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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

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

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

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

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

In this episode of The Flagship, we cover David Finlay's AEW debut, the AEW Revolution PPV lineup, a review of WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, Danhausen's debut, and the main event: a review of ZERO1's February 28 show. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Flagship, we talk the latest on AJ Styles' status, preview Elimination Chamber (sort of), NJPW New Beginning in USA, review Fantasticamania, discuss NXT moving off WrestleMania Weekend, and so much more. Buy the 2026 Baseball Prospectus AnnualDirect from Publisher: https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781960115089/Baseball-Prospectus-2026Amazon: https://amzn.to/4qSTxWU Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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: WWE doing a tribute show to AJ Styles, putting him into the WWE Hall of Fame and what it means about his future in pro wrestling, AJPW's Excite Series show from February 23 featuring a Kento Miyahara Triple Crown title defense, ROH moving to a TV studio for future TV tapings, Bronson Reed tears his biceps & more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Flagship, we welcome special guest thecubsfan of luchablog.com to discuss changes in CMLL, pro wrestling's increasing homogeneity, WWE's influence in the marketplace, and more. Also on the show, a review of Fantasticamania Night 1, and a deep dive into the 2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Flagship, a full recap and review of NJPW's The New Beginning in Osaka 2026 show, a look at the New Japan Cup brackets and upcoming NJPW schedule, a preview of AEW Grand Slam Australia, the discussion around Powerhouse Hobbs' age, what's going on with Brody King & much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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: WWE blacking out local airings of WrestleMania 42, a look at year-over-year ticket movement for WrestleMania, the life and career of Tadao Yasuda, the history and failing of Inokiism, a review of MLW Battle Riot VIII, and why Tuesday is the worst day of the week (except when there's a new Flagship). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Flagship, an honest and fair look at Billy Gunn's career and why the recent discourse around it has no basis in reality PLUS a hot run of TV from AEW leading to big upcoming shows, our thoughts on NJPW's upcoming New Beginning in Osaka show, trying to make sense of what the hell is going on with the Nielsen ratings, and so much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

You guys have asked for it, and now you're getting it: Double the Flagships! Starting this week, we’re moving to a semi-regular schedule of two Flagships per week. Here's how it's going to work: you’ll still get our standard Friday show on your free podcast feeds, but we are officially adding a Subscriber Exclusive Flagship earlier in the week, most weeks. Both the live stream and audio replay for this earlier-in-the-week edition are available exclusively to $10 tier members at FlagshipPatreon.com. On our debut exclusive show, we recapped the Royal Rumble, broke down NJPW’s Road to New Beginning, and discussed the shocking departures of Hiromu Takahashi from NJPW and Ava from WWE. Plus, we took a patended banter detour into the stress of self-checkout lines and fast-food ordering anxiety. This will be the ONLY place to listen to our Royal Rumble review, we won't be covering it on the Friday Flagship this week because we already talked about it for 90 minutes! Unlock the full episode now and all Subscriber Exclusive Flagships moving forward at FlagshipPatreon.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Flagship: a preview of this week's Royal Rumble show and the potential last match of AJ Styles' ...WWE career? We also dive into recent ratings from TNA, AEW, and WWE, contract season updates, a large swath of recent injuries, the Korean Smark Awards, and review the January 25 AJPW show featuring a Triple Crown Title match between Kento Miyahara and Talos. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Flagship: our reaction to TNA's AMC debut rating and a review of TNA's Genesis PPV. Plus, new contract season updates on a number of people, including EVIL, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Trey Miguel, and Tommaso Ciampa. Also on the show: discussion of the annual FSM 50 countdown on VoicesofWrestling.com, a review of the first episode of AAA on FOX, CMLL's big weekend with plenty of AEW involvement, and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy