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WELLLLLLLLL! On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew reunites with original co-host Chris Maffei (Pro Wrestling Repackaged, Wrestling Under Cover) to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the podcast! Together they discuss the themes of one of pro wrestling's most iconic giants (no pun intended), Big Show. From his days as The Giant in WCW, to his long tenure in WWE, Big Show has had an enduring career filled with many highs, lows, face and heel turns, casket rides, monster trucks, iron clad contracts, and so much more. It's a fun episode that you won't see coming, but I promise you'll know.

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Aaron and Taylor start by discussing SEAdLINNNG’s 1/17 and 1/22 shows, including two excellent tag matches, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Watanabe, and Saya Iida showing up in Shinkiba 1st Ring, and Sareee’s last matches before leaving for WWE!

After that, they review Stardom’s 1/17 Korakuen show, including the outlook for the March 3 Nippon Budokan show!

Then, they talk about AEW’s upcoming Women’s Eliminator Tournament, which will apparently feature a Japanese bracket, and the possibility that Asuka will be in it!

Finally, they look at other shows that have happened in the last two weeks, and the shows that are coming up in the next two weeks!

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Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. 

It is Dragon Gate USA’s final anniversary weekend, and episode 43 covers the first show of it: Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013 from the Queens Elks Lodge in, Queens, NY on 7/27/2013!

Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike take a look at the North American landscape with more Ring of Honor iPPV drama, contracts lapsing, the first stop in on Beyond Wrestling, and the farewells to departed DGUSA roster members!

Case and Mike then talk about Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013, perhaps the last sleeper show in DGUSA history. Bushido features a Chuck Taylor vs Jon Davis Bunkhouse Match, first time ever Anthony Nese vs Akira Tozawa, and a Gabe speciality, the first (and last) Best Two out of Three Six-Man Gate of Destiny match with CIMA, AR Fox and Tomahawk TT versus the team of the Young Bucks and Ricochet! Where does the Gate of Heaven fall on the One to Stable Shootout Gabe Insane Idea Meter?

The show review starts at 00:46:53

The previous Evolve Chuck Taylor vs Jon Davis match can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IapN3XEF1ZM 

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we review two shows from All Japan and New Japan, and break down what could be next for both companies!

The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. Patrons get so much bonus audio that never hits the free feed, including two extra full length Omakase episodes per month (like a brand new 5 Matches Omakase that just dropped this past Monday!), our shorter and yet still jampacked 1 Match episodes that each cover a certain theme (right now talking all of the Tokyo Dome main events in order, with our last episode covering the famous BIG EGG WRESTLING UNIVERSE joshi show from 1994!), ANIME OMAKASE, daily coverage of all the major Japanese tournaments, and so much more! Plus, patrons can submit matches for John to cover in February! If there's a match you always wanted to hear John talk about, come get your submission in now! You can get access to all of this and much more right now for only $5 at www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase!

John is joined by returning guest Joey Bay (@joey_bay) as they start with some banter on what they've been up to lately (not much, of course) and reminisce on their trip to Japan together back in 2016, as well as subsequent trips as well. They then turn their attention to All Japan Pro Wrestling, as the episode's main topic is a detailed review of AJPW's 1/23 Korakuen show. John and Joey start at the top as they break down an awesome Suwama vs. Shotaro Ashino Triple Crown title match, discuss the somewhat-controversial decision for Suwama to retain, and give a great deal of thought on where both guys (and the company) might go from here. They also review the rest of the card including two more title matches, and go over some of the big names that came out to challenge the winners, as well as look ahead to upcoming matches that have already been booked for February.

Then they turn their attention to New Japan with a full review of their disappointing 1/23 Ota Ward Gym Show. John goes on Another ELP Rant™ but also breaks down an extremely odd New Beginning tour in general, and how some of the main feuds aren't really working, leaving the lower feuds to feel like they're carrying the company. They also touch on the other Korakuen shows (and which are worth your time and which aren't) before previewing the upcoming New Beginning shows in Nagoya & Hiroshima, and speculate on some possible big matches for Castle Attack and beyond. Finally, they wrap things up with a quick mailbag featuring some questions on AJPW & NJPW alike.

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NBCUniversal announced NBCSN is closing at the end of this year. What does this mean for WWE and NXT in particular? How much revenue does WWE stand to generate for a two-day Wrestlemania with limited capacity at Raymond James Stadium? And finally, what the work of education philosopher Paulo Friere can teach us about the pro wrestling industry.

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MyBookie presents Shake Them Ropes, use code ROPES and 50 percent up to 1000 dollars matched on your deposit. The WWE tells talent they're on their own to get a vaccine. The death of Hank Aaron and his involvement in getting Bill Watts fired from WCW. Birthday cakes, physical challenges, tournaments, it's 1982 all over again!

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Joe and Rich return to talk the latest in pro wrestling including a full review of Impact Wrestling's Hard to Kill, the latest WWE PC signees, a quick trip to Japan for Dragongate  & ZERO1 discussion, analysis of the FSM50 2020 and much more!

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Welcome to Episode 108 of Everything Elite, presented by MyBookie!

 

This week, AB, Nate and Mike are here to talk about all things All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe! This week EE plays ELITE OR DELETE about a divergent episode of AEW Dynamite (1/21), talk ratings, “stall” episodes of Dynamite, the build to both Beach Break and Revolution, the New Radicals, and more!

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Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate!

Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.

Case and Mike talk about the 1/17 Open the New Year Gate show from Kobe Sambo Hall, including “WHO WON THE WEEK”, the greatness of Masquerade vs R.E.D, Natural Vibes 2.0, THE AUDITION, Unit Shift and Injury List updates and more!

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Joel and Damon are back with a review of the most recent nights of Road To New Beginning shows from Korakuen Hall. The guys also preview the upcoming Ota City Gymnasium show, Kenny Did A Thing, more Jay White discussion, touch on New Japan Strong, answer listener questions and so much more.

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