Alan 4L’s ProWres Paradise

VIP AUDIO 11/2 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Wrestling TV from past & present – Smackdown’s 2002 Halloween special featuring Lesnar, Angle, Mysterio, Edge, and more, plus this past week’s NXT UK war pitting WALTER against Dragunov (90 min)

November 2, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined once again by Brian Elliott for their series examining wrestling television of the past, and on this edition, the present. […]

VIP AUDIO 10/25 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: TNA/Impact Special for Bound for Glory weekend. A look at some of the best matches in TNA history and the Impact Plus service as a whole (125 min)

October 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by returning guest Golazo Dan and our young debutant Eddie Sideburns to celebrate TNA and Impact Wrestling on this, their […]

VIP AUDIO 10/14 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise (pt. 2 of 2): Hall of Fame ballot discussion with Dan Kuester (111 min)

October 14, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Dan Kuester for part 2 of their chat, this time looking at the Observer Hall of Fame ballot and […]

VIP AUDIO 10/14 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise (pt. 1 of 2): Dan Kuester talks early wrestling fandom, mid-’80s Watts and the UWF house show that he attended featuring Duggan, Gilbert, Sheepherders, Blade Runners, more (44 min)

October 14, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Dan Kuester for part 1 of a near three-hour chat. In this first part, Alan and Dan talk early […]

VIP AUDIO 10/10 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A Dive with Rich Fann into the Paradise that was an amazing G1 Climax show in Osaka. Takagi, Okada, Ishii, Suzuki, more (72 min)

October 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In the first ever Deep Dive x ProWres Paradise co-produce, Rich Fann and Alan4L give their reactions to an amazing night of G1 Climax magic in Osaka. Shingo Takagi lit the tournament on […]

VIP AUDIO 10/6 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: AJPW Champion Carnival and NOAH’s N-1 Victory spotlighted. Zeus, Miyahara, Mochizuki, Shiozaki, Marufuji, Kiyomiya, more (70 min)

October 6, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L flies solo to give you the rundown on the “other” two heavyweight tournaments going on in Japan right now – All Japan’s […]

VIP AUDIO 9/27 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A comprehensive look at 2020 Dragon Gate following their great Dangerous Gate PPV, with DG expert Mike Spears (103 min)

September 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Open the Voice Gate’s Mike Spears to talk everything you need to know about recent Dragon Gate. It’s arguably […]

VIP AUDIO 9/19 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A trip to the movies pro wrestling style – Tanahashi in “My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler” and Bautista’s “My Spy” (130 min)

September 19, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L takes a break from action inside the ring (sort of!) and looks to the big screen, as we go to the movies […]

VIP AUDIO 9/8 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Women’s wrestling classics! Toyota, Hokuto, Kandori, Yamada, LCO, Awesome Kong, Gail Kim, more! (99 min)

September 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by John Carroll of Wrestle Omakase to discuss four classic women’s matches. As a nod to our friend, the late […]

VIP AUDIO 9/1 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Touching base with New Japan – Summer Struggle In Jingu, G1 Climax hopes, and more with Sarah Flannery (83 min)

September 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Sarah Flannery for a look at where things stand in New Japan coming off the big Summer fireworks of […]

VIP AUDIO 8/20 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: The story of the 1991 G1 Climax. The rise of The Three Musketeers, the fall of Choshu, and the multi-layered success of a famous week in New Japan history (117 min)

August 20, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L sits down to tell the tale of one of the most incredible weeks in New Japan Pro Wrestling history. We may be […]

VIP AUDIO 8/12 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: An exploration of some classic wrestling television with Brian Elliott. Mid-South Wrestling featuring one of their most famous angles, Southwest Championship Wrestling on USA Network, more! (101 min)

August 12, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Brian Elliott for the first of a new series celebrating classic wrestling television episodes. The guys have picked an […]

VIP AUDIO 8/5 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A look through the highlights of the reopened Japanese wrestling scene. NJPW, Dragon Gate, NOAH, DDT, AJPW, and Big Japan (58 min)

August 5, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L goes solo for the first time in months to discuss his highlights from a busy July in Japanese wrestling as the top […]

VIP AUDIO 7/21 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Dick Togo special with Rich Fann. Classic matches in M-Pro and DDT featuring the likes of Ibushi, Delfin, Michinoku, Hamada, and more (92 min)

July 21, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by host of The Deep Dive, Rich Fann, for some VIP crossover as we do a Deep Diving Senton on […]

VIP AUDIO 7/12 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: A look around the Japanese landscape as we enter the next stage of COVID-era wrestling in that country. NOAH, AJPW, DDT, and Dragon Gate, plus reaction to EVIL & Dick Togo angle in NJPW (99 min)

July 13, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by JoJo Remy to talk about wrestling in Japan as we start seeing shows with crowds resuming and the marquee […]

VIP AUDIO 7/6 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Opening up The Fuchi Files for a look at some great matches from the 46-year career of Masanobu Fuchi (88 min)

July 6, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Bohs Johnny for an all Irish edition of the show where the lads look at the incredible career of […]

VIP AUDIO 6/27 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Genki Horiguchi’s big night, Miracle Violence Connection, Open the Triangle Gate and Triple Crown classics (44 min)

June 27, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Danny Kuchler to discuss a pair of matches from both the Dragon System and ’90s All Japan. It’s been […]

VIP AUDIO 6/15 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Brian Elliott stops by to talk classic and modern All Japan, Reslo, Kung Fu, and one of EVOLVE’s best matches (101 min)

June 15, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Brian Elliott after his epic three-hour appearance on Will Cooling’s British Wrestling Report here at PWTorch VIP. After tackling […]

VIP AUDIO 6/8 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Final edition of “Best of the Super Junior” classics. Robin Reid joins the show as we discuss El Samurai, Ohtani, Ospreay, and the baby versions of Tajiri & Nakajima (78 min)

June 8, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by VOW’s Quizmaster Robin Reid to finish out our Best of the Super Junior retro series. In this episode we […]

VIP AUDIO 6/1 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: More of New Japan’s “Best of the Super Junior” classics. WH Park joins the show as we discuss Shelley, O’Reilly, AKIRA, Ibushi, and more! (107 min)

June 1, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by the great WH Park for our latest edition of Super Junior classics. This week, we have two technical classics […]

VIP AUDIO 5/25 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: More of New Japan’s “Best of the Super Junior” classics. Devitt, KUSHIDA, Owen Hart, Shingo Takagi, and more! (89 min)

May 25, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Mark Robinson for our second edition of Super Junior classics. This week, we have more Prince Devitt with two […]

VIP AUDIO 5/18 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: New Japan “Best of the Super Junior” classics. Kanemoto, Liger, Devitt, Hiromu, Milano, and more! (100 min)

May 18, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Sarah Flann for the first in a series of Best of the Super Junior retrospective podcasts. This is the […]

VIP AUDIO 5/11 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Episode #100, cause for celebration! Classic matches involving Kobashi, Dusty Rhodes, The Andersons, Jumbo, Liger, and Danielson (97 min)

May 11, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by his good friend Dean Knickerbocker for a celebration of 100 shows at the Torch! What better way to celebrate […]

VIP AUDIO 5/4 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: On a very different Golden Week in Japan, a look at classics of Golden Weeks past. Tanahashi, Mochizuki, Sekimoto, and Nagata, amongst other greats! (90 min)

May 4, 2020

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Joey Bay to talk four classic matches from Golden Week history in Japan. Whilst celebrations were muted across the […]

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