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Hey y'all. Brennan (VOW, Burning Spirits) and Andy of VOW (Glory Pro, Over The Hill) have started a new podcast based on their friendship and desire to watch and revisit a bunch of old ShootStyle matches.
This is our debut episode, and I think it turned out pretty decent. Take a look if you're interested in this style, or dope ass Japanese music.
http://fightingnetworkfriends.podiant.co to stream or subscribe to the RSS feed.
You can also search us on Apple Podcasts.
FNF #001: Slappy Kaki

Andy and Brennan introduce the first episode of Fighting Network FRIENDS, talking all things Shoot Style Wrestling and Masahito Kakihara.

Topics discussed:
- Our backgrounds and familiarity with Japanese shoot-style wrestling of the 1980's and 90's.
- "Would a USA-based shoot-style promotion work today? And who would you book for such a promotion?"
- CITY POP
- BJW / Masahito Kakihara Produce: KakiRide (8/14/17), including cigar- smoking Fujiwara, Tatsuo Nakano's mullet, the ongoing saga of Hideki Suzuki's fatherly love and destruction of Takuya Nomura and Minoru Suzuki as the best character on the planet.
- Deep Dive into the losing efforts of the terribly underrated Masahito Kakihara:
vs. Tatsuo Nakano (9/21/92) **BLOODBATH**
w/ Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Gene Lydick & Steve Nelson (6/10/94)
w/ Nobuhiko Takada vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Tatsumi Fujinami (6/26/96)
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (8/17/96)
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf001
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@trillyrobinson
@bren_patrick on twitter
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Episode 2 is available NOW!

 

http://fightingnetwo...ends.podiant.co to stream or subscribe to the RSS feed.
You can also search us on Apple Podcasts.
FNF #002: Super Tiger Vs. Fujiwara

 

Andy and Brennan spend the majority of this episode talking about the legendary UWF feud between Super Tiger (Satoru Sayama) & Yoshiaki Fujiwara

 

Topics discussed:

- Tetsujin coming back in February
- Inoki
- Who was the 2nd best Russian in RINGS?
- Chasito Moritaka
- Rockman & Forte
- Super Tiger Vs. Fujiwara in UWF (1984-85)
- Bobby Heenan, Billy Robinson, Masaaki Mochizuki & Yoshihiro Takayama

Matches:
7/23/84 - Akira Maeda & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Nobuhiko Takada & The Tiger
9/7/84 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
12/5/84 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
1/16/84 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
5/31/85 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
7/17/85 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
9/11/85 - Fujiwara Vs. Super Tiger
2/28/98 - Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi Vs. Masahito Kakihara & Yoshihiro Takayama
5/27/98 - Masaaki Mochizuki Vs. Minoru Tanaka
5/6/84 - Bobby Heenan & Billy Robinson Vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu

Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf002

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Email at: [email protected]

Youtube at: http://tinyurl.com/FightFriends

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Episode 3 is available, friends.
https://fightingnetworkfriends.podiant.co/ to stream or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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FNF #003: Tetsujin!

 

Andy and Brennan spent last weekend getting drunk, hanging out and watching wrestling. They talk about that here, but really it's not that important - just about FRIENDSHIP. Instead they talk about Tetsujin "Beauty in Combat", the UK Shoot-Style tournament from 2005 and some other dope as hell Japanese matches.

 

Topics discussed:
- Portland wildfires
- Portland indie wrestling
- Dan Severn
- Every Time I Die
- Josh Barnett
- Hausu
- Tetsujin
- Jack Gallagher and small wrestling rings
- Jun Akiyama and Tamon Honda (COMPLETE!!)
- Gene Lydick
- HIDEKI SUZUKI
& More
Matches:
11/20/15 - Tetsujin "Beauty in Combat" complete show
8/13/93 - Gene Lydick vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
9/5/01 - Jun Akiyama vs. Tamon Honda
7/17/17 - Hideki Suzuki Vs. Ryuichi Kawakami
5/1/15 - Masashi Takeda Vs. Gentaro (Strong Style Fusion / Leftover Weapons match)
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf003
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Episode 4 is now available.
https://fightingnetworkfriends.podiant.co/ to stream or subscribe to the RSS feed.
You can also search us on Apple Podcasts.
FNF #004: RINGS in '91

 

Andy and Brennan finally talk some RINGS here in this episode and it's quite long! In the first of our yearbook series for RINGS, we discuss the first 4 shows of the great promotion, highlighting 9 of our favorite matches they put on that year. It's a blast - get on it.

