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Back with John and Brandon to discuss Tanahashi's Final Road at 1pm EST/ 6pm EST. Come join us!
Pollock & Thurston is back at 1 p.m. ET
Brandon Thurston and I will cover TNA's new U.S. deal with AMC
Plus, @trishsp.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss her reporting on the politics behind Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement match
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Brandon Thurston and I will cover TNA's new U.S. deal with AMC
Plus, @trishsp.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss her reporting on the politics behind Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement match
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TNA signs deal with AMC | The Politics Behind Tanahashi vs. Okada | Pollock & Thurston
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December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Back with John and Brandon to discuss Tanahashi's Final Road at 1pm EST/ 6pm EST. Come join us!
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Evil Uno in Japan! Evil Uno in DDT!!! DDT x Mystery Wrestling crossover show WHEN!!!
We check in on all things TJPW before heading to DDT for more on the fairytale KO-D Openweight Championship run of Kazuki Hirata, and we see why it's all Go-ing off in All Japan.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Evil Uno in Japan! Evil Uno in DDT!!! DDT x Mystery Wrestling crossover show WHEN!!!
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the "cold war" in wrestling giving us STRONG stuff between CMLL x AEW does rule, i guess the fact mexico is way closer than japan for alot of the AEW talent too, but CMLL x AEW is so much stronger/better than the New Japan relations, which sucks since Nooj is basically the reason why we have AEW.
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
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In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
the "cold war" in wrestling giving us STRONG stuff between CMLL x AEW does rule, i guess the fact mexico is way closer than japan for alot of the AEW talent too, but CMLL x AEW is so much stronger/better than the New Japan relations, which sucks since Nooj is basically the reason why we have AEW.
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Incredibly thorough read. Yall should take a look
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Incredibly thorough read. Yall should take a look
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Wrote about @westcoastpro.bsky.social for @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social and was delighted to use photos by @verbabrams.bsky.social
We hit the US independents for some final Deadlock Pro before Chris Whitehead takes us to see "How the West Was Won" at West Coast Pro. Before news round ups from across the US, Canada and the rest of the Americas.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Wrote about @westcoastpro.bsky.social for @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social and was delighted to use photos by @verbabrams.bsky.social
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Also wrote about the 5StarGP
Also in Features, Chris Whitehead deep dives into this year's 5-Star Grand Prix Tournament in Stardom. He looks at the tournament's best matches, its impact on the roster, business achievements and names his tournament MVP.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Also wrote about the 5StarGP
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Incredibly well written, researched U& actually objective piece (lmao @ that big NJPW podcast) that's a must read if you have any level of interest in the upcoming retirement, NJPW's partnerships or just the state of the promotion in general.
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Incredibly well written, researched U& actually objective piece (lmao @ that big NJPW podcast) that's a must read if you have any level of interest in the upcoming retirement, NJPW's partnerships or just the state of the promotion in general.
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Amazing lead story from Trish on how we got to the Tana vs Okada Dome match. Very balanced and informative- not something we get in Wrestling media often!
Also amazing write ups the DDT happenings and the feel good championship reign of the year for Hirata.
Also amazing write ups the DDT happenings and the feel good championship reign of the year for Hirata.
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Amazing lead story from Trish on how we got to the Tana vs Okada Dome match. Very balanced and informative- not something we get in Wrestling media often!
Also amazing write ups the DDT happenings and the feel good championship reign of the year for Hirata.
Also amazing write ups the DDT happenings and the feel good championship reign of the year for Hirata.
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Please take some time today if you’re a fan of NJPW, AEW, WWE 🤼- any of them - to give this a read.
This is a tremendous detailing of the biggest match of next year coming together, the politics, the issues, everything.
The full newsletter is a great read but this piece is incredibly revealing!!
This is a tremendous detailing of the biggest match of next year coming together, the politics, the issues, everything.
The full newsletter is a great read but this piece is incredibly revealing!!
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Please take some time today if you’re a fan of NJPW, AEW, WWE 🤼- any of them - to give this a read.
This is a tremendous detailing of the biggest match of next year coming together, the politics, the issues, everything.
The full newsletter is a great read but this piece is incredibly revealing!!
This is a tremendous detailing of the biggest match of next year coming together, the politics, the issues, everything.
The full newsletter is a great read but this piece is incredibly revealing!!
