Eastern Lariat

The Eastern Lariat rolls on through Golden Week as STRIGGA & Dylan present a new episode in which they talk about the All Japan Champion Carnival finals and extensively cover Big Japan's Endless Survivor show that featured a fantastic match between Hideki Suzuki and Yuji Okabayashi. They also take a look at the 60 minute draw between Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo in DDT, cover other groups running in and around Golden Week like WRESTLE-1, Pro Wrestling NOAH, ZERO1, Michinoku Pro, Guts World and K-DOJO and discuss the possibility of a new Young Lions Cup in New Japan.

In a new episode of the Eastern Lariat podcast STRIGGA & Dylan take a look at New Japan Pro Wrestling's big shows on the road to Wrestling Dontaku with a fabulous Tetsuya Naito vs. Juice Robinson match and also discuss the top matches of Wresting Dontaku and the upcoming Best of the Super Junior. They also dive deep into All Japan's Champion Carnival tournament and briefly recap Stardom's Cinderella Tournament.

STRIGGA & Dylan open this week's episode of the Eastern Lariat podcast by talking about the medical conditions of Katsuyori Shibata, Akebono and OKUMURA and the reporting about these situations. From there the two transition to a wide potpourri of topics including Stardom, Sendai Girls, Ice Ribbion, Big Japan and other promotions running shows during Golden Week. The duo also dives into WRESTE-1 for the first time in months to check how Keiji Muto's company is doing.

STRIGGA & Dylan start the show by tackling the difficult topic of bullying in pro-wrestling and go on to a topic not much less difficult with Katsuyori Shibata undergoing surgery due to a subdural hematoma. From there the two try to switch gears to celebrate Dylan's one year anniversary on the podcast in style and fashion with the review of a great Sakura Genesis show put on by New Japan headlined by the match that is talked about for more than one reason now: Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata. Other topics include Big Japan, All Japan, ZERO1, K-DOJO's 15th Anniversary, Sendai Girls and Next Exciting Wrestling.

STRIGGA & Dylan return with a new Eastern Lariat episode focusing on recent events and developments in Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dramatic Dream Team including DDT's extravaganza in Saitama Super Arena which saw the passing of the torch. Other topics include Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Ryouji Sai, Fumihiko Uwai and Lion's Gate.

STRIGGA & Dylan return with a new show discussing recent events in All Japan, Big Japan, New Japan and beyond. The two cover All Japan's Junior Battle of Glory, their road to Champion Carnival, they go over Big Japan's success in Korakuen Hall and then go over New Japan's 45th anniversary and the upcoming New Japan Cup. Other topics include the intergalactic aces of Atsushi Onita, Antonio Inoki, the Great Sasuke … and KAI. Feedback and questions are always welcome: [email protected] or directly via Twitter at @strigga and @dylanzerops!

In an all new Eastern Lariat STRIGGA & Dylan talk about four great champions in Kazuchika Okada, Tetsuya Naito, Daisuke Sekimoto and Kento Miyahara, their challengers as well as their respective companies – New Japan Pro Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. They also go through the blocks of this year's stacked Champion Carnival tournament and take a quick look at who could benefit from the new NOAH/TNA relationship.

Feeling reborn? Yes? NOAH does too. Join STRIGGA & Dylan Harris as they not only discuss Pro Wrestling NOAH's start to the new year including highlights and difficulties, but also take a look at DDT and their new streaming service DDT Universe as well as ZERO1's Happy New Year event from January 1st. The segment that kicks off the show however has been heavily influenced by you, the listeners. You voted for it, STRIGGA & Dylan talk about it: The results of the fantasy WWE Japan Championship tournament!

The Eastern Lariat is back with a jam packed episode that starts with the joshi awards as voted by the users of puroresuspirit.net and a look at how the joshi companies in Japan closed out 2016. From there the two briefly discuss Takaaki Kidani's plans of opening up New Japan office in the United States. With New Japan and WWE seeking new business opportunities on foreign shores, STRIGGA & Dylan fantasy book a WWE Japan Championship tournament that includes both legends and rising stars of the world of japanese wrestling while closing the episode like it started: Going through another set of awards.

Wrestle Kingdom 11 and New Year Dash are in the books. Join STRIGGA & Dylan Harris as they review New Japan's biggest show of the year which featured phenomenal matches and produced fantastic moments like the biggest stage in japanese pro-wrestling does every year. When talking about the immediate future for New Japan the two get into a heated discussion about Kazuchika Okada and the events that occured on New Year Dash. Feedback and questions are always welcome: [email protected] or directly via Twitter at @STRIGGA and @DylanZeroPS!