The reports of my demise were greatly exaggerated! Yes, the Solid B+ Podcast is finally back bringing you the best pro wrestling news on the net. Just a solo show today to get back into the swing of things (no Bry today) and I'm going to be recapping everything that's happened during our unplanned hiatus. First, the WWE Supershow, as well as Evolution and Crown Jewel and other WWE notes. Then, NXT Takeover Brooklyn 4 and NXT TV from the past few weeks. And finally, lots of New Japan stuff to...

No Bry again this week so I'm flying solo again and the show's gonna be a little shorter. I start off saying RIP to Brian Christopher and get into some WWE news, namely that Matt Riddle seems to be going to WWE. After that, I get into Tommaso Ciampa's NXT Championship win as well as the episode of NXT TV from August 1. Then I wrap up the show with a look at the New Japan G1 Climax 28 which is winding down soon. I examine the block competition, give you some must watch matches and try to...

The show was on vacation for a few weeks there but the Solid B+ Podcast is back with another jam-packed episode! First, we start off talking WWE Extreme Rules before getting into NXT TV from July 18. Then, we get into the New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Special in San Francisco as well as the first several days of the G1 Climax 28 tournament. And finally, we round out the show with a review of episode 29 of the first season of Lucha Underground!

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast Bry returns and we talk about the life of the recently deceased Big Van Vader to open the show. Next, we get into WWE news, Money in the Bank and NXT Takeover Chicago. In the New Japan section, we get into the current Kizuna Road tour and title matches as well as the blocks for the upcoming G1 Climax 28. And closing the show we review episode 28 of the first season of Lucha Underground.

Once again I, your host, Joe Arcidiacono, am flying solo without my co-host Bryan Myers and hopefully he'll be back for the next episode. But I am holding it down for all you listeners out there, and this week I'll be previewing NXT Takeover Chicago as well as reviewing New Japan Pro Wrestling's Dominion and the finals of the Best of Super Juniors tournament. I also get into a little indie wrestling talk, having watched a bunch of PWG lately as well as GCW's Tournament of Survival 3...

Bry returns this week to talk about all sorts of topics like the new, billion dollar deal that WWE signed with FOX which will move Smackdown from USA to Fox, news about the All In show in September, NXT TV from May 23, a look at the current standings of the New Japan Best of Super Juniors tournament, a preview of Dominion which takes place on June 9, our Lucha Underground on Netflix review and more!

It's a shorter episode this week because Bry isn't with me, but don't worry because I've still got plenty of pro wrestling news for everyone. The show starts with a review of the NXT TV episodes from May 9 and May 16, followed by a review of the final two days of New Japan's Wrestling Dontaku tour. We have some new champions in New Japan and we also saw two of the best matches of the year in Will Ospreay vs Kushida and Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi. And since Bry isn't here today I...

This week on the show, we start off talking about the recent Greatest Royal Rumble, which WWE held in Saudi Arabia. After that we get into NXT TV from this week and the past week, followed by lots of New Japan talk about the title defenses that have happened so far and the title matches still to come, including Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP heavyweight championship. After that we get into our Lucha Underground on Netflix review with episode 26 of the first season, as well...

We've got a lot to talk about on the show this week. Three major events took place since the last time we recorded and we get into everything that went down. First, we talk about our thoughts on Wrestlemania 34, followed by our review of NXT Takeover New Orleans. After that we get into New Japan Pro Wrestling's Sakura Genesis, which saw New Japan Cup winner Zack Sabre Jr. challenge Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight title. Plus our Lucha Underground on Netflix review as well as getting...

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast, we start the show talking about Daniel Bryan being medically cleared finally. Then we get into NXT TV from March 21, followed by a look at the New Japan Cup finals. We review New Japan's Strong Style Evolved and get into the cards for Sakura Genesis and Ring of Honor's Supercard of Honor, before wrapping up the show by reviewing episode 24 of the first season of Lucha Underground.

The Solid B+ Podcast is back again and we've got a lot to talk about today. First we go over Fastlane briefly before getting into NXT TV from March 7 and 14. There's a lot to get to in the New Japan segment, with a review of the Anniversary show as well as going over the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the New Japan Cup. And finally, we review episode 23 of the first season of Lucha Underground on Netflix!

The Solid B+ Podcast is back with a jam-packed episode! After we run down our thoughts on the Elimination Chamber (spoiler alert: it was mostly bad), we get into NXT TV from February 21 and 28. After that, we review the two days of the Ring of Honor and New Japan Honor Rising shows, as well as preview the New Japan Anniversary event on March 6. And finally, we review episode 22 of Lucha Underground on Netflix!

It's been a few weeks since the last episode and I meant to get one out sooner, but I ended up getting sick the day I got home from vacation. But the show is finally back which means we have two weeks of NXT TV to talk about - Feb. 7 and 14 - as well as the final day of the New Japan Pro Wrestling New Beginning tour, which saw a huge surprise from Rey Mysterio Jr. Also we go over the Ring of Honor/NJPW Honor Rising cards as well as some news about Lucha Underground season 4 and our review...

