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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of last night’s UFC 137, two potential retirements, Raw Monday night with a big match, some Muppets and JR attempting to get his job back, TNA and Bound for Glory fallout, all…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a very eventful UFC 137, both in the ring and out, full results of all the matches, backstage and press conference notes, who is and isn’t retiring, a broken arm suffered, a main event…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including news on two major heart attacks, one to Barry Windham and another to Killer Karl Kox, history of both men, Impact and Smackdown tapings, tons of notes on the huge spoiler that happened on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full Raw report from Monday night with thoughts on all the matches, angles, build towards Survivor Series, and more. Plus, thoughts on the UFC Countdown special, Smackdown from Friday night, TWITTER MADNESS, your…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full recap of the Vengeance PPV from Sunday night, thoughts on all the matches and wackiness from the show, a look at Raw Monday and Survivor Series, thoughts on Impact, the rating for…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a complete recap of last week’s Bound for Glory PPV, the follow-up on Impact, biggest TNA Thursday rating of all time, a full preview of Vengeance, WWE leading into Survivor Series, GSP out of…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer and Bruce Mitchell of the Pro Wrestling Torch discussing the 2011 Hall of Fame special! We’ll discuss everyone who made it in, those who came close but didn’t, some who made great strides this year and some who fell quite a bit. Plus, further discussion…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with a breaking news update on GPS pulling out of his fight with Carlos Condit, the new main event, the effect on business, plus more on Chael Sonnen going back on his own stips. Check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of Raw Monday night, the biggest waste of an international taping in a long time, how they set up the PPV which is taking place this coming Sunday, some future plans, some…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of TNA’s biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory, thoughts on Hogan’s likely last match, the decision to keep the title on Kurt Angle, whether that finish can be justified, backstage…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full preview of TNA’s biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory, a look back at the Raw walk-out angle Monday and the follow-up, Jim Ross, Raw in Mexico, and tons more! Best…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Ultimate Fighter, the storyline firing of Jim Ross Monday, ratings for the worst Raw in years, what happened with Tomko, UFC changing its start time, a big shake-up at Spike TV and how it…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk literally one of the worst Raws of all time. What a great follow-up they did to that awful show last week, a show so bad that we couldn’t have booked a worse one. A shout-out to the dying days of WCW this…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC 136, full details on the show plus Chael Sonnen’s promo, the Raw walkout Monday, Bound for Glory, Vince Russo DOWN, and tons more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in MMA and pro-wrestling including UFC 136 results and analysis, a look at Chael Sonnen’s awesome promo, pre-show and post-show press conference notes, Dave’s thoughts on the first 30 minutes of the Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels DVD, TNA bringing in…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back with a special Friday night bonus show for everyone, talking all sorts of subjects including a preview of all the top matches at UFC 136, how we think the show is going to do, Lyoto vs. Bones thoughts, tons of notes from TNA Impact…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk the 2012 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame with Bruce Mitchell of the Pro Wrestling Torch! We’ll discuss some of the most interesting historical and modern-day candidates, including Enrique Torres, Edge, Sting, Ivan Koloff and more. We’ll also talk some of the news,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of last night’s very newsworthy — for better or worse — edition of Raw, plus thoughts on where they are and are not going, Vengeance, Hell in a Cell fallout and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results and analysis of last night’s WWE Hell in a Cell PPV, thoughts on the title changes and big angles, Raw notes, more on last night’s UFC main event, Washington DC and the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns after a one-week hiatus to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a preview of Hell in the Cell, UFC on Versus results from Saturday night, WWE Night of Champions fallout, UFC 135, Matt Hardy’s drug bust and so much more! Best of…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full, in-depth report of an awesome show, UFC on Versus Cruz vs. Johnson, a show that Dave attended live in Washington, DC. We’ll talk all the matches, including the undercard, with backstage notes…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest Jerry Jarrett to talk a number of subjects including his new biography, The Best of Times, available now on Amazon.com, the Memphis Heat DVD which is available this Saturday, classic Memphis memories, the death of WCW, the birth of TNA, his…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a packed, 90-plus minute show! We’ll open with all the news, a new WWE VP of Talent Relations, Dave’s thoughts on ROH TV and the future of the company, UFC and WWE Hell in a Cell previews for this weekend, and more. Then,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the disappointing SummerSlam buyrate, why it didn’t do as well as WWE expected, Raw from Monday night in detail, the go-home show for Hell in a Cell, line-up for that PPV so far, the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC 135 show with Bones Jones taking apart Rampage Jackson and the likely retirement fight of Matt Hughes, full results including the undercard, post-fight notes, Dave’s thoughts on DREAM this past Friday…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio talking the WWE survey asking fans if they’d buy the WWE Network if it gave them free access to WWE’s big four PPVs of the year, including WrestleMania. Lots of discussion on that, then Mike Coughlin joins us to…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with one of the great personalities of the past thirty years, JAMES E. CORNETTE, to talk the ROH television debut on Sinclair this weekend! We’ll talk the pluses and minuses of the first show, what the plans are for the future, taping schedule, the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a recap of the first two-hour episode of the new season of Ultimate Fighter, tons of notes from the TNA and WWE Smackdown tapings, Hulk Hogan’s future, Bound for Glory buyrate predictions, Ric Flair…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with our fourth straight show! Tonight we’ll discuss Matt Hardy’s decision to go to rehab, Raw from Monday night with two big Hell in the Cell main events plus a surprise “firing”, Linda McMahon’s Senate run, a new UFC main event featuring yet another Strikeforce…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns this week with special guest co-host Josh Nason of Fight Magazine and WrestlingObserver.com! Tons to discuss including last night’s UFC Fight Night, the Floyd Mayweather fight, Night of Champions preview for Sunday night, No Surrender and the Flair/Sting match from Impact, and so much more. Best of all…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full reviews of UFC Fight Night Jake vs. Jake, the ROH iPPV from the Manhattan Center, the last iPPV before they move to Sinclair television, the Floyd Mayweather controversy, a Night of Champions preview,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio talking the return of the Rock at Survivor Series, what the plan for the eight-person match is, at least at this point, other Survivor Series notes, plus Dave’s thoughts on the MEMPHIS HEAT documentary, which was apparently pretty…

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight with the midweek edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including Matt Hardy’s latest arrest, the TNA tapings with Hogan’s supposed retirement announcement, Bound for Glory, ROH iPPV this weekend, Night of Champions, Jake vs. Jake, Micro Championship Wrestling, another group gets…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with our third show in three straight days! All the news in pro-wrestling including full results of the Raw go-home show for Night of Champions, why the Punk interview was so one-sided, the pluses and minuses of that segment, Bret Hart’s performance on the show,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a packed show! Tons to discuss including a complete rundown and analysis of TNA’s PPV from this past Sunday night, with thoughts on all the matches, the horrible booking, the horrible match structure, the horrible finishes, and why the whole thing was just…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including last night’s Strikeforce show, the World Grand Prix finals, a preview of the TNA PPV, Rock and the Survivor Series, the whole Nick Diaz debacle, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of last night’s Strikeforce event, the finals of the World Grand Prix tournament plus predictions, the latest on Nick Diaz and the switch to Diaz vs. Penn, a big discussion on whether…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with a special bonus show today featuring Hall of Famer Mick Foley! Tons to discuss including all the rumors of him going back to WWE, who he’d like to wrestle if that happened, whether he’d go back to doing commentary, what happened with TNA and…

Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer return today with a breaking news audio on Jeff Hardy, who did, in fact, after two years get sentenced on his drug charges, just hours before making his return to Impact. You can’t write stuff like this.

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, and there’s tons of it, including Nick Diaz making the dumbest decision of his life, the new foe for GSP, how this affects business, whether Diaz will still be employed tomorrow, ratings from this past…

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return today with a breaking news audio covering UFC’s announcement of Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem for December 30th in Las Vegas, NV. We’ll talk all the details including whether Overeem will be putting a title on the line, the odds for the fight, the strengths and weaknesses of both…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including UFC’s return to Japan after over a decade, their eventual return to Australia and what is up with that, more on Kurt Angle’s recent DWI, what he’s claiming, more UFC injuries, how…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including Kurt Angle’s DWI, his official statement through his lawyer, TNA’s reaction, Raw Monday night, Diva Twitter nonsense, Dave’s thoughts on the movie Warrior, Bull Kunkel’s life and times, Jim Cornette’s 1997 rewind from Kayfabe…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including UFC’s choice for a main event on the first FOX special, Raw and Super Smackdown, the HHH/Punk/Nash storyline, two Sin Caras, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio talking two big stories, the new main event for UFC on FOX on November 12th, whether a heavyweight title fight means anything in 2011, other options they could have gone with, what the new PPV main event could be,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw and Super Smackdown, ratings for those shows, what segment on Monday totally bombed, the CM Punk angle two months after Money in the Bank, what went wrong where, the Sin Cara angle on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a packed news show. We’ll discuss Raw from Monday night, the end of the brand extension, at least in one direction, why that decision was made, why Dave says they can’t kill the brand extension, what the hell is going on with Kevin…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of UFC 134 from Rio, the good and bad of the show production-wise, prelim notes, press conference notes, bonuses, and more. Also, Bryan talks UFC 1, which he just re-watched on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show to talk a very busy week in pro-wrestling and MMA. Tons to discuss including Impact from Thursday night, the return to TNA of Jeff Hardy, the Ric Flair article and what was and was not new information, more on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk the news, including the latest on Matt Hardy, Thursday’s TNA taping with the return of Jeff Hardy, predictions for UFC 134 and more. Then, a long, long discussion and follow-up on Dave’s awesome article on the history of…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full report of a very good episode of Raw, thoughts on the main storyline, top matches for the PPV, Punk vs. Cena, Kevin Nash’s promo, new tag champs and more! Plus, news and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the absolute latest on UFC to FOX, new details we didn’t cover last week, the new Ultimate Fighter, and more. Plus, discussion of the early days of Vale Tudo based on a Yahoo article…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including everything you ever wanted to know about the UFC move to FOX, their first-ever live special coming up in November, how this might affect TNA and WWE, and more, plus talk of SummerSlam, Matt…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including more on UFC to FOX, the big press conference, a discussion on five round fights, drug use in wrestling and MMA, a look at genetics and steroids, TNA management shake-up, what is going on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a breaking news audio on UFC reportedly signing a long-term lucrative deal with FOX. We’ll talk about the details of the deal, how it affects Spike TV and potentially Impact, the potential positives and negatives of working with a network, how it compares…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from last night, the amazing CM Punk vs. Kevin Nash segment, Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio, Rey’s knee, Alberto as champion, one and perhaps two Wellness policy suspensions, a great Dave-related…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with our huge post-Summerslam PPV and UFC on Versus reports! Tons to discuss including details on all of the SummerSlam matches, the new champions, Alberto Del Rio, Kevin Nash, Stephanie McMahon, CM Punk and so much more. Plus, notes on Raw, where they may…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full preview of SummerSlam, a UFC on Versus preview and why you should watch the show, latest on the fake Mistico, Kimbo’s boxing debut, Strikeforce Challengers with a controversial women’s bout, and so…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a PACKED nearly two-hour show. First we’ll talk the news, including Impact spoilers, how to be a star, Ric Flair’s return, Hulk Hogan’s next WRESTLING MATCH, WWE exec Michael Pavone fired, more on WWE Films, a weekend preview (four shows), and tons more.…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the TNA tapings from Monday night, has Kurt Angle turned heel?, Raw from Monday, what was awesome and not so awesome about the final segment of the show, some strange booking throughout, a skeletal…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and — yes — Dave Meltzer returns to pick up where we left off last night with Dave’s thoughts on the TNA PPV and why the entire presentation was so sad, thoughts on all the matches, whether Fedor would have done 1.8 million buys versus Brock, Matt Hamill claiming…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and — Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the TNA PPV from Sunday night, all the matches on the show, the pluses and minuses, a preview for Raw on Monday including a first since the Money in the Bank PPV, WWE…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC 133, which Mike attended live, the future of Tito and Rashad, WWE cuts this week and the possibility of more to come, a TNA Hardcore Justice previews, tons of news on Sin…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC 133 event with full results of the show, notes from the post-fight press conference, bonuses, and more. We’ve also got news on WWE injuries, the TNA PPV tomorrow night, Sting’s promo…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the future of Mick Foley, him possibly wrestling at Mania this year, some very interesting news on Rock vs. Cena, discussion on the possible finish, Smackdown tapings from this week, Zuffa cutting Golden Glory…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw on Monday night, the latest in the CM Punk angle leading to the title vs. title match at SummerSlam, all the rest of the segments, the official and planned SummerSlam card as of…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s Strikeforce vs. Henderson fight, the latest on the CM Punk angle, Alistair Overeem’s post-Strikeforce future, Impact and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file…

It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s totally PACKED~! We’ve got full results of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson with thoughts on all the matches, the future of Fedor, notes from backstage, the undercard and post-fight press conference and more! Also, news and discussion of Alistair Overeem, the Strikeforce tourney, Impact from Thursday…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, and there is a ton of it! Topics covered include the buyrates for Destination X and Capital Punishment, why they were awful, booking challengers and go-home shows in 2011, CM Punk on the BS Report,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including a full Raw report, the return of CM Punk, top matches for SummerSlam, two new world champions, what happened after the show ended, thoughts on all the matches and angles, plus news on Impact,…

