderpod ) to keep up to date with us, go to our linktree ( https://linktr.ee/WCWThunderPod ) to find all the ways you can listen to or follow us, and if you want a hell of a lot more Dave & Lee in your podcast diet, subscribe to our Patreon ( http://alargemanappears.com ) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel and Damon are back as they review NJPW's Historic X-over show from Ariake Arena. The guys break down all of the matches including Will Ospreay vs Shota Umino, Kazuchika Okada, The Great Muta & Toru Yano vs Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan, along with a great KAIRI vs Mayu Iwatani main event. They also discuss Kenny vs. Will at Wrestle Kingdom, World Tag League, and answer your questions.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Another bumper show from Neil, covering all the latest happenings on the European wrestling scene. We discuss Progress running in Dubai, RevPro's rubbish booking and the wonderful promotion that is Purpose Wrestling. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Tyler & Fred review the excellent show that was Full Gear and talk about how the results will help shape the promotion moving forward as the reign of MJF begins. Please like, share, and subscribe so we can prepare for the coming winter. Theme: “Natural Duality” by Joseph McDade Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Flagship is back this week with a full recap of this week's AEW Dynamite, a preview of AEW Full Gear 2022, and a check-in on the world of the National Wrestling Alliance. Listen to our Full Gear Instant Reaction LIVE show Saturday night at FlagshipPatreon.com ($10 tier). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Full Gear Preview and last night's AEW Dynamite has Jeff going into theories. Like what if the Devil that doesn't exist is CM Punk. Chris humors him.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Paul and Gerard talk about the start of All Japan's Real World Tag League and the excellent atmosphere in Shin Kiba 1st RING. They also talk about NOAH's loaded Korakuen show and the disappointing number it drew as well as NOAH's "joint show" with Dragongate. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Open The Voice Gate returns first to have an Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk up top. Mike walks Case through his would-be ballot and they have a conversation on why some of the best Dragon System candidates have never been on the ballot. From there they discuss the Pro Wrestling NOAH “Global Dream” show (11/11) with Yuki Yoshioka teaming with Kaito Kiyomiya taking on Kota Minoura and Kenoh! We have begun posting "Best-Of" clips from each episode on YouTube. Last week we chose our discussion on the Dragongate Dojo! https://youtu.be/irPR7_DDcrY Please subscribe and like at: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesWrestling Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Music of the Mat, it's another edition of Music Memories! Andrew is joined again by Gerard Di Trolio (The Emerald FlowShow), who shares three memories from his wrestling fandom that are strongly linked to music in some way. Andrew and Gerard chat about the immortality of Masato Tanaka, buying VHS tapes of Japanese wrestling while on vacation, watching 1999 WCW in the formative years of being a wrestling fan, and more! Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMat Follow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewTRich Follow The Emerald FlowShow on Twitter: @EmeraldFlowShow All VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.com Join the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/Discord Donate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/Donate Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Tyler & Fred talk through a big preview for Full Gear. They also cover the news of the week, like Abadon’s collarbone injury, JUN AKIYAMA, and THE PAINMAKER MOVIE EVENT. Please like, share, and subscribe so we can shift into full gear. Theme: “Natural Duality” by Joseph McDade Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel and Damon are back together and joined by STARDOM Super Fan @velkej_Bracha as they preview NJPW's Historic X-over show from Ariake Arena. It is Stardom 101 - great for both new fans and long time STARDOM Fans.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's a Stardom bonanza! Taylor and Kelly open the show discussing Stardom's latest big show, Hiroshima Goddess Festival, before moving on to preview not one, not two, but three major Stardom shows coming up in the next two weeks! They also cover the last two weeks in joshi, including all the latest from Tokyo Joshi, Sendai Girls, WAVE and more! Then they preview everything upcoming in joshi, including Tokyo Joshi's next Korakuen Hall show and Sendai Girls exciting Korakuen Hall event! Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudio You can support this podcast at http://redcircle.com/jumping-bomb-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the news: Nick Aldis and if either WWE or AEW is a better fit if either wants to sign him this time around. Then THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: ICE COLD TAKES on Crown Jewel; promos from Iyo/Asuka, Xavier and MJF to the Saraya/Britt promo that did more harm than good. The ridiculous lack of telling a story in the Seth Rollins/Bobby Lashley/Austin Theory angle, the lack of planning for Full Gear. PLUS: Chris tells a Gallagher story. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Flagship Podcast returns this week with an absolutely loaded show! Topics this week included Logan Paul vs. Roman Reigns from WWE Crown Jewel, NJPW's Battle Autumn, NJPWxSTARDOM, World Tag League, Super Junior Tag League, the state of the NWA & NWA Hard Times 3, Dragongate & a eulogy for Twitter (Rest in Piss). Support our sponsor HelloFresh — save 65% + free shipping when you visit hellofresh.com/VOW65 and use code VOW65. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & 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 an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Open The Voice Gate returns to discuss Dragongate’s November Korakuen Hall (11/9) show with the big 3-way 6-man main event of Z-Brats vs Gold Class vs Natural Vibes and the next Dream Gate match being made. From there, they discuss tomorrow’s (11/11) NOAH Global Dream show with Dragongate participation and then with the news of Mania Weekend, their Dragongate Mania Shows. Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. {{PODCASTotvg}} Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy