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Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) return to the interpromotional Joshi feud as Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada attempt to reclaim the WWWA Tag Team Championship for their home promotion of AJW against the JWP outsiders of Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamtie Kansai. Lorcan loved the last one, Simon was a bit cooler towards it. WIll that be the same this time? Will they be able to keep the names of all the in-ring participants correct? Listen to find out!lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final of the World's Strongest Tag League and our Kobashi-thon reaches its end and our hero continues to battle for that elusive big win to cement his place int he main event scene. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) consider what the Four Pillars all offer and whether a top guy can be too strong compared to their peers.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kobashi-thon continues as he follows up his battle with the big boss gaijin of Stan Hansen to another clash a month later with the Oklahoma wrestling machine that was "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Strikes are flung, heads are dropped, and gobs are smacked as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross) continue their love-fest for the man in the orange trunks.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Kobashi-thon continues, as our hero continues to look for that elusive big victory to really cement his place in the upper echelons of All Japan's main event scene. This time he's taking on the big boss of gaijin wrestlers in the form of Stan "The Lariat" Hansen. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) encounter a match a structured quite differently from what they expected, and consider what makes a great babyface and underdog.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New battle lines are formed in the classic All Japan six-man battleground as Misawa & Kobashi are joined by rookie sensation Jun Akiyama to face off with Kawada & Taue alongside second-timer in the five-star club Yoshinari Ogawa. Can they live up to the high quality set with the veterans Tsuruta and Fuchi being replaced by two relative newcomers? Listen to find out.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a truncated discussion this time, as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) have to contend with a clipped version of the latest five-star clash, a singles match between Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi during the bruising and brutal Champions Carnival tournament. They follow up the match review with a broader discussion about the potentially more troubling aspects of what now makes a match stand out in an era of star ratings and a need to one-up your peers and predecessors. It's all very intellectual, you know...lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) follow up the previous AJW Dreamslam I interpromotional Joshi match with a second interpromotional match at Dreamslam II. The WWWA Tag titles are on the line and the winning team has to get two falls to claim them. Will they also claim five stars from either or both of these reviewers? Could any of the four give anything close to a spanish flea's fart one way or the other? Listen and then get in touch with them to find out...lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A return to the world of Joshi as the mid-90s boom is in full swing as AJW sells out the Yokohama Arena for a series of inter-promotional matches. As well as commenting on this all-out sprint of a match, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) ponder a number of aspects of wrestlng criticism, the validity of opinion, and even slip in a Brexit reference. Because we can't escape that dumpster fire, or as we Brits refer to it: a skip combustion.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first trip to Mexico, as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are treated to a bit of high-flying action and try to grapple with a different language of their shared love. Will the lack of comprehension at times affect how much they enjoy the match? Listen to find out.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a fairly contention-free first crack at a mutual Top 5 after their individual top 10s, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) compare notes after watching another ten five-star and see which ones they like best, and what their definitive five should be. After that, they discuss another match that Dave Meltzer didn't rate five stars, but at least one of our hosts counts as their favourite match of all time. They also discuss another fan question about achieving broader horizons with what they consider to be good wrestling.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and SImon (@simoncross3) return to the world of Joshi wrestling yet again as one of the most popular tag teams of the post-Crush Gals era ended up such heated rivals that they took part in this Hair vs. Hair match which had an end of match angle that many rate as one of the best in wrestling history. Will Lorcan and Simon be equally impressed?lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) loved the previous match where Kenta Kobashi and his lil' buddy Tsuyoshi Kikuchi challenged for the All-Asia tag titles. Now they are the defenders and encounter a previous enemy (for both Kobashi and Lorcan & Simon!) as Masanobu "The S**thouse" Fuchi brings up his own protege Ogawa. Will they hold up to the quality of the previous classic? Listen in and find out!lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After being the member of his team most likely to take the losing fall, five-star match mainstay Kenta Kobashi finds himself as the stronger team member this time as he partners with the Super Generation Army's junior heavyweight member Tsuyoshi Kikuchi as they challenge the perennial All Japan All-Asia Tag Team champions of the 90s in Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat, and it's all done in front of one of the most consistently vocal crowd you'll ever hear in Japanese wrestling.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) adored the previous match involving these six wrestlers in their three-man combos and it was only the second match to receive unanimous five-star scores from Meltzer, Lorcan, and (most surprisingly) Simon! Let's see if the last match involving these two teams can match such critical heights...lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second War Games match to get the full five stars from Dave Meltzer, you'll rarely see a ring (or two) with a greater collection of talent than we see in this brutal clash between one of the greatest heel stables of all-time and an all-star babyface team looking to vanquish their hated rivals, even if buckets of blood are shed in the process. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) as always provide the sort of analysis you can only expect on many, many other wrestling podcasts. But our voices are quite nice, according to our mothers, so there's always that.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst All Japan's heavyweight division may have been stealing all the five-star ratings from the main event scene, it was in New Japan that the best junior heavyweight matches were to be witnessed, and this final of the annual Top (later Best) of the Super Juniors was one to gain the full Meltzer five-out-of-five. Will Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) agree with that assessment? Listen to find out!lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to the ongoing feud between Jumbo's Army and the Super Generation Army as the two key trios of each group stand off again for faction superiority. The hits are flying, the submission holds are wrenched, the battle lines are drawn, and this epic encounter, often cited as the greatest six-man tag team match of all time, is the centre of a very passionate discussionlmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first ever War Games match to be given the full five-star rating, and Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to review it and see if it holds up and whether the wild chaos was a better way of presenting this type of match, compared to the very produced, structured format it now has in NXT. It's also the final match featuring Ric Flair, with our hosts taking a moment to discuss his legacy as a performer. Because the final word can't really be said about arguably the greatest wrestler of all time until a couple of blokes from the Midlands offer their two cents...lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first of three six-man tag team matches between the top two factions of early 90s All Japan to receive the full five-stars, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) watch the Misawa-Tsuruta rivalry expand to include their team mates, and fought with every bit as much ferocity as last episode's all-time classic.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) review a match that may be remembered more for its historical significance than its actual quality, so does the match itself hold up to a perfect score? Either way, they try to judge both the match and try to contextualise its importance to those of you who may not know that much about this. And by "those of you" we mean Lorcan and Simon before they did a quick bit of reading before recording this episode.lmtyspod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.