 

Topics discussed:
- Twin Peaks
- Weddings
- Basketball
- Favorite shoot promotion? (via Twitter)
- RINGS RINGS RINGS
- Willie Peeters, Akira Maeda, Dick Leon-Vrij and VOLK HAN
- Minoru Tanaka, Taka Michinoku, Aja Kong, TATSUHITO TAKAIWA
& More
Matches:
We dive deep into all 4 shows RINGS put on in 1991, and highlight our favorites. Lots of Peeters, Vrij and Maeda. Oh and special shout out to Bert Kops Jr.
5/19/95 - PWFG - Minoru Tanaka vs. Taka Michinoku
5/7/00 - ARSION - Aja Kong vs. Mariko Yoshida
6/4/03 - U-Style - Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Dokojonosuke Mishima
10/19/01 - NOAH - Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (BOMB FEST)
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf003
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After a short break, Fighting Network FRIENDS is back with Episode 005.
https://fightingnetw...nds.podiant.co/ to stream or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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FNF #005: Tatsuo Nakano Deep Dive

Andy is back from Brennan's wedding in Dallas, Brennan is back from his subsequent honeymoon and we are ready to talk about our favorite pudgy, mulleted, mustached hero - Tatsuo Nakano!

 

Topics discussed:
- Weddings, Planes, Arcades
- All of our RINGS uploads got kicked in the face by Maeda
- Yuji Okabayashi :(
- Talkin' all the sikkest shoot style looks
- Tatsuo and why effort fuckin' matters
- Manami Toyota
- Atsushi Onita
- Kazunari Marukami
- Josh Barnett & Hideki Suzuki (DUH)
& More
Matches:
7/24/89 - Nakano vs. Funaki (UWF)
2/27/90 - Nakano vs. Suzuki (UWF)
5/4/90 - Nakano vs. Yamazaki (UWF)
9/26/91 - Nakano vs. Tamura (UWFi)
7/22/95 - Nakano vs. Takayama (UWFi)
5/25/96 - Nakano vs. Tenryu (WAR)
8/15/92 - Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada (IWA)
10/12/02 - Yuji Nagata vs. Kazunari Murakami (NJPW)
4/30/89 - Atsushi Onita vs. Ryuma Go (Pioneer)
12/31/11 - Josh Barnett vs. Hideki Suzuki (IGF)
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf005
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Hey I've only heard the first pair of these but wanted to let you guys know that this show is genuinely fucking good and unique. I mean, it's not that unique I guess, but it feels incredibly different from pretty much any other wrestling podcast out there. You two are clearly close and seem very comfortable in casual conversation, but the show is always on point and never wanders. I almost wish it did wander to be honest, I'd enjoy listening to the two of you discuss more non-wrestling stuff from time to time. Love the J-pop interludes too, really gives the show a tone that is playful and fun. Can't sing the praises loud enough. Obviously you're covering a very specific niche, but it works so well. Looking forward to catching up.

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Why can't the newest episodes be downloaded off the webpage at the link given like older ones?

 

I enjoy checking the show out but I'm usually out of the house so I download them and put them on my phone to listen to offline. I don't use itunes or any podcast services either so I have no idea how to download the episodes when they come out and always have to stay one episode behind.

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Why can't the newest episodes be downloaded off the webpage at the link given like older ones?

 

I enjoy checking the show out but I'm usually out of the house so I download them and put them on my phone to listen to offline. I don't use itunes or any podcast services either so I have no idea how to download the episodes when they come out and always have to stay one episode behind.