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a mega autumn edition as we move to a monthly format.
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
In our lead article, Trish Speirs takes you through the twists and turns of Hiroshi Tanahashi's "Final Road" to the Tokyo Dome, and how both AEW and WWE play a part.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
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New @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social is out featuring the most comprehensive look at the wrestling world of any newsletter going, plus a feature by me on A Wrestler You Should Know About: Millie McKenzie www.socialsuplex.com/features-11/
Features No.11 - Social Suplex
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November 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social is out featuring the most comprehensive look at the wrestling world of any newsletter going, plus a feature by me on A Wrestler You Should Know About: Millie McKenzie www.socialsuplex.com/features-11/
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The lead piece in @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social by @trishsp.bsky.social on how Tanahashi’s final match came together is incredible and features a lot of details that haven’t been reported elsewhere. www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
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November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The lead piece in @socialsuplexnl.bsky.social by @trishsp.bsky.social on how Tanahashi’s final match came together is incredible and features a lot of details that haven’t been reported elsewhere. www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-11/
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👋I took the time to try and paint a picture of what Forbidden Door was like as somebody live in attendance and the questionable after party that followed.
Written with the assumption you’ve seen the show - hopefully you can enjoy some extra flavour to the ppv ahead of AEW Dynamite tonight
Written with the assumption you’ve seen the show - hopefully you can enjoy some extra flavour to the ppv ahead of AEW Dynamite tonight
Then it is over to the Americas, where Seán walks us through the “Forbidden Door” at London’s O2 Arena, before David provides us with coverage of WWE's "Summerslam" weekend and Peter gives us the run-through on Netflix's "Unreal" series on WWE creative.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
👋I took the time to try and paint a picture of what Forbidden Door was like as somebody live in attendance and the questionable after party that followed.
Written with the assumption you’ve seen the show - hopefully you can enjoy some extra flavour to the ppv ahead of AEW Dynamite tonight
Written with the assumption you’ve seen the show - hopefully you can enjoy some extra flavour to the ppv ahead of AEW Dynamite tonight
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The greatest trilogy of all time?
The answer is yes and I tell you why
The answer is yes and I tell you why
And on our Retro Page, Peter has become "Forbidden Door" inspired in this edition, as he focuses on interpromotional matchups.
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Grab a cuppa, a coffee, a matcha tea, whatever you like, and catch up with us in the world of wrestling!
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Grab a cuppa, a coffee, a matcha tea, whatever you like, and catch up with us in the world of wrestling!
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Recommendations From A History Man Peter Edge is very much inspired by the “Forbidden Door” concept this week in his throwback choices. As “Forbidden Door” comes around and the two main players of the...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The greatest trilogy of all time?
The answer is yes and I tell you why
The answer is yes and I tell you why
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This was a really good read!
On our Features page, In a two part article, Trish looks at WWE's decision to bring back Brock Lesnar, as well as how WWE are using their ESPN launch to counter program AEW and what the upstart promotion can do in response.
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F5 or FU? Trish Speirs looks at WWE's decision to bring back Brock Lesnar for their ESPN launch and counter programming efforts against AEW.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This was a really good read!
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In the past I feel like Dave Meltzer would write something like this--a thorough and honest breakdown of the situation heading into a huge weekend. Dave's still capable of that, but I really appreciate having people like Trish putting in the time and effort to give this kind of analysis.
Wanted to write something on the events leading up to September 20th, and WWE's decision to bring back Lesnar in particular. Let me know your thoughts.
On our Features page, In a two part article, Trish looks at WWE's decision to bring back Brock Lesnar, as well as how WWE are using their ESPN launch to counter program AEW and what the upstart promotion can do in response.
www.socialsuplex.com/features-10/
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September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In the past I feel like Dave Meltzer would write something like this--a thorough and honest breakdown of the situation heading into a huge weekend. Dave's still capable of that, but I really appreciate having people like Trish putting in the time and effort to give this kind of analysis.
It's the 10th Edition of the Social Suplex Newsletter, and this time out, its our tournament special!
On our Front Page, Tim and Chris combine for coverage of the final nights of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix and victory for Momo Watanabe.
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On our Front Page, Tim and Chris combine for coverage of the final nights of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix and victory for Momo Watanabe.
