Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network

On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings is joined by Adam Berger to discuss the results of the AEW Fan Survey that the GWP conducted. They talk about growing fan optimism in the product, what fans enjoy and don't enjoy about the AEW product, fan trust in Tony Khan, the most popular and least popular wrestlers in the company and a lot more.

After a surprising report from BJ Bethel of SE Scoops that AEW is averaging about half a million viewers on MAX in addition to its TV viewers (https://www.sescoops.com/news/exclusive-aew-streaming-numbers-actual-numbers-on-max-streaming-app/), Tyler (and a late-arriving Fred) are able to get BJ to answer some questions. Join us as BJ goes into greater depth, and then a touch of Vikings chatter.

This week on The Flagship Podcast: a preview of NJPW's New Beginning in Osaka and a catch-up on the entire New Beginning tour, AEW's Grand Slam Australia card taking shape, Jey Uso's potential as a WrestleMania main eventer, Netflix numbers for Royal Rumble/RAW & more!

Wrestling Omakase kicks off 2020 with full coverage of both nights of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14! To celebrate this historic two-night event we went live on Youtube with instant reaction streams right after both nights went off the air, so this week's episode is a combination of both those streams. For the first night John is joined by VOW contributors Chris Samsa (@TheChrisSamsa), Tyler Forness (@CCSTheRealForno) and Paul Volsch (@Darth_Dragon) and for the second night John is joined by Chris and Tyler again as well as Gerard Di Trolio (@GerardDiTrolio). Hear their thoughts immediately after each night went off the air, as well as some interactions with fans listening live and more. What were their favorite matches of a stacked weekend? How did John react to finally seeing Tetsuya Naito's big moment after all these years? And much more! Relive the journey of the two nights as we react in real time to each one!

Please note that since this was recorded in an unusual way compared to every other Omakase episode that the audio is a little different; John did their best to fix it in post-production but they still sound a little lower than everyone else and the two parts sound a little different as well. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and think you'll still find this to be a really fun episode. We'll be back to our normal recording method next week.

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Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes!

Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5

VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd

This week Wrestling Omakase's third annual Year in Review series reaches its conclusion! Each week we recapped the 2019 of a specific promotion, promotions, or type of wrestling, covering all their major shows and moments and giving our picks for the major award categories. It's a great way for you to catch up with wrestling you may have missed this year and identify matches you may want to watch or rewatch before doing your end of the year awards voting!

We've reached the end of another Year in Review journey, and once again we've left one of the biggest promotions for last: New Japan Pro Wrestling. Hear to help John break down NJPW's very eventful 2019 is a real all star team of VOW podcasters: from the flagship (@voiceswrestling) it's Joe Lanza, and from our NJPW-centric podcast the Super J-Cast (@thesuperjcast) it's Joel Abraham (@joeljabraham) and Damon McDonald! John, Joe, Joel and Damon begin the episode by touching upon the recent video dropped by Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks on their acrimonious departure from NJPW before transitioning into the more macro topics of how the Elite's departure affected New Japan, whether they liked 2019 or 2018 better, and how most of NJPW's best stuff this year all came in the major tournaments.

Then they begin a thorough month-by-month recap of NJPW's 2019, starting right from the top at Wrestle Kingdom 13 and going all the way through Road to the Tokyo Dome. What parts of the year stood out more than others for the crew? What matches may have you forgotten that are worth a second look? We discuss the rise of Jay White as a top heel, the simultaneous pushes to the forefront of Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi vs. The Safety Nerds, Taichi proving the haters and the losers wrong, and much much more! Finally we wrap things up with a quick edition of our NJPW 2019 awards. It's a packed three hours plus of talk on NJPW's year, this week!

Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guests. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6

Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes!

Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5

VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd