Wrestling Omakase
212 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 30 ratingsOmakase means, literally, "I'll leave it up to you". It's a term primarily used in modern Japanese in sushi restaurants, where you allow the chef to prepare their own personal favorites, leaving your meal completely in their hands. Wrestling Omakase, therefore, is a show where we place each episode into the hands of one or two passionate fans, from all across the wrestling spectrum. Our regular host John Carroll has over 20 years of diverse wrestling fandom to draw upon, and they will be joined by a revolving door of guests who will share their knowledge and passion for particular promotions or time periods. While our primary focus will be on modern Japanese wrestling, we will also at least touch on wrestling from all over the world, in addition to the occasional episode covering historical periods of various promotions. This is a journey with wrestling fans around the world, bringing you the promotions they know and love the best, and we hope you will join us!
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Wrestling Omakase #112: NJPW Destruction in Kobe, AJPW Oudou & STARDOM 5STAR GP Finals w/ TJ
September 25, 2019 09:13 - 2 hours - 157 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we look at the end of a tour and two tournaments. John is joined by returning guest TJ (@aspir_) as they start by discussing their upcoming weekend, including two meet-ups ahead of NJPW FSU (NYC 3 pm at Pioneers Bar, Philly noon at Toll Man Joes!) and also a little bit of #animetalk. Once they actually get to the wrestling they start with New Japan, as John and TJ talk all about the Destruction in Kobe event. A lot of time is spent on the Naito-White main event...
Wrestling Omakase #111: NJPW Destruction in Beppu & Kagoshima, AJPW Oudou
September 18, 2019 10:41 - 2 hours - 134 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's all about Japan's two oldest promotions! John is joined by returning guest and VOW contributor Gerard Di Trolio (@GerardDiTrolio) to discuss two shows from NJPW and the opening round of AJPW's annual Oudou Tournament. First we discuss New Japan's Destruction in Beppu, a not very good show that at least is nice enough to have an awesome main event. Then we talk Destruction in Kagoshima, a much better effort all around and featuring KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi, a ...
Wrestling Omakase #110: AJPW 9/3, NJPW Road to Destruction, TJP & DDT 9/1 w/ Thomas
September 08, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 125 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're joined by returning guest and VOW contributor Thomas Fischbeck (@rasslingratings) for a trip around Japanese wrestling! It starts with a deep dive into All Japan based around their 9/3 Summer Explosion Korakuen show, though we also talk at length about their booking at the moment, Kento Miyahara's title reign, why we'd like to see more cooperation between AJPW and the other puro companies and whether things feel stagnant right now. But there's also much p...
Wrestling Omakase #109: AEW All Out & NJPW Royal Quest w/ Quinlan
September 01, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we hit a double dose of action from across the Atlantic! John is joined by returning guest Quinlan to talk two big shows from the same day, starting with NJPW Royal Quest live from London. Hear their thoughts on a rocky live stream experience from FIVE TV marring what seemed like a good undercard, another pretty whatever IWGP Tag Team Title match, a NEVER title match that was going great until it suddenly wasn't, and finally two awesome main events that really ...
108: Wrestling Omakase #108: DG Dangerous Gate, TJPW & DDT 8/25 Korakuens & STARDOM 5STAR GP (Nights 1 & 2) w/ Taylor
August 26, 2019 01:14 - 2 hours - 124 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we've got a wide variety of Japanese wrestling to talk about, both men's and women's! John is joined by returning guest Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) to break down five full shows. First they discuss Dragon Gate's latest big show from Tokyo's Ota Ward Gym, Dangerous Gate, a bit of a mixed bag of the show and John's return to DG after quite a while away. What was the highlight of the show, and what matches didn't quite work as well? Then it's time to disc...
107: Wrestling Omakase #107: NJPW G1 Climax 29 Wrap-Up (Nights 15-19) w/ Sean & Andy
August 14, 2019 04:21 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's time to finally put a wrap on the 29th G1 Climax! John is joined by returning guests Andy (https://twitter.com/trillyrobinson) and Sean (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) to break down the final five nights of the G1 and then talk macro thoughts on the entire tournament. This includes of course much talk of Tetsuya Naito coming up short yet again, and John gives a passionate defense of Naito fans from the many people attacking the group. We talk lots of othe...
