{"id":216639,"date":"2026-05-17T19:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216639"},"modified":"2026-05-17T19:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:47:18","slug":"vip-podcast-5-17-alan4ls-prowres-paradise-shiozaki-shines-in-champion-carnival-finals-njpw-bosj-speedball-vs-red-sekimoto-more-65-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/17\/vip-podcast-5-17-alan4ls-prowres-paradise-shiozaki-shines-in-champion-carnival-finals-njpw-bosj-speedball-vs-red-sekimoto-more-65-min\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP PODCAST 5\/17 \u2013 Alan4L&#8217;s ProWres Paradise: Shiozaki shines in Champion Carnival finals, NJPW BOSJ, Speedball vs. Red, Sekimoto, more (65 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-650982561\" 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: <\/strong>In our latest episode of Alan4L&#8217;s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L flies solo hours after the dramatic end of All Japan&#8217;s Champion Carnival to talk the herculean efforts of Go Shiozaki against Madoka Kikuta and Hideki Suzuki, and where AJPW may be headed from here. 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