About this episode
In honor of Yoshinari Ogawa’s recent retirement from pro wrestling, the Long & Winding Royal Road takes a look at one of his best matches against long-time generational rival, Jun Akiyama from September 11, 1998 at Budokan Hall. Joining WH Park to talk about this match and Ogawa’s career is The Eastern Lariat's Dylan Fox . WH and Dylan discuss how Ogawa’s technical style, mixed with his American heel mannerisms, made him stand out in the King’s Road era of All Japan and a real-life heel to many Western fans. Watch the match on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6gTsAW1CerE?feature=shared Listen to The Eastern Lariat podcast: https://easternlariat.libsyn.com/ The Eastern Lariat on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/easternlariat/ Support this podcast on Chopped Tees: L&WRR on Chopped Tees POST Puroresu on Chopped Tees MCU L8R on Chopped Tees WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road , a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Follow WH Park on X: https://www.twitter.com/whpark9 Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord Merch: Chopped-Tees.com/POSTwrestling X / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube : @POSTwrestling Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015 . | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter Our Sponsors: * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy