The Flagship Wrestling Podcast

The Flagship Wrestling Podcast features light-hearted and passionate discussion, analysis and reviews of professional wrestling from across the world including AEW, NJPW, WWE, TNA, MLW, Pro Wrestling NOAH, AJPW, Dragongate, Indies & retro wrestling and everything in-between.

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20 episodes
Updated July 31
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July 31 · 22 min
The Flagship: G1 Midpoint, Advice For AEW, SummerSlam, New Day - FREE Preview
A free preview of this week's SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE Flagship Podcast. To hear this show in its entirety, subscribe now at patreon.com/voicesofwrestling on our $5 Tier. Topics include... Midpoint analysis of G1 Climax 36 Advice for Tony Khan & AEW SummerSlam Preview What's next for (fka) New Day AND MORE! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 24 · 3 hr 37 min
The Flagship: WWE Radio, SNME, AEW Redemption, NOAH, Sivi Afi & more!
The Flagship returns for a packed show discussing WWE and SiriusXM launching WWE Radio, reviewing WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, announcing WrestleMania Weekend in NYC, WWE running Chicago during All Out weekend, "Mike Santana" "debuting" in NXT, previewing AEW Redemption, reviewing NOAH's Summer Epic, checking in on NJPW's G1 Climax, the life and career of Sivi Afi, and so much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 16 · 3 hr 2 min
The Flagship: Shota Umino, G1 Climax, SNME, NOAH, Osaka Pro, TNA Dark Side & more!
The Flagship is back to full strength this week as we preview a massive wrestling weekend featuring the return of NJPW's G1 Climax, Shota Umino bowing out of the tournament, WWE's Saturday Night's Main Event from MSG, RevPro's Summer Sizzler, NOAH's Summer Epic, Dragongate's Kobe World, Osaka Pro's Castle Festival 2026 plus thoughts on the final episode of Dark Side of the Ring on TNA & so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 10 · 2 hr 25 min
The Flagship: G1 Climax Preview, Tiger Mask IV Retirement, TNA Dark Side of the Ring & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, Rich is joined by special guest Jeremy Donovan of the Keepin' It Strong Style podcast to preview NJPW's G1 Climax, his experience at Dynamite Beach Break, and his 95th percentile baby. After we say goodbye to Jeremy, Rich talks about Tiger Mask IV's retirement show, the first two episodes of TNA's Dark Side of the Ring, stunningly low SummerSlam ticket sales, an anniversary that should make any wrestling fan angry and so much more! Join the Sport of Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Pick'Em at http://g1.sportofprowrestling.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
July 3 · 3 hr 53 min
The Flagship: Night of Champions, Great American Bash, Beach Break & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, we review a massive weekend of wrestling, including fallout from AEW Forbidden Door 2026, WWE's Night of Champions, NXT The Great American Bash, TNA Slammiversary, a stacked card for next week's Dynamite Beach Break, several TNA releases, the life and career of Joe Doering, and so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
June 26 · 3 hr 44 min
The Flagship: Forbidden Door, Night of Champions, Slammiversary, Great American Bash, AJPW, G1 & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, we get you ready for a packed wrestling weekend with previews of AEW's Forbidden Door 2026 PPV, WWE Night of Champions, TNA Slammiversary, and NXT The Great American Bash. We also review AJPW's Super Power Series show featuring a Triple Crown Title match between Kento Miyahara and Hideki Suzuki, G1 Climax lineups, ticket sales, & announcements, and so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
June 18 · 3 hr 6 min
The Flagship: Duke of Dorchester, Dominion, G1, NOAH Tag League, AJPW & more!
This week on The Flagship: the life and career of "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty, a review of NJPW Dominion 6.14 in Osaka-jo-Hall, a look at the G1 announcements, NJPW's upcoming schedule, a check-in on Forbidden Door, AEW All In Wembley ticket sales, a review of NOAH's Neo Global Tag League finals, a preview of AJPW's Super Power Series show, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
June 11 · 3 hr 15 min
The Flagship: CM Punk Rumors, BOSJ, Dominion, Osaka Pro, AJPW & more!
This week on The Flagship: rumors on CM Punk and his absence from WWE TV, whether wrestling reporters should report on rumors or not, plus a review the Best of the Super Juniors finals, a preview NJPW's Dominion, a review Osaka Pro's June 7 show, a review of AJPW's June 6 show, and the latest free agent updates on Steve Maclin, Shun Skywalker, Enzo Amore, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
June 5 · 3 hr 9 min
The Flagship: AAA Noche de Los Grandes, Mask vs. Mask, WWE Clash in Italy & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, we review AAA Noche de Los Grandes, discuss the mask vs. mask main event between El Grande Americano and "The Original" El Grande Americano, discuss WWE's next steps in Mexico, WWE Clash in Italy, Shun Skywalker departing Dragongate, a brief check in on NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors, Voices of Wrestling's 30 Under 30 and so much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
June 3 · 12 min
Subscriber-Exclusive Flagship: TNA Slammiversary Tickets, 2026 GWE, Collision & MLW Fusion (Preview)
A short preview of the latest Subscriber-Exclusive episode of The Flagship—available now in full exclusively on the FlagshipPatreon.com $10 tier. Topics discussed on the full show: slow-moving ticket sales for TNA Slammiversary and the state of TNA, a lengthy discussion on the 2026 Greatest Wrestler Ever vote, a review of Saturday's Collision, and a recap of the special two-hour premiere of MLW Fusion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
May 29 · 3 hr 3 min
The Flagship: NJPW Sale, AAA Noche de Los Grandes, Clash in Italy, MLW Return & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, we discuss the huge news that Bushiroad is selling its NJPW shares to TV Asahi and CyberAgent, what it means for the future of NJPW and Japanese wrestling, and more. We also preview this weekend's AAA Noche de Los Grandes show featuring the hottest feud in pro wrestling, WWE's Clash in Italy, the return of MLW, whatever the heck VEEPS is, hotel continental breakfasts, pretzel buns, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
May 22 · 3 hr 16 min
The Flagship: Double or Nothing, Supercard of Honor, Champion Carnival & more!
The Flagship is back after a week's hiatus with a loaded show featuring a preview of AEW Double or Nothing 2026, reviews of ROH's Supercard of Honor 2026 and AJPW's Champion Carnival 2026 finals. We'll also talk about the life and career of Phil Hickerson, Brock Lesnar's return, Mick Foley joining AEW, BARON CORBIN headlines, Heidenreich's viral Walmart photo & so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
May 8 · 3 hr 14 min
The Flagship: Ted Turner, Wrestling Dontaku, Champion Carnival & Backlash
The Flagship is back to talk about Ted Turner's impact on pro wrestling, review NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, catch you up with the latest in AJPW's Champion Carnival, and preview this week's WWE Backlash show. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
May 1 · 3 hr 15 min
The Flagship: Thursday Dynamite Review, Wrestling Dontaku, Dragongate & more!
The Flagship returns with a full recap and review of this week's episode of AEW Dynamite, a preview of NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku, a review of Dragongate's Golden Colosseum & much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
April 24 · 3 hr 18 min
The Flagship: WrestleMania Ratings & Fallout, Andreas Hale, Van Hammer, Darby Allin & more
After a week's hiatus, The Flagship returned with a look at the fallout from WrestleMania and WrestleMania Weekend, ratings for WrestleMania on ESPN, ESPN's Andreas Hale being denied press credentials, this week's Dave Meltzer Discourse, the life and career of Van Hammer, early returns on Darby Allin's AEW World Title run, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
April 10 · 2 hr 50 min
The Flagship: AEW Dynasty Preview, WrestleMania Week Preview, The Coach & Bro & more!
This week on The Flagship, we preview what's coming up for WrestleMania Week next week, give a preview of this weekend's AEW Dynasty PPV, discuss Tony Khan's appearance on "The Coach & Bro" podcast, cover what happened with the Berwyn Eagles Club, and much more! Note/Correction: In the segment about the Berwyn Eagles Club, we referred to the promotion with the alleged stabbing as Relentless Pro Wrestling. It was actually Ruthless Pro Wrestling. We apologize for the error. The Overrun We ran out of time on The Flagship proper, so we had to finish out the show on The Overrun—available exclusively on the $5 tier at FlagshipPatreon.com. Topics on The Overrun this week: NJPW Sakura Genesis review, NXT Stand & Deliver review & a preview of WWE WrestleMania 42. Instant Reaction LIVE: AEW Dynasty Listen to the best post-PPV review show in the game this Sunday with Instant Reaction LIVE for AEW Dynasty 2026! Available on the $10 tier at FlagshipPatreon.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
April 3 · 3 hr 27 min
The Flagship: John Cena Hosting WrestleMania, Janel Grant, Chris Jericho, Sakura Genesis, Sacrifice & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, we cover a busy week in wrestler movement, including Chris Jericho returning to AEW, Dani Luna leaving TNA, Dragon Dia departing Dragongate, and Lady Frost exiting AEW. We also dive into the latest in the Janel Grant case, review TNA Sacrifice, preview NXT Stand & Deliver, check in on WrestleMania Week/Weekend, discuss John Cena being announced as the host of WrestleMania, preview NJPW Sakura Genesis, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
March 27 · 3 hr 15 min
The Flagship: Dennis Condrey, New Japan Cup, AJPW, & more!
On this episode of The Flagship, a deep look at the life and career of Dennis Condrey, a review of the final nights of the 2026 New Japan Cup, plus a look at the latest in AJPW. We did a Flagship on Wednesday, too, covering CMLL, ZERO1, Tony Khan's bid to buy WWE, and more. You can listen to that show exclusively at FlagshipPatreon.com. The Deep Dive (The Midnight Express vs. The Original Midnight Express): https://www.patreon.com/posts/deep-dive-vs-71970399 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
March 20 · 3 hr 6 min
The Flagship: The Hangman Stip, Booker T Appreciation Night, Rey de Reyes, ROH Nostalgia & more!
With Joe unavailable this week, Rich welcomes Trevor Dame (http://linktr.ee/trevordame) to The Flagship! Rich made Trevor endure NXT's Booker T Appreciation Night, so they review this week's NXT TV episode, the first AAA Rey de Reyes 2026 show, discuss the aftermath of Sunday's AEW Revolution PPV, The Hangman stipulation, plus some ROH nostalgia and more. Listen to Trevor on the Gentlemen's Wrestling Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/a5213cab-9356-48e4-90d5-9f783121c871 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
March 13 · 3 hr 11 min
The Flagship: AEW Revolution, MyAEW, Vengeance Day, Osaka Pro, ESPN Letter Grades
On this episode of The Flagship, we preview this Sunday's AEW Revolution 2026 PPV, discuss AEW's launch of MyAEW, review NXT Vengeance Day 2026, ESPN dropping WWE Letter Grades, Shinjuku FACE closing in September, and review Osaka Pro's BUSHI-DO 2026 show. Instant Reaction LIVE: AEW Revolution 2026: Join us Sunday night immediately following AEW Revolution 2026 for the best post-PPV review show in the game: Instant Reaction LIVE—available exclusively on the FlagshipPatreon.com $10 tier. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy