For the first time since the summer of 2021 & in front of what will be a packed house of right around 50,000 people, the RIZIN Fighting Federation — Japan’s premier combat sports promotion — will take its talents & action to the World Famous Tokyo Dome on May 4th for a night of Superior Ruleset Action known as “RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri!”

In this preview podcast, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary & known Superior Ruleset Fan JayWolf talk about how the 19 fights that will shake the dome with force, the start of the Heavyweight Grand Prix, the showcase fights in the Flyweight & Featherweight Divisions (including the highly anticipated Co-Main Event between Mikuru Asakura & Chihiro Suzuki and the Main Event Title Fight between Kleber Koike Erbst & Razhabali Shaydullaev) and tons more!

You can check out ​⁠RIZIN’s “Otoko Matsuri” event This Weekend (Sunday May 4th at Midnight EST/Saturday May 3rd at 11 PM CST, 10 PM MDT & 9 PM PDT) for $20 at this link: https://rizin.tv/product/MdPzaWnCv9yvlGECUyuSJzvZ_hEFf0usac3do_PyHhk

Check out all of what ​⁠RIZIN has in store here:

https://linktr.ee/rizinffofficial (Japanese)

https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv (English)

Follow JayWolf on Twitter/X: @jayyolf1

Check out Chris' Handles as well as ours:

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And be sure to check out the RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/uNbVJzU

0:00 Interval Intro (+ Eiichi Saeki’s “Judgement”)

1:37 Celine Haga (JMMA/European WMMA Pioneer; FactoryX Muay Thai Competitor)

48:12 Referencing why Haga didn’t fight Emily Whitmire + plugging her next fight

50:40 “The Diamond Dawg” J. Wayne Leggett (Cage Announcer for FURY Fighting Championships/Texas All-Star Wrestling Hall of Famer)

1:56:50 Referencing the Juan Adams x Richard Odoms fight & its aftermath + plugging future events on & how to watch the UFC FIGHT PASS

1:59:45 Putting over the “FURY Unleashed Podcast”

2:00:52 Outro (+ a brief statement on being there for somebody)

TIMESTAMPS ARE BELOW!

The start to the RIZIN Fighting Federation's 10th Anniversary is This Saturday! And J. Christian Gary, Mike Soltez (aka ike from Ohio) & JayWolf had an extensive preview to put it over detailing every fight on the show's Main Card!

Also, to kick off the proceedings, Chris & Jay talk about the life, legacy & impact of "Big" George Foreman.

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Join the ⁠⁠RIZIN FF Fan Discord Server⁠⁠ to get in tough with Mike from Ohio, JayWolf & other like-minded fight fans from around the world!

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And don’t forget to check out all of what RIZIN has in store: https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv

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0:00 Intro x Disclaimer

1:10 George Foreman Tribute (fight audio via HBO Sports)

9:50 Show Intro

14:44 Brief Talk of the Prelims

23:36 Main Event (Inoue x Motoya; RIZIN Bantamweight Title)

32:02 Chihiro x Dautbek (Featherweight Contender's Fight)

42:34 Luiz KILLER x Nomura (Lightweight Contender's Fight)

51:34 Edokpolo King x Ryo Sakai (Kaiju Big Battle)

1:02:02 Hagiwara x Misech

1:18:09 Yokoyama x Shuya

1:27:15 Yuki Ito x Tony Laramie

1:36:15 MMA Vet Yoshiro Maeda x MMA Neophyte Sanou Yokouchi

1:46:22 Spike Carlyle vs. Takeshi Izumi

1:52:00 MACHI Fukuda x Seo-Young Park

1:56:46 Ochi x N.O.V.

2:01:44 MMA Vet Uoi Fullswing x MMA Sophomore Neophyte Koki Akada

2:06:10 Coverage of the RIZIN Otoko Matsuri announcements as they happened & Overall RIZIN 50 Thoughts

2:46:55 Outro, reminder of bouts already announced for RIZIN Otoko Matsuri & shout-outs

TIMESTAMPS ARE LISTED BELOW!

First off, we apologize for the lack of doing new episodes on this platform. As you'll hear at the start of the episode, Chris just felt a bit stressed about the world around him & wanted to speak up for himself to y'all. Secondly, as you'll hear, we have a stacked episode for the 1st Focus Fights Audio of 2025.

After Chris' speech, we speak with Hawaiian MMA Star Toby "2 Quick" Misech about his upcoming fight vs. Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN 50 (Mar. 29th on RIZIN.tv) & about his career, background, strategies & more.

Then, after Chris' 3 Things & running down RIZIN 50, we speak to Reality of Wrestling Star "All DAMN Day" Will Allday about a match he had at a recent event and both his (& The ROW's) his future ahead.

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If you've enjoyed what we've dished out, be sure to check out our platforms & our new Substack here:

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Allday's match with Big Luther happened last month. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRfVU-hNNIw

If you want to check out future ROW Events for yourself, click here: https://realityofwrestling.com/

And don’t forget to check out all of what RIZIN has in store: https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv

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Stories Mentioned....

