Episodes

The latest 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. The trio marvel at the comedic stylings of Brock Lesnar but wonder if it is at the detriment of Bobby Lashley ahead of their WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble. Babyfaces miscast as heels and vice versa is a recurring theme throughout the show regarding the presentation of Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and the Alpha ...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John wife Katrina joins the show and gives her thoughts on Walter versus Cara Noir from the WXW 21st Anniversary show. John then reviews the rest of the show, plus another Walter match; this one from NXT UK versus Nathan Frazer. John also looks at Insane Championship Wrestling "Fight Club" Episode 203, specifically the main event featuring the ICW Women's Champion Angel Hayze versus Anastasia. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patre...

On today’s episode, Fumi and Justin talked about the history of cross-promotional wrestling events in Japan. Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 3 from Yokohama last weekend which saw NJPW wrestlers take on those from Pro Wrestling NOAH is a great and topical example of companies in Japan working together for the greater good of the business. Before they finished, they also answered a question about Bobo Brazil in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inqu...

This week, Robert and Carlos take a good look at Matchroom's upcoming fights for February and March and discuss what fights to watch out for. They also briefly recap the first ShoBox card of the year as well as talk about all the different pieces of news in the world of boxing. Lastly, they make a quick preview of Joe Smith's light heavyweight title defense against Steve Geffrard. 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 to preview the first UFC show of 2022 with Giga Chikadze taking on Calvin Kattar in what could be a title eliminator and not a whole lot else in terms of interesting fights on the show. But first they revisit the ITC Global MMA Draft with rounds 4 and 5 featuring men's bantamweight and women at 135+. Then they go over the upcoming UFC on ESPN show in great detail before finishing off with the a jam packed news section including a title fight falling apart almost as soon as...

This was a huge week in AEW - new network, new champions, and a new TV special in Battle of The Belts. James and Kevin run down all the highlights, from Page-Danielson II to Britt Baker cleaning out the top 5 and everything in between. Then they take a look at what could be next for all the champions, what AEW is doing really well with Dark and Elevation, and start an interesting discussion about character work in AEW that will be continued in a bonus episode to come. Join the Patreon for just ...

The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young and extra special guest Steven Conway recap an incredibly busy week in WWE. The trio offer high praise regarding the Brock Lesnar/Roman Reigns/Paul Heyman saga, wonder if the Women’s Tag Team Championship should be retired indefinitely due to the shallowness of the division, discuss the latest rounds of NXT cuts and how it impacts the developmental process moving forward before giving New Year’s Evil ...

This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca looks at the latest WWE talent releases. John also shares his thoughts on the matches he saw from New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 16. He also watched AEW's Battle of the Belts and shares his thoughts. Find out why he hated theDustin Rhodes versus Sammy Guervara so much. NXT UK is back with all new shows and John shares his thoughts on the main event between NXT UK Champion Mieko Satomura versus Blake Davenport. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per ...

FYI: Write That Down! with Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper will be back next week. In its place is a special High Tension (which was one of our first shows on the Patreon originally) with Justin Knipper and guests. HIGH TENSION is back for a special Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 1 + 2 recap. Justin Knipper was joined by NJPW’s English broadcast statistician, Chris Samsa and writer Jeremy Finestone for an extensive breakdown each of the matches and angles on both shows, with lots of thoughts on where th...

Scott Edwards of the Five Star Joshi Show has put together a bonus episode all focused on Stardom’s year, providing knowledge of the most notable stories and matches in an effort to inform those who would like to jump in as a viewer of the promotion. The majority of the show is talking major stories from 2021 including Utami Hayashishita’s World of Stardom Championship reign, Giulia’s fall and climb back to the top, and Starlight Kid’s stunning growth. Each story features major moments and match...

Carlos and Robert open the new year with a recap of PBC's first PPV of the year filled with controversy, great performances and a big KO in the main event with Luis Ortiz keeping himself alive in the heavyweight title picture. They also give a rundown of some of the biggest news in boxing from the latest on Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte, Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas becoming that much closer to reality and a quick preview of ShoBox's first card of 2022. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per ...

