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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 will…
Episodes
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Wrestling Omakase #320: NJPW Power Struggle, STARDOM Crimson Nightmare, Ice Ribbon 10/25 & DDT Ultimate Party w/ Arametha
Omakase is back on the air as John is joined by returning guest Arametha, and fair warning: this starts with about 55 minutes of general jovial celebration…
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Wrestling Omakase #319: WON HOF 2026, Marigold 10/24 & NOAH 10/25 Sumo Hall, AJPW 10/22 Korakuen, OZ 10/25 Yokohama Budokan & Sendai Girls 10/24 w/ Paul
John is once again joined by Paul from the Emerald FlowShow as they start things out with quite a lot of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame talk for…
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Wrestling Omakase #318: STARDOM Path of Thunder & 10/20 Korakuen, NOAH 10/15 & DDT 10/18 Korakuens w/ Velkej
John and Velkej are back for another episode of Omakase which starts out with SPARROW DRAMA. Yes. Then they get into a wide-ranging discussion on the World…
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Wrestling Omakase #317: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, STARDOM 10/11 & Marigold 10/10 Korakuens, Sendai Girls 10/10 & AJPW 10/11 Sendai w/ Arametha
Arametha is back with John for the second straight week as they discuss an enormous week in Japanese wrestling! After touching on a notable and highly…
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Wrestling Omakase #316: TJPW Wrestle Princess VII, DG 10/2 & STARDOM 9/29 Korakuens, Shinjuku FACE Final & Ice Ribbon 10/3 Kamata w/ Arametha
John is back on the air on their own podcast feed, joined by returning guest Arametha! They start things out with a wide-ranging first hour that covered a ton…
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Wrestling Omakase #315: AJPW Oudou Finals, NJPW Destruction in Kobe, DDT 9/27, Sareee-ism Chapter XII, Sendai Girls 9/23 & TJPW 9/27 Shinjuku FACE, Ice Ribbon 9/22 Yokohama w/ John Bivins
John & John reunite for the first time in months, and unfortunately the first topic they have to discuss is something no one wanted to be talking about: the…
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Wrestling Omakase #314: Marigold Dream Star GP Night 8 & Finals, Ice Ribbon 8/30 & 9/6, AJPW Oudou Tournament Nights 3 & 4, DDT 9/21 Korakuen w/ Eric
Wrestling Omakase is back on the airwaves and thankfully for John they're not solo this time, as Eric from Joshi'ing Around once again joins them! And boy do…
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Wrestling Omakase #313: STARDOM to the World, DG 9/12 Ota, AJPW Oudou Tournament Nights 1-3 & Marigold Dream Star GP Nights 4-7
John is flying solo this week on Wrestling Omakase due to being at another anime convention, although this one came with an indoor waterpark! Wow! In theory…
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Wrestling Omakase #312: STARDOM 9/6 Korakuen Review & 9/12 Yokohama Preview, TJPW 9/5 Yokohama, Marigold Dream Star GP Night 3 & DG 9/3 Korakuen w/ Paul
Omakase is back for another episode, as John is joined by returning guest Paul Volsch, co-host of the Emerald Flow Show on this very network! They start out a…
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Wrestling Omakase #311: AJPW 8/29 Ota, Sendai Girls 8/28 Yoyogi, Marigold Dream Star GP Nights 1 & 2, SEAdLINNNG 8/25 Korakuen w/ Velkej
Omakase is back for another fun filled week, as John is once again joined by Czechia's hardest working farmer Velkej Bracha! They're checking in on a whole…
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Wrestling Omakase #310: STARDOM 5 Star GP Finals & Wrap-Up, TJPW Princess Cup Finals & Sareee-ism Chapter XI w/ Arametha, Suit & Ed
It's a jam packed episode of Wrestling Omakase this week that features not one, not two, but THREE guests! Wow! Arametha is onboard for the entire thing, but…
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Wrestling Omakase #309: NJPW G1 Climax Nights 16-18 & Finals, STARDOM 5 Star GP Nights 12-15 & TJPW Princess Cup Night 5 w/ Velkej
Wrestling Omakase is back on the air with everyone's favorite Czech farmer Velkej Bracha joining us as the summer tournaments continue (and end, in one case!)…
