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Steven Conway, Jeremy Finestone
A podcast covering the events, news and issues surrounding New Japan Pro Wrestling.
New Japan CupCoverage, Possible Okada Challengers, Bullet Club Leadership Controversy
Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone are back with the latest edition of Speaking of Strong Style! This week, they talked about the New Japan Cup shows, covering all the key angles, including the possible power struggle at the top of Bullet Club. Is El Phantasmo on the verge of turning on David Finlay? Or is this an Usos angle done New Japan-style? The pair discussed Aaron Henare's strong tour and how he has grown as a performer. Jeremy and Steven also talked of the Present versus Future match pitting the team of Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi against Ren Narita and Shota Umino, and how the match delivered a key message. They also ran down the upcoming Multiverse card coming up in conjunction with IMPACT wrestling, plus who members of the Fight Game Media team want to see get IWGP World Heavyweight title shots in 2023. They also covered all the key New Japan Cup matches, which included stars such as Tetsuya Naito, Will Ospreay, SANADA, Jeff Cobb, KENTA, Narita, Kyle Fletcher, Mark Davis, Toru Yano, Tama Tonga, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI. They also discussed if someone should have food delivered to the Great O-Khan since he's still handcuffed to a rail in Ehime. It's everything you need to be up to date on a busy week in New Japan Pro Wrestling!
01:30:2815/03/2023
New Japan Cup, 51st Anniversay Show and more!
Jeremy Finestone and Steven Conway return with another edition of Speaking of Strong Style! They broke down NJPW's 51st anniversary show, the wonderful tag team title match pitting Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi against Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI, and why it's an important match for tag team wrestling in New Japan. They also discussed the early New Japan Cup matches, including Shota Umino versus Yujiro Takahashi, SANADA versus Taichi, Tetsuya Naito versus El Pantasmo and Tomohiro Ishii versus David Finlay. The pair also talked about whose bracket got busted and who will the other members of Bullet Club align with now that there seems to be an all-new leader of this key faction. Steven and Jeremy also went over a couple of preview matches that saw two of the quickest man in the business, Lio Rush and Hiromu Takahashi, face off against one another. All that, plus Ring of Honor talk and more Keiji Muto history. It's everything you need to know as a New Japan fan!
01:29:0008/03/2023
Scott Edwards Joins Us for New Japan Cup Bracketology and Fantasticamania
Steven Conway and Jeremy Finestone are joined by special guest and Japanese wrestling expert Scott Edwards on the latest episode of Speaking of Strong Style! The trio talked about Fantasticamania 2023, their favorite matches, why Mistico and Ultimo Guerrero are all-time greats, why Soberano Jr. is so fun to watch. They also discussed how New Japan stars such as El Desperado, Douki, Hiromu Takahashi, Master Wato and Tetsyua Naito worked with the CMLL stars. They also got into some New Japan Cup bracketology, playing out their fantasy brackets and predicting which contenders such as Will Ospreay, Shota Umino, David Finlay, Shingo Takagi, El Phantasmo, and SANADA will do. They give their reasons for their picks and thoughts on who will be facing whom at Sakura Genesis coming up. All this and more makes this a must listen for New Japan fans!
01:30:4803/03/2023