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Momo Watanabe is the winner of the 2025 Grand Prix, the 14th installment of Stardom’s biggest tournament of the year. The win signifies the end of a long dryspell for a major singles success and Momo’...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It's the 10th Edition of the Social Suplex Newsletter, and this time out, its our tournament special!
On our Front Page, Tim and Chris combine for coverage of the final nights of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix and victory for Momo Watanabe.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-10/
On our Front Page, Tim and Chris combine for coverage of the final nights of Stardom's 5 Star Grand Prix and victory for Momo Watanabe.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-10/
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As well as the Hogan obit, I reviewed Summer Sizzler and hopefully I didn't upset anyone this time.
In our Europe section, travel to Wolverhampton (exotic I know) with Peter Edge for Rev Pro's "Summer Sizzler" before we see how Progress are setting up their summer at "Stay Humble". We also have plenty of news from across the continent.
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July 25th saw Revolution Pro Wrestling come to Wolverhampton for the second time in their “North of Watford” expansion effort. The big attractions for the event when the “Summer Sizzler” place and dat...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As well as the Hogan obit, I reviewed Summer Sizzler and hopefully I didn't upset anyone this time.
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Social Suplex continuing to do excellent work - gave them a shoutout when recording with the P[w]rescription podcast!
The 9th edition of the Social Suplex Newsletter was released last night, have you caught up with it yet?
This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
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This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-9/
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Half Year Business: New Japan Pro Wrestling The following is a deep dive analysis of half year business for NJPW. For the sake of comparison, tours which end in early July will be included in full.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Social Suplex continuing to do excellent work - gave them a shoutout when recording with the P[w]rescription podcast!
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Having the ability to read this before it went live, I can say this is probably the only article on Hogan I will ever read, but it is a very thorough look at his career and the terrible things that shaped the lasting impressions people had of him as a person. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece.
In our Retro section, Peter Edge brings us a full look at the reactions to the passing of Hulk Hogan, the difficulties in splitting man from character and a full account of his journey and impacts on the wrestling business.
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Hogan 1953-2025 By Peter Edge There are moments which are “where were you?” moments. My parents had JFK’s assassination, my generation has 9/11 and for wrestling fans, our “where were you?” moment was...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Having the ability to read this before it went live, I can say this is probably the only article on Hogan I will ever read, but it is a very thorough look at his career and the terrible things that shaped the lasting impressions people had of him as a person. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece.
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a great look at a polarizing little guy, please read
In our Features section, David Hayter looks at how Shota Umino became the unwanted ace, and how his path to redemption is now uncertain.
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The Unwanted Ace: The Uncertain Redemption Of Shota Umino By David Hayter The 2025 G1 is in full swing and appears to perfectly encapsulate the lingering sense of apocalyptic dread that has been circl...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
a great look at a polarizing little guy, please read
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if you aren’t watching Mystery Wrestling, at the very least read this hilarious recap.
We cover important WWE news, run a review of TNA's "Slammiversary" show before Eric runs us through DPW's Tag Festival and the triple promotion "Cruel Summer" show. Finally, we head to Canada with Alice V. Bell for "Evil Uno's Birthday Bash" at Mystery Wrestling.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
if you aren’t watching Mystery Wrestling, at the very least read this hilarious recap.
The 9th edition of the Social Suplex Newsletter was released last night, have you caught up with it yet?
This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-9/
This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-9/
Front Page - Social Suplex
Half Year Business: New Japan Pro Wrestling The following is a deep dive analysis of half year business for NJPW. For the sake of comparison, tours which end in early July will be included in full.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The 9th edition of the Social Suplex Newsletter was released last night, have you caught up with it yet?
This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-9/
This edition forms the first part of our deep dive into business half years in Japan, as we take a look at New Japan's numbers.
www.socialsuplex.com/frontpage-9/
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The things that has truly surprised me the last couple of months is seeing how many other people have seen Hangman as both a totem in their own lives and as aspirational character. This is beautiful writing, and I feel so glad that the writer got to experience the joy of seeing it live.
The Social Suplex Newsletter is back with a bumper 3 week edition! And we begin with "Just a Little Texas Death", as editor Emi takes us with her to North Texas for a weekend of celebration and triumph.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The things that has truly surprised me the last couple of months is seeing how many other people have seen Hangman as both a totem in their own lives and as aspirational character. This is beautiful writing, and I feel so glad that the writer got to experience the joy of seeing it live.