This week on Wrestling Omakase we've got a wide variety of Japanese wrestling to talk about, both men's and women's! John is joined by returning guest Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) to break down five full shows. First they discuss Dragon Gate's latest big show from Tokyo's Ota Ward Gym, Dangerous Gate, a bit of a mixed bag of the show and John's return to DG after quite a while away. What was the highlight of the show, and what matches didn't quite work as well? Then it's time to discuss two Korakuen Hall shows from the DDT family, both on 8/25: Tokyo Joshi's BRAND NEW WRESTLING 3 with a big tag title match main event, a wild brawl featuring Su Yung and Yuka Sakazaki, and much more, and DDT's Summer Vacation Memories, with a ladder match for the Extreme Title, SANTINO MARELLA, and more. Plus we discuss the breaking news that All Elite Wrestling's Kenny Omega will be returning to DDT after five years at Sumo Hall in November. Our last shows are the first two nights of STARDOM's 5STAR GP from Shin Kiba 1st Ring featuring a lot of very good but short matches and a couple very strong main events. Finally we wrap things up with your questions on all of the promotions just listed. A fun trip all around Japan, this week!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase it's time to finally put a wrap on the 29th G1 Climax! John is joined by returning guests Andy (https://twitter.com/trillyrobinson) and Sean (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) to break down the final five nights of the G1 and then talk macro thoughts on the entire tournament. This includes of course much talk of Tetsuya Naito coming up short yet again, and John gives a passionate defense of Naito fans from the many people attacking the group. We talk lots of other stuff too, including: Jay White's last few matches and what issues we may still have with him, Kota Ibushi's G1 triumph, Taichi finally breaking out with the masses, Shingo Takagi wrapping up his own amazing tournament, the incredible KENTA turn and emotional return of Katsuyori Shibata, and much more! We also give our overall top 10 match of the tournament rankings, as well as rank every wrestler in the tournament by average star rating (yes, some real nerd shit), and talk where things might go from here leading into the first-ever two night Wrestle Kingdom with Ibushi dropping hints that things might get weird this year. Finally we wrap things up with a spirited mailbag including many questions on Naito, White, Ibushi and more! Say goodbye to an awesome G1 with us, this week!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase it's our big giant G1 Climax catch-up special as we head into the home stretch of wrestling's biggest tournament! John is joined by returning guest Hannah (https://twitter.com/HannahYoleau) to talk about SEVEN NIGHTS of G1 action from New Japan, covering Nights 8 through 14. We're making up for one week off as we cover a ton of matches, everything from stuff we absolutely adored (including one FULL FIVE and two that were damn close) but also some of the weakest nights of the tournament. Hear our thoughts on everything and everyone in this tournament, as we discuss everything from why Jay White hasn't had a great run this year, why Jeff Cobb has also been pretty disappointing, why Jon Moxley has been so great, why Taichi is #actuallygood, and why all the usual suspects have absolutely killed it for the most part. Once we're finally done with all of that we wrap things up with a look ahead to the final four nights of block action, picking a most anticipated match for each one. A fun time breaking down all things Grade One Climax, this week!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we continue our coverage of New Japan's biggest tournament of the year, plus talk DDT's big summer show! John is joined by returning guest Thomas Fischbeck (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) as we start by breaking down four more nights of the 29th G1 Climax: Night 4 from Hokkiado featuring Naito-Taichi and then Nights 5 through 7 from Korakuen Hall featuring Ibushi-Ospreay, Ishii-Moxley, Okada-Ospreay and more! Hear their thoughts on some of the biggest matches of the tournament so far. Once they break down all 20 G1 matches they each give their favorite matches of the entire tournament so far, give the average star rating of all the competitors so far, and preview this coming week's three G1 shows, each picking a most anticipated match from each card.

Then they turn their attention to the Dramatic Dream Team and one of their biggest shows of the year: Wrestle Peter Pan! Hear John and Thomas break down both of their pick for surefire show of the year, as they discuss every match on the card including a bonafide Match of the Year candidate in Endo-Takeshita, another outstanding match in ASUKA-Akito, some strong tags, a hilarious weapon rumble and more. Then they talk Sunday's Summer Vacation show from Korakuen Hall featuring another great KO-D title match with Chris Brookes, a POTATO CHIP MATCH, and some set ups for upcoming shows. We wrap up the DDT portion by running down the cards for all of the upcoming Beer Garden shows. Finally, the show ends with a short but spirited mailbag, including our picks for a fantasy NJPW vs. DDT show! A fun time talking two great Japanese wrestling companies!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we've got a packed episode on a ton of different topics! John is joined by returning guest and VOW's resident ROH expert Sean Sedor (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) , and we open up the show with a long discussion on that very promotion. More specifically, we discuss ROH's ongoing attendance woes, including their 30% drop from last year so far in 2019, upcoming attendances that look like they'll be even worse, how they got to this point and what possible niche they could fill in a post-AEW world, where NJPW's ongoing US expansion fits into ROH's woes and their future position, what they can do to begin rebuilding, and more.

