BIG EGG JOSHI PODCAST
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The objective of the Big Egg Joshi Podcast is to help both new and old fans of Joshi or Japanese women’s wrestling to learn about Joshi promotions both new and old
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Joshi 2010s: Ep 26 - JWP Osaka Carnival Ice Ribbon Golden Ribbon 2011
January 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBJWP concludes a "big" tour for them in Osaka. Ice Ribbon runs Korakuen with 14 year old Tsukushi in the main event. Will the big foreigner Hatred win everything? Will the teenager win at Korakuen? Syuri and Shida are a team? Shows covered - JWP Osaka Carnival J-1 Finals 6/25/2011 Ice Ribbon 288 Golden Ribbon In Korakuen 5/5/2011 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title, TLW title, J-1 Grand Prix Tournament Finals Leon (c) vs Hailey Hatred (c) International Ribbon Tag Team Title Match ...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 25 - JWP J-1 Grand Prix N1-5 2011
January 02, 2022 21:04 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBJWP coming off bringing back the Japan women tag league start a tour of another tournament. The elimination tournament across 6 shows called the J-1 Grand Prix begins. One fun gimmick is a champion also defends their title each round. Shows covered - JWP Road To 20th Anniversary Days 1-5 4/17-6/12/2011 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title J-1 Grand Prix Tournament Semi Final Match Leon (c) vs Hanako Nakamori You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Le...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 24 - Catch the Wave 2011
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBWave brings their 3 block tournament back for another year. The blocks are the Young, Technical, and Visual block each with a host of names to note from Kana, Misaki Ohata, Mio Shirai, Ayumi Kurihara, to Yumi Ohka. Shows covered - Pro Wrestling Wave Catch the Wave tournament 5/2/11-7/24/11 Key matches include: 5/29 Tokyo: Yumi Oka vs. Ayumi Kurihara 6/19 Osaka: Yumi Oka vs. Misaki Ohata 7/24/11 Catch the Wave final You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 23 - Oz Acadmey Heavenly Days in Osaka 2011
December 08, 2021 00:14 - 48 minutes - 48.7 MBWith the emergency main event booking from the Kaoru injury on the previous show, Aja Kong has found herself as champion. On this night, underdog Ran YuYu tries her hand at hot shot booking. Shows covered - Oz Academy Heavenly Days in Osaka 4/29/11 Key matches include: OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Aja Kong (c) vs. Ran YuYu You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast
Joshi 2010s: Ep 22 - Diana Debut Show 2011
November 14, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBAfter the closure of NEO, Kyoko Inoue is back 4 months later to open her new promotion Diana. Nozaki proving match, Sareee's debut, and a big main event. Shows covered - Diana Debut Show 4/17/11 Key matches include: Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match Ayako Sato & Kaoru Ito vs Aya Yuuki & Kyoko Inoue You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 21 - Oz Academy One Night in Heaven 2011
October 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBKaoru breaks her foot! What does this mean for the main event? A tag rivalry comes to a conclusion. Kurihara still not getting pushed? Shows covered - Oz Academy One Night in Heaven 4/10/11 Key matches include: Tag Titles Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato (c) vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Tomoka Nakagawa Openweight title KAORU (c) vs. Aja Kong vs. Mayumi Ozaki You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 20 - JWP Mania X 2011
October 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBIt's time for JWP to celebrate their 20th anniversary year with their second biggest show in 2011. A big unification match in the main event, Sachie Abe celebrate 15 years, and a special 20th anniversary offer match from JWP. Shows covered - JWP Mania X 4/3/2011 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title / NEO High Speed Title Unification Match Leon (c) [NEO] vs Kaori Yoneyama (c) [JWP] You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 19 - Ice Wave OSAKA RHAPSODY March Ribbon (2011)
