Episode 26 - CCCPPP (III): The Maltese Volk Han

Puro Pourri Podcast

Having dispensed with NJPW and UWFI's dealings with the now-former Soviet Union, the PPP crew turn their attention to the adventures of Eastern Bloc combat athletes in two other Japanese wrestling companies: FMW and RINGS. Marvel in wonder as David finally gets to wax lyrical about carny par excellence Atsushi Onita, a fascist gets kicked, one of the greatest matches of all time is dissected at length, and we discover why one-night 32-man MMA tournaments are not the best idea. We'll also look at what was going on in Russia in the mid-90s and how it precipitated today's awful imperialist mess. MATCHES: Atsushi Onita vs. Grigori Veritchev (FMW, 29 May 1991) Akira Maeda vs. Andrei Kopylov (RINGS, 21 August 1992) Tony Halme vs. Tariel Bitsadze (RINGS, 22 October 1994) Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Volk Han (RINGS, 22 January 1997) Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Grom Zaza (RINGS, 22 July 1997) Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Mikhail Ilyukhin (RINGS, 28 March 1998)