It’s the last Pacific Rim of 2019 and the last before Fumi Saito, Dave Meltzer, and I begin our wrestling coverage from Tokyo next week. In this episode, Fumi gives his thoughts on Stardom’s dark match at Wrestle Kingdom 14 and the retirements of
Do you know the significance of September 30th in Japanese wrestling history? You will after listening to this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast with myself and wrestling journalist and historian Fumi Saito. Also on the show: – We cover the
It’s the Super J-Cup edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! We all went to an absolutely great show in Tacoma, WA, Thursday with an incredible main event featuring Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red and we’re here to tell you all about it
Fans were so emotional at Shibata’s attack on KENTA that they were literally crying. That’s according to our Fumi Saito who was there live at Budokan Hall for the finals of the G1 Climax and talks about the experience on this week’s Pacific
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a crazy upcoming weekend schedule, NXT Takeover, SummerSlam, Smackdown, ratings, last night’s G-1, AEW Road to All Out, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun show
The original alternate is back for a quick show and the final word on Sunday’s New Japan Dominion card…and, yes, Ibushi and Naito are still complete lunatics. Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on those two, because how can you not? We
Wrestling Observer Live is back to ease you into the weekend, where All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing takes the spotlight. On this solo show, I take a look at the card, who could come out victorious, and who could come out with a
On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss the fallout from the biggest weekend in wrestling along with some big happenings this past week. Among the topics discussed: Brian “Road Dogg” James exiting his SmackDown lead writing position in part due to
Back from forming like Voltron, the original alternate returns and is (not even close to) well-rested after the insanity of WrestleMania weekend. Co-host Adam Summers and I give our live perspective on the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden as well as look ahead at
On a new Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I offer up our first-person accounts and perspectives of Saturday’s ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard from Madison Square Garden. We run down the results, give our thoughts on all of the matches, and talk about the booking
Image: Stardom Live (actually recorded) from New York, it’s the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast! From our hotel across the street from Madison Square Garden, Fumi Saito and I recap Friday’s Stardom American Dream 2019 iPPV and preview Saturday”s NJPW/ROH G-1 Supercard from Madison Square
The original alternate goes solo with 45 minutes of coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s New Beginning tour and more. Topics with Adam Summers include: heavy breathing with the Switchblade, is Jay White ready, history is repeating itself, and where does this leave the
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a discussion about our trip to Las Vegas for All Elite Wrestling’s Double Or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party. We talk about the interviews that we did with Kenny
Photo: NJPW On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, longtime pro wrestling trainer and former wrestling Les Thatcher and I talk about the passing of “Mean” Gene Okerlund, AEW, and a slew of announcements from New Japan Pro Wrestling following Wrestle Kingdom regarding their
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
Image: UFC.com It’s the post-UFC 230 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. Dave and I go over the entire UFC 230 card, including a discussion about Daniel Cormier’s possible next fight, and how Brock Lesnar
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,
Before they go head-to-head on Saturday night at the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, Wrestling Observer founder and editor Dave Meltzer sat down with Juice Robinson and IWGP U.S. Champion Jay White in separate interviews. We begin with Dave’s 15 minute talk
As part of our coverage of the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, CA, Saturday night, Wrestling Observer founder and publisher Dave Meltzer sat down with former IWGP Champion and New Japan Pro Wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi. Recorded on Friday morning, this 45-minute
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
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