The Original Alternate returns on a solo voyage as Adam Summers guides you on a 52-minute odyssey through the AJPW Champion Carnival and the NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour. Topics include: Yuji Okabayashi’s incredible week, Miyahara’s chances of winning the Carnival, an

The original alternate has returned with another early morning recording. Adam and Mike talk the retirement announcement by Jushin Thunder Liger, NOAH leaving the green mat behind, their thoughts on the New Japan Anniversary show and upcoming New Japan Cup (including Adam’s predictions), plus

The original alternate goes back to its roots with 100 minutes of puroresu-related comfort programming, as well as the occasional audio whoops. This week’s topics include — but aren’t limited to — Chiberian cold snaps, KENTA speculation, New Japan USA, Shibata’s Musketeers, the

Reunited, and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are back. After a quick look at today’s headlines, we go match-by-match and break down the 28th annual January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza, in our 14th consecutive year of bantering about it. We give

With Mike on the disabled list, Adam is back to deliver the last original alternate of 2018. In a half hour of power, we get his thoughts on December 16’s NOAH title upheaval — led by Kaito Kiyomiya’s GHC title triumph over Takashi Sugiura

The original alternate is back, and they are old grumpy men. After going through our recent doings, and future outings, we talk about possibly letting the tide wash upon the shore of the picture in New Japan. Which is kind of a nice

The original alternate has returned with two guys bantering around a bit — which is a good thing since we’re doing a podcast and dead air wouldn’t be appropriate. Though it might be more coherent. Regardless, topics this week include, but aren’t limited to:

Allowing just enough time to let it sink in, the Adam and Mike Big Audio Nightmare returns to give out thoughts on today’s end of the New Japan G1 Climax tournament. We run down everything — and then some — in a nearly two-hour

Now that we’ve reached a break in this year’s G-1 Climax, the original alternate here at The Empire is back to give you a half hour of power on the first third of New Japan’s epic annual tournament. Topics include, but aren’t limited

Your people are back, and there’s no better time than now, right? After a Stanley Cup salutation, a little praise for Miyahara-Marufuji, and some congrats for Kagetsu, we get into the reason that we’re all full of pleasin’: Our breakdown of New Japan

For the first time in a long time, Adam and Mike are back to gracefully stumble about the Japanese wrestling landscape, giving our thoughts and opinions along the way. This time around, we banter about New Japan at the Cow Palace and their

Slightly more stable than a Miami Dolphins offensive line coach (allegedly) doing offensive lines, the original alternate remain somewhat on track with a 40-minute show that’s tighter than your dad’s pants on Thanksgiving. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Our thoughts on New