106: Wrestling Omakase #106: NJPW G1 Climax 29 (Nights 8-14) w/ Hannah
August 04, 2019 22:53 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's our big giant G1 Climax catch-up special as we head into the home stretch of wrestling's biggest tournament! John is joined by returning guest Hannah (https://twitter.com/HannahYoleau) to talk about SEVEN NIGHTS of G1 action from New Japan, covering Nights 8 through 14. We're making up for one week off as we cover a ton of matches, everything from stuff we absolutely adored (including one FULL FIVE and two that were damn close) but also some of the weakest ...
105: Wrestling Omakase #105: G1 Climax 29 (Nights 4-7), DDT Wrestle Peter Pan & Summer Vacation w/ Thomas
July 21, 2019 21:44 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we continue our coverage of New Japan's biggest tournament of the year, plus talk DDT's big summer show! John is joined by returning guest Thomas Fischbeck (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) as we start by breaking down four more nights of the 29th G1 Climax: Night 4 from Hokkiado featuring Naito-Taichi and then Nights 5 through 7 from Korakuen Hall featuring Ibushi-Ospreay, Ishii-Moxley, Okada-Ospreay and more! Hear their thoughts on some of the biggest match...
104: Wrestling Omakase #104: G1 Climax 29 (Nights 2 & 3), AEW Fight for the Fallen & ROH Woes w/ Sean Sedor
July 15, 2019 03:25 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we've got a packed episode on a ton of different topics! John is joined by returning guest and VOW's resident ROH expert Sean Sedor (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) , and we open up the show with a long discussion on that very promotion. More specifically, we discuss ROH's ongoing attendance woes, including their 30% drop from last year so far in 2019, upcoming attendances that look like they'll be even worse, how they got to this point and what possible niche ...
103: Wrestling Omakase #103: G1 Climax 29 Opener Live from Dallas
July 07, 2019 05:02 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're live from Dallas with a full review of the G1 Climax opener! John is joined by four guests who were all at the show: VOW contributors Jeremy (https://twitter.com/jeremysexton) , August (https://twitter.com/augustbaker12) and Jack (https://twitter.com/packerman120) plus Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) . We break down the entire card from top to bottom including four awesome G1 matches (plus, uh, one more), the entire undercard, live thoughts on...
102: Wrestling Omakase #102: 2019 Mid-Year Awards w/ Five Guests!
July 01, 2019 00:48 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're proud to present our 2nd annual Mid-Year Awards! At the exact halfway point of 2019 (this episode was taped on 6/30/19 in fact) John is joined by five returning guests to pick the best and worst of the year so far: VOW contributors Gerard (https://twitter.com/GerardDiTrolio) , Lawson (https://twitter.com/LawsonComedy89) , Paul (https://twitter.com/Darth_Dragon) and Thomas (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) , plus Skylar (https://twitter.com/Twwitterdotco...
101: Wrestling Omakase #101 (Part 2): Live Thoughts on NJPW Dominion, DG & More Plus Travel Mailbag w/ Taylor
June 20, 2019 06:52 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBThis is Part 2 of our episode on Japan, as we talk the second half of our most recent trip. Check out Part 1 first for lots of discussion on how to travel to Japan. Here we discuss the Dragon Gate 6/6 Korakuen, Tokyo Joshi & HARD HIT from Shin Kiba on 6/8, NJPW Dominion (including a long discussion of the Naito-Ibushi controversy), NOAH in Osaka, Michinoku Pro's Korakuen and DDT at Kyoto KBS Hall. Finally we wrap it up with a huge mailbag all about travel including questions on ALMOSTKASE, pa...
101: Wrestling Omakase #101 (Part 1): How to Travel to Japan w/ Taylor
June 20, 2019 06:50 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we talk all about how to travel to Japan to watch pro wrestling and more! An episode so packed we had to split it in two! Fresh off their latest Japan trips John is joined by longtime returning guest Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) as they break down everything you need to know before going yourself: how to find cheap flights (and what times of year are best for it), navigating the train system and what you need ahead of time, different accomodation option...
100: Wrestling Omakase #100: NJPW BOSJ Finals & More Live From Japan!
June 05, 2019 15:05 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're live from Japan for our one hundredth episode! John is joined by an all star panel including many past guests: Taylor (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) , Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) , Paul (https://twitter.com/Darth_Dragon) , Kelly (https://twitter.com/comicgeekelly) and Albert (https://twitter.com/heyhorseneck) ! Just minutes after attending the BOSJ Finals live at Sumo Hall we all gather to break down the entire show, including many thought...
99: Wrestling Omakase #99: AEW Double or Nothing & NJPW BOSJ Nights 7-10 w/ Bryan Quinlan
May 26, 2019 23:48 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we talk the debut show of AEW and some great junior heavyweight action from New Japan! John is joined by longtime friend Bryan Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) to first break down All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing, a mixed bag of a show featuring some really good wrestling, some very bad wrestling, a very weird main event, a decidedly WWE lite feel, and some major production gaffes. Overall a good show, but we definitely think there was room fo...
98: Wrestling Omakase #98: NJPW BOSJ, STARDOM 5/16 Korakuen & AEW w/ Aaron Bentley
May 20, 2019 02:16 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Aaron Bentley (https://twitter.com/aaronlikethecar) from VOW podcast Everything Elite (https://twitter.com/EverythingAEW) to talk an eclectic mix of topics! We start things out with some general talk on AEW and how both NJPW and ROH have dealt with the aftermath of the Elite leaving before turning our attention to STARDOM's 5/16 Korakuen Hall show. As a gigantic Momo Watanabe fan there's no one better suited to help us eulogize ...
97: Wrestling Omakase #97: King of DDT & BJW Endless Survivor w/ Jesse
May 13, 2019 01:46 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John welcomes back longtime guest Jesse (https://twitter.com/K0jiii) for her first apperance of 2019! We catch up a little at the start including talking the big KO-D Openweight Title win of Tetsuya Endo from DDT's US show last month before turning our attention toward King of DDT. John and Jesse break down all seven first round matches, the special Loser Resurrection battle royale, and the four second round matches. Once we're down recapping the first two round...
96: Wrestling Omakase #96: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, STARDOM Cinderella, Sendai Girls 4/16 & TJP 5/3 w/ Taylor
May 05, 2019 04:33 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by longtime returning guest Taylor Maimbourg (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) to talk both men's and women's Japanese wrestling! First we talk New Japan's two Wrestling Dontaku shows (Friday 5/3 & Saturday 5/4) as we break them down match-by-match, talk some big debuts and future teases, and discuss where it looks like things are going for Best of the Super Juniors and Dominion. Then we turn our attention to joshi to talk a trio of shows, beginning ...
95: Wrestling Omakase #95: AJPW Champion Carnival, NJPW Dontaku Tour & DDT 4/28 Korakuen w/ Thomas & Gerard
April 29, 2019 03:44 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's a deep dive through the highlights of the entire AJPW Champion Carnival and more! John is joined by returning guest Thomas Fischbeck (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) and first time guest Gerard Di Trolio (https://twitter.com/GerardDiTrolio) as we go night-by-night through the best matches of the entire Champion Carnival, all the way from Night 1 through the last two block shows at Korakuen Hall! Hear our picks for the best matches of the tournament, as...
94: Wrestling Omakase #94: New Japan Unit Draft & Dontaku Tour Preview
April 18, 2019 02:59 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we debut a brand new concept! Inspired by the annual STARDOM Unit Draft that just took place, we bring this concept to New Japan Pro Wrestling with the first-ever NJPW Unit Draft! John and four guests each take up a different leader of a New Japan unit as we go round by round and draft the entire rest of the roster into a fresh landscape. Joining us for this project are Andy LaBarre (https://twitter.com/trillyrobinson) , Andrew Rich (https://twitter.com/AndrewTR...
93: Wrestling Omakase #93: NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard & Wrestlemania w/ Andrew Rich
April 10, 2019 03:42 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's a special bonus episode breaking down the last two big shows of Mania weekend! John is joined by returning guest and Music of the Mat (https://twitter.com/musicofthemat) host Andrew Rich (https://twitter.com/AndrewTRich) as we start with a brief recap of Andrew's Mania weekend, including his full ranking of everything he attended and thoughts on the VOW podcast network karaoke crossover with the two of us and Super J Cast co-hosts Damon & Joel. Once that's...
92: Wrestling Omakase #92: Mania Weekend (DDT, STARDOM, EVOLVE, wXw & WC US vs. the World) w/ Quinlan
April 06, 2019 02:46 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase I'm joined by my longtime wrestling travel companion Bryan Quinlan (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) to discuss the highs and lows of two packed days of wrestling at Mania weekend! We give you all our thoughts from attending these shows live, in chronological order, including a decent EVOLVE show featuring a good first half and a not-so-hot second; a pretty bad wXw show with a very weird atmosphere and discussion of how NOT to do the "introduce new fans to y...
91: Wrestling Omakase #91: An Evening with Kevin Kelly
April 01, 2019 01:14 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by first time guest Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly (https://twitter.com/realkevinkelly) ), the English voice of New Japan Pro Wrestling! Kevin discusses what it's been like calling NJPW play-by-play in his nearly three-and-a-half year stint from the beginning, including what some of the biggest adjustments he had to make were, what he thinks of the Japanese pro wrestling schedule, how he approaches introducing newer fans to the promotion, what he th...
90: Wrestling Omakase #90: New Japan Cup Wrap-Up, AJPW 3/19 & DDT 3/21 Korakuens w/ Taylor
March 25, 2019 00:32 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we finally finish our trip through the New Japan Cup and talk some more great Japanese wrestling as well! John is joined by longtime returning guest Taylor Maimbourg (@tamaimbo (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) ) to break it all down, starting with our wrap up of the NJC. We talk the last two 2nd Round matches we had left from last week (Cabana-Yano & Suzuki-SANADA), all four quarterfinal matches, the two excellent semifinals and finally the finals of the tournamen...
89: Wrestling Omakase #89: WWE Fastlane, New Japan Cup Nights 4-7 & Momo-Jungle w/ Bryan Quinlan
March 16, 2019 20:26 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we talk an eclectic mix of wrestling. I'm joined by returning guest and my longtime wrestling travel companion Bryan Quinlan (@IMNOTQUINLAN (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) ) as we start in the land of World Wrestling Entertainment, breaking down a pretty decent Fastlane show and some of the more confusing aspects of the Wrestlemania build-up. Once that's out of the way we turn back to the New Japan Cup to cover nights 4-7, featuring an impassioned defense o...
88: Wrestling Omakase #88: NJPW Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup Nights 1-3 w/ Lorien
March 10, 2019 20:58 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's more New Japan action as we continue tracking their hot March. John is joined by first time guest Lorien (@divingmeteora (https://twitter.com/divingmeteora) ) as we break down the NJPW Anniversary Event from Ota City Gymnasium and the first three nights of the New Japan Cup. It all starts with the Anniversary Show, as we discuss two big junior title matches, everybody pointing at themselves, and a main event we both found a little underwhelming. Then it's o...
87: Wrestling Omakase #87: New Japan Cup Live Pick 'Em w/ Damon McDonald, Nate, Suit Williams & Andy LaBarre
March 04, 2019 15:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we present our first ever live pick 'em roundtable! John is joined by returning guests and VOW contributors Damon from the Super J Cast (@thesuperjcast (https://twitter.com/thesuperjcast) ), Nate (@epitasis (https://twitter.com/epitasis) ) from Everything Elite, Suit Williams (@suitwilliams (https://twitter.com/SuitWilliams) ) & Andy LaBarre (@trillyrobinson (https://twitter.com/trillyrobinson) ). Before they get into the NJC they give a quick preview of the upc...
