Deathmatch Royalty

We're back for another dose of Deathmatch greatness - this time we take our first trip to DragonGate as CIMA squares off with Kenichiro Arai for the Open The Brave Gate title in a no-rope match in what is essentially the closest to a deathmatch DG has even had!Doc and I are joined by the returning Troubles and for the first time we have Justinckw!Watch the match HEREYou can find Troubles on BlueskyTwitterSubstackYou can find Justin here: https://bio.site/justinckwDoc: Bluesky TwitterMyself: Bluesky Twitter Instagram Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

We're back for another dose of Deathmatch greatness - this time we take our first trip to DragonGate as CIMA squares off with Kenichiro Arai for the Open The Brave Gate title in a no-rope match in what is essentially the closest to a deathmatch DG has even had!Doc and I are joined by the returning Troubles and for the first time we have Justinckw!Watch the match HEREYou can find Troubles on BlueskyTwitterSubstackYou can find Justin here: https://bio.site/justinckwDoc: Bluesky TwitterMyself: Bluesky Twitter Instagram Substack

In this episode Doc and I are joined by American Numbers and the excellent Sam from Powerbombshells as we discuss the TRUE main event of AEW Revolution 2025 - the final act of Mariah May (now known as WWE's Blake Monroe) vs 'Timeless' Toni Storm! We also discuss the feud itself - including one of my favourite reveals of all time!Watch Dropmick Wrestling's great feud timeline video: https://youtu.be/oHGF9zmnejs?si=96H-Y5rz7f7mBxFSYou can follow Sam on (1) Sam (@Samantha_1713) / X and (30+) Sam (@samantha1713.bsky.social) — BlueskyListen/watch Powerbombshells on Sundays at 1pm ET at Fight Game Media: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist_id=PLOwGqORbitUtyqMW7KUrK3D-HvCZ1uikC and follow them: (1) Powerbombshells (@Powerbombshells) / X and https://bsky.app/profile/powerbombshells.bsky.socialNumbers socials:Bsky and XDoc socials: https://bsky.app/profile/drlarryyacht.bsky.social and https://x.com/DrLarryYACHT?s=20My socials: https://bsky.app/profile/legionaod.bsky.social and (1) LegionAOD (@LegionAOD) / X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

We conclude our Jun Kasai Series with Doc's pick - the 2009 Tokyo Sports Best Bout between Kasai and Ryuji Ito and are joined by American Numbers once more! Get ready to see the Crazy Monkey fly from the balcony! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

The Jun Kasai series continues as Sean O Connor and American Numbers join us for the beginning of a great rivalry/friendship as Jun takes on New Japan's El Desperado at TAKATaichiDespemania 2022! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

For the first time the Deathmatch Royalty and P[w]rescription podcasts combine for a very special event: an interview with someone that if you watched IWA Mid-South in the late 90s and early to mid 2000s you’ll know as a great commentator and manager that was responsible for moments such as the wooing of Mickie Knuckles and War Games storylines and can now be found doing the Fannin’s Flashbacks podcast on the BNMVS (Bentley and Maniwa Variety Show) network and Youtube - Jim Fannin!Topics include: the wrestling he grew up on, the wooing of Mickie storyline, how real life can work into storylines, memories of Chris Candido, how Lucha Underground got him back into watching wrestling and much more…You can find all the episodes on Youtube in this playlist: Fannin's FlashbacksAs mentioned during our interview - episode 22 of the podcast will be a tribute to Mark Wolf and if you want to contribute your memories/stories get in touch with Nick Maniwa via his social media (@nickmaniwa) or gmail by the 18th March.You can also catch Jim at the Black Label Pro show that’s part of the Squared Circle Expo on March 27th as he manages Mickie Knuckles against ‘Big Al’ Alice Crowley! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

DEATHMATCH ROYALTY returns with the second match in our Jun Kasai series and this time it's my personal pick of the match that 1. got me back into deathmatches and 2. introduced me to the Crazy Monkey and Gusset plates as a weapon: Jun Kasai vs MASADA from CZW's Wrestlecon show in 2013!Doc and I are also joined by a special guest: Frank Hargrave from CZW (who you might know from his commentary at the recent 27th anniversary show which you can watch on IWTV!) as we discuss CZW, the trickiness of promoting a match like this on Youtube and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

