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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.

James & Christy talk New Japan Cup and the 54th Anniversary of NJPW as DOUKI defends the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Master Wato And the Ichiban Sweet boys Defend their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles against Unbound Co's Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X!

James & Christy bring you all the news and stories from the first two events of the New Japan Cup for 2026 as Hontai continue their war with the House of Torture & TMDK find themselves in the sights of Unbound Co.

The Rewind Crew talked to Grado ahead of AEW's show in Glasgow in the summer of 2025.

After a banner year, CMLL roll into K Hall for Fantastamania and show their wears to a very receptive audience. The Annual Lucha festival gets its first airing on The Truepenny Show as James and Marcus talk Mistico vs Soberano Jnr!

The Rewind Crew pay tribute to the sadly missed, Homicidal, Genocidal, Suicidal Sabu!

James & Christy talk NJPW as they start of their year with New Beginnings in Osaka. Its a time of turmoil for the Lionmark as contracts come to and end and futures are uncertain. Gabe Kidd & Andrade try and clear up some of that certainty with an eliminator for the Global title. Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura take on the Knockout Bros for the IWGP Tag Titles and Yota Tsuji takes on Jake Lee for the IWGP Heavyweight title in a polarising match. One thing was for sure Hiromu Takahashi said goodbye to his home promotion in a tearful farewell.

The Rewind Crew travel back in time to 1997 and cover the In Your House 13 PPV, which re-matched the Royal Rumble Final Four for the vacant WWE Championship as the Champion Shawn Michaels displays his employee of the month characteristics to go find his smile.

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James Truepenny is joined by Christy and Marcus Green to talk Pro Wrestling Stardom and Mayu Iwatani's 15th Anniversaries. Two very different shows from to companies that will be linked by shared rosters and histories that have helped redefine the modern wrestling approach to Joshi!

The Rewind Crew look at the life career and thee fantasies of Hulk Hogan.

James and Ruth talk Pro Wrestling NOAH as Alpha Wolf defends the National title against DAGA and Bushi makes his first solo outing in his new Japanese home.

The Rewind Crew, Darragh & Christopher look back at a Classic Royal Rumble from 2007 and preview the 2026 edition!

James and Marcus take an in depth look from two card sin Tokyo as Marvellous celebrate the career of Risa Sera at Shinkaba 1st Ring & Marigold take of Korakuen Hall with a loaded show headed of by a star studded main event tag!

The Rewind Crew review Night of Champions 2025 from WWE.

James explores wrestling criticism and talks about the works of FR Leavis, Deconstructionism, Dave Meltzer and how it affects our wrestling enjoyment.

James is joined by Ruth to look at an early super show from Osaka Pro Wrestling, Osaka Hurricane from Osaka Jo Hall. Featuring the 4th Stage of the illustrious Super J Cup, it was a show that showcased the Junior Hevayweight talent of the new generation with names like Naomichi Marafuji, KENTA, and Taichi making their presence felt on the card.

James and Marcus take one last look at the Bad Man from Borger, as Stan Hansen settles into his position as top heel in AJPW, copes with the passing of Giant Baba, and sets a new generation of wrestlers on their way down The King's Road!

James and Christy Wrap up Wrestling Christmas with their last episode in this series as New Japan Pro Wrestling heads to Ota Ward for its annual post Wrestle Kingdom Party as agendas are set and alliances emerge. There are also two titles on the line, the IWGP Jnr Tag Titles are defended in a 4 Way Tag, and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles are defended by the Knockout Brothers against the World Tag League Champions Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jnr of TMDK!

James and Christy discuss the amazing final night of Hiroshi Tanahashi's career as he faces Kazuchika Okada one last time. Yota Tsuji and Konosuke Takeshita go all out for all the marbles. Aaron Wolf makes his debut against EVIL, and Syrui and Saya Kamatani have another double title match that is set to steal the show.

James is joined by Ruth to go deep on the NOAH New Year Show as it bring in some visitors, invaders and disruptors at Budokan Hall. Inamura defends the GHC title against OZAWA, Hiromu Takahashi defends the GHC Jnr Title against the resurgent AMAKUSA, and Naomichi Marafjui & Kenoh defend the tag titles against Bushi and his mystery partner, but who could it possibly be?

James is joined by Christy to talk AJPW and Kento Miyahara defends the Triple Crown against Yuma Anzai, there is an All Asian Tag Title match where the Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka defend against invaders from Dragon Gate Gajadokuro and somewhat inevitably, a Battle Royal!

James looks at the New Year's Eve Show from Marigold as they have their annual Rookie Tournament as well as the Marigold Rumble!

James looks at the fun and games of Tokyo Joshi Pro's year end party as there is news from the Tag Team scene, three killer singles bouts, a tag match for a singles title and Rumble match to bring you swinging into the new year!

James talks about the Mika Iwata Anniversary Show from November, and highlights the young talent on show!

James and Christy examine the rise and rise of Stardom as they go back to Sumo Hall for one of their biggest shows of the year. Saya Kamitani defends her World of Stardom Championship against Saori Anou, the Wonder of Stardom title is on the line when Konami defends against Saya Iida, and Goddesses Of Stardom Champions Natsuko Tora & Ruaka from HATE defend against Aya Sakura & Sayaka Kurara of Cosmic Angels. Christy and James dissect the matches, talk about the stories and give an insight as to what is making Stardom the hottest property in Japan right now.

James takes a long look at JTO's card from November as part of wrestling Christmas. A loaded card with a small but extremely hot crowd gives a real flavour of what is going on in the Japanese Indie Scene. Watch the show here: https://youtu.be/NmN0Z-3wVps?si=1aMFVMgd2Bev601o

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On this first day of Wrestling Christmas James reviews CMLL's Martes De Glamour Show from Guadalajara on the 16th of December which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0_DKHAQaiQ

James and Marcus look back over two of the Autumn's biggest cards, ROH Final Battle and Chihiro Hashimoto's 10th Anniversary Show in Tokyo. Athena defends her ROH title, a new Women's Pure Champion is crowned and Mercedes Mone defends the TV title against Red Velvet. The pair then discuss the absolute barn burner of a main event in Sendai as Big Hash defends her Sendai Girls World Title against The Sun God Saree!