The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

A short preview of the latest Subscriber-Exclusive episode of The Flagship—available now in full exclusively on the FlagshipPatreon.com $10 tier.

Topics discussed on the full show: slow-moving ticket sales for TNA Slammiversary and the state of TNA, a lengthy discussion on the 2026 Greatest Wrestler Ever vote, a review of Saturday's Collision, and a recap of the special two-hour premiere of MLW Fusion.

On this episode of The Flagship, we discuss the huge news that Bushiroad is selling its NJPW shares to TV Asahi and CyberAgent, what it means for the future of NJPW and Japanese wrestling, and more. We also preview this weekend's AAA Noche de Los Grandes show featuring the hottest feud in pro wrestling, WWE's Clash in Italy, the return of MLW, whatever the heck VEEPS is, hotel continental breakfasts, pretzel buns, and much more!

The Flagship is back after a week's hiatus with a loaded show featuring a preview of AEW Double or Nothing 2026, reviews of ROH's Supercard of Honor 2026 and AJPW's Champion Carnival 2026 finals.

We'll also talk about the life and career of Phil Hickerson, Brock Lesnar's return, Mick Foley joining AEW, BARON CORBIN headlines, Heidenreich's viral Walmart photo & so much more.

The Flagship is back to talk about Ted Turner's impact on pro wrestling, review NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, catch you up with the latest in AJPW's Champion Carnival, and preview this week's WWE Backlash show.

The Flagship returns with a full recap and review of this week's episode of AEW Dynamite, a preview of NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku, a review of Dragongate's Golden Colosseum & much more!

After a week's hiatus, The Flagship returned with a look at the fallout from WrestleMania and WrestleMania Weekend, ratings for WrestleMania on ESPN, ESPN's Andreas Hale being denied press credentials, this week's Dave Meltzer Discourse, the life and career of Van Hammer, early returns on Darby Allin's AEW World Title run, and more!

This week on The Flagship, we preview what's coming up for WrestleMania Week next week, give a preview of this weekend's AEW Dynasty PPV, discuss Tony Khan's appearance on "The Coach & Bro" podcast, cover what happened with the Berwyn Eagles Club, and much more!

• Note/Correction: In the segment about the Berwyn Eagles Club, we referred to the promotion with the alleged stabbing as Relentless Pro Wrestling. It was actually Ruthless Pro Wrestling. We apologize for the error.

The Overrun

We ran out of time on The Flagship proper, so we had to finish out the show on The Overrun—available exclusively on the $5 tier at FlagshipPatreon.com.

Topics on The Overrun this week: NJPW Sakura Genesis review, NXT Stand & Deliver review & a preview of WWE WrestleMania 42.

Instant Reaction LIVE: AEW Dynasty

Listen to the best post-PPV review show in the game this Sunday with Instant Reaction LIVE for AEW Dynasty 2026! Available on the $10 tier at FlagshipPatreon.com.

On this episode of The Flagship, we cover a busy week in wrestler movement, including Chris Jericho returning to AEW, Dani Luna leaving TNA, Dragon Dia departing Dragongate, and Lady Frost exiting AEW.

We also dive into the latest in the Janel Grant case, review TNA Sacrifice, preview NXT Stand & Deliver, check in on WrestleMania Week/Weekend, discuss John Cena being announced as the host of WrestleMania, preview NJPW Sakura Genesis, and more!

On this episode of The Flagship, a deep look at the life and career of Dennis Condrey, a review of the final nights of the 2026 New Japan Cup, plus a look at the latest in AJPW.

We did a Flagship on Wednesday, too, covering CMLL, ZERO1, Tony Khan's bid to buy WWE, and more. You can listen to that show exclusively at FlagshipPatreon.com.

The Deep Dive (The Midnight Express vs. The Original Midnight Express): https://www.patreon.com/posts/deep-dive-vs-71970399

With Joe unavailable this week, Rich welcomes Trevor Dame (http://linktr.ee/trevordame) to The Flagship!

Rich made Trevor endure NXT's Booker T Appreciation Night, so they review this week's NXT TV episode, the first AAA Rey de Reyes 2026 show, discuss the aftermath of Sunday's AEW Revolution PPV, The Hangman stipulation, plus some ROH nostalgia and more.

• Listen to Trevor on the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/a5213cab-9356-48e4-90d5-9f783121c871