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UNCUT Patreon version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/justin-wong-talk-126749909/Trash Talk #11 - Justin WongThank you to  @jwonggg  for coming on the show and sharing his story.Depending on your definition of what ...

With iDom away preparing for Capcom Cup, Brian gets the host himself on the mic for an EXTRA TRASHY convo! Between the recent Street Fighter League US finals, and the upcoming Street Fighter League World Finals, there's a lot to cover. Are team tournaments the future of competitive fighting games? Should top players be eyeing a move to Japan? All this and more on Trash Talk!Trash Talk is supported by our patrons on Patreon: htt...

Brian and iDom are sick of waiting for Capcom Cup - so why not run it right now? With the players qualified and the groups drawn, it's possible to start predicting the course of Capcom Cup. But this job might be too big for two people... which is where RobTV comes in. The three players lay out their predictions from the groups to grand finals - with just a hint of bias along the way.

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Mai has just released in Street Fighter 6, and the community is trying to figure her out. How does she stack up so far? Brian and Idom share their thoughts after a few days of the character, and she feels a little familiar. Will Mai's unique mechanics come together? Plus: The Capcom Cup 11 Group Draw, the Evo Awards (and dress code!) and reflecting on legendary moments that never made it on stream!Trash Talk is supported by our...

Trash Talk #10 - Punk

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Punk has been a dominant force in the world of fighting games for years, but in no domain is he more feared than that of competitive Street Fighter. He made history in 2024 by becoming the first American player to win a main-stage Street Fighter EVO title in over a decade. But before the Evo win, before the countless accolades, an...

2 guys get on a mic to join the rest of the Street Fighter 6 community in beating a dead horse. Japan has crowned their first World Warrior qualifier, with Kakeru returning to his JP to secure the Capcom Cup qualification and Momochi sticking with recently nerfed Ed to win the event, proving that sometimes comfort is greater than any balance patch. The community is up in arms over lack of character and main cast costume DLC, and s...

GuileWinQuote is to many the premier retro fighting game video essayist, providing retrospectives and deep dives into all the good, the bad, and the weird the genre has to offer. With many of his popular retrospectives releasing within a month of an unexpected game re-release announcement, the “GuileWinQuote effect” has been coined, with people falling into one of two camps: Those that view him as a prophet of the retro fighting ga...

It's the end of the year, a time for reflection and looking back... but THAT far back? With a wave of Street Fighter V nostalgia hitting a large portion of the FGC, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Beyond released by Maximilian Dude, people are using this time to take a look back at the previous generation of major fighting game titles.  @iDomNYC  and I take a look at these developments, as well as a review of 2024 in the FGC and hopes f...

Before becoming the face of fighting games, Sajam got his start by dabbling in Street Fighter 4 and other post-2009 era titles. During this time, he noticed a distinct lack of fighting game content and guides to onboard him to the genre, and worked to fill that need himself from the start. After graduating highschool, Sajam became another socal Arcade Rat, competing heavily in both Injustice and KI, under the moniker, Steeeeeeeeeev...

Prior to becoming one of the strongest character specialists and most successful content creators in the Street Fighter scene, Broski got his start dabbling in online lobbies for Street Fighter 4 with his friends and posting meme clips on youtube. 

In the final years of Street Fighter 4, he discovered a local gathering and made his first trip to play offline, despite his initial doubts. Getting over this fear opened his eyes up to ...

At the age of 18, MenaRD qualified for the 2017 Capcom Cup finals. Hailing from the Dominican Republic, a lesser known region in the world of Street Fighter, MenaRD was expected to falter in the face of the established veterans of the game that stood in his path. At the time, the only people who expected MenaRD to perform, let alone win, were his fellow country men, and MenaRD himself. The historic run that followed culminated with...

Dual Kevin has in recent months established himself as one of the strongest and most consistent Street Fighter 6 players on the planet. After touring the world in attempt to qualify for the Esports World Cup, he succeed at the very end at the Last Chance Qualifier, defeating world class competitors in a historic, but un-documented losers bracket run. While he made his mark with a strong 13th place finish and eliminating the EVO Jap...

NuckleDu has been one of the strongest Street Fighter players in the world for over a decade, where he began winning tournaments at the age of 14 to help pay for his food while his parents were away. With his shakey home life, Du was thrust into the shady world of esports while a teenager, traveling the country and training in seedy areas with questionable sponsors to pursue his dream of being the best. Over the years, NuckleDu est...

Nephew has been one of the strongest Street Fighter players in the USA for several years now. After leaving his full time software engineering position at Google to pursue being a full time professional Street Fighter player and gaming content creator, he has now solidified himself as one of the best in the world. After a string of strong performances, included 9th at EVO 2024, EWC qualification, 5th at ECT, Nephew placed 2nd at CP...