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Wrestling Omakase #308: STARDOM 5 STAR GP Nights 9-11, NJPW G1 Climax Nights 12-15, TJPW Princess Cup Night 4, NOAH 8/9 & 8/10, Marvelous 8/8 & Marigold 8/9 Ota w/ Arametha
John is back home from a very crappy anime con and ready to talk a WHOLE lot of wrestling! Their good pal Arametha is back to hear them complain about how much…
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Wrestling Omakase #307: STARDOM 5 Star GP Nights 6-8, NJPW G1 Climax Nights 8-11 & TJPW Princess Cup Night 3 w/ Quinlan
It's another tournament season edition of Wrestling Omakase, and it's also time once again to take Omakase on the road to DC! John is recording this…
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Wrestling Omakase #306: Natsupoi's Retirement, STARDOM 5 Star GP Nights 4 & 5, NJPW G1 Climax Nights 6 & 7, TJPW Princess Cup Nights 1 & 2, AJPW 7/25 Kobe & DDT Wrestle Peter Pan Preview w/ Eric
It's time already for another super packed episode of Wrestling Omakase, as tournament season waits for no man, woman or enby! John is joined once again by…
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Wrestling Omakase #305: STARDOM 5 STAR GP Nights 1-3, NJPW G1 Climax Nights 2-5, DG Kobe World 7/20, TJPW Summer Sun Princess, Senjo 7/20 Korakuen & NOAH Summer Epic w/ Suit & Quinlan
Wrestling Omakase is back on the air after a little time off, and boy do we dive right back into it with the start of tournament season in Japan! John's…
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Wrestling Omakase #304: NJPW G1 Climax Night 1 Live from Hoffman Estates w/ Arametha, Quinlan & John Bivins
It's another LIVE ON LOCATION episode of Wrestling Omakase, this time from BEAUTIFUL Hoffman Estates, Illinois! John is joined by three frequent Omakase guests…
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Wrestling Omakase #303: Korakuen-palooza (NJPW 7/6 & 7/7, STARDOM 6/30, DG 7/2 & NOAH 7/5), G1 Climax & 5STAR GP Previews w/ Arametha
Episode 2 of the three-episode Arametha takeover is a bonafide Korakuen-palooza, as the two of them discuss new Korakuen shows from NJPW (a big Road to G1 show…
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Wrestling Omakase #302: 2026 Mid-Year Awards w/ Arametha, Paul, Eric & Velkej
It's an annual tradition here on Wrestling Omakase, and John isn't going to get the fact that they are very, very jet lagged put a stop to it! They're joined…
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Wrestling Omakase #301: STARDOM The Conversion Live from Japan w/ Matt
It's another Live from Japan episode, this time covering STARDOM The Conversion. John (while a little drunk) and Matt break down what was possibly the show of…
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Wrestling Omakase #300: NJPW Dominion Live from Japan w/ Matt
It's the THREE HUNDRETH EPISODE of Wrestling Omakase (!!), and in very fitting fashion we are live from Japan! John is joined by first time guest Matt from…
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Wrestling Omakase #299: NJPW BOSJ Nights 11-13 & Finals, Dominion Preview, TJPW 6/7, DG 6/4 & 6/5 Korakuens, AJPW 6/6 Nikko w/ Velkej
John is back on another Japan trip eve-eve, so they're filled with restless energy at the prospect of soon being back in a giant metal tube for 14 hours and…
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Wrestling Omakase #298: NJPW Sale, 30 Under 30, STARDOM 5/26 Korakuen, BOSJ Nights 8-10, DDT 5/31 Korakuen, Marvelous 5/31 & Ice Ribbon 5/31 w/ Eric
John and Eric (fka Snazzy??) are back for another super packed episode of Wrestling Omakase! They start things off with some discussion of VOW's latest edition…
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Wrestling Omakase #297: STARDOM Queens Dynasty, NJPW BOSJ Nights 4-7, Marigold Shine Forever & TJPW 5/22 Shinjuku w/ Arametha
John is joined once again by Arametha, the man of many pronunciations, as they discuss mostly absolute nonsense for 45 minutes before finally getting into…
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Wrestling Omakase #296: NJPW BOSJ Nights 1-3 (5/14, 5/16 & 5/17), AJPW Champion Carnival Finals (5/17), STARDOM 5/17 & Marigold 5/16 Korakuens w/ Velkej