September 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBMarch 2011 features Yumi Ohka trying to finally defeat a veteran and Ice Ribbon runs Korakuen. Tsukasa Fujimoto is defending the Icex60 title against the high flying threat of Ray from Hong Kong. Shida attempts to level up by going up against Smash's super "rookie" Syuri. Wave section also features run down of Wave from Jan to Mar. Shows covered - Wave Osaka Rhapsody (3/20/11) and Ice Ribbon March Ribbon (3/21/11) Key matches include: Yumi Ohka vs GAMI Ayako Hamada vs Misaki Ohata Kagetsu v...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 18 - JWP Tag League the Best 2011
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThe first venture into 2011 for JWP. The tag league based from old AJW is back. We cover loosely the first few days of the tournament and lead into two full shows covered. On here we see a good mixture of veterans, rookies, and potential top talent. Shows covered - Tag League the Best Day 4 (2/20/11) and Day 5 (3/6/11) Key matches include: Leon & Misaki Ohata vs KAZUKI & Sachie Abe Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki vs Leon & Misaki Ohata You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 17 - Oz Academy Puppy So Crazy 2011
September 01, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 53.3 MBKicking into 2011 Oz Academy (in this dvd) has three shows. It's focus was on the 'epic' set of tag title matches of Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato. The rest was all about building up the title defense feuds of champion Kaoru against Kong and Ozaki. Shows covered - Jan 9 Wizard of Oz, Feb 11 Puppy, Feb 19 So Crazy Key matches include: Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato (c) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Tomoka Nakagawa Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato (c) vs Carlos Amano & Manami Toyota KAORU (c)...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 16 - Ice Ribbon Nagoya Ribbon 2011
August 15, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 51.9 MBThe show took place on Feb 6, 2011 and the first show entirely put on without the help of Emi Sakura. Nagoya Ribbon was mostly put on as a one night tag team tournament where the winners would win the tag titles. Key matches include: Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Makoto & Riho You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 15 - Stardom Birth to Debut Series 2011
July 29, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 55 MBtardom has officially started! We discuss the founding of Stardom, trainers and key players, and the immediate established push of new stars to headline the new promotion. Key matches include: Iris & Nanae Takahashi vs Natsuki Taiyo & Yuzuki Aikawa Natsuki Taiyo & Yoshiko vs Arisa Hoshiki & Yuzuki Aikawa Natsuki Taiyo & Yoshiko vs Nanae Takahashi & Yuzuki Aikawa You can find these matches via a Stardom-World subscription.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 14 - Ice Ribbon The New Year 2011
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBIt's our first episode as we begin the year 2011. This is a year Ice Ribbon goes through some internal changes. We have debuts, a strange mixed tag, and a star-making breakthrough performance in the main event. Key matches include: International Ribbon Tag Team Title Match Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs Hikari Minami & Riho You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Joshi 2010s: Ep 13 - NEO Stage Door 2010
July 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe last show from NEO and our conclusion of the year 2010. We have deep discussions over NEO, the promotions failures, praising Yoshiko Tamura, and more. We finish up the cast going over our top 5 matches from 2010 and our wrestlers of the year (with some kayfabe involved). Key matches include: NWA Women's Pacific & NEO Title Match - Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs. Ayumi Kurihara Tanny Mouse, Yoshiko Tamura & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Aya Yuuki, Mika Iida & Nagisa Nozaki You can find some of the key mat...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 12 - Oz Academy Get Wild 2010
June 15, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 47.6 MBHeading back to Oz Academy after their biggest show of the year. Kaoru is cemented at the top, and this show is a good example of the typical building show for events and feuds to come. Key matches include: Carlos Amano vs. Sonoko Kato Aja Kong, KAORU & Mayumi Ozaki vs Hiren, Takako Inoue & Yumi Ohka We discuss the booking of Oz Academy. You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.
