GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast and immediately go over the new WrestleMania card, which has been flipped upside down since WWE's Super Showdown card in Saudi Arabia (9:50) as well as some of the other match results like Brock Lesnar squashing Ricochet (22:35) and the Undertaker destroying AJ Styles (26:10). They talk about the buyrate for Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury and what might be next with those guys (30:40). They then talk about the Wednesday night shows starting with NXT...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 129
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They look at two other WrestleMania 36 matches that look to be a done deal - AJ Styles vs the Undertaker (7:15) and John Cena vs Elias (15:40). They try and answer the question about whether TakeOver: Portland was the best WWE wrestling show over (31:50). They then dig into the Wednesday night wrestling shows with NXT doing their post TakeOver show and AEW with a big show with two weeks out before their PPV (51:05). Don't forget to go to Betonlin...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 128
This the first of two shows this week. John and GG will be back in their normal time slot, but today, GG calls up the great boxing historian, Robert Silva to talk about the big fight this weekend. They first talk about the series that Robert has been writing on Fight Game Media about the greatest boxers. We talk about Aaron Pryor a little bit. (2:40) He also talks about his writing process, which is quite impressive, as well as his writing inspiration. (4:55) They then talk about Robert's fight ...
Feb 20, 2020•52 min•Ep. 127
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They talk about what to expect on the website next week. Here's a hint - there's a huge heavyweight boxing fight next weekend. They then take a look at the Shayna Baszler and Becky Lynch biting angle from Raw on Monday. (3:05) They then look at Goldberg vs the Fiend and how that involves Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. (10:50) They talk about their favorite matches of the week (14:55) and then Jeff Cobb showing up on AEW Dynamite. (24:45) They also...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 126
GG is back with a special weekend edition of the Fight Game Podcast. No John this weekend, but instead, GG brings on Mike Gilbert from the Combat Republic . Mike joins and talks about his pro wrestling and MMA fandom background. (1:56) Mike and GG open up to discuss UFC 247 and Dominick Reyes giving Jon Jones a run for his money. They try and figure out what's next for Jones. They also talk about Valentina Shevchenko's precise and exact destruction of Katlyn Chookagian. They also go over the res...
Feb 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 125
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They begin the show talking about John's latest piece on a possible road to WrestleMania for Keith Lee. (3:13) GG then brings on Josh Nason , contributing editor at F4WOnline/Wrestling Observer to talk about WWE's investor call, UFC 246 streaming business, and UFC 247. (7:42) John and GG come back to talk about possible WWE Network changes (43:57) and then get into Wednesday's AEW Dynamite and NXT. (51:10) Lastly, they look at the very first Supe...
Feb 07, 2020•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 124
GG and John are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They begin the show talking about all the great content at Fight Game Media this week including Paul Fontaine's article on Tessa Blanchard , Justin Knipper's piece on NOAH being acquired by CyberAgent , and Robert Silva's latest counting down to the greatest super lightweight boxer ever. GG and John talk about the current WrestleMania card. (5:15) They also talk about the breaking news that WWE co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson are...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 123
GG and John are back with a special Sunday night edition of the Fight Game Podcast. They bring on Paul Fontaine and Justin Knipper to help out. GG, John, and Paul start the show with their Royal Rumble recap. They go over the show in full detail and talk about all the matches, including the great Men's Royal Rumble match. (2:22) Paul then talks about the UFC on ESPN+ show and the Bellator show from the weekend. (57:21) Lastly, Justin joins to talk about the Worlds Collide show from Saturday nigh...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 122
GG and John are back with the latest episode of the podcast and are joined by Matt Mixon from the 4 Corners Podcast to talk about NWA Power and Hard Times. They start the show talking about all the great content showing up on the Fight Game Media website, specifically John's article on Scott "Flash" Norton . Scott himself retweeted it on Twitter. GG talks about going to Pampero Firpo's funeral and how great it was to hear his family speak about him. (10:40) Then Matt joins to talk about the NWA ...
Jan 24, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 121
GG and John are back with the latest episode of the podcast, sponsored by UNTUCKit (use code BLUE at checkout for 20%). Fight Game Media friend Heidi Fang from the Las Vegas Review-Journal joins us to talk about Conor McGregor and UFC 246. They start the show talking about all the great content on the website currently including Ryan Frederick's UFC 246 live blog . They talk about ROH re-signing Marty Scurll, led by a piece on our website by Chris DePetrillo and what it could mean for ROH in 202...
