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The Emerald FlowShow
The Emerald FlowShow is a podcast about the Japanese wrestling promotions Pro Wrestling NOAH and All Japan Pro Wrestling hosted by Paul Völsch and Gerard Di Trolio, two long-time fans of puroresu and contributors at Voices of Wrestling. They combine their experience and knowledge to bring you in-depth analysis to two of the most well-known wrestling promotions in Japan, and occasionally smaller ones too.
This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network.
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Episodes
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Emerald FlowShow #54: Nakajima Bom-Ba-Ye
Gerard is joined by Dylan Fox of the Eastern Lariat to discuss all of the big new year shows from All Japan and NOAH including the epic rematch between…
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Emerald FlowShow #53: AJPWWE
As Paul heads to Japan, Gerard flies solo previewing the big upcoming shows for AJPW & NOAH. Along the way he talks about the AJPW & WWE, digresses into AEW &…
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Emerald FlowShow #52: New Japan Is a HoT Promotio & All Japan Is a HOT Promotion
Paul and Gerard are back to cover the rest of the Real World Tag League and the Junior Battle of Glory and All Japan's continuing hot streak. They ruminate on…
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Emerald FlowShow #51: The REAL World Tag League
Paul and Gerard are back to discuss the first five nights of All Japan's Real World Tag League and who the standouts are so far. They also cover NOAH's latest…
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Emerald FlowShow #50: Going on Tangents with the Shin Nihon Tribal Chief
With Gerard out, Paul is bringing on Voices of Wrestling's own Jeff Andrews aka the Shin Nihon Tribal Chief on a tagent-filled episode. It takes them an hour…
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Emerald FlowShow #49: Flowers From Katsuhiko
On a quick turnaround, Paul and Gerard are back to talk about All Japan's memorable Korakuen show with a Yuma Aoyagi vs. Kento Miyahara title match and the…
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Emerald FlowShow #48: We Are Fighting Detectives Too
Paul and Gerard are reunited yet again. They start off covering the Astronauts produce show BOKURA WA KAKUTO TANTEIDAN with the excellent main event between…
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Emerald FlowShow #47: NOAH Departure 2023
Paul and Gerard are separated again. Due to scheduling issues, they couldn't come together simultaneously to record, so they thought of something new. Each of…
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Emerald FlowShow #46: Go can still Go
Paul and Gerard are finally reuinited. They talk about the finals of NOAH's N-1 tournament as well as All Japan's continuing hot streak including a great Kento…
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Emerald FlowShow #45: Tournament Time + Funk Forever
This week with Paul away, Gerard welcomes Dylan Fox of the Eastern Lariat to chat about the legacy of Terry Funk and cover the Royal Road and N1 Tournaments…
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Emerald FlowShow #44: The Geekification of Kaito Kiyomiya
Paul is joined by special guest Andrew Sinclair to rant about Kaito's treatment in the G1 and talk about his future going forward. They also cover the…
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Emerald FlowShow #43: Kento vs. Nakajima Nuff Said
Paul and Gerard talk about what everyone else is talking about and that is the big Kento vs Nakajima match in Korakuen. They gush about the match and how much…
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Emerald FlowShow #42: Puro Year Awards 2022/2023 w/ Kelly Harrass & Liam Jones
Paul and Gerard welcome two guests, Kelly Harrass of Jumping Bomb Audio and Liam Jones of You Got To Be Kidding Me, onto the show to hand out some awards. In…
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Emerald FlowShow #41: Baby Kiss Me Like A Rockstar
Paul and Gerard talk about All Japan doing the right thing and finally putting the Triple Crown on Yuma Aoyagi. They compare the state of the promotion…
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Emerald FlowShow #40: Is Jake Lee Too Tall? & N1 Participants
On this supersized episode, Paul and Gerard first talk about NOAH's show in Nagaoya, including a terrible Jr title defense and another great Jake defense. They…
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Emerald FlowShow #39: Anzai Got News For You
Paul and Gerard talk about the departure of Kinya Okada and Yasutaka Yano from NOAH and the mystery revolving around the whole situation, then they touch on…
