Episodes

A fresh episode 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 give their thoughts on Cody and Brandi Rhodes’ departure from AEW which could have huge ramifications for the wrestling industry before diving into a deluxe Elimination Chamber/NXT Vengeance Day review as the Road to WrestleMania continues. Roman Reigns puts Goldberg out to pasture, Bianca Belair earns a shot at the Raw Women’...

Mike is joined this week by Kevin Ely who co-hosts "The Boom" right here on the Fight Game Media Network. They talk about another very good edition of IMPACT featuring a killer 3-way X-division match, Gisele Shaw shines, Bullet Club vs VBD, and all the excitement heading in to No Surrender. 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/1958473...

On the final episode of their series on Antonio Inoki, Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper went Inoki’s career from the ’80s onward to his retirement and life in business and national politics. After that, they hit on topics like Inoki and the rise of MMA culture; his famous feud with disciple Tatsumi Fujinami; the debut of Big Van Vader and the debacle debut at Ryogoku Sumo Hall in ’87; and the launch of the second UWF and its massive impact on wrestling. We also touched on the rise of Naoya Ogawa an...

This week, Carlos and Robert break down the surprise news of Ryan Garcia moving away from Eddy Reynoso and going with Joe Goossen as his new training ahead of Garcia's ring return. They also check on the latest on George Kambosos Jr., Vasiliy Lomachenko, Canelo Alvarez, Demetrius Andrade and more. They also briefly recapped a lackluster DAZN main event between John Ryder and Daniel Jacobs and give the lowdown on what to watch out for this weekend. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: ...

Ryan and Paul are back for the 2nd time in 3 days with the regular edition of In the Clinch. They go over some leftover notes regarding UFC 271 including how important Jared Cannonier's promo following his big win was. They then preview this coming weekend's show which is another one of those with not a lot of big names that could be a lot of fun. It's headlined by a light heavyweight fight between top 15 fights Jamahal Hill and Johnny Walker. They then talk about the controversy surrounding Joe...

AEW debuted some major names this week - Keith Lee, Jay White, and, um, A.Q.A. Some made a bigger splash than others, and James and Kevin are here to look at each one's outlook over the coming weeks. Plus, a celebration of MJF being a pompous jerk, a look at Hangman Page's Texas Death Match with Lance Archer, and a heartwarming story about referee Aubrey Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & O...

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 put over the Quiz Bowl between The Alpha Academy and RK-BRO, wonder if Damien Priest is turning heel after eating four losses in a row, put over Lita holding her own against Becky Lynch heading into their Raw Women’s Championship match at Elimination Chamber, predict the winner of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic before diving i...

On this edition of the Take It Home Podcast, John takes a look at BodySlam! Pro-Wrestling from Denmark. As their company's twitter profile says, BodySlam! Pro Wrestling is Denmark's most high profile (yet still totally obscure) wrestling promotion. John reviews the full five match card that took place on November 19th, 2021. Find out which wrestler John saw and has declared a future top star in pro wrestling, plus so much more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon....

Mike and JD talk about the compelling drama between Scott D'Amore and Josh Alexander where Alexander gets sent home. Is he a free agent? Is he All Elite? Plus Jay White and the Bullet Club finally speak and Morrissey has a great match with Brian Myers and the Learning Tree. 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 ...

Part four of Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper’s profile series on Antonio Inoki has arrived. The show picks up where the two left off last time, during the mid-1970s, and finishes at around 1985 in Inoki’s career. The two went over the nature of the 11-year NJPW-WWF relationship and Inoki’s relations with Vince McMahon Sr, plus how Giant Baba, Bruno Sammartino, and “Superstar” Billy Graham fit into the picture at the time. Fumi also gives out a bit of deathmatch trivia involving Inoki and Umanosuke U...

This week, Carlos and Robert recap a busy week in boxing from Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez's rapid rise to the WBC super flyweight world title, Chris Eubank Jr.'s win over Liam Williams and Keith Thurman's return to the sport after two-and-a-half years. They dissect Thurman's performance against Mario Barrios, plus discuss how he would fare against today's top welterweights and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twi...

Paul and Ryan are back with a jam packed episode to go over all that's happening in the world of MMA. They look back at a somewhat lackluster UFC on ESPN+ show from this past weekend with a fight of the year contender to kick off the main card and a nice performance from Sean Strickland in the main event that may have earned him a title shot. They go on to preview UFC 271 from Houston that Ryan will be covering live with Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight title in a rematch against Rober...

