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Bati-Bati Book Club Episode 3: Nigel McGuinness (Desmond Wolfenstein 3D)
Two men: one a grizzled veteran of weird wrestling, the other a relative newcomer, review the work of a wrestler each week and decide whether to recommend their work.
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Bati-Bati Book Club Episode 2: Black Terry (Tío Modelo Deathmatch)
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Two men: one a grizzled veteran of weird wrestling, the other a relative newcomer, review the work of a wrestler each week and decide whether to recommend their work. Squill: heeldumile Walk: KingofR0ads
Bati-Bati Book Club Episode 1: Kazushi Sakuraba (Welcome to Inoki Friendship Island)
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Two men: one a grizzled veteran of weird wrestling, the other a relative newcomer, review the work of a wrestler each week and decide whether to recommend their work. Future episodes will be on a separate channel, just plugging the pilot here. Also available on Spotify. Squill: heeldumile Walk: KingofR0ads
Kana Five Match Primer Teaser
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Kana Five Match Primer Teaser
A Conversation With Eddie Kingston
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A Conversation With Eddie Kingston
Super Tiger vs Fujiwara: King of Sport
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Super Tiger vs Fujiwara: King of Sport
A Conversation With The Warmaster, Josh Barnett
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A Conversation With The Warmaster, Josh Barnett
Bob Sapp: A Good Wrestler (No Seriously
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Bob Sapp: A Good Wrestler (No Seriously
A Conversation With Indie Wrestling Legend Daniel Makabe
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A Conversation With Indie Wrestling Legend Daniel Makabe
Only In Dreams: Kingston vs Akiyama
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Only In Dreams: Kingston vs Akiyama
A Conversation With Alistair Fleming (Gentleman's Combatives)
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A Conversation With Alistair Fleming (Gentleman's Combatives)
Perc Angle's Magnum Opus
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Perc Angle's Magnum Opus
Secret Santo: Kana vs Meiko Satomura 2014
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Secret Santo: Kana vs Meiko Satomura 2014
Where to view Inoki/Vader
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Where to view Inoki/Vader
Josh Barnett Five Match Primer
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Josh Barnett Five Match Primer
A Brief History of Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima
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A Brief History of Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima
Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima: The Rumbling
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Bryan Danielson vs Takeshi Morishima: The Rumbling
A Conversation With Defy's Artemis Spencer
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A Conversation With Defy's Artemis Spencer
Rush Five Match Primer
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Rush Five Match Primer
Darby Allin vs MJF: What is perfect wrestling?
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Darby Allin vs MJF: What is perfect wrestling?
Timothy Thatcher is criminally underrated
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Timothy Thatcher is criminally underrated
Sheamus Five Match Primer
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Sheamus Five Match Primer

Komentáře

  • @timothybuechner1642
    @timothybuechner1642 Před 10 dny

    "Excuse me Mr. Diablo was my father call me El Hijo Del Diablo"

  • @timothybuechner1642
    @timothybuechner1642 Před 18 dny

    White undertaker was Mordecai

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    “The Cody Rhodes of scaring hoes” is inspired.

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 Před 20 dny

    Kana was a beast in Japan. It just shows how much wwe is holding her back. I understand she wants to make money, but as a fan of Japanese wrestling, I can't stand the way WWE is booking Kana. Thanks for the match recommendations.

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před 20 dny

      I think it's less money and more that she was kinda pushed out of Japan. Due to her problems with Rossy, Nanae, and other people involved with Stardom, she was never gonna work there. That leaves TJPW as the other big platform but it also does idol based wrestling, so I guess she'd be left to work in Sendai Girls.

  • @vcom741
    @vcom741 Před 20 dny

    At first I was going to be like: “Hm, isn’t it a bit harsh?” But then I am like: “No fucking way am I defending Rossy lol” And yes, I am saying this as someone who just went to Japan and attended 3 Marigold shows.

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před 20 dny

      I appreciate your openness my friend, I'm not trying to malign the workers of Stardom/TJPW or even all the fans, just bad elements like Rossy that makes the industry worse off

    • @vcom741
      @vcom741 Před 20 dny

      @wrestlingwthenarrative I agree and disagree in your assessment of the industry. Top of the list of "agree" is: stop exploiting children. 2019 was particularly bad for that in stardom as then underage SLK, AZM and Hanan were constantly in either solo photobooks or group ones, and it all felt so skeevy even at the time. For adults, I don't think photobooks are a problem? Mina seemingly enjoys doing them (she does them even outside of Stardom). Obviously, this is something that I am probably speaking on as a hetero guy who finds women like Giulia, Utami and Mina attractive, so if there is a scandal regarding photobooks that will happen one day, I'll switch my opinion on a dime. Probably the biggest thing I disagree with you on is attires. I love frilly and sparkly outfits on wrestlers. SLK, Mayu, Tam and others look like megastars in them. Obviously wouldn't say "Joshi wrestlers should only wear that", but idol presentation does have positives...though more negatives that Rossy absolutely brought on in the industry.

  • @cathalcully9752
    @cathalcully9752 Před 21 dnem

    Every time you post a video I am so happy 😁

  • @jonathanhandsome6985
    @jonathanhandsome6985 Před 22 dny

    I love that you say "don't call me an idoit stardom fans!" Then proceed to call them perverts, say their promotion sucks, is no different than bra and panties matches and the only good matches are on the indies 😂😂😂. Damn dude tell them how you really feel.

  • @davidRevrendOnibrown
    @davidRevrendOnibrown Před 22 dny

    fucking brilliant!!

  • @dukedude7460
    @dukedude7460 Před 23 dny

    Rear naked choke? That’s a crossface chickenwing, ya son of a heathen (shout-out to Bob Backlund & Satoru Sayama)!

  • @graciasangle
    @graciasangle Před 23 dny

    The MV makes so much more sense now with the intro. I forgot about it when i first started the video and was HOWLING when Not Like Us hit. FUCK ROSSY TILL THE DAY I DIE

  • @callonmansam
    @callonmansam Před 23 dny

    Which modern promotion is your favourite? I started watching Oz Academy recently and I'm enjoying it so far. Also I love the Mirror's Edge Shard level music, it's so nostalgic.

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před 23 dny

      I adore Sendai Girls, their roster is so fun

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 Před 20 dny

      ​@@wrestlingwthenarrativeAny match recommendations?

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před 20 dny

      Anything involving Chihiro Hashimoto or Mio Momono tbh. Check this one out: www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=11117

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 Před 19 dny

      Thanks. Also I think YT deleted my comments because I do not see it.

  • @williamong1790
    @williamong1790 Před 23 dny

    From what I could find on Chihiro Oikawa, she retired to get married and is now known as Chihiro Takagi. She later became a professional boxer since 2021. Oddly she was also the only official woman considered as part of Battlarts' roster. Also what is your opinion on the Queen Bee events Battlarts put on?

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před 23 dny

      Glad to hear she's doing well! I've only seen select matches from the Queen Bee events, but I've enjoyed all I've seen

  • @jabrondestoroyah
    @jabrondestoroyah Před 23 dny

    Excellent video. ROH 2002-12 was an alternate reality.

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 Před 28 dny

    Eddie's right. Your work is great.

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 Před 28 dny

    This is going to be great

  • @thebigdog1117
    @thebigdog1117 Před 29 dny

    😂😂😂 the rossy bit

  • @cathalcully9752
    @cathalcully9752 Před měsícem

    Finally got around to listening to this. It was great 😃👍

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 Před měsícem

    Great video! I have to admit, I did not think Bob Sapp was good, but after learning more about him, I appreciate and respect his work. He reminds me of Sid Vicious (wrestler not the musician). What he lacked in technical wrestling, he made up with power and pure charisma. His promos are fantastic. I love Sid. And I love Giant Bernard and I agree! He is criminally underappreciated and his work in Japan is great.

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před měsícem

      Sid is a great comparison. I think as Blair said, people get this attitude that only wrestlers who fit the super worker mold of a Danielson, Mox, or Omega should be allowed exist, but we need these car crash wrestlers because they remind us what fun is. I know the "wrestling is a variety show" thing is overplayed, but if a weekly wrestling show was like 10% Bob Sapp adjacent workers, I could live with that.

  • @GohLow
    @GohLow Před měsícem

    Fedor in pro wrestling, my god yes! Come on Josh, shoot that shot.

  • @retrokid6446
    @retrokid6446 Před měsícem

    I think Eddie is working everyone on Claudio, in other shoot interviews, he talks about how much he loves him, only genuine hate is Hero, lol

  • @princeofstrongstyle6683
    @princeofstrongstyle6683 Před měsícem

    As happy as I was to see him win all that gold last year, no doubt the last thing I think is left for Eddie is to be THE world Champion & i hope within the next 2-3 years he can do it. Hes too good & too respected not to at least win it & run with for a bit before he decides to hang it up for good.