It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez! Tons to discuss including the latest on CM Punk, his appearances at Comic Con and the AAW show Saturday night, Raw on Monday with a WWE title decision match and Hunter’s fight night on the job, Smackdown and Impact thoughts, plus…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest on the CM Punk storyline, Vince McMahon’s angle on Monday, the rise of HHH as the new Vince McMahon, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA — and this is TONS OF IT — including the storyline on Raw with Vince McMahon being relieved of his WWE duties and what if any of it parallels real-life, the Money in the Bank…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returnstonight to talk the MONEY IN THE BANK PPV, perhaps an all-time classicfor WWE. We’ll talk all the matches in detail, who won Money in theBank, the Punk vs. Cena match and what they booked for the finish,what it means for not only the future of…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returnstoday to preview the biggest WWE B-show in many, many years, Money inthe Bank from Chicago with two ladder matches and a CM Punk vs. JohnCena match with some heavy stipulations. Two hours of discussions,where they might be going, different potential finishes, your emailsuggestions and tons…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns with a special bonus show today~! We’re joined by Michael Schiavello to talk all sorts of subjects in wrestling and MMA including all the bloody details on why Ultimate Warrior won’t be appearing on Schiavello’s HDNet show, memories of his interview with Hulk Hogan, guys…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest in the Rashad Evans/Tito Ortiz/Lyoto Machida/Phil Davis controversy, what the new main event ended up being and how it came about, why it’s a win-win for Tito, Nate Marquardt playing the victim,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Money in the Bank go-home show, CM Punk’s promos with Vince McMahon and John Cena, how the show might do and what they could do for a finish, the one hole in the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of the TNA Destination X PPV, the good and bad on the show, possible main event injury, and more. Plus, we’ll talk NWA stars overlooked by history, Chael Sonnen’s interview from…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Raw rating from Monday night and whether it was good or bad given the holiday, Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann in Houston and what people are saying about UFC’s decision to book it,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including CM Punk’s slur that got picked up by TMZ.com today, his apology, Raw from Monday night, thoughts on Money in the Bank and the Punk angle so far, a very questionable UFC match being…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the CM Punk promo on Monday night, Punk’s status in WWE and where this could be going, the UFC 132 show, Faber vs. Cruz, future of several fighters on that show, the ROH…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk UFC 132, one of the great UFC’s of all time, with thoughts on Faber vs. Cruz, Wanderlei vs. Leben, the Great Tito Ortiz Comeback of 2011, and more! We’ll break down all the fights in detail, talk about where things are…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today live from Las Vegas to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including UFC 132 Faber vs. Cruz on Saturday night, a look at the line-up with a lot of predictions, notes from the weigh-ins, who was the most popular guy there, how…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed, packed show! So much to discuss including the CM Punk promo on Raw Monday night, his status with WWE, looking at where the storyline is heading with next week’s Raw tapings, where it could be heading at the PPV and in…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including what we know about Nate Marquardt, a week in review of major shows, Raw last week with the text message disaster, the future of wrestling in America, and so much more! Best of all…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC releasing Nate Marquardt, how it affects UFC on Versus, what we know and don’t know about the situation, when he’s scheduled to speak on it, and more. Plus, Chavo Guerrero leaving WWE, whether…

It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny Show, the weekend edition! Tons to talk about today, including Granny’s usual weekly chat. If the recent lottery game has confused you, JUST WAIT! There is a new twist to it this week, and now you can participate as well. We’ll also do her Q&A, talk an…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Raw rating from Monday night, notes on the voting screw-up, the Smackdown tapings from Tuesday night, a weekend preview of Bellator, UFC on Versus, Strikeforce Challengers and the ROH PPV, more on Scott…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the latest news including yet another THREE HOUR RAW~! We’ll talk the Viewers’ Choice show, the most shocking pick of the evening, the future of CM Punk, booking Money in the Bank, more on WWE banning synthetic weed, the MMA bill…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns tonight to talk the WWE Capital Punishment PPV from Sunday night in Washington, DC! We’ll talk all the matches in detail, the booking of the show, where they might be going for Money in the Bank, and more. We’ll also talk Raw on Monday night,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Saturday night’s Strikeforce on Showtime event, where the Grand Prix could be heading, a preview of Saturday’s Capital Punishment event, big shows in Japan and Mexico, and so much more! Best of all it’s…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a packed 90-minute show! For the first 30 minutes we’re joined by Dr. Lucha Steve Sims to talk both Friday night’s CMLL and Saturday night’s AAA big shows! Dudes lost matches, TNA guys won titles, there was backstage drama, and we’ve got all the scoops. Then, Dave Meltzer joins…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today with Dave Batista to talk his entire career, including breaking into the business and being run off by WCW, his OVW run, Deacon Dave, getting put into Evolution, riding the roads with Flair and Hunter, his Mania program with HHH, WWE’s drug testing…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the three-hour Raw go-home show for Capital Punishment, all the segments, angles and matches, PPV preview, the TNA Impact tapings from Monday night, the latest on UFC’s battle to get legalized in New York…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling including a full review of the TNA Slammiversary PPV from Sunday night, thoughts on all the matches and angles, the latest problems with the booking, and more. We’ll also talk the three-hour Raw Monday night, more from…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of Saturday night’s UFC 131, backstage notes from Vancouver, the latest UFC news, TNA Slammiversary preview, Monday’s three-hour Raw, and so much more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got a full review of UFC 131 from Vancouver, which Bryan attended live, including thoughts on all the matches, backstage notes, who the awful judges were, how these results play into future fights, and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA. We’re joined first by Mike Coughlin to do a full rundown and preview of the top matches at UFC 131 in Vancouver this weekend. Dos Santos, Carwin, Florian, Munoz and more! We’ll also talk Gina…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with a super packed show! Tons to discuss in pro-wrestling and MMA including the Tough Enough Finale, Andy vs. Luke and why the winner was who he was, Raw from Monday night with some completely baffling segments, Linda McMahon and another potential Senate run, latest on the Joe Rogan controversy…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including the TUF Finale on Saturday night, the Tough Enough Finale Monday, UFC in Vancouver, Slammiversary and WWE’s next PPV, Mick Foley leaving TNA, Quinton Jackson’s latest issues, and tons more! Best…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA this weekend. We’ll review the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV, talk Guida vs. Pettis and Guida’s future, bonuses for the evening, the latest on Mick Foley and why he has left TNA, Dave’s thoughts…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the final episode of TUF and a preview of the Finale this coming Saturday night, promotional time for the event, Diaz vs. GSP and the strangeness surrounding that, Smackdown and TNA tapings from Tuesday…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, KHARMA, the disastrous opening and closing segment, Tough Enough both this week and last, the final competitors, who has a chance to make it in WWE, the TNA tapings from…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC 130 from Vegas, which Bryan attended live, Brock Lesnar’s surgery, major upcoming events, Averno’s WWE signing, Fedor vs. Hendo, and so much more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer, Bryan Alvarez and, yes, Mike Coughlin returns tonight to talk all the news in MMA including a full review of UFC 130 from Vegas, post-fight press conference notes regarding the next light heavyweight contender, Frank Mir and Roy Nelson, Quinton Jackson, Fedor vs. Hendo official, Brock Lesnar’s surgery and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a last minute look at UFC 130, weigh-in notes, the TUF 14 coaches and what can be done to revitalize the season, Impact from Thursday night, more notes from TNA, Ric Flair’s legal…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’re joined first by Mike Coughlin to break down UFC 130 with predictions on all the fights, plus thoughts on Diaz vs. GSP if it ever happens, UFC Montreal and so much more. Dave…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today with special guest BROCK LESNAR. We’ll talk his latest battle with diverticulitis, options for the future, his newest book Death Clutch which is available in book stores, Amazon.com, etc., memories of his career, making the choice to go to WWE after college and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full report of a very weird episode of Raw, a look at the next PPV which, quite frankly, we know nothing about, a lot more on Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat’s horrible day upon…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk the WWE OVER THE LIMIT PPV from Seattle WA, which Bryan attended live. Details on all the matches, live notes, who was over and who was not, biggest pops of the night, and so much more. Plus, news on the ROH sale…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today talking all the news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, specifically the untimely death of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Macho Man Randy Savage. We’re also joined by Todd Martin in hour two to discuss the Chael Sonnen hearing and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with Hall of Fame superstar Bret the Hitman Hart to talk all sorts of subjects including his big signing appearance tomorrow in San Jose, the circumstances surrounding his return to WWE, how miserable he was in WCW and some stories from that period, doing…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with a packed show~! First, we’re joined by Josh Gross to talk the Chael Sonnen trial as he was there live in LA to witness the whole thing. We’ll talk all the details, Chael’s future, plus Josh’s thoughts on a number of different…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including a full go-home Raw report from Monday night, the TNA — er, Impact Wrestling spoilers with TONS OF CHANGES (LOL none), Tough Enough, a new UFC Rio match, the latest totally goofy Hogan interview,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of the TNA Sacrifice PPV, news on UFC and their TV contract year, changes to Spike, a preview for the Over the Limit PPV, Raw, where Scott Steiner was, New…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a preview of the TNA Sacrifice PPV that nobody is going to buy, major names dropping like flies off UFC PPVs including Brock Lesnar, the New Japan tour of the US, WWE in Mexico,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns with a breaking news audio on the Brock Lesnar situation. We’ll talk why he pulled out of the fight with Junior Dos Santos, what his medical options are for the future, whether this may be the end of his career, how pro-wrestling could play into…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the UFC summit, Chael Sonnen’s latest problems and what can be learned from them, Smackdown spoilers, the line-up for both the upcoming WWE and TNA PPVs, plus your phone calls on a number of…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Zuffa now providing injury insurance for their fighters, what happened with Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar, the new PPV line-up, WWE Over the Limit, lots of Tough Enough thoughts, Raw from Monday night full…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling, MMA and, yes, boxing, including the Pacquiao fight last night, Mayweather, Cena vs. Miz in an I Quit match coming to a PPV near you, a look at Smackdown including the Randy Orton vs. Christian title change,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to cover all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Pacquiao fight last night, Rock’s birthday, the TNA name change, Christian’s title win and loss and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Smackdown and TNA spoilers and which were more infuriating, WWE booking, the TNA name change and what it means, Tough Enough review from Monday night, Rock and the Monday night ratings, your questions and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Rock’s birthday Raw, all the matches and segments on the show, where they are heading with the top stars, Impact tapings from Monday night, Beth Phoenix having an imaginary Twitter war, your questions…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of the WWE Extreme Rules PPV, which was actually quite good, the new champions and where things are headed, changes made in booking of late, update on St. Pierre’s eye, Rock’s…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the biggest UFC event in history, 129 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, an historic show with an awesome undercard and, well, a boring main event. We’ll talk about all the fights in detail, notes from the press conference, backstage notes, and anything else…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with more news, scoops and fun LIVE FROM TORONTO~! We’ve got tons to discuss including the UFC weigh-ins and controversy, the meeting of seven champions and what each had to say in a Q&A, Dana comments from the afternoon, Countdown ratings, the WrestleMania buyrate,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, LIVE FROM TORONTO, including GPS vs. Shields scoops and predictions, more thoughts on the WWE Draft, Christian getting a big push, developmental, the WWE dividend being cut, Impact and tons more. A fun show as…

