Episodes

Hangman Page and Bryan Danielson wrestled for 60 minutes on Dynamite this week, and one our hosts was in the building to watch it live. James and Kevin talk about the match, whether or not a draw was the right finish, and how different it was in person vs. on television. Plus, they run down all the news and events in AEW of the week including some unfortunate social media drama, and look at what surprises may be in store over the coming weeks. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: htt...

A Super Deluxe Edition of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Steven Conway recap the year that was in WWE with the first annual WRAP Awards. The trio take a trip down memory lane as they relive the best and worst moments from the E in 2021 before taking a deep dive into the top stories you need to know about heading into the heart of the holiday season. Topics Include: Kevin Owens re-signing with WWE, the booking of Finn Balor on th...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca talks about the Owen Hart Cup tournaments and why the women's tournament is unnecessary. Also, John is back with match reviews as he reviews a classic match between A-Kid and Nathan Frazer from NXT UK. John watches AEW Dark and reviews a few matches, specifically the AEW debut of Marina Shafir and her match against Kris Statlander, Invictus Khash versus Angelico and finally Tay Conti versus Heather Monroe. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per mon...

Mitsuharu Misawa. Toshiaki Kawada. Kenta Kobashi. Akira Taue. These were All Japan’s “Big Four” during of the 1990s, the four most influential players of the decade. English-speaking fans in 2021 have more and more often been referring to these four wrestlers as AJPW’s “Four Pillars of Heaven,” and recently, the term “four pillars” has turned into hip new short-hand for “top four wrestlers.” What’s ironic about this is that “Four Pillars of Heaven” is actually a mistranslation of the word “shite...

After what was the longest Saturday in recent boxing history, Carlos and Robert discuss the good, the bad and the ugly after watching roughly 18 straight hours of boxing ranging from Nonito Donaire and Vasiliy Lomachenko shining in their respective main events to fights being canceled minutes before shows went on the air to a fight with an incorrect amount of rounds announced. The two also briefly discuss Top Rank's latest ratings on ESPN and preview another big weekend in boxing. Join the Patr...

Ryan and Paul are back to go over what was truly one of the best Pay-Per-Views of the year, if not all-time in UFC 269. A new champion was crowned, a couple of stars were made and a former champion had a huge win while another may be nearing the end. They also preview the last show of the year, another ESPN+ show which is incredibly deep for a fight night card. They also go over the news of the week including Kayla Harrison possibly signing with UFC, Ryan Bader defending his heavyweight title in...

Sure, Winter is Coming and MJF vs. CM Punk is the hottest feud in wrestling, but this week was all about the debut of HOOK. James and Kevin jump aboard the Hook hype train and ride it as far as it will go, in addition to discussing Long Island's heel turn, Trent's mom, Riho, the state of Hangman Page as champion, 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...

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. The trio have a thoughtful conversation on Jeff Hardy’s release from the company, wonder if Bobby Lashley is being shoehorned into the WWE Championship match at Day 1, discuss the pros and cons of delayed instant gratification, roast Von Wagner to Parts Unknown, and celebrate the greatness of Brock Lesnar before wrapping up the show w...

On this week's Take It Home podcast, former booker and promoter, John LaRocca dives deep into if Hangman Adam Page has been a failure as AEW Champion. This topic was brought up on our Fight Game Media Facebook page and it was a very polarizing discussion between the members of the FGM Facebook community. John looks at Hangman's journey to the championship and his run so far. John then puts on his booking cap, and books the Winter is Coming main event of Bryan Danielson challenging AEW Champion H...

On the latest episode, Fumi & Justin wrapped their History of UWF series that focused on a number of big-picture topics stemming from UWF’s influence post-1996. Some topics included: Masakatsu Funaki & Minoru Suzuki return to pro wrestling UWF’s influence on 1990s AJPW in-ring style The saga of Shinya Hashimoto and Olympic silver medalist Naoya Ogawa Antonio Inoki’s late ’90s creative direction towards MMA & Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye NJPW and MMA Yuji Nagata, Kendo Ka Shin, Jushin Liger compete in M...

This week, Robert and Carlos take a look at the lightweight division after the recent performances from George Kambosos Jr., Gervonta Davis & Devin Haney and see who really is the top guy at 135 lbs. They also give an update on the potential Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte fight as negotiations have been ordered by the WBC and a quick rundown on this weekend's massive slate of fights across the world. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us o...

Ryan and Paul are back with another episode of In the Clinch. This week the 135 pounders were the focus in both UFC and Bellator. Sergio Pettis scored a KO of the year contender to defend his Bellator title and Jose Aldo moved one step closer to becoming a two-division champion by beating Rob Font in an outstanding UFC main event. There was plenty of other stuff to talk about from the UFC show and Ryan and Paul break it all down. They also preview UFC 269, the last PPV of the year, with two titl...

James and Kevin are a little cranky this week, after a week in AEW that just felt a little… off. Is Tony Khan distracted? Is CM Punk wrestling the wrong people? Did Cody set himself on fire for selfish reasons? What the heck was up with that Adam Cole segment? They talk about all of that, the awesomeness of Sting and Darby, Tony Nese’s debut, an idea for a Bryan Danielson faction, the potential for a Trios division, and more. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.c...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, your host John LaRocca responds to Joey Janela after Janela contacted him upset about last week's episode when LaRocca reviewed Joey Janela versus Nick Wayne. What did Joey Janela say? You will find that out on this week's podcast and LaRocca's response to the self-proclaimed Bad Boy. Also on this episode, John LaRocca reviews the finals of MLW's Opera Cup between Davey Richards and TJP. LaRocca also shares his thoughts on how MLW can make the Opera Cup Tourn...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Jeremy Finestone compare the first NXT TakeOver to last night’s War Games as they list their favorite moments from the Black and Gold brand before reviewing last night’s show. They discuss the pros and cons of the babyfaces having the advantage in the Women’s War Games match as Cora Jade made quite the impression with the crowd, Jeremy gives Joe Gacy the character the glow up he ...

Fumi and Justin went over the recent news of NJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH working together on January 8 at the Yokohama Arena and KENTA’s recent announcement about returning to NOAH for their January 1 show at Nippon Budokan. They also did a brief historical dive on the company itself throughout the show. Additionally, Fumi speaks about the recent WWE and J-SPORTS contract news. J-SPORTS is the Japanese satellite channel that carries WWE, which Fumi often does Japanese voiceover work for. The His...

Last Saturday night proved to be one of the most defining nights of boxing of 2021 and Carlos and Robert break it all down from George Kambosos Jr.’s upset win over Teofimo Lopez to the impact it will have in the sport as well as the excellent world title unification between Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton Jr. Plus, the two give a quick rundown over the status of certain fights, including some in Japan that are in jeopardy due to new COVID-related restrictions. Finally, a breakdown over this...

Paul Fontaine and Ryan Frederick are back to preview this coming week's UFC show on ESPN featuring a huge bantamweight fight between Jose Aldo and Rob Font. But first, they introduce a new segment called "The Great Debate" where they talk about hot-button issues in the world of MMA, including some suggestions from listeners. There's also a ton of news items including a possible timeframe for the return of Conor McGregor and the comeback of another former two-division champion in Henry Cejudo. J...

This week on The BOOM, hosts James McDaniel and Kevin Ely discuss a promo battle for the ages, what is happening with Brian Cage, the untimely demise of Austin Gunn, a Britt Baker shocker, and much 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/fightgamemedia Subscr...

A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and special guest co-hosts Scott Young and CJ Tappin recap a busy week in WWE as the trio have a deep dive discussion regarding WWE’s contentious relationship with their fanbase and offer solutions on how the company can mend bridges heading into WrestleMania season. · Vince McMahon’s Cleopatra Egg Mystery underwhelms · Is Seth Rollins getting primed for another babyface run? · NXT War Games could be a beautiful disa...

On this week's Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca reviews the much praised Joey Janela versus Nick Wayne from Defy Wrestling on November 20th. John LaRocca also reviews two shows that took place on Thanksgiving, MLW and NXT UK. John LaRocca not only covers NXT UK from Thanksgiving, but he catches up with the NXT UK show from the week prior that he missed as well. Who is Sam Gradwell and why should he be one of the WWE's major superstars on the main roster today? Finish off those Thanksgiving lef...

Scott is joined by former co-host Parker Klyn this week to discuss this ins and outs of Joshi. Those ins-and-outs include an incredible main event between Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi Haruka from Ice Ribbon’s 15th Anniversary show and TJPW showing that the future is now with their ALL RISE show. 1:18: Ice Ribbon 15th Anniversary Review (Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Tsukushi Haruka, Azure Revolution vs. Suzu Suzuki & Saori Anou, more) 24:39: TJPW ALL RISE Review (Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Arai, Sakazaki/Miz...

This week, Robert and Carlos touched more on the fallout of Terence Crawford’s win over Shawn Porter and the reported buyrate of the show and television viewership for the prelims. They also review what was a strange DAZN card last week and the growing list of potential of people who could fight Demetrius Andrade for his middleweight belt. With Teofimo Lopez, Stephen Fulton Jr. and Brandon Figueroa just days away from their respective title bouts, Robert and Carlos preview the upcoming DAZN and ...

Part two in our UWF series starts off with a talk on UWF Newborn, the short-lived but extremely popular second iteration of UWF. Despite lasting just two years, the effect of UWF’s style was so pronounced and severe that fans still can feel the aftershock. We’d later discuss the subsequent off-shoot companies that came out of “UWF 2.0,” like Pancrase, RINGS, UWFi (or U-INTER), Fujiwara-gumi, plus other related combat groups like Shooto and K-1.The next episode will kick off midway through the ’9...