Once that's out of the way we move on to talking AEW's third show, Fight for the Fallen from Jacksonville. John's favorite match on this show may not be one you expect, and they talk at length about why someone they didn't enjoy in his previous promotion is now maybe even under-utilized here. John and Sean break down the entire show, which they agree was the weakest of the three AEW shows so far, and John breaks down some major issues they have with AEW's booking thus far. Then attention is turned to the G1 Climax 29, as we save the best for last and discuss Nights 2 & 3. We break down all ten G1 matches so far including a ton of stuff we absolutely loved, as the G1 is off to a strong start this year. Hear us talk Juice-Shingo, Taichi-Moxley, Okada-ZSJ, Tanahashi-KENTA and much more. Afterwards we preview all four of the upcoming G1 shows this week (Monday in Hokkaido and then three straight days in Korakuen) as John and Sean each pick a most anticipated match for each card. Finally we wrap things up with an ROH-focused mailbag!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we're live from Dallas with a full review of the G1 Climax opener! John is joined by four guests who were all at the show: VOW contributors Jeremy (https://twitter.com/jeremysexton) , August (https://twitter.com/augustbaker12) and Jack (https://twitter.com/packerman120) plus Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) . We break down the entire card from top to bottom including four awesome G1 matches (plus, uh, one more), the entire undercard, live thoughts on the crowd size and how they reacted plus talk about the breaking news of a new NJPW east coast tour and how it relates to ROH. We then wrap things up with a look ahead to next weekend's first three G1 shows in Japan. A fun show!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we're proud to present our 2nd annual Mid-Year Awards! At the exact halfway point of 2019 (this episode was taped on 6/30/19 in fact) John is joined by five returning guests to pick the best and worst of the year so far: VOW contributors Gerard (https://twitter.com/GerardDiTrolio) , Lawson (https://twitter.com/LawsonComedy89) , Paul (https://twitter.com/Darth_Dragon) and Thomas (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) , plus Skylar (https://twitter.com/Twwitterdotcom) . Here's the awards we covered in order of their appearance on the show:

-Worst Weekly TV Show

-Worst Major Show

-Worst Promotion

-Worst Feud

-Worst Match of the Year

-Best Weekly TV Show

-Best Major Show

-Most Outstanding Wrestler

-Best Promotion

-Best Feud

-Tag Team of the Year

-Match of the Year

-Wrestler of the Year

Agree or disagree with our picks so far? Feel free to tweet us @wrestleomakase (http://twitter.com/wrestleomakase) or check out the thread on the VOW Forums (https://voicesofwrestling.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3&sid=b22f5479c233a36ce2e2cf94d28a58eb) to give your feedback on our picks or just share your own picks with us!

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This is Part 2 of our episode on Japan, as we talk the second half of our most recent trip. Check out Part 1 first for lots of discussion on how to travel to Japan. Here we discuss the Dragon Gate 6/6 Korakuen, Tokyo Joshi & HARD HIT from Shin Kiba on 6/8, NJPW Dominion (including a long discussion of the Naito-Ibushi controversy), NOAH in Osaka, Michinoku Pro's Korakuen and DDT at Kyoto KBS Hall. Finally we wrap it up with a huge mailbag all about travel including questions on ALMOSTKASE, panties, where to find great ramen, how to acquire tickets to shows before you go (which we cover in detail), our favorite food and merch purchases from this trip, and more! Overall a packed edition covering everything you ever wanted to know about traveling to Japan!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk all about how to travel to Japan to watch pro wrestling and more! An episode so packed we had to split it in two! Fresh off their latest Japan trips John is joined by longtime returning guest Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) as they break down everything you need to know before going yourself: how to find cheap flights (and what times of year are best for it), navigating the train system and what you need ahead of time, different accomodation options including hotels, AirBNBs, hostels and more, food and drink and what you can expect to spend on both, things to see from parks and gardens to arcades and anime stores, and more! After this is over come back for Part 2 where we discuss the actual wrestling shows we went to on our most recent trip (that weren't already covered in episode 100) and then answer a gigantic mailbag full of your questions on traveling to Japan!

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we're live from Japan for our one hundredth episode! John is joined by an all star panel including many past guests: Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) , Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) , Paul (https://twitter.com/Darth_Dragon) , Kelly (https://twitter.com/comicgeekelly) and Albert (https://twitter.com/heyhorseneck) ! Just minutes after attending the BOSJ Finals live at Sumo Hall we all gather to break down the entire show, including many thoughts on the live crowd reactions and other things the cameras may have missed. We also discuss the reaction to the somewhat controversial main event result, Moxley's debut, Jay White and Tanahashi and more. Plus we discuss all of the other shows we've attended so far this week: STARDOM, OZ Academy, J STAGE and Gatoh Move. A packed and fitting one hundredth episode of Omakase! Thank you for all your support!

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