Eastern Lariat

New EL! For 42 minutes we talked about Osaka Pro & Shinjuku FACE and then for part 2 Dylan went solo after Strig got hacked to catch up on some major recent events from NJPW/AJPW/Stardom/NOAH/DG. I know it's not a usual episode but I hope you enjoy it. 🙏 cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1372

It looks like Strigga beat Dylan on this one as he predicted the appropriate final whereas Dylan predicted Umino to face Uemura. But 1 thing's for sure, both of the semi-finals delivered quality matches to make people look forward to the final after a largely ho-hum tournament.

So I will comment a bit on things because I couldn't on the show itself after listening to OTVG, their translations & without any direct sourcing, only what I know from the past decades and the situations mentioned at hand. Let's talk about Magnum TOKYO, Dragon Dia to NJPW, & DG.

I mentioned this because I recorded before I knew really anything going on with this at all. But I was right on the money saying OTVG would have something on it & they did an amazing job. Highly recommend their ep on the bombshell Magnum Tokyo interview: x.com/i/status/20340…

If you'd like to know more about modern Osaka Pro (& you should, they're on a really good run atm!) then there's no English resource better than @ruthisanotter. Check this article out explaining much more about the OPro Units, their characters & stories: x.com/i/status/20295…

New EL! For 42 minutes we talked about Osaka Pro & Shinjuku FACE and then for part 2 Dylan went solo after Strig got hacked to catch up on some major recent events from NJPW/AJPW/Stardom/NOAH/DG. I know it's not a usual episode but I hope you enjoy it. 🙏 cagematch.net/?id=128&nr=1372

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@loknloll Awesome. Let me know what you think if you get around to watching them. ✊️

@EasternLariat Thank you I really enjoyed last year’s tournament so excited to see this

Both nights of the Osaka Pro Tag Festival are up for free on YouTube. They not only told a complete story in the course of two nights, but both main events are legitimately great matches & highly recommended to watch. Check the links in the replies. Both shows just over 90 mins.

@captaingonzo66 Thanks for loving wrestling from Japan! I hope you enjoy the matches as much as I did. ✊️

@EasternLariat Thanks for the recommendation.

@SoSBaseball I totally agree. And I loved how they bridged the current top star and OPro OG into Sano and Mizuno getting the spotlight at the end. Great young talents and that was the best Tigers Mask has looked in years. Hot crowd, violent, and well booked. I loved it.

@EasternLariat That main event from night 1 was something special. Aran Sano rocks

Night 2: m.youtube.com/watch?v=e29oIT…

Night 1: m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFVWz6…

As mentioned on the latest EL, please take a moment to read my article about Tadao Yasuda. The Debt King Who Beat the Odds. I did as much research & work as I could to try to do Yasuda's story as a wrestler, a father & a man justice. It's quite a story! vivazero.substack.com/p/tadao-yasuda…

A really awesome and comprehensive article on Tadao Yasuda who recently passed. I learned a ton of stuff! Give it a read!

After the ZERO1 show in Kumamoto, the new Hayabusa visited the grave of Eiji Ezaki. As the one who inherited the ring name and spirit, he bowed down in gratitude and resolve to remember the original Hayabusa.

Was it really A New Beginning? @Viva_Zero & @STRIGGA invest 90 minutes to discuss the main talking points of NJPW's latest show from 2/11. Additionally the show offers a rapid fire segment with AJPW, NOAH, GLEAT, TJPW & Stardom. easternlariat.libsyn.com/episode-319-a-…

Hiromu Takahashi: "My dream hasn't changed. I want to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship as a junior and wrestle in prime time. Plus, another huge, huge dream has grown inside me. The fact that I found myself wanting to do it is huge."