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Emerald FlowShow #38 Global Honored Clown
Paul and Gerard start off by talking about Shotaro Ashino's unfortunate injury. Then they talk about All Japan's recent shows including a great Aoyagi Brothers…
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Emerald FlowShow #37: The Master of Suplex Finally Does It + Big Japan
On this latest episode of the Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerand talk about the final show of the All Japan Champion Carnival and Shotaro Ashino's big and…
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Emerald FlowShow #36: Wrestle-1ism Running Wild
Paul and Gerard talk about NOAH's great Sumo Hall Show including Jake Lee defending the GHC Title against Naomichi Marufuji. Then they pivot to All Japan to…
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Emerald FlowShow #35: NOAH in Sendai and Champion Carnival
Paul and Gerard kick off the show talking about the mysterious disappearance of Kinya Okada and Yasutaka Yano. They also cover NOAH's big show in Sendai as…
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Emerald FlowShow #34: Champion Carnival Preview
On this episode of the Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard catch up with recent NOAH shows and preview their big upcoming show in Sendai. They then move on to…
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Emerald FlowShow #33: The G in GHC Stands for Jake Lee
Paul and Gerard talk about what else Jake Lee's big title win and the failure of Kaito Kiyomiya's push. They also cover All Japan's recent string of good…
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Emerald FlowShow #32: Thank You Young Master
Paul and Gerard talk about the latest in NOAH and All Japan, including Daisuke Harada's unfortunate retirement, NOAH's Korakuen show, Yuma Anzai's Homecoming…
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Emerald FlowShow #31: The GOAT Does It Again
The Greatest Wrestler of All Timee delivers an all time great performance in Tokyo Dome yet again. Also Mutos retirement match. Paul and Gerard also talk about…
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Emerald FlowShow #30: El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. es Bien Bien Bien
Paul and Gerard start off by talking about All Japan's recent show including Kento Miyahara's excellent title defense. Then they give some thoughts on…
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Emerald FlowShow #29: Frankenstein's Episode
Lets play a fun game. The guys had some trouble recording this one, so much so that one of them had to rerecord parts of their audio. Figure out who and how…
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Emerald FlowShow #28: Kenoh Jankenpon
Paul and Gerard start off the show talking about the Briscoes brief run in NOAH. Then they discuss the latest in All Japan and NOAH, including the endless VM…
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Emerald FlowShow #27: January 1st Warning Revealed!
JAAAAAAAAKE!!! Also, Paul and Gerard cover NOAH's big New Year's show in Budokan including a great GHC title match and the spectacle Main Event. They also…
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Emerald FlowShow #26: It's Time to Lock It Up
Paul and Gerard come back with quick episode before the Holidays, to cover all the latest and upcoming shows in NOAH and All Japan. They also introduce the…
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Emerald FlowShow #25: So Long Jake and Thanks for All the Fish
Paul and Gerard talk about Jake Lee yet again but this time its about his departure from All Japan. They look back at his run as a whole and predict what the…
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Emerald FlowShow #24: Jake Ruins Everything
Paul and Gerard talk about Jake Lee screwing up All Japan's booking. They give their thoughts on all of the matches from the ongoing RWTL and Junior Battle of…
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Emerald FlowShow #23: Bofa Deez Belts
Paul and Gerard talk about the start of All Japan's Real World Tag League and the excellent atmosphere in Shin Kiba 1st RING. They also talk about NOAH's…
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Emerald FlowShow #22: At Least Kaito Has Nice Gear Now
Paul and Gerard talk about Kaito's new gear, Yuma Aoyagi's Triple Crown Prospects and Gerard's WON HOF ballot.
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Emerald FlowShow #21: This has always been a GLEAT podcast
Paul and Gerard talk about GLEAT as they always do. They also give their thoughts on the late Antonio Inoki as well as the recent happenings in All Japan and…
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Emerald FlowShow #20: Have You Heard of STATUS?
Paul and Gerard celebrate their 20th episode and cover a bevy of topics. They talk about All Japan's 50th anniversary show in Budokan and their show in…
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Emerald FlowShow #19: Would Kazuyuki Fujita beat CM Punk?
Paul and Gerard lead off the show by discussing which members of the AEW roster Kazuyuki Fujita would beat in a fight. Then they talk about the great N1 Final…
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Emerald FlowShow #18: Sublime Every Time
On this eighteenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about attendance figures in Japan in 2022 compared to 2019 and why they are the way…
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Emerald FlowShow #17: Grow Up Fujita!
On this seventeenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard come back quicker than usual due to the high volume of shows from both All Japan and NOAH…
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Emerald FlowShow #16: The Real Forbidden Door Opens
On this sixteenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about All Japan's surprisingly great first night of the Royal Road Tournament, NOAH's…
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Emerald FlowShow #15: KENOOOOH!! & the Geekification of Jake Lee
On this fifteenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about All Japan's baffling booking of the Triple Crown the full geekification of Jake…
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Emerald FlowShow #14: King of DDT, AJPW & NOAH Previews
With Paul away, Gerard welcomes Dylan Fox (@VivaZero) of the Eastern Lariat (@EasternLariat) podcast to discuss the finals of the King of DDT tournament as…
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Emerald FlowShow #13: Half Year Puro Awards
On this thirteenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard welcome an elite panel of guests (Taylor, Suit, Liam and Chris) to hand out awards for the…
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Emerald FlowShow #12: All Japan in Ota Ward and King of DDT 2022
On this twelfth episode of The Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard just couldn't wait to talk about All Japan's recent Ota Ward show. They talk about the booking…
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Emerald FlowShow #11: Mama Hokuto Said Knock You Out
On this eleventh episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about the big Cyber Fight Festival 2022 show including The Slap and what it means. They…
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Emerald FlowShow #10: Guess who's back, back again
On this tenth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about All Japan's tumultous two weeks with loads of angles and a great Triple Crown defence…
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Emerald FlowShow #9: All Japan on the rise and NOAH in transition
On this ninth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about All Japan's great double shot in Hokkaido and discuss some of the booking decisions…
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Emerald FlowShow #8: NOSAWA was still the booker when we recorded this
On this eight episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about the second half of the Championship Carnival as well as the excellent final match…
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Emerald FlowShow #7: Champion Carnival Review & NOAH Majestic Preview!
On this seventh episode of the Emerald FlowShow, Paul & Gerard review the first half of the Champion Carnival and discuss what the best matches of the…
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Emerald FlowShow #6: Crown Royal & Coke
On the sixth episode of the Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard catch up with with some recent news and shows from AJPW and NOAH, as well as preview upcoming…
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Emerald FlowShow #5: New K-OD Openweight Champion
On this fifth episode of the Emerald FlowShow Paul and Gerard talk about a total of four shows. They talk about NOAH's recent shows in Fukuoka and Korakuen, as…
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Emerald FlowShow #4: This is a Zero1 Podcast now
On this fourth episode of The Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard discuss Zero1's Korakuen Hall show on March 6th including Takashi Sugiuras Zero1 title defense…
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Emerald FlowShow #3: New GHC Champ!
On this third episode of The Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard discuss All Japan's Korakuen Hall show on February 23rd including Kento Miyahara's Tripe Crown…
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The Emerald FlowShow #2: Updates, Your Questions & BREAKING NEWS!
On this second episode of The Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard discuss the latest developments in AJPW and NOAH, reflect on 20 years since Keiji Muto jumped…
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Emerald FlowShow #1: New Triple Crown Champ!
On this inaugural episode of the Emerald FlowShow, Paul and Gerard discuss All Japan's January 23 Korakuen Hall show where a new Triple Crown champion was…