Karen and I discuss a very entertaining and newsworthy North American NJPW show, capped by a major title match and an incredible Chicago atmosphere for Jack Perry's match.

Great NJPW show, back to front. Karen Peterson 🥃👑(she/her) and I will have a lot to talk about between new champs, interpromotional dynamics, and the next few months of New Japan shows on the POST Wrestling Cafe tomorrow! #njriot

Definitely the Scott Putski Award Winner of the night.

'Some people hated the messiah because he spoke the truth, and that could be the case for Jack Perry.'
-Walker Stewart #njriot

Great match from Vaquer and AZM. There's such a weight and viciousness in everything Vaquer does, but it's still incredibly smooth and quick (that fake out into the crossface was fantastic). #njriot

Shout out to the man with the 'More Like House Of Bore-ture' sign; you speak for all of us, brother. #njriot

The 'Ospreay shouldn't have named names, HHH didn't' take is the silliest thing I've heard in a week of very silly takes. Ospreay didn't name names either, but the fact that you knew exactly what he was talking about means it was crystal clear to whom HHH was initially referring.

I think about the intro to Dworkin's piece all the time: 'You won’t ever know the worst that happened to Nicole Brown Simpson in her marriage, because she is dead and cannot tell you. And if she were alive, remember, you wouldn’t believe her.'

'Thy next foe is...'

English speakers like to take shots at German for having unwieldy compounds, and often justifiably so, but at an aesthetic level compare the screeching, stumbling accountancy of 'everything' with the serene holistic gravity of 'alles'.

NJPW is in a state of flux, and its relationships with international talents and promotions are a huge part of that flux. Tune in to the POST Wrestling cafe on Saturday as Karen Peterson 🥃👑(she/her) and I review Friday's big card in Chicago, and again take stock of the company.

Getting hits is more fun than not doing so. More and more people are saying this these days.

In play, run(s).

Carry narcan, even if you don't live in a city like Van which saw more than 2500 fentanyl deaths last year.

Pure 'no one wants to work' boomer cope.

The buzz is justified, the hype paid off: #ACTIONDean was a great show. When people talk about shows 'having something for everyone,' it's mostly to excuse lazy booking or weak comedy. Not here. The variety put everyone's strengths into sharp relief, plus Vancouver showed out!