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New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax 29 rolls on and so does this inexplicable podcast. Want to know what we think about each match in a month long tournament featuring the 20 best wrestlers in the world? You're in luck! We also offer spoiler free recommendations for nights 11 and 12 to help curate your experience. 

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The G1 Climax 29 rumbles on, so what choice do we have but to watch? Clearly, there is no real choice at all—if you're a wrestling fan, you need to watch the G1. 

Period. 

It's not always easy to fit in a month long tournament with 20 of the world's greatest wrestlers. We get that. So, we're here to help guide you towards what's must see, what's nice to see and what's skippable. In this episode, we look at night 7 and 8 and offer a spoiler free preview of nights 9 and 10. 

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Jonathan is on pills, but that doesn't stop the Snowdens from discussing New Japan's epic G1 Climax. Lots of feelings are shared, theories expounded on and Gary Albright discussed for some reason. 

Spoilers ahead for the matches from Days 5 and 6, including the masterful showing from Will Ospreay and Kota Ibushi. Then we offer a spoiler free guide to days 7 and 8 and help you sort through the must sees, the nice to sees and the skippable bouts as the G1 approaches the midpoint.

Trying to get caught up on the G1? We're here to help. 

In this episode, the Snowdens continue their discussion of New Japan's amazing G1 Climax 29, talking about nights 3 and 4 in depth and offering spoiler free recommendations for nights 5 and 6.  

The G-1 Climax can be a little overwhelming. We understand that. It's why we've decided to offer a spoiler free discussion of each night of the month-long tournament, separating each match into three simple to understand boxes: skippable, nice to see if you have time and MUST SEE! 

In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of nights 1 and 2 (spoilers ahoy) and then offer a spoiler free recommendation for which matches are worth your time from nights 3 and 4. 

Every year New Japan Pro Wrestling brings 20 of the world's top wrestlers together, divides them into two blocks of ten a piece, and then unleashes carnage in a round robin tournament. The winner of A Block faces the winner of B block for an opportunity to compete for the IWGP championship at the biggest show of the year.

The tournament can be overwhelming—both for the wrestlers, forced to endure nine fast-paced hard hitting bouts in the span of a few weeks, and for fans, who struggle to find the time to watch what are essentially 18 pay-per-view caliber shows in a single calendar month.

We're here to help. 

Kristina and Jonathan Snowden are watching every second of each show and curating the experience for you. We'll pick out the matches that are "Must See", the ones that are merely "Nice to See."  We'll also identify the matches you can straight up skip if you don't have a completist bone in your body. Best of all, we won't spoil the results so you can watch the matches spoiler free.

Along the way, we'll help provide context and walk you through the month step by step. Interested in seeing what the G-1 Climax is all about? Join us won't you?

The Snowdens have been through the ringer in the past couple of weeks, but even when you're down, the business demands you make those towns. So it didn't stop them from traveling to Dallas for the G1 Climax and Jacksonville for AEW's Fight for the Fallen. Their road reports plus YOUR QUESTIONS! Please rate and comment and tell all your friends!

The Snowdens were supposed to be taking some time off. But when you travel all the way to Daytona Beach to see AEW's second show dressed as Joey Janela, how can you NOT talk about it? We discuss an epic night of wrestling and then transition to this weekend's long drive to Dallas for the opening night of the G1 Climax. 

This week the Snowdens talk about the best intergender wrestling match they've ever seen, a barnburner on the criminally underrated 205 Live, the remarkable promos that come out of their beloved MLW, New Japan's upcoming G1 Climax AND much more. Your questions too, of course, including a discussion of their batshit crazy decision to join the Army. 

Jonathan traveled to Milwaukee for MLW and NXT put its best foot forward—but nothing could match the majesty of 6/3/94 or New Japan's Best of the Super Juniors Final. Twenty five years ago Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada had one of the best matches in wrestling history. Earlier this week, Shingo Takagi and Will Ospreay took their own swing for the fences. The Snowdens discuss both AND select members of their own pro wrestling boy band. 

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