Special 1 year anniversary episode ft. JD,JPQ, and JoshiPod
June 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBits a very special 1 year anniversary episode of The Big Egg Joshi Podcast. i invite some of my friends JD from the RedLeaf Retrocast, JPQ formely of the No Particular Angle Podcast and Eric from the JoshiPod. i task each of them to pick a historical defunct joshi promotion and discuss it and its impact of the joshi scene JD- https://twitter.com/BowlingJD?s=20 https://open.spotify.com/show/6nd9KMqJANIYKQBPrDtcl1?si=hkl8BL_kQ_SP-J3nCh0Bhg https://www.patreon.com/RedLeafRetrocast JPQ-https...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 11 - JWP Revolution 2010
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBA rivalry among friends comes to a close as Emi and Yoneyama meet in a match of the year caliber match. A strong card with interesting names across the board. Key matches include: JWP Tag Team Title / Daily Sports Tag Team Title Match KAZUKI & Toshie Uematsu (c) vs Aja Kong & Sachie Abe JWP Openweight Title Hair Vs. Hair Match Kaori Yoneyama (c) vs Emi Sakura We discuss more about what JWP means to the scene at this point in time. You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Mot...
Red Leaf Retrocast LLPW: Ep 01 - The Association
May 23, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes - 58.2 MBOur journey into LLPW brings us to the very beginning. JWP has closed and split into two. Kandori and the wrestlers that followed her find themselves in connection to a show in the old AWA territory in Minnesota. We start at the bizarre show called LPWA Super Ladies Showdown on 2/23/1992. Key players include: Shinobu Kandori, Harley Saito, Eagle Sawai, and Reggie Bennett Main Events: LPWA Japanese Title Tournament Final - Harley Saito vs Denise Storm LPWA title - Terri Powers vs Lady X aka Pe...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 10 - Oz Academy Plum Hanasaku Country of Oz
May 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBEvery year, Oz Academy holds their annual big show honoring the legacy of Plum Mariko. 8/22/210 OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku ~ Country Of OZ 2010 - Day 2 at Korakuen Hall Key matches include: Aja Kong & Yoshiko Tamura vs. Carlos Amano & Manami Toyota OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match AKINO & Ran YuYu (c) vs. Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato OZ Academy Openweight Title Last Woman Standing Match KAORU (c) vs. Mayumi Ozaki Plus, discussion over the solid undercard, and the concept of booking to age. ...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 9 - Wave Rhapsody and Sail A Way 4
April 30, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBBack to Pro Wrestling Wave in 2010 as we cover two shows: 6/27/2010 Osaka Rhapsody Volume 9-Virgin/ZERO 8/29/2010 WAVE 3rd Anniversary Show Sail A Way 4 Key matches include: Carlos Amano, Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato vs. Ayumi Kurihara, Kana & Shuu Shibutani Aja Kong vs Yumi Ohka Kagetsu & Meiko Satomura vs GAMI & Sawako Shimono Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami vs. Io Shirai & Mio Shirai Meiko Satomura vs. Yumi Ohka GAMI vs. Aja Kong We finish out describing and breaking down a bit over the ...
JWP Episode 5 Mixed Bag In Nagoya
April 23, 2021 17:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBthis episode covers the 4/28/1990 show from Nagoya complete with Miss A vs Eagle Sawai, Devil Masami vs Harly Saito and a mens MMA match and wrestling match for whatever reason
Joshi 2010s: Ep 8 - Freelancing Around the Scene 2010
April 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBProduce shows from wrestlers were and are quite common in Japan, within the joshi scene. Along with some key matches from other promotions, we find ourselves filling in gaps, and freelancing around these matches. Sendai 1/31/10 Dynamite Kansai vs Yukari Ishino Kana & Meiko Satomura vs DASH Chisako & Kagetsu Kana Produce 4/29/10 Kana vs Meiko Satomura NEO 8/1/10 Yoshiko Tamura & Ayumi Kurihara vs Kana & Io Shirai Tateno Produce 10/10/10 Ayumi Kurihara & Harley Saito vs GAMI & Noriyo Tateno Ic...
