Tag: BAN

Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom 5 Star GP, NJPW G1 Climax 32 check-in

Posted on by Adam Summers

It’s tournament season and that means Mike Sempervive and I are back on the Big Audio Nightmare to talk all the news from a wild few weeks of pro wrestling in Japan.

This week’s topics include:

  • The opening weekend of Stardom’s 5 Star Grand Prix
  • KAIRI’s upcoming Wonder of Stardom Championship match
  • How the short time limit impacts 5 Star GP matches
  • A check-in on the NJPW G1 Climax 32 tournament halfway through
  • The positives and negatives of this year’s format
  • Breakout performances from the new and newly-pushed foreigners in NJPW
  • Notes on TJPW, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and more

Check it all out, now free on all podcast platforms!

Click Here To Listen

Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom 5Star GP, NOAH N-1 Victory preview

Posted on by Adam Summers

The solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare is back as I guide you through the latest in the world of Japanese professional wrestling.

Topics include:

  • A great start to Stardom’s 5Star GP
  • A preview of NOAH’s N-1 Victory tournament
  • A look at the TJPW Princess Cup
  • Thoughts on recent events in Dragon Gate, NJPW, and more.

Right click save

Big Audio Nightmare: A look at Keiji Mutoh’s GHC Championship win

Posted on by Adam Summers

The original alternate programming is back with Mike Sempervive and I and there’s much to discuss about the Japanese wrestling scene.

Those topics include but are not limited to the new GHC Champion at 58 years old Keiji Mutoh, everything about good and bad about NOAH’s Return to Budokan, NJPW’s New Beginning tour and Gedo pushing the envelope, a tour around the Joshi landscape, and much more!

Right click save

Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom anniversary recap, more Japanese wrestling talk

Posted on by Adam Summers

The original alternate featuring myself and Mike Sempervive returns to the airwaves by taking a tour around the Japanese wrestling scene. 

Topics this week include:

– The great January 19 Stardom show and where the company is at the beginning of the decade

– Title or not, Kaito Kiyomiya’s career standing has never been higher

– All Japan Pro Wrestling continues to move forward

– New Japan’s US tour is on the horizon, thoughts on NJPW/CMLL Fantastica Mania, plus much, much more!

Right click save

Big Audio Nightmare: WK 13 thoughts, AJPW & NOAH goodness

Posted on by Mike Sempervive

Recorded before the Sunday night house cleaning, Adam Summers is back driving solo and giving his final thoughts on New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, Chris Jericho Funk, some non-NJ goodness featuring Kento Miyahara (seen above) vs. KAI, Kiyomiya vs. KENOH, and Shiozaki vs. Takeshita, and much more.

It’s the show that knows there’s everything happening in Japan (okay, and Florida); It’s the Adam & Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE!

Right click save

BAN: Japanese tag leagues, Nakajima, and the winds of change

Posted on by Mike Sempervive

The original alternate returns with a bit of banter ‘bout Japan…just sliding in before the end of the month.

After a short reintroduction, yours truly and Adam Summers talk about the state of the current team leagues: New Japan’s World Tag, and All Japan’s original recipe Real World Tag.

Also, as WWE continues to sink their tentacles into everything globally, there’s something to consider about future WrestleMania weekends.

Plus, Being The Change you wish to see in the World, Katsuhiko Nakajima is a glorious bastard, some thoughts on random matches, and more.

It’s the other two guys who talk about Japan on this site: The Adam and Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE~!

Right click save

Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW Champion Carnival, Minoru Suzuki mea culpa

Posted on by Adam Summers

The original alternate returns to the Empire airwaves as Mike Sempervive and I are back to stumble through the Japanese wrestling landscape.

We give our thoughts on WrestleMania weekend, the ongoing All Japan Champion Carnival and the company’s streaming service, the ballad of Yoshitatsu, Minoru Suzuki mea culpas, Yuji Hino love, Zack Sabre Jr, Okada, and much more.

Right click save

BAN: Naito in Chicago, Honor Rising, Golden Lovers, more

Posted on by Adam Summers

Still standing, Adam and Mike return with a half hour of power, or something like that, talking Tetsuya Naito being fresh in the flesh, LIJ as the linchpins of American expansion, Honor Rising, the entire world being madly in love with the Golden Lovers, an Osamu Nishimura mention, and more.

It’s the show that stops it there without a care to what you’ve to fear, it’s the BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE.

Right click save

BAN: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 reviewed and what lies ahead

Posted on by Adam Summers

The original alternate is coming in hot after the main event of today’s Wrestle Kingdom XII. We discuss the somewhat controversial finishes of the IWGP and IC title matches, and answer all the important questions like:

– Was this one of the best shows of all-time?

– Did you lose a Suzuki-Hiromu-White-Naito parlay?

– Can snow elephants break wind…and many more.

The 14 year legacy of talking DOMES lives on. it’s the Adam and Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE!

Right click save