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Eastern Lariat

MLW Radio Network

Crave a podcast that goes in-depth on the hotbed that is the Japanese pro wrestling scene? If so, the Eastern Lariat podcast from the MLW Radio Network is for you! Hosted by STRIGGA of Purolove.com and Cagematch.net and Dylan Fox of MLW"s Lucha Talk and Cagematch.net, this bi-weekly podcast series explores the Japanese pro wrestling landscape with analysis, reviews and news on New Japan Pro Wrestling and beyond. Be introduced to new companies and their style of wrestling, insight on their business,

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02:32:50

Episode 159: WHY?

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/07/13

Calling the New Japan double shot eventful would probably be the understatement of the year. We saw turns, title changes, returns, ref bumps and shenanigans en masse. The Eastern Lariat tries to make sense of it all as STRIGGA & Dylan dicuss all of the important matches, EVIL joining the BULLET CLUB, the debut of his new “pareja” Dick Togo, Dangerous Tekkers and much, much more in a HUGE episode of the Eastern Lariat.

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02:01:22

Episode 158: Everything is Evil

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/07/04

With the New Japan Cup hitting the home stretch STRIGGA & Dylan return to discuss all the tournament matches plus some of the key non-tournament developments in New Japan Pro Wrestling. There also is a lengthy discussion about Master Wato's debut, gimmicks in NJPW and elevating talent – something New Japan seems hesitant about.

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01:38:36

Episode 157: New Japan Cup 1st Round

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/06/24

The Eastern Lariat is back with a review of all the first round matches of the New Japan Cup. STRIGGA & Dylan highlight the best matches, surprises, upsets while also discussing the low light of the tournemant so far.

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01:56:02

Episode 156: Pro-Wrestling Returns

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/06/14

With pro-wrestling “returning” or more precisely getting back to normalcy step by step The Eastern Lariat debates which promotion made the most out of the unfavorable circumstances during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. In doing so STRIGGA & Dylan talk about 2AW, AJPW, Dragon Gate, DDT and NOAH and name some of the best matches and moments while also pointing out what didn't work. From there on the duo turns their attention to NJPW and the upcoming New Japan Cup. They lay out scenarios for

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01:12:26

Eastern Lariat Special - The Life and Death of Hana...

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/05/26

The tragedy of Hana Kimura's death at the age of 22 has hit the wrestling word extremely hard. STRIGGA & Dylan try to find words about the circumstances of her death, but more importantly look back at her short career that made her popular within, but also beyond the joshi circles.

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01:32:36

Episode 155: Puroresu Potpourri Full Throttle

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/05/19

The Eastern Lariat comes to you with a bunch of different topics such as Hiromu Takahashi's idea of running the Best of the Super Junior and the G1 Climax simultaneously, Dragon Gate's King of Gate, All Japan's latest event featuring a great Junior Title match and DDT putting out more great content. The big talking point though is the junior division of Pro Wrestling NOAH that's full of turns, twists and treachery.

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01:54:04

Episode 154: Lariat In The Rough

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/05/03

This time around STRIGGA & Dylan are joined by fellow podcaster (Puro In The Rough) and long time Twitter friend Izzac (@izzacwrestles) from Australia. They go over topics such as the final WRESTLE-1 show, the debut of Shotaro Ashino & Yusuke Kodama in All Japan, Big Japan's Strong Climb Final and 2AW running their own building besides all the other companies using it in the Corona crisis. The trio also tackles dark topics such as the recent scandal involving Hiroshi Hase and the financial crisis of

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02:06:27

Episode 153: All Together Again

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/04/19

The Eastern Lariat returns with a two parted episode: First STRIGGA & Dylan talk about the call for help of the pro-wrestling community to the japanese government and its implications and they also debate the (likely) end to all NXT Japan plans in the current state of the COVID-19 crisis. Not only the crisis is the talk of the town, but also a possible Supershow organized by multiple japanese promotions when things get back to normal so the Eastern Lariat crew booked two All Together style shows

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01:05:17

Episode 152: Social Distancing

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/04/08

In this episode STRIGGA & Dylan talk about japanese pro wrestling under the influence of the Coronavirus. They first talk about Big Japan trying to hold onto their Hokkaido tour despite infections rising and what that could mean for them as a promotion. Then the Eastern Lariat crew talks about empty arena wrestling from Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan Pro Wrestling from late March and early April that featured some heavily debated matches including Shiozaki vs. Fujita and THAT Six Man Tag.

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01:39:35

Episode 151: Catching up on BJW & DDT

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/21

In this episode the Eastern Lariat crew first catches up on Big Japan Pro Wrestling from late February and early March where they put on one of the best shows of the year in Korakuen Hall to start their Strong Climb Tournament. From there STRIGGA & Dylan talk about saftey measures in the current Coronavirus crisis that are applied by most groups running Korakuen. Finally they discuss the set of DDT shows from their empty dojo as well as Street Pro-Wrestling in Saitama Super Arena before they turn

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01:45:49

Episode 150: March Madness & WRESTLE-1 Fantasy Draft

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/18

The 150th episode of The Eastern Lariat Podcast starts with Dylan going over his March Madness Tournament that you can vote for on Twitter at @EasternLariat. In the second half of the show Dylan changes gears as he represents Pro Wrestling NOAH while STRIGGA is an executive of All Japan Pro Wrestling. With WRESTLE-1 closing down it looks like that a lot of wrestlers will need to find a new home base so Dylan & STRIGGA each draft 8 wrestlers from the current WRESTLE-1 roster who in this parallel

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03:17:00

Puroresu March Madness Bracketology Special...