JWP Episode 4 Spring Time in JWP
April 04, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBthis episode covers mulitple matchs from different shows from both March and April. 3/13/1990 Osaka, 4/20/1990 Nagaoka, 4/22/1990 Korakuen Hall and 3/21/1990 Korakuen Hall
Joshi 2010s: Ep 7 - Oz Academy Dream Girls 2010
March 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIt's our first venture into Oz Academy. A very different promotion compared to the scene at the time. We go over Dream Girls from June 13, 2010. Tomoka Nakagawa vs. Hiren Chikayo Nagashima & Nao Komatsu vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Yumi Ohka AKINO, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Ran YuYu vs. Ayumi Kurihara, Dynamite Kansai & Sonoko Kato Takako Inoue vs. KAORU OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match: Carlos Amano & Manami Toyota (c) vs. Aja Kong & Kaoru Ito You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page ...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 6 - Catch the Wave 2010
March 17, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBThrough the Summer of 2010, Pro Wrestling Wave ran their second 3 block round robin tournament. This is what would eventually give the young promotion some notoriety. Wrestlers involved in CTW 2010 were: Young Block: Io Shirai, Sawako Shimono, Ryo Mizunami, Senri Kuroki, Misaki Ohata Rival Block: Shu Shibutani, Moeka Haruhi, Cherry, Asami Kawasaki, Ayumi Kurihara Visual Technical Block: Kana, Yumi Oka, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Toshie Uematsu Key topics include: representation of the joshi scene, ...
JWP Episode 3 March of Gurren Tai
March 07, 2021 20:42 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBthis episode covers the March 21st 1990 Korakuen Hall show main evented by Gurren Tai (Mayumi Ozaki and Eagle Sawai) Vs Cuty Suzuki and Rumi Kazama
Joshi 2010s: Ep 5 - JWP Mania X 2010
February 28, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBSticking to April and May 2010 covering a big shift in JWP covering Mania X from 4/18/2010. The event was headlined by Kayoko Haruyama (c) vs Nanae Takahashi. Also, back to NEO a large show occurs with a good tag title match between Ayumi Kurihara & Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata from 5/5/2010 at NEO Spectacle In Seichi Korakuen. We end with a fun intergender match featuring Aja Kong and Magnitude Kishiwada vs Kyoko Kimura and Munenori Sawa at Shinjuku Face. All matche...
JWP Episode 2 New Generation
February 21, 2021 21:20 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBthis episode cover JWP's 1990 New Generation Decision Tournament which was there annual rookie tournament. in this we also get to see the two rookies who would later go on to be bigger stars in JWP
Joshi 2010s: Ep 4 - Ice Ribbon Golden Ribbon 2010
February 15, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBInto April and May 2010 featuring some changes in Ice Ribbon as they are building up another star. We also check in on some future stars in the making as Io and Mio Shirai have a singles match at Shinjuku on a Vader produce show 4/29/2010. Dojo/IR 172 - 4/3/2010 - Riho vs Miyako Matsumoto (c) The big show covered here is the Golden Ribbon show headlined at Korakuen by 13 yr old Riho vs Emi Sakura. A big moment to say the least. You can find the Ice Ribbon matches which are currently available...
JWP Episode 1 New Year New Generation Battle
February 06, 2021 20:46 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBthe first episode covering the JWP Show from 1/7/1990 New Generation Battle. join me your host K as i go through JWP starting in the year 1990 and discover how good Harley Saito is,what a Miss A is and that Eagle Sawai had a faction
Joshi 2010s: Ep 3 - NEO 10th Anni in Kawasaki 2010
January 29, 2021 18:00 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MBMarch in 2010 featured a big NEO event plus what turned out to be a key retirement in the world of joshi wrestling. Here, we find a NEO card on March 14 with Emi Sakura vs Kana and a main event headlined by Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs Meiko Satomura. Other "key" matches from the month are from Ice Ribbon's Miyako Matsumoto and the Icex60 title. Last covers the retirement match of Fuka as she is against Nanae Takahashi. You can find the Ice Ribbon matches which are currently available on Ice Rib...
