WOR: Interview with Kota Ibushi
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.
This is the first of two Wrestling Observer Radio shows from Dallas. Dave and I talk about the New Japan press conference to kick off G1. We talk about who wasn’t at the press conference. We discuss more of the wrestling news of the day including Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows re-upping with WWE, two-for-one ticket sales to the next WWE PPV and Raw, MLW’s first PPV, Brandi Rhodes’ video piece, and a new AEW match.
Then, we toss it to the interview Dave did with Kota Ibushi talking about his early days as a fan of pro wrestling, getting into pro wrestling, his favoite moments at DDT, working the Cruiserweight Classic, and a lot more.
Timestamps:
Start – 5:10: NJPW presser thoughts
5:10 – 8:12: Anderson and Gallows re-sign with WWE
8:12 – 12:01: WWE two-for-one tickets
12:01 – 15:16: MLW’s first PPV date set
15:16 – 18:20: Brandi Rhodes promo
18:20 – 22:16: G1 predictions
22:16 – end: Kota Ibushi
Garrett hosts The Fight Game Podcast with John LaRocca, We're Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian, the weekly Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, and the once-a-month post-UFC Saturday version of Wrestling Observer Radio. Garrett also runs the Fight Game Media Network and the BSPN Network. In his day job, he's a co-founder of the social media network for neighbors, Nextdoor.