  • @princeofstrongstyle6683
    @princeofstrongstyle6683 Před měsícem

    I think he's pretty much spot on cause it feels like every week, the other folks in the community such as yourself, Joseph, Ethan, Andos, Kim & so on really do a wonderful job spotlighting not only the iconic stuff but also more obscure corners of wrestling history that I doubt anyone would delve into. Honestly, if there was a genre or period I'd wanna delve into, its more Joshi wrestling cause i know theres more great stuff out there than just AJW & Stardom. Its hard to do research, writing & editing on these kinds of things but its your guys' works that keep inspiring myself & others to genuinely be better at this.

  • @princeofstrongstyle6683
    @princeofstrongstyle6683 Před měsícem

    I feel like the past 2 years has really been a wonderful time for fans of Claudio as he finally got a chance to spread his wings & reach his greater potential in a main event picture. Especially last year when he won back the ROH Title.

  • @juanoro-barcenas79495
    @juanoro-barcenas79495 Před měsícem

    Eddie Kingston, Malakai Black, and PAC are the ones I want to see the most as World Champion in AEW.

  • @williambishop1521
    @williambishop1521 Před měsícem

    I'm late to the party but I loved this video. Liked and subscribed. Looking forward to more.

  • @sunbeak_vendo
    @sunbeak_vendo Před měsícem

    Thank you so much for sharing this. Eddie Kingston inspires me every time I hear from him or watch his matches.

  • @retrokid6446
    @retrokid6446 Před měsícem

    You could tell how emotional it made Eddie Kingston talking about people being historians, this was a scene I didn't think we would have a few years ago but I'm glad It's flourishing and hell, I might throw my hat in the ring when I get the chance.

  • @andos638
    @andos638 Před měsícem

    Meant allot to me to have Eddie say that about our Community. It Gave me so much Motivation.

  • @jeyfromnowhere
    @jeyfromnowhere Před měsícem

    Extreme Christian Wrestling

  • @justtakingawalk1555
    @justtakingawalk1555 Před měsícem

    four pillars mentioned baybee

  • @cathalcully9752
    @cathalcully9752 Před měsícem

    Awesome interview its awesome to know Eddie watches all the CZcamsrs who focus on old school Japanese wrestling. Just like myself.

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    Every time I see Eddie wrestle, or see him on a podcast, I can smile to myself and remember that they let me write a college paper on that guy.

  • @alessio5083
    @alessio5083 Před měsícem

    Thank you for making me want to watch this match. I wasn't sure it would be my thing, but I loved this vision of pro wrestling !

  • @BradDanyluk
    @BradDanyluk Před měsícem

    Fun video made even better by Push

  • @Brando-Lee3725
    @Brando-Lee3725 Před měsícem

    Its crazy this was 84 but yet again the Japanese were always ahead of the curve in combat sports whether it the MMA stuff , the legendary 80s and 90s AJPW and NJPW to the killer Joshi talent . All a head of their times . Great vid , thank you for this , it was truly enjoyed .

  • @PraetorianG2004
    @PraetorianG2004 Před měsícem

    Fantastic video! This match is a true classic and pretty revolutionary for the time.

  • @Grpplrmorrison
    @Grpplrmorrison Před měsícem

    I love your video essays.

  • @Bastion-wc7dv
    @Bastion-wc7dv Před měsícem

    hey man great vid as always, btw whats the song u use for 6:52 onwards it sounds like fire

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick

    “Intellectual titan” and “Joe Rogan” aren’t words I’m used to hearing in the same sentence.

  • @cathalcully9752
    @cathalcully9752 Před měsícem

    Another amazing video 👏🎉

  • @leaderofnoone9087
    @leaderofnoone9087 Před měsícem

    👏

  • @brunodias1825
    @brunodias1825 Před měsícem

    Please, do that 30+ minutes video on Fujiwara! The world (and me as well) needs to know more about the career of Murder Grand-Grandpa.

    • @wrestlingwthenarrative
      @wrestlingwthenarrative Před měsícem

      Murder great grandpa, which makes Karl Gotch like the murder great great grandpa

  • @jameswoodroffe511
    @jameswoodroffe511 Před 2 měsíci

    Can you list the non work UWFI fights.