The Return Of The King

"Oft hope is born when all is forlorn." From Legolas' mouth to God's ears, Ryan and Damien talk about the recent #SpeakingOut Movement in Professional Wrestling and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the wrestling world before moving on to discuss the glorious return of The King of Sports, New Japan Pro Wrestling with the 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup. Ryan and Damien discuss the history of the tournament, give their picks, discuss the events leading to NJPW's return and give their thoughts on the matches thus far while also unleashing the first ever REVERSE LEGEND KILLER! ***Resources for victims of sexual assault can be found at https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones and consider donating to one of the organizations listed at https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=7888 Social Media Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @filthyfncasuals Follow Ryan Doyle on Twitter @doylerulez Follow Damien Ellinghaus on Twitter @badideadames Segments 0:00:00- 0:05:31- Introduction 0:05:32-0:13:41- Thoughts on #SpeakingOut 0:13:42-0:17:50- What We're Drinking 0:17:51-1:17:09- Return of NJPW, New Japan Cup History, New Japan Cup 2020 thoughts and upcoming NJPW, WWE and AEW events 1:17:10- 1:23:34- REVERSE LEGEND KILLER 1:23:35- 1:34:31- What We're Listening To, Outro Media Shinya Makabe vs Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW Fall In Black 1999)- https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00270_1_1 Toru Yano vs Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan Cup Quarterfinals Match 2020)- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7unrlo Harold Meij on COVID-19 and NJPW's return- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgheBtvAwGU Hirsohi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr (New Japan Cup Finals 2018)- https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7u7fe8 What We're Listening To Alice In Chains- Every single album they've ever made but specifically Dirt (1992), Jar of Flies (1994), Unplugged (1996), Black Gives Way To Blue (2009) and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013): https://open.spotify.com/artist/64tNsm6TnZe2zpcMVMOoHL?si=pCNehZTNQiash6gFB2R2lQ Lil Peep- Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 1 (2017): https://open.spotify.com/album/33TJ52PuwenGmysJrwMGCe?si=F1BgD6v5Sb6lmLpbNksyaw Lil Peep- Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 2 (2018)- https://open.spotify.com/album/52JymrguPgkmmwLaWIusst?si=p8hxvphkQROd2ihwPSaVrA The Callous Daoboys- Die On Mars (2019)- https://open.spotify.com/album/34t9OKhrTGGOL0YVy7yZJP?si=1_AzDumwSFqaQ-6di-O2gg What We're Drinking Ryan- Mischief Maker (7.6% Belgian-style Double IPA brewed with Azacca, Lemondrop, and Jarrylo hops) and Afterlife (5.8% Kentucky Common aged on Cocoa Nibs and 3 different types of Cherries and brewed with oats, corn, and rye) by Ghost Brewing Company Damien- Passionfruit Mango Goseface Killah (6.5% Imperial Fruited Gose kettle soured with the additions of Himalayan pink sea salt and fresh ground coriander, fermented and conditioned on hundreds of pounds of passionfruit and mango) by Aurora Brewing Company