The Truepenny Show

James and Christy generally chat around the subject of wrestling and Nights 2 & 3 of the Super J Tag League as it continues on its merry and confusing way. Douki and Sho headline both nights as they expect to be on top by the end of the tournament but there are tight showings from former champs Ichiban Sweet Boys & Mastwe Wato and YOH who start whole new line of thought on team naming.

James and Christy are back with their sixth Tournament of the Year to cover on Today At as they go back to New Japan after the N1 Victory tournament in NOAH. The subject is Super J Tag League, and with a whole host of new teams featuring talent from CMLL, Dragongate and DDT, as well as the superstars of the Division War Dogs Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X, Ichiban Sweet Boys Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles, Master Wato & YOH, and tag team champions SHO & DOUKI from House of Torture.

James, Marcus & Christy talk AJPW as they have their GIant Dream show in Tokyo. With four title matches, this is one of the most significant AJPW shows of the year. Kento Miyahara cashes in his Royal Road Tournament Victory against Triple Crown Champion Jun Saito, The AJPW World Tag team titles, Junior Heavyweight and the GAORA TV title are also on the line.

James and Marcus take a break from their high octane diet of Joshi, Joshi and more Joshi and take a trip back in time. Going back to 1986 they look at the very first Crockett Cup to celebrate the history of tag team wrestling in the best way possible as we head into Tag Team Tournament Season!

For the month of September we talk about the Royal Road tournament, Kento Miyahara, and our love for Taishin Nagao.

James, Christy and Marcus get together to discuss the Stardom September Show from Korakuen Hall. As AZM and Saya Kamitani go title for title with the NJPW Strong and World Wonder Ring Stardom Titles are on the line with a packed card including the Wonder of Stardom Championship match between Champion Hina and challenger HANAKO!

James and Marcus look at two shows from Marigold, their DreamStar Tournament final night in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with all the final block action and the final match of the tournament too! Meanwhile this week Sendai had its Big Show of the year where Sendai Girls World Champion Chihiro Hashimoto defends her title against perennial contender Mika Iwata, along with an incredible series of legends in supporting roles.

James and Christy run down all the results of an emotional final day of the N1 Victory tournament with Jack Morris becoming the first non Japanese wrestler to make the final facing up against long time NOAH Stalwart and Team 2000 X member Masa Kitamiya. In the semi main event Alpha Wolf & Dragon Bane GHC Junior Tag Champs defend against All Rebellion (Alejandro & Kai Fujimura) who have been hounding them the whole tour.

James and Christy welcome Ruth back to look at the last day of N1 Victory Block action. With Naomichi Marufuji, Jack Morris and Galeno still in contention in Block B and Kaito Kiyomiya, Masa Kitamiya and KENTA all in contetion in Block A, there is everything to play for in NOAH's Premier Heavyweight Tournament.

James and Christy are joined by Ruth and Sarah Kurchak to talk nights 5, 6 & 7 of the N1 Victory Tournament. The tournament is heading to the final night of block action on Sunday and some incredible performances start to split from the field. Down the table, Ulka Sasaki continues to impress, but top names Jack Morris, Galeno and Kitamiya are breaking through with perennial favourites Kenoh, Maraifuji and Kioyomia continue the pressure.

James brings you the results of nights 5 & 6 of the N1 Victory tournament!

James and Christy are joined once again by Ruth as they look at Night 4 of the N1 Victory Tournament. KENTA tries to regain some momentum against Masa Kitamiya in the main event and Kaito Kiyomiya faces Kazuyuki Fujita in the semi main.

James and Christy are joined by Ruth to talk nights 2 & 3 of the NOAH N1 Victory Tournament. The matches come thick and fast as the company moves out into wider Japan from their Tokyo start point. Kazuyuki Fujita uses his preeminent power, size and veteran whiles to pull out an early lead in Block A while over in Block B Jack Morris is making his presence felt. The team round the matches and discuss all the usual asides like hair cuts, abs and No Neck Ned.

James and Christy start their first adventure outside of a NJPW Tournament for the Today At series as they take in the start of the NOAH N1 Victory Tournament. They pay tribute to the tragic passing of Jaka and Taishin Nagao, and delve into the the first matches of the tournament proper as well as picking their own favourites for the tournament.

James and Marcus look at all the action from Marvelous' K Hall show from August with a killer main event of Takumi Iroha and Sareee defneding the AAAW tag titles against Team 200KG. They then move on to this year's edition of Death Before Dishonor as Athena continue's her majestic reign as ROH women's Champion.

James and Marcus continue their exploration of the career of Akira Hokuto as she leaves AJW for GAEA and by extension a run in WCW to start of proceedings and then on to the final stages of her career where she faces the demons of her past in the Crush Gals and LCO. The rounding with thoughts on her retirement and effect on the wrestling industry. Follow along with our playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDFKuMLm7OZCK2QcBGHipLeLcnRH41CrN&feature=shared

This month we do things a little different as I introduce my friend Sonal to AJPW. We watched the 03/08 show together and discuss her first impressions and which wrestlers she liked the most.

James and Marcus breakdown the historic career of Akira Hokuto, the biggest of all AJW's Game Day Players from the 80s and 90s, taking a trip from Korakuen Hall to Yokahama Baseball Stadium via Arena Mexico. The pair dive into what made her so great and such a wonderful story teller in an era of incredible performers. Watch along with this incredible playlist of matches: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDFKuMLm7OZCK2QcBGHipLeLcnRH41CrN&feature=shared

In this special bonus episode Milo, Ruth, and Christy talk about the amazing Rising HAYATO versus Atsuki Aoyagi final and discuss some of the other important matches on that card.

James and Christy get to the final of the G1 Climax after 19 nights of competition it came down to Konosuke Takeshita and EVIL. The pair go through the whole and trace the threads of the feuds to come and go deep on the final least likely. Controversial yes, but not nearly as bad as everyone thought it would be and lays up a lot of intrude for the future.