This time on the Official NJPW English Podcast, hosts Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton dive into the legacy and pro wrestling career of former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Salman Hashimikov. Plus, your hosts recap their post-match thoughts from the Best of the Super Junior 32 final, and preview the Dominion card set for June 15 in Osaka. Join the conversation using the hashtag #njpwPOD and follow us on social media to never miss a moment: English Website: www.njpw1972.com X: @njpwglobal Instagram:...
Jun 11, 2025•56 min
This time on the NJPW Official English Podcast, hosts Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton discuss the history (and their personal memories) of former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Sabu. They also take you through their own thoughts and predictions near the midpoint of Best of the Super Junior 32. Join the conversation and follow us on social media to never miss a moment: Sabu's GoFundMe Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebrate-sabu-a-wrestling-legends-farewell English Website: www.njpw1972.co...
May 19, 2025•34 min
On this week's episode of the NJPW Official English Podcast, hosts Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton dive into all the thrilling action from Sakura Genesis 2025 and take a look ahead to the excitement of Windy City Riot 2025! Get their expert insights on the top matches, shocking moments, and the stories unfolding in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Whether you missed Sakura Genesis or want to gear up for Windy City Riot, this episode has everything you need to stay up to date on NJPW's action-packed ca...
Apr 10, 2025•37 min
Kevin Kelly kicks off with all eight Lion's Break Crown participants before the tournament starts on September 25!
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 50 min
With his NJPW debut coming up Friday night on NJPW STRONG, Kevin Kelly introduces us to the remarkable individual that is Mr. No Days Off, Fred Rosser.
Sep 01, 2020•12 min
In STRONG Sessions, Kevin Kelly sits down with the top athletes of NJPW STRONG for revealing interviews! First up is an established veteran with a daredevil spirit new to NJPW, PJ Black!
Aug 28, 2020•17 min
Karl Fredericks joins the Official English Podcast to discuss his time on Lion's Break Collision, graduating from the LA Dojo, facing KENTA in New Japan Cup USA and more!
Aug 03, 2020•37 min
Rocky Romero stops by to talk about Lion's Break Collision debuting Friday July 3 on NJPW World! Find out about the concept of the show, how it's produced, and what new names will be in action every Friday!
Jun 30, 2020•40 min
To celebrate NJPW's return, Gino Gambino and Kevin Kelly join a special video episode, but if you just want the audio, it's right here!
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This time on the official English podcast, Gino Gambino and Kevin Kelly are back to talk about a match from the NJPW World archives in real time, as Kazuchika Okada meets Karl Anderson in the 2012 G1 Climax Final!
Apr 30, 2020•48 min
David Finlay stops by the English podcast to discuss his time at home in Atlanta, the IWGP Tag Team Championship landscape, and to take listener questions!
Apr 20, 2020•39 min
Robbie Eagles gives an update from his home about how he's affected by the current Coronavirus situation, his training for NJPW's return, and who he most wants to face and team with when we get back to business!
Apr 13, 2020•36 min
The legendary Scott Norton joins the Official English Podcast! 'Flash' reflects on his career in Japan, and talks about three great matches from the NJPW World archives, against Vader, Hashimoto and Nagata! Don't forget to pick up Scott's book 'Strong Style' where books are sold!
Apr 06, 2020•50 min
Rocky Romero joins us from his home for another remote edition of the NJPW official English podcast! Rocky takes questions from fans, before discussing how he and NJPW have been dealing with the current global situation.
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 2 min
As events are cancelled, Kevin Kelly and Gino Gambino are left home with nothing live to announce, but that didn't stop this remote edition of the NJPW Official English Podcast, as fans get a unique insight into life behind the commentary desk!
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Will Ospreay returns to the official English podcast to discuss Wrestle Dynasty in Madison Square Garden, cancelled NJPW events in March and much more besides!
Mar 16, 2020•40 min
Juice Robinson swings by the NJPW Official English podcast to talk about Manabu Nakanishi's retirement, Wrestle Dynasty, elocution and... Donkey Kong?
Mar 09, 2020•35 min
Guerrillas of Destiny take over the NJPW Official English Podcast to discuss the BULLET CLUB Beach Party, Lion's Break Project 3 and much more!
Mar 02, 2020•29 min
In the latest NJPW Official English podcast, Will Ospreay talks about his title bout with Zack Sabre Junior in Sapporo and his upcoming London rematch at RevPro's High Stakes. Wrestle Dynasty at Madison Square Garden is discussed, and we take fan questions too!
Feb 13, 2020•36 min
In a special episode of the NJPW Official English podcast, Karl Fredericks talks about making his Tokyo Dome debut at Wrestle Kingdom 14, the unique trials and challenges of LA and Noge Dojo life and New Beginning USA, plus fans live at the Tokyo Dome give their thoughts, and Rocky Romero drops by.
Jan 20, 2020•50 min
The official NJPW English Podcast is back! It's a New Beginning for the NJPW Official English Podcast, and appropriately enough, World Tag League 2019 winners FinJuice are here to discuss New Beginning USA, as well as the World Tag League itself, and, of course, Wrestle Kingdom 14! Also, couches? Subscribe via iTunes!
Dec 17, 2019•32 min
In a special edition of the NJPW Official English Podcast, Rocky Romero and Chris Charlton discuss the history of the Super J-Cup and why its return and debut in the US is so important!
Aug 14, 2019•38 min
For this week's podcast, Rocky Romero joins Chris Charlton. Just before NJPW heads Stateside for the G1 Climax opening day in Dallas, Romero talks about coming into New Japan via the original LA Dojo. Plus! in a huge exclusive, KENTA is here! Just hours after he was introduced by Katsuyori Shibata at Dominion, KENTA was willing to appear on an English podcast for the first time ever to talk about his move from WWE to New Japan. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Spotify, or via...
Jun 13, 2019•44 min
Mere moments after he held a press conference accepting Jon Moxley's challenge and making his match for June 5 for the IWGP United States Championship official, Juice Robinson sat down with Chris Charlton to discuss the match, his background in Florida, the unique camaraderie of the New Japan Dojo and much much more. Listen direct here, or better yet, subscribe to the RSS feed, to iTunes and Spotify, and leave a five star review when you do!
May 28, 2019•29 min
In the latest episode of the NJPW Official English Podcast, Robbie Eagles discusses the Best of the Super Juniors, his imminent match with Will Ospreay, representing Australia at Southern Showdown, the history of Australian wrestling and much more!Don't forget, as well as direct download and RSS here, you can also subscribe via iTunes and Spotify, and listen via YouTube!
May 23, 2019•35 min
Episode three of the Official NJPW English Podcast sees Michael Craven return to join Chris Charlton talk about his trip to Australia in preparation for Southern Showdown. There's discussion about Best of the Super Juniors so far, and the two discuss who might be leading NJPW into the new era of Reiwa. The Official NJPW podcast is now on iTunes and Spotify, and we'd appreciate your subscriptions and five star reviews!
May 17, 2019•37 min
Episode two of the Official NJPW English podcast is now available! Gino Gambino chats with Chris Charlton about announcing on the Dontaku tour and the upcoming Southern Showdown dates in Sydney and Australia!
May 12, 2019•27 min
A brand new venture for NJPW has begun, as the Official English Podcast is here! Chris Charlton and Michael Craven are your hosts this first episode as they discuss Jyushin Thunder Liger’s 30th anniversary and recent feud with Minoru Suzuki, as well as the Best of the Super Juniors 26 entrants. There’s also a request put out for opening jingle fan submissions!
May 12, 2019•32 min