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/07

The main event of Puroresu March Madness! Dylan's covering the Heavyweights and this time he's joined by "The King of Banter" himself! Joe Lanza from Voices of Wrestling! We go through our entire brackets and face off for the first time ever over multiple competitors and try to figure out classic Cinderella stories in College Basketball such as George Mason, Loyola, and Florida Gulf Coast (sorry about Georgetown) and what seeds they were. We go through differences and similarities, who will be the

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02:12:41

Pure Heart, Pure Lariat Presents: Joshi March Madness...

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/06

Joshi March Madness! Dylan's back with Eric from The Joshi Pod who graciously took the time before his trip to Japan to reclaim his spot as the Pure Heart specialist, breaking down the full Bracket for the Joshi March Madness. We go through the whole bracket and give our picks throughout. Thank you all who listen and support the show and continue to support it through patreon.com/easternlariat and make sure to check back @EasternLariat on Twitter to vote and make your voices heard! And also support

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02:14:44

Jr. Puroresu March Madness Bracketology Special...

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/05

To celebrate the first ever March Madness, Dylan is hosting a series of shows breaking down the entire Brackets of the 3 categorized tournaments. For this episode Dylan is joined by special guest Izzac Mackenroth of Puro in the Roth to deep dive the Jr. Heavyweight Puroresu March Madness bracket, filling out every match in all four regions and picking our own winners, as well as speculation on how the tournament itself will go when it's decided by YOU, the voters. Follow Izzac @izzacwrestles and his

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01:49:57

Episode 149: Cancellations, WRESTLE-1 & AJPW

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/03/03

This week The Eastern Lariat tries to unravel the bundle of event cancellations in Japan due to the Coronavirus outbreak while explaining the reasons behind WRESTLE-1 closing down. Another major topic of course is Tokyo Sports breaking the story of meetings between All Japan Pro Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and the involvement of Jun Akiyama. Closing out the show is a discussion about current independent talent to pay attention for.

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02:00:41

Episode 148: NJPW by the Names, Numbers & on TV

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/02/11

It's time for a New Japan centric episode with STRIGGA & Dylan looking back at The New Beginning from Sapporo, Korakuen and Osaka by discussing some of the top names of the company both during this tour and what their future holds in 2020. Will Naito hold on to the double title? Where's KENTA gonna fit in after his title shot? Are SANADA, Shingo Takagi or Will Ospreay knocking at the main event door? What about Okada? The Eastern Lariat tries to predict where the pieces fall until G1 Climax!

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03:13:35

Episode 147: Best of the Decade

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/01/26

In an effort to compile and to reflect on japanese pro-wrestling from 2010 to 2019 The Eastern Lariat presents the “Best of the Decade”. STRIGGA & Dylan go into depth when it comes to categories like MVP, best wrestler, best tag team, best promotion, best match and much more. Who qualifies? Who doesn't? The past 10 years have argubly been the most exciting years in japanese wrestling ever so join us in our attempt to recall the past.

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01:56:30

Pure Heart, Pure Lariat: 2019 Joshi Awards (w/Eric...

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/01/16

It's Pure Heart X Joshi Pod! Dylan is joined by Eric Howard to run through the entire year in Joshi for 2019, covering everything from Joshi MVP to best in-ring performer, to most charismatic, and everything good about Japanese Women's Wrestling in 2019. Enjoy the ride and follow us both on Twitter @DylanZeroSky - @EasternLariat & @TheJoshiPod - @ericsandiego for all the Joshi coverage in 2020 and beyond!

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01:10:26

Episode 146: Shadow Realm Switzerland

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/01/06

Wrestle Kingdom weekend is over and the end of Wrestle Kingdom always is the beginning of the new season for New Japan Pro Wrestling. So the Eastern Lariat takes a look back at New Year Dash which featured Jushin Thunder Liger's retirement and set the direction for some programs in months to come. Besides that STRIGGA & Dylan also discuss the mystery show Pro Wrestling NOAH had in Korakuen on 1/5 that had a great main event.

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01:27:50

Episode 145: Wrestle Kingdom 1.5 Digest

Eastern Lariat ·

2020/01/05

The second day of Wrestle Kingdom 14 is in the books and it was an historic event for many reasons. STRIGGA & Dylan got together to discuss their top 5 moments and matches from the show including the main event, Jushin Thunder Liger's retirement, Minoru Suzuki's entrance and the Jay White character. Other topics include a discussion about the general idea of running two Tokyo Dome shows, the post main event angle and – starting the show – a look at Joshi Wrestling in the year 2020.

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