Episodes

Ryan and Paul are back to recap a big week in MMA with 4 shows from 3 different promotion. Kicking off the show in our "We Have to Talk About Segment", the guys talk about Cris Cyborg retaining her Bellator featherweight title in the last fight on her contract and her impending free agent status. They then go over the results for both Bellator shows from Hawaii on Friday and Saturday. They also talk about the PFL show last Wednesday featuring a fight of the year contender in the main event. And ...

The Forbidden Door has been knocked down once and for all and put on PPV! James and Kevin talk the upcoming joint show between AEW and New Japan, their dream matches, and some of the most-wanted matchups suggested by listeners. Then, a run-down of the week's news and events, including a fantastic old-school match between CM Punk and Dustin Rhodes, the awesomeness of Wardlow, Sammy and Tay's heel act, and a discussion of whether or not the Jericho Appreciation Society has been good for its member...

A deluxe edition of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Jeremy Finestone recap the week that was in WWE. They discuss Rhea Ripley turning on Liv Morgan before celebrating the best and worst in sports entertainment when it comes to $1 fines, lie detector tests, vampirism, and double weddings from hell. The trio offer their thoughts on KUSHIDA leaving WWE, bury Joe Gacy shoving Bron Breakker off a platform and feeding him to a flock of...

New Japan Pro Wrestling stats guy, Chris Samsa joined GG and Paul on Bruise News to talk about the upcoming AEW/NJPW co-promoted PPV, The Forbidden Door. We talked about why it is happening now, what the booking could look like, if there could be some synergy with the two companies throughout the year, and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.faceb...

Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper kicked off their latest deep-dive on the history of the Champion Carnival, AJPW’s annual Spring round-robin tournament, going over JWA’s World League tournament held from 1959–1972, then on to the first AJPW Champion Carnival in 1973 and past winners. They also spent a bit of time talking about appearances from Abdullah the Butcher, the Funk Bros., Prince Tonga/Haku, and more. The tournament itself was retired for a brief time, from 1983–1990, when the Grand Champion ...

Robert Silva is back recapping the entire Spence vs. Ugas PPV card. He also continues his greatest 45 fighters of the last 45 years with a profile on Jeff Fenech. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.co...

Ryan and Paul are back with a jam packed episode of In the Clinch covering all the news in the world of MMA. They start the show by talking about a potential Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight and when and where that could be taking place. They then go over a big weekend with shows from UFC and Bellator with some similarities in the show. Both guys go off on Dominick Cruz for one of the dumbest takes ever heard on an MMA broadcast that luckily had hardly anyone watching. The guys preview another bi...

It was a big week in AEW. There were big lineups, big matches, and a big debut of a big guy that started a big-time backlash from a big group of people. James and Kevin talk about Satnam Singh's debut, the state of AEW's champions, and the highlights of Dynamite, Rampage, and Battle of the Belts. Plus, a preview of the week to come and a discussion of how many other AEW guys could have been as successful as Wheeler Yuta in the same spot. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://ww...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the week that was in WWE. They go over the babyface/heel depth charts for Raw, SmackDown, and NXT 2.0 before marveling at Cody Rhodes getting the five-star pyro treatment twice in an hour this past Monday night. Damien Priest going full vampire irks the dynamic duo to no end, Sonya Deville targets Bianca Belair for reasons, Bron Breakker and Joe Gacy are really feuding over the NXT Championsh...

GG and Paul are back with Bruise News. They are joined by Mel from our YouTube exclusive show Powerbombshells. All in all we go over: Bellator 277 and why it might not be so great for coverage for the UFC to be the only game in town AEW Rampage with a great main event and thoughts on Adam Page's run as champion so far Battle of the Belts 2 and some thoughts on the ROH match Windy City Riot and their major issues with the FITE TV PPV feed Video of the show here: https://youtu.be/WMlP2mc677Y....

After a week hiatus, the Take It Home Podcast is back! John LaRocca takes a look at ECWA's Super 8 Tournament. The Super 8 Tournament was an independent wrestling tournament that spawned countless other tournaments on the independent wrestling scene, including All Pro Wrestling's King of The Indies Tournament. John not only gives a review of the matches of this year's tournament, but also some of the tournament history, as well as his close friends who competed or worked the Super 8 Tournament i...

Mike is back podcasting on the road this week. He and JD review another really good edition of IMPACT featuring W. Morrisey’s heartfelt speech, Gresham vs Romero, Shelley vs Maclin and a wild main event between PCO and JONAH. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fight...