86: Wrestling Omakase #86: Puro Blowout (Baba Show, NJPW, AJPW, TJP, DDT) w/ Thomas Fischbeck
February 26, 2019 15:15 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's a giant puro blowout! There were about a million pretty big shows that took place over the past week or so in Japan and we decided to just try and cover them all (or at least the major matches). Joining us to do it is first time guest and relatively new VOW contributor Thomas Fischbeck (@rasslinratings (https://twitter.com/rasslinratings) ), as Thomas like John is a crazy person who tries to watch virtually everything. They break down, in order: the entire ...
85: Wrestling Omakase #85: DDT Judgement & MUSCLE w/ Taylor Maimbourg
February 18, 2019 22:06 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we jump back into the world of the Dramatic Dream Team to talk two big Ryogoku shows! I'm joined by longtime returning guest and VOW contributor Taylor Maimbourg (@tamaimbo (https://twitter.com/tamaimbo) ) as we first start with the return of MUSCLE after 9 years. It's a four-hour comedy show that happens to have a few wrestling matches on it but we break down the entire thing from start to finish, including: qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Wrestlympics, a retirem...
84: Wrestling Omakase #84: NJPW New Beginning Tour & Next Tour Preview w/ Emily Pratt
February 14, 2019 15:15 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Emily Pratt (@emilyofpratt (https://twitter.com/emilyofpratt) ) of Uproxx to discuss an eventful NJPW New Beginning tour! John and Emily break down all the major matches across the entire tour, from the Road To shows to Sapporo to finally Osaka, and discuss in depth Jay White's IWGP Heavyweight Title win as well as what we thought of the tour overall. Once that's done we turn our attention to the upcoming New Japan shows, breaki...
83: Wrestling Omakase #83: 2018 VOW Match of the Year Poll w/ 6 Guests!
February 02, 2019 15:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's time for us to cover the 2018 VOW Match of the Year (https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/2018-match-of-the-year/) poll! John is joined by a roundtable of six guests, each MOTY voters (and from a wide range of wrestling backgrounds), to each discuss their own ballots and where the matches ultimately finished in the final poll. Returning guests Sean Sedor (@SASedor2994 (https://twitter.com/SASedor2994) ) and Kevin Hare (@stan__hansen...
82: Wrestling Omakase #82: WWE Royal Rumble & DDT 1/27 Korakuen w/ Skylar
January 29, 2019 15:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Skylar (@Twwitterdotcom (https://twitter.com/Twwitterdotcom) ) to discuss WWE and DDT! First the two of them talk the WWE Royal Rumble 2019 PPV, discussing all the matches and major takeaways from the show, from Becky's big win to an awesome Brock-Finn match to some stuff on the card that they weren't so hot on. Once that's out of the way they turn their attention to DDT, talking the 1/27 Sweet Dreams Korakuen match-by-match and...
81: Wrestling Omakase #81: NJPW/CMLL Fantasticamania, NJPW New Beginning & WWE Royal Rumble Preview w/ Quinlan
January 19, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're talking the three biggest wrestling companies in the world! I'm joined by returning guest and longtime friend/travel companion Bryan Quinlan (@IMNOTQUINLAN (https://twitter.com/IM_NOT_QUINLAN) ) as we start with a preview of the WWE Royal Rumble card. Quinlan is one of the few people left on earth who actually watch RAW & Smackdown every week, so he lets us know his thoughts on the build up to the major matches and more. Then we move on to discussing NJPW/...
80: Wrestling Omakase #80: 2018 Year End Awards w/ JR, Mike, Kevin & Eyean
January 10, 2019 15:20 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's time for our second annual year end awards! A panel of 48 Omakase guests from 2018 voted to decide the best (and worst) of the year, and we announce the winners as well as discuss our individual picks in the following categories (in order of podcast appearance): Worst Weekly TV Show, Worst Major Show, Worst Promotion, Worst Feud, Worst Match of the Year, Best Weekly TV Show, Best Major Show, Most Outstanding Wrestler, Best Promotion, Best Feud, Match of the...
