Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast #87: We Need To Talk About Paul Levesque At The Backlash Presser

After a one week hiatus, Tyler and Fred are back with a vengence! We discussed the latest news in AEW, big picture with the future of the AEW on television and the reveal of the College Football video gamePlease like, share, and subscribe so Double or Nothing continues to be good.YouTube Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyexoioG-lqf8AYrdQghVOV1MdNcjBjz1 Tyler's Vikings Work: https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92 Sponsor The Good, the Bad, & the Hungee: https://redcircle.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-hungee-aew-podcast/donations Theme: Natural Duality by Joseph McDadeOur Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Flagship returns this week with a full show covering NJPW's recent Resurgence show as well as a catch-up on the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, AEW's upcoming residency in Arlington, a look at AJPW's Champion Carnival finals between Jun Saito and Kento Miyahara, CyberFight looking to strengthen their relationship with WWE plus a lot of news on TV rights/deals including the NBA potentially moving to NBC, NWA's third TV deal, NXT staying on Tuesdays and more.AEW Residency in Arlington: Today, AEW announced a new residency in Arlington, Texas, as part of their "Path to All In" tour. The tour will see multiple episodes of AEW Collision and ROH Death Before Dishonor held at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas.NJPW Resurgence & Best of the Super Juniors: Reviews and recaps of recent NJPW shows, including Resurgence and Best of the Super Juniors.AJPW Champion Carnival: AJPW finished its Champion Carnival tournament with the final between Jun Saito and Kento Miyahara.CyberFight/WWE relationship: CyberFight has a new President, and one of his main goals is to "strengthen the relationship with WWE." We'll discuss what it means for NOAH, DDT, TJPW, Marigold, and the Japanese wrestling scene.TV Rights News: There is a lot of news on TV rights. The NBA is potentially moving to NBC and leaving Warner Bros Discovery; what does that mean for AEW? Does the NWA have a third TV deal? Plus, the CW confirmed that NXT is staying on Tuesday nights.All this and much more on tonight's episode of The Flagship!Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show. On this week's episode we discuss the following:WWE backs Vince in effort to compel arbitration in Janel Grant caseNOAH announces desire for partnership with WWEAEW Collision leaves the road for Summer residency in Arlington Texas Danielson’s AEW deal expires before All In Mercedes is FINALLY a heel AEW & WBD exclusive TV rights negotiating window lasts into the summerOur Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nov botches the intro then we talk Vince's legal team's latest memorandum, AEW taking over Arlington Texas and Pro Wrestling NOAH seeking to get tighter with WWE. Then THE LAZY RIVER OF CRITICISM talking all things Dynamite, RAW/Smackdown and NXT including the welcome return of Darby Allin on a show lacking a lot of connection.Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel and Damon review Resurgence in Ontario including an assessment of Mox's title reign so far, Shota's next steps, EVIL's Dominion spot, Gabe Kidd's push, HENARE's return, Yuya's strange booking, ZSJ's big talk as well as early BoSJ talking points. There is also Joel's live reaction to Tottenham vs. Man City as the goals fly in and Damon's disgust at the Spurs fans and their loser mentality.Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Before getting into Dragongate’s big week in Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe, Case gives a show report of his MLW Lucha Azteca experience. From there, they talk about the huge Triangle Gate match, eras of Natural Vibes, the Class of 2016 pecking order, Mante vs Ben, SaiRyo booking tropes, and a whole lot more!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kelly & Taylor are back to discuss Tokyo Joshi's latest Korakuen Hall show, Yes Wonderland, featuring a big match of the year candidate!Then they run through everything else that's been happening in joshi, including a big title change in Stardom, DIANA's Korakuen Hall show, tag action all over the place, Marigold's debut match and much more!There's of course a review of the standings of the First Annual Jumping Bomb Audio Joshi Fantasy League, with the midyear pick swap coming imminently!Then they preview what's coming up, featuring Stardom's Flashing Champions, the fourth Hana Kimura Memorial Show, Ice Ribbon at Ueno Park and Marigold's first ever show!Please follow us on twitter: @jbombaudioYou can support this podcast at http://redcircle.com/jumping-bomb-audio/donationsOur Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Jeff is upset AEW didn't plug Will Ospreay for Collision, then in the news, USA gets RAW for a couple more months, Mania goes to Vegas, and the Backlash scrum leads to drama. Then the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Backlash and Raw were fun watches, AEW had one or two things and NXT only had Chelsea Green to redeem it.Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Flagship returns this week with an absolutely loaded show covering wrestling topics from all across the world, including:WWE Backlash France + Press Conference Fallout: We already reviewed the Backlash France show on Instant Reaction, so this segment will focus mostly on the post-show Press Conference, Paul Levesque's question about Drew Gulak's status in the company, and the embarrassing reaction of members of the wrestling media to said question.WWE likely joining Vince and Johnny Ace in seeking arbitration: In a recent WWE court filing, the company revealed its intention to join Vince McMahon and John Laurinitis in seeking arbitration to pause the ongoing Janel Grant lawsuit.WWE re-ups with NBCU for final months of 2024: The question of where RAW will air from September to December has been answered. NBCU secured the rights to RAW for the final three months of the year at just $25M.NOAH Wrestle Magic review: NOAH put together a fun Wrestle Magic show from Sumo Hall, including a new GHC Heavyweight Champion and an amazing Guys Being Dudes Match.Dragongate Dead or Alive review: The annual Dead or Alive cage match from Dragongate happened over the weekend, we talk about the emotional match.AJPW Champion Carnival Finals set: We have our Champion Carnival finals secured; it'll be Kento Miyahara vs. Jun Saito on May 12. We catch you up on the Champion Carnival. MLW Azteca Lucha preview: Rich will be on hand live this weekend for MLW Azteca Lucha; we preview what's on the show—lots of good, but also lots of bad!Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show. On this week's episode we discuss the following:- HHH’s embarrassing presser- WBD & Disney Streaming Merger- Drunk Flair- plus The Audience chimes in!Our Sponsors:* Check out eufy: us.eufy.com* Support our sponsor Arena Club! Whether you’re buying, selling, trading, or displaying—Arena Club is the card-collecting platform you have to check out. Get 10% off your first purchase on Arena Club by going to http://www.arenaclub.com/vownet. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy