Eastern Lariat

With pro-wrestling "returning" or more precisely getting back to normalcy step by step The Eastern Lariat debates which promotion made the most out of the unfavorable circumstances during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. In doing so STRIGGA & Dylan talk about 2AW, AJPW, Dragon Gate, DDT and NOAH and name some of the best matches and moments while also pointing out what didn't work. From there on the duo turns their attention to NJPW and the upcoming New Japan Cup. They lay out scenarios for the possible winners and name some matches they'd love to see within the tournament.

The tragedy of Hana Kimura's death at the age of 22 has hit the wrestling word extremely hard. STRIGGA & Dylan try to find words about the circumstances of her death, but more importantly look back at her short career that made her popular within, but also beyond the joshi circles.

The Eastern Lariat comes to you with a bunch of different topics such as Hiromu Takahashi's idea of running the Best of the Super Junior and the G1 Climax simultaneously, Dragon Gate's King of Gate, All Japan's latest event featuring a great Junior Title match and DDT putting out more great content. The big talking point though is the junior division of Pro Wrestling NOAH that's full of turns, twists and treachery.

This time around STRIGGA & Dylan are joined by fellow podcaster (Puro In The Rough) and long time Twitter friend Izzac (@izzacwrestles) from Australia. They go over topics such as the final WRESTLE-1 show, the debut of Shotaro Ashino & Yusuke Kodama in All Japan, Big Japan's Strong Climb Final and 2AW running their own building besides all the other companies using it in the Corona crisis. The trio also tackles dark topics such as the recent scandal involving Hiroshi Hase and the financial crisis of Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

The Eastern Lariat returns with a two parted episode: First STRIGGA & Dylan talk about the call for help of the pro-wrestling community to the japanese government and its implications and they also debate the (likely) end to all NXT Japan plans in the current state of the COVID-19 crisis. Not only the crisis is the talk of the town, but also a possible Supershow organized by multiple japanese promotions when things get back to normal so the Eastern Lariat crew booked two All Together style shows following another FANTASY DRAFT~!

In this episode STRIGGA & Dylan talk about japanese pro wrestling under the influence of the Coronavirus. They first talk about Big Japan trying to hold onto their Hokkaido tour despite infections rising and what that could mean for them as a promotion. Then the Eastern Lariat crew talks about empty arena wrestling from Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan Pro Wrestling from late March and early April that featured some heavily debated matches including Shiozaki vs. Fujita and THAT Six Man Tag.

In this episode the Eastern Lariat crew first catches up on Big Japan Pro Wrestling from late February and early March where they put on one of the best shows of the year in Korakuen Hall to start their Strong Climb Tournament. From there STRIGGA & Dylan talk about saftey measures in the current Coronavirus crisis that are applied by most groups running Korakuen. Finally they discuss the set of DDT shows from their empty dojo as well as Street Pro-Wrestling in Saitama Super Arena before they turn their attention to the most recent event Judgment 2020.

The 150th episode of The Eastern Lariat Podcast starts with Dylan going over his March Madness Tournament that you can vote for on Twitter at @EasternLariat. In the second half of the show Dylan changes gears as he represents Pro Wrestling NOAH while STRIGGA is an executive of All Japan Pro Wrestling. With WRESTLE-1 closing down it looks like that a lot of wrestlers will need to find a new home base so Dylan & STRIGGA each draft 8 wrestlers from the current WRESTLE-1 roster who in this parallel universe will be additions to either NOAH or AJPW.

The main event of Puroresu March Madness! Dylan's covering the Heavyweights and this time he's joined by "The King of Banter" himself! Joe Lanza from Voices of Wrestling! We go through our entire brackets and face off for the first time ever over multiple competitors and try to figure out classic Cinderella stories in College Basketball such as George Mason, Loyola, and Florida Gulf Coast (sorry about Georgetown) and what seeds they were. We go through differences and similarities, who will be the first ever Eastern Lariat Puroresu Madness Champion!

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Special thanks to Joe Lanza for coming on the show!

Joshi March Madness! Dylan's back with Eric from The Joshi Pod who graciously took the time before his trip to Japan to reclaim his spot as the Pure Heart specialist, breaking down the full Bracket for the Joshi March Madness. We go through the whole bracket and give our picks throughout. Thank you all who listen and support the show and continue to support it through patreon.com/easternlariat and make sure to check back @EasternLariat on Twitter to vote and make your voices heard! And also support The Joshi Pod and listen to great interviews with people throughout the Joshi scene like his latest episode with Kris Wolf, and in the future with his scheduled guests Akane Fujita and Bull Nakano! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joshi-pod/id1486086093