Fight Game: Is AEW Dynamite still must-watch TV?

John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling this week.

After doing our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment, we each brought topics that we wanted to discuss to the table:

  • Thoughts on the new AEW National title
  • Whether or not Blood & Guts matches should’ve been on Full Gear
  • If AEW Dynamite is still must-watch
  • What Triple H was talking about with his new landscape comment

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Fight Game: Special Thanksgiving episode — A look back at Survivor Series ’89

John LaRocca and I are back with a special Thanksgiving episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We went into the wayback machine and rewatched Survivor Series ’89, which was only the third Survivor Series ever.

Here are some of the things we talked about:

  • How it was clear from this show that the Ultimate Warrior was going to be next for Hulk Hogan
  • How the two big babyfaces (Warrior and Hogan) got cheap wins in the grudge matches
  • Why Bobby Heenan was the MVP of the show
  • All the behind the scenes information about Tully Blanchard
  • Too many countouts!

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(John and I also recorded a show for Fight Game Media on Sunday night with all of our normal segments and discussed AEW Full Gear, CM Punk, Continental Classic, and more.)

Fight Game: Was AEW Dynamite or WWE NXT the better Tuesday night show?

John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included:

  • The report card on last Saturday’s WWE Bad Blood
  • Thoughts on the two top matches for WWE Crown Jewel
  • The setup for the Kevin Owens turn
  • AEW Dynamite vs. WWE NXT from Tuesday night
  • AEW WrestleDream preview

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Fight Game: Who wins the WWE Money in the Bank briefcases?

John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of professional wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week. Then, we went through our Top Five topics of the week which included discussions on the following:

  • The MJF/Will Ospreay/Daniel Garcia angle from Dynamite
  • Hangman Page as the wildcard and possible winner of The Owen Cup
  • Thoughts on WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain
  • Money in the Bank preview
  • NXT Heatwave preview

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Fight Game: Cody Rhodes has finished the story

John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show talking about a fantastic culmination to WrestleMania 40 with Cody Rhodes beating Roman Reigns to finish the story.

We recapped both nights of WrestleMania, talked a little bit about the NXT show from Saturday morning, and discussed the news that Tony Khan is planning to show footage of CM Punk and Jack Perry’s backstage fight.

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Fight Game: Our favorite Sting memories and moments

John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show talking about our memories of Ole Anderson and Mike Jones, aka Virgil, who passed away this week.

We then got the rest of our Top 5 which included:

  • Our favorite memories of Sting
  • Sting’s 1990 run as WCW Champion
  • My live thoughts on Raw from San Jose
  • The World title picture in AEW
  • AEW Revolution preview

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Fight Game: Is Nick Wayne ready for prime time?

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

Also back is our top five pro wrestling stories of the week.

Our first story was about the pivot from where the MJF/Juice Robinson storyline seemed to be going last week before Saturday’s Collision and Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. We also looked at the main event for AEW Full Gear and how it’s looking right now.

Some of the other things we talked about on this episode include:

  • Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight and where to do that match
  • John Cena’s role in bringing Knight to the main event
  • The guiding of young Nick Wayne so far
  • Sting’s retirement
  • How Jade Cargill is being presented so far

We also had a short Wrestling Prospectus segment on a tag team wrestler who had to go the singles route of late.

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Fight Game: AEW Dynamite or WWE NXT – which show was better?

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

For this week only, we changed up the format to do a segment-by-segment comparison of AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT. We know who won the ratings battle, but we wanted to see which show we enjoyed most.

Before we compared and contrasted the shows, we talked about Tony Khan’s tweet storm this week.

Within our show comparison we also discussed:

  • How the ratings played out
  • The fun John Cena seems to be having
  • How the Swerve and Hangman conflict is playing out
  • How much Cody Rhodes added to NXT
  • The MJF/Juice Robinson segment
  • Which main event and overrun segments we enjoyed better
  • Which show was better?

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Fight Game: There’s only one pillar

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our thumbs up/thumbs down segment before moving on to our big picture look at AEW Dynamite.

We went over the following:

  • A mess of an opening segment where it looked like there was really only one pillar
  • A convoluted storyline between MJF and Sammy Guevara
  • Britt Baker in Pittsburgh
  • The Elite and BCC brawl
  • What happens to Powerhouse Hobbs after losing the TNT title back to Wardlow
  • Jay White’s debut match as part of the AEW roster
  • Adam Cole’s angle with Chris Jericho

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Fight Game: Jerry Jarrett memories, NJPW Battle in the Valley preview

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

John discussed his experience booking with the late Jerry Jarrett through MySpace of all places. 

