EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion

Episode ten sees Chris Charlton and Kim Justice look at 1998, including two huge retirements as Riki Choshu and Antonio Inoki withdrew from active involvement in NJPW. Also, AJPW return to the Tokyo Dome for the first time in eight years for a memorable show with Hiroshi Hase vs. Jun Akiyama in a featured position.

Episode nine sees Chris Charlton and Nate Milton look at 1997, which saw NJPW have the biggest business year in its history to date, thanks in large part to the hugely successful nWo Japan faction. Nate talks about how the faction related to the WCW product at the time, and also talks about his own experiences living in Japan in the late 1990s.

Episode eight sees Chris Charlton and Damian Abraham look at 1996, which saw NJPW and UWFi’s inter-promotional feud continue, and Jinsei Shinzaki return to Japan after his stint as Hakushi in the WWF.

Episode seven sees Chris Charlton and Wai Ting look at 1995, which saw NJPW start a hugely influential and profitable feud with UWFi. The year also saw Baseball Magazine Sha, publishers of Weekly Pro Wrestling, stage the Bridge of Dreams card, with almost every Japanese promotion represented on one show.

Episode six sees Chris Charlton and Pat Laprade look at 1994, which saw Genichiro Tenryu pick up a signature win over Antonio Inoki in NJPW. Chris is then joined by Dann and Emily Read from Pro Wrestling EVE to discuss All Japan Women’s Big Egg Wrestling Universe.

Episode five sees Chris Charlton and Matt Charlton look at 1993, which saw NJPW start a relationship with WAR that saw Riki Choshu take on Genichiro Tenryu. Matt also goes in depth on the creation of the art for EGGSHELLS.

Episode four sees Chris Charlton and Paul Lazenby look at 1992, which saw NJPW start a tradition of Tokyo Dome shows held on January 4, as well as PWFG stage their one and only Tokyo Dome show. Minoru Suzuki and Masakatsu Funaki had prominent spots on that card, and Paul shares some stories about both of them from his time in Pancrase.

Episode three sees Chris Charlton and Alan Counihan look at 1991, which saw NJPW stage a controversial double title match between Tatsumi Fujinami and Ric Flair, as well as SWS blowing up and quickly disappearing in a pair of big budget shows cross promoted with WWF and headlined by Hulk Hogan and Genichiro Tenryu.

Episode two sees Chris Charlton and John Pollock look at 1990, which saw NJPW and AJPW work together on two separate shows; one with an infamous Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen brawl, and another with Hansen facing Hulk Hogan in a classic as WWF made strides into Japan.

The EGGSHELLS Podcast Companion is a series of shows exploring a different year in the wrestling history of the Tokyo Dome with a different guest each episode. Episode one sees Chris Charlton and JoJo Remy look at 1989, which saw NJPW host the first pro wrestling show in the building, as well as the revolutionary shoot style promotion UWF stage their biggest card.