Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich cover many topics related to the business of pro wrestling including All In selling out in 30 minutes, WWE's rumored television deal, NJPW Dominion selling out quickly, NJPW's new president, Best of the Super Juniors and Rich's crazy wrestling weekend including reviews of ROH War of the Worlds, GameChanger Wrestling's "The Untouchables" and Warrior Wrestling's debut show. 

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Rob spoils the end of WWE Royal Rumble 2019

On this episode of Music of the Mat, Andrew is joined by returning guest John Carroll (Wrestling Omakase) to delve into the weird, wonderful world of Dramatic Dream Team! Together they discuss themes for HARASHIMA, Daisuke Sasaki, Ken Ohka, Speedball Mike Bailey, and many more.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* UFC signs deal with ESPN+, what this means for WWE's ongoing TV rights negotiations

* Total Divas renewed for 2 more seasons

* WWE files lawsuit against Transworld Television

* Who's behind Starrcast

* CM Punk doing meet & greet for Pro Wrestling Tees

WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM (sign-up for $5/month for weekly bonus audio at patreon.com/wrestlenomics) -- 2 hours, 41 minutes this week! 

* Mookie watches Eurovision

* WWE ticket analysis

* WWE talent development, nepotism

* CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Dr. Chris Amann lawsuit update

* Needham's latest analysis of WWE stock

* NJPW company profile

* Progress touring USA

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

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On this weeks edition of Super J-Cast, Joel and Damon discuss the upcoming Best Of The Super Junior tournament and give our takes on the winners of Block A and B, key matches to look forward to and projected standings. The boys also preview the Lion’s Gate show this week and continue the discussion on the upcoming Dominion lineup.

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe and Rich review NJPW's two Wrestling Dontaku shows including what is likely the final chapter of Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi's historic rivalry, callback throughout the match and why Dave Meltzer's 5.5 star rating does a disservice to the match. 

Other topics include a review of WWE Backlash 2018, a discussion on WWE main roster output woes, Rich's crazy indie show weekend including Warrior Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling, Ring of Honor and the All-In Press Conference. Lastly, we review results of a recent ROH-centric Twitter poll we conducted. 

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Milo and Mike are back with a brand new Open the Voice Gate, and boy has stuff gone down in Dragon Gate. They discuss the big news about President Okamura's retirement and its link to the new Dragon Gate Inc and Dragon Gate Entertainment companies and how Oriental Wrestling Entertainment along with CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman and Takehiro Yamamura play into the situation. After that, Milo and Mike break down the big week of shows including the Natural Vibes debut, an interesting Dead or Alive event, and the opening night of King of Gate. They finish up with a huge mailbag that includes a lot of Natural Vibes and OWE fashion thoughts. 

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Thanks as always for listening!

WWE Backlash 2018 is behind us, so now its time to move forward with fresh ideas and new stories to sink our teeth into like... Roman Reigns going for the Universal Title, AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura, and Brock Lesnar not being around. So, yeah, the summer of WWE is much like the spring of WWE. And winter, I guess. But hey we're just 7 months away from Royal Rumble 2019 build!

This week on Wrestling Omakase, John is joined by first time guest Kyle (@ThroughMyKyes) of Sheet Sandwich to discuss WWE Backlash. The two of them break down each and every match on this truly wretched, no good, horrible show, from the very good opener to the very, very bad main event. Once they're done burying that awful piece of crap, they move on to a briefer discussion of the two NJPW Wrestling Dontaku shows, mainly based around the main events of each night and some other key angles as well. Finally they wrap things up with your questions, including: the 3 worst WWE PPVs of all time, the worst decision each puro company has made so far this year, why the run sheets keep leaking, and more! It's a fun time burying a really terrible show, this week on Omakase!

Before the show begins proper, John speaks for a few minutes about the shocking and incredibly sad death of their good friend and multiple time Omakase guest Sean Williams. Just wanted to make sure everyone was warned ahead of time in case hearing someone briefly discuss their friend's death is too upsetting for you and/or brings up painful memories. It lasts about 5 minutes.

Rest in peace Sean. Though this isn't much, from now on Wrestling Omakase is dedicated in your honor.

Chris Harrington (@mookieghana) and Brandon Howard (@brandonthurston) discuss the week’s topics in wrestling business news:

* WWE Q1 2018 brief overview

* WWE business trends

* Revisiting NXT and the launch of the WWE Network

* WWE Co-President George Barrios' role in the company

* NJPW Dontaku event attendance

* Notes from NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi interview

* NJPW Cow Palace Tickets

* All-In Seating chart and ticket prices announced

WRESTLENOMICS PREMIUM (sign-up for $5/month for weekly bonus audio at [patreon.com/wrestlenomics](patreon.com/wrestlenomics)) -- 4 hours+ this week!

* WWE Q1 2018 report: financial documents, conference call Q&A session, Saudi Arabia

* Economics of running an indie wrestling show

* 1974's The Wrestler: An insight into the mind of Verne Gagne

Check out Mookie’s work at wrestlenomics.com and indeedwrestling.com. Read Brandon’s latest at WrestlingINC.com.

Email questions and comments to [email protected].