John is back alongside returning guest Velkej Bracha as they open things up with the start of NJPW's annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament! They discuss…
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Wrestling Omakase #295: NOAH 5/2 Ryogoku & 5/5 Korakuen, Marvelous 10th Anniversary Show, AJPW Champion Carnival Nights 8/9, Sendai Girls 5/10, King of DDT 2nd Round, ICE 5/10 & DG 5/8 w/ Chris & John
John is back on the air for a special split episode! They start things out with returning guest Chris from Social Suplex, making his first appearance since the…
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Wrestling Omakase #294: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Nights 1 & 2, TJPW Yes! Wonderland, King of DDT 1st Round & AJPW Champion Carnival Night 7 w/ John Bivins
The John & John connection is back on the airwaves as John is once again joined by John Bivins to break down, well, fewer wrestling shows than they originally…
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Wrestling Omakase #293: STARDOM All Star Grand Queendom, NJPW Redzone in Hiroshima, DG Golden Colosseum, AJPW Champion Carnival Nights 4-6, Marigold 4/25 Korakuen w/ Paul
John is back on the air with Paul from the Emerald Flowshow for an absolutely jam packed episode! First, it's a long and detailed review of STARDOM's biggest…
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Wrestling Omakase #292: Wrestlemania Week Live Report (STARDOM, TJPW, Marvelous, DG, West Coast & More), All Star Grand Queendom Preview, AJPW Champion Carnival Nights 2/3 & SEAdLINNNG 4/17 Korakuen w/ Snazzy
John is back from Las Vegas where they only lost SOME money! Yeah!! They're joined by Eric aka Snazzy from the Joshi-ing Around podcast & Social Suplex…
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Wrestling Omakase #291: AJPW Champion Carnival Night 1, STARDOM 4/8 & 4/11 Korakuens, Sendai Girl 4/12 Korakuen, GLEAT 4/8 Shinjuku FACE & TJPW 4/11 & 4/12 Vancouver w/ John DK
No exploding tooth or sudden new job could keep these two Johns off the air! Your humble host is having a slightly harder time talking than usual, but they gut…
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Wrestling Omakase #290: NJPW Sakura Genesis, STARDOM 3/31, DG 4/6 & DDT 4/5 Korakuens, Sendai Girls 3/27 & Universe Magic 4/6 w/ Hal & Arametha
It's another episode of Wrestling Omakase, but this time around with a bit of a split format twist! First, John is joined by debuting guest Hal to discuss a…
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Wrestling Omakase #289: TJPW Grand Princess Review, NJPW Sakura Genesis Preview, Sareee-ism Chapter X & STARDOM New Blood 30 w/ Arametha
Arametha is back with John and (for maybe the first time ever??) we're actually leading off with Tokyo Joshi! Wow! It's a long, detailed review of TJPW's…
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Wrestling Omakase #288: New Japan Cup Nights 10, 11 & Finals, DDT Judgement, AJPW 3/20 Hachioji & Tokyo Joshi Texas Tour w/ John Bivins
It's another John & John episode! John Bivins is back as the two of them break down an outstanding end to the New Japan Cup, talking the final two quarterfinal…
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Wrestling Omakase #287: STARDOM Cinderella 3/11 & 3/15 Finals, New Japan Cup Nights 4-8, Marigold 3/14 & AJPW 3/15 Korakuens, GLEAT 3/12 Shinjuku FACE w/ Velkej
John and returning guest Velkej Bracha start with their usual banter/assorted nonsense, before then discussing the recent announcement of Shinjuku FACE's…
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Wrestling Omakase #286: STARDOM Cinderella Nights 1-3, NJPW Anniversary Show & NJC Nights 1-4, NOAH 3/8 Yokohama, DG 3/3 Korakuen, TJPW 3/7 ShinKiba, ICE 3/8 Itabashi & Universe Magic 3/9 w/ John DK
It's another absurdly jampacked show covering all of the biggest promotions in Japan and some of the smallest too, men's and women's! John is joined by…
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Wrestling Omakase #285: NJPW New Beginning in US Live Report, STARDOM 2/28 & NOAH 3/1 Korakuens, DG 2/28 & 3/1 Osaka w/ Paul
"This week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest (and A+ drinking buddy) Paul Volsch from the Emerald FlowShow, their first time talking…
