King Of Sports - New Japan Podcast

We are back discussing New Japan’s 47th Anniversary show (congrats!) and previewing this year’s New Japan Cup. We go in-depth on every match of tonight’s show as well as give you an entire rundown of the NJC bracket, and who we think will make it into the finals. We also discuss the last time Jushin Liger was IWGP junior champ, a brief recap of New Japan in the 2000s, and much more on this week’s episode of The King of Sports Podcast!

Here's the article we discussed on this week's show:

[Inoki-ism: The Fall and Rebirth of New Japan Pro Wrestling](https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/8/15/9133745/inoki-ism-the-fall-and-rebirth-of-new-japan-pro-wrestling?fbclid=IwAR2s5XN1pM5QWSXcPiDkQjD6OOsgAsv1S7s9ncHBgFx1_g5Jqz82wYmibC4)

We’re back with a show that’s packed to the gills this week, ranging from the Giant Baba/Abdullah the Butcher show, the Takashi Iizuka retirement show, and the Honor Rising shows. We also give a small preview of the NJPW Anniversary show, and a brief look at the first round of 2019’s New Japan Cup. Also dive back into time with us as Branden reminisces fondly on his time at the WCW Nitro bar/restaurant in Las Vegas. All that and more on the King of Sports Podcast!

Who walked out of Osaka with the IWGP heavyweight title this past weekend? Was Ishimori successful in defending his junior heavyweight title? This week, we tell you about everything that went on at The New Beginning in Osaka, and we also preview the cards for Takashi Iizuka’s retirement show (New Japan Road) and Honor Rising! The year is already off with a bang and the wrestling NEVER ends, so listen to us discuss all that and more this week on The King of Sports Podcast!

This week is all about New Beginnings. We start off with the kickoff show in the US, New Beginning in USA, which Branden and Henry were both there in person for, and then we’re back inJapan talking about The New Beginning in Sapporo. We give our predictions for the upcoming Osaka shows this weekend, and speculate on who could possibly be in this year’s New Japan Cup. All that and more on the King of Sports Podcast!

Fantasticamania is in the books and we are on the Road To The New Beginning! We discuss the upcoming shows in February, and of course the big New Beginning in USA tour fiasco (we’ll be at the LA show), and we even talk about Branden’s last minute trip to Phoenix for the Royal Rumble. All that and more of course on this week’s episode of the King of Sports Podcast!

We’re back this week with FANTASTICAMANIA talk, as well as a few listener questions and a quick look at February’s New Beginning tour. Will we get cards for the New Beginning in USA shows? Who could possibly win the New Japan Cup this year and challenge for the IWGP title come April? All that and more discussed on the King of Sports Podcast!

Our first episode of 2019 is here and of course, it’s all about WRESTLE KINGDOM 13, BABY. We go in-depth on each match from the Tokyo Dome on January 4th, and Henry discusses what it was like being there for the event live in person. We also discuss what happened on New Year Dash, and speculate on what things could be like in the world of NJPW in the year 2019 and beyond. It’s an exciting time, so strap in with us, keep your arms and legs inside of the vehicle at all times, and come celebrate the beauty of wrestling on the King of Sports Podcast!

It’s finally here. The holidays have come around again, so you know what that means: Wrestle Kingdom is right around the corner! This week’s episode is all about WRESTLE KINGDOM 13! We take an in-depth look at every single match on the card, and speculate on what 2019 will bring for each competitor, as well as predictions for each match. The hype is at an all time high, so come celebrate the biggest show of the year with us, here on the King of Sports Podcast!

This is it! We are on the heels of Wrestle Kingdom 13, and we are here this week discussing the World Tag League Finals, as well as the Road To Tokyo Dome shows that happened this weekend. Who is challenging for the IWGP tag team titles and the NEVER title come WK13? New Japan’s final show of 2018 has come and gone, and now we have a fully fleshed out Wrestle Kingdom card which we will discuss in-depth next week! As always, all this and much more, so check it out!

We’re back with part two of our NJPW Year in Review series! In it, we discuss major points in the year: Best of the Super Juniors, Dominion, G1 Special in San Francisco, G1 Climax, King of Pro Wrestling, and Power Struggle, along with every tour that came along in between! We get in detail about Chris Jericho’s New Japan run in 2018, Okada vs Omega IV, Jay White’s Switchblade character fully realized, Ishii’s spectacular G1 run, Tanahashi’s second half of the year, and plenty more!