Episodes

This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca reviews all three nights of WXW's 16 Carat Gold Tournament. This tournament is not only one of the biggest tournaments of the European wrestling scene, but in all of professional wrestling. 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.fa...

Bruise News is back. Joining GG are Paul Fontaine from The Dynamite Show and In The Clinch, and James B. McDaniel from The Boom. They go over a lot of the latest news in wrestling and MMA including Paul's Twitter back and forth with CM Punk, Jeff Hardy's arrival at AEW, Stone Cold Steve Austin's role at WrestleMania, what's up with Cody Rhodes, Kayla Harrison re-signing with PFL and what it could mean, and Michael Bisping's thoughts on stopping fights. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month h...

Mike and JD breakdown an excellent episode of IMPACT featuring two top notch promo segments feat Josh Alexander, Honor No More, Bullet Club, and the Motor City Machine Guns. We also play Mike's solo review of Sacrifice that was uploaded to the Patreon last weekend. 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 Faceb...

Today is part three of Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper’s profile series on Giant Baba, where they continued talking about Baba and his relationship with the NWA until the late ’80s, plus the original “four pillars” of JWA. They also dug deeper into the dynamic of his relationship with Antonio Inoki and their rivalry throughout the ’70s and ’80, and talked of the nature of both AJPW and NJPW’s identity or philosophical roots and the repeated theme of establishment vs. anti-establishment in Baba vs. I...

This week, Carlos and Robert look back on Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez's sensational performance against Julio Cesar Martinez and how good Gonzalez is in a historical perspective. They also look back on Jose Ramirez's return to the victory and win against Jose Pedraza, plus look at where the junior welterweight division stands as far as who could be in line for title shots and more! Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https...

Ryan and Paul are back with a quick review of the results of UFC 272. They then break down the unfortunate situation that went down this past week with Cain Velasquez. They also look ahead to a bunch of different shows this coming weekend including Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev in UFC, a Bellator show on Showtime that no one could possibly care about and perhaps the biggest fight of the weekend, Kevin Lee vs Diego Sanchez in Khabib Nurmagomedov's Eagle FC promotion. They end the regular part...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Steven Conway recap the week that was in WWE. They discuss the Twitter timeline blowing up over Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Championship against a mystery opponent at Madison Square Garden and how the major surprise fell flat in the end. The crew praise Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens clicking as a tag team before diving into Finn Balor winning the United States Title which led t...

Jeff Hawkins and Paul Fontaine from The Dynamite Show join The Boom to help review the overwhelming smorgasbord of great wrestling that was AEW Revolution. Then James and Kevin discuss where AEW is headed in the future, debate the potential for ROH under Tony Khan's ownership (including James going full Cody-truther), and celebrate a match on Rampage that may have been as good as anything on the PPV. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us...

On this weekend's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca reviews the great main event of this past Thursday's NXT UK, as Ilja Dragunov defended his NXT UK Championship against Nathan Frazer. John gives his selections for his dream pro wrestling announce team. He also shares some impressive performances he watched recently on the independent wrestling scene from Wrestling Open and Action Wrestling. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twi...

Mike and JD breakdown the Sacrifice go-home show featuring Eddie Edwards vs Steve Maclin and The Bullet Club vs VBD and GoD. 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.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instag...

GG was joined by three great guests on episode two of Bruise News. First, he was joined by Andrew Zarian of Mat Men and Wrestling Observer Live to talk about Tony Khan buying ROH and what might be next. They talked a bit about the Pat McAfee and Vince McMahon interview which was ongoing at the time of recording. Then, Oliver Copp and Paul Fontaine joined the show to preview AEW Revolution and give their predictions for the UFC 272 main event between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Join the P...

In part two of their showcase series on Giant Baba, Fumi and Justin talked about Giant Baba’s transition from wrestler into promoter and the beginnings of AJPW and the deep relationship his organization had to the NWA in the US, which many Japanese fans viewed as the true “Big Leagues” of pro wrestling in the 1950s onward. Next week picks up from Baba’s career in the early 70s at the beginning of AJPW into the early 80s. Part three will also go into more detail on Mrs. Baba plus a lot more. Twit...

This week, Carlos is joined by Albert Baker of Under The Hand Wraps to discuss Baker’s upcoming documentary video on Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, his experiences working and interviewing the future Hall of Famer and his thoughts on Gonzalez’s upcoming fight against Julio Cesar Martinez on DAZN. Then, Carlos and Robert look at Canelo Alvarez’s new DAZN deal, his fight against Dmitry Bivol and DAZN going the PPV route. Then, they recap a wild weekend of fights, including an even wilder European f...

