Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

*Originally Aired: January 2, 2014*

It’s the debut episode of the Voices of Wrestling Rumble Rewind looking at the first televised Rumble — Royal Rumble 1988! I’m joined by Chad Campbell of PlaceToBeNation.com to discuss the debut Rumble, the characters involved, best eliminations, strategy and much more!

The New Japan Purocast returns this week with a jam packed episode! After Damon discusses his travel woes getting home from Tokyo, we delve into an hour long discussion speculating the future of Kenny Omega. Plus, we talk “Fantastica Mania 2017”, the cards for the 2/5 & 2/11 “New Beginning” shows, and much more fun!

This week on the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast Joe Lanza and Rich Kraetsch discuss the mysteries of the ongoing Kenny Omega situation — is he WWE bound or is his break from Japan an elaborate work?

Other topics include the ever-changing WrestleMania card — which matches have been removed and what do we think the final card will look like. Elsewhere we discuss NJPW's New Beginning cards, NJPW/CMLL's Fantasticamania as well as WWE's UK tournament and possible expansion into other regions.

This episode is entirely produced by YOU! We took topic suggestions @ShakeThemRopes on Twitter, creating the first ever STR Wheel of Topics. Rob and Jeff get into Kenny Omega's chances of joining WWE, NJPW touring the US, the UK Championship tournament, and much more. Support the great folks at Mack Weldon, and save 20% off your order! Visit http://www.mackweldon.com and use promo code STR at checkout!

In this week’s episode of the New Japan Purocast, we review Wrestle Kingdom 11, which took place on 1/4/17 in front of a packed Tokyo Dome crowd! Plus, we discuss all of the fallout from the following night’s New Year Dash show, and Damon regales us with his adventures in Tokyo!

Arn is joined by returning guest Mark Anthony running through a handful of shows that took place or aired right at the tail end of last year, including the ITV World of Sport Revival, PROGRESS' mystery show Unboxing Live and ATTACK! Pro Wrestling's Under the Mistletour.

The Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast is back after a crazy week in pro wrestling to talk all things NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11: the incredible four match streak, Hiroshi Tanahashi's new reality, the continued evolution of Katsuyori Shibata and Hirooki Goto, the breathtaking main event that Joe Lanza gave ***** and so much more.

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Rob & Jeff look ahead at what is in store for WWE in 2017. Plus, Raw is bringing back some major stars next week to go against the NCAA Football National Championship game. Will it work? Also, why is Undertaker on Raw? Get THREE MEALS FREE at http://www.blueapron.com/shake right now!

Oli and Arn run through the last European wrestling shows of the year, as well as the big news of the WWE UK Title tournament and ITV's World of Sport revival that helped bring it about.

The New Japan Purocast returns with the first episode of 2017! Ring in the New Year as we present the 2nd Annual Purocast “End of Year Awards”, as voted on by YOU the listeners!