The first episode of the new era with @amyhayx.bsky.social ! Talking NJOW, NOAH, DG & Marigold. The first of many to come. Most of the show was us just making each otherlaugh and I was really happy with it. And we are only going to keep doing more and better! open.spotify.com/episode/1Qy3...

Episode 332: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, DG Update, NOAH & Marigold at Ryogoku

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I wrote a piece on Yoshihiro Takayama's years after his peak, covering his work and his drawing ability from 2006 to 2017 and how he measures up in the WON HOF ballot for the Japan Region. vivazero.substack.com/p/digging-de...

Digging Deeper Pt. 3 - Takayama Post-Peak

Looking at his return from his stroke and some stats + final conclusions

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The science of thought vs. the science of flipping a coin over & over. Who can have the better predictions result? I test my limits against a new challenger in the shape of an Eevee Coin from the Pokémon TCG while previewing the whole tournament of NOAH's N1 Victory this year!

Episode 330: 2026 Pro Wrestling NOAH N1 Victory Preview & Predictions (w/Eevee)

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Check it out, it's a new episode! Sondre Bjørn joins me to talk for nearly 3 hours running down every single wrestler in STARDOM's 5STAR Grand Prix with of course specific focus on the final & emotional final run of Rina. Best bouts, wrestlers, & more! open.spotify.com/episode/524A...

Episode 329: STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix Final (w/Sondre Bjorn)

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G1 CLIMAX 36 FINAL REVIEW! Amy joins me again & we talk about all 19 guys, their tournaments, our favorite matches. Then Shun Skywalker's NJPW debut & how he's gonna fit in the House of Torture brings us to our originally scheduled programming, the Rey de Parejas! www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1421

Episode 328: NJPW G1 Climax 36 Final + Rey de Parejas 2026

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I wrote a HUGE piece on Hiroyoshi Tenzan, digging into his career & more than I ever dreamed about his life. What he went through as a Young Lion, family anecdotes & my picks for his top 10 matches. Learn all about 1 of the most underrated wrestlers ever! vivazero.substack.com/p/the-trials...

It's time to vote for the Eastern Lariat (Half Year) Awards! Whatever company, whatever wrestler, whatever style you think was the best in '26, please vote & shape the awards as we reflect on the year in Japanese wrestling so far! #wrestlesky #purosky #joshisky Vote here: forms.gle/nYZLRQJuQEce...

Eastern Lariat Half Year Awards 2026

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The Eastern Lariat returns with Dylan & STRIGGA looking at TJPW in Texas and Grand Princess, Sendai Girls, depatures of Chi Chi, ZONES & DIA plus a preview of #njpw's Sakura Genesis & #ajpw's Champion Carnival! #purosky #wrestlesky www.cagematch.net/r/?id=128&nr...

📢New Year Potpourri!📢 Dylan & STRIGGA look back at January feat. these topics: ➡️EVIL leaves New Japan ➡️Hayabusa's identity, Monday Magic ➡️DDT in January ➡️AJPW in Chiba: Miyahara vs. Talos & more ➡️DRAGONGATE: Shimizu vs. Vibes & more #WrestleSky #PuroSky

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[ENG] @easternlariat.bsky.social #318: EVIL Out of NJPW, AJPW, DDT & DRAGONGATE Updates 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh1o... 🌏 www.cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1... w/ @strigga.bsky.social, @vivazero.bsky.social

The dust has settled & the door has been fully shut on 2025. Special Thanks to every single voter who helped make the awards as great as they were as well as once more Obsess Hedera for the official theme song, "Anti-Formalism". Congratulations to all the amazing winners!

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Eastern Lariat Year End Awards 2025 are in the books! STRIGGA & Dylan unveil the ELAs, voted on by the listeners across 12 categories. Join in to hear about the best of japanese pro wrestling in the last year! #ELAs #WrestleSky ##PuroSky #JoshiSky www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1351

A thread of winners for the 2025 ELAs!

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Eastern Lariat Year End Awards 2025 are in the books! STRIGGA & Dylan unveil the ELAs, voted on by the listeners across 12 categories. Join in to hear about the best of japanese pro wrestling in the last year! #ELAs #WrestleSky ##PuroSky #JoshiSky www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1351

The Eastern Lariat Year End Awards 2025 are in the books! STRIGGA & Dylan unveil the ELAs, voted on by the listeners across 12 categories. Join in to hear about the best of japanese pro wrestling in the last year! #ELAs #WrestleSky ##PuroSky #JoshiSky www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1351

Finally, the Hansen. Named after Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, this award is given to those performers who jad the best year in Japan while representing a different country of origin. Who was the best foreigner in Japan in 2025? #ELAs #PuroSky #WrestleSky

