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Talk'n Shop: Wrestling in Japan, Then vs. Now

Gallows and Anderson are still on tour in Japan with Pro Wrestling NOAH, this time digging into the current state of Japanese wrestling and comparing today’s Ryogoku crowds to the packed houses Karl worked during the Bullet Club era. Karl looks back on his early New Japan years, working with Makabe, Tanahashi and Giant Bernard, and explains how booking and politics in Japan differed drastically from what the Good Brothers later experienced in WWE. Plus, the boys talk about NOAH’s recent growth, AEW talent showing up in New Japan, and what it really costs to bring major stars across the world…

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