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Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) and Joe Gilbert (@joegilbert1992) filling in for JD Oliva (@jd_oliva) break down the latest wrestling drama in Episode 109 of The Mike & JD Show, your premier wrestling podcast on the Voices of Wrestling Network! We discuss AEW's strategic shift for All Out 2025, moving the September 20 PPV start time to 3 p.m. ET to avoid clashing with WWE's Wrestlepalooza at 7 p.m. ET—complete with a new "Saturday Tailgate Brawl" pre-show on TNT and HBO Max. Is this WWE's ongoing "screwjob" tactics, as insiders like Bryan Alvarez suggest? Plus, the emotional AJ Lee WWE return on the September 5 SmackDown, her first in-ring appearance since 2015, interrupting Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins before reuniting with CM Punk. With a new WWE deal confirmed, is she back full-time? Get our expert AEW news and WWE updates takes! Plus AEW PPVs on MAX, TNA's big week in Minnesota and more!

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Damon and Joel are joined by the great Frasier Japan (@fraserjapan) as they discuss the current state of New Japan Pro Wrestling. The guys cover WrestleKingdom, Bushiroad business and finances, what is missing with the current generation of stars, $7,000 wrestling tickets, and so much more!

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Paul and Gerard cover FOUR promotions this week with 2 matches from Big Japan and DDT Peter Pan coverage. Then it's on to NOAH with a debacle of a GHC title match and the N-1 lineup announcements. They wrap up with All Japan to talk about a Royal Road Tournament that has not been good but Naoya Nomura's return gives them hope.

The Flagship returns this week to review ROH's Death Before Dishonor 2025, the best matches in ECW Arena history, discuss AEW moving All Out to the afternoon, PPVs now available for purchase on HBO Max, Dynamite's record-low rating, WWE Clash in Paris, and so much more!

On the latest episode of the GWP, Jesse Collings is joined by Warren Hayes of the Mr. Warren Hayes show to discuss AEW's currently most controversial figure, MJF. They talk about why MJF has become a lighting rod for AEW criticism, what it is about his character and instincts that causes anxiety in the AEW fanbase, how playing a heel character may contribute to fan displeasure and if AEW would be better off if MJF went to WWE.

This week in the news the AEW moves their ppv. In THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM Clash in Paris ice cold takes and in Vader Club: Alex Wright vs. DDP. Plus the return of High Wattage

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.

It’s 25 Years of Naruki Doi as Dragongate returns to Nara (8/30) for his homecoming show and OTVG spend the episode celebrating the Runaway Muscle. Case and Mike ask some big questions about his career, discuss what makes Doi unique, and review two extra Doi matches, his Dream Gate defense against Koji Kanemoto in 2009 and his second Dream Gate title win against Ben-K!

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If you ever go to a big wrestling show, you'll likely find a commemorative T-shirt for sale that says "I Was There." It's just another way of proving that you attended the event, beyond all the photos and videos you probably took on your phone. Live show experiences are the topic of this very episode. Andrew is joined by first-time guest Tyler Forness (The Good, The Bad, & The Hungee) to play songs by artists they have seen live and reminiscence about any memories they have from those concerts. Artists include Mötley Crüe, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Yes feat. Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, & Rick Wakeman, Taylor Swift, The Heavy, Echo & the Bunnymen, Ludacris, and many more. No need to fork over 50 dollars to the guy at the merch stand, this episode is free and fun!

Theme song: "Hemispheres" by Silent Partner

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