EPISODE · Jul 19, 2024 · 2H 19M
G1 Climax 34 Preview with Chris Samsa
from Speaking of Strong Style - An NJPW podcast · host Steven Conway, Jeremy Finestone
Chris Samsa from sportofprowrestling.com joins Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone for Speaking of Strong Style! This week, the trio previewed the G1 Climax tournament. Chris told Steven and Jeremy all about his G1 Climax Pick 'Em pool, then they got down to business looking at each entry in the G1 tournament, their chances of making the playoffs and what their overall story arcs might be. They discussed tournament favorites such as Zack Sabre Jr., Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Shota Umino and David Finlay, plus newcomers such as Konosuke Takeshita, Jake Lee, Oleg Boltin, Callum Newman and Yuya Uemura. They also talked about Hiroshi Tanahashi's new IWGP committee and El Desperado's pending leave of absence. They ended with a discussion of Fantasticamania in the US, which Jeremy attended live.
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Chris Samsa from sportofprowrestling.com joins Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone for Speaking of Strong Style! This week, the trio previewed the G1 Climax tournament. Chris told Steven and Jeremy all about his G1 Climax Pick 'Em pool, then they got down to business looking at each entry in the G1 tournament, their chances of making the playoffs and what their overall story arcs might be. They discussed tournament favorites such as Zack Sabre Jr., Yota Tsuji, Shingo Takagi, Shota Umino and David Finlay, plus newcomers such as Konosuke Takeshita, Jake Lee, Oleg Boltin, Callum Newman and Yuya Uemura. They also talked about Hiroshi Tanahashi's new IWGP committee and El Desperado's pending leave of absence. They ended with a discussion of Fantasticamania in the US, which Jeremy attended live.
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