Jan 17, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 120
GG and John are back with a big show. Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer joins in the We Want Flair segment later in the show. They start the show with some shoutouts before talking about the announcement that Jeff Cobb is going to be featured in Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3. (4:30) They talk about the news from Raw that Brock Lesnar is going to be the number one entrant in the Royal Rumble. (7:30) They then talk about both NXT and AEW Dynamite from Wednesday. (16:47) They quickly talk abou...
Jan 10, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 119
GG and John are back together for their first show of the new year. GG did a solo show on New Year's Day with Will Cooling and Ryan Pike , which is here: https://art19.com/shows/the-fight-game/episodes/9d51bac6-92f4-47ec-9229-10b37a4aa76e . On this show, GG and John talk about some good news to start the year about their friend JR Kratos and his February Tour with All Japan. (2:30) They then look at the Rusev/Lana/Bobby Lashely angle from this past Monday night (5:26) and also the brackets for t...
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 118
GG is back solo on the latest edition of the Fight Game Podcast. GG brings on Ryan Pike to preview Wrestle Kingdom 14, which is this weekend with two shows. They go over both cards and give their thoughts on how Jushin Liger's retirement is being handled, certain guys not wrestling in big matches, and how we think the night may end. (3:05) Then, Will Cooling joins to talk about the end of WWE's relationship with Sky, AEW on iTV, Anthony Joshua as a drawing card, Will's favorite and underrated UK...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 117
This is a bonus episode of an original show that John and GG did surrounding "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. That podcast is coming to the Fight Game Podcast in 2020, but in weekly segments. To give folks who didn't hear those original episodes a taste of what they will hear, this is the third episode of what was supposed to be a stand alone podcast. This is Ric Flair vs Big Van Vader from December 27, 1993 (Starrcade 1993). The fellas go through Ric Flair's entire 1993 from leaving WWE to re-joinin...
Dec 26, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 116
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. With no Wednesday Night War this week, the guys change it up a bit. They begin the show talking about the holiday season and remember wrestling gifts from Christmas past. Duan joins to talk about boxing fights that need to be made in 2020 as well as his trip to Japan to see some MMA and pro wrestling. (17:20) John and GG come back to break down the last two episodes of 1993 Raw featuring the early build for the Bret Hart vs Owen Hart angle and th...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 115
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show talking about what they're planning for the next two weeks of the show, especially with next week being dark for AEW. Then, they talk about the rumors that Edge is coming back to wrestling. (5:40) They then look at the Wrestle Kingdom 14 card and the idea of having two big shows on consecutive nights. (16:30) They quickly talk about the Wednesday Night Ratings and then discuss both AEW Dynamite and NXT. (27:25) They look at Sh...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 114
This is a bonus episode of an original show that John and GG did surrounding "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. That podcast is coming to the Fight Game Podcast in 2020, but in weekly segments. To give folks who didn't hear those original episodes a taste of what they will hear, this is the second episode of what was supposed to be a stand alone podcast. This is Ric Flair vs Barry Windham from Battle of the Belts 2, February 14, 1986. Watch the match on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6y...
Dec 17, 2019•47 min•Ep. 113
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. Helping them out this week is multi-sport broadcaster Jason Hagholm . Jason and GG go way back when it comes to podcasting. John opens the show to talk about the birth of his daughter and the fellas take care of a little business before Jason joins to talk about UFC 245 as well as the heavyweight boxing scene and the great business that the Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. fight did. John comes back to talk about the Wednesday night shows as both...
Dec 13, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 112
This is a bonus episode of an original show that John and GG did surrounding "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. That podcast is coming to the Fight Game Podcast in 2020, but in weekly segments, rather than full episodes. To give folks who didn't hear those original episodes a taste of what they will hear, this is the very first episode of what was supposed to be a stand alone podcast. This is one of John's favorite underrated Ric Flair gems. We'll have two more of these bonus episodes in the next two w...
Dec 10, 2019•56 min•Ep. 111
It's a big weekend in boxing and John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. Before they get to the boxing, John and GG break down both Wednesday night wrestling shows, starting first with AEW Dynamite and then NXT. Then, Carlos Toro from Fightful.com joins the fellas to talk about the Andy Ruiz vs Anthony Joshua fight this weekend. It's then time for the history segment as the fellas have been covering 1993 Raw all year. This episode is a sad one. It's Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's fairwell ...