You should definitely be able to still download the episodes. I can on my end, both mobile and on my laptop.

 

The page looks a little different because it embeds "related" episodes on the webpage for each episode, but scroll to the bottom of the episode page (or even just the main page which will have the latest epiosode) and there should be a download link there.

 

Here is the direct link to episode 5: https://tracking.podiant.co/d/spoke/fightingnetworkfriends/episodes/audio/35a89b07bbd0ac.mp3?referrer%5Bdomain%5D=direct&referrer%5Bformat%5D=episode_list

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Why can't the newest episodes be downloaded off the webpage at the link given like older ones?

 

I enjoy checking the show out but I'm usually out of the house so I download them and put them on my phone to listen to offline. I don't use itunes or any podcast services either so I have no idea how to download the episodes when they come out and always have to stay one episode behind.

You should definitely be able to still download the episodes. I can on my end, both mobile and on my laptop.

 

The page looks a little different because it embeds "related" episodes on the webpage for each episode, but scroll to the bottom of the episode page (or even just the main page which will have the latest epiosode) and there should be a download link there.

 

Here is the direct link to episode 5: https://tracking.podiant.co/d/spoke/fightingnetworkfriends/episodes/audio/35a89b07bbd0ac.mp3?referrer%5Bdomain%5D=direct&referrer%5Bformat%5D=episode_list

 

 

Thank you, the direct link you posted works fine for me. Could you possibly include this in the future posts about the new episodes released?

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Episode 6 is now available.
Here's the direct link.
https://fightingnetworkfriends.podiant.co/e/35b11bd7e2d11c/ to stream, or subscribe to the RSS feed.
You can also search us on Apple Podcasts.
FNF #006: Giving THANKS

We have a quick one here for Episode 6 and it's our way of saying THANKS to all of y'all!
Due to a shortened work week, the American Thanksgiving holiday and travel plans, Andy and Brennan reached out to Twitter to get 5 quick hit matches to watch and talk about. This was a lot of fun, so thanks for all who participated.

 

 

Topics discussed:
- Oklahoma farms
- Thanksgiving spreads
- UWFi, Battlarts, FUTEN & NOAH
- Murakami again
- Weird camera angles
- Bad News Allen
- Koji Kitao's shittiness
- A BattleArts elimination tag that is one of the best things we've seen
& More
No City Pop, Japanese or Korean music today. We got Don Trip, Kehlani and Stephen Kellog (weird)
Matches:
UWFi - 12/5/93 - Bad News Allen vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (thanks KS)
FUTEN - 7/18/11 - Kengo Mashimo vs. Seiken (thanks Marc)
NOAH - 6/8/07 - Kazunari Murakami vs. Naomichi Marufuji (thanks Tanner)
UWFi - 10/23/92 - Nobuhiko Takada vs. Koji Kitao (thanks Rob)
BattlArts - 7/26/08 - Daisuke Ikeda, Katsumi Usuda & Super Tiger II vs. Yuki Ishikawa, Alexander Otsuka & Munenori Sawa (thanks Dylan)
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf006
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Episode 7 is now available.
Here's the direct link.
https://fightingnetworkfriends.podiant.co/e/35b11bd7e2d11c/ to stream, or subscribe to the RSS feed.
You can also search us on Apple Podcasts.
FNF #007: PWFG 7/26/91 Live Watch

***This episode is different***
Brennan had to come back up to Portland for like 10 minutes of work, so he stayed with Andy again and the two hung out and watched a PWFG show together because they love Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Minoru Suzuki, Naoki Sano and Masakatsu Funaki. The show they watched was the third PWFG show, from 7/26/91 and available on Youtube!
This episode will NOT be an enjoyable listen unless you are watching the show along with us, so you should grab some beers and do that. Hell it might not be an enjoyable listen even if you DO watch with us, but try it out. Be a FRIEND.

 

Matches:
7/26/91 PWFG "All for One and One for All" - featuring a sickkkkkkk Sano/Suzuki match.
Youtube Playlist: http://tinyurl.com/fnf006
Follow us on Twitter:
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