Sick of shows yet? Too bad. Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with a TWO HOUR SHOW. We’re joined by THREE GUESTS today; Mick Foley is on to talk his newest book, his RAINN charity, how you can get him to mow your lawn, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, the TNA DVD, Rock’s birthday and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to discuss! Raw, the Draft, Cena to Smackdown and back again, what they had planned yesterday, Jon Jones’ injury and how it affects future UFC events, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, Tough Enough, your questions and more. An hour long!…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ll talk Monday’s Draft, the absolute latest as of 12:30 AM about what was going down, Ultimate Fighter, Smackdown and Impact TV thoughts, Dave on various TNA woes, your questions on a number of subjects…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with a special Easter edition of the show! We’ll talk all the news in wrestling and MMA this week including the WWE Draft on Monday, UFC in Toronto, Randy Couture’s retirement, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including live thoughts from the Cauliflower Alley Club 2011 banquet, who did great speeches, the various notables who showed up, and tons more. Also, all the news including notes on the Smackdown and TNA tapings,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, the Truth heel turn and what it means, the Draft next week and why it’s happening, lots of TNA scoops, Tough Enough on Monday night, Chael Sonnen’s next hearing, your…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including the Lockdown PPV on Sunday night, Kurt Angle insanity, a great main event, new two-time Emmy Award-winning WWE writer, Jeff Hardy and whether or not he’s retiring, Desmond Wolfe, The Joe Warren Decision (TM),…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the retirement of Edge, the death of Larry Sweeney, a Lockdown preview, a WWE/TNA Champion Quiz, and more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the GSP vs. St. Pierre Primetime special, Silva vs. Okami in Rio, Smackdown spoilers from Tuesday night, more on Edge, TNA branding, WWE terminology, a lot on the creation of the Wrestling Observer Hall…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Chris Hero to talk the life and times of Larry Sweeney, the problems he faced growing up and in the last few years, fun memories, and more. This show is free, so you are welcome to spread the link or file…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, the shock retirement of Edge and what happened, matches for Extreme Rules, Tough Enough, Smackdown notes, Henderson vs. Fedor negotiations, Perro Aguayo Jr., and more.Best of all it’s FREE, so…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the death of Alex Whybrow, 29, best known as Larry Sweeney, due to suicide Sunday night.

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including WWE dropping “Wrestling” from their name, WrestleMania, Cena vs. Rock, Saturday night’s Strikeforce and so much more. Two HOURS of action! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in MMA and pro-wrestling! We’ll open with a full review of an awesome Strikeforce show with a killer main event. Dave was there live so we’ll give you all the backstage scoops, surprise guests who showed up, notes from…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including this weekend’s Strikeforce, Triple H and Undertaker being fined, more from Mania weekend, Cena vs. Rock, Smackdown tapings, the ratings from this past Monday night, Ultimate Fighter, Tough Enough, your questions and more. A…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back in studio after an insane WrestleMania weekend with tons of stuff to discuss! We’ve got a full report from Raw with all the news on John Cena vs. Rock at Mania 28, HHH vs. Undertaker II, Miz’s whatever-it-is as WWE Champion, and more. Also,…

Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back tonight to talk — what else? WRESTLEMANIA. Bryan was there live and Dave saw the show on TV so you’ll get both perspectives, including thoughts on Rock, Cena, Miz, Undertaker vs. HHH, Alberto Del Rio, how it stacks up against previous shows, what it was missing, and more.…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight on the eve of the biggest wrestling show of the year. Tons to talk about including night 2 of ROH in Atlanta, the Dragon Gate USA iPPV, Sunday’s line-up, the latest scoops from Atlanta, Bryan’s review of the Hall of Fame, what’s up…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with all the news in wrestling and MMA! I am in Atlanta so we’ll preview the weekend, look at the top matches at Mania, the Hall of Fame, the schedule, and more. Plus, news on Thiago Silva’s non-human urine, drug testing, Dave’s Ultimate…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the final WWE Raw show before this year’s WrestleMania! We’ll talk Rock, Cena, Miz, Undertaker, HHH, Lawler and Cole, the good, the bad and the ugly. Also, Smackdown and Impact taping results, Kurt Angle’s arrest, and more. Best of all it’s FREE,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk the week in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts! We’ll discuss the go-home Raw, WrestleMania, Michael Cole’s stupid tweet the other day, UFC Fight Night Seattle, your Mania predictions, and more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with tons of news! We’ve got coverage of UFC Fight Night from Seattle, which I attended live, with results of all the matches including the prelims, bonuses, great and horrible moments, and more. Also news on Michael Cole fucking up, the Raw go-home show…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the Death of WCW, Snooki showing up snookered for work, UFC this coming Saturday night in Seattle, the Elimination Chamber buyrate, Raw ratings from this past Monday night, where they could be going…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show! We’ll discuss the second-to-last Raw before Mania, Hunter’s promo, the latest with MIZ, Riley and his wacky new belt, Cole/Swagger greatness, Randy Orton’s Bus, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, UFC star on Tonight Show, Jones vs. Rashad odds, Tito’s…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the rise of Jon Jones, Urijah Faber, UFC 128, Silva vs. GSP, Jeff Hardy’s TNA debacle, WrestleMania, changes to that card, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk the crowning of the newest UFC megastar, Jon Jones, who destroyed Shogun Rua in the main event of last night’s UFC 128! We’ll talk all the matches in detail, backstage notes, big upcoming fights, and more. Plus, a new ROH Champion, Dave’s thoughts from…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including another UFC Bones vs. Shogun preview, Urijah Faber’s big night, Impact from last night, the latest plan with Jeff Hardy, trying to make sense of TNA, big shows in Mexico, and more. A…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA. Dave has a big rant on Jeff Hardy and TNA’s stupidity to open the show, always a good time, then we’ll talk a Fight of the Year rematch coming in ten days, UFC 128, Jon…

Wrestling Observer Live with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with tons to discuss! We’ll talk Raw with a great old-school heat angle involving Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, Rock destroying John Cena again, another attempt to give Miz credibility and more. We’ve also got a look at the post worst-show-in-a-long-time Impact spoilers, the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk one goddamn horrendous pay-per-view — literally one of the worst TNA PPVs of all time. If you’re one of those TNA fans who writes angry letters about my TNA reviews and are hoping that Dave will defend this show, well, might want…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of the more historic shows in our history — all the news on UFC’s purchase of the number-two MMA promotion in the United State, Strikeforce. We’re joined by both Dave Meltzer and former WWE writer Court Bauer to talk the story. Court…

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez are back with another breaking news update with even more on the UFC purchase of Strikeforce, plus the answers to your questions on the buyout and what it means. Check it out!

Wrestling Observer Radio returns with a breaking news update today covering what is most likely the biggest news story of 2011, UFC purchasing Strikeforce. We’ll talk when the deal went down, many of the specifics, what this means for certain people in the organization, whether there will be interpromotional matches, plus take your questions.

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with one half of among the greatest tag teams in history, Road Warrior Animal of the Legion of Doom!~! We’ll talk his new book, creating their characters, how you had to protect yourself in the 80s, Hawk’s drug use and how Animal avoided heading…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, the return of Steve Austin, Cena’s big strike-out in the Rock promo, Taker vs. HHH stips, and more. Also, the latest on Shad Gaspard, a fancy fight upcoming, and your…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with a huge show, packed with news. We’ll talk the latest on Sir Oliver Humperdink, WrestleMania, the Rock, Steve Austin, Strikeforce, Tough Enough, former WWE star arrested, the Hall of Fame and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news, including the latest on Sir Oliver Humperdink and our best wishes to him, the Strikeforce show from Saturday night, TNA Live in Kent, WA house show report, the latest from WWE, Raw Monday, plus your questions on a number…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show running down UFC in Louisville with a main event so great that Dana White gave both guys $160,000 in bonus money, TNA ON THE ROAD~!, a Strikeforce star negotiating with WWE, Bret vs. Hogan, your questions and more. A…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the full WrestleMania card, UFC Fight Night tomorrow in Louisville, Strikeforce Saturday night, the Grand Prix being moved to June, Ultimate Fighter season 13, potential coaches and what must happen for that to take…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with tons to discuss including Raw from Monday night, the taped return of the Rock, next week’s show, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, Michael Bisping heat, who wants him next, the Royal Rumble buyrate, a great Smackdown rating, plus your questions on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC PPV from Australia, the ROH iPPV from Chicago Ridge, upcoming ROH and UFC notes, Paul Daley, Strikeforce’s next two shows, the return of Steve Austin to Raw, Impact from Thursday…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez’s New Sexy Voice (TM) returns with a massive two-hour, dual-guest show. First we’re joined by Charlie Haas to talk his big ROH tag match with the Briscoes at the ROH 9th Anniversary show on gofightlive.tv this Saturday, his WWE run, when he found out the company…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA!~! We’ve got a full Raw report from Monday night, tons of notes on the Rock, a look at some potential changes in Strikeforce’s upcoming shows, WrestleMania booking ideas, plus your questions on a number of…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a complete rundown of WWE’s Elimination Chamber PPV, Jerry Lawler and whether they should have switched the title, backstage notes from the show, the Mania card, UFC vs. WWE in Connecticut, changes to Seattle’s…

Wrestling Observer Live with a very ill Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to preview WWE Elimination Chamber and talk all the rest of the news in pro-wrestling and MMA, including WrestleMania, TNA Against All Odds, tons of UFC news and big show changes, and more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all sorts of subjects including the latest Fedor nuttiness, claims of illegal mind power affecting his performance, Jeff Hardy’s hearing, the Raw rating from Monday night, what Rock had to say about his return, Smackdown and Impact spoilers, whether Watson the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a huge show, over an hour of wrestling talk highlighted by a discussion of the return of THE ROCK~! We’ll talk Raw in great detail, Rock vs. Cena possibilities, WrestleMania, and more. Plus, the Impact tapings, Smackdown, your questions, and more. Best of…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back tonight with a packed news show! We’ll open with Vinny and I running down the TNA Against All Odds PPV, a pretty good show with the usual hits and misses, and near deaths in the main event. Then Dave joins the show to give his thoughts, talk Raw and Smackdown…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back this week with our week in review program! Tons to discuss including last night’s Strikeforce event, the possible retirement of Fedor Emelianenko, an Against All Odds PPV preview, a look at the proposed WrestleMania main event, Elimination Chamber, clips from a recent Chris Jericho…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with a packed one-hour show talking all the news in wrestling and MMA including the shocking loss and perhaps retirement of Fedor Emelianenko last night, the Strikeforce show in general, changes for the positive, what was great and not so great, and more.…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with a special Friday night bonus show talking all the news in wrestling and MMA. We’ve got final thoughts on tomorrow’s Strikeforce event, a look at the latest WrestleMania main event, a big discussino on life in WWE after Vince McMahon passes some…

