The Fight Game Podcast: Pro Wrestling, MMA & Boxing

On this week’s episode, Fumi & Justin talked about the very special, very talented Adrian Adonis and his time with NJPW as well as his work in territories over the years, like in Portland, Amarillo, AWA in MN with the East-West Connection, before his stint as “Adorable” Adrian in the WWF.

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On the latest Pound 4 Pound, Robert Silva recaps Fundora vs Ocampo and then previews Haney vs Kambosos and Wilder vs Helenius. He does some Q&A and then profiles Felix "Tito" Trinidad.

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Ryan Frederick and Paul Fontaine are back to go over the week that was and is to come in the world of MMA. There actually was nothing going on this past weekend but in the We Have to Talk About Segment, the guys discuss the passing of Antonio Inoki and the legacy that he left in the world of mixed martial arts. This also leads to a fun chat about some of the people who have excelled in both sports. They then preview this coming weekend's UFC show on ESPN+ featuring a flyweight main event between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo where the winner could be very close to a title shot at Valentina Shevchenko. The rest of the card has a lot of big names and it's actually a solid show for a Fight Night card. The news of the week features UFC announcing the return to Australia for the first time since the pandemic in early 2023. There's also news on Paddy Pimblett, Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir. They close the show by going over some of the big fights being signed over the last week including a main event coming up between the recently unretired Kevin Holland against Stephen "Wonder Boy" Thompson. 

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AEW is headed to Toronto this week, and James and Kevin wonder if the rumors are true that Renee Paquette may be appearing in her hometown to announce she is All Elite. They preview all the announced matches so far and discuss how this Canadian debut may stack up against recent loaded shows. Plus, a celebration of National Scissoring Day and the news of Jon Moxley committing long-term to AEW's future.

Also discussed:

Andrade's attempt to use Sammy Guevara and TMZ to get fired

Bandido's will-he-or-won't-he contract status

A conspiracy theory involving HHH, The Good Brothers, and New Japan

The weekly Heat Index

Nick Gage answers the question "how many eggs is too many eggs?"

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Scott E. is joined by Trent Breward for the second year in a row as it is time for the SUPERSIZED 5STAR Grand Prix Finals review!

After 21 days of tournament action, the Five Star Joshi Show can finally wrap it all up as they celebrated the perfect night that it was in terms of wrestling, storytelling, and the right person walking out as the winner. Every single match was reviewed so don't miss a second!

And before they wrap it all up, they go over all the news from STARDOM's press conference.

3:52: STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix Finals Review

1:47:13: STARDOM Press Conference Thoughts

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The latest episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the highs and lows of Extreme Rules.

The Rundown Includes: The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium in a Good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Match steals the show, Ronda Rousey vs. Liv Morgan in an Extreme Rules Match for the SmackDown Women’s Championship ends on a curious note, Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross in a Strap Match underwhelms, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley in a Ladder Match for the Raw Women’s Championship was an absolute serve, Edge vs. Finn Balor in an I Quit match was professional wrestling at its best in terms of storytelling, Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins in a Fight Pit Match lived up to expectations, and the return of Bray Wyatt ends the mystery of the white rabbit on a high note. Enjoy and leave a five-star review today!

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This week on the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca takes a look at the return of NXT back in black and gold. John talks about his disappointment in the episode and what he saw still gave him that NXT 2.0 vibes. He also takes a look at Bandido and the bidding war between WWE and AEW for his services. He talks about Bandido's recent booking in AEW and also his opinion on his ceiling in both companies. 

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Mike and JD are back talking where Bandido might sign. They reviewing IMPACT featuring another contract signing; this time between Masha Slamovich and Jordynne Grace. They preview the upcoming Bound for Glory card with some surprises and returns.

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We are replaying a previous podcast by Justin Knipper and Fumi Saito on Antonio Inoki. This is part three of a five part series on Inoki that was recorded early in 2022. There is a link to all five episodes after Justin's original summary.

In the next installment of their profile series on Antonio Inoki, Fumi Saito and Justin Knipper continued covering Inoki’s full in-ring career, this time focusing on years 1974–1980. After Inoki’s (and Seiji Sakaguchi’s) NJPW and Giant Baba’s AJPW established deals with television channels, the rivalry between the two companies began heating up. Fumi and Justin talked about the hot time it was for pro wrestling Japan during the mid-’70s, the influence of television and print media at the time.

The two also went over Inoki’s inventive and bloody December 1974 vs. IWA champion Strong Kobayashi, Inoki’s year-long feud with Tiger Jeet Singh, his famous hour-long bout with Karl Gotch-trainee Billy Robinson, and his series of matches with Andre the Giant.

They also talked about Vince McMahon Sr.’s involvement with and appearances for NJPW at around this time, which subsequently led to NJPW and the WWWF’s 11-year working relationship. The partnership would also lead to Inoki’s international breakout bout against Muhammed Ali in what many would call the world’s first MMA fight, which Fumi and Justin also covered in detail towards the end of the show.

Listen to all five original episodes on Fight Game Media's website.

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Robert Silva is back on Pound 4 Pound with his prediction on the Conor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr fight. He also rants on Errol Spence, Terence Crawford, and Tyson Fury. He takes more questions and then ends with a look back on the Muhammed Ali and Antonio Inoki fight.

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