Paul and Ryan are back with the latest episode of In the Clinch, the MMA podcast. The guys switch up the format and open the show with some big news that broke Monday. Rafael Fiziel is out of his co-main event on this coming weekend's UFC 272 pay per view event. UFC is trying to find an opponent for Rafael Dos Anjos on short notice and Ryan breaks down the option. Ryan then goes on a rant about Bellator matchmaking after this past weekend's show where a top prospect got destroyed by Gegard Mousa...

The build to the Revolution PPV shifted into overdrive this week with an all-timer monologue from MJF and a gritty showdown between Eddie Kingston and Chris Jericho. James and Kevin share their pros and cons of all things All Elite Wrestling this week, including a deep dive into AEW's version of the Slammys, the AEW Awards. Come for the Cody Rhodes discourse, stay for the in-depth analysis of who should win AEW Best Fashion Moment! Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patr...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest CJ Tappin recap the week that was in WWE. Vince McMahon appearing on Pat McAfee’s radio show screams WrestleMania angle. Will Vince rock the black tank top once more or is there a swerve coming a mile away? Brock Lesnar is living his best babyface life while Damien Priest desperately needs a heel turn heading into the heart of Mania season. The crew is split on the outcome of Bia...

GG is the host of a new show that analyzes the news of the pro wrestling, MMA, and boxing world called Bruise News. On this episode, Paul Fontaine joins to talk about the rumored Pat McAfee vs. Vince McMahon match. Carlos Toro joins us to continue the pro wrestling conversation. They look at the championship unification match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns and discuss what it means. Then, Carlos talks about the giant deal with Canelo Alvarez and DAZN for some upcoming PPV streaming events...

On this week's episode of the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca reviews Terminus 2 from this past Thursday. Terminus is the brainchild of Jonathan Gresham and Barron Black. This event featured stars from Ring Of Honor, All Elite Wrestling, Impact Wrestling and future stars from the independent scene. John shares his thoughts on the controversial ending to the Gresham vs. Santana match. He doesn't hold back on his frustration for the unprofessionalism that happened at the end of the show. Join t...

Mike and JD are back, and Mike is on the road this week. The boys break the No Surrender fallout episode of IMPACT featuring Eddie Edwards explaining his turn, Moose gets confronted by Heath, and Matt Cardona takes on Jordynne Grace in a DotCombat match. Plus, we add Mike's one-man review of No Surrender, which was posted to our Patreon the night of the event. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgam...

Today kicks off part one of our next major profile legacy series, which focuses on Shohei Baba, known widely as Giant Baba. In this dense first episode, Fumi & Justin first talked about Baba’s experience growing up in Niigata and and the onset of his acromegaly. Later on, they went over how he and Motoko Baba met; Motoko would become his wife from when she was in her late teens until he passed, but not before years of successful promoting whom he’d later co-promote AJPW with him. After pitching ...

This week, Carlos and Robert react to Dillian Whyte reportedly signing the contract for a WBC heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury in April, plus share their thoughts on Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook and should either of these fighters retire after their grudge match. They also recap the rest of this week’s fights, discuss some of the biggest news in boxing plus preview this weekend’s fights including Josh Taylor’s first undisputed junior welterweight title defense. Join the Patreon for just $5...

Cody Rhodes has left AEW... genius power play or a total debacle? James and Kevin give their takes on all the hot takes. Plus: AEW's Dominance of the Wrestling Observer Awards, CM Punk's Valentine, Sammy vs. Darby, Kenny Omega's injury update, a look at how the Revolution PPV card is taking shape, and AEW's missed opportunity to sign a potential superstar not named Rhodes. 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 with a fresh edition of In the Clinch! Both guys are a little under the weather but are here to recap a pretty good show from this past weekend featuring Jamahal Hill knocking out Johnny Walker with a KO of the year contender. They also looked at the Bellator show on Showtime that had a round of the year contender between Logan Storley and Neimen Gracie in the first five round non-title fight in Bellator history. They look ahead to next week's ESPN+ show which features Bob...

On this week's episode of the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca reviews RevPro's "High Stakes" card from January 29th. This event featured the much hyped Will Ospreay versus Michael Oku match that Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave five stars. Did John LaRocca agree with his good friend's rating? Find out the answer to this question and also John's thoughts on all the matches from this event. After the show, we added a clip of John's bonus show with special guest Antonio "...