Let Me Tell You Something!
435 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLorcan Mullan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon Cross (@simoncross3) are two different generations of wrestling fans that came together in friendship and now you can hear them every week discuss a facet related to the wrestling industry.
Series within the series include 'The Meltzer 5-Star Project' in which the hosts discuss every match that they can find that Dave Meltzer rated five stars (or higher) in his Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 'Match of the Week' has Lorcan and Simon take it in turns to pick a match from the wide world and long history of wrestling for a discussion. 'Silver Screen Visions' involves watching and reviewing a film or TV show that is related to or set within the world of wrestling.
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The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #075 - Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi (ROH, 01-10-2005)
August 13, 2019 13:03 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIt's a double conclusion for LMTYS as the Samoa Joe trilogy of five-star matches ends, at the same time it's the final of the twenty-two five star matches for his opponent, and obvious inspiration, Kenta Kobashi. In front of a rabid crowd in New York, the Japanese legend is given a reaction that greatly surprises him and inspires him to have the best possible match. He couldn't have chosen a better person opposite him in the ring to achieve this and Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncro...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #074 - AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe (TNA, 11-09-2005)
August 10, 2019 15:25 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBIt's the one and only entry in this series that came from the second biggest US promotion for around ten years. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) are here to discuss the only triple threat/three way dance match on this list and why those types of matches, as prevelant as they now are, only claimed one perfect score, and why it was this one match for the X-Division championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #073 - Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk (ROH, 16-10-2004)
August 07, 2019 15:27 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MBSeven years after Dave Meltzer awarded five stars to the first ever WWF Hell in a Cell match, he gave the perfect score to a match in a very different environment. Two-and-a-half years into its existence, and Ring of Honor had come to be synonymous as the crown jewel promotion on the US indy scene. The promotion's two top stars of the time were a couple of hungry young competitors by the names of Samoa Joe and CM Punk. In Punk's hometown of Chicago, they battle it out in an epic for Joe's ROH...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #072 - Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama (NOAH, 01-07-2004)
August 05, 2019 18:43 - 41 minutes - 39.1 MBAfter finally claiming the position of ace in NOAH, Kenta Kobashi already has the heir apparent snapping at his heels as he makes his tenth defence of the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Jun Akiyama at the Tokyo Dome where he had won the title from Misawa previously. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here once again to assess the match and reflect on the slightly less prominent, but still impressive, Fifth Pillar of the great 1990s AJPW scene in Jun Akiyama as he makes ...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #071.5 - The Debrief #06
August 03, 2019 22:52 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBArriving an episode later than intended, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) re-draft their top ten lists, answer a query about time and relativity with relation to five-star wrestling matches, and discuss a match that is oft-replicated but rarely [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #071 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (NOAH, 31-03-2003)
August 01, 2019 19:26 - 56 minutes - 55.3 MBThe twenty-fourth and final match involving Mitsuharu Misawa sees him one more time try to defend his position at the top of the perch, this time in his own promotion of NOAH, against his long-time heir apparent Kenta Kobashi. They have both gone through a lot to get to this endpoint, and Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) are here to reflect on another five-star match, a changing wrestling landscape in the three years since the previous five-star match, and a final reflection on ...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #070 - Nagata & Iizuka vs. Kawada & Fuchi (NJPW, 14-12-2000)
July 30, 2019 19:13 - 49 minutes - 46.5 MBSTOP THE PRESSES! It turns out there's a match that wasn't in our initial list that was a disputed entry, with different issues of the Wrestling Observer offering differing ratings. In the end, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) decided to go on the side of five stars, if only because it gives us one more chance to watch a match involving both Toshiaki Kawada and the one and only "Shithouse" Masanobu Fuchi, as they fly the withered flag for All Japan and step into enemy territory...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #069 - Misawa & Ogawa vs. Kobashi & Akiyama (AJPW, 23-10-1999)
July 28, 2019 22:44 - 37 minutes - 37.1 MBAfter dominating this show with nearly 50% of all five-star matches at the end of the 90s, this is the final match at the day of this episode uploading that All Japan hosted to be rewarded the perfect score from Dave Meltzer. This time it's another tag clash, but in a sign of the changing dynamics, Misawa teams up with Ogawa to defend their AJPW World tag titles against his previous two partners, and now founding members of the Burning faction, Kobashi & Akiyama. How will this dynamic play ou...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #068 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 11-06-1999)