We also do our usual thumbs up/thumbs down segment.

Then, we looked at the current AEW Revolution card and recapped Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite. 

Finally, we previewed Saturday’s double-shot of NJPW Battle in the Valley and WWE Elimination Chamber.

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Fight Game: Bryan Danielson’s genius, MJF’s poor taste promo, WWE storylines

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off with our state of the podcast address where we discuss some changes to the show. Our thumbs up/thumbs down segment was next with a lot of discussion on both WWE and NXT.

Then we reviewed AEW Dynamite, focusing on the following:

  • Takeshita vs. MJF kicking off the show
  • How Bunny vs. Jamie Hayter had to end abruptly
  • MJF’s poor taste promo
  • Ricky Starks’ match gets changed
  • Bryan Danielson’s amazing run of matches
  • The Acclaimed and Gunns closing the show

Then, we end the show with my interview with Bay Area radio’s own Baby Huey who also has a podcast called In The Kliq. We talk about all the wrestlers he’s interviewed, bringing on wrestlers to do radio hits, and more. The full interview can be seen on YouTube.

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Fight Game: Main eventer Cody Rhodes, AEW House Rules, kayfabe press conferences

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our new segment called Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down where we gave kudos to someone in the world of wrestling who deserves it and call out someone who doesn’t.

We took a look at some matches for WWE WrestleMania coming out of the Royal Rumble and answered a listener question.

Then we reviewed AEW Dynamite, focusing on the following:

  • AEW House Rules
  • Moxley vs. Page
  • The “bootleg Beverly Brothers”
  • Bryan Danielson’s match of the week
  • A terribly produced segment that was WCW-like at its worst
  • Samoa Joe being too much man

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Fight Game: Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal caps an emotional AEW Dynamite

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with a new segment called Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down where we gave kudos to someone in the world of wrestling who deserves it and called out someone who doesn’t.

Then we reviewed AEW Dynamite, focusing on the following:

  • Action Andretti bringing down Ricky Starks a tad
  • The fantastic Jay Briscoe video package
  • The greatness of JungleHook
  • Renee Paquette rightfully calling out Hangman Page for his vague responses
  • Bryan Danielson’s selling and emotional promo
  • Timothy Thatcher as Danielson’s opponent next week
  • The emotional main event between Mark Briscoe and Jay Lethal

For the last segment, I interviewed Ben Cruz from The Ringer, who hosts the new podcast Wednesday Worldwide in The Ringer Wrestling Show feed. We talked about working for The Ringer, the Royal Rumble, where the Bloodline story may be going, and more. Full video of the interview is on the F4WOnline YouTube channel

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Fight Game: Remembering Jay Briscoe

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We started the show on a somber note talking about the passing of Jay Briscoe. We remembered the times we saw him wrestle in person and share stories from others. We also talked about his daughters and where our minds went immediately as fathers.

Then we reviewed AEW Dynamite, focusing on the following:

  • How good Jay Lethal is
  • The importance of the follow-up with Top Flight
  • The Acclaimed having a rare bad segment
  • Renee Paquette being very valuable in her interviews
  • Le Sex Gods or Garcia-cho
  • Bryan Danielson having another amazing match
  • Saraya being mean
  • KUSHIDA and Darby Allin having a really good main event

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Fight Game: MJF promo, Adam Cole’s return, NJPW Battle in the Valley

John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We started by talking about the Wrestling Observer Radio show I did with Dave Meltzer Tuesday night that goes over all of the latest information in the Vince McMahon/WWE saga. 

We then talked about NJPW coming to San Jose next month for Battle in the Valley. The show features Mercedes Mone who helped sell out the show.

Then we reviewed AEW Dynamite, focusing on the following:

  • The tough fight feel of Jon Moxley vs. Adam Page
  • The weird transition from a fake concussion into Adam Cole coming back to talk about his real concussion
  • Hook surpassing Jungle Boy
  • MJF’s cheapest of cheap heat promo
  • Bryan Danielson’s great match with Takeshita
  • A solid women’s match that ended a bit flat
  • A rare poor promo by Ricky Starks
  • The end of the best-of-seven series between The Elite and Death Triangle

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