The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

The Flagship Podcast is back this week to discuss the bizarre story surrounding the airtime of AEW Grand Slam Australia and AEW's upcoming schedule.

We'll also recap and review NJPW Battle in the Valley, MLW King of Colosseum, preview GCW's return to the Hammerstein Ballroom, TNA/WWE's new partnership and give our reaction to the 2024 FSM 50!

2024 FSM 50: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/01/16/fsm-50-2024-the-50-best-wrestlers-in-the-world/

The Flagship Podcast reacts to the RAW on Netflix numbers and discusses the first week of streaming for AEW and WWE.

Additional topics include the fallout from NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom/Wrestle Dynasty weekend, the latest on Chris Charlton's suspension, NJPW's New Year Dash, a first look at this year's WrestleMania Weekend schedule in Las Vegas, and more!

• RAW on Netflix rating
• First weeks of streaming for AEW & WWE
• Wrestle Kingdom/Wrestle Dynasty Fallout
• Latest on Chris Charlton's suspension
• WrestleMania Weekend 2025 Schedule
• Year-End Lists
• & more!

Happy 2025! The Flagship Podcast returns for a final preview of NJPW's two-night Tokyo Dome festivities, looking at both Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty.

We also review New Year's shows from Pro Wrestling NOAH and AJPW, featuring new champions in both promotions, plus our first Contract Season segment of the year and a dive into AEW and WWE's new content platforms.

Join us live immediately following both Wrestle Kingdom & Wrestle Dynasty for Instant Reaction LIVE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/njpw-wrestle-119096333

The Flagship Podcast returns this week with a packed show covering a ton of news and notes across the world of wrestling, including news that WWE's Lee Fitting was dismissed from ESPN due to misconduct allegations, WWE's disappointing Saturday Night's Main Event rating, NJPW Strong Style Evolved, the retirement of Stalker Ichikawa, a preview of ROH Final Battle 2024 & more!

• WWE's Lee Fitting was dismissed from ESPN due to misconduct allegations & Janel Grant's reps responded.
• WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event had a disappointing rating & more importantly, some patented Legentil Activity.
• NJPW Strong Style Evolved review
• Dragongate Final Gate 2024 + Stalker Ichikawa Retirement
• ROH Final Battle 2024 Preview
• & more!

This week on The Flagship: we review NJPW and AJPW's Tag League finals, preview NJPW STRONG this weekend, plus look at updated cards for NJPW and AJPW's New Year's shows. We'll also review MLW Eric Bischoff's One Shot, WWE Deadline 2024, preview WWE Saturday Night's Main Event and quick hitter news discussions on Rey Fenix, All In Texas on-sale event, WWE piping in fake crowd noise & more.

-NJPW World Tag League Final + Wrestle Kingdom Lineups

-AJPW Tag League Final + New Year's lineups

-MLW: Eric Bischoff's One Shot

-WWE Deadline 2024 (presented by the stars of NXT)

-WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

-Rey Fenix

-All In Texas on-sale event

-WWE piping in fake crowd noise

-& more!

Instant Reaction LIVE: Saturday Night's Main Event

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After a week off, The Flagship is back with a LOADED show discussing this week's disastrous ratings for AEW Dynamite and big-picture thoughts on how AEW can get back on track.

Plus, we'll review WWE Survivor Series War Games, discuss the future of WWE content online with the move to Netflix, and more.

We'll also discuss the ongoing AEW vs. GCW feud, GCW's upcoming Hammerstein show, TNA booking BIG buildings in 2025, a ZERO1 Title Defense in NOAH, El Hijo de Mascara Sagrada vs. El Hijo del Fishman, and more!

• AEW ratings disaster
• Eric Bischoff ratings trifecta
• WWE Survivor Series War Games Review
• Future of WWE content online
• AEW vs. GCW
• GCW Hammerstein Return
• TNA's taking BIG SWINGS in 2025
• Go Shiozaki vs. Shuji Ishikawa ZERO1 Title Match
• El Hijo de Mascara Sagrada vs. El Hijo del Fishman
• & more!

Sagrada vs. Fishman show link: https://youtu.be/WwXbLUeVVRY

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This week on The Flagship, we preview this weekend's AEW Full Gear 2024 PPV, reveal some information we've learned about WWE ID contracts, review Akitoshi Saito's retirement show, Michinoku Pro's Fukumen World League (yes, really), update you on the Dave Marquez/MLW situation, AEW's upcoming schedule and so much more!

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AEW Full Gear 2024 Instant Reaction LIVE

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This week on The Flagship, we reviewed NJPW's Fighting Spirit Unleashed show, checked in with the WWE ID program and their first batch of signings, discussed AEW's upcoming schedule and the fast-approaching Continental Classic, reviewed MLW's Lucha Apocalypto, Dragongate King of Gate, old wrestling we watched over the last week, and more!

This week on The Flagship: a review of NJPW's Power Struggle show, a look at both Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty's cards thus far, a preview of this weekend's Fighting Spirit Unleashed, World Tag League 2024 participants, a preview of this weekend's MLW slate, a new Triple Crown champion in AJPW, WWE Crown Jewel & more!

This week on The Flagship, Joe and Rich review NXT Halloween Havoc 2024, discuss the launch of the WWE ID program, and preview WWE's Crown Jewel 2024 event, plus quick hit segments on Kenny Omega's return to NJPW, Kota Ibushi's odd situation with DDT, NJPW Power Struggle, Super Junior Tag League & more.