July 26, 2019 22:11 - 41 minutes - 40.3 MBAfter the state Misawa and Kobashi left each other after their previous five-star encounter, you think they'd would avoid each other like Simon (@simoncross3) will avoid a Joshi match (he never reads these descriptions, so I can get away with this). Instead, they're back at it only seven months later. They've grown beards too! Let's see if Simon and Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) enjoy it as much as they did their previous one, or if this proves to be a bit of a disappointment along the lines of Misa...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #067 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi (AJPW, 31-10-1998)
July 24, 2019 19:49 - 32 minutes - 31.6 MBAfter years of fighting side-by-side against Tsuruta's Army, the Holy Demon Army and an array of gaijin monsters, Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada are now facing off against each other for the richest crown in All Japan - the Triple Crown. Kobashi is the defending champion, but has yet to defeat Misawa when the title is on the line, so both men have so much to gain. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to watch and report [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See ...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #066 - Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 06-12-1997)
July 22, 2019 18:25 - 43 minutes - 42.4 MBFor the fifth and final time, a year-closing clash from All Japan's World Strongest Tag League is the setting for another five-star collision, as Misawa once again teams up with his padawan Jun Akiyama to face his bitter rivals of Kawada & Taue of the Holy Demon Army. It's also the last time that Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) watch a match in this series to feature both Demon Army members, and they take this time to reflect on what their differing qualities brought both them...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #065 - The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WWF, 05-10-1997)
July 20, 2019 11:09 - 42 minutes - 41.7 MBThe fourth WWF match to gain the perfect score from Dave Meltzer, this is one of arguably as much historical significance as the Hart-Austin submission match that took place just over six months earlier. This time it's The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels facing off in the first ever Hell in a Cell match. Famous not only for the work of both the match participants, but some the extracurricular activities. Controversially in the eyes of some, this is also the only Undertaker-Michaels match to be ...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #064 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 06-06-1997)
July 18, 2019 20:52 - 30 minutes - 29.7 MBIt's one thing to try to follow up a five-star match. It's another thing entirely to follow up on the only match at this point in the history of the Wrestling Observer that Dave Meltzer broke the star rating system and gave six out of five. Whilst they didn't necessarily go that far, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) both currenlty have the 1994 iteration of Misawa vs. Kawada as their respective best match that they've seen during this series so far. But if anyone could pull off...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #063 - Koji Kanemoto vs. El Samurai (NJPW, 05-06-1997)
July 16, 2019 18:13 - 25 minutes - 24.7 MBNew Japan hosts this episode's five-star classic as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) look to see if El Samurai's second appearance in this seriesis an improvement on his previous Best of the Super Juniors final that achieved the full rating from Dave Meltzer five years [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #062 - Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (WWF, 23-03-1997)
July 14, 2019 11:30 - 47 minutes - 46.5 MBIt's a deep dive this time as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) not only analyse the third WWF/WWE match to ever gain five stars, but also study the surrounding culture that this match reflected, and figure out why the case can be made that this is the most important wrestling match of the modern [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #061 - Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 06-12-1996)
July 12, 2019 22:25 - 26 minutes - 26.7 MBIt's back to All Japan, as another World's Strongest Tag League tour is capped off with a match that gets the perfect score from Dave Meltzer. Akiyama has proven himself worthy to be in such hallowed company, but do he and his mentor Misawa continue their winning ways against arguably the greatest tag team of all time in the Holy Demon Army? Do Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) agree with this particular rating? Download and listen to find [email protected] Hosted on Acas...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #060.5 - The Debrief #05
July 10, 2019 17:48 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIt's time for another list, another debate, and another alternative five-star match as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have a little natter and we hope you find it entertaining enough to give it a [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #060 - Tiger/Delfin/Hamada/Naniwa/Yakushiji vs Kainentai (MPW, 10-10-96)
July 08, 2019 22:27 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBWhilst they were a relatively small, regional promotion, the only five-star match contributed by Michinoku Pro Wrestling was emblematic of the influence that it would have on high-spot intense tag team matches involving large number of participants that can be felt to this day. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to discuss the match itself and what it led to in the [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #059 - Misawa & Akiyama vs. Williams & Ace (AJPW, 07-06-1996)
