The original alternate goes back to its roots with 100 minutes of puroresu-related comfort programming, as well as the occasional audio whoops. This week’s topics include — but aren’t limited to — Chiberian cold snaps, KENTA speculation, New Japan USA, Shibata’s Musketeers, the
Recorded before the Sunday night house cleaning, Adam Summers is back driving solo and giving his final thoughts on New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, Chris Jericho Funk, some non-NJ goodness featuring Kento Miyahara (seen above) vs. KAI, Kiyomiya vs. KENOH, and Shiozaki vs. Takeshita,
Reunited, and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are back. After a quick look at today’s headlines, we go match-by-match and break down the 28th annual January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza, in our 14th consecutive year of bantering about it. We give
With Mike on the disabled list, Adam is back to deliver the last original alternate of 2018. In a half hour of power, we get his thoughts on December 16’s NOAH title upheaval — led by Kaito Kiyomiya’s GHC title triumph over Takashi Sugiura
The original alternate returns with a bit of banter ‘bout Japan…just sliding in before the end of the month. After a short reintroduction, yours truly and Adam Summers talk about the state of the current team leagues: New Japan’s World Tag, and All
The original alternate is back, and they are old grumpy men. After going through our recent doings, and future outings, we talk about possibly letting the tide wash upon the shore of the picture in New Japan. Which is kind of a nice
The original alternate has returned with two guys bantering around a bit — which is a good thing since we’re doing a podcast and dead air wouldn’t be appropriate. Though it might be more coherent. Regardless, topics this week include, but aren’t limited to:
Allowing just enough time to let it sink in, the Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare returns to give out thoughts on today’s end of the New Japan G1 Climax tournament. We run down everything — and then some — in a nearly two-hour
Now that we’ve reached a break in this year’s G-1 Climax, the original alternate here at The Empire is back to give you a half hour of power on the first third of New Japan’s epic annual tournament. Topics include, but aren’t limited
The original alternate here at the Empire is back to bring you the vaunted G1 Climax Prediction Show! The annual adventure where Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive run down each night of New Japan’s summer showcase, giving their predictions for every single match,
Your people are back, and there’s no better time than now, right? After a Stanley Cup salutation, a little praise for Miyahara-Marufuji, and some congrats for Kagetsu, we get into the reason that we’re all full of pleasin’: Our breakdown of New Japan
For the first time in a long time, Adam and Mike are back to gracefully stumble about the Japanese wrestling landscape, giving our thoughts and opinions along the way. This time around, we banter about New Japan at the Cow Palace and their
The original alternate returns to the Empire airwaves as Mike Sempervive and I are back to stumble through the Japanese wrestling landscape. We give our thoughts on WrestleMania weekend, the ongoing All Japan Champion Carnival and the company’s streaming service, the ballad of
Still standing, Adam and Mike return with a half hour of power, or something like that, talking Tetsuya Naito being fresh in the flesh, LIJ as the linchpins of American expansion, Honor Rising, the entire world being madly in love with the Golden
Adam and Mike are back with a quick half-hour show, giving our thoughts on the big news coming out of New Japan, what’s next for MiSu, GOLDEN LOVERS, plus some thoughts on the rest of Royal Rumble weekend as well. It’s a show,
The original alternate is coming in hot after the main event of today’s Wrestle Kingdom XII. We discuss the somewhat controversial finishes of the IWGP and IC title matches, and answer all the important questions like: – Was this one of the best
The original alternate returns with a look at the upcoming New Japan Wrestle Kingdom at the Tokyo Dome, including our predictions (aka the winds of title change). Plus, we talk about NOAH’s most recent Korakeun Hall show, this weekend’s AAW, and much more.
Brought to you by Mike Sempervive and Adam Summers, the original alternate is back and almost coherent for a Big Audio Nightmare show filled with topics that will include, but are not limited to: our thoughts on whether the big Chris Jericho-Kenny Omega
The original alternate returns with streams of both consciousness and unconsciousness alike. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: the continuing change of the sports viewers platform, are you buying a 205 Live house show?, Impact… by Anthem, double main event Wrestle Kingdom “controversy,”
The original alternate is back. And to the left. And we open with a discussion of Adam’s pilgrimages to Saturday’s Black Label Pro and Ring of Honor shows, plus thoughts and notes on EVOLVE, Yuji Nagata’s anniversary show, Inoki’s mad Ism, GUTS, FMW,
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