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July 14, 2019Ep. 24 NJPW G1, NOAH, and Dragon Gate ramble (and a brief goodbye) Very minimal editing and no usual elaborate description today. Just a quick update so people don't think the podcast has died. It's just in hiatus for a bit.
I'm late to all these shows, but figured I couldn't give an update episode without at least covering some actual wrestling content, so I very briefly cover:
- New Japan's G1 show from Dallas
- Dragon Gate's King of Gate tournament
- NOAH's Misawa Memorial Shows
- G1 winner prediction
- Pac vs Ben-K prediction/analysis
- GHC Tag-Title scene analysis
- GHC Heavyweight Title prediction/analysis
This was a very low effort episode, so I apologise and hope it somewhat holds people over before I upload my next, proper episode.
* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more June 10, 2019Ep. 23 NJPW Dominion + BOSJ Review So much is happening in New Japan: outside stars are debuting, MOTY contenders are occurring, and now we have to start debating who will be champion at the end of Wrestle Kingdom.
Points of interest from this episode:
“Ospreay = 2019 Wrestler of the Year (this is not up for debate)”
“Chris ’The Painmaker’ Jericho made that main event painful as promised”“I’m an Okada fanboy and even I’m seriously questioning his current reign”“I love danger in a match, but I also love Ibushi being capable of walking and breathing, so I’m conflicted”“Is Naito as IWGP Heavyweight Champion a thing anymore or?…”“New Japan poach yet ANOTHER outside talent, and I’m just smiling while others boycott”“Of course I’m travelling when the most stacked G1 of all time starts”“It is now illegal to accuse Taichi of having bad matches”"I don't have time to review every BOSJ match, and I barely remember most of them, so let me just wing it"* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more May 13, 2019Ep. 22 Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 2019 Review I’m back to my usual schedule of dropping reviews late, but hopefully that allowed everyone enough time to see this very, very good show. I heap praise on the Dream Gate title match, laugh at the crazy main event, and complain about the payoff to the ‘unit bonds’ stipulation.
A summary of my thoughts:
“Natural Vibes and Tribe Vanguard staying together = my week saved”
“Doi and Shimizu’s choices = my week still saved, but less satisfying”“I’m not letting my kids in the official Dragon Gate funhouse playground, even if there’s silly string and streamers inside”“Headline: Newcastle Man and Dragon-masked Boy are persons of interest in an attempted 2-way homicide case”“U-T has officially become my boy, and I’ll support him through everything”“My charity work is that I respect and appreciate Sakamoto, Yoshida, and Kanda when no-one else will”“Why couldn’t Kai have been Strong Machine K?”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more May 02, 2019Ep. 21 AJPW Champion Carnival 2019 Review The show is finally back, and just in time to review AJPW’s Champion Carnival. I analyse all the major matches, go over the most/least impressive wrestlers, list my top 10 matches, and give my overall thoughts on the tournament and the winner, plus the implications for All Japan going forward.
My bite-sized ideas:
“Triple Crown champ Nomura by the end of 2019, or else I walk”
“Zeus in the company for the next 15 years, in which case I stay”“Miyahara probably doesn’t deserve my vitriol”“Ishikawa, Okabayashi, and James are in the next Godzilla film”“You’re all wrong on which matches were great”“Hey, these wrestlers repeated their sh*t for 18 days, so excuse me if I likewise repeat my comments”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more April 11, 2019Ep. 20 NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard Review I review the joint NJPW & ROH G1 Supercard show from MSG. There were a few big developments here, so I try my best to analyse them in all my blissful ignorance and speculate wildly on where New Japan should go from here.
Brief summary of the episode:
“Okada is the king, but can we PLEASE keep the title off of him for more than a few seconds?”
“Jay White preempts your unfounded criticism, evades your baseless mockery, and hits you with the Bladerunner, all while arrogantly chuckling at your pitiful opinions”“Naito and Ibushi put on a sub-par performance which obviously ends up still being great”“Tanahashi’s natural charm slows down the disintegration of his body”“Sabre continues to perplex yet kinda impress me”“Dragon Lee’s win should FINALLY bring ‘him’ back, right?”“What the hell was ROH thinking like half the time?”“Cobb has the last laugh”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more April 04, 2019Ep. 19 NOAH Great Voyage in Yokohama Review NOAH have rebranded, and so I have good reason to (finally) review their Great Voyage in Yokohama show and briefly cover their 2/24, 3/17, & 3/29 shows. Kiyomiya’s run on top continues, so I also offer my thoughts on where that storyline could go from here.
My ideas summarised:
“NOAH the Looking Promising”
“Kiyomiya continues to tell what is currently the most compelling story in puroresu”“Marufuji being Marufuji instead of quarter-effort-fuji”“Shiozaki deserves the world, and, by consequence, the GHC Heavyweight title”“These GHC tag titles must choose between the reformation pill and the remain-trash pill”“Ohara deserves the world, and, by consequence, the GHC Junior Heavyweight title”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more April 01, 2019Ep. 18 NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard Preview I’m still on my New Japan kick as today I preview their joint G1 Supercard show from MSG with Ring of Honor. My friend Tyler joins me to provide some extra analysis, alternate predictions, and back me up on why this show could be the Show of the Year.
Takeaways worth keeping in mind:
“LOOK at this CARD”
“Why are these ROH guys on a New Japan show?”“Okada, I love you, but I need you to lose here”“Naito, you have suffered immensely. Just one more failure, please”“Seriously damn look at this card”“Hiromu is totally gonna return this time, right?”“Tanahashi is the man we can trust to lead the UK through BREXIT”“Mayu is precious. And I messed up the order of her challengers”“ROH is Scurll”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
** Follow Tyler on Twitter @TylerWilliamsYT and on Youtube **
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...more March 25, 2019Ep. 17 NJPW New Japan Cup Finals Review I take a look at the quarter-, semi-, and finals of the 2019 New Japan Cup and give an overview of where this year's tournament ranks alongside previous years' efforts.
Key points from this episode:
"Best New Japan Cup Ever, by far"
"Rainmaker 2: Superman Returns""NJPW structure their main events like I structure my university essays: long procrastination with a rushed finish""Why did Tanahashi defeat in-form lanky brit instead of throwing him to blond-mohawk guy?""Sabre maybe doesn’t deserve my sh*t talk at this point, but oh well""I swear to god if you’re still sleeping on Yoshi-Hashi… ugh I need to go cool off...""You’re all blaming the wrong guy for embarrassing the US""Cabana had a good match!"* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more March 18, 2019Ep. 16 NJPW New Japan Cup 2nd Round Review I'm back on time. Today I review all the 2nd Round matches of the New Japan Cup, I let you know which ones were good and which wrestlers deserve respect for their efforts, and I also look forward to the next tournament rounds. Also, my bracket lies in tatters at my feet.
Here are my poignant observations:
“Sabre f*cked up my entire bracket f*ck you dude goddamn f*ck”
“Okada had better win this whole thing. Actually, even then I’d still be mad”“Sanada became human again with help from an old man hitting man”“Sorry, everyone. Taichi is still awesome. Maybe check back next year. Or next decade.”“Tanahashi uses the Dragon SUPLEX not the Dragon SLEEPER. I’m stupid”“Yoshi-Hashi decimates the entire 50 United States”“Lance Archer should spit water on anyone who thinks he’s bad”* Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro *
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...more March 15, 2019Ep. 15 NJPW New Japan Cup 1st Round Review I'm late AGAIN. Who cares. Let me review the first round of the New Japan Cup so I can quickly catch up with the second round before yet another review comes out late. Go go go.
Brief takes as follows:
“Naito x Ibushi death match”
“Okada tries to ‘Honma’ Elgin”“Sabre had a good match; props to him”“Fale had a good match; props to Ospreay”“New Japan hates Juice and his home country”“I pay money to watch old guys hit each other”* My 2nd Round New Japan Cup preview with Tyler *
** Follow me on Twitter: @puregradepuro **
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FAQs about Pure Grade Puroresu:
How many episodes does Pure Grade Puroresu have?
The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.