July 06, 2019 23:14 - 21 minutes - 20.9 MBNo rest for the wicked, as no more than two weeks after Misawa and his new partner Akiyama have wrested the All Japan tag titles away from the Holy Demon Army, they have to defend them against the top gaijin pair of 'Dr. Death' Steve Williams and Johnny Ace. Will they be up for the task? Will the match be of a quality that justifies John Lauranitas's smugness at the Bella family get-togethers? Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to find [email protected] Hosted o...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #058 - Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 23-05-1996)
July 04, 2019 23:02 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBIt's a slight change of line-up. Whilst the Four Pillars of Heaven will no longer be contesting epic tag matches, the new "Fifth Pillar" of All Japan is starting to emerge in form of hot young prospect Jun Akiyama. He has replaced Kenta Kobashi as the partner of Mitsuharu Misawa. Will his lack of experience cost them defeat against the established Holy Demon Army? Will his inexperience also cause this match to result in a substantial dip in quality? Let's see what Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and S...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #057 - Manami Toyota vs. Akira Hokuto (AJW, 02-09-1995)
July 02, 2019 22:24 - 32 minutes - 31.7 MBIt's the end of an era on LMTYS as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) watch and review their final Joshi wrestling match, as Manami Toyota makes her eighth and last appearance, facing off against heated rival Akira Hokuto, an important figure in the history of women's wrestling, but making her sole appearance on this series. The hatred is palpable and the wrestling is fought at a high intensity. Will it be enough for a full five stars, and what does this era of women's wrestling ...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #056 - Toyota & Hasegawa vs. Kyoko & Takao Inoue (AJW, 03-08-1995)
June 30, 2019 22:18 - 15 minutes - 15 MBIt's the penultimate Joshi match as the mainstay of these matches, Manami Toyota, teams up with the less experience Sakie Hasegawa to take on the agressive, bullying sister tandem of Kyoko & Takao Inoue. Will Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) help Simon (@simoncross) see the error of his ways and guide him out of his MRA forums and finally address the existence of the gender pay gap? Listen to find [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #055 - Misawa/Kobashi/Asako vs. Kawada/Taue/Honda (AJPW, 30-06-1995)
June 28, 2019 20:00 - 14 minutes - 14.9 MBIt's the final match on this list that featured Misawa and Kobashi on the same team. This time they partner up with Satoru Asako to take on the Holy Demon Army and their new partner Tamon Honda. Will these two new additions be a gain or loss to proceedings? Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #008.5 - Fantastics vs. Sheepherders (full match) (NWA, 19-04-1986)
June 26, 2019 17:14 - 27 minutes - 26.6 MBThe WWE Network archives served up a real treat recently with their uploading of footage from the inaugural Crockett Cup event in 1986, and that means that for the first time in over thirty years, people have been able to watch the full match between The Fantastics and The Sheepherders (a/k/a The Bushwhackers) that Dave Meltzer gave the full five-star rating. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to the early days of their podcast series and provide a re-appraisal of the prev...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #054 - Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (AJW, 27-06-1995)
June 25, 2019 21:46 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MBIt's another gender swap of the old David vs. Goliath story as five-star mainstay Manami Toyota faces off once again with the monstrous Aja Kong. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here again to give the long-awaited oft-sought after but rarely heard from opinion of the straight white [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #053 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 09-06-1995)
June 23, 2019 13:57 - 27 minutes - 26.4 MBIt's the final tag team encounter to only include the Four Pillars of Heaven. Did they save the best till last? Let's see what Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #052 - Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue (AJW, 07-05-1995)
June 20, 2019 19:11 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MBThis one's an epic! Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) watch another Joshi match, and yet another one involving Manami Toyota, as she defends her recently won 3WA Singles Championship against Kyoko Inoue (another five-star veteran) over a long, long, loooong period of time. The debate that started with the recent 60-minute match involving the Four Pillars of Heaven of AJPW is continued [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #051 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Akira Taue (AJPW, 15-04-1995)
June 18, 2019 18:26 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBRingo gets his solo track! It's the final of the Champion Carnival, and everyone's favourite fourth banana gets his time to shine, as Akira Taue steps out of his role as one of the greatest tag team wrestlers of all time to have his one and only singles match to gain a perfect score from Dave Meltzer. Is it warranted? Does Misawa carry him to it? Does anyone survive a Dondon to the outside from the apron? Find out by listening here as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) answer tho...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #050.5 - The Debrief #04
June 16, 2019 17:19 - 58 minutes - 56.3 MBIt's time for another debrief as we reach our half century of episodes. Some big matches have happened between matches 40 and 50. Will the list be affected? What's the alternative five-star match? Does blood actually make a difference in the quality of a match? Listen in and find out what answers Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) provide to these [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #050 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Williams & Ace (AJPW, 04-03-1995)