Paul and Ryan are back, and this week it's the start of the In The Clinch 2022 Global MMA Draft. Welterweights, heavyweights and featherweights are up for grabs as they both list their choices as to who they would build their promotions around in a friendly back-and-forth battle. Plus, they talk all of the grandstanding between Jake Paul and Dana White, news on UFC 273, fight announcements, predicting Conor's next opponent and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Emotions ran high this week on social media after Big Swole's comments about AEW and Tony Khan's response. James and Kevin try to cut through the controversy to talk about what we can learn, which leads to a discussion of why Sammy Guevara was this week's smartest man in wrestling. They also look at the major developments in AEW in the last few weeks (including THAT STREET FIGHT) and look forward to what's to come in the TBS era. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patre...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca goes to Glasgow, Scotland and checks out Insane Championship Wrestling. John looks at specific matches from Night 1 and 2 of their Fear and Loathing event. This event from ICW is available on the WWE Peacock Network. 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 Face...

The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young kick off 2022 with their review of WWE’s Premium Live Event, Day 1. The Usos vs. The New Day steal the show for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship while Drew McIntyre and Madcap Moss exceeded the time limit despite their effort in the ring. Meanwhile, the duo praises Randy Orton for being one of the most Teflon performers in WWE today while they offer career advice to The Miz as he is still stuck in 2016. Liv Morgan fa...

On March 6, 1972, Antonio Inoki, who had just led a small insurrection and JWA, would wrestle “The God of Pro Wrestling” Karl Gotch in NJPW’s first-ever live event. Shohei “Giant” Baba would then pull out from the crumbling JWA promotion later in the year, too, opting to form his own company, All Japan Pro Wrestling, which would hold its first show on October 21, 1972. For this week’s Write That Down!, Fumi and Justin focused primarily on the tumultuous year of 1972 and why it’s historic when it...

Chris DePetrillo and GG are back finishing up the Miyagi-verse with their recap and deep dive of The Next Karate Kid. They look at ideas for what the movie could've been and who pulled out of participating and who wasn't even asked. They talk about their plans for season four of their Cobra Kai recap as well. 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...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John looks at the international wrestling in Germany with World Extreme Wrestling (WXW) and Passion Pro out of Hungary. John looks at WXW's October event "True Colors" featuring the main event of WXW Champion Marius Al-Ani versus Axel Tischer, the former Alexander Wolfe in NXT. John also covers that great main event and a few more matches from that night. John then goes to Hungary for Passion Pro and found a Axel Tischer versus Tristian Archer match on YouTub...

On the final episode of 2021, Carlos and Robert recap PBC's last show of the year and preview its first show of 2022, a PPV card headlined by Luis Ortiz vs. Charles Martin. The two then have a discussion over who their breakout star of the year is, list their honorable mentions and play a round of predictions as to who will be 2022's breakout star and what the future may hold for some of boxing's biggest names and fights. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/f...

It's the MMA year in review show. Paul and Ryan give their picks in a bunch of different categories including Fighter of the year, Fight of the year, Breakthough star and many others. They also talk about their favorite moments of the year, both in and out of the cage as well as some fights they want to see happen in 2022. They also quickly go over the fighters who retired over the past year and cap off the show with the news of the week including a big non-UFC fight coming in March. oin the Pa...

John and GG are back with their 1997 RAW recap. On this show, Triple H and Shawn Michaels "face off" in the main event against each other, the Rock battles the Undertaker, and Stone Cold Steve Austin stuns Santa. We also put the video version of this show on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bNUve-ZhrcU. 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/gro...

Fumi and Justin opened this week’s show by answering listener questions about Pro Wrestling NOAH before a pretty deep dive into the life and career of Dynamite Kid, who passed away three years ago this December. Twitter: @fumihikiodayo @justinmknipper oin 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: http...

Carlos and Robert recap another long weekend of boxing filled with awful refereeing, awesome heavyweights, clueless ring announcers, and a winning fighter's corner throwing in the towel mid-fight to help out the losing fighter. The two also react to yet another lackluster PBC on PPV main event fight with no tangible stakes announced in Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios plus all the news in the welterweight division and what to watch out for in the light heavyweight division. Join the Patreon for ...

Ryan and Paul are back to recap the last UFC show of the year. It was another great one in a long line of them, capped off by a vintage Derek Lewis performance both in the cage and on the mic. They then go over the rather extensive news of the week and cap it off by going to the questions and discussing the viability of a money man investing in competition for UFC. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fi...