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This week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series marches on as we look back at an eventful year for Ring of Honor! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promotion for the traditional Observer-style awards, including: Wrestler of the Year, Most Outstanding Wrestler, Best Major Show, Match of the Year and more.

It was quite the year for ROH, which began kind of quietly and ended with the major bang of the Elite (with the exception of Marty Scurll) and the SCU all seemingly leaving. John is joined by the same guests from our 2017 ROH Year in Review episode, VOW contributors Joe Gagne (@joegagne (https://twitter.com/joegagne) ) & Sean Sedor (@SASedor2994 (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) ), as we look to break down the year that was in ROH and look ahead to 2019. This includes a full chronological breakdown of their major shows, lengthy discussions on the Dalton Castle & Jay Lethal World title reigns and pushes for Kenny King and others, talk on the Women of Honor division and the relationships with STARDOM & NJPW, and more. We then shift into a full breakdown of the Elite leaving and what kind of hole that could leave for ROH in 2019, what AEW might look like (and who the hell is left to make up their talent roster), discuss the ROH signings that have come out in recent months, and much more. Finally we wrap things up with our ROH year end awards and answer a number of your questions (many of which include more 2019 speculation for both ROH & AEW). It's a wide-ranging chat on an eventful year for ROH and what's to come next, this week!

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You voted...and now it is time for the Super J-Cast 2018 Awards! We discuss the winners, losers, and close calls for this year's Super J-Cast Awards, get you warmed up for Wrestle Kingdom, quickly review two nights of NJPW at Korakuen Hall, and answer your questions. Jam-packed show logging in at over 2 hours!

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard Thurston (@brandonthurston) talk these topics:

* WWE viewership new lows: breakdown of viewership and demographics for Raw and Smackdown, female audience continues to decline

* Eric Bischoff's TED talk comparing media, politics and pro wrestling 

Show notes: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WYREECMsJ80xc8Nr_gYCyJnVkHD6CwFD6C0fY9jk-xE/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WYREECMsJ80xc8Nr_gYCyJnVkHD6CwFD6C0fY9jk-xE/edit?usp=sharing)

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A pretty great 205 Live, the return of Tyler Breeze to Full Sail, and why do people throw Bird scooters into bodies of water?  Jeff is still suffering from Captain Trips, be kind.

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This week on the Voices of Wrestling Flagship podcast Joe and Rich do an early preview of NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 13 card, discuss the upcoming Road to Tokyo Dome shows and put a bow on the World Tag League. 

Additional topics include Mustafa Ali vs. Daniel Bryan, Tyler Breeze's NXT return, WWE Tables, Ladders, Chairs & Stairs as well as a preview of ROH Final Battle and big picture thoughts on ROH post-Elite.

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Jeff is suffering from a cold but manages to get through a TLC preview and a breakdown of that meta RAW opening with Chris.  Cold medicine did not improve the shows.

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Wrestling has more than one... royal family. On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew and guest co-host Sean Flynn discuss the theme history of Cody Rhodes. Cody may be the talk of the wrestling town in 2018, but it took him many years, gimmicks, and entrance themes to build his kingdom. From Priceless to Stardust, from "Dashing" to, well, "Undashing," let's look back on the songs that forged an "American Nightmare."

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On this edition of the Super J-Cast, Joel and Damon give you their thoughts on the World Tag League Finals along with the NEVER title situation. The boys also discuss the Kushida / WWE rumors,  Wrestle Kingdom announcements and final line up, Will Ospreay for Wrestler Of The Year, and we answer more listener questions.

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Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard Thurston (@brandonthurston) talk about these topics:

* New WWE board of directors

* Vince McMahon sells $22 million in WWE stock

* WWE Co-President George Barrios talks at UBS conference

* WWE trademarks

* Mookie's scholarly paper round-up

* Mookie goes to NXT show

* Scholarly wrestling articles 

Show notes: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-0odBoLFcdN9cEOM--EGDQvmOoLADyYOOiYT5ybAgI/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-0odBoLFcdN9cEOM--EGDQvmOoLADyYOOiYT5ybAgI/edit?usp=sharing)

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A little Dynamite Kid talk, a little NXT UK discussion, and a lot of Dakota Kai talk.

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