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The Flagship Wrestling Podcast features light-hearted and passionate discussion, analysis and reviews of professional wrestling from across the world including AEW, NJPW, WWE, TNA, MLW, Pro Wrestling NOAH, AJPW, Dragongate, Indies & retro wrestling and everything in-between.
This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network.
Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at voicesofwrestling.com.
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This week on The Flagship: AEW announces they are adding the National Title to their lineup—just one problem: the NWA already has the NWA National Title! We discuss everything that went into this controversy, who has a real claim to the title, the title's history, and more. Plus, in other AEW news, we preview next week's Blood & Guts Dynamite, look at the Full Gear 2025 card, and more.Also on The Flagship: a recap and review of WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event, the announcement of a tournament for John Cena's last opponent, and some NJPW news and notes, including the World Tag League lineups, results from Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final Homecoming show, and so much more. -AEW/NWA National Title Controversy-Blood & Guts Lineup-Full Gear 2025 Taking Shape-WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Review-John Cena Tournament Opponent-World Tag League Lineups-Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final Homecoming ShowSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: an extensive recap and review of MLW's Symphony of Horrors, Austin Aries' resurgence has him heading to CMLL, Bobby Fish breaks his silence on CM Punk, WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final Homecoming, against all odds The House of Torture making it to the finals of the Super Jr. Tag League, the bizarre Vince Russo/JCW/NWA story, and perfunctory Halloween discussions including what Joe's kids are dressing up as and our yearly candy discussion.MLW's Symphony of HorrorsAustin Aries' ResurgenceBobby Fish/CM PunkWWE Saturday Night's Main Event PreviewHiroshi Tanahashi Final HomecomingSuper Jr. Tag LeagueVince Russo/JCW/NWAPerfunctory Halloween DiscussionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: how WWE is performing on ESPN Unlimited, the WWE AI story, Go Shiozaki vs. Kento Miyahara, the beginning of NJPW's Super Jr. Tag League, AAA Heroes Inmortales 2025, NXT Halloween Havoc, and more!WWE/ESPN UnlimitedWWE AI storyGo Shiozaki vs. Kento MiyaharaNJPW Super Jr. Tag LeagueAAA Heroes Inmortales 2025NXT Halloween HavocMarigold running Sumo Hall with IYO SKY vs. Mayu Iwatani& more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: a preview of AEW WrestleDream 2025, AEW's shallow main event scene, the latest on Andrade, TNA going dark(ish) for the next four weeks, NJPW's King of Pro Wrestling, NOAH Wrestle Odyssey, Go Shiozaki's jump to AJPW, and also for some reason legendary WCW jobber The Gambler. AEW WrestleDream 2025 PreviewLatest on AndradeTNA going dark(ish)NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling ReviewNOAH Wrestle Odyssey ReviewGo Shiozaki jumping to AJPW& more!Instant Reaction LIVE: AEW WrestleDream 2025Join us immediately following Saturday's AEW WrestleDream 2025 PPV for Instant Reaction LIVE—the best post-PPV review show in the game.Available exclusively on the FlagshipPatreon.com $10 tier.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: a classic spray-to-all-fields show covering NXT, TNA, NWA, MLW, NJPW, and much more!We NXT ShoWdown featuring the TNA Invasion, preview TNA's Bound for Glory, look at the upcoming NWA Samhain 3, review MLW Slaughterhouse, talk Santo Escobar's new contract, share more thoughts on the new Big Data + Panel ratings system, preview NJPW's King of Pro Wrestling, discuss the retirement of Australia's Davis Storm, and much more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Flagship returns this week with a very special show as Rich enlists the help of three very special guests to fill in for Joe and cover a wide range of topics!In our first hour, Scott Edwards (http://www.youtube.com/@ScottEWrestling) joins the show to discuss STARDOM's huge show last Friday, Saya Kamitani vs. AZM, what's going on with STARDOM, why you should be watching the company, plus Saya Kamitani's MVP case.After that, J. Michael of Voices of Wrestling (voicesofwrestling.com/author/mastromuzieken/) discusses his The State of the Lionmark series, analyzing the state of NJPW in October 2025 as we quickly approach one of the most important Wrestle Kingdoms ever. Plus De La Soul, Cheap Seats, Toe Jam & Earl, and more. In our final hour, Justin Bissonnette (patreon.com/newtexaspro & newtexaspro.com) joins the show to talk about New Texas Pro Wrestling's upcoming show: "We Know Ball," the dynamics of booking independent wrestling in 2025, some of their favorite up-and-comers in the scene, and so much more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: a detailed recap and review of CMLL's 92nd Anniversary show, including the incredible MJF vs. Mistico match, the unmasking of Valiente, and more!A review of WWE's debut on ESPN Unlimited with Wrestlepalooza, highlighted by Brock Lesnar's decimation of John Cena, the return of AJ Lee, and a lot of very bad discourse about an ESPN writer giving the show a "C."Plus impromptu previews of TNA Victory Road, NXT No Mercy, MLW Fury Road, discussions on AJPW & more! Instant Reaction LIVE: AEW All Out 2025For a full review of AEW All Out 2025, listen to Instant Reaction LIVE available exclusively on the $10 tier at http://www.flagshippatreon.