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Kick Out (2.99)

Rachel & Alicia

Rachel & Alicia discuss a wide variety of topics from Japanese Pro Wrestling (or puroresu). Follow us on Twitter at @KickOut299, email us at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our e-zine at kickout299.wordpress.com.

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02:03:21

Talking Triple Crown - Episode #17 (May Tour)

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2023/06/02

We are back with all your All Japan coverage for the month of May. Join us for all the highlights coming out of Super Power Series including four major title matches and one "surprising" betrayal. We also discuss some of AJPW's exciting match and guest announcements for the next tour and preview All Together Again coming up on June 9th. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie

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02:58:39

Kick Out (2.99) #36 - NOAH Majestic Review/I am Noah...

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2023/05/20

We are back with the first installment of our new monthly series with a review of Pro Wrestling NOAH's "NOAH Majestic" from Ryogoku. Captain Lou joins us to discuss the highs and lows of the card in addition to a check in on the evergreen "I am NOAH" storyline as we approach the midway point through the year. We get into some deep AXIZ lore, give our extensive thoughts on Jake Lee's GHC heavyweight reign thus far, answer a few listener questions, and more. Follow Captain Lou on twitter

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02:08:58

Talking Triple Crown - Episode #16 (Champion Carnival...

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2023/05/12

Jessie, Rachel, and first-time Talking Triple Crown guest Deswarey break down All Japan's Champion Carnival and walk through the best matches and moments of the tournament, plus a full review of May 7th's Ota Ward show. They also discuss some big match announcements coming up for the promotion, a round of news, and Carnival-inspired match recommendations. Please note, this episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 9th before the announcement Shotaro Ashino had broken his arm and would no longer be

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02:25:14

Kick Out (2.99) #35 - NEXTREAM pt.1 (Kento Miyahara &...

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2023/04/18

This week, we are bringing you the third installment of our Rivals Series - All Japan Pro Wrestling's NEXTREAM. In part 1, we will cover the storied rivalry of Kento Miyahara and Jake Lee and in part 2, we will pick up with Kento's relationships with Yuma Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura. Throughout, we will discuss Kento's careful use of language to build three distinct generational rivals. Please consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. For your professional translation needs, we

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01:27:43

Kick Out (2.99) #34 - ”Work It Out” Release Party...

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2023/04/04

This week, we are bringing you a book release party to celebrate our wonderful friend Sarah Kurchak's sophomore effort, Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down out April 18th via Quirk Books. Sarah shares with us what inspired her to write Work It Out and how this book can help people incorporate exercise into their routines realistically. We also talk about Daisuke Sasaki and DDT. Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Pre-order Work It Out: A

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01:35:52

Talking Triple Crown - Episode #15 (March Tour)

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2023/04/03

Join Jessie, Alicia, and our guest Smiley as we discuss All Japan's Dream Power Series throughout the month of March. Highlights include the big Ota Ward show, where we've landed with Kento Miyahara and Noah's Masa Kitamiya, and a preview of what's to come in April with Champion Carnival. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Smiley at his new twitter account @Smiley_1933. Follow Jessie

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01:21:38

Kick Out (2.99) #33 - A Companion on a Road Less...

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2023/03/21

Join us for a conversation with artist and author Matt Charlton to celebrate the release of his new book, A Companion on a Road Less Travelled, which features five humanizing entries from professional wrestlers Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Jetta, AKARI, and Bryan Keith. We discuss the inspiration behind the project, Matt's wonderful accompanying illustrations, questions from Twitter, and truly so much more. Follow Matt Charlton @ShiningWizardDS and purchase Road Less Travelled and Matt's other works

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01:21:41

Kick Out (2.99) #32 - Storytelling in Stardom with Dana

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2023/03/07

This week, we bring you an episode all about Stardom's storytelling style with Dana, a passionate Stardom fan well known for her translation work and coverage of the promotion. We also discuss how this storytelling style compares to other puroresu promotions and how English-speaking fans interact with them. You can follow Dana on Twitter @ItsDanaNow, visit her Stardom blog, and check out her tumblr pages: Dana's Stardom tumblr and her personal tumblr. You can also send her a gift via her Ko-fi to

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01:59:15

Talking Triple Crown - Episode #14 (February...

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2023/03/03

TTC is back with coverage of All Japan's February tour, Excite Series, plus a conversation around AJPW's match at the Tokyo Dome against NOAH for Keiji Muto's Last Love Hold Out. We talk about the very best matches and moments of the month and where we think All Japan is headed next during what promises to be an exciting year. Find TTC's recommended matches on our blog. Support Joe Doering in his battle against cancer by making a gift to his gofundme. Follow Jessie at @royalroad72 or @SisterJessiee

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02:40:27

Kick Out (2.99) #31 - Keiji Muto’s Last Love Hold Out...