BoxingScene's Article about TKO Boxing's Pay Structure: https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-new-tko-boxing-league-from-payments-to-potential-problems

GLORY Kickboxing's U.S. Return Announcement: https://glorykickboxing.com/news/glory-returns-to-the-us-with-betr

World Boxing being Boxing's Intl. Federation for the Olympics: https://worldboxing.org/world-boxing-welcomes-decision-by-ioc-to-include-boxing-at-la28/

Reality of Wrestling’s Future Happenings: https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/booker-t-s-reality-wrestling-expands-two-new-shows

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0:00 Intro

1:53 Opening Thoughts on Why Chris Gary hasn't done the podcast since November

7:26 Toby "2 Quick" Misech (#RIZIN50 vs. Kyohet Hagiwara)

45:46 Brief Rundown of #RIZIN50 & how you can check it out

48:03 3 Things to Talk About (TKO Boxing, GLORY Kickboxing's American Resurgence & World Boxing helps Boxing stay in the Summer Olympics)

53:56 "Mr. All DAMN Day" Will Allday (#ROWonCW)

1:34:37 Latest News with the Reality of Wrestling (also props to Brad Gilmore & Carolina Teague)

1:37:39 Outro

Songs Used:

Z-Ro - "Another Song" (Instrumental & Soundclips)

Z-Ro ft. Cee-Lo Green - "HIM"

First off, we apologize for the lack of communication between our last episode, our “Bloodsport” Review with Joseph Matos, and now nearing the end of 2024. It’s not because our host, “Da Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary, is busy. It’s just because…. well, doing this podcast starts to feel like a chore at times. We hope that more folks will start to listen to & appreciate this show, because regardless of how long it goes, it might not last long.

Still, we have an exciting episode for your listening pleasure. Up first, we have an interview that Chris did back in September with Deathmatch Wrestler & The Least Favorite Wrestler of Certain Oligarchs, Dimitri Alexandrov as he talks his humble beginnings, what led to him getting involved with ultraviolent wrestling, his future goals, his career up to this point & what turns people on to (& off from) Deathmatch Wrestling.

Then, as we want to do something new here, Chris talks about some things that have gotten his attention as of late like Former RIZIN Star Kai Asakura making his UFC Debut in a World Title Fight, ONE FC’s internal issues & why — as the United States is going through the last of their Election Cycle — people should be more focused on being there for others…. and making sure a certain talked-about “Project” dies at the polls.

Then, Chris will speak with Bellator MMA & K-1 Kickboxing Veteran “The Japanese Mousqueteer” Hisaki Kato as he prepares for his 1st MMA Bout in 7+ years (and his 1st RIZIN Bout in 8) when the natural Middleweight bulks up an extra 20 pounds to take on RIZIN Mainstay (& former Enson Inoue Trainee) Tsuyoshi Sudario at RIZIN LANDMARK 10 on Nov. 16th.

Speaking of RIZIN LANDMARK 10, which will take place at Port Messe Nagoya International Exhibition Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, the 16 Fight Event will air LIVE & FREE on RIZIN.TV at the Special Time (due to Daylight Savings Time ending on Nov. 3rd) of 11 PM Eastern/8 PM Pacific. You can pre-order the event days before the show takes place.

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Check out Shingo Kashiwagi’s recent chats with Vugar Karamov, Alibek Gadzhammatov & Tony “The Wildman” Laramie over on RIZIN.TV.

And Dimitri wants us to remind you, the listener, that “Putin Is A Dick” but also to donate to the GoFundMe Page of his former opponent & good friend, Brick Savage: https://gofund.me/632d26a9

And, if you want to check out Dimitri’s future bookings or Social Handles, you can check out his Linktree Page as well: https://linktr.ee/dimitrialexandrov

Songs Used:

POPPY - “BLOODMONEY” (part of Alexandrov’s “Deathmatch Jesus” entrance theme, though his version is pitched back)

Trae The Truth, T.I. & RaRa - “Better Dayz” (Instrumental to kick the show off, Trae’s verse to close things out)

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The year was 2008. A black president was elected into the White House for the 1st time, the U.S. was going through a recession, Houston went through Hurricane Ike & Da Mysterious Q was just starting to learn to ropes of professional wrestling under Tugboat Taylor.

16 years later, Q — the native of New Orleans, Louisiana by way of California — has recently returned from a 1 year absence due to injury to attempt to regain his former je ne sais quoi. That being a former 8-Time Champion in Booker T’s “Reality of Wrestling” (2 reigns, each, of the ROW Television & Texas Championships as well as being a 3-Time ROW Heavyweight Champion & former Tag Team Champion) and being the longest reigning New Texas Pro Heavyweight Champion (644 days from Sept. 2019 to Jun. 2021).

In this interview with our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary, Q talks about how his career began, the moments he enjoyed in The ROW, what led him to New Texas Pro Wrestling & how has Pro Wrestling changed from when he debuted back in ‘08 to now.

Q will be facing off against sworn enemy JJ Blake at New Texas Pro’s “Already Platinum” on Sunday, Aug. 23rd at Campbell Hall in Pasadena (Houston), Texas, USA. Bell time: 6 PM Central, the event will be streamed on ​⁠IndependentWrestling.tv.

You can check out Da Mysterious Q on his platforms:

https://twitter.com/the_carter_blaq (Twitter; we WILL NOT call it “X”)

https://www.facebook.com/Mysteri0us.Q (Facebook)

https://www.instagram.com/mysterious_q (Instagram)

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You can check out the video version of this interview HERE: https://youtu.be/ujJzl1ncf8c

Audio used:

Mysterious Q’s “Only One Way from Here” promo (Intro)

Nas ft. Jadakiss & Ludacris - “Made You Look (Remix)” (Outro; The regular version of Nas’ “Made You Look” is Da Mysterious Q’s Entrance Theme)