Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The guys start off the show with news that HBO Boxing is no more. They then talk about Bellator 206 and media day which GG attended. Then they get into some wrestling. They update the listeners who listened last week with where they can see Jeff Cobb on their TV this weekend. John talks about the APW show they went to and what he thought of it. They talk about the great match between Kazuchi...
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 35
2018 BOLA winner Jeff Cobb joins John LaRocca and GG on the Fight Game Podcast. Jeff discusses winning BOLA and the guys go over all four of his matches during the Battle of Los Angeles. They then talk about Jeff and John's relationship including when Jeff first saw John. Jeff talks about Oliver John mentoring him. We talk about Jeff's favorite arenas, favorite moments, and how he's living his dream. They talk about the Bullet Club's influence on the independent scene. Jeff wrestles at All Pro W...
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 34
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. They talk about the big weekend in combat sports with a huge boxing match, an early Saturday UFC show, an IWGP title match and a WWE PPV to boot. If you want to read predictions for the big fight between Canelo Alvarez and GGG, do so here: http://fightgameblog.com/2018/09/canelo-vs-ggg-2-predictions/. The fellas review week two of the Mae Young Classic featuring Deonna Purrazzo, Kacy Catanza...
Sep 14, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 33
Duan and Robert Silva join GG on part two of our two-part boxing podcast. Part one went up over the weekend. If you missed it, it was about Amir Khan's fight against Samuel Vargas as well as the future of Manny Pacquiao. You can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/fightgamepod/khan-vs-vargas-manny-pacquiao-ep-37a In part two, we preview Canelo vs GGG 2 and try and hit all the angles on this one. We talk about: Canelo's drug test failure for Clenbuterol which postponed the fight and how silly ...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 32
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast in what we hope will be a weekly appearance. The fellas first talk about the death of Burt Reynolds and what it means to their generation. Burt did do one specific big pro wrestling show. They then talk about some of the news coming out of All In, including Marty Scurll's interview about why his match went over and who is to blame. John talks about the one time he got to be Kimchee for Kamala, as the guys talked about...
Sep 07, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 30
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast to help GG recap All In. They first talk about the event as a whole, how it looked on TV, its availability, and the means to watch the show. This thing didn't entirely come off without a hitch for viewers. They then talk about the first hour, called Zero Hour, which was broadcasted on WGN and included two matches. They then talk about the entire PPV and go down all the matches. Here's what's included in that discussio...
Sep 02, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 29
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast to finish the G1 Climax 28 discussion. First, they pay their respects to the Neidhart family and remember Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. The fellas go over the two final nights of the blocks and then recap the final match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi. They also talk about wrestler schedules and somehow tell a Greg Valentine story that comes full circle. Find John on Twitter at: twitter.com/LaRoccaJL More Fight...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 28
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast to continue the G1 Climax 28 discussions. First, they discuss the ROH/NJPW show from Madison Square Garden during WrestleMania weekend called G1 Supercard. Presale tickets went on sale and it's looking like it will be a sellout. The guys talk about whether Cody Rhodes, the Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega would possibly go back to WWE, or continue to do their own thing. John booked Cody while working for APW and gives his...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 27
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast to continue the G1 Climax 28 discussions. The fellas went over the first four shows the first time, then nights five through seven on the second show, and on this episode, nights eight through twelve. They talk about some of the themes for the last five shows. They continue their discussion from the last show about all the outside interference with the Tongans. They talk about their top 10 best matches of the tourname...
Aug 02, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 26
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast to continue the G1 Climax 28 discussions. The fellas went over the first four shows last time and go over the next three this time. In addition to the G1 talk, they discuss their nerdy wrestling fandom as kids, which included "scouting talent" for WWF and WCW and trying to predict which newcomers would be main eventers. The guys talk about Kazuchika Okada making Adam Page in their match on night five. They talk about ...
Jul 26, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 25
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca joins GG to talk about the first four nights of G1 Climax 28. But first, they talked about their kids and how being a father relates to their wrestling fandom. John then talked about what it was like seeing his good friend Jeff Cobb wrestle for the Never Openweight championship at the G1 Special at the Cow Palace. The guys talk about their favorite matches so far, what they think of the interference in the matches, what they think about the younger gu...