June 13, 2019 21:54 - 26 minutes - 25.8 MBLong before he was providing Monday Night Raw viewers with the popular People Power movement, John Laurainaitas was better known by his wrestling name of Johnny Ace, and probably lists among the most unlikely wrestlers to be involved in multiple five-star matches. Is that entirely because of the good company he keeps? Or does he actually manage to hold his own alongside the gaijin great "Dr. Death" Steve Williams against the ace All Japan native pair of Misawa & Kobashi? Lorcan (@lorcanmullan...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #050 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Williams & Ace (AJPW, 03-04-1995)
June 13, 2019 21:54 - 26 minutes - 25.8 MBLong before he was providing Monday Night Raw viewers with the popular People Power movement, John Laurainaitas was better known by his wrestling name of Johnny Ace, and probably lists among the most unlikely wrestlers to be involved in multiple five-star matches. Is that entirely because of the good company he keeps? Or does he actually manage to hold his own alongside the gaijin great "Dr. Death" Steve Williams against the ace All Japan native pair of Misawa & Kobashi? Lorcan (@lorcanmullan...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #049 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 24-01-1995)
June 11, 2019 16:01 - 35 minutes - 34.3 MBIt's another tag collision involving All Japan's Four Pillars of Heaven as Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi battle once more with the Holy Demon Army of Kawada & Taue. Whilst they try to find new angles and nuances to add to their latest encounter, see if Simon (@simoncross) and Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) can do the same with their [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #048 - Los Gringos Locos vs. El Hijo del Santo/Octagon (AAA, 06-11-1994)
June 09, 2019 17:23 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBIt's back to AAA as the mid-90s craze for Mexican wrestling was taking California by storm and led to a full PPV co-produced with WCW. This 2 out of 3 Falls Luchas de Apuestas bout was the highest rated and most fondly remembered match from that card. The ultimate rudo foreign heels of Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr put their hair on the line against beloved technicos El Hijo del Santo and Octagon under 2 out of 3 falls rules. But there are way more than three falls in this match! Lorcan (@lorca...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project #048 - Los Gringos Locos vs. El Hijo del Santo/Octagon (AAA, 06-11-1994)
June 09, 2019 17:23 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBIt's back to AAA as the mid-90s craze for Mexican wrestling was taking California by storm and led to a full PPV co-produced with WCW. This 2 out of 3 Falls Luchas de Apuestas bout was the highest rated and most fondly remembered match from that card. The ultimate rudo foreign heels of Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr put their hair on the line against beloved technicos El Hijo del Santo and Octagon under 2 out of 3 falls rules. But there are way more than three falls in this match! Lorcan (@lorca...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #047 - Los Gringos Locos vs. El Hijo del Santo/Octagon (AAA, 06-11-1994)
June 09, 2019 17:23 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MBIt's back to AAA as the mid-90s craze for Mexican wrestling was taking California by storm and led to a full PPV co-produced with WCW. This 2 out of 3 Falls Luchas de Apuestas bout was the highest rated and most fondly remembered match from that card. The ultimate rudo foreign heels of Eddie Guerrero and Art Barr put their hair on the line against beloved technicos El Hijo del Santo and Octagon under 2 out of 3 falls rules. But there are way more than three falls in this match! Lorcan (@lorca...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #047 - Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (AJW, 02-11-1994)
June 07, 2019 16:01 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to the joshi world as AJW puts on the biggest card in the promotion's history at the Tokyo Dome, with top face Toyota tries to reclaim the WWWA Singles championship from the monster Aja Kong. [email protected]
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #048 - Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota (AJW, 20-11-1994)
June 07, 2019 16:01 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to the joshi world as AJW puts on the biggest card in the promotion's history at the Tokyo Dome, with top face Toyota tries to reclaim the WWWA Singles championship from the monster Aja [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #046 - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WWF, 29-08-1994)
June 04, 2019 19:20 - 28 minutes - 27.3 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) wait ages for one WWE match to make it on this list, and so soon after the first one we have a second! Bret Hart defends his WWF Championship against his younger brother Owen in one of the most highly-rated steel cage matches of all time. It's a contest of scrambles to the door and tussles at the top of the [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #044 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada (03-06-1994)
June 01, 2019 14:22 - 37 minutes - 36.3 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) encounter another match oft-cited when the Greatest of All Time is being debated. This time it's Misawa defending his AJPW Triple Crown against childhood friend Kawada, with Dangerous K desperate to claim both his first Triple Crown and his first singles victory over [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #043 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 21-05-1994)
May 29, 2019 19:17 - 9 minutes - 9.63 MBIt's another short mini-sode, unfortunately, as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have only a short portion of this latest Four Pillars of Heaven tussle to get the perfect score from Dave Meltzer. If you can a link to where we can find the full match then please let us know and we'll re-do this episode in the [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #042 - Wild Pegasus vs. The Great Sasuke (NJPW, 16-04-1994)
