The Fight Game Podcast: Pro Wrestling, MMA & Boxing

We are just days away from AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Forbidden Door PPV, and while it's sure to be an entertaining event, James and Kevin are only mildly excited about it. They talk about the reasons why. Is Forbidden Door destined to be a disappointment? Or are we fans just spoiled from having access to so much great wrestling all the time?

Plus: the key moments from Dynamite and Rampage, how Jay White and Jon Moxley earned their paychecks this week, Jeff Hardy's troubles, Thunder Rosa's bad week, and more!

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A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash and Scott Young recap the week that was in WWE by examining the Vince McMahon scandal from every angle regarding his appearance on SmackDown, the on-going investigation of using company funds to cover up extramarital affairs, Stephanie McMahon taking over as Interim CEO and Chairwoman of the Board, and predict who would run creative in the event Vince was forced to leave the company entirely.

Other hot topics include: Randy Orton’s injury setback, Sasha Banks’ status in WWE, the presentation of Ciampa on Monday Night Raw, the greatness of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns vs. Riddle for the Undisputed Universal Championship, and Cowboy Brock Lesnar returns to jumpstart his never ending feud with Reigns heading into SummerSlam. Enjoy and leave a five-star review today!

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Scott and Parker are back for another episode to round up all of the Stardom news from the past week including an update on the 5 STAR Qualifiers, KAIRI laying down her biggest challenge yet to Wonder of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitani, the NEW BLOOD 3 card, and so much more!

1:34: 5 STAR Qualifier Update

16:52: Stardom Weekend Thoughts (KAIRI challenges Saya Kamitani/Momo Watanabe Crushes Natsupoi)

35:47: NEW BLOOD 3 & MidSummer Champions Card Thoughts

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On this weekend's episode of the Take It Home Podcast, John LaRocca takes you to Foxborough, Massachusetts for Beyond Wrestling. This event featured eleven matches and John gives you the good, the bad and the ugly. Beyond Wrestling has a lot of really good up and coming talent including "The Prize" Alec Price, Ray Jaz, Tyree Tayler, Little Mean Kathleen, Ichiban and "Fancy" Ryan Clancy. Also on this card are former WWE superstars Biff Busick (the former Oney Lorcen) and Thomas "The Promise" Santell. Plus, AEW is represented as The Acclaim's own Max Caster is in one on one action.  

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Mike and JD break down the Slammiversary “go home” episode of IMPACT featuring the return of the Aces and 8s as well as Speedball vs Trey Miguel, and a contract signing between Josh Alexander and Eric Young. Then they break down the entire Slammiversary card with breaking news and predictions for every match, including the Reverse Battle Royal.

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In lieu of Riki Choshu: Part Three, which will air next week, Write That Down! presents The Life & Times of Jumbo Tsuruta, a super-cut of the two episodes Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper did on Tsuruta last year.

Part One: Fumi & Justin went in deep on the early days of Tomomi “Jumbo Tsuruta, from his early days growing up in Yamanashi prefecture on his parents’ grape & peach farm, playing basketball in high school, and his quick transition to amateur wrestling which led to him competing at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

They also talked about Tsuruta’s move to pro wrestling shortly after the Olympics. Both Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki were courting the young phenom before he decided on joining All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he’d go on to become a company legend over the next few decades. They also touched on Jumbo’s early training days with the Funks in Texas, his 1984 AWA World title run, his very special rivalries with Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen, the unique PWF ruleset, and his subsequent image change in the late ’80s ahead of the Super Generation Army era of the ’90s.

Part Two: This episode picks up in 1985–1986, which is when Riki Choshu turned heel on Tatsumi Fujinami and left NJPW for AJPW with the rest of his ISHIN-GUN crew. It was around this time that Jumbo evolved into a type of enforcer for All Japan, as his character from the ’70s and early ’80s became bigger, gruffer and meaner.

They also talked about Jumbo’s relationships to Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu, two of his most important rivals, his use of the power bomb, Tenryu leaving AJPW to help form SWS, and his truly legendary Nippon Budokan match vs. a young Mitsuharu Misawa.

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On the latest Pound 4 Pound, Robert Silva is back talking about Daniel Dubois, Hiroto Kyoguchi, Jaime Munguia, and Edgar Berlanga who all won their fights over the weekend. He previews Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith and then reads his profile of Jeff Chandler.

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Ryan Frederick and Paul Fontaine are back to recap the week that was and is to come in the world of MMA. In the "We Have to Talk About" segment, the guys discuss whether or not the main event of UFC 275 was the greatest fight of all time. They then run down an incredible card which saw some great knockouts and a near upset of the year in the co-main event. They then recap last weekend's Ultimate Fighter and preview the coming week's show as well as the PFL returning. Ryan will be in Austin, TX for Saturday's Fight Night show, which is a stacked card by ESPN standards, and the guys break down the fights to watch and the best ROI bets on the show. They then run down the news of the week which includes a PPV location announcement in August and some future shows in September and October. There's also talk of Joanna retiring, Bellator allowing one of their stop stars to do bare knuckle fighting and much, much more. 

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James and Kevin are back after a 2 week hiatus to talk about everything happening in AEW since Double or Nothing Weekend, and... it's a MESS. From the All Atlantic Championship Tournament to the Interim World Tile Casino Battle Royal Eliminator to the Class Action 20-on-1 lawsuit match, they look at how all the confusing (and wordy) booking ideas coming from Tony Khan's brain are hurting momentum going into Forbidden Door.

Plus, Will Ospreay's underwhelming debut, Matt Menard's incredible promo that wasn't on TV, the rise of Kris Statlander, and the story of all the mechanical and metaphorical breakdowns that were part of James's roadtrip to Las Vegas.

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A fresh episode of The WRAP is now live for your listening pleasure! Keila Cash, Scott Young, and extra special guest Paul Fontaine recap the week that was in WWE. They discuss the comeback of Cody Rhodes heading into next year’s WrestleMania, wonder if Becky Lynch has truly hit rock bottom after losing to Dana Brooke before workshopping the new and improved Judgment Day as Edge is iced out of his own group.

Other hot topics include: The finals of the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, Apollo Crews hops through the 2.0 portal, Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches produce mixed results on SmackDown, GUNTHER is the new Intercontinental Champion, and Main Event Riddle earns a shot at Roman Reigns’ Unified Universal Championship. The show wraps with the one shot deal return of the Guilty Pleasure/Avoid at all Costs picks of the week. Enjoy and leave a five-star review today!

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