Jul 20, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 24
The Fight Game Podcast is back. Jason Hagholm joins GG to talk about WWE's latest Network special, Extreme Rules. It was a pretty flat show overall, though there were a couple of good matches. But there was more bad than good and the fellas go deep into the flaws. They also discuss: The earlier start time which fooled Jason Hulk Hogan's return to WWE Jonathan Coachman's horrendous announcing Asuka as the dumb babyface Nut shots Kevin Owens' Mick Foley-esque fall Bobby Lashley being indestructabl...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 23
GG is joined by Draven to talk about some pro wrestling topics, but also about his new podcast about the history of pro wrestling. Before they get to what the podcast is about, they talk about the death of Bruno Sammartino and what he meant to pro wrestling. Draven is a pro wrestling history buff and he takes everyone through Sammartino's run and why wrestling was so different during this time frame. The guys compare and contrast his era to how wrestling works today. They then preview Friday's W...
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 22
This special weekend edition of the Fight Game Podcast is heavy on the boxing talk. If you're a big boxing fan, you'll be super interested in this one. But before Duan and GG talk about the world of boxing, they discuss WrestleMania 34 weekend as they were both there in person. In fact, while knowing each other for years, this is the first time they met up in person. After the WrestleMania talk, they hit the boxing topics like heavy bag. They discuss the two fights that happened before their rec...
Apr 22, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 21
Big D and GG are back for one last ride. They didn't know if it was going to happen, but Big D got off the airplane, found some energy, and was ready to record the epilogue. The guys talk about their experiences in NOLA. GG was at WaleMania, Progress, RevPro, and the WWN Super Show, while Big D was live at WrestleMania, sitting on the floor. Big D talks about spending time with his buddies, NFL players Mike Daniels, Lawrence Guy, and Vinny Curry. He also met Travis Browne and was able to ask him...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 20
It's the final Road To WrestleMania podcast for WrestleMania 34. Big D and GG preview the entire card, including giving winners for every match. They talk about the weird John Cena vs The Undertaker build and why because of how different it was, it should work for the live crowd. Get ready for this weekend! Big D on Twitter: twitter.com/EmperorBigD World Of Geekdom: www.youtube.com/channel/UCku9r1HmCAaRqqPnKfptWPw Fight Game Blog: www.fightgameblog.com
Apr 05, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 19
GG is joined by his special guest, Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer. They talk about last weekend's Long Beach trip which started in the AXS studios interviewing Kazuchika Okada, went through downtown LA for the PWG show, took a left at the New Japan Dojo in Carson, and then ended in Long Beach for New Japan's Strong Style Evolved show. They go over all of those things including Dave's thoughts on Okada in person, PWG pulling out of Reseda, the most spectacular match of the weekend, the ...
Apr 01, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 18
Big D and GG are back on that Road To WrestleMania. Only two episodes left. This week, the guys focus on Ronda Rousey's ESPN interviews that she's getting a lot of flack for from fans. GG believes her reaction is what separates her from the rest of the roster. They also look at the video package from Raw that showed Triple H and Stephanie McMahon as ultimate heels. They talk about yet another week of John Cena and GG compares him to Jennifer Aniston. You'll have to hear how. They talk about the ...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 17
Big D and GG are back on that Road To WrestleMania. This week, the guys talk about the biggest story of quite some time, which is the return of Daniel Bryan. The guys talk about what they thought when they heard the news and his two segments on Smackdown. They wonder what the hell is taking WWE so long to push the John Cena vs Undertaker match forward. Why aren't Stephanie and Triple H on the recent Raws? They go over the latest updates to the card and the rest of the news. Big D on Twitter: twi...
Mar 22, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 16
Big D and GG are back on that Road To WrestleMania. This week, the guys talk about the progression of the Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns angle and how it's intriguing, even in the weird pretend shoot way they're doing it. They also talk about Ronda Rousey missing Raw and WWE's bait and switch with her and Lesnar. They move on to the serious Smackdown angle between Shane McMahon, Sami Zayn, and Kevin Owens. They talk about Jeff Hardy's situation. And then they turn their focus to John Cena's promo ...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 15
GG and Jason Hagholm break down WWE's Fastlane PPV. There were some points of the show where they were actually in the slow lane, but overall, it was a solid show highlighted by an excellent main event. We look at the main event and try and figure out what angles/matches for WrestleMania could come out of it. AJ vs Nakamura Cena vs The Undertaker Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Shane McMahon? We discuss the entire show match by match, including Asuka challenging Charlotte for her women's title, Rand...
Mar 12, 2018•55 min•Ep. 14
After missing last week because of vacation, Big D and GG are back with the Road To WrestleMania. This week, the guys talk about Big D's scoop from last week, which was that Rey Mysterio Jr. was in talks to face John Cena at WrestleMania. We talk about where those rumors came from, why they seem to have been quickly refuted, and where they stand now. GG then talks about the Brock Lesnar story and what is part of storyline and what isn't. They also talk about his possible future with UFC and why ...
Mar 08, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 13
The Road To WrestleMania is back. For the last several years, GG and Big D have gotten together weekly to dish out the latest on WrestleMania all the way up until the big show. On this kickoff show (which is a collabo between this podcast and Big D's World Of Geekdom), the guys talk about going to New Orleans and whether they'll get the crew together for the first time ever (Team FGB). GG asks D about his ultimate scoop, which was learning about the original proposed match with Ronda Rousey and ...
Feb 22, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 12
John LaRocca joins GG to talk about watching New Japan Pro Wrestling's biggest show of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 12. They first talk about what it's like to watch wrestling with Big Dave Meltzer. And then they talk about watching Wrestle Kingdom live which started at 11PM and didn't end until nearly 5AM. It was a long night, but a long night of good wrestling. The guys talk about all the matches, compare them to the AXS version of the show, and then talk about the new angles coming out of New Ye...
Jan 08, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 11
Jason Hagholm joins GG on the latest episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We take a look at the 2017 Pro Wrestling Awards. We'll have our full list of them on Fight Game Blog soon, but we got Jason's here. The awards Jason looks at are the following: Most Outstanding Wrestler Show Of The Year Match Of The Year Breakout Star Who's Next They next preview the top fights for UFC 219, including the main event featuring Cris Cyborg vs Holly Holm. They then spend the rest of the show talking about the tw...
Dec 29, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 10
This Friday is APW's second Cow Palace show of the year. Fredericks, the Internet champion, defends his title against Jacob Fatu. We talk to Karl about his young career so far. We discuss his interest in wrestling as a kid and how that made him want to become a pro wrestler. He talks about his early training and some of the people who influenced him along the way like Adam Thornstowe of the Reno Scum. He takes us behind the curtain about what it's like to be in a WWE tryout, what it's like to be...
Nov 07, 2017•59 min•Ep. 9
GG is back with The Fight Game Podcast. Joining him is longtime podcast guest Jason Hagholm. They discuss Sunday night's WWE PPV, Hell In A Cell. It was a PPV that felt like a big time show and they explain why it wasn't just another WWE Network show. They go through all the matches, bookended with both Hell In A Call matches, and also discuss the letdown that was the WWE title match. They also discuss where the Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon feud may go. The other main topic is UFC 216, which wa...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 8
This Throwback Audio is from February 12, 2016. At the time, Shayna Baszler was about to have her second professional wrestling match for John LaRocca's Premier Wrestling. She was set to face her training partner, Colleen Schneider. We talked about that match and her young pro wrestling career. We also talked about other wrestling, such as Daniel Bryan's retirement and what she likes about WWE. She even teased a Four Horsewomen vs. Four Horsewomen match, which does look like it could be happenin...
Sep 11, 2017•38 min•Ep. 7
Duan and GG discuss everything that relates to last night's mega fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. We describe what we thought happened in the ring, and what is next for both guys. We go over the undercard and talk about Badou Jack's impressive victory and Gervonta Davis' less than impressive victory. We also talk about Canelo vs GGG and how it was hurt by last night's fight. We talk about ESPN's deal with Top Rank and what it means for boxing and HBO. We then preview the upcomi...
Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 6
First, I want to apologize for the audio. This was a test and we probably won't do it again. I didn't know how much of the outside traffic and air conditioning the microphone was going to pick up. Thus, when we're driving fast, you will hear a lot of outside interference. But when we're in a bit of traffic, there's less static. Hopefully you can hear the content (and not be too offended by the noise) because I think it's pretty good. All Pro Wrestling (APW) booker, John LaRocca joins me to talk ...
Aug 23, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 5