James and Kevin are joined by special guest J.D. Oliva to talk about AEW's return to Chicago. J.D. shares his live perspective as a fan, as well as a dad taking his young son to his first wrestling show. James and Kevin then run down all the events of the week in AEW, including a review of CM Punk vs. MJF, a great match between Ricky Starks and Jay Lethal, Paige Van Zant's attack on Brandi Rhodes, and more! The Boom's bonus show on the Patreon will be out tomorrow. Join the Patreon for just $5.0...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John reviews all the matches from WXW "Back To The Roots" and Beyond Wrestling "Wrestling Open #5." This episode is over 90 minutes as John breaks down the matches, the individual performances and everything in between. 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:...

A fresh 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 Shane McMahon’s shocking release from the company after he tried to make the Men’s Royal Rumble all about himself, wonder if Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a Title Unification Match at WrestleMania is best for business, debate whether Dominik Mysterio can be a pillar in WWE for years to come before shading all the bad r...

Mike and JD celebrate finally getting the long awaited heel turn of Matt Cardona. Plus Bullet Club takes on IMPACT's finest in the main event. If you want to hear the full version of Brace for IMPACT, featuring news on Josh Alexander, Lance Storm, Juice Robinson, and ratings, you can listen/subscribe on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62164103. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgam...

In the next installment of their profile series on Antonio Inoki, Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper continued covering Inoki’s full in-ring career, this time focusing on years 1974–1980. After Inoki’s (and Seiji Sakaguchi’s) NJPW and Giant Baba’s AJPW established deals with television channels, the rivalry between the two companies began heating up. Fumi & Justin talked about the hot time it was for pro wrestling Japan during the mid-’70s, the influence of television and print media at the time. The t...

This week, Carlos talks about his experience covering the Don King PPV card from this past week which was filled with controversy, 22-year-old fight replays and world title fights. Carlos and Robert also look back on the news from this past week including Canelo Alvarez’s future, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano being announced, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez getting a last-minute world title shot and more. They also give a quick preview of this weekend’s Matchroom Boxing on DAZN and PBC on FOX PPV cards....

Ryan and Paul are back to preview this weekend's UFC on ESPN+ show featuring Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson in the main event. But first with no UFC show to recap, the guys look back at the day in history and two big cards in UFC 94 and UFC 183, which both took place on January 31. They quickly go over the big fights from this past weekend's Bellator and Eagle FC events. Then after the extensive UFC preview, Ryan goes over the news of the week including a long time UFC veteran moving to PFL...

DANHAUSEN has signed with AEW, and James and Kevin are here to talk about their hopes and fears. Will he be the next Orange Cassidy? Or will his very nice, very evil antics flop on national TV? Highlights of Dynamite and Rampage include the Cody/Sammy ladder match, Britt Baker dissing Baker Mayfield, the final build to CM Punk vs. MJF, and the rapid improvement of Brock Anderson. Plus, there are a couple of "Shoulda been on Dynamite" videos online that you should go out of your way to see. Join...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap a very underwhelming Royal Rumble premium live event. The duo gives high marks to Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship despite the disqualification finish, discuss the questionable booking of the Women’s Royal Rumble as Ronda Rousey set the WrestleMania sign ablaze in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Paul Heyman flips on Brock Lesnar and realigns with Roman Reigns while Bob...

On this week's episode, John LaRocca talks about the war between Ilja Dragunov and Jordan Devlin from this week's NXT UK. Also, John talks about all the wrestling he has been watching and talks about the wrestlers he enjoys watching the most from Progress Wrestling and Westside Extreme Wrestling. John also watched the 60-minute Iron Man match between Andy Wild and Leyton Buzzard from Insane Championship Wrestling from September of 2021 and gives his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Mike is back from his COVID vacation to join JD as they talk about the Bullet Club with Jay White and G.O.D. making their presence felt, Honor No More continues to wreak havoc, W. Morrissey wrestles 8 dudes and much 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/fightgame...

Here is part two of Fumi & Justin’s profile on Antonio Inoki. The two focused on Inoki’s wrestling career in the late 1960s and early 1970s with JWA, when Inoki and Shohei “Giant” Baba formed a super-team in the wake of Rikidozan’s passing, BI Platoon. They also covered Inoki’s first big singles win a few years later when he beat Johnny Valentine for the UN championship, or the same title that’s ⅓ of AJPW’s Triple Crown today. Additionally, Fumi & Justin talked in detail about the dissolution of...