John and GG are back for their second show in two days. If you missed Thursday night's show, you can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/fightgamepod/aew-vs-nxt-review-ratings-raw-ufc-ep-98. On this show, the guys talk about the first ever Smackdown on Fox, including the huge segment with Cain Velasquez coming out to confront Brock Lesnar. They talk about the entire show and what they liked and didn't like. They talk about the Edge rumors and then they look forward to Hell In A Cell. They talk a...
Oct 05, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 95
John and GG are back and ready for the Wednesday Night War. But first, GG talks to Paul Fontaine to go over the ratings for AEW Dynamite and NXT on USA. Then, GG and John review and analyze both shows, going over the rise and fall of viewership head-to-head for each quarter hour, and mentioning the good and bad about both shows. They also talk about which show was better and what they think happens next week. They quickly talk about Raw and preview Smackdown and talk about the UFC main event thi...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 94
John and GG are back. They first remember the Monday Night War before talking about the Wednesday Night War, as well as all of the TV happening next week. Get ready people. John also talks about Karl Fredericks winning New Japan's Young Lions Cup. GG then interviews the great Robert Silva who talks about his biography series on the greatest lightweights in boxing history. He then gives his prediction for Spence vs. Porter which happens this weekend. Lastly, John and GG go over the 9/27/93 episod...
Sep 27, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 93
John and GG are back to talk about the new NXT on USA show. They talk about their thoughts, if it was a home run, what was missing, and what they might be building to. They talk about the new AEW show called AEW Dynamite as well as Kenny Omega's comments about this wrestling war. John gives his thoughts on King Corbin and they talk about the Smackdown on Fox news about the first show, with Brock Lesnar challenging Kofi Kingston as well as the other programming. Also news around how you can watch...
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 92
John and GG are back with a rare Sunday night show. They decided to recap WWE Clash of Champions rather than wait until mid-week to talk about. They talk about what they liked and didn't like and overall where things look to be going. They then dig into Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2, which John watched on Saturday night. GG watched Tyson Fury's fight on ESPN+ as well as the UFC main event. They'll be back Thursday with their regular show. Find John on Twitter at: twitter.com/LaRoccaJL Our new YouT...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 91
John and GG are back on the scene with their gangster lean. They start the show with some shoutouts before talking about the big story of the last few days which is that the parent company for Impact Wrestling, Anthem, purchased two TV stations, AXS and HDNet Movies and what that means to wrestling right now. They discuss AEW's booking with wins and losses. John booked his own company based on wins and losses prior. GG checks John's excitement for the Clash of Champions matches. They talk about ...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 90
John and GG are back on the scene with their gangster lean. They open up the show talking about the best matches of last weekend. They go through their top five and also talk a lot about the shows from AEW, NXTUK, and NJPW. They talk about the WWE writer shakeup and the new draft coming up. They talk about the NXT schedule for USA. They look at the semifinals of the King of the Ring. And then they talk a bit about this weekend's UFC main event and Vasyl Lomachenko. Then, they review SummerSlam 1...
Sep 06, 2019•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 89
John and GG are back on their new night of recording. They talk about Robert Silva's series on lightweight boxers which you can find on Fight Game Media. They then break down all the weekend pro wrestling shows. They go over what they want to see from NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff and New Japan's Royal Quest Show from London before going into a AEW All Out Preview. They discuss who should be the first AEW champion, some of the best build up from their YouTube show Road To All Out, and the rest of the...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 88
John and GG are back with discussion of the NXT to USA move to directly compete with AEW. Get ready for the Wednesday Night War. They talk about their thoughts on what could happen, what it means to WWE, whether they are developmental anymore or not, and how we'll cover everything. We quickly go over the King of the Ring tournament before going over the Super J Cup results from night one in Seattle. We'll both be at night two in San Francisco. Check out all of our social media for updates on tha...
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 87
John and GG are back with their second show in two nights. If you didn't hear last night's show, you can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/fightgamepod/wwe-summerslam-g1-finals-takeover-toronto-orange-cassidy-ufc-241-ep-90a. On this show, they first talk about Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz being scheduled for Saudi Arabia. They compare it to WWE going there the last two years. They then talk about Smackdown going to Fox and needing a game changer and wondering if Rob Gronkowski could be i...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 86
John and GG are back after a one week hiatus to discuss the G1 Finals, WWE SummerSlam, TakeOver: Toronto, and more. They talk about Kota Ibushi's win and the tournament as a whole, including John's thoughts on his buddy Jeff Cobb's first G1. They compare and contrast the G1 with SummerSlam, including how Kota Ibushi comes across as a babyface versus Seth Rollins. John gives his thoughts on TakeOver: Toronto. They both discuss AEW's Marko Stunt and Orange Cassidy signings. And then they look at U...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 85
John and GG open up the show talking about the interview that CM Punk did with Marc Raimondi and how it came across. They also looked at where Punk may go if he chooses to come back to wrestling. They look at the Canelo saga and who he will probably fight next (and it's not Triple G). They dig into the last three nights of G1 and look forward to the rest of the tournament. They then look at the WWE ratings and the Summer Slam card so far. They talk about the AEW ticket sales for their live show ...
Aug 01, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 84
John and GG are back on the Fight Game Podcast. They open up the show talking about the AEW and WWE wrestling war. AEW announced the day of the week that they'll have their weekly TV. WWE announced their financials and Vince McMahon started to label them in an interesting way. They go over nights 6-8 of the G1 Climax 29 and talk about some of the great stuff they've watched. They also preview the next three nights. They talk a bit about Jeff Cobb's tournament so far and who the MVP might be. The...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 83
John and GG are back on the Fight Game Podcast. They first talk about nights 2 through 5 of the G1 and talk about their favorite matches and what they were disappointed in. They then go over the next four shows. They look at all the wrestling from over the weekend including Fight For The Fallen, Evolve's show, and WWE's Extreme Rules. They talk briefly about Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman before broaching the subject of who the best active wrestler alive is. They then talk about the 25th ever ...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 82
This is a bonus show. We couldn't fit two segments into our last show (https://soundcloud.com/fightgamepod/kevin-owens-g1-enzojanella-fight-for-the-fallen), so we decided to put them together in a special weekend bonus show. Brady Childs joins GG to talk about his experience at the first G1 Climax 29 show in Dallas and to give his thoughts on this year's tournament. Then, Jason Hagholm joins GG to talk about his thoughts of the Lex Express angle and watching the Stars and Stripes challenge on th...
Jul 12, 2019•45 min•Ep. 81
John and GG are back on the Fight Game Podcast. They being the show talking about the first night of G1 and then preview the next three nights of G1 which begin again on Saturday. They talk about Jeff Cobb and discuss the importance of KENTA. They talk about the Kevin Owens segment on Smackdown and then go over the matches for Extreme Rules. They look at the Joey Janella/Enzo video that surfaced today and also look at the Fight For The Fallen card. They talk a little bit about the UFC show from ...
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 80
John and GG are back on the Fight Game Podcast after a one week hiatus. The fellas begin the show talking about Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff being in control of Raw and Smackdown. They talk about where Triple H may or may not fit in. They then talk about the Fyter Fest show and go over what they liked and didn't like. Next is a look at the G1 A Block matches from Dallas. John gives his picks for the five matches. They then look at what excites them for UFC 239 before ending the show with their ...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 79
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. NOTE: They will be off next week, but will be back two weeks from today. The fellas start talking about the crazy AEW sellout and then discuss the G1 Blocks. They talk about Tyson Fury's arrival in the US, and his victor last weekend and what it means for his big fight down the line with Deontay Wilder. Then, they review King of the Ring 1993 before discussing the 21st episode of Monday Night Raw. Lastly, John tells us what he's been watching. Fi...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 78
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. The fellas start talking about NJPW's big show last weekend. They go over the main matches including the scariness with Ibushi and Naito. They then talk about the scariness of another match from WWE's SuperShowdown. They then talk about AEW holding a free show and thoughts about doing a free show after having such a successful one. They talk about the new MMA and Boxing verticals on The Athletic as well as a few of the boxing details for this wee...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 77
GG, Duan, and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. Duan joins GG in the first segment to talk about Joshua vs Ruiz and the fallout of that fight. They then talk about what it means to the heavyweight division. They also briefly talk about GGG's first DAZN fight this weekend. John then joins the show and John and GG look at the finals of the Best of the Super Juniors between Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi. They also discuss Jon Moxley's NJPW debut against Juice Robinson, and Hiroshi Tanahas...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 76
Duan joins GG on a Friday night edition of the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show previewing Anthony Joshua's fight with Andy Ruiz, which headlines Joshua's big American crossover at Madison Square Garden. Duan also previews the entire card. They look at the heavyweight picture including Deontay Wilder's up and coming fight with Luis Ortiz which could lead to a rematch with Tyson Fury. They then review the great new documentary I Am Duran, directed by Mat Hodgson. It's really a must-see for...
