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Claudio Castagnoli

Powerbombshells Episode 21: We’re legal! Swerve in Our Glory wins gold

 Powerbombshells Episode 21 is up and we’re celebrating our show being legal with adult beverages. (Our cover photo has confetti in it, which is why it doesn’t have Keith Lee) While we sipped on our drinks, we talked about how smart it is for AEW to utilize Dark to show big matches from other promotions like…

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Powerbombshells Episode 19: Forbidden Door, Blood & Guts road trip!

Powerbombshells Episode 19 is now up! The unofficial name of this episode is “Story Time with Mel Gray, bay bay!”. Mel made the trip down to Chicago to attend the inaugural AEW x NJPW event, Forbidden Door.  We discuss the reactions for YOSHI-HASHI, Shibata, and Claudio Castanogli. We also talked about Mel’s favorite matches from the…

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Powerbombshells Episode 18: Forbidden Door livestream recap

Powerbombshells Episode 18 is up now as a replay. Since Mel was #inChicago for the highly anticipated AEW x NJPW pay-per-view, Forbidden Door, I hosted a livestream right after the show ended. Before the livestream, I live-tweeted the show from the Fight Game Media Twitter. Shout out to Sofia who stayed engaged with my tweets throughout…

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AEW, NJPW put on outstanding show & other takeaways from Forbidden Door

Despite a series of injuries, illnesses and lineup changes that had some referring to the show as “cursed,” New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling managed to put together a tremendous night of wrestling on June 26 in Chicago. The Forbidden Door show kept a crisp pace and kept a red-hot, sold-out crowd entertained…

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Drunkcast #28 With Claudio Castagnoli

FGB friends Ed in San Antonio and the Peach Machine hosted their Drunkcast podcast tonight and were joined by Claudio Castagnoli. Our own Alan called into the show as well. Listen by clicking here.

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DVD Spotlight: Big D Reviews “The Best of Chikara”

In a business where fans are constantly seeking a true “alternative” product, hitting a brick wall is a constant. World Wrestling Entertainment is the top dog in the business, and quite frequently fans grow tired of the “Sports Entertainment” style of professional wrestling, focused more on spectacle and cutesy drama than the gritty, rugged form…

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