Wrestling Observer Radio — the ILLUSTRIOUS Wrestling Observer Radio — with Dave Meltzer and Bryan returns today with the one and only Chris Jericho to talk his newest book, “Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps“, his first critically-acclaimed book, when he might return to WWE, whether he’d ever work for…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight talking all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got a full Raw report for Monday night, a flat show two weeks out from Elimination Chamber. We’ll talk the Strikeforce show this weekend, Rashad’s camp talks his future, Quinton Jackson and why Bones…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with in-depth coverage of UFC 126 from Las Vegas! We’ll talk all the fights including Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort and Bones Jones vs. Ryan Bader, plus the upcoming Bones vs. Shogun title match and the back story there, GSP vs. Silva talk, and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got notes from the UFC 126 weigh-ins, the shoving match with Vitor and Anderson, who had a completely different body, and other UFC scoops. Then we’ve got notes on TNA, their big rating…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today to run down all the latest news in wrestling and MMA! Ariel Helwani could not make it, but we’ll talk UFC 126, Silva vs. Belfort, Franklin vs. Forrest, the undercard, where you can watch Kid Yamamoto fight, the Smackdown spoilers, WrestleMania, Money in…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news shows. We’ve got the post-Rumble Raw report, a look at all the matches so far announced for Elimination Chamber, the current WrestleMania line-up, what’s up with Ric Flair, the latest on Mistico’s signing with WWE, some woeful TNA tapings given…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a recap of the second biggest show of the WWE year! We’ve got a full rundown and analysis of the Royal Rumble match plus all three titles matches including Miz vs. Orton and Ziggler vs. Edge, plus a look at where they appear…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk THE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV~! It’s our pre-game show, fun and exciting both live and in hindsight, with predictions on all the matches and where they may be heading to WrestleMania. Plus, tons of news including the latest from WWE, TNA, Strikeforce, UFC…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a show absolutely packed with news. We’ll talk the resignation of Donna Goldsmith from WWE and why it’s the top story of the day, a big preview of the Royal Rumble, what’s up with Nash, Booker, WWE and TNA, a bunch of WrestleReunion…

We’re back with one of the bigger Observer Radios in history. In today’s TWO HOUR SHOW, Dave and I open with the latest on Ric Flair’s overseas adventures and then move into a discussion of every category in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2011 Awards Issue. Later we’re joined by the legendary TERRY FUNK to talk…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with another show packed with news! We’ll talk Smackdown getting its highest-ever rating and why that might be, WWE business over the past several months, WrestleMania season, the go-home show for the Royal Rumble and why, well, it kind of sucked, Dolph Ziggler and…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s Fight for the Troops event, the Royal Rumble and Road to WrestleMania, the Khali shooting incident, WWE’s stock slide, GSP vs. Silva and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so…

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight with a HUGE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Tons to discuss including the latest on Kurt Angle being pulled from the European Tour, what happened with his fiancee, the Great Khali situation including what facts are actually known and what the many different stories are, a former WWE…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including a rundown of UFC in Seattle, UFC Fight for the Troops, Raw’s rating for Monday night and what it means, WWE’s issues with booking in 2011, road to the Rumble, a new celebrity at…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the newest participants in the first-ever 40 man Royal Rumble, why the Rumble has 40 men this year, thoughts on Raw, wins and losses, stupid angles and gimmicks, a TNA star suffers a serious…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We’ll talk Thursday’s Impact, the post-Genesis rating, TNA taking Impact on the road, a Raw preview for Monday, the Hardy vs. Val Venis online feud, and more. Then, your questions on a number of subjects…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a packed show. We’ll talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest on Josh Barnett, the Strikeforce tourney, ROH losing the HDNet slot, and more. Then, Johnny Mantell joins us to talk his memories of Texas wrestling, World Class, the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with a breaking news update to talk Brock Lesnar being announced as coach for TUF season 13 opposite Junior Dos Santos. We’ll talk how the deal was made, what all the sides get out of it, predictions, criticisms from various people, and so much more.…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got the full Raw report from Monday night with the Nexus initiation, HBK’s return and more, the Impact spoilers from Monday night with the Matt Hardy and Mr. Anderson follow-up, plus your questions on…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a recap of the TNA Genesis PPV. Vinny and I will open the show running down what turned out to be a pretty good event, with thoughts on all the matches, the main event title change, and more. Dave then joins the show to give his thoughts, talk DGUSA…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts! We’ll preview the TNA Genesis PPV, talk Royal Rumble predictions and all the TV from this past week, look forward to 2011, answer some email questions, and then in hour two we’re joined…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a show packed with news! We’ll talk about Chael Sonnen’s latest legal issue, the prison time he’s facing, what he’ll likely end up sentenced to, the Raw report from Monday, Royal Rumble, Fedor returning and Strikeforce’s proposed heavyweight tournament, Tough Enough, plus your…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today live from LAS VEGAS~! to discuss UFC 125 Edgar vs. Maynard! We’ll talk all the fights plus thoughts on the main event draw, who should get the next title shot and who is getting it, the star-making performance of Brian Stann, Brandon Vera’s future,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today with a breaking news show talking last night DREAM/K-1 Dynamite!! 2010 show. We’ll talk all the matches in detail, the state of MMA in Japan in 2010, and more. Also, thoughts on UFC 125, the weigh-ins, the main event, and Dave’s thoughts on…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a great 90 minute show featuring MMA reporter extraordinaire Ariel Helwani~! Tons to discuss today including a look forward at UFC and Strikeforce in 2011, some of the biggest stories of 2010, the Lesnar/Undertaker confrontation in hindsight, thoughts on various TUF coaching combinations,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk Raw from Monday night with a new head of Nexus and the latest in the Miz/Lawler feud, more on Brock Lesnar in as un-cryptic manner as possible, Jeff Hardy’s future now that he’ll reportedly plead guilty to…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back here on CHRISTMAS NIGHT talking all the news in wrestling and MMA~! We’ll discuss the WWE Top 50 Wrestlers of All Time DVD, interest in UFC among Dave’s friends and the effect of oversaturation this year, predicting 2011 likely unsuccessfully, Impact on Thursday night,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including some new information stemming from Chris Benoit’s autopsy, concussions in wrestling and other sports, Strikeforce San Jose line-up, New Year’s Eve line-up, more discussion of Tuesday Night Smackdown and why they should move the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a look at the post-TLC edition of Monday Night Raw. A night of GREAT pro-wrestling action to cap off a weekend of great pro-wrestling action. Can’t ask for more. Also, news on Strikeforce’s next show in San Jose and tons of mailbag questions…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a look at the WWE TLC PPV from Sunday night! Vinny and I open the program with a complete rundown of the show with a look at all the matches plus star ratings. Then Dave joins me to give his thoughts, after which we’ll discuss the health status of…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to run down all the big stories in wrestling and MMA including Saturday Night’s ROH Final Battle PPV, a TLC preview, the final WEC of all time, your emails, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns with a special weekend bonus show covering a ton of different subjects including the ROH Final Battle iPPV from Saturday night, the final-ever WEC with the best kick in the history of kicking from Thursday night, a preview of tomorrow’s TLC PPV, Smackdown thoughts, Dave…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a huge show~! We’re joined for the first hour by BILL APTER of, well, “Apter Mags” fame, talking his 40-year career, PWI, the 500, favorite memories, ribs, the heyday of the magazine industry, and so much more. Then Dave and I take a…

