- Emerald FlowShow #68: Stop the Anzai
Paul and Gerard are back sooner than usual to talk about NOAH's big Budokan show and a trio of All Japan shows from this past weekend including some major title defenses. They also talk a lot about the N-1 field and the future of Yuma Anzai's Triple Crown reign.
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Paul and Gerard talk about Masato Tanaka's 30th (or is it 31st?) anniversary show and match before moving on to GLEAT's big show from July 1st. They also talk about recent All Japan and NOAH shows and do some previews before answering listener questions. Gerard also gets paranoid about Suwama winning the Triple Crown.
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Paul and Gerard are finally back with a massive episode. First, they talk about Jake Lee finally achieving his dream of being in the G1. Then they cover their ballots for this year's Voices of Wrestling 30 Under 30 poll. From there it's coverage of Josh Barnett's Bloosport Bushido, a preview the upcoming GLEAT show on July 1st and then discussion of the recent big shows and title matches in All Japan and NOAH featuring Yuma Anzai and Kaito Kiyomiya respectively.
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Paul and Gerard cover the finals of the King of DDT tournament, talk about some recent NOAH shows, and then finally get to what everyone is waiting for, Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Anzai.
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Paul and Gerard talk about the recent news of Cyberfight looking to work with WWE. They give their takes on what this might mean for NOAH and the Japanese scene as a whole and whether historical comparisons are appropriate or not. Then they pivot to NOAH's recent shows, including the big Ryohei Oiwa angle and KENOH vs Minoru Suzuki. In the second half of the episode, they cover All Japan's excellent Champion Carnival finals as well as Saito's progression as singles workers.
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Paul and Gerard have a loaded show with coverage from big Golden Week shows, including Big Japan's Endless Survivor, King of DDT, and NOAH's Wrestle Magic. Then, they cover a ton of Champion Carnival shows and discuss the best matches of the tournament and which wrestlers stepped up (and which didn't).
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In this packed episode, Paul and Gerard talk about the formation of Dream Star Fighting Marigold and what it means for All Japan and NOAH. Plus: Remembering Akebono, ZERO1, DDT, and of course the latest shows from NOAH and coverage of the first show of the Champion Carnival.
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Paul and Gerard dive right into Yuma Anzai's shocking victory over Katsuhiko Nakajima to become the youngest Triple Crown champion in history. They then talk more about what the heck is going on with ZERO1 and finish up by discussing two good NOAH shows and the momentum the company is building.
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Paul and Gerard dive into DDT's Judgement 2024 show. From there they cover recent shows from NOAH and All Japan, and finish off the show by looking at the Champion Carnival lineups.
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Paul and Gerard discuss the tragic passing of Yutaka Yoshie. Paul reports back on his trip to wXw 16 Carat Gold weekend. Then it's over to NOAH to cover the Victory Challenge Tag League and an awful match. The show finishes up with a discussion of recent All Japan shows plus the Champion Carnival participants.
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Paul and Gerard talk about Kaisei Takechi's incredible debut in DDT, the weirdness going on in ZERO1, plus the latest shows from All Japan and NOAH featuring some great title matches and a very good start to the Victory Challenge tag league.
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Paul and Gerard discuss the newly announced Bloodsport show at Sumo Hall, the big title change in NOAH, the Victory Challenge Tournament, NTV's 70th anniversary of wrestling on the network show, and review and preview upcoming All Japan shows.
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Paul and Gerard discuss the latest news including Kazuchika Okada's departure from New Japan, and more on the backstage drama in All Japan. Then they cover the big All Japan show featuring another great Nakajima Triple Crown match and talk about the latest NOAH shows where they declare that the company is really turning a corner and is building itself back up.
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Paul is back from his trip to Japan with lots to talk about. Gerard and Paul also cover all of the backstage drama from All Japan, the Masanobu Fuchi anniversary show, and have some good things to say about the recent NOAH shows and the direction of the company in general.
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Gerard is joined by Dylan Fox of the Eastern Lariat to discuss all of the big new year shows from All Japan and NOAH including the epic rematch between Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kento Miyahara. They discuss the matches and talk about all of the controversy surrounding All Japan's president and the main event of NOAH The New Year and try to find silver linings after a wild end to 2023 and an equally wild beginning of 2024 in Japanese wrestling.
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As Paul heads to Japan, Gerard flies solo previewing the big upcoming shows for AJPW & NOAH. Along the way he talks about the AJPW & WWE, digresses into AEW & NJPW, offers up a year in review, and an apology.
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Paul and Gerard are back to cover the rest of the Real World Tag League and the Junior Battle of Glory and All Japan's continuing hot streak. They ruminate on whether Nakajima actually has a chance to beat Kento on New Years Eve. Also the miserable dealings of NOAH and the backlash they are receiving for booking Kota Ibushi.
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Paul and Gerard are back to discuss the first five nights of All Japan's Real World Tag League and who the standouts are so far. They also cover NOAH's latest Monday Magic episode, the state of the promotion in general and Gerard shares his thoughts on DDT's Ultimate Party 2023.
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With Gerard out, Paul is bringing on Voices of Wrestling's own Jeff Andrews aka the Shin Nihon Tribal Chief on a tagent-filled episode. It takes them an hour to go through NOAH's Fukuoka show, though a lot of that time is spent talking about New and All Japan, the similarities between Jake Lee and SANADA and Jake Morris' prospects. They also cover All Japan's Hokkaido tour, including an excellent Triple Crown match between Aoyagi & Nakajima, as well as a discussion of Ryuki Honda's age. Also somehow, they start discussing New Japan 2003 Tokyo Dome show.
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On a quick turnaround, Paul and Gerard are back to talk about All Japan's memorable Korakuen show with a Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara title match and the appearance of one Katsuhiko Nakajima. But first, they cover the recent happenings in NOAH, which funnily enough includes Nakajima's last Korakuen match with that promotion. They also cover the Real World Tag League field and All Japan's upcoming Hokkaido tour.
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