79: Wrestling Omakase #79: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 Instant Reaction w/ Jack & Robin
January 04, 2019 14:18 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBIt's a special bonus episode of Wrestling Omakase this week! John was joined by co-host of the Brit Wres Roundtable Robin Reid (@BritWresRound (https://twitter.com/BritWresRound) ) and VOW contributor Jack Beckmann (@packerman120 (https://twitter.com/packerman120) ) just minutes after all three had finished watching Wrestle Kingdom 13 live. Listen to their thoughts on this special live broadcast of Omakase, as we also interacted with some live listeners throughout as well. We cover every matc...
78: Wrestling Omakase #78: NJPW Year in Review 2018 w/ Joel & Damon (SuperJCast), EvanDeadlySins & August Baker
January 01, 2019 15:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series comes to a conclusion with New Japan Pro Wrestling! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promotion for the traditiona...
77: Wrestling Omakase #77: DDT Year in Review 2018 w/ Jesse & Taylor
December 26, 2018 15:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series reaches its penultimate episode as we cover the Dramatic Dream Team! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promotion f...
76: Wrestling Omakase #76: ROH Year in Review 2018 w/ Joe Gagne & Sean Sedor
December 19, 2018 15:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series marches on as we look back at an eventful year for Ring of Honor! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promotion for ...
74: Wrestling Omakase #74: Joshi Year in Review 2018 w/ Taylor & Luke
December 03, 2018 14:42 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series continues, as we head to the wide world of joshi! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion (or type of wrestling) each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promoti...
73: Wrestling Omakase #73: WWE Year in Review 2018 w/ Jack, Lawson, Kelly & Suit
November 27, 2018 14:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase the Year in Review series rolls on, as we get this one out of the way early. Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion (or type of wrestling) each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our picks from the promot...
72: Wrestling Omakase #72: BJW Year in Review 2018 w/ Drew & Kevin
November 21, 2018 15:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's a reunion from another former VOW podcast, as we kick off our 2018 Year in Review series! Back for another year, the Year in Review series will focus on a different promotion (or type of wrestling) each week and get you all caught up on them. Didn't see a ton from their year? Feel like you need a refresher course? We go through as much of the year as we can in chronological order, highlighting stuff you may have missed along the way. Then we discuss our pic...
71: Wrestling Omakase #71: Rating Every WCW Year From 94 Through 00 w/ Rich & Scott
November 15, 2018 15:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBIt's another trip through wrestling's past this week on Wrestling Omakase! This is the sequel episode of sorts to our previous rating every year episode ([#62, Rating WWF/E From 96-06](https://audioboom.com/posts/7004096-wrestling-omakase-62-rating-every-wwf-e-year-from-1996-to-2006)), as this time around we look at World Championship Wrestling! John is joined by returning guest Rich Kraetsch of the Voices of Wrestling flagship ([@voiceswrestling](http://twitter.com/voiceswrestling)) and firs...
70: Wrestling Omakase #70: NJPW Power Struggle w/ Jasmine
November 08, 2018 15:15 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we're joined by a first time guest to break down NJPW's big November show, Power Struggle! Jasmine ([@bigsadboii](https://twitter.com/bigsadboii)) first introduces herself to Omakase by going a bit into her own history- both as a fan of wrestling in general and NJPW in specific. We then turn to a match-by-match breakdown of this past weekend's Power Struggle card, which also goes into a number of different tangents including one on the apparent end of the BULLET...
