Fightful Wrestling Podcast with Sean Ross Sapp

Jeremy Lambert (@jeremylambert88) and Stephen Jensen (@FightTalk_) Spotlight the following topics:

- Charlotte Flair returns, immediately wins SmackDown Women's Title

- Alexa Bliss is spooky again

- Saraya swerve, is it Mercedes Mone?

- Darby Allin wins AEW TNT Title

- Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega from NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

- Don West passes away

- Matt Tremont wins IWTV Independent Wrestling World Title

- Violence is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini) win IWTV Independent Wrestling Tag Team Titles, call out FTR.

Creators Spotlight:

Chess Boxing Champion Matt Thomas joins us to talk about Chess Boxing, influencer boxing and Ludwig Chess Boxing event, Love is Blind, and more!

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Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) talk AEW Dynamite for January 4, 2023

- A new look!

- A new set!

- AEW Tag Team Titles: The Acclaimed vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal

- Bryan Danielson vs. Tony Nese

- TNT Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Darby Allin

- Jade Cargill & Red Velvet vs. Kiera Hogan & Skye Blue

- Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks

- Swerve Strickland vs. AR Fox

- AEW World Champion MJF is contractually obligated to appear

- Update on Hangman Page's medical condition

- We'll hear from Jon Moxley

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Sean Ross Sapp and Jimmy Van talk wrestling news for January 4, 2023!

- Sasha Banks is Mercedes Mone in NJPW

- John Cena

- Wrestle Kingdom 17!

- What to expect from AEW changes

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Rob Wilkins and Scott Edwards review Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 for the Fightful Post Show.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

IWGP Women's Championship

KAIRI (c) vs. Tam Nakano

NJPW WORLD TV Championship

Ren Narita vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Taiji Ishimori (c) vs. Master Wato vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado

IGPW United States Championship

Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kenny Omega

NEVER Openweight Championship

Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships

TJP & Francesco Akira (c) vs. Lio Rush & YOH

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships

FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)

Keiji Muto’s Last NJPW Match

Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shota Umino vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI)

Antonio Inoki Memorial Match

Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask

KOPW 2023 Qualifier

New Japan Rambo

Exhibition Match

Boltin Oleg vs. Ryohei Oiwa

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Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) and Kate (@MissKatefabe) review tonight's episode of WWE NXT, including:

- Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn in an Extreme Resolution match

- Bron Breakker on the Grayson Waller Effect

- Apollo Crews vs. Carmelo Hayes

- Axiom vs. Trick Williams

...and more! Plus, Kate and Alex probably discuss what Sasha Banks vs. Bayley meant to WWE NXT as Mercedes Varnado seeks to change the game at Wrestle Kingdom tonight.

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Denise Salcedo (@_DeniseSalcedo) and Will Washington (@WilliamRBR) review WWE Raw for January 2, 2023! Sean Ross Sapp will also join if something big happens!

- Women's Title: Bianca Belair vs. Alexa Bliss

- US Title: Austin Theory vs. Seth Rollins

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Sean Ross Sapp speaks to Rocky Romero ahead of Wrestle Kingdom 17 on NJPW World, January 4!

0:00 Intro

3:30 Karl Anderson working WWE

5:40 Stressors of Good Brothers

8:00 AMALGAMATIONS

12:00 Tony Khan's promo on Nick Khan

13:00 Crowds getting to cheer again

15:00 Sasha Banks

17:00 Possible BIG SHOW

18:30 Rocky is the Forbidden Door

21:45 Scott D'Amore

23:00 Roppongi Vice

26:45 NJPW format change

29:30 Kenny Omega -- put a pause, nobody knew timeline

34:20 Lio Rush, Wrestle Kingston

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We have a Cody Deaner DOUBLE FEATURE, with Matt Young and Joel Pearl!

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Indy Wrestler Lev Shapiro was the guest on this week’s Wrestling Perspective Podcast with Lars Frederiksen and Dennis Farrell. The guys asked him about his journey in wrestling and his character. He talks about his character and career aspirations.

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Closing out 2022 with Will Washington (@WilliamRBR), Philip Lindsey (@PhilDL616), and Righteous Reg (@RighteousReg) talking wrestling news and the world at large for December 31st, 2022!

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