{"id":203081,"date":"2025-08-18T23:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=203081"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:20:47","slug":"vip-podcast-8-18-greg-parks-outloud-a-look-back-at-the-njpw-g1-climax-tournament-including-injuries-upsets-comebacks-what-disappointing-business-numbers-for-tournament-mean-for-new-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/08\/18\/vip-podcast-8-18-greg-parks-outloud-a-look-back-at-the-njpw-g1-climax-tournament-including-injuries-upsets-comebacks-what-disappointing-business-numbers-for-tournament-mean-for-new-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 8\/18 \u2013 Greg Parks Outloud! A look back at the NJPW G1 Climax tournament including injuries, upsets, comebacks, what disappointing business numbers for tournament mean for New Japan (23 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-391971207\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY:\u00a0<\/strong>In this edition of &#8220;Greg Parks Outloud!,&#8221; PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presents a\u00a0podcast version of his weekly PWTorch Newsletter column. This week&#8217;s show looks at the most recent NJPW G1 Climax tournament that finished up on Sunday. Greg watched every show and gives several overarching thoughts on everything from the House of Torture to Takeshita&#8217;s win to the business of New Japan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECT LINK: <\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/android\/legacyuploads\/wp-media\/2025\/08\/20250818GPO.mp3\">VIP AUDIO LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOT VIP? 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