Mike and JD finally leave Zoom! This week they review a hell of an episode of IMPACT featuring Violent By Design taking on Josh Alexander and the Briscoes, Alex Shelley vs Trey Miguel, plus Chris Sabin vs Kazarian. Then on the Fight Game Media Plus Free Preview, they Brace for Debate as they break down who from IMPACT should head to G1, Josh Alexander or Moose?

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Today, Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper went over the history of Japanese & Japanese-American wrestlers who worked in the States as well as in Mexico and Canada. They went over the first excursion in Rikidozan, and later Giant Baba’s, and later talked about important names like Masa Saito, Mr. Fuji, The Great Togo, Hiro Matsuda, “Tokyo” Joe Daigo, Hiroshi Hase, Antonio Inoki in Portland with Pat Patterson, Seiji Sakaguchi’s four years of working in the US, Mr. Hito and Kendo Nagasaki training Bret Hart in Calgary, Konishiki’s blessing to Rodney Anoa’i to use a sumo gimmick for “Yokozuna,” TAJIRI’s green mist integrity, how Jinsei Shinzaki was discovered by WWF/E, plus loads more.

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Robert Silva is back on Pound 4 Pound. He recaps David Benavidez's destruction of David Lemieux and then goes over the rest of last Saturday's fights. Then, he reads his Johnny Tapia profile as the 39th greatest fighter of the last 45 years.

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Ryan and Paul are back with the latest episode of In the Clinch, covering the week that was in mixed martial arts. In our "We Have to Talk About" segment, Ryan goes off, once again, on open scoring and how it's long past time that it be implemented in major MMA organizations. Paul ran a Twitter poll while recording and kept updating throughout the show. That led into a breakdown of this weekend's UFC show from the Apex where there were 3 split decisions on the main card, all of which may have gone differently if the fighters had known the scores. They go over a busy week in news including a possible Fight Night from Long Island, an official location for UFC 277 and a rumored one for 278 and the announcement of UFC's Paris debut in September. The guys close the show by sharing memories of past UFC Memorial Day weekend shows as Ryan laments the fact that UFC no longer runs shows on what used to be the biggest weekend of the year for the company. 

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AEW is in Las Vegas all this week heading into Double or Nothing, which made this past week feel a bit like the real go-home shows. James and Kevin rank the hottest acts and storylines going into the PPV, and spoiler alert: both guys are fans of Maki Ito.

Also:

Konosuke Takeshita's star-making performance

Page and Punk firing on all cylinders

Wardlow's fantastic facial expressions

William Regal's dental

A great FTR match in a high-school gym and more! 

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The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the week that was in WWE. They have a thoughtful conversation on Sasha Banks and Naomi walking out during Monday Night Raw when it comes to questionable booking, knowing your worth as a performer, and not being afraid to take a stand when silence is no longer an option. Other Hot Topics Include: Stephane McMahon’s leave of absence from WWE, the so-so babyface push of Mustafa Ali, the confusing presentation of Lacey Evans, Joe Gacy is an insult to all cartoon villains, and The Bloodline actives GOAT mode by unifying the Tag Team Championships. Enjoy and leave a five-star review today!

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Mike and JD are back reviewing a very good episode of IMPACT featuring three excellent matches including The Briscoes vs Violent By Design. 

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Today, Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper talked about the history of modern junior heavyweight pro wrestling in Japan and around the world. Topics included Tatsumi Fujinami’s initial impact on junior heavyweights and how they were perceived from 1978 on, plus Tiger Mask & Dynamite Kid, and later the Top of the Super Juniors and later Best Of the Super Juniors and Jushin “Thunder” Liger’s influence on the junior style of wrestling.

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Robert Silva is back to talk about Jaron Boots Ennis' fight, Jermell Charlo's knockout of Brian Castano and then he reads from his essay on Winky Wright before ranking his top 154-pound champs of all-time.

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Ryan and Paul are back going over the week that was and is to come in the world of MMA. They start off the show talking about Dustin Poirier and how he wants to fight soon but UFC won't give him a fight. We speculate about why that might be and what could be next for the lightweight contender. They then go over a busy week in MMA with The Ultimate Fighter, Bellator and, of course, UFC on ESPN 2. Former light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz picked up a big win in the main event and may get a title shot over whomever wins the upcoming Glover Teixeira vs Jiri Prochazka fight. The guys do a quick preview of the Eagle FC promotion with a lot of big name former UFC stars on the show including Junior Dos Santos in the main event and then talk about Holly Holm vs Ketlen Vieira and the rest of the upcoming UFC on ESPN+ card next Saturday. The news of the week includes Nate Diaz trying to get himself fired and to close the show, Ryan goes over all of the big fights that have been over the last seven days in UFC. 

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