Big Audio Nightmare: Joshi Assemble news, NJPW Jingu Stadium preview, more

The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to take you through all of the week’s Japanese pro wrestling news and more!

We talk about the breaking news with the Women’s Pro Wrestling Assemble announcement and what it means for the Joshi scene overall, preview NJPWs big Jingu Stadium show, take a look at the KOPW first round matches and examine what worked and what didn’t, look back at the King of DDT tournament, and preview the major shows in Japan for the coming week. All that and more on this week’s show!

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Big Audio Nightmare: NOAH & Dragon Gate MOTYCs, NJPW & Stardom previews

The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to take you through all of the week’s Japanese pro wrestling news and more!

We talk about the great championship matches in Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate in recent days, preview NOAH’s big Yokohama show, and look at other great matches recently in Big Japan, Basara, and elsewhere. We also preview Stardom’s big month of shows and take a look at the NJPW tournament this weekend for the NEVER Six-Man Tag Team titles. All that and more on this week’s show!

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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom, Giulia, Okada’s crazy idea, NJPW, more

The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to take you through all of the week’s Japanese pro wrestling news — and a little bit of hockey!

We talk about the incredible run of matches last week in Stardom, the emerging greatness of Giulia, and the excitement surrounding the 5 Star GP. We also go in depth on New Japan’s KOPW20 announcement and what level of alarm bells should or shouldn’t be ringing about their product right now. We then analyze the recent DDT-NOAH news, talk recent AJPW, and much more.

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Big Audio Nightmare: Everything is EVIL

Everything is EVIL!

This week’s Big Audio Nightmare is a solo affair as I am here with a complete analysis on NJPW’s extremely eventful weekend in Osaka, including EVIL turning on LIJ to join Bullet Club, where his in-ring performance this weekend stacks up with other recent champions, the presentation of NJPW overall on these two shows, and a preview of their next shows.

After that, it’s time for a tour of the Japanese scene including a very newsworthy AJPW show, a couple of great STARDOM matches, Dragon Gate’s return to Korakuen, and much more!

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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan Cup finals and Dominion preview

The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to get you ready for a huge weekend of New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka! We talk about the significance of the first NJPW shows with fans in the pandemic era, the precautions being taken, and our thoughts and predictions on the NJ Cup final, the title matches at Dominion, and the TRUE main event of MASTER WATO vs. Douki!

All that and much more covering the entire Japanese pro wrestling scene at f4wonline.com.

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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan Cup, Akiyama to DDT, Zero-1 in peril

The Big Audio Nightmare is back with a solo breaking news edition of the show!

I guide you through the breaking news of Jun Akiyama leaving AJPW to join the roster of DDT as well as the reports of several major stars and financial backers exiting the Zero-1 promotion.

We also take a look at the ongoing New Japan Cup, more on STARDOM’s return show, a preview of AJPW’s upcoming empty arena Triple Crown match, and much more.

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Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan Cup, Suzuki-Nagata MOTYC, more

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The Big Audio Nightmare is BACK with a solo voyage as Adam Summers guides through the new in Japan, including the beginning of the New Japan Cup! Full analysis of the presentation, what worked and what didn’t, and an outstanding first round match between Yuji Nagata and Minoru Suzuki!

From there, we take a tour through the rest of the scene including DDT, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Dragon Gate, STARDOM, and much more!

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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW return, DDT Wrestle Peter Pan, classic review

New Japan Pro Wrestling is back! This week’s Big Audio Nightmare opens with a breaking news update on the return of NJPW and the New Japan Cup. We have all the details on the empty arena shows as well as the return to shows with fans next month.

Then, Mike joins the show for our look back in the NJPW World archives to review Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi from May 25, 2014. The show closes with a whiparound of the scene looking at DDT, AJPW, Dragon Gate, Z1, and much more.

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BAN: The passing of Hana Kimura, Japan reopening, more

Adam and Mike return with a difficult but necessary show covering the passing of Hana Kimura and more.

They discuss her life and career, the circumstances surrounding Terrace House, and the larger issues of toxic fandom and cyberbullying. Other topics on this week’s show include the reopening of Japan, breaking news on the AJPW Champion Carnival, and a look at recent and upcoming empty arena shows in Japan.

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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom retirement, King of Gate, AJPW, BJW, more

The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam and Mike continue to guide you through the pandemic-affected Japanese wrestling scene, including Dragon Gate’s King of Gate tournament gets underway, AJPW produces another stellar empty arena offering, BJW meets its crowdfunding goals, and one of Stardom’s top stars retires due to injury.

All of that, plus our NJPW World Classic Match Review…Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 5!

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Big Audio Nightmare 400: NJPW’s road to a return & the latest news

The Big Audio Nightmare has returned for episode 400!

Myself and Mike Sempervive are back to guide you through the pandemic affected Japanese wrestling scene including Wednesday’s breaking news from NJPW president Harold Meij on the roadmap for their return to the ring.

We also take a look at last week’s head scratching NOAH shows, another Masato Tanaka classic in DDT, and our NJPW archive rewatch of Bob Backlund vs Anotnio Inoki for the WWF Title from 1979.

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Big Audio Nightmare free show: Reviews, previews, NJ World rewatch series

The original alternate is back to take a look at the week that was in Japanese wrestling.

Topics include:

  • COVID-19 cancellations and ripple effects which now include Cyber Agent and Bushiroad shows into June
  • As always, our unsolicited advice
  • A meeting of the Shotaro Ashino Appreciation Station
  • Recent empty arena action featuring All Japan, NOAH, and Zero-1
  • Upcoming shows led by Dragon Gate’s King of Gate tournament
  • Plus, the debut of our New Japan World rewatch series…and much more!

It’s the Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare — the show that is testing positive…FOR FUN! 

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Big Audio Nightmare: NOAH & BJW tournaments, 2AW empty arena, AJPW

The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam and Mike guide you through the pandemic-affected Japanese wrestling scene. Still no NJPW, but there is plenty else to talk about including: some head-scratching booking decisions in recent NOAH and BJW tournaments, 2AWs recent no fans show, who is putting on the best empty arena shows, and a look ahead to upcoming shows from AJPW, DDT, Zero 1, and more.

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Big Audio Nightmare: How the Japanese state of emergency affected wrestling

In this week’s solo Big Audio Nightmare, I take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan including the state of emergency declaration and how it is affecting wrestling companies throughout the country.

From an in-ring perspective, I look at a shockingly great tag team match from one of the last shows to happen in front of a Japanese crowd, All Japan’s 60 minute empty arena match of the year candidate, NOAH’s ongoing Global Tag League, and more.

Then, we wrap things up with a look way back to the late 70s and early 80s appearances of Ric Flair in AJPW.

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Big Audio Nightmare: The polarizing Shiozaki-Fujita match

In this week’s solo voyage of the Big Audio Nightmare, I take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan including the cancellation of AJPW’s Champion Carnival and the mass cancellations taking place across the landscape.

I also look at the incredibly polarizing empty arena GHC Title match between Go Shiozaki and Kazuyuki Fujita, a great show in BJW’s Strong Climb tournament at Korakuen Hall, and the empty arena show schedule for this week and beyond.

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