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2023/02/28

Today, we are bringing you a very special episode: a review, or "companion piece", to Keiji Muto's Last Love Hold Out, a retirement spectacle that saw many, as Katsuhiko Nakajima put it, "endings, beginnings, and reunions". Captain Lou and Justin Knipper joined us for a match-by-match discussion on our favorite moments and storylines from the show, and what we hope to see for the future as wrestling bids the Hesei era goodbye. Follow Captain Lou @CaptainLouJapan and read his review of Keiji Muto's

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01:47:34

Kick Out (2.99) #30 - The Aggression (Rivals Series)

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2023/02/22

We are bringing you the second installment of our Rivals Series on Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya, known by their former tag team name as The Aggression. We take you through their entire history, including Kitamiya's dojo tryout overseen by Katsuhiko himself, translations from some of their most heated public comments over the years, their now infamous June 2021 cage match in Pro Wrestling Noah, and much more. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Works cited on our

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01:41:43

Kick Out (2.99) #29 - Diamond Ring

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2023/02/07

Kick Out is back in 2023 with a brand new episode on Akira Hokuto and Kensuke Sasaki's Diamond Ring. We explore the origins of the promotion, founded in 2005 as Kensuke Office, and take you through its history up until its disbanding in 2014, plus an overview of some of the key members of the roster and personnel, including Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Saito, Kento Miyahara, and more. We also discuss the upcoming NOAH vs. AJPW Tokyo Dome match (2/21/23) featuring Nakajima and Miyahara and how that

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02:04:39

Talking Triple Crown - #13 (January Tour with Captain...

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2023/01/27

Talking Triple Crown is back to kick off our 2023 with all the news from All Japan Pro Wrestling's New Year Giant Series tour. Unfortunately, Rachel could not make the recording but Captain Lou stepped in to be our third man (a MASSIVE thank you to Lou). Join us for a breakdown of each show's matches, our favorite moments, and a lively recap of whatever happened during the All Asia tag match on January 3rd. We debut a new segment at the close of the episode and preview some of the matches you can

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Kick Out (2.99) #28 - Matches We Love Pt. 2 (Bonus...

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2023/01/17

Hello everyone! We are bringing you a bonus episode from audio we were unable to release back in October 2022 while we are still on our break. Join us for another installment of "Matches We Love" - this time, Rachel presents Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenoh from their October 2017 Global League match and Alicia discusses Jake Lee vs. Naoya Nomura from their April 2019 Champion Carnival B-Block Decider match. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi to help support our work. Follow us at @kickout299 on

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02:28:08

Talking Triple Crown #12 - End of Year Episode with...

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2022/12/28

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are bringing you Talking Triple Crown's End of Year episode with our very special guests, the returning Smiley & for the first time, Captain Lou! We cover All Japan's two Christmas shows, featuring a NEXTREAM 1.0 main event and Jake Lee's final performance for the company and give our year end awards. This episode was an incredible way to end Talking Triple Crown's 2022. Thank you to everyone who has supported this podcast this year. We will be back covering AJPW's January

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01:57:58

Kick Out (2.99) #27 - End of Year Episode with Jessie...

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2022/12/21

As part of our 1 year anniversary celebrations, we wanted to end the first season of Kick Out looking back on 2022 with some friends who played a big role in the success of our podcast this year. Unfortunately, Smiley couldn't make the recording but he will join us for Talking Triple Crown's End of Year episode next week. Join us, Jessie, and Dr. Jonathan for a lively discussion on our favorite moments, matches, and wrestlers of the year, among other categories. Thank you all for an incredible first

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02:32:21

Talking Triple Crown #11 - (RWTL/JBOG)

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2022/12/11

Jessie, Alicia, & Rachel are back with coverage of All Japan's Real World Tag League and Junior Battle of Glory. We take you through some of the best matches and moments of both tournaments and address the news that Jake Lee, Tajiri, and Izanagi will be departing the promotion by the end of December. We will have one more TTC episode in December to cover AJPW's final shows of 2022 with special guest Captain Lou. Please follow him at @CaptainLouJapan and you can find his reviews here. Follow Jessie

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02:30:48

Kick Out(2.99) #26 - I am NOAH Pt. 2

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2022/12/06

We couldn't possibly begin to close out 2022, just two weeks shy of Kick Out's first anniversary, without returning to the episode that effectively started this project - I am NOAH! Join us as we discuss the four main players of NOAH's roster this year and their personal journeys, along with a big update on Real Noah and what lies ahead for all of them at the Budokan on January 1, 2023. If you haven't listened to our I am NOAH episode from December 2021, we highly recommend checking that one out

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01:11:59

Kick Out (2.99) #25 - MaruKEN Pt. 2 (Rivals Series)

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2022/11/23

We are back with the second installment of our Rivals series and part 2 of our coverage of MaruKEN - Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA of Pro Wrestling Noah. In Part 2, we cover the five remaining singles matches to date in their rivalry spanning from 2010 to 2018 and touch on their legacy in Noah and pro wrestling today. Our primary sources for this episode were translated by Rachel. All works cited and match recommendations for this episode can be found on our blog. Consider making a gift to our ko-fi

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01:34:24

Kick Out (2.99) #24 - MaruKEN Pt. 1 (Rivals Series)

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2022/11/09

We're kicking off our new rivals series with none other than Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA of Pro Wrestling Noah. While considered pioneers in their own right today, MaruKEN changed the industry through their rivalry together and became the blue print for contemporary feuds in puroresu and beyond. Join us for part 1 of 2 as we take you through their stories and matches from their origins in the All Japan dojo in the late 90's through to their 2008 title v. title 60 minute draw in the Nippon

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