GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. This time, the show isn't a marathon like last week's was. They start the show talking about the semifinals and final of the New Japan Cup which leads into a discussion of the full lineup for NJPW/ROH G1 Supercard show at Madison Square Garden. John and GG hit on a few of the news items of the week including the piece from the New York Times about Conor McGregor being under investigation for sexual assault. They talk about the Erroll Spence and M...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 65
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They didn't mean to do a marathon taping, but there was so much to discuss. They start off talking about the UFC on ESPN+ deal and how hard it might be for folks to crossover to the idea of streaming. And then they talk about the DAZN price hike. They discuss a few awards from the Wrestling Observer Awards issue. They talk a little bit about Errol Spencer vs Mikey Garcia and Deontay Wilder turning down a guaranteed money contract. They also look ...
Mar 22, 2019•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 64
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. The fellas open up the show with a review of the first round of the New Japan Cup. They talk about some of the matches they predicted incorrectly. They go over the best and worst matches of the round and then look at the second round. They then look at the entire WrestleMania 35 card so far in their Road To WrestleMania segment. They look at matches that haven't been made yet and speculate where others may be going. They also give out a spoiler f...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 63
This is a micro-episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Joining GG to break down his New Japan Cup bracket is the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer. GG and Dave go over all of the first round matchups with Dave giving all his winners. We get his picks on who he thinks makes the final four, the final, and who wins. We look at some of the matchups and what stories can be told, which first round matchups are most enticing, which new comers can stand out, and then go over the schedule. Enjoy. Find Dave o...
Mar 08, 2019•24 min•Ep. 62
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. GG and John talk about the passing of Luke Perry, who not only was a major star from Beverly Hills, 90210, but also the father of Jake Perry, aka Jungleboy. They also mention the passing of King Kong Bundy. They go over MLW's Intimidation Games one hour special featuring Filthy Tom Lawlor beating Low-Ki and then getting attacked by Contra. Jim Cornette is back! They talk about Tommaso Ciampa's injury, Jay White's match with Will Ospreay, Jim Ross...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 61
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. GG starts the show by talking about the change from Fight Game Blog to Fight Game Media, including on the social media apps. They talk about We Want Flair and the upcoming penultimate episode of the Fabulous Four Podcast. They talk about the 32 man New Japan Cup and go over the first round matchups. GG gives his review of Fighting With My Family, which is the movie about Paige and her family. They also look at the top three fights at UFC 235. The...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 60
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show asking for some help by rating the podcast through Apple Podcasts. They talk about where you can find their new YouTube channel and then preview the next episodes of We Want Flair and the Fabulous Four. They then talk about Georges St-Pierre's retirement. John talks about GSP being his favorite fighter and they talk about GSP being part of the previous generation and how it was watching him grow into one of the greatest ever. ...
Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 59
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show with their Road To WrestleMania segment and how poorly Becky Lynch was booked this week. Though, they still love Charlotte in the angle. They also look at Elimination Chamber. They talk about Jay White beating Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IGWP Heavyweight title and what could be next for him. They look at the crazy schedule for the weekend and then dive right into their review of the 6th ever episode of Monday Night Raw with the ...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 58
It's the second show of the week and a special weekend edition. The fellas start off the show talking about the UFC 234 results and Kelvin Gastelum's pro wrestling style angle to keep his name out there. They then talk about GG's trip to Las Vegas for 17 hours with Dave Meltzer to AEW's Double Or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party. GG talks about the insides of the press conference and how it looked live. They then talked about the two interviews that GG did with Meltzer with Kenny Omega and Tony...
Feb 10, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 57
The guys kick off the show by talking about doing a second show this weekend, which will be after GG heads over to the AEW Double Or Nothing Ticket Announcement party. They then break into their Road To WrestleMania segment, breaking down the main stories on Raw and Smackdown and featuring a lot of Becky Lynch. They also try to figure in how the Undertaker and John Cena may fit into the card if they are on the show. They talk about MLW SuperFight and then the Kovalev/Alvarez card which featured ...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 56
The guys kick off the show with the first Road To WrestleMania segment of the year as it is now officially WrestleMania season. They go over the two main events (as we know them now) and wonder why that adding Charlotte to the main event for the Raw Women's title is causing such a negative fervor. They also go over the Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar segment and wonder what's going on with the WWE title on the other side. They also talk about Dean Ambrose leaving this April for hopefully greener p...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 55
John and GG are back with a special episode of the Fight Game Podcast. While they usually post mid-to-late in the week, they decided to record a NXT TakeOver: Phoenix and Royal Rumble recap show. They go over both shows in major detail and also talk about what bothered them when it came to the situation with Nia Jax in the men's Rumble match. They'll be back later in the week with their normal show, talking about the Road to WrestleMania and their Raw review from 1993. Find John on Twitter at: t...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 54
The guys open up the show with an announcement on when we can expect the last two episodes of the Fabulous Four. They start by talking about the experience of watching last weekend's UFC on ESPN+ show and going to the movie theater to watch the Pacquiao vs Broner fight. John profiles Alexander Hammerstone, who he has booked before, and who has signed with Court Bauer's MLW. They look back at their favorite Royal Rumbles (and GG has written a piece about that here: http://fightgameblog.com/2017/0...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 53
The guys open up the show with an announcement on their second podcast, We Want Flair. They talk about the All Pro Wrestling announcement that Bryan Alvarez will be in attendance at their next show on February 1st and John goes into the card. They then start talking about all the free agent movement in the wrestling world; specifically about Rush, Shane Strickland, and the Revival. The talk turns to UFC on ESPN and ESPN + and the guys talk about what they want to see from ESPN. Finally, some dis...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 52
Duan is back! Duan joins GG to talk the boxing landscape in 2019. They start the conversation talking about how the TV/streaming platforms rule boxing in 2019 and how that affects dream fights. They talk about the upcoming fights like Pacquiao vs Broner, Crawford vs Khan, Wilder vs Fury, and other fights that look to be happening in the first several months of the year. They discuss the heavyweight division, how Usyk fits in, and the Klitschko rumors. Lastly, they talk about the very first NXT U...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 51
The guys open up the show talking about Hulk Hogan being back on WWE TV to memorialize Mean Gene Okerlund, The guys talk about Wrestle Kingdom 13 and then talk about All Elite Wrestling's rally on Tuesday. They talk about how Kenny Omega fits in and some of the AEW announcements such as the working agreement with OWE. John talks about the #STRONGHEARTS and then the guys talk about scouting talent in wrestling. They quickly talk about TakeOver: Blackpool and segue into a discussion about the Mann...
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 50
The guys open up the show talking about the life and death of Mean Gene Okerlund. GG gives the State of the Podcast Address and the guys talk about a few changes to the podcast in 2019, including reviewing the very first year of Monday Night Raw starting next week. They take a look back at a memorable match from their childhood, the Ultimate Warrior vs Sergeant Slaughter from Royal Rumble 1991. They talk about Warrior's title run, Hogan leaving, coming back, overshadowing Warrior and then the le...
Jan 03, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 49
The guys open up the show talking about Jon Jones and his latest fiasco. They read the USADA ruling and try to make logical sense of it and instead try and break down what probably happened. They then talk about their thoughts on the two biggest matches this weekend at UFC 232. With not a whole lot going on, they got to talk about some WWE matches and angles coming out of their TV including Ronda Rousey's match with Nattie Neidhardt, AJ Styles' angle with Vince McMahon on Smackdown, and the trea...
Dec 27, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 48
Don't forget about the new Fight Game Podcast Facebook Group which is open to everyone (and linked at the bottom). The fellas start the show talking about their live experience at WWE TLC in San Jose last weekend. They talk about who is over, who looked good, who looked not-so-good, and the rest. Then they talk about the talent roster call-ups. They stay on the talent roster stuff, but this time talking about ROH, who lost the Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, and Adam Page and had to fill those holes. ...