May 27, 2019 23:24 - 42 minutes - 56 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have to cover a lot of ground with this one, not all of it the most comfortable to discuss. If there was one set text of becoming a "smart" fan in the 90s, it was watching a VHS copy of the Super J Cup 1994. Will Simon be as impressed as Lorcan and his peers were with an event infamous for its match quality, building up to the crescendo that was the final, and the first New Japan match that Dave Meltzer had given five stars to since two years ea...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #041 - Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels (WWF, 20-03-1994)
May 25, 2019 11:33 - 35 minutes - 38.3 MBPerhaps the most important match in modern wrestling, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) finally get to discuss a five-star match to come from the biggest promotion in wrestling history. It is also the first Ladder match to gain a five-star rating, and its influence as to what consitutes a wrestling match and the physical demands on wrestlers (as well as the desire to "steal the show") going forward. The match that probably cemented Shawn Michaels as a main-eventer going forward,...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #040.5 - The Debrief #03 (Charts, Alternative 5*, Joshi)
May 21, 2019 21:24 - 59 minutes - 61.2 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) again assess the lay of the land forty matches into their project. Lists are revised and combined and finalised. Their alternative five-star match is only a couple of hours before the next official match, so that must have been one hell of a card! Finally, Lorcan and Simon address another quandry about why every women's wrestling match to gain five stars were from Japan, and when and how a match from outside of the Joshi tradition can achieve th...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #040 - Misawa/Kobashi/Baba vs. Kawada/Taue/Fuchi (AJPW, 29-01-1994)
May 16, 2019 22:43 - 21 minutes - 21.9 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have grown to love the All Japan six-man tag team main event. Will they love it as much when the promotion's owner Shohei 'Giant' Baba gets involved. It's fair to say that Baba's best days are behind him, and his pace of wrestling would be generously described if you were using the word "plodding"[email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #039 - Kansai & Ozaki vs. Toyota & Yamada (AJW, 06-12-1993)
May 14, 2019 20:18 - 27 minutes - 27.8 MBLorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) return to the interpromotional Joshi feud as Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada attempt to reclaim the WWWA Tag Team Championship for their home promotion of AJW against the JWP outsiders of Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamtie Kansai. Lorcan loved the last one, Simon was a bit cooler towards it. WIll that be the same this time? Will they be able to keep the names of all the in-ring participants correct? Listen to find [email protected] Hosted on Acast. Se...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #038 - Misawa & Kobashi vs. Kawada & Taue (AJPW, 03-12-1993)
May 02, 2019 20:40 - 29 minutes - 28 MBIt's the final of the World's Strongest Tag League and our Kobashi-thon reaches its end and our hero continues to battle for that elusive big win to cement his place int he main event scene. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) consider what the Four Pillars all offer and whether a top guy can be too strong compared to their [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #037 - Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams (AJPW, 31-08-1993)
April 29, 2019 18:43 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MBThe Kobashi-thon continues as he follows up his battle with the big boss gaijin of Stan Hansen to another clash a month later with the Oklahoma wrestling machine that was "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Strikes are flung, heads are dropped, and gobs are smacked as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) continue their love-fest for the man in the orange [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #036 - Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW, 29-07-1993)
April 26, 2019 12:51 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOur Kobashi-thon continues, as our hero continues to look for that elusive big victory to really cement his place in the upper echelons of All Japan's main event scene. This time he's taking on the big boss of gaijin wrestlers in the form of Stan "The Lariat" Hansen. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) encounter a match a structured quite differently from what they expected, and consider what makes a great babyface and [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #035 - Misawa/Kobashi/Akiyama vs. Kawada/Taue/Ogawa (AJPW, 02-07-1993)
April 21, 2019 21:08 - 22 minutes - 21.9 MBNew battle lines are formed in the classic All Japan six-man battleground as Misawa & Kobashi are joined by rookie sensation Jun Akiyama to face off with Kawada & Taue alongside second-timer in the five-star club Yoshinari Ogawa. Can they live up to the high quality set with the veterans Tsuruta and Fuchi being replaced by two relative newcomers? Listen to find [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meltzer 5-Star Project: #034 - Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW, 14-04-1993)
April 18, 2019 19:38 - 29 minutes - 28.9 MBIt's a truncated discussion this time, as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have to contend with a clipped version of the latest five-star clash, a singles match between Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi during the bruising and brutal Champions Carnival tournament. They follow up the match review with a broader discussion about the potentially more troubling aspects of what now makes a match stand out in an era of star ratings and a need to one-up your peers and predecessors. It...