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The time has finally come for the second landmark film in our timeline: the truly warts and all Beyond The Mat. Tune in as Dave and Lee go over their history with the film, some of the things that still resonate today, and elements of it that they view now in an entirely different context. We also manage to squeeze some time in there for some WCW-related news briefs. Enjoy!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

On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Lyric Swinton of the Maps and Graps podcast, and Dani, owner of BlackGirlWrestling.com to discuss Swerve Strickland winning the AEW World Championship, the significance of AEW crowning its first Black world champion, the current state of Black talent in AEW, and an overall discussion of race and representation in the company.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.In a very special Open The Voice Gate, Jae Church joins Case and Mike in a long form discussion on the state of Dragongate, DG returning to Mania weekend, the Japanese wrestling economy and venues, the upcoming Dead or Alive card, 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 return with another big episode!They start the show reviewing Stardom's latest big show, All Star Grand Queendom 2024!Then they run through everything else that's been happening in joshi, including the announcement of Arisa Nakajima's retirement, a new candidate for Match of the Year, HYPE 2 and much more!There's of course a review of the standings of the First Annual Jumping Bomb Audio Joshi Fantasy League, with a discussion on rules that could change the entire scoreboard!Then they preview what's coming up, featuring a ton of Golden Week shows - Tokyo Joshi's Yes Wonderland, big Stardom matches, DIANA from Korakuen Hall and the kickoff of the 2024 Catch the Wave tournament!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 - Rewind and Rewatch! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back to Rewind and Rewatch important events in Dragon System history.Before this month’s Rewind and Rewatch, they discuss Dragongate’s weekend in Kobe and a programming note for Voice Gate through Dead or Alive.April’s Rewind and Rewatch, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Dragon System, discusses the El Numero Uno 2004 tournament, specifically its final show on April 28th, 2004!Before Case and Mike review the show, there’s a good deal we must talk about late 2003 to early 2004 Toryumon, especially Hagure Gundam/Aagan Iisou, Sumo’s Dietary Preferences, Why We Don’t Talk About 2004 That Often, Parallels through Dragon System History, Royal Brothers and more!Then they take us to Yoyogi National Stadium #2 on April 28th, 2004 as Toryumon attempts to decide their last Numero Uno between defending champ CIMA, upstart Shuji Kondo, icon Dragon Kid, and the newly heel again Masaaki Mochizuki. The Crazy Max vs Aagan Iisou feud continues with rival former sumo Don Fujii vs Toru Owashi and Anthony W. Mori finally comes to terms with the end of Royal Brothers! The show can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aW-KN6hKLQOur 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

Welcome back to the Mike & JD Show. On this weeks episode we discuss the following.- Wrestling media is at it again- Investigative Journalist BJ Bethel stops by to give us the latest information surrounding Vince McMahons legal case- Tony Khan gets attacked by The Young Bucks; Wears Neck Brace at NFL Draft- AEW rips off TNA- Free Agency FrenzyOur 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

In the news: Vince wants arbitration, WWE releases some talent and Broken Matt Hardy is your new TNA Champ. Fantastic. It gets weirder on the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM as AEW has perhaps their best overall ppv and starts Dynamite not with their new historic champ but...Trent Beretta? The Elite then stage a coup and topple the Khan regime. In WWE, it was treading water before the reboot.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

307 Super J-Cast Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2024Joel and Damon are back for an in-depth review of Road to Wrestling Dontaku shows including Faction Warfare Gauntlet main events, Hiromu Takahashi vs David Finlay, Tetsuya Naito vs Drilla Moloney and the Jake Lee debut. The guys also discuss Mox vs Hobbs, TMDK, Video Nasty prefs, ELP , Will Ospreay vs Bryan Danielson , and answer your questions.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

This week on The Flagship Podcast, Joe and Rich discuss the latest details in the ongoing Vince McMahon/WWE lawsuit including recent filings by both McMahon and Grant's legal teams, the latest wave of WWE releases plus a look back at the September 2023 WWE releases. Additional topics include clarification and more thoughts on WWE's PR strategy, a catch-up on AJPW's Champion Carnival, Trick Williams' NXT title win and a review of MLW War Chamber.For a full recap and review of AEW Dynasty, listen to Instant Reaction LIVE on FlagshipPatreon.com.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

This is a free preview of the April 23 edition of Flagship Plus. Listen to this show on FlagshipPatreon.com's $1 trial tier. All future Flagship Plus episodes will be on the $5 ter.More on WWE P.R. and what you as a media consumer should be wary ofBecky Lynch wins the WWE Women's titleCMLL 4/19 reviewOur 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