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Wrestling Omakase

Wrestling Omakase

Omakase 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

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102: Wrestling Omakase #102: 2019 Mid-Year Awards w/...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/07/01

This 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/Twwitterdotcom)

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85:43

101: Wrestling Omakase #101 (Part 2): Live Thoughts...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/06/20

This 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,

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101: Wrestling Omakase #101 (Part 1): How to Travel...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/06/20

This 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 options

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69:02

100: Wrestling Omakase #100: NJPW BOSJ Finals & More...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/06/05

This 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 thoughts

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99: Wrestling Omakase #99: AEW Double or Nothing &...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/05/26

This 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 for

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98: Wrestling Omakase #98: NJPW BOSJ, STARDOM 5/16...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/05/20

This 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

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97: Wrestling Omakase #97: King of DDT & BJW Endless...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/05/13

This 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

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127:33

96: Wrestling Omakase #96: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku,...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/05/05

This 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,

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127:37

95: Wrestling Omakase #95: AJPW Champion Carnival,...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/04/29

This 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 we

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94: Wrestling Omakase #94: New Japan Unit Draft &...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/04/18

This 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/AndrewTRich) ,

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93: Wrestling Omakase #93: NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard &...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/04/10

This 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

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92: Wrestling Omakase #92: Mania Weekend (DDT,...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/04/06

This 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

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91: Wrestling Omakase #91: An Evening with Kevin Kelly

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/04/01

This 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

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90: Wrestling Omakase #90: New Japan Cup Wrap-Up,...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/03/25

This 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 tournament

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89: Wrestling Omakase #89: WWE Fastlane, New Japan...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/03/16

This 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

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88: Wrestling Omakase #88: NJPW Anniversary Event &...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/03/10

This 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

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87: Wrestling Omakase #87: New Japan Cup Live Pick...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/03/04

This 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

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86: Wrestling Omakase #86: Puro Blowout (Baba Show,...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/02/26

This 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

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85: Wrestling Omakase #85: DDT Judgement & MUSCLE w/...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/02/18

This 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

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84: Wrestling Omakase #84: NJPW New Beginning Tour &...

Wrestling Omakase ·

2019/02/14

This 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,

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