Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: “What’s on the Telly?” Ring Warriors on Eurosport showing the best of ‘90s NJPW, and the young stars of DDT present Maji Manji 1 (169 min.)

About this episode

Alan4L and guest Liam Jones discuss notable wrestling TV episodes from the past, focusing on Japanese wrestling.

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by Liam Jones of the “You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me” podcast for the April edition of “What’s on the Telly?” In this monthly series, Alan and his guest will each pick an episode of wrestling TV from that month in the past and break it down. It’s a double dose of Japan this month. Well… somewhat. We go back to the mid-‘90s for some New Japan Pro Wrestling, but it was not referred to as such and only aired outside Japan. Yes, it’s an episode of Ring Warriors brought to us by the Hiro Matsuda/Howard Brody outfit World Superstars of Wrestling Inc. We absolutely had to pick an airing from Eurosport with Craig DeGeorge and Sir Oliver Humperdink calling the action, and we see the likes of Scorpio, Vader, Ultimo Dragon, and of course The Hell Raisers! Our other show for this month was as Japan as Japan gets with the first episode of DDT Live Maji Manji from 2018, featuring the likes of Takeshita, Ueno, and Mao in the early part of their careers and your DDT…

People in this episode

Host: Alan4L

Guest: Liam Jones

Topics covered

• wrestling
• Japanese wrestling
• NJPW
• DDT
• TV breakdown
• historical analysis

Keywords

• ProWres Paradise
• Ring Warriors
• Eurosport
• DDT Live Maji Manji
• wrestling TV

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PWTorch, World Superstars of Wrestling Inc., Eurosport

More episodes of PWT VIP Current All

• PWTorch Dailycast – PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast: Moynahan & McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #391 (6-8-96) including Hall promises big surprise, WWF sends Hall a letter, Bulldog gives notice, World Wrestling Peace Festival, more (Ad-Free – 123 min.) · June 12, 2026 · 2h 3m
• The Fix Mailbag w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Georgia Championship Wrestling from early ’80s, New Japan Super Juniors, Sid & Warrior, Ron Simmons-Rock, vintage wrestler footage (73 min.) · June 12, 2026 · 1h 14m
• WKPWP WWE Smackdown Post-Show – 5 Yrs Ago: Keller & Meyers talk Reigns-Rey, Reigns-Usos, Seth and Bayley, Otis’s beard, more with live callers & emails (Ad-Free – 119 min.) · June 12, 2026 · 1h 59m
• The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 2): Grant-McMahon lawsuit, TKO-Shareholder lawsuit, UFC at the White House, AEW and WWE TV reviews, Dominion preview (70 min.) · June 12, 2026 · 1h 11m
• WKPWP 15 Yrs Ago Livecasts: Keller & McNeill discuss WM28 predictions, TNA Fantasy Wrestling League, Kharma’s controversial segment, Luger, Pirated PPV Feeds, X Division bungling, ROH, Raw (Ad-Free – 93 min.) · June 12, 2026 · 1h 33m
• PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Coast to Coast: Maitland & McClelland review Beyond Wrestling’s Break the Walls Down including Andrade vs. Orlando, Bayne vs. Forza, more (Ad-Free – 70 min.) · June 11, 2026 · 1h 10m