On the final episode of their miniseries on the History of Joshi Pro Wrestling, Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper talked Akira Hokuto and Shinobu Kandori’s legendary matchup, AJW vs. LLPW, Chigusa Nagayo’s comeback and later Lioness Asuka’s comeback in ’94 and the launch of GAEA Japan in 1995. They also talked about the eventual fallout of AJW and the initial splinter groups that came out of the split like ARSION, Oz Academy, NEO Ladies, and later Stardom, Wave, Sendai Girls, Seadlinnng, plus they w...

The Pound 4 Pound podcast is back. As you heard last week, Carlos Toro is taking some time away from the show so you'll get to hear Robert Silva go solo. Robert reviews the four big fights last week including Triple G vs. Ryota Murata and then reads from his profile on Nonito Donaire as part of his series that he's writing on the greatest 45 fighters of the last 45 years. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter....

Ryan and Paul are back for another edition of In the Clinch, covering everything you need to know about the world of MMA. In the "We Have to Talk About" segment, it's what everyone's talking about and that's Khamzat Chimaev. He had a fight of the year candidate and beat the #2 welterweight in the world so what's next for him? That fight overshadowed the title fights that headlined the show and the guys break those down as well and talk about what's next for the champions at both 135 and 145. The...

Even with an army of anti-AEW Twitter bots trying to hold them down, James and Kevin are back to talk the week in All Elite Wrestling. Among this week's topics: Wheeler Yuta's blood-soaked breakthrough match, Wardlow channeling Steve Austin, a depressing tables match, grown men crashing through walls, and Danhausen eating chips from the trash. Oh, and another classic FTR match. Plus, thoughts about how the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger could affect AEW, and a YouTube recommendation you should go ...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Paul Fontaine recap the week that was in WWE. They discuss Cody Rhodes’ quest to win The Big One before Keila defends The Miz to the moon and back for one week only. Edge’s new faction is still a work in progress, but the trio have faith that the seasoned vet will figure things out in time. Meanwhile, NXT 2.0 is in shambles when it comes to bad booking and crowd reactions as o...

Mike and JD are back reviewing IMPACT’s Multiverse of Matches pay-per-view featuring The Briscoes vs The Good Brothers, Taya Valkyrie returns, Chris Sabin vs Jay White, Eddie vs Ishie, Shelley vs Speedball and more! Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia ...

Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper talked about the Mimi Hagiwara era, the legendary Crush Gals era, and the introduction of JWP in 1986. They also spent time at the end talking Bull Nakano and the shift of joshi wrestling from out of the idol era and into the wrestler’s era. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our...

Ryan and Paul are back a day late to cover all the news in the world of MMA. Paul gives a brief recap of his week on the road since there wasn't a UFC show to review this week. In the "We have to talk about" segment, there's some good news on the Jon Jones front. The guys then look ahead to next week's big PPV, UFC 273 from Jacksonville with two title fights and the return of Khamzat Chimaev. They then go over the news of the week including some movement on the Nate Diaz front. Paul and Ryan eve...

Sure, Wrestlemania was the main event of the weekend, but AEW was no slouch this week. James and Kevin look at how Dynamite was sneakily setting up some big developments in the relaunch of ROH, and look forward to how the Supercard of Honor will affect the course of AEW storylines. They also talk Cody's WWE debut, James runs down some of his favorite moments of the 97(!) matches he watched in the last five days, and both guys express concern about where this whole Danhausen and Hook thing is goi...

Carlos and Robert will be taking a hiatus on the Pound 4 Pound podcast for the foreseeable future but before they do, they break down the recent announcements of George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney and Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire becoming a reality. They also break down an extremely busy Saturday of boxing coming from GGG fighting in Japan to Ryan Garcia’s return and an intriguing Showtime main event between Erickson Lubin and Sebastian Fundora. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here:...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the highs and lows from WrestleMania Sunday. They discuss Triple H officially retiring from in-ring competition with an emotional farewell to kick off Mania before praising RK-BRO, The Street Profits, and Alpha Academy for delivering the goods in the opening match. Other Hot Topics Include: Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville in an Anything Goes Match is sports entertainment at its best, Sasha Ban...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the highs and lows from WrestleMania Night One. The duo offers their quick takes on NXT Stand and Deliver before taking a deep dive into all things Mania. Drew McIntyre kicking out of Happy Corbin’s End of Days for the first time almost broke Scott while Keila was impressed with Logan Paul’s in-ring IQ. Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair stole the show for the Raw Women’s Championship and Cody Rhodes...