Episodes

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...

This week, Carlos and Robert react to the news of Juan Francisco Estrada withdrawing from his fight with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez due to COVID-19 and Julio Cesar Martinez coming in as Gonzalez’s new opponent in what is now a mouth-watering fight for DAZN in March. They look back on this past weekend’s Showtime boxing card where Mark Magsayo scored an upset win over Gary Russell Jr. to win the WBC featherweight title and talk about what is next for the now-former champion. They then look back...

Ryan and Paul are back with a quick recap of UFC 270. For their full show review, check out the Fight Game Media Network + and the bonus show they did Saturday night with Dean Jenkinson. They go over the fallout from the show and what might be next for everyone involved in the two main events. With no UFC this coming week, they take a quick look at Khabib's Eagle FC promotion, which has its first US show on Friday as well as Bellator 273 Saturday night on Showtime. The latter card has a heavywei...

Jon Moxley is back and looks better than ever. This week, James and Kevin celebrate Mox's return and discuss how, in a media world that seems more and more fake, AEW is making deep connections with its audience by letting their characters be real people. Then they run down all of the events of Dynamite and Rampage, decipher Cody's promo, give Shawn Spears some well-deserved props, and for the first time, find something to criticize about Hook. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: htt...

The latest 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 discuss Mustafa Ali requesting his release from WWE, grade Monday Night Raw on a curve when it comes to questionable booking decisions, discuss WALTER’s controversial name change, celebrate Roman Reigns’ 500+ day reign as Universal Champion, wonder if WWE should get rid of the brand split before making BOLD Royal Rumble pre...

This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John reviews Beyond Wrestling's Wrestling Open No.3 show that took place this past Thursday, on January 20th. John looks at the young talent featured on this card and shares his thoughts. Which young talent would he love to book on his cards? Who has the potential on this card to be a future main eventer? 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 F...

This week, Carlos and Robert go through the Terence Crawford vs. Top Rank lawsuit, what was said in the complaint sent by Crawford’s team, addressing Crawford’s claims of Bob Arum mishandling him and breaching his contract as well as Arum’s racist remarks and treatment of black fighters according to Crawford. They also run down news including the reported Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Valdez fight, Top Rank’s upcoming Madison Square Garden show and more. Plus, a quick recap of last weekend’s Top Ra...

This is part one of Fumi and Justin’s profile series on the one and only, the very special Antonio Inoki. This episode covers Inoki’s early years, growing up the youngest of 11 children, moving to Sao Paolo and losing his grandfather on the boat ride there, Rikidozan finding him in Brazil, working for Rikidozan’s JWA, debuting with Giant Baba, teaming with Baba, the rise and fall of Tokyo Pro Wrestling and later IWE International Wrestling, and finally the debut of NJPW in 1972, 50 years from th...

Paul and Ryan are back to recap the first UFC show of 2022 with a fight of the year candidate between Giga Chikadze and Calvin Kattar in the main event. They also preview next week's UFC 270 PPV event from Anaheim featuring the heavyweight title fight between Francis N'Gannou and Cyril Gane as well as the trilogy fight at flyweight featuring Brandon Moreno defending against Deiveson Figueiredo in what may be the first time the same two fighters have fought three consecutive times with no other o...

James and Kevin are back with a look at the week in AEW, starting with a discussion of WWE's attempt to paint their competition as blood thirsty in the press. The hypocrisy is clear, but do they have a point? Also, they run down a Dynamite that may be better in hindsight than it seemed that night; the Adam Cole/Britt Baker power couple, CM Punk's small package, Adam Page's next challenger, Brody King's debut, whether or not the Briscoes and FTR will ever meet inside an AEW ring, and tons more! ...