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James tacks back to a story he wrote in 2014 and the imminent departure of Fergal Devitt from NJPW.

The Wrestling Rewind #223 - WrestleMania 42 Fallout, WWE Releases Chaos & TKO Creative Crisis by The Truepenny Show

The Wrestling Rewind #222 - WrestleMania 32 Review – Spectacle vs Reality2026-04-21 by The Truepenny Show

James and Marcus pay tribute to the late Andy "The Butcher" Williams and "Superstar" Bill Dundee after their passing this weekend. The pair then move on to two phenomenal cards as TJPW's Princess Cup reaches it's climax and Chihiro Hashimoto defends the Sendai Girls World Title against former champion and perennial contender Mika Iwata!

The Wrestling Rewind #221 - WrestleMania 42 Chaos, AEW Own Goals & Paige Returns by The Truepenny Show

James and Marcus breakdown the action from he first round of the TJPW Princess Cup, outlining the promotions strengths and the staggering list of contenders. As well as TJPW's incredible style of presentation. They then review Death Before Dishonor as Hazuki challenges the FORERVER ROH Women's Champion Athena!

The Wrestling Rewind #220- Pat McAfee Chaos, Punk’s Pipebomb & WrestleMania IX Disaster - 2026-04-08 by The Truepenny Show

With a heavy heart James and Marcus Celebrate the Life and Times of longest reigning NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jnr after his passing at the start of August. The impeccable technician from Amarillo Texas left a long shadow on he industry he loved and in this first stretch our pair look at the his NWA title reign and laying the foundation of what would become Giant Baba's King's Road.

The Wrestling Rewind #218 - The Road To Wrestlemania is Full of Potholes - 2026-03-24 by The Truepenny Show

The Wrestling Rewind #219 - WrestleMania on the Road to Nowhere, AEW Chaos & WrestleMania 15 by The Truepenny Show

James and Christy look at the last two nights of the G1 Climax 36 as we have reached the finals. The celebrate the career of Hiroyoshi Tenzan as he has his final match with Satoshi Kojima and revel in possible the best three G1 Climax matches of the decade and perhaps the most important weekend in NJPW this century, the stakes are that high.

James and Christy Breakdown all the action from nights 16 & 17 of the G1 Climax on the final night of Block Action! Plus catching up with Hiromu Takahashi James explores his feelings through song.

James and Christy break down the action from nights 14 & 15 of the G1 Climax 36 as Shingo Takagi takes on Yuto Ice and Yuya Uemura sees if he can upset Global Champion Gabe Kidd.

The Wrestling Rewind #217 - WrestleMania Concerns, WWE 2K26 Controversy & WrestleMania 24 Revisited by The Truepenny Show

James covers all the action from nights 12 & 13 of G1 Climax 36 as NJPW Strong Champion Oleg Boltin takes on IWGP Champion Yota Tsuji and Callum Newman takes on IWGP Tag Team Champion Oskar

The Wrestling Rewind #216 - Interview with WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin by The Truepenny Show

Christy and James come up with a synopsis for a rather promising Anime Series set in the 1990s, look back at the NWA Rule book from 1974 and then review Night 11 of the G1 Climax 36 as Gabe Kidd wrestles Henare. With all the best grunting and repressed sexual energy you can imagine.

James and Christy talk around several subjects including their take on the FIFA/JP Morgan Investment scandal and TMDK Cheating. They also discuss the main event of night 9 Yuya Uemura vs Aaron Wolf, and Night 10's Hirooki Goto going against fellow former IWGP World's Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita!

James and Christy talk various subjects and eventually get to G1 Climax 36 Night 8! Curses! Knockouts! Ostrich Jokes! And Yuto Ice bangs heads with IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji!

The Wrestling Rewind #214 - Tom Hannifan & Eddie Edwards Interviews WWE Chamber Review Danhausen by The Truepenny Show

James is joined by Marcus Green and Sarah Kurchak to talk about the rise of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, and the Uprising show from March which Sarah attended, but more widely the promotion and its history, as well as its very bright future. The trio then move on to NOAH's Legacy Rise event and take a deep dive into the GHC Championship match between Tetsuya Endo and Champion Shane Haste.

James and Christy talk Night 6 & 7 of the G1 Climax 36. The tournament winds up its second week and the numbers are starting to catch up, the pair talk Oleg Boltin, Drilla Molonet, Callum Newman and Konuske Takeshita and analyse the two main events of Shinko Takagi vs Yota Tsuji and a Best of British Match Up of Gabe Kidd vs Zach Sabre Jnr.

James and Christy bring you all the action from night's 4 & 5 of G1 Climax 36. The paid discuss a series of stand out performances from Shingo Takagi, Oleg Boltin, Zach Sabre Jnr and Callum Newman as the tournament enters its second week!

The Wrestling Rewind #215 - Interview with TNA Legend Eddie Edwards - 2026-03-10 by The Truepenny Show

James & Christy break down all the matches in the G1 Climax 36 as it gets into it's full first week. They discuss the sad departure of Shota Umino after his concussion, how that will affect the rest of the tournament as well as some of the wider news of the wrestling world!