Over the next 4 episodes we’re celebrating the career of one of DMR’s DEATHMATCH GODS (gn) in Jun Kasai and for this first one we go back to his young boy era in Big Japan with not only the excellent Troubles but from Death Valley Driver Video Review/The Ringer/Segunda Caida and Way Of The Blade: PHIL SCHNEIDER!The match in question - Jun Kasai and MATSUNAGA vs Zandig and Nick F’N Gage in a TWO OUT OF THREE FIRE DEATH MATCH.(Yes that is Jun failing a Poetry In Motion style dive and falling CHEST FIRST INTO FIRE.)Watch along by clicking the Watch on Youtube link below (due to blood and fire we can’t embed it!)On Saturday February 28th Action! Wrestling will be presenting Death Valley Days at the TWE ARENA featuring the following:Tim Bosby vs Slim JAction! Champion Darian Bengston vs Rabid Ryan MooneyOldman Youngboy vs Angus LegstrongIsiah Broner vs Jake ShepherdTank vs Jameson ShookAdrian Alanis vs Kasey OwensTHE RETURN OF Mr Insanity Toby Klein vs the Killbilly Nathan MoweryCARL GRECO-MALENKO returning to wrestling to take on former Elite XC fighter Matt Makoand the main event:MAD DOG CONNELLY VS SLADE~!8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific/1am UK LIVE ON IWTV! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

In this special bonus episode we have our first wrestler guest in ‘Loverboy’ Tim Flowers who has picked one of his favourite matches in Danny Havoc and Sami Callihan from IWA East Coast’s Masters of Pain 2009 as their feud moves from the Combat Zone to the IWA East Coast!Stay tuned after the end music for a special announcement!You can find Tim here:Linktree of socialsWatch the match and follow along below: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

Once again Doc Lariat and I dive into the career of Sabu with special guest American Numbers but this time Onita, Tarzan Goto and The Sheik join for one of THE most infamous matches in history - the chaos that was the FIRE MATCH in FMW. A match that as you’ll see had to quickly change course…Much love to the excellent Throwdown Theatre Youtube channel for having the footage of the madness!Coming up next - our first wrestler guest as we go for the first time to IWA East Coast and their Masters of Pain tournament - another Deathmatch God makes their debut in Danny Havoc as he takes on Sami Callihan!American Numbers TwitterAmerican Numbers BlueskyThe P[w]rescription podcast!News of our VERY special guest will be coming very soon… needless to say keep an eye on here plus the LegionAOD socials to find out who it is! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

So decided to take the WHD to audio… as February begins off in style!Links:Royal Rumble review!The P[w]rescription podcast!Troubles Weekly | SubstackLatest From Crockett to Chaos: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

In this very special episode Doc Lariat and I are joined by Zombiegone and more as we do a watch-along to the 2025 Michinoku Pro Great Space War match - which turns out to be the FINAL Great Space War.Enjoy us talking about Abdullah Kobayashi dressing up as Buddha, Tron:Ares references and of course Great Sasuke doing his yearly ritual of almost dying with a barrel on his head.You can watch along by clicking the link below:GREAT SPACE WAR!Next time will be the first in a series of episodes based around FIRE as we go back to FMW and talk about one of the worst ideas for a match ever and how naturally Onita, Sabu and The Sheik are all involved! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

This week the Doc and I are joined by a very special guest in SE Scoops’ B.J Bethel as we discuss a Starrcade classic - from 1985 it’s Magnum TA vs Tully Blanchard in an I Quit Steel Cage match!Watch along with us the match! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

As we begin 2026 Doc, myself and our special guest Kraylik aka Brian (who you heard on the special 2025 in review episode we released on New Year’s Eve and can be found here: We all return to discuss a match so brutal between two of our DEATHMATCH GODS (gender neutral) in ECW they never attempted the type of match again - SABU vs Terry Funk: BORN TO BE WIRED.You can also watch the match here to sync with our commentary by clicking the below link: BORN TO BE WIREDNext week we take a trip back to 1985’s Starrcade and have the excellent journalist from SE Scoops BJ Bethel join us to discuss Magnum TA vs Tully Blanchard I QUIT STEEL CAGE. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