Dec 06, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 110
John and GG are back with the the second of back-to-back episodes of the Fight Game Podcast. You can check out last night's episode . They talk about more cable (gimmick) box stories from their youth before getting into the main news of the day, which is that Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov are set to fight (yet again) on April 18th in Brooklyn. They talk about the anticipation of that fight as well as the end of this year for the UFC and Q1 for 2020. They then go back in time to discuss S...
Nov 30, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 109
John and GG are back with the the first of back-to-back episodes of the Fight Game Podcast. They mention their new project for 2020, which is a deep dive through major Ric Flair matches and angles called #WeWantFlair. They talk about the news of Conor McGregor facing Donald Cerrone in January. They bring up their memories of Thanksgiving wrestling, before talking about their favorite matches from last weekend's TakeOver and Survivor Series shows. They talk about both Wednesday night shows with N...
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 108
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They open up the show going over the rundown, but then immediately get into NXT vs AEW Dynamite. Particularly, they disagree on what a lot of people thought was the most fun segment on both shows. The booker in John comes out early. They talk about the tentative schedule next week, which is to record two shows for the holiday. And then they announce how they'll incorporate an old podcast they were doing into their new show. They look at the Survi...
Nov 22, 2019•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 107
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They go over the news that they are part of the Blue Wire Podcast Network. They tease a special segment of the show that they'll announce next week. They go over both AEW Dynamite and NXT's show. AEW's show comes right off the heels of their Full Gear PPV and NXT is building toward the next TakeOver. They look at the boxing schedule for the rest of 2019. They mention that they will do a complete Survivor Series 2019 preview next week. Lastly, the...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 106
John and GG are back with a bonus edition of the Fight Game Podcast. They recap AEW's Full Gear, including giving their thoughts on the polarizing Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley Light Outs match. They also look at Cody Rhodes vs Chris Jericho, as well as the rest of the card. They talk about the New Japan Pro Wrestling show they went to at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. GG chimes in about the KSI vs Logan Paul fight. And they also talk about GG checking out Mick Foley's live show at the San Jose Impr...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 105
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show going over WWE's week coming back from Saudi Arabia, having a skeleton crew for Smackdown, and all the way through NXT. We look at the Survivor Series and TakeOver cards so far. They look at all the matches on AEW's Full Gear and talk about their personal weekends. They go over the MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling schedule for this weekend and look at DAZN's strategy, including waiting for the UFC show to end last week before pu...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 100
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They start the show talking about the WWE Crown Jewel event. They talk about how Cain Velasquez was booked in the most build up match on the show. They then look at the NXT vs AEW Monday Night War and go through their stock up/stock down picks. Then, GG talks to Duan about the big Canelo vs Kovalev fight this weekend. John rejoins GG and they talk about UFC 244 and then finish the show with their review of the 11/1/93 episode of Monday Night Raw....
Nov 01, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 99
John and GG are back with the Fight Game Podcast. They begin the show with UFC news about Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, and Randy Couture. They talk about their picks for the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. They then look at the pro wrestling schedule during the week, which segues to a full review of NWA Power. They then look at week four of the Wednesday Night War between AEW and NXT. They go over the weekend schedule for boxing, MMA, and pro wrestling to let everyone know what to watch. Finally,...
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 98
John and GG are back on the Fight Game Podcast. They look at the Eric Bischoff firing as Executive Director of Smackdown and Bruce Pritchard as his replacement. They then do a deep dive into week three of AEW vs NXT. They go through what they did and didn't like about both shows including Marko Stunt being added to the match after Luchasaurus got injured. They also talk about the AEW Dark match between Kenny Omega and Joey Janela. They then look at the boxing and MMA schedule this weekend before...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 97
John and GG are back with episode 100. They break down the second week of the Wednesday Night Wars going over the ratings as well as things they liked and didn't like about both shows. They talk a little bit about the fight between Triple G and Sergiy Derevyanchenko from last weekend. They then talk about the possibility of Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones fighting after the Style Bender's title win last weekend. John goes over the first episode of NWA Power. They then quickly look at the Hell In A...
Oct 11, 2019•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 96
