This week on The Flagship: contract season updates, NJPW New Year Dash, Yota Tsuji and NJPW's return to the original IWGP Title lineage, and much more from New Japan.

Plus reviews of NOAH and AJPW's New Year's shows, including GHC and Triple Crown title defenses, Perez Hilton, and, of course, mid-2000s celebrity gossip.

The final Flagship of 2025!

This week, we preview NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 20, featuring the in-ring debut of Aaron Wolf, Hiroshi Tanahashi's final match, and more.

We also preview major New Year's shows for Pro Wrestling NOAH, All Japan Pro Wrestling, review STARDOM's Dream Queendom show, discuss fallout from AEW Worlds End 2025, Brandon Thurston's article on Vince McMahon and WWE/Endeavor, and our now-annual look at the Uncrowned Awards.

Join Rich for a special edition of The Flagship this week as we cover news and notes from the week, the latest on Andrade, updates to the Wrestle Kingdom 20 card, your Christmas questions, and then a MASSIVE preview of all the events happening in the Tokyo region for Wrestle Kingdom Week with Wrestling Omakase host John Carroll.

Wrestling Omakase Wrestle Kingdom Week Previews: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/12/17/wrestling-omakase-276-277-wrestle-kingdom-week-2025-26-preview-20-promotions-13-guests/

Wrestle Kingdom Week Schedule: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/wrestle-kingdom-week-2025-2026-full-schedule-map/

This week on The Flagship, we analyze John Cena's loss in his final match, including how it unfolded, the crowd's reaction, and how the media has covered it.

We also recap and review the full Saturday Night's Main Event episode, examine the Wrestle Kingdom 20 card, the 2025 World Tag League finals, break down the Tokyo Sports Awards results, and more.

This week on The Flagship: John Cena is calling it quits this Saturday, but do we care? We'll talk about his career, legacy, our anticipation level for his final match, and how his retirement run compares to other recent prominent retirements.

Plus, reviews of ROH's Final Battle 2025 and TNA's Final Resolution, additional information on TNA's deal with AMC, the life and career of "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, Tiger Mask vs. Dynamite Kid coming in 2026, and so much more.

This week on The Flagship: TNA signs a TV deal with AMC, ESPN is rumored to be unhappy with WWE deal, RAW falls out of Netflix Top 10, NXT DEADL1NE, ROH Final Battle, CMLL Dream Matches, Dragongate King of Gate Finals, TNA Final Resolution & more!

The Flagship is back with an abbreviated solo show! Rich flies solo to preview WWE Survivor Series: War Games and ROH Final Battle 2025. We also do a complete review of the tremendously disappointing MLW x Don Gato show and we get angry at The Aggregators copy-and-pasting incorrect spoilers.

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