We’re a day late but definitely not a dollar short as we’ve got a one-hour plus edition of Wrestling Observer Radio for your listening pleasure. Interrupted last night by a POWER FAILURE the show is now finished and is chock full of news including the latest on Ultimate Fighter coaches per Dana White, a full…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! Tons to discuss including UFC 124 Koscheck vs. GSP in detail, the TLC PPV, the Slammy Awards, Overeem winning the K-1 tournament, TNA, and more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show talking all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got full results of UFC 124 from Montreal with GSP beating Josh Koscheck handily in the main event. Dave was there live so we’ve got all the results, backstage news, upcoming…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! Dave is in Montreal so we’ve got all the latest from UFC 124, including a full line-up and predictions, plus we’ll talk the TNA tapings, the next PPV which actually looks awesome on paper, Chael…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the death of King Curtis Iaukea with his long-time friend and biggest fan, Kevin “Taskmaster” Sullivan! We’ll talk Curtis’ glory days, influences and men he influenced, many funny stories, and also Sullivan’s thoughts on the death of WCW, current wrestling scene, how…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, the idiotic John Cena fired storyline, Nexus, the baffling TNA tapings from Tuesday night, latest on Jeff Hardy, Strikeforce and UFC news, plus your questions on a number of different subjects. Best of all…

Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with our post-TNA Final Resolution show. It was awesome until the final three matches, and Vinny and I will open the show with all the details, results, and more. Dave then joins the show to talk how Jeff Hardy nearly got pulled from the show and stripped of the title,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a look at all the biggest stories of the week including the death of King Curtis, Strikeforce and TUF going head to head, the Chael Sonnen hearing, and so much more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed one-hour plus show talking the death of Hawaiian legend King Curtis Iaukea, the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV and Strikeforce from St. Louis on Showtime. Results of all the matches, bonuses, some backstage notes, tons of thoughts on judging and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with more on the Chael Sonnen situation. Dave talked to Keith Kizer so we have tons of notes on the story from the NSAC side, and the news may not be good for Mr. Sonnen. Tons of notes on a very complex story, so…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with breaking audio on the Chael Sonnen steroid hearing. Dave was there live and Bryan watched the stream so we’ll have all the details on everything that went down, what Sonnen had to say afterwards, reactions to the testimony, and tons more. Check it…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the latest pro-wrestling and MMA news including the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday, Strikeforce from St. Louis, the future of Mick Foley and his recent anti-TNA interview, Chael Sonnen and his hearing Thursday regarding a failed steroid test, PEDs in MMA, NXT…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a brand new show running down KING OF THE RING, a pretty great Raw if you consider that they didn’t do a thing to build up the next PPV. But there was a lot of great wrestling, including Jerry Lawler having one of…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with our weekly free look at the world of MMA and pro-wrestling! Tons to discuss including Survivor Series, the supposed firing of John Cena, his cousin Juan, Miz’s title win and what surprised WWE about it, TNA’s next PPV, and so much more. Best of…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including more Strikeforce woes leading into their show on Saturday, Juan Cena, King of the Ring Monday, Impact from this past Thursday night, plus your phone calls on a number of different subjects. Back again…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with the Thanksgiving edition of the show!~! Lots to discuss including more on John Cena’s promo on Raw Monday, his cousin Juan taking his place on house shows, Smackdown tapings, King of the Ring predictions, Impact and Ric Flair’s promos, major MMA injuries including…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our fourth of four straight shows! We’ve got tons to discuss including results of one of the most newsworthy Raws in recent history from Monday night with a new WWE Champion, a supposed retirement speech, and tons more. Also, email questions on a…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with our special post-Survivor Series recap show~! We’ll talk all the matches in detail, the main event finishes and where everything might lead going into Raw, and tons more. We’ve also got more on the death of Solid of Lucha Libre USA fame, Gran…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with our week in review program! We’ve got tons to discuss including the death of Gran Naniwa and Solid of Lucha Libre USA fame, a Survivor Series preview for tonight, WWE cuts, UFC 123, Shawn Michaels in a car wreck, and so much more. Best…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our special post-UFC 123 PPV report! Dave was live in Auburn Hills, MI so we’ll talk all the fights from both a live and televised perspective, who beat who, where it leads, funny Dana White comments, inside notes from backstage and at the…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back tonight for the first of four straight shows! We’ve got tons to discuss including the Hulk Hogan A&E special, Hogan’s idiotic comments on Reaction last night, Impact, UFC Saturday night, HBK in an auto accident and how everyone is doing, Survivor Series line-up and predictions, plus what plans were a…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show of news and phone calls. We’ll talk the Hulk Hogan special tonight, the UFC weekend, Alex Riley’s DUI, Smackdown tapings for this Friday night, Raw ratings from Monday and what they mean, plus your phone calls on a wide variety…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk OLD SCHOOL RAW~! We’ll talk the segments, the legends, the good and the bad, and the final build to Survivor Series 2010. We’ve also got tons of other news notes including thoughts on the TNA Thanksgiving tapings, Lesnar vs. Mir, UFC 123…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive returns tonight with our week in review program! We’ll look at all the news including WEC 52, UFC in Germany, Survivor Series, Old School Raw, Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania ticket sales, Eddy Guerrero and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back with our special weekend edition of the show~! Tons to talk about including the five-year anniversary of Eddy Guerrero’s death, UFC from Germany, Dana’s thoughts on the main event, Dave’s thoughts on the Pacquiao fight, why we might not be seeing Brock vs. Mir III and why Dave is so…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show talking both the TNA Impact show from Thursday night and WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki, the latter of which was one of the better shows of the year. Lots of news and analysis, plus your questions on a variety…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today talking all manner of subjects including the Impact and Smackdown tapings from the other night, Kevin Nash and TNA, Shawn Michaels and WWE, a Jerry Lawler health update, plus your questions on a ton of different subjects including a psychological profile of Vince…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a PACKED news show!~! Topics include the Raw report for Monday night, details on all the segments, Survivor Series, the Impact tapings from Monday night, poll on why people don’t watch Impact, TNA star done for the time being and it’s not Sabu,…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back! Show opens with Vinny and I running down the TNA PPV in-depth match-by-match, including star ratings and details on when an otherwise good show fell off a cliff never to recover. Then we’ll get Dave on to give his thoughts, and boy does he have thoughts, not just on the…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive returns today with our week in review program! Tons to discuss including Linda McMahon’s failed Senate bid, a preview of TNA Turning Point, reviews of all the major shows, the greatness of Josh Koscheck, and tons more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including today’s historic election, the Vince McMahon skit on Raw, the government laying down the law, updates on Lita, CM Punk and Rey Jr., a full Raw report, notes on the life of Edouard Carpentier,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news show! We’ll discuss the final day of Linda’s Senate campaign, her future in politics, the WEC/UFC merger, Bellator wanting to co-promote with Strikeforce, injury updates for Rey Mysterio and CM Punk, WWE’s Fan Appreciation Night, lots of TNA Impact and…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight with our week in review show~! Tons to discuss including the WEC/UFC merger, what it means for both companies and various fighters, more on the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar confrontation at UFC 121, DGUSA, Smackdown, Raw, Impact, and tons more. Best of all it’s…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the big UFC announcement Thursday, Vince vs. Connecticut, Smackdown spoilers, TNA spoilers, the Night of Champions buyrate, more three-hour Raws, Michael Benoit, King of the Ring, and your questions on a number of different…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news show! We’ve got tons to discuss including all the details and angles from Raw Monday night, the Impact tapings with a concussion angle from Monday in Orlando, Turning Point matches, the latest on Linda’s campaign and Michael Benoit, Dave vs.…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news show~! Topics include the latest on Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar and whether it might ever happen, more on UFC 121, the WWE Bragging Rights PPV from Sunday night, Survivor Series, TNA tapings, plus your questions on a ton of different…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a full rundown and analysis of UFC 121~! We’ll talk all the fights including Brock vs. Cain for the heavyweight title, Kampmann vs. Shields, Tito vs. Hamill, and more! Also, tons of notes from the weekend including the post-fight confrontation between Undertaker and…

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez are back tonight on Wrestling Observer Radio, and what an awesome show it is, live from ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA~! We’ll talk all the news from the weekend including UFC 121 weigh-ins, odds for all the fights, all the gossip from the UFC hotel, and more. Also, Dave’s thoughts on Impact and…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a huge UFC preview show featuring MMA reporting superstar ARIEL HEWLANI~! We’ll talk Brock vs. Cain, the Countdown specials, Ariel’s predictions, the Jake Shields and Tito Ortiz fights, stories from the press conference this afternoon and UFC at the O2 Arena last weeks,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s go-home show for Bragging Rights, Smackdown, a great ROH on HDNet, Vince McMahon going all nutty this afternoon, why he wasn’t on Raw, Bret Hart, the Montreal Screwjob (yes), Batista and his…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk the week in review! We’ll discuss UFC 120, Bound for Glory, the Impact rating, Raw live in Seattle, Matt Hardy, Lesnar vs. Cain, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC 120 at the O2 Arena, hometown boys getting beat, a Lesnar/Cain preview, thoughts on their interviews last night, next week’s TV, the release of Matt Hardy, and Dave gives his thoughts on the…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk UFC 120 from the O2 Arena in London this Saturday night, talk the card and the power of the hometown superstar, look at the TNA and Smackdown tapings from this past Tuesday night, and then take a ton…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a fun show, our fourth in four days. We’ve got LIVE RAW THOUGHTS, a look at what you didn’t see on TV, a full review of the show, notes on the TNA tapings Monday night with swerves galore, plus lots of discussion about…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with our week in review program! We’ll preview Bound for Glory, always fun in hindsight, look at the Ric Flair vs. Mick Foley match from Impact, and talk all the new in wrestling and MMA from the past week including Strikeforce Saturday night, a…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back with our third straight show, this time covering TNA’s biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory 2010! We’ll talk all the matches on the show, the new TNA Champion, the revelation of THEM, and tons more. Also, news on a backstage fight at…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with our second show of four straight! We’ll open with a full rundown and analysis of last night’s Strikeforce in San Jose show, with thoughts on the women’s title change, Noons vs. Diaz II, upcoming fights, backstage news and more. Also, notes on Bound for Glory Sunday, a preview,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns with a special bonus show tonight, 90 minutes with Mick Foley talking his match with Ric Flair and the promo the week prior, Bound for Glory this weekend, his new book Countdown to Lockdown, the long piece he wrote about Dave’s criticism of his promos,…

A nearly 90 minute Wrestling Observer Radio concludes my three-show schedule for today. We’ll open with a 30-minute interview with Michael Schiavello talking the K-1 Final 16, the Grand Prix Finals, K-1 Max, the best fight he’s ever seen and where you can see it this Friday, and more. Then Dave and I are back…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ll open with a full review of Raw, including a look at Cena’s entry into Nexus, where the storyline could be going, how to make it work (or fail), and more. Then we’ll discuss Jim…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV. A very in-depth analysis of the event including the two Hell in a Cell main events, talk about why the stipulation PPVs are a failure, who ran in during the Cena match, and much more.…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with our week in review program! We’ll talk all the major stories in wrestling and MMA including a preview of Hell in the Cell, potential spoilers, Smackdown’s debut on Syfy, NXT, ratings, the K-1 show from Friday night, and tons more! Best of all…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns with a special Thursday night show~! Tons to discuss including an apparently very polarizing edition of Impact, the Foley/Flair segment, an AWESOME WEC with one of the best grudge matches of all time, why everyone in pro-wrestling and MMA needs to watch that fight, WWE…

Wrestling Observer Radio is back tonight with a brand new show talking all the news in wrestling including the end of NXT on Syfy, the future of the show, Hulk Hogan’s latest hospital trip, the pain of wrestlers on Twitter, Matt Hardy insanity and many swirling rumors, a WEC preview for tomorrow, notes on Jim…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the go-home edition of Raw for the Hell in the Cell PPV. You read that right, the go-home show. We’ll talk all the segments in detail, then jump into your mailbag questions on a variety of subjects including the possibility of Abdullah…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with our week in review program! We’ll talk all the latest news including the death of Giant Gonzalez, UFC 119, the problem with stipulation matches in WWE and TNA these days, injuries, Matt Hardy, and tons more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our post-UFC 119 recap show! All the fights in detail, notes from the post-show press conference, what pissed Dana off, backstage scoops, plus a really shocking interview with the Rock talking what he might have done had MMA been hot when he was…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a special bonus show, and it’s PACKED. We’ll talk the life and times of El Gigante, who passed away yesterday, talk Impact, NXT, and the PPV buying habits survey from Figure Four Weekly last week, and finally go in-depth in previewing tomorrow’s UFC…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news including why Efrain Escudero was fired from UFC, the latest on Chael Sonnen in a story that gets more bizarre by the day, a Mirko Crocop update, plus a full Raw report and spoilers for next week’s go-home show…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with our week in review program! Tons of stuff to discuss including the failed Chael Sonnen drug test, what it means for UFC and Sonnen, a preview of WWE Night of Champions (always funny in hindsight), a look at NXT and the last week’s…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news show! We’ve got full results and analysis of the WWE Night of Champions PPV, a look at where they’re going for Hell in the Cell and further down the line, a potential Cena heel turn, Jericho’s future, and more. We’ll…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a breaking news update talking the alleged drug test failure of Chael Sonnen following his fight with Anderson Silva. We’ll talk the realities of drug use and testing in UFC and sports in general, what this means for the future, and more. Also,…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a totally packed news show. We'll discuss the new WWE soma ban and why this is a gigantic story, talk UFC Fight Night and Ultimate Fighter, TNA losing UK TV, NXT from Tuesday night, more on the death of Mike Shaw and his…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a quite baffling Raw go-home show for Night of Champions, Matt Hardy’s meltdown and why he’s in trouble, Kevin Nash’s meltdown and why he may not be in trouble, Josh Barnett signing with Strikeforce,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with our week in review program! We’ll talk all manner of subjects including the new season of NXT, ROH and DGUSA, Shine and Shark Fights, upcoming PPVs, buyrates, and more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with tons of news! We’ll review the DGUSA PPV from Friday night, ROH’s iPPV from the Manhattan Center with Roderick Strong beating Tyler Black in the main event, Shine Fights from Friday night and why it was not good for the sport, Shark Fights…