It's been a couple weeks since our last show which means we have a jam packed episode for you this week! We open the show discussing the WWE Royal Rumble and our thoughts on the winners as well as Ronda Rousey's debut. Then we move into our review of NXT Takeover Philadelphia as well as the TV taping from the Wells Fargo Center. After that we get into our review of the first few shows of the New Japan Pro Wrestling New Beginning tour and then preview the final day of the tour. And finally, on...

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast, we discuss NXT TV from January 17 as well as preview NXT Takeover Philadelphia, which we will be attending and then reviewing at the Ring Rust Radio Live Show at Lorraine Bar on January 28 from 2-4 pm. After NXT, we look at the next New Japan Pro Wrestling tour, which also begins the weekend of January 27-28. Two shows kick off the New Beginning tour and we run down the big matches from all the major cards. And finally, we review Lucha Underground Season 1...

We took a few days longer than usual to get an episode out but it was for good reason - New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom 12 dropped on January 4 and we needed time to watch the 6 hour show once or twice.  On NJPW's biggest annual show, we saw many title changes, a few surprising title defenses, as well as the much hyped Alpha vs Omega match. Following WK12 we go over New Year Dash, which takes place Jan. 5 and kicks off New Japan's new year. In addition to all that we also take a look at the NXT...

We took a week off for Christmas but the Solid B+ Podcast is back with a packed episode. First, we go over the title matches from the 12/20 episode where we saw new tag team champions, as well as the new NXT title #1 contender on the 12/27 episode. Next, we run down the entire card for New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 12 and wrap up that segment with a review of Ring of Honor's Final Battle on PPV. Finally, we finish up the show with our Lucha Underground on Netflix review, where we...

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast, we start off by getting into NXT TV from 12/13 where another participant earned a spot in the #1 contender fatal fourway. We cover the finals of the New Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag League as well as the final day of the show where Chris Jericho appeared in New Japan to attack Kenny Omega. Then on Lucha Underground on Netflix, we review episode 16 of the first season where Cage faces Prince Puma with #1 contendership for Cage on the line as well as Johnny...

The Solid B+ Podcast is changing a little but only getting better! Going forward, we'll now be covering the weekly NXT TV show, starting with the episode from Wednesday, December 6. On this episode we learn that the #1 contender to NXT Champion Andrade Almas will be decided via a fatal fourway, and the entrants of that fourway will be decided by a series of singles matches, two of which take place on this episode as well as a great main event. In New Japan, the World Tag League is almost...

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast, we're updating you on the current standings of the New Japan World Tag League as well as going over some of the best matches of the tournament so far. Next, we get into Lucha Underground on Netflix with Season 1, Episode 14 where Alberto El Patron/Alberto Del Rio makes his first appearance in the Temple. And on the 10 Count, the announcement of Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega got us thinking about other current day dream matches, so we get into all sorts of...

The World Tag League has begun in New Japan and we preview the debuting wrestlers in the tournament, check out the standings and try and predict a winner. Next, we find out that there will be a Lucha Underground Season 4! Following that news is our Lucha Underground on Netflix review with Season 1 Episode 13. Then in the 10 Count, we discuss NXT Takeover Wargames and WWE Survivor Series and if a WWE pay-per-view has finally outshone an NXT Takeover.

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast, we get into New Japan Pro Wrestling's Power Struggle, the last big stop on the road to Wrestle Kingdom 12. The biggest news out of Power Struggle is that Chris Jericho challenged Kenny Omega to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 12! We get into Lucha Underground on Netflix review but we unfortunately recorded this after the news broke about Lucha Underground Season 4 but you can be sure we'll get into that next week on the show. And wrapping things up, we get into...

This week on the Solid B+ Podcast we talk about the finals of the Super Junior tag team tournament as well as the next big event for NJPW, Power Struggle, which takes place on November 5. Next, Lucha Underground S1E11 of our Lucha Underground on Netflix review where we see a big change in The Crew and King Cuerno faces Drago in a last luchadore standing match. Then on the 10 Count we discuss wrestlers leaving WWE, such as Cody, Neville and Austin Aries, and talk a little about others we think...

We may have skipped a week but the Solid B+ Podcast is back to bring you all the pro wrestling news you need to know. This week, we have a lot to cover in New Japan Pro Wrestling. The Young Lion's Cup began recently and we give a little insight on that tournament, we discuss Kenny Omega's IWGP United States title match against Yoshi-Hashi at Ring of Honor's Global Wars in Chicago, as well as Yuji Nagata vs Manabu Nakanishi from the Blue Justice Anniversary show. But that's not all because we...

The Solid B+ Podcast is back and this week on the show we're talking about New Japan Pro Wrestling's King of Pro Wrestling where Will Ospreay challenged KUSHIDA for the IWGP junior heavyweight title, Tetsuya Naito defended his Wrestle Kingdom 12 main event title shot against Tomohiro Ishii, and in the main event Kazuchika Okada defended the IWGP heavyweight championship against EVIL. Then on Lucha Underground on Netflix we review season 1, episode 9 featuring the first ever Aztec Warfare!...