S1 Ep8: Wrestling Omakase #8: DDT Peter Pan 2017 w/ Dylan Justin
Wrestling Omakase is back on this side of the Pacific, as John has landed back home in America. On this week's episode they're joined by our first repeat guest: Dylan Justin (@DylanJx4) of Voices of Wrestling. Dylan is with us this week to discuss the show he reviewed for the VOW site, the very same show John attended live: DDT Peter Pan 2017! Hear all about one of DDT's biggest shows of the ye...
1hr 21m Aug 25, 2017
1hr 21m
S1 Ep7: Wrestling Omakase #7: Live from Japan Vol. 1 (NJPW, DDT, NOAH, STARDOM, YMZ & more!)
It's time for a very special episode of Wrestling Omakase, as John is coming at you live from Tokyo to discuss an amazing 9 days of Japanese professional wrestling! Joining them are Mark (@WeAllFaulter), Taylor (@tamaimbo), Mort (@mortenvh) & Ethan (@Esan_BISH) as the group discusses their wide journey through puroresu! Hear their thoughts on a number of shows, some of which haven't even made t...
2hr 15m Aug 13, 2017
2hr 15m
S1 Ep6: Wrestling Omakase #6: NJPW G1 Climax w/ Andrew Rich & Kevin Hare
Wrestling Omakase is back with our latest episode, and this week it's all about the New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax! John is joined by two other VOW podcast hosts, Andrew Rich (@AndrewTRich) of Music of the Mat and Kevin Hare (@stan__hansen) of Burning Spirits to discuss all ten shows of the G1 Climax so far (as of recording time), and we don't leave a single stone unturned! Every single G1 C...
2hr 59m Aug 01, 2017
2hr 59m
S1 Ep5: Wrestling Omakase #5: All About Joshi (Japanese Women) w/ Alexandra & Sean Williams
Two weeks ago we brought you a crash course into men's puroresu, and now this week on Wrestling Omakase we're back to talk the other side of the coin: Japanese women's pro wrestling, also known as joshi! John is joined by Alexandra (@NOAHs_Savior) of Wrestling With Words and the Ringside Revolution podcast, and Sean Williams (@STARDOMProject ) of the STARDOM Project blog & STARDOM reviews for t...
2hr 40m Jul 26, 2017
2hr 40m
S1 Ep4: Wrestling Omakase #4: Big Japan Ryogokutan 2017 & Wrestle-1 GP
This week's Wrestling Omakase focuses primarily on Big Japan Pro Wrestling's biggest show of the year, the annual Ryogokutan show from Sumo Hall in Tokyo, and as such we have two passionate BJW fans on to discuss it! Regular host John is joined by Brennan Patrick (@bren_patrick), Burning Spirits co-host/VOW writer and longtime Twitter puro mainstay/one of the most knowledgeable Western BJW fans...
1hr 43m Jul 19, 2017
1hr 43m
S1 Ep3: Wrestling Omakase #3: Japanese Wrestling Crash Course w/ Drew Wardlaw & Dylan Justin
Wrestling Omakase returns with a doozy of an episode: it's our first ever two-guest outing and a big theme episode, as we attempt to bring you up to speed on SIX different Japanese pro wrestling companies: All Japan, Big Japan, DDT, NOAH, Wrestle-1, and Zero-1. John is joined by Drew Wardlaw of VOW's indie puro podcast Burning Spirits (@_burningspirits) & Dylan Justin (@dylanjx4), one of VOW's ...
2hr 44m Jul 12, 2017
2hr 44m
S1 Ep2: Wrestling Omakase #2: WWE in 2017 & NJPW G1 Special in USA w/ Jeff Hawkins
Wrestling Omakase is back with our second episode, and this week John is joined by Jeff Hawkins (@Crapgame13) of Shake Them Ropes and Fightful! Jeff is here to talk about what it means to be a regular WWE viewer in 2017, as we get meta about the promotion and various common critiques from internet wrestling fans. Other topics include what it means to lose the older generations of WWE stars, whe...
1hr 57m Jul 05, 2017
1hr 57m
S1 Ep1: Wrestling Omakase #1: NJPW G1 Preview & Kizuna Road w/ Connor Dunphy
It's the debut episode of Wrestling Omakase, a new podcast here at VOW based around a rotating co-host concept and covering a wide variety of the wrestling world. Join host John Carroll (@toshanshuinla) and their guest Connor Dunphy (@isalrightnow) as they kick off this new series discussing New Japan Pro Wrestling! The major topics include Connor's article from earlier this month comparing the...
2hr 48m Jun 28, 2017
2hr 48m