Mike Spears

Mike Spears

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Show Report - NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

It's the end of an era with the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Mike's got his full show review of Wrestle Kingdom 20 including the debut of Aaron Wolf and an IWGP Double Title match between Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji!

Weekend Notebook - New Year 2026

mike opens his notebook for the first time in 2026 talking about the big week of shows in Japan and gives his reviews on Stardom Dream Queendom (12/29), GLEAT Ver. 21 (12/30) and NOAH The New Year (1/1) and a preview of tomorrow's (1/4) Wrestle Kingdom 20 with Hiroshi Tanahashi's retirement!

Show Report - AEW World's End 2025

Mike's figured out why AEW feels weird exiting their final PPV of the year but gives praise to his favorite stuff from a return to the NOW Arena including the knockouts of the 2025 Continental Classic, good cribbing of lucharesu and more!

Show Report - AEW Full Gear 2025

AEW might have perfected "Death Jitsu" but Mike has some thoughts about 11/22's Full Gear PPV including the AEW World Title Cage Match, show layout, forks, and a whole lot more!

Mike's WONHOF 2025 Ballot

Mike talks through the ballot, who he thinks are good and bad candidates and his methodology before breaking down who he is voting for this year!

Show Report - AEW WrestleDream 2025

Mike's back to talk about AEW's WrestleDream 2025, a surprisingly Antonio Inoki free edition, including the Night of The Tag Teams, an insane I Quit Match, interesting direction in the Men's and Women's World Title pictures and more!

Show Report - AEW All Out 2025

AEW returns to PPV and brings All Out to Toronto, and Mike returns to make sense of it. He finds some peace in what AEW is in 2025, profit maximization, a bunch of really strong wrestling and some of the worst wrestling Tony Khan has put on PPV on HBO Max.

Show Report - AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025

Mike is back after Forbidden Door in London with thoughts about the unintentional hilarity of an injury angle, AEW showing some of its worst tendencies, and a moment on contract execution.

Weekend Notebook - G1 Climax 35

With the G1 Climax Finals this morning, Mike has his thoughts on the overall tournament, the state of New Japan, and more during his tea break.

Show Report - AEW All In Texas 2025

Mike returns to talk about AEW's biggest show of the year, how he felt Globe Life Field came off, "Landing the Plane", Hangman vs Moxley, and everything else on All In Texas before some last thoughts before Kobe World!