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 for the last half or so after the 42 minute mark. We apologize for the inconvenience and will make it up one day! On the return effort with Strig back from WxW we talk a bit about the state of the scene as well as an unexpected foray into the US and even Australian indies, but it leads us to Dylan's pick for a promotion to watch: Osaka Pro! We talked about the recent Tag Festival and the great storyline with VerteX and Rogue Nation, with great vibes of the promotion in particular. We then talk about the significance of Shinjuku FACE and how it will effect multiple companies going forward when it closes, along with the history of the building itself and Strig's past visits there. After Dylan takes over solo he does a mini-run through of multiple big stories right now including: - NJPW New Japan Cup - Stardom Cinderella Tournament - AJPW Champion Carnival Blocks - NOAH's 3.8 show featuring 2 great matches and a lot of rookies! - DG in Disarray and KAI vs. Kikuta being the next Dream Gate match For more coverage of Japanese wrestling, and wrestling past and present please check out our Patreon for literally 1000s of hours of audio and written content as well, including the brand new EL Weekly Newsletter:

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Episode 320: Osaka Pro, Shinjuku FACE Closing, Solo Catchup is an episode from Eastern Lariat by MLW Radio Network.

This episode is 01:40:28 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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