Jun 01, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 75
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. The guys start off the show with a preview to a special boxing-centric weekend edition of the Fight Game Podcast. GG then talks about his weekend in Las Vegas at Starrcast and Double Or Nothing. He talks about running into Brandi Rhodes after a tweet of a Cody interview was re-tweeted by the Notorious AOC. They then go over the full card of Double Or Nothing. GG had the live perspective while John had the TV perspective. They then talk about Jon ...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 74
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They being the show talking about what they saw from Money In The Bank and then talk about the 24/7 title and Becky Lynch. They then go into a big preview for AEW's Double Or Nothing, including thoughts on now the Pac and Dragon Gate situation went down. Lastly, they review one of the best Raws from 1993 featuring the Kid upsetting Razor Ramon and Marty Janetty beating Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental title. Find John on Twitter at: twitte...
May 24, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 73
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show by talking about AEW's TV deal on TNT and how some will think it's a bad deal even though it's a really good deal. They then talk about the Bret Hart vs Tom Magee match that has been one of wrestling's holy grails. They move onto a couple of quick things to watch in boxing this week before a deep discussion on the UFC product and whether or not UFC fatigue is real. They look at the last two Viceland documentaries on Gino Herna...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 72
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They kick-off the show talking about AEW's deal with ITV in the UK for the Double Or Nothing PPV show as well as the pregame show on broadcast television and what it could mean for future business. They talk about WWE's wildcard rule now to shakeup both shows and stop the landslide of the ratings. They both think the brand extension rule is probably on its way out and they discuss why. John gives his thoughts on the Viceland documentary on the Vo...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 71
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start with a shoutout to NXT referee Tom Castor who was injured recently and is on the mend. He's also a good friend of John's. That segues into Jungleboy's match with Bryan Alvarez and they talk about how different the match was which is also what made it good. They then discuss Raw and Smackdown's dwindling ratings and what it could mean for AEW. They do a new segment called Buy Low/Sell High. They preview Canelo Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs a...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 70
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. ManiaFluenza season is over! They start the show with a boxing story. Anthony Joshua's US debut has hit a skid and it's all thanks to Big Baby Miller. The guys talk about the decisions that Big Baby made that he may regret for the rest of his life. They also talk about Terence Crawford's bashing of Amir Khan, straight up with the worst ending you can imagine. They talk about the Starrcast fiasco with the Undertaker and Kurt Angle being pulled out...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 69
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast after a one week hiatus. John fell ill thanks to the ManiaFluenza, but he's back and better than ever. They start the show talking about their New York trip WrestleMania weekend and John discusses his favorite moments and matches from the weekend. GG reviews the Viceland documentary on the Montreal Screwjob. They then talk about WWE's Superstar Shake-up and they finish up the recent wrestling news. Finally, they recap Monday Night Raw episode 12 f...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 68
GG is joined by boxing historian Robert Silva on this boxing edition of the Fight Game Podcast. They look at all the weekend action with Vasyl Lomachenko, Jamie Mungia, Claressa Shields, and Peter Quillin staying busy. They look at upcoming fights such as Crawford/Khan, Canelo/Jacobs, Josh/Baby Miller, and Wilder/Breazeale. And then they look at some of the dream matchups that may never happen because of the politics of the fight game including Loma/Garcia, Crawford/Spencer, and the three heavyw...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 67
GG and John are live from New York with the Fight Game Podcast. And, they have guests. They talk about the news of the week, including news that Jim Ross has joined AEW. John gives his thoughts on the wild fervor from certain fans who don't think he should still be announcing. They then recap Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 2, which was one of the most interesting wrestling shows you'll ever see, but also a style that John is very fond of. Finally, they bring on Dave Dutra, the Heartbreak Kid David Ru...
Apr 06, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 66