69: Wrestling Omakase #69: FIP Everything Burns 2017 w/ Jake & the EVOLVE Aarons
November 01, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase it's Jake ([@oatgan](https://twitter.com/Oatgan))'s pick for winning our 2018 Champions Fantasy Draft, and he chose to have us watch a rather infamous show: FIP Everything Burns 2017! At his behest we're also joined by the hosts of the now ex-podcast Everything Evolves, Aaron Taube ([@aptaube](https://twitter.com/aptaube)) & Aaron Bentley ([@aaronlikethecar](https://twitter.com/aaronlikethecar)). Journey back to 1/8/17 and the early days of the FloSlam era of WW...
68: Wrestling Omakase #68: DDT Peter Pan w/ Jesse & Taylor
October 25, 2018 14:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we dive into the Dramatic Dream Team for one of their biggest shows of the year! John is joined by our two most prolific Omakase guests, Jesse (@K0jiii) and Taylor (@tamaimbo), as we break down all twelve matches on this massive 6-hour show. Hear us talk the controversial Dieno-Sasaki main event, the CIMA-Takeshita semi-main, Irie's final appearance as a DDT roster member, GIANT PANDA BATTLES, and much more! We also get a little into the upcoming D-ou Grand Prix...
67: Wrestling Omakase #67: JOSHI-MANIA! Ice Ribbon 10/8 & SEAdLINNNG 10/3 w/ Alexandra
October 18, 2018 14:15 - 2 hours - 116 MBIt's JOSHI-MANIA this week on Wrestling Omakase, as we cover two recent Korakuen Hall events from two undercovered joshi promotions, plus give an overview of the current joshi scene as a whole! First we cover women's wrestling in Japan in general, mainly focusing around the TV/streaming landscape and where you can watch various promotions, as well as some of what's been going on lately. Then we get into two specific show reviews: first Ice Ribbon's 10/8 show headlined by a tag team title matc...
66: Wrestling Omakase #66: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling w/ Kevin Brown
October 09, 2018 14:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Kevin Brown (@darukinoi) to give a full review of New Japan's latest Ryogoku show, King of Pro Wrestling. Hear their thoughts on this very up and down but newsworthy show match-by-match, including why some stuff may just not be for them right now in New Japan. There's a lot of macro thoughts about NJPW's place in the wrestling world and what both want to see out of it vs. what they're actually getting at the moment. Other big to...
65: Wrestling Omakase #65: Fantasy Draft 2018 Final (Worldwide Champions Edition)
October 03, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBIt's the final draft episode of 2018 this week on Wrestling Omakase! All the winners from past episodes compete: Winner of Vol. 1 (WWE Men/NJPW) Alex (@AlexWendland), winner of Vol. 2 (WWE Women/Joshi) & Vol. 3 (Indie Puro) John, winner of Vol. 4 (US/UK Indies) Jake (@Oatgan), and winner of Vol. 5 (Lucha) Mike Spears (@fujiiheya). This time around our draft board is EVERYONE IN THE WORLD, of any gender! WWE, NJPW, lucha, indies in America and Japan and around the entire world, joshi, no matte...
64: Wrestling Omakase #64: DDT's Big News Week, Road to Ryogoku & BJW Death Vegas w/ Jesse
September 27, 2018 14:15 - 2 hours - 117 MBIt was a massive week of news for the Dramatic Dream Team and we've got you covered this week on Wrestling Omakase! John is joined by returning guest Jesse (@K0jiii) to break it all down, starting with the major news that DDT is running their first ever show in the US next year during Wrestlemania weekend! We do some major speculation on how that might all work out, speculate even more about Mania weekend in general (also talking the rest of WWN, wXw, Wrestlecon, GCW and more), and discuss wh...
63: Wrestling Omakase #63: Fantasy Draft Vol. 5 (Lucha)
September 19, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week on Wrestling Omakase we finally return to our Fantasy Draft series, with the penultimate draft of the year! We've covered WWE/NJPW, the Japanese indies, and the US/UK indies, so this week we turn our attention to lucha! John is joined by four participants this week, all returning guests: JR Goldberg (@wrestlingbubble), Skylar (@Twwitterdotcom), Mike Spears (@fujiiheya) and Andy (@trillyrobinson). All four will be selecting 25 picks each, with the requirement that the wrestlers must ...