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Wrestling Omakase #284: DG 2/23 Fukuoka, AJPW 2/23 Ota Ward, DDT 2/22 Korakuen, STARDOM 2/20 & 2/21, Marigold 2/23 Korakuen, Senjo 2/15 Sendai & ICE 2/23 Yokohama w/ Snazzy
Wrestling Omakase is back with another packed episode, and unfortunately a lot of these shows were #bad. But hey, our returning guest Eric aka Snazzy from the…
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Wrestling Omakase #283: NJPW New Beginning in Osaka & New Japan Cup Preview, STARDOM 2/13, TJPW 2/14, NOAH 2/11, AJPW 2/15 & GLEAT 2/11 Korakuens w/ John Bivens
The John & John: Both Took At Least One Bump Connection™ are back once again, as John is joined by John Bivins for another long path through a whole lot of…
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Wrestling Omakase #282: STARDOM 1/31 Korakuen & 2/7 Osaka, NJPW 2/1 & 2/2 Korakuens & NB in Osaka Preview, DG 2/5 & NOAH 2/6 Korakuens w/ Arametha
"We're back to our regular format for another episode of Omakase, as John is once again joined by returning guest Arametha to break down a ton of Japanese…
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Wrestling Omakase #281: 2025 VOW Match of the Year & John's WON Awards Ballot w/ 4 guests!
With Japanese wrestling having an uncharacteristically quiet week, it's the perfect opportunity for us to take a look back at the best of 2025! Voices of…
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Wrestling Omakase #280: NJPW 1/19 & 1/20, STARDOM 1/21, Marigold 1/24 & DDT 1/25 Korakuens, GLEAT 1/20 Shinjuku FACE w/ Velkej
Wrestling Omakase is finally back to its regularly scheduled programming, as we're once again going weekly from here on out following our part-time schedule…
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Wrestling Omakase #279: WK Trip Recap (NJPW, STARDOM, NOAH, AJPW, DDT, TJPW, DG, Marigold, GLEAT, JTO & More!) w/ Arametha
Well folks, it's finally here. After we couldn't tear ourselves away from the karaoke rooms, Club MOGRA, or.....other activities long enough to get you an…
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Wrestling Omakase #278: STARDOM 12/18, 12/21 & 12/24, NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome, DDT 12/21, NOAH 12/23 & DG 12/16 w/ Arametha
Wrestling Omakase is back already after going 9 and a half hours for our two part Wrestle Kingdom Week preview, but thankfully this time we kept it under 3.5…
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Wrestling Omakase #277: Wrestle Kingdom Week 2025-26 Preview Part 2 (STARDOM, Marigold, TJPW, AWG, OZ, ICE, Marvelous, SEAd, ChocoPro, Diana, Pure-J, WAVE)
It's the biggest episode of Wrestling Omakase ever- so big in fact that we had to split it in two, and here's the second part! John is back with an absolutely…
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Wrestling Omakase #276: Wrestle Kingdom Week 2025-26 Preview Part 1 (NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, DDT, BASARA, Ganbare, BJW & GLEAT)
It's the biggest episode of Wrestling Omakase ever- so big in fact that this is only part 1! John is back with an absolutely enormous lineup of 13 (!) guests…
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Wrestling Omakase #275: STARDOM Goddesses Tag League Nights 10-13 & Wrap-Up, DDT 11/30 Korakuen & Sendai Girls 11/22 w/ Snazzy
This week on Wrestling Omakase, John is joined by returning guest Snazzy from Social Suplex & the Joshi-ing Around podcast, as they start out with- you guessed…
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Wrestling Omakase #274: NOAH 11/21 Sendai, PURGE NIGHT OF TORTURE, STARDOM Goddesses Tag League Nights 8 & 9 (11/23 & 11/24), Sendai Girls 11/18 & OZ Academy 11/23 w/ Velkej
"This week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Velkej Bracha as they start out by discussing bad booking (AEW, because John went to Full…
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Wrestling Omakase #273: Sendai Girls 11/16 & Marigold 11/17 Korakuens, STARDOM Goddesses Tag League Nights 4-7 & NOAH 11/15 Osaka w/ John Bivins
This week on Wrestling Omakase the double John connection is back at it again, as John is once again joined by John Bivins! First, some complaints about a much…
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Wrestling Omakase #272: Tanahashi/Okada Announcement, NOAH 11/8, Goddesses of STARDOM League Nights 1-3, TJPW 11/9 & DG 11/6 w/ Paul Volsch
This week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by returning guest Paul Volsch of VOW's own Emerald FlowShow (https://redcircle.com/shows/the-emerald-flowshow)…
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Wrestling Omakase #271: STARDOM Crimson Nightmare, NJPW Tanahashi Homecoming & DDT Ultimate Party w/ Arametha
This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk a trio of big shows from big companies! But first, John REALLY doesn't want to talk about what just happened to the…
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Wrestling Omakase #270: Marigold Shine Forever, STARDOM 10/20 & 10/27, Tokyo Joshi 10/18, DDT 10/19 & AJPW 10/22 w/ Snazzy
This week on Wrestling Omakase we've got another packed trip around most of the Japanese wrestling world! John is joined by returning guest Snazzy from Joshi…
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Wrestling Omakase #269: 2025 WON Hall of Fame Japan Region w/ Adam, Paul & Jeff
Wrestling Omakase is back for a very special episode! John is joined by returning guests Paul Wedding (@PaulEWedding on Twitter) and Jeff Andrews, as well as…
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Wrestling Omakase #268: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, NOAH Wrestle Odyssey, STARDOM 10/11 & DG 10/8 Korakuens w/ Paul Volsch
After a brief one week absence Wrestling Omakase is back on the air with another packed show talking four shows from all around the Japanese wrestling world!…
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Wrestling Omakase #267: STARDOM 9/23 Osaka & 9/27 Korakuen, NJPW Destruction in Kobe & Sapporo 9/24, NOAH N-1 Victory Finals, DDT 9/28 Korakuen, AJPW Giant Dream & Sendai Girls 9/23 w/ Arametha
Wrestling Omakase is back for another absolutely jam packed episode as John & returning guest Arametha have major shows from SIX different Japanese promotions…
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Wrestling Omakase #266: AJPW Oudou Tournament Final, TJPW Wrestle Princess, NJPW Destruction in Kobe Preview & NOAH N-1 Victory Nights 5-8 w/ John Bivins
We're back for another episode of Wrestling Omakase as John is joined by a first time guest, another John, US indie wrestler John Bivins! John tells John all…
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Wrestling Omakase #265: Marigold Dream Star GP Finals, STARDOM 9/10 Korakuen, NOAH N-1 Victory Nights 2-4 & NJPW 9/12 & 9/13 Korakuens w/ Snazzy
We're back for another week of Wrestling Omakase as John is once again joined by returning guest Snazzy from the Social Suplex newsletter (and the new Joshi…
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Wrestling Omakase #264: STARDOM to the World, NOAH N-1 Victory Night 1, DG 9/4 Korakuen & AJPW Oudou Tournament Quarterfinals w/ Milo
We're back on Wrestling Omakase to discuss four very different Japanese wrestling promotions in another jampacked episode! John is joined by Milo (@primasteras…
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Wrestling Omakase #263: AEW Forbidden Door, DDT Peter Pan Days 1 & 2, AJPW Oudou Tournament 8/30 & 8/31 Reviews, STARDOM to the World & NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 Previews w/ Snazzy
"This week on Wrestling Omakase John is joined by a first time guest, Snazzy from the Social Suplex Newsletter (making a very last minute appearance that…
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Wrestling Omakase #262: STARDOM 5 Star GP Day 12, Finals & Wrap-Up, Sendai Girls The Biggest & AJPW Oudou Tournament Day 1 w/ Velkej Bracha
Wrestling Omakase is back to wrap up a super eventful, super awesome STARDOM 5 Star GP! John is joined by longtime viewer and jubilant Momo Watanabe fan Velkej…
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Wrestling Omakase #261: NJPW G1 Climax Nights 16-19 & Wrap-Up, STARDOM 5 Star GP Days 9-11 Reviews & Playoff Preview w/ Arametha
We're back for another new episode of Wrestling Omakase, and thankfully back to a normal format episode (recorded all at once in a single location!). John is…