This week in the News: wouldn’t you know it, Hulk Hogan can’t make Saturday Night's Main Event, in the LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM: Let’s talk some AEW management and Vader Club: Nov picks from Superclash II in 1987 Nick Bockwinkel vs. Curt Hennig.

On the latest episode of the GWP, host Jesse Collings reviews the weekends news regarding wrestling media, the overall lack of professionalism surrounding the industry, why gossips and rumors are damaging the public's understanding of the business, and why the wrestling companies themselves are partly responsible.

The Flagship Podcast is back this week to review GCW's return to the Hammerstein Ballroom (The People vs. GCW), TNA Genesis 2025, preview this weekend's Saturday Night's Main Event, peek in on WrestleMania Weekend, look at recent ratings trends & much more!

Joel and Damon return with the annual Super J-Cast Year End Awards show. The votes have been calculated and your voices have been heard - from Wrestler of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Show and Match of the Year to the often comical "Fan Choice" Awards, we throw flowers at the top performers of 2024.

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.

To kick off this week’s show, Case and Mike discuss Dragongate’s impending return to Wrestlemania Weekend, what they can report on, what they expect, and their excitement for Dragongate in Vegas.

Then it’s time to talk Dragongate’s huge last week with the doubleheader in Tokyo (1/15 & 16) and the Young Dragon’s Cup in Kobe (1/18 & 19). To kick off the reviews, they give their spoiler free recommendations. From there, they discuss the Premium 1on1 show, the events of 1/16 and the entire Young Dragon’s Cup tournament, their ranking of the participants and preview Gate of Bayside!

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"You still got it!" is a popular, albeit patronizing chant directed at older pro wrestlers who can still put on a good performance. Well, this show is turning eight years old, an elderly age in podcasting years, so maybe it's time to get that chant going. On this episode, Andrew reunites with show co-founder Chris Maffei for an anniversary show dedicated to older musicians who still put out quality work well into their careers and are worthy of a "you still got it" chant. Artists played include James Brown, AC/DC, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Loretta Lynn, Ozzy Osbourne, Blondie, Deep Purple, Santana, and many more. Thank you to everybody for listening to and supporting the podcast for the past eight years!

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On the latest episode of the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast, host Jesse Collings is joined by Gerard Di Trolio of the Emerald FlowShow to discuss the 2024 FSM 50, which was just published on VoicesofWrestling.com. Jesse and Gerard talk about their voting process before diving into the names that fell off the list from last year, and go into the wrestlers who made the list for the first time.

• FSM 50: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/01/16/fsm-50-2024-the-50-best-wrestlers-in-the-world/

Mike brings Brace for IMPACT to the World of VOW and recaps a fun Genesis show with special guests Cousin Joe & Brian Zilem. For premium content head to

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