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Akiyama Award is for the best rookie, someone who debuted in 2024 or 25 as dictated by the ELAs terms on Rookie categorization. There are A LOT of great young talents out there. Which one should take home the crown as the Rookie of the Year? #ELAs #WrestleSky #PuroSky #JoshiSky

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Improvement & growth is arguably the entire meaning of life, no matter your path in it. The Most Improved award is to award who from Jan 1 to Dec 31 of 2025 took the biggest step forward from point A to point B. So, who was the one who was the Most Improved of 2025? #ELAs #WrestleSky #PuroSky

Best Promotion has many facets to be judgedby. There is in-ring quality, but also business growth and the usage of their roster through their booking & stories as well as their ideals as a company. With all that said, what was the best promotion in 2025 in Japanese Pro Wrestling? #ELAs #WrestleSky

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Show of the year. Match quality, structure, it feeling special...so many qualities go into a great singular show and that's not even talking about the buildup to it. But with all that being said, which show held up and stood out as the best of the year? #ELAs #wrestlesky #purosky

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Best Bout. Match of the Year. Whatever you call it, it speaks for itself. What was the best match that took place in Japan in 2025? #ELAs

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Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tag Team wrestling comes in various shapes and sizes depending on the company and the heart for it within each team where two wrestlers work in tandem as a singular entity. Which one had the best year in 2025 and deserves the crown of winning the Kawada/Taue Award? #ELAs

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Liger award. The representation of the best Jr. Heavyweight of the year. There's a lot of options with the amount of wrestlers below 100kg & used in the Jr. Heavyweight divisions. Who was the best when it comes to purely the Jr. Heavyweights in Japan in 2025? #ELAs

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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In addition to the Tanahashi love and Dome coverage we had heading into his retirement...we already have a Tanahashi Trophy! This award is given to the best wrestler of the year PURELY from an in-ring standpoint. The pound for pound best wrestler. Who was that person in 2025? #ELAs

In addition to the Tanahashi love and Dome coverage we had heading into his retirement...we already have a Tanahashi Trophy! This award is given to the best wrestler of the year PURELY from an in-ring standpoint. The pound for pound best wrestler. Who was that person in 2025? #ELAs

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I've always said that Best Moment is my personal favorite award. What was the greatest moment in Japanese wrestling in 2025 that stuck with you the most? #ELAs forms.gle/hh2wU5K5bgRv...

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Aight here are my picks. MVP: Sareee Was everywhere, always in important positions and more often than not has gotten me to watch. Joshi MVP: Marino Saihara With Sareee getting her flowers elsewhere, Marino has carried AWG on her shoulders, has been double champ and arguably the best performer.

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Joshi MVP, the Toyota Trophy is the Joshi exclusive equivalent of the MVP (which women are also allowed to win!) and utilizes the same idea of in-ring, business and overall importance to a company. That said who is the best pick for the Joshi MVP through all of 2025? #ELAs

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We'll turn our eyes to the #ELAs for our next ep. We've already got some votes but we need more to truly tell the story! Who was the MVP of Japanese Pro Wrestling in 2025? Who led the way in the ring, in terms of business & importance to their company? Who deserves the win most?

Eastern Lariat@easternlariat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Now is the time...Who are the best of the best in Japanese Pro Wrestling? 12 categories. Any kind of fan or vote is allowed, any Japanese company, any wrestler in them. Who will win? Who deserves it? Who do you got? The #ELAs are back! Vote right here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wrestle Kingdom 20 is in the books and it wasn’t just a show - it was a farewell. STRIGGA & Dylan discuss Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match, his legacy as the Ace, and how NJPW moves on in the post ace era. #njwk20 www.cagematch.net/r/?id=128&nr...

Now that the dust has settled on #njwk20 from a sold out Tokyo Dome, time to weigh in with some thoughts before the EL records and breaks it all down. #njpw #wrestlesky #purosky Grade on a 1-10 Scale for the whole show: Best Match: Best Cameo in Tana's Retirement Ceremony: Worst Match/Moment:

2026 Predictions! What's likely? What's unlikely? What's gonna happen in NJPW? STARDOM? AJPW? NOAH? MARIGOLD? DG? DDT? TJPW? And of course, GLEAT. All that and more on the 2026 Predictions show! cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1340

A thread of the top 25 young wrestlers in Japan as determined by this very show! With some pretty spiffy graphics if I do say so myself! 🧵

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In episode 315 of the Eastern Lariat STRIGGA & Dylan break down the best Japanese pro wrestling talent under 25 and discuss who’s in line to become the future of puroresu. Who made it? Who is the number one wrestler now & in the future born in the 00s? #wrestlesky www.cagematch.net?id=128&nr=1339