Joshi 2010s: Ep 2 - Ice Ribbon New Year Ribbon 2010
January 12, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 39.7 MBTwo Week Early Access to this episode and much more at https://www.patreon.com/RedLeafRetrocast. Our journey through the 2010s of joshi wrestling continues with Ice Ribbon. We chose some important to top matches from the promotion from Jan to Feb 2010. Main events include the crowning of Tsukasa Fujimoto to the tag titles on the line Kazumi Shimouma & Nanae Takahashi vs Hamuko Hoshi & Hiroyo Matsumoto (c) You can also find all these matches currently available on Ice Ribbon's Nico Pro channe...
(FREE Patreon Ep) Joshi 2010s: Ep 1 - NEO Joshi Puroresu Carnival 2009
January 01, 2021 17:59 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBOur first bonus patreon content and FREE to begin our journey through the 2010s of joshi wrestling. We begin with Kyoko Inoue’s NEO ending the year 2009 to begin the next "era" of joshi wrestling. Main event: NEO Tag titles Ayumi Kurihara & Yoshiko Tamura vs Passion Red (Kana & Nanae Takahashi) (c) You can also find this match on the Red Leaf Retrocast's Daily Motion channel. https://www.patreon.com/posts/joshi-2010s-ep-1-45682779
Ep.22 Hikaru Shida
December 21, 2020 20:43 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBthis episode covers current AEW wrestler Hikaru Shida
Ep.21 Arisa Nakajima
December 06, 2020 16:35 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBthis episode covering Arisa Nakajima one half of the best friends tag team and one of the best wrestlers in the world
Ep.20 Kagetsu
November 15, 2020 21:29 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBthis episode covers one of the most giving joshi Kagetsu
Ep.19 Aja Kong
November 01, 2020 18:49 - 17 minutes - 16 MBEpisode 19 covering the enduring legend Aja Kong
Ep.18 Kairi Sane/Hojo
October 18, 2020 19:11 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBthis episode covering Kairi Sane formally known as Kairi Hojo
Ep.17 Tsukasa Fujimoto
October 11, 2020 19:06 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBepisode 17 covering the illustrious Tsukasa Fujimoto
Ep.16 Manami Toyota
October 04, 2020 18:44 - 14 minutes - 13 MBepisode 16 covering the legendary Manami Toyota
Ep.15 Momo Watanabe
September 27, 2020 17:05 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBFirst episode in the new series covering wrestlers this one on Stardoms True Heart snd Young Ace Momo Watanabe
Ep.14 Stardom
September 19, 2020 15:40 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBEpisode covering World Wonder Ring Stardom
Ep.13 Pro Wrestling Wave
September 06, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThis episode covers Pro Wrestling Wave a very interesting promotion due to its structure
Ep.12 Gaea Japan
August 30, 2020 17:41 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThis episode covers Chigusa Nagayo’s first promotion Gaea Japan
Episode 11 Sendai Girls
August 22, 2020 19:16 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBEpisode 11 talking about Meiko Satomuras promotion Sendai Girls
Episode 10 Seadlinnng
August 15, 2020 19:21 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBEpisode 10 covering Nanea Takahashi’s promotion and one of the most controversial promotions Seadlinnng
Ep.9 JWP/Pure-J
August 08, 2020 16:28 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBEpisode 9 covering JWP and it’s successor promotion Pure-J
Ep.8 AJW
August 01, 2020 16:37 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis episode talks about the legendary All Japan Women’s promotion or AJW for short
Episode 7 TJPW
July 23, 2020 18:32 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBEpisode 7 covering Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling or TJPW
Episode 6 Marvelous
July 11, 2020 17:15 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBEpisode 6 is about Chigusa Nagayo’s current promotion Marvelous