Dec 21, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 47
Don't forget about the new Fight Game Podcast Facebook Group which is open to everyone (and linked at the bottom). The fellas kick it off with a long discussion about WWE Raw, the silliness of talent replying on Twitter, our excitement for seeing TLC live in San Jose, and what matches we're looking forward to most. We talk about one of our favorite indy talents in Northern California, Jungle Boy who is headed to PWG. We mention Stone Cold George Kittle and being followed on Twitter by Stone Cold...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 46
Don't forget about the new Fight Game Podcast Facebook Group which is open to everyone (and linked at the bottom). It's the 50th episode of the Fight Game Podcast, though GG had done a prior podcast called FGB Radio that had a few hundred episodes. The fellas start the show talking about last week's show that wasn't uploaded because of technical difficulty and is officially the lost episode of the Fight Game Podcast. They start for real talking about the death of the Dynamite Kid and go over the...
Dec 08, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 45
Don't forget about the new Fight Game Podcast Facebook Group which is open to everyone (and linked at the bottom). They fellas start talking about the Survivor Series and which matches they liked best. They also talked about the angles not really making sense, which led to an entire discussion about WWE's relationship with their younger audience and also the casual audience. John talks about TakeOver (since GG hasn't seen it yet) and that segues into them both seeing NXT live in San Jose last we...
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 44
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The fellas start off talking about the new Fight Game Podcast Facebook Group which is open to everyone (and linked at the bottom). They then talk about Daniel Bryan beating AJ Styles and turning heel at the same time. They talk about the turn, why it happened, and what it means for Bryan's match at Survivor Series. They then talk about Becky Lynch's injury and what it means for her current r...
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 43
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The fellas kick off the show talking about their wrestling memories of Fresno, CA, which is where John is stationed during his business trip. They then kick off the show to talk about the Floyd Mayweather story that was in the news on Sunday and has already become non-news. They then talk about Crown Jewel, their thoughts on the "legends" match, Shane McMahon, and Brock Lesnar. They segue to...
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 42
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The fellas start the show with the latest on WWE Crown Jewel and who is off the show. They then jump right into Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame voting and discuss their ballots and who they voted for. Then, they go over the Halloween Havoc 1991 Chamber of Horrors match which was something else. They go over what was going on in the business at the time and talk about all the changes that wen...
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 41
John LaRocca and GG are back for a special WWE Evolution Recap version of the Fight Game Podcast. On this show, they simply review WWE's first ever all-women PPV from the first match to the last. Outside of the normal match-by-match conversation, they talk about Trish and Lita possibly sticking around, how the battle royal was different than the Royal Rumble, how the crowd was a bit different for the Mae Young Classic finale and partially, the NXT women's title match, Jessamyn and Marina getting...
Oct 29, 2018•47 min•Ep. 40
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The fellas start the show by playing a special clip from Jim Cornette's podcast. They then immediately discuss the news that Roman Reigns is out indefinitely as he faces his battle with leukemia. They also wonder who will take his place for the time being as Vince McMahon's top guy. They then talk about John Cena and Daniel Bryan possibly not being at Crown Jewel and what it could mean. They...
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 39
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. They start with a little bit of baseball talk and wonder if Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado would make a good pro wrestling heel. But they quickly segue into what is on the docket, which is combat sports. Before teasing that the Wrestling Observer Awards talk that was moved to next week's show, they go over Canelo and Golden Boy's new huge deal with DAZN. They talk about Smackdown 1000 and d...
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 38
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. GG talks about the show he did with Dave Meltzer about Ted Turner's history in pro wrestling. It's for Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline subscribers only, but if you do have a sub and want to listen, you can do so here: https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-radio/wor-ted-turners-history-wrestling-new-japan-and-ufc-notes-267366. The guys talk about the craziness from UFC 229 and some of the...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 37
Wrestling booker extraordinaire John LaRocca returns to the Fight Game Podcast for his weekly appearance. The guys first talk about the main event to UFC 229 which is the biggest event in combat sports this year. There are some heavy numbers being thrown out there as far as what the fight will do for PPV business. GG talks about being at Bellator live and seeing Aaron Pico. They talk about the great NJPW Long Beach and the frustration that comes some time with new management. They also discuss t...
Oct 05, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 36
