Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

The New Japan Purocast returns with a special post-Wrestle Kingdom show! Collin and Damon do a match-by-match breakdown of Wrestle Kingdom 10 and address the breaking news surrounding the future of AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura in NJPW.

STR 127 kicks off the new year with tons of talk on the futures of AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows as rumors swirl of potential WWE deals for all four. We'll talk what they bring to the WWE table, where they could end up, the sources of these rumors, and whether or not they'll actually end up in WWE at all. Plus, we continue our Top 100 Matches to See on WWE Network countdown with King of the Ring 1998's Hell In A Cell match between Undertaker and Mankind. WWE Raw was newsworthy in itself, also, as this year's Royal Rumble is now a Roman Rumble. We talk Roman's WWE Championship defense on January 24, and who could wind up going after the title at the Rumble. Help us out with your secure donations at http://www.paypal.me/robmccarron - Thanks!

The New Japan Purocast returns with a jam-packed episode to kick off 2016! Collin and Damon announce the winners of the 2015 Purocast End of Year Awards as voted on by YOU the listeners! Plus, the boys go over the Wrestle Kingdom 10 card and give their predictions for NJPW’s biggest show of the year.​

The final Voices of Wrestling podcast of 2015 kicks off with a massive preview of Monday's NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 show including the floor and ceiling for each match, who we think we'll win each match and the stories surrounding the event. We stay in Japan to talk Pro Wrestling NOAH's huge Destiny 2015 show, recap the show, what we liked, what we didn't and the upward momentum of NOAH. Last but not least, we look at Dragon Gate's Final Gate 2015 including the huge main event between Shingo Takagi and CIMA.

Thanks again to @TashaLethal13 for the Styles/Nakamura illustration.

The final Shake Them Ropes of 2015 features discussion on the best of 2015, what we look forward to in 2016, Vince's "bone through your nose" line from Monday, and Vader vs Ric Flair from WCW Starrcade 1993. Thanks to all of you for your support this year, and we hope you have a happy 2016! If you haven't listened yet, be sure to check out our Christmas mailbag show, episode 125! Catch all our past episodes at http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/str

Oli and Arn talk the last two PROGRESS shows of 2015, Chapters 23 and 24, main evented by two Will Ospreay title defences and also featuring a highly touted Ciampa-Sabre Jr. match. Other topics also include NXT's recent UK tour as well as an overarching look at PROGRESS' year.

It's the Christmas bonus mailbag show! Thank you to everyone who has followed along with Shake Them Ropes this year, making it a very fun year for the podcast. This episode is completely listener driven, as Rob & Jeff answer your email, Twitter, and Facebook questions. We hope to see you around in 2016 as we continue to discuss the world of WWE, NXT, and more on Shake Them Ropes! Timestamps... 0:00: Intro, Crosstalk, Thank You! / 6:00: Thanks to previous guests / 7:30: Four months to go? / 10:30: Rob's girlfriend doesn't know / 12:30: ROH at MSG or WWE at UC? / 14:30: Wrestling Christmas gifts / 18:30: Mauro & Bryan announce team? / 21:00: Pizza toppings / 24:00: Kane's HOF Case & "Best Matches" / 35:00: Jeff's comedy career / 38:00: Best movies, tv, music of 2015 / 43:00: Best tag team of 2015 / 46:00: Rob's referee history & more / 59:00: Did Rob ever blade? / 62:30: Who do you want to see where?

We're back with a very "Merry" edition of the Voices of Wrestling flagship podcast talking almost exclusively Japanese wrestling (thanks to our strict no Roman Reigns policy). Topics include New Japan Pro Wrestling's Road to Tokyo Dome shows, what we liked from the two shows, who stood out and more as we draw ever closer to Wrestle Kingdom 10. We also take a deep dive into the year that was Pro Wrestling NOAH as a lead-in to NOAH's big show on 12/23, Destiny 2015 — discussions include NOAH's inability to create any new stars, whether the Suzuki-gun invasion was a failure creatively and business-wise and what the future holds for NOAH. The last portion of the show looks at the contract situation for many wrestlers in both Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling and how both rosters may look dramatically different in 2016.

If you've come for witty banter about Christmas, sorry, Joe wasn't in the mood for it until the very end of the show so you'll have to look elsewhere... if you're into three hours of dudes ranting about pro wrestling and caring way too much, well, you've found the right place.

Jeff didn't watch Raw as he's traveling for the holidays, so we take a different approach to discussing the show - Jeff guesses what happened! He doesn't do too badly, either. Predictable show, much? Plus, we discuss the 2003 Smackdown Ironman match between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, and the 'Kevin Owens Hates You' segment returns. We'll be back with a special Christmas mailbag edition of STR this weekend, so be on the lookout for that. Thanks to all who sent questions!

The New Japan Purocast comes to you this week with the final episode of 2015, as Collin and Damon take a look at the December 18 & 19 Road to Tokyo Dome shows! Also, Damon talks about his experience attending ROH’s Final Battle 2015 and his meeting with Michael Elgin at a diner.

Remember that the last date to vote in the first annual “Purocast End of Year Awards is January 2 at Midnight!