Eastern Lariat

Episode 333: Street Fighter, Marigold, Stardom, NJPW, DG

Time for a new Eastern Lariat, D&A are back and things take an even more bizarre turn as we both made the decision to walk into a theater, pay money and see Street Fighte

Episode 332: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, DG Update, NOAH & Marigold at Ryogoku

The new generation of the Eastern Lariat is here! Amy Hay makes her official debut not as a guest but as a permanent co-host along with the same Dylan we always have. I'm

Eastern Lariat Special: 2026 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Discussion (w/Gerard di Trolio of the Emerald Flowshow)

  Dylan Fox reunites with Gerard Di Trolio of the Emerald FlowShow for Eastern Lariat's annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame special! This year, we're putt

Episode 331: DRAGONGATE Tokyo Infinity Hectopascal - Dragon Kid's Night

On this episode D&A talk about the show and the match that got everyone talking. DRAGONGATE's Tokyo Infinity Hectopascal, and of course the big news. Ryoya Tanaka's histo

Episode 330: 2026 Pro Wrestling NOAH N1 Victory Preview & Predictions (w/Eevee)

An epic battle is unfolding. A new challenger comes for Dylan's tournament predictor crown. In years past there have been a variety of genius level opponents who have gon

Episode 329: STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix Final (w/Sondre Bjorn)

The yearly tradition continues as Sondre Bjørn joins me from his home in Norway after a thrilling ride not just in the World Cup, but a passion in wrestling reignited thr

Episode 328: NJPW G1 Climax 36 Final + Rey de Parejas 2026

In a move neither of us expected when she agreed to do these Rey de Parejas shows, "The Fashionista" Amy Hay has been inexplicably promoted to Dylan's temporary co-host p

Episode 327: Half Year Awards 2026

The Eastern Lariat returns with the big annual Half Year Awards show! For the 8th time now, we discuss YOUR and OUR choices in 12 different categories to track down the v

Episode 326: DRAGONGATE Kobe World Review (w/Special Guest Amy Hay)

Episode 326: DRAGONGATE Kobe World 2026 Review (w/Special Guest Amy Hay)   The biggest show of the year for DG is in the books and for it I decided to bring along one

Episode 325: Nihon Ichi Kakkoii

Who's gonna be nihon ichi kakkoii, the coolest guy in Japan, this summer? STRIGGA & Dylan first discuss New Japan Pro Wrestling's recent set of events going back to Domin

Episode 324: Pro Wres Therapy Session

After a Best of the Super Juniors final that left STRIGGA & Dylan with plenty to say, the two review the tournament's conclusion that left a lot to be desired for their l

Episode 323: Tournament Edition

STRIGGA & Dylan return for episode 323 of The Eastern Lariat to discuss the conclusion of AJPW's Champion Carnival, where Hideki Suzuki emerged victorious while Go Shioza

Episode 322: Secret Sauce

STRIGGA & Dylan celebrate Dylan's 10th Anniversary show the only way they know and could: With a jam-packed episode covering current and upcoming events, stories and matc

Episode 321: Easter Potpourri

Returning from a hiatus, The Eastern Lariat jumps right back into the mix of japanese pro wrestling starting with TJPW's Texas Tour and Grand Princess, where Yuki Arai st

Episode 320: Osaka Pro, Shinjuku FACE Closing, Solo Catchup

Halfway through the show STRIGGA had an unexpected and unfortunate situation where is X (formerly known as Twitter) account @STRIGGA was hacked. Therefore Dylan went solo

Episode 319: A New Beginning?

This week, the Eastern Lariat dives into a possibly defining show for New Japan Pro Wrestling on 2/11: Tsuji remains champ, Jake Lee looked goofy and Tsuji called out Bus

Episode 318: New Year Potpourri

Welcome to the 2026 edition of the New Year Potpourri! After Wrestle Kingdom and the Year End Awards, this show looks back how the first month of the year went for som

Episode 317: Year End Awards 2025

It's this time of the year again! This episode is all about celebrating the very best of the year 2025 in japanese Pro-Wrestling as STRIGGA & Dylan unveil the Eastern Lar

Episode 316: Ace Gone

The beginning of the new year is the endpoint of a career at the same time. It's not the endpoint of a regular career, but the endpoint of Hiroshi Tanahashi's career that

Eastern Lariat Special: 2026 Predictions for Japan

It's the yearly tradition back again. 2025 is in the books and now we go over the predictions from the fans. We got a ton and Dylan goes through every single one, determi