NEW EPISODE! The penultimate episode of the World Cup of Ladder Matches is here, it's King of the Mountain 2005, and it's time for Monty Brown to take us all down to the Serengeti! (There are apparently also four other people in the match.) open.spotify.com/episode/0v1E...

It's a bit of a mad thing to say when I live in Shibuya, and love it, but I always find Shinjuku incredibly overwhelming.

My matches of the month for May are up! Features a lot of ChocoPro, some old lads headbutting each other and more! Give it a read if you're into that kind of thing. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/06/01/r...

My matches of the month for May are up! Features a lot of ChocoPro, some old lads headbutting each other and more! Give it a read if you're into that kind of thing. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/06/01/r...

I know most people haven't seen it yet, but I got excited and had a big ramble about Mei vs Akki. It was really good. #ChocoPro ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/26/m...

I know most people haven't seen it yet, but I got excited and had a big ramble about Mei vs Akki. It was really good. #ChocoPro ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/26/m...

some thoughts on a match from nearly 2 months ago (lol): mizuki vs a giant panda mascot open.substack.com/pub/unmanned...

I had a ramble about Yes! Wonderland '26, touching on all kinds of TJPW-related thoughts. Give it a read if you're into that kind of thing! ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/07/t...

I had a ramble about Yes! Wonderland '26, touching on all kinds of TJPW-related thoughts. Give it a read if you're into that kind of thing! ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/07/t...

Watching Taskmasters from around the world always highlights how they've managed to find people to replicate (or perhaps even better) Alex, but I don't think anyone has ever been as good as Greg?

My Matches of the Month for April were almost all things I was at live. It includes a bunch of ChocoPro, some Senjo, a touch of 666 and more. Give it a read if you get a chance! ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/02/r...

My Matches of the Month for April were almost all things I was at live. It includes a bunch of ChocoPro, some Senjo, a touch of 666 and more. Give it a read if you get a chance! ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/05/02/r...

Fun side effect of moving to Japan has been falling back in love with live music. I never stopped liking it, but I lost the motivation. Living in a city with a million options (a bunch of which are 5 minutes from my flat), has helped me find it.

NEW EPISODE! The World Cup of Ladder Matches moves into 2004 with the first ever TNA King of the Mountain match! Join us to discover who will emerge triumphant - the answer (Jeff) may (Jarrett) shock you. open.spotify.com/episode/6uJy...

Kumail being a bit useless is the ideal scenario.

Kumail's arms are impressive

I was quite drunk last time I saw Daisetz, so it was nice to confirm tonight that they're a really great live band.

Today's Choco is proving chaotic even by their standards.

managed to push thru a month-long writer’s block to produce this dedication to Hiyori Yawata’s graduation road over on Unmanned Local Train! hopefully regular posts will resume shortly open.substack.com/pub/unmanned...

My matches of the month for March are up! Includes chat about YUNA becoming a favourite, what wrestling could learn from sumo, a great young Hirota performance and more. Give it a read if you're so inclined. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/04/01/r...

My matches of the month for March are up! Includes chat about YUNA becoming a favourite, what wrestling could learn from sumo, a great young Hirota performance and more. Give it a read if you're so inclined. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/04/01/r...

With me being in the building, I tried something a bit different with this one, but here's my ramble about Grand Princess! Give it a read if you've got some time. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/31/t...

With me being in the building, I tried something a bit different with this one, but here's my ramble about Grand Princess! Give it a read if you've got some time. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/31/t...

Got one of the sumo hall box seat things for the TJPW show and there are lads here with better setups than I've taken to 5 day music festivals.

I've had a few wrestlers follow me over on the other place, but I've now got Darejyo Rin's mum and dad following me, so if she does (as I expect) make the step to full-time, I'll only be saying nice things about her.

“A Hiyori dropkick means more than something breathtaking because you can see the work that was done to get there.” ❤️ ☁️

Off the back of last night I had a ramble about Hiyori and the beauty of a short career. #ChocoPro ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/25/h...

Off the back of last night I had a ramble about Hiyori and the beauty of a short career. #ChocoPro ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/25/h...

I thought Hiyori vs Emi would be hard to bear for my probable MOTY, but being there tonight made the difference. Beautiful, chaotic and wonderful, Ichigaya was so loud I couldn't hear Akki's commentary across the room. I am going to miss Hiyori so much.

I'm very much not ready to say goodbye to Hiyori, but I'm off to Ichigaya to do so.

I'm sad not to see Oka vs Big Hash, but I'm glad she's doing the sensible thing after a bang on the head.

I guess I live here now

TJPW has really perfected how to use your nonsense division. Pom is the obvious example, but the Ironman stuff with Mahiro, Raku's Rakuness, and how they'll cycle people like Rika down to work with them when they're not needed at the top of the card also shows it. No other company does it better.

TNA gonna TNA, but a surprise Takumi does allow me to start imagining what Marvelous amd TJPW becoming chummy would be like.

Might have to add a 6th show to my 1st week in Tokyo to see Oka vs Big Hash.

bonus Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown "FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…"

NEW EPISODE! Europe's most glittering prize (aside from the Inter-Toto Cup) is on the line one last time as RVD takes on Jeff Hardy to decide who will be fed to Triple H in the WHC/IC title unification match they went back on after 6 months. Ah, 2002. open.spotify.com/episode/7EbR...

NEW EPISODE! The 2002 group of the No Scrubs World Cup of Ladder Matches continues with Eddie Guerrero vs. RVD, a marked improvement over last week's shite (the Punk/Hero match, not the episode, the episode was good). open.spotify.com/episode/5vAE...

My matches of the month for February are up! It includes praise for Big Hartley Jackson, love for the Ice Ribbon Dojo, the most emotional match of the year so far, and more. Give it a read, tell a friend, you know the deal. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/02/r...

Picked up my visa today, so unless they stop me at the border, I'm going to be pissing off to Tokyo to study Japanese for a couple of years. I have so much to organise.

Greg Davies: So pretty straightforward task here. Recreate the story of Carlos Fitzcarrald in an entertaining and interesting way. Now clearly nobody would be stupid enough to just try and build a boat and lug it over the mountain manually right? Alex Horne: Let's take a look at Werner Herzog!

My matches of the month for February are up! It includes praise for Big Hartley Jackson, love for the Ice Ribbon Dojo, the most emotional match of the year so far, and more. Give it a read, tell a friend, you know the deal. ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2026/03/02/r...

She really did end up being another Lulu level character, in every way. Gonna miss her so much

Hiyori retiring makes perfect sense, and I'm glad she's going out in style, but man, will I be gutted to see her go.

No Scrubs returns for Season 3, a new 16-part series titled The World Cup of Ladder Matches, where four matches each from the years 2002-2005 will fight it out to become champion. We start with what will surely be an early favourite. Right? open.spotify.com/episode/3son...

Even Soy was smiling when Hiyori won.

Wee Chiyu is so clearly going to make the step from Darejyo to wrestler.

I've been doing a comfort Taskmaster rewatch and I'd forgotten how great Johnny Vegas was on it.