The Wrestling Rewind #213 - AJ Styles Retirement Raw Problems and Elimination Chamber 2015 Review by The Truepenny Show

James talks to the returning Christy about the opening night of the G1 Climax 36 as NJPW invades Chicago! IWGP Champion Yota Tsuji takes on Konuske Takeshita in a rematch from Wrestle Kingdom. The pair talk about the plot holes and loopholes in this year's tournament and their favoured scenarios. Then James talks to Marcus about GLEAT's 5th Anniversary Show as T- Hawk Challenges El Lindaman for the G Rex Title!

The Wrestling Rewind #212 - Chambers Old and New Jericho Drama Punk vs Finn and the 2002 Classic by The Truepenny Show

James and Marcus have a lovely weekend of watching house show matches from two of their favourite promotions Sendai Girls and Marigold to see if the house show experience lives up to the big events!

James and Marcus return to the story of Megumi Kudo as she has burnished her credentials in AJW and built a legacy of high quality professional wrestling, she returns to the environment that saved her career and alongside her Dojo Sister Combat Toyoda begins to rewrite the book on what is possible in women's wrestling.

James and Marcus talk about the incredible life of Megumi Kudo who went from AJW Trainee to Kindergarten Teacher and then back to being one of the biggest draws in women's wrestling history. a complex history of an incredible story teller, a wonderful babyface and a woman who took some of the biggest risks in wrestling history to make it to the very top, on her own terms.

James and Ruth discuss Osaka Pro's 2008 Osaka Hurricane event and give a match by match account of why this would be such an important event for the company. They also discuss the importance of the Luchas de Apuestas in Mexico and Japan and how Osaka Pro used that draw to fill a massive house in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium with 6800 fans that companies still find hard to match to this day!

James looks at the action from nights 11 & 12 of Best of Super Juniors

James covers all the action in Best of Super Juniors 33 as it reaches it's final stages!

James looks at all the action from night 10 of Best of Super Juniors 33 as Taiji Ishimori takes on SHO!

James is joined by Marcus Green to talk about Night 9 of Best of Super Juniors 33 as Champion Kosei Fujita takes on Vaiente Jr!

James looks at the results of Night 8 of the Best of Super Juniors and reports on the buy out of NJPW by Cyberagent & TV Asahi!

James is joined by Sarah Kurchak to talk NJPW Best of Super Juniors as the tournament moves to nights 6 & 7 as YOH & Robbie Eagles renew their rivalry and Kun Kasai and Nick Wayne begin theirs. Over in ROH Athena continues her dominance of the company and a new challenger emerges to Bandido, meanwhile Marigold are saying goodbye former ace Utami Hayashishita in true Joshi tradition with a Gauntlet Match!

James brings you news of all the action from Night's 4 & 5 of Best of Super Juniors 33!

James is joined by Sarah Kurchak to talk NJPW Best of Super Juniors as her boy Daisuke Sasaki joins 19 other wrestlers as NJPW sets forth on a journey to refocus the Junior Division with a little help from their friends in Dragon Gate, AEW and DDT. Then Anna comes back to the show to discuss an incredible show she went to see in what can charitably described as "The outskirts of Montreal", IWS/NOW as they crown their first Deathmatch Unified Champion at Kings Of Crazy!

James looks at the Takashi Miike's A Human Murder Weapon, which he made in 1992 with help from the FMW roster which starts Megumi Kudo, Atushi Onita and a host of FMW legends!

James is joined by Ruth to break down NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026. Their somewhat settled Junior Heavyweight Division, the veterans who have come in and steadied the ship, and the rising youngsters who are pushing the company forward, including the incredible main event of Shane Haste vs Yoshiki Inamura for the Globlal Honoured Crown Heavyweight Championship.

James & Marcus take a look at the incredible career of Fit Finlay as he heads to the US and starts to wrestle for WCW. How he solidifies himself as a consistent main event player and trainer in WCW , and then on to his work as a producer and trainer in the WWE, as well as his late career indie run in North America and Japan.

James and Christy round up the news from Sakura Genesis, give full match analysis and look at the on going story of Callum Newman, New Japan Cup Victor Challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship held by Yota Tsuji. They also preview Best of Super Juniors and look forward to the G1!

James is joined by Marcus Green to review recent Tokyo Joshi Pro Tour of Texas. Marcus who is a TJPW newbie is introduced to the Up Up Girls, Pom Harajuku, Raku, Hyper Misao and the usual TJPW shenanigans as well as some new debuts for the company.

James and Marcus begin their journey with "The Belfast Bruiser" David "Fit" Finlay, from his earliest televised matches in the UK, right up until his dominant run in CWA Europe that rounded out the first phase of his career. Watch along on our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOlkhzGHepcCon4TA5CRESAZCMx4LZLJo&si=5Hmr4boChBNkQRiN

James and Christy break down all the action from the last week of the New Japan Cup as the company drives him its belief in the youth of the roster.

With his usual tag partner Christy on the injured reserve list. James brings you the results from nights 9 & 10 of the New Japan Cup.

James and Christy talk New Japan Cup as Shingo Takagi wrestles Yuya Uemura and Ryohei Oiwa faces Zack sabre Jnr as the Second Round comes to a head.

James and Christy catch you up with all the action from this week's NJ Cup Matches as Oleg Boltin lines up to face HENARE and Drilla Moloney faces down the young rising star Yuya Uemura.