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on a special Tuesday episode of The Flagship: we preview AEW All Out 2025, WWE Wrestlepalooza, if anyone actually understands how to get ESPN Unlimited, CMLL's 92nd Anniversary show plus reviews of MLW Fightland, AAAxWWE Worlds Collide & more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship, we look at TV ratings trends over the last week, Paramount looking to purchase WBD, WrestleMania going to Saudi Arabia in 2027, a catch-up on AJPW's Kings Road tournament, three pro wrestling deaths this week (Jaka, Taishin Nagao, and Rodolfo Ruiz), and more.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The Flagship returns this week to review ROH's Death Before Dishonor 2025, the best matches in ECW Arena history, discuss AEW moving All Out to the afternoon, PPVs now available for purchase on HBO Max, Dynamite's record-low rating, WWE Clash in Paris, and so much more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: rumors of AEW PPVs on MAX, a review of NXT Heatweave, the future of WWE, Clash in Paris, Death Before Dishonor, AJPW's Kings Road Tournament & more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship, a preview of this weekend's AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2025 show, the latest news on WWE's ever-changing media landscape, a review of NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025, NOAH's N1 Victory lineups, WWE Heatwave & more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: A LOT of banter, an in-depth discussion on WWE's new deal with ESPN and what it means not only for WWE but the entire world of wrestling, plus reviews of recent shows in CMLL, G1 Climax scenarios & more!Discussion on WWE's new deal with ESPN and its implications for the wrestling worldCMLL catch-upG1 Climax scenariosLoads of banter& more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: discussion on Cody's recent comments regarding his exit from AEW, a preview of WWE's two-night SummerSlam, a Thursday Dynamite Review, the latest on NJPW's G1 Climax, Rich has a Joshi match to recommend to Joe, and much more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship, we begin with one of the biggest stories in wrestling history: Hulk Hogan's death at the age of 71. In our nearly three-hour obituary, we cover Hogan's entire life, career, plus the many controversies, and his ultimate legacy in and out of wrestling. Also on the show: Joe names 100 tag teams better than the Dudley Boyz, we review Dragongate's Kobe World 2025, TNA Slammiversary 2025, and the two recent GHC Title changes (Kenoh vs. OZAWA & KENTA vs. Kenoh). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: a preview of AEW All In Texas, WWE's (NXT) Great American Bash, WWE Evolution 2, and Saturday Night's Main Event, CM Punk vs. John Cena at Night of Champions, ZSJ vs. Goto, Tiger Mask IV's retirement, Uncrowned's Mid-Year Awards, and so much more!AEW All In Texas PreviewAll In Weekend ScheduleSaturday Night's Main Event, WWE (NXT) Great American Bash & Evolution 2 PreviewWWE Night of Champions discussionZack Sabre Jr is IWGP World Champ againTiger Mask IV retiring in 2026Uncrowned's Mid-Year Awards& more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A rare Wednesday Flagship! Join Joe & Rich live as they preview WWE Night of Champions 2025, review CMLL FantasticaMania Mexico, All Japan's June 18 show featuring another Triple Crown title defense, the importance of Aaron Wolf's signing with NJPW, Syuri vs. Saree, El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai & more!WWE Night of Champions 2025 previewCMLL FantasticaMania Mexico reviewAll Japan's June 18 reviewAaron Wolf's signing with NJPWSyuri vs. SareeEl Desperado vs. Jun Kasai& more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship: AEW and CMLL's loaded week of shows at Arena Mexico, NJPW Dominion, a look at the G1 Climax 35 field, Vikingo vs. Alberto in a cage, beach raccoons, restaurant air conditioning, and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week on The Flagship, a loaded show reviewing WWE x AAA's Worlds Collide, WWE Money in the Bank 2025, discussing WWE Night of Champions & CM Punk going to Saudi Arabia, the end of Yeet Man's World Title reign plus previews of NJPW Dominion, AEW's Grand Slam Mexico, and of course, a full recap of MLW War Chamber.WWE x AAA Worlds Collide reviewWWE Money in the Bank 2025 reviewNight of Champions announcement + Punk in Saudi ArabiaJey Uso loses the fake World TitleNJPW Dominion previewAEW Grand Slam Mexico previewMLW War Chamber reviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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