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THIS WEEK - #KobeWorld2026 is this Monday and we are back to preview the biggest show of #dragongate's year, discuss the Network upgrade, and a whole lot more!

20 years ago today, New Japan didn't die:

A proper pro wrestling press conference

Man, Sanada looks closer to post-accident Magnum TA now with the arm. He's passed Orndorff level atrophy. It's distracting. I feel bad for him, but he probably shouldn't be in this tournament,

The McGregor fight isn't on the front page of Irish Times, RTE or The Journal websites. Ireland wants nothing to do with him and has wholly and completely moved on. We're not even bothered to point and laugh at his failures, and we Irish LOVE doing that!

Who is the half American in the G1? Nobody in the lineup that I know of having an American parent.

Death Riders without Marina feels wrong

It's impressive how bad Matt Sydal is at promo segments after nearly 25 years. He was every bit as cringe there as he was in Gen Next talking segments.

New ProWres Paradise talking Tiger Mask IV, a little pre-G1 musing, and a full rundown of my Best Of 2026 Volume 1 covering January to June! @pwtorch.bsky.social vip.pwtorch.com/2026/07/11/v...

Zack's disco dancing comment causing Aaron Wolf and Callum Newman to lose control of themselves at the press conference was an adorable moment 😄

New Flagship Plus with @alan4l.bsky.social reviewing Osaka Pro, Kyushu Pro, Sheamus’ WWE departure & more! www.patreon.com/voicesofwres...

As discussed on my recent @voicesofwrestling.com Flagship Patreon appearance, this is the best act in wrestling that you don't know about.

This shot of Jack Swagger after getting KO'd in Power Slap might be the funniest thing I've seen.

I know Jake Hager is dumb as a trolley of rocks, but he must have really invested in some questionable shit to need to get paid to do power slap. He was earning a lot of money for a long time.

Tiger Mask IV retirement ceremony was simply fabulous. Gets into the core of your heart and soul as a wrestling fan. What it's all about.

Just struck me that this may be THE youngest TV matchup in WCW history. Kidman is a week shy of his 22nd birthday; Wright is two weeks shy of his 21st birthday.

Emi’s face when Foley remembers Tortuga is so wholesome.

A fantastic example of wrestlers being horrible with dates and having terrible memories.

If you want to hear the aforementioned podcast, where I say lots & lots of other Japanese names, check out @voicesofwrestling.com Flagship Patreon where I joined Rich and his wee babby to talk Kyushu Pro and Osaka Pro with many tangents along the way!

Don Fujii challenges Roddy to a sumo match 😂 🤼

Locomotion double-arm suplexes from Hasegawa! #AJW 🤼

Four huge uranages from Sakie Hasegawa!! #AJW 🤼

Skytwister Press from its innovator, Chaparita ASARI!! #AJW 🤼

Screwdriver from Tomoko Watanabe!! 🤼

Wonderful piece of writing here from @nealflanagan.bsky.social Spot on with everything he says about McGregor locally. Rejected and reviled by anyone with a brain in this country. @postwrestling.com www.postwrestling.com/2026/07/07/c...

Lariat from Kenskee!!

I am going through every bit of 1990 NJPW we have on tape. And as such, let me tell you, you do not need to go out of your way to watch Koji Kitao vs Corporal Kirchner. This was pretty much the high point.

RTE putting Fr. Ted on because the England match has been delayed. Good stuff.

If Seamus wants a respectful handshake from me next time I bump into him on Baggot Street, he better be setting out to square up against the hosses of 2026 All Japan Pro Wrestling. Let's get him in HAVOC going up against the Saito boys and The Titans Of Calamity

Mighty effective wristlock counter by Takehiro Murahama If this is what made Masato Yakushiji quit the business, I understand.

The Sydal/Sky Flight promo has to be seen to be believed. Humans have never had a conversation like that in the history of the world.

Come listen to me be a one man family as I play the Feud! This was a ton of fun. Scream at your phone as we miss obvious answers!

Excellent article about the pros and cons of being a freelancer in Japan. www.voicesofwrestling.com/2026/07/02/e...

AEW really missing the boat on Aminata. Picking Shida over her is quite the choice in 2026.

I'm assuming we're gonna have a lot of Death Riders vs. Lethal Swirl/Demand over the next few weeks after an angle tonight

I love this Darby/Knight feud. Can't wait for the match. I think it's gonna be great. Darby/Don is a fun pairing of adversaries too.

MJF is gonna clear his total matches for 2024 and 2025 combined this year. It will surely end up his largest match total since he signed with AEW. He's wrestling better than ever too. Hope he keeps this strong run going.

Watching Mark Briscoe looking great in a singles world title match on PPV and thinking about just how long ago I was watching him on the first ROH Boston show tearing it up in singles with Jay. 24 years.... that's a real fucking long time.

some horrific acting in that segment and Kenny is such an annoying character at the moment.

Pre-gaming Dynamite with Shuji Ishikawa & Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Kikutaro & Black Menso-re As one does.

The more I hear about the Kyushu Pro Anniversary Show, the more I need to see it.

Congo are about to beat England in the Georgia Dome

it's the one time of year where I (slightly) regret not having regular TV. Wanna put on Wimbledon but can't access BBC iPlayer in Ireland. Any decent streaming on the high seas for BBC or an international channel showing the tennis?

Forgot Bayne/Kross vs. Hayter/Windsor which I think should be a lock. Didn't forget Hangman, just have no idea what he might do. Maybe him vs. Jericho? That'll make people happy! RIGHT?

#HideTheSeams is my new mantra for wrestling. One of the reasons I've been loving Hideki Suzuki's recent work.

right, let's hash this out over lunch. Wembley Kenny/Will (World) Take/Kyle/Okada (3 way, yuck) (Int) Mox/Swerve (Con) Merc/Thekla (Wom) MJF/Andrade Bucks/C&C/FTR/New Day (Tag) Darby/KK (TNT) Probably some cluster for the National Probably some cluster for the Trios Stat/Willow (TBS) That works?

Surprise Cavernario & Atlantis Jr. appearances on RTE during the WC coverage haha. Wonder if it was a host broadcaster package or if someone in Donnybrook is a big CMLL fan.