As we head to the end of another year Doc and I talk about what wrestling in 2025 has meant to us and are joined by a special guest in Kraylik aka Brian!Next week we kick off 2026 as Deathmatch Royalty returns after the Christmas break with the match that was so brutal ECW proclaimed they’d never do one again!The year: 1997.The people involved: Sabu and Terry Funk as these Deathmatch Gods (gender neutral) make their podcast debut!BORN TO BE WIRED. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

Following last episode where Hiroshi Tanahashi joined one of the DEATHMATCH GODS (gender neutral) in Jun Kasai in FREEDOMS we take a trip back to 2022 as the ACE takes on KENTA in a No DQ match for the IWGP US Title.Joining the Doc and I once again - and our first two time guest! - is Almotsgraps (Twitter) as we explain why KENTA and Tanahashi are two of the best wrestlers and what led Tanahashi to go down the DEATHMATCH ROAD as he uses guitars, chairs, ladders and even gravity (in one of the sickest bumps we’ve seen) to take KENTA down!Almots also has a podcast that we think you should all check out - (522) Exiliados Producciones - YouTube This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

On this episode of DEATHMATCH ROYALTY myself and the Doc Lariat are joined by two guests - the Tunnels Guy and Almots Graps (who you can find on Twitter/X as Almotsgraps) as we discuss the Ace of New Japan Hiroshi Tanahashi teaming up with the CRAZY MONKEY and one of the Pillars of Deathmatch: Jun Kasai in Jun’s home promotion of FREEDOMS.This also has pride of place as being the most modern match on the pod so far at the time of posting as it took place in November 2025 and while it’s more a straight forward tag match - just the sight of Tanahashi being in Freedoms was enough to count and for those that don’t know Jun this is a showcase of him as a whole before we REALLY get into his career in 2026!As per you can watch along with our commentary (which right now is the only commentary you’ll have for this match ANYWHERE!):Now I know you may be wondering why Chapter 1? Chapter 2 sees the Ace go full DEATHMATCH against KENTA at the hallowed Tokyo Dome but THAT is for another day… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

We return with thoughts on the Continental Classic, chaotic endings, the contrasting Death Riders matches and even some CMLL!Social Suplex Newsletter: www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/The P[w]rescription podcast: P[w]rescription This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

In this episode of DEATHMATCH ROYALTY we take our first journey to WWE (or WWF as it was known at the time!) as Doc, myself and our special guest ‘Doc’ Chris Mueller from Bleacher Report talk about the Triangle Ladder Match from Wrestlemania 2000!We discuss the reason why hardcore matches such as this also count, how this led to so many wrestlers trying to one-up this match (including the participants!), the legacy of all 3 teams and much more!If you want to watch along with our commentary you can find the match on Youtube or watch via the video below:As always you can find me on bluesky/Insta/X as LegionAOD and I’ll see you for Episode 3 where we have the ACE of Japan take a trip to FREEDOMS as part of his Last Road… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

WRESTLE HARVEST returns with my thoughts on Full Gear including THAT now infamous main event…As you can see by subscribing to this podcast you can either put in the app of your choice OR get it via Spotify… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com

Welcome to the first episode of Deathmatch Royalty - a podcast for the true wrestling sickos out there!With Doc Lariat from the P[w]rescription podcast and a number of guests we are going to do watch-alongs of the best hardcore and deathmatches in the history of wrestling - and we begin with a classic:Megumi Kudo vs Combat Toyoda (No-rope barbed wire explosion match) from FMW 5/5/1996 which was the final match in Toyoda’s career.Joined by American Numbers we discuss why this match is one of the best for showcasing the emotional beats, how Japan led the way for matches like AEW’s Women’s Blood And Guts and even hint at future content…You can join us in the watch-along by clicking play on the below: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theharvestpodcastnetwork.substack.com