Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

Rob & Jeff are back to talk the debut of Samoa Joe on WWE Raw, the main event of Elimination Chamber 2017, and all the fallout from the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble. Plus, our Top 100 comes closer to the top spot as we hit up Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat from Clash of the Champions VI!

In this week’s edition of the New Japan Purocast, we review the 1/27 “Road to The New Beginning” show from Korakuen Hall. Plus, we preview the card for “The New Beginning” on 2/5 in Sapporo, discuss Kenny Omega’s decision to remain in New Japan, and much more fun!

Oli and Arn run down the fantastic RPW High Stakes show which featured two terrific bouts in Shibata vs. Riddle and ZSJ vs. Scurll. They also go through the aforementioned MMA fighter's first title win on PROGRESS' debut show in Birmingham, which was heavily affected by WWE:UK.

This week on the Voices of Wrestling Flagship Podcast we preview all the Royal Rumble weekend matches including WWE Royal Rumble 2017, NXT TakeOver: San Antonio and the EVOLVE doubleshot. We also touch on Kenny Omega's announcement, where he'll be in 2017 and what we believe and don't as well as a look at the ongoing drama of WWE and United Kingdom contracts.

Last but not least, we reveal our Match of the Year ballots and which matches finished in the top 10 of our MOTY countdown.

(Note: Rich's microphone malfunctioned during recording and audio quality is lower than usual. We apologize for the inconvenience)

It's Royal Rumble time! The most exciting time of the year, we say! Rob and Jeff discuss the upcoming NXT Takeover and WWE Royal Rumble events in detail + We reveal your WWE Royal Rumble pool order of entry!

In the debut episode of Music of the Mat, Chris and Andrew discuss their shared love of pro wrestling music and what they have planned for the podcast. They also get into their five favorite and least favorite themes. Which ones made the list? Which ones didn’t? And which theme almost gave Chris a mental breakdown?

OTVG is back for 2017 to celebrate our first anniversary as a podcast, and we start with a long look back at 2016 via the 2016 OTVG Awards! We reveal the winners in every category, from MVP to Best Match to Show of the Year to Best Unit and much more, as well as discuss our own individual votes for each category and whether we were surprised at how the voting turned out! Plus, we have a full review of the January 18th Korakuen show. Have we reached Peak VerserK? Can Milo take much more of this? Tune in to find out! We then discuss the latest match in our Retro Rewatch series, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Akira Tozawa for the Open the Dream Gate Title from October 2011! Finally, we wrap things up with some rare talk of other promotions, as John & Michael discuss their Top 10 ballots for Match of the Year across all promotions as we look ahead to the upcoming Voices of Wrestling MOTY list! Thanks for listening throughout our first year- we hope to be here for many more!

In this week’s edition of the New Japan Purocast, we give our thoughts on Fantastica Mania 2017 from 1/20, 1/21 & 1/22. Plus, more speculation on Kenny Omega, “Road to the New Beginning” preview, and much more!

Oli and Arn go in depth on the subject of the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament, the crowning of the UK champion Tyler Bate, WWE UK going forward and the implications of WWE starting their own European territory on the rest of BritWres and EuroGraps.

Topics on this week's Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast include an extensive breakdown of WWE's UK Championship Tournament. We discuss emerging stars Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne, commentary throughout the night and recap each and every tournament match. In the same vein, we breakdown the latest news with regards to WWE, FloSlam and their increasingly tenuous situation and what it means for the UK wrestling scene as a whole. We then move to Japan to discuss NJPW owner Kidani's expansion plans including American television, touring America and more. Last and certainly least, we spend far too much time examining Katsuyori Shibata's cheating scandal and his sexting form — did Shibata's sexts get the Joe Lanza stamp of approval? You'll have to listen to find out!

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