Author: F4W Staff
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WOR: RAW Reunion, Seth foot in mouth, AEW, Jon Jones, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the RAW REUNION show, a show that did, in fact, feature a RAW reunion and damn near nothing else of note, AEW notes, Jon Jones gets in trouble again, Seth Rollins puts foot in…
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DragonKing Dark: Curses
Host Karl Stern is back with a fresh edition of DragonKing Dark, taking a look at 10 interesting curses in both history and popular culture. Are there any that actually pass the slightest bit of inspection and make you go, “hmmm?” From obvious ones like buried pirate treasure to ones less known, people have long been…
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WOR: G-1 update, best matches, RAW and Smackdown, news, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of thoughts on G-1 including all the block matches from Saturday morning, best matches in the tournament so far, RAW and Smackdown this week, tons of news, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Raw, Smackdown, ratings, Summerslam, AEW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Raw and Smackdown ratings, SummerSlam, FOX plans for the RAW debut, AEW Road to All Out, G-1 and the weekend schedule, Will Ospreay, mailbag and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: RAW, G-1, SummerSlam, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full RAW results from Monday night, the top SummerSlam matches, G-1 report from last night, mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 4:00: SummerSlam top two matches set 4:00…
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DragonKing Dark: Witch Hunt and The Weapon
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern digs into the DragonKing Darker archives and deconstructs two Rush songs of interest to fans. First is the atmospheric and dark Witch Hunt, which may be one of the most frightening songs ever because we are pretty much living it now. The second is The Weapon,…
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WOR: News, Fight for the Fallen, UFC, G-1 days 2 and 3, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest news on Jeff Hardy and more, then full reviews of Fight for the Fallen, the top UFC matches, and the G-1 block matches from days two and three. A totally packed show and a fun time…
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WOR: Juice Robinson talks New Japan, the G-1 tournament, NXT, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest JUICE ROBINSON to talk New Japan, the G-1 tournament which you can check out this weekend on both New Japan World and AXS TV, his favorite matches both in his own career and as a fan, moving to Japan, NXT vs.…
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WOR: CMLL future, ratings, Smackdown, weekend schedule, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on the future of CMLL, Raw ratings, Smackdown thoughts, Extreme Rules, a full line-up of all the shows this weekend, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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WOR: Baffling RAW, Slammiversary, Thiago Santos, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an absolutely baffling follow-up to last week’s show, a show straight out of WCW in 2000, and that’s not a compliment. We’ve also got a Slammiversary report, latest on Thiago Santos, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: Revenge of the Son of the Bullshido
It’s been a while since we talked about the wacky world of esoteric (and fake) martial arts, known in pop culture as Bullshido. This week, I give you an episode of our Patreon exclusive series DragonKing Darker where I visit more crazy bullshido stories with tales of the Din Mak death touch, pressure points, and…
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WOR: UFC 239, New Japan G-1, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of the New Japan G-1 kickoff show in Dallas, UFC with Jon Jones barely retaining the UFC Light Heavyweight title, matches, crazy knockouts, tons of news and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Perro Aguayo Sr., Jacques Rougeau Sr., Bischoff and Heyman, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the deaths of Perro Aguayo Sr., an all-time legend, and Jacques Rougeau Sr., Smackdown ratings, Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, AEW numbers for Fyter Fest, UFC this coming weekend with Jon Jones, mailbag and more. A fun show…
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WOR: RAW recap, Paul Heyman update, Yatsu, Max Muscle, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the first somewhat Paul Heyman RAW, all the angles and segments including the burial of Mike Kanellis, update on Yoshiaki Yatsu plus his place in wrestling history, death of Max Muscle, Mailbag and more.…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Connecticut
DragonKing Dark Podcast continues its journey across America exploring strange, odd, and out of the way places. We stop in Connecticut, which harbors a fairly high number of bizarre places. It is a hotbed of paranormal spots due, in part, to the Warren family of The Conjuring fame. Join host Karl Stern of WhenItWasCool.com as he takes…
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WOR: AEW Fyter Fest, New Japan Australia, UFC on ESPN, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW’s Fyter Fest show, the good and the bad from the B/R Live special, New Japan in Australia, UFC on ESPN 3, plus Raw and WWE in Japan notes, Flip Gordon and tons more.…
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WOR: Heyman and Bischoff, ROH PPV, weekend AEW and UFC previews, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more on the Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff email blast, why all of this is very concerning, ROH PPV recap from Friday night including an injury update on Flip Gordon, UFC and Fyter Fest previews for this weekend…
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WOR: WWE attendance, Smackdown, AEW, Rollins, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE attendance of late, WWE’s response to AEW, Seth Rollins vs. Will Ospreay, Smackdown, mailbag questions and tons of other news notes. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 20:32: WWE attendance is…
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WOR: RAW, WWE business, HEAT, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, WWE business of late, HEAT and what it is and is not, mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 7:09: WWE gets rid…
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WOR: Dave and Bryan interview Will Ospreay
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a very special interview with Will Ospreay talking New Japan, the AXS TV schedule for G-1, winning the Best of the Super Juniors, the IWGP Jr. Title and competing in the upcoming G-1, Seth Rollins and more. A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Stomping Grounds, RAW, Jericho Cruise, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE Stomping Grounds from Tacoma, all the action from a live and TV standpoint, RAW tomorrow night, news notes and why YOU — yes you — should go on the Chris Jericho Cruise in January 2020 to hang…
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DragonKing Dark: Dark superhero movies
Recently at WhenItWasCool.com we took a look at the 100 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time. This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a deeper dive into the list to pick out the movies which have more of a horror or occult theme to them. Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, Dark Man, Blade, and…
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WOR: Stomping Grounds preview, AEW TV, UFC recap, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Stomping Grounds odds, star rating odds, changes to RAW and Smackdown, AEW TV notes, more on the sellout numbers for All Out, UFC recap from Saturday night, plus mailbag and more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Lionheart, Smackdown, ratings, Stomping Grounds, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Lionheart, RAW and Smackdown ratings, WWE Stomping Grounds, AEW Women’s Title announcement, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 6:05: Lionheart passes…
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WOR: Starrcast II Q&A with Dave and Bryan
Subscribers can now listen to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez’s live Q&A edition of Wrestling Observer Radio from Starrcast II, recorded on May 24, 2019. Thanks to Fite.TV and Starrcast for making this audio available. If you’re heading to Chicago for All Out weekend, you can attend another live Q&A session on August 31st taking…
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WOR: RAW, AEW, New Japan, Moxley, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan, the G-1, the Jon Moxley situation, AEW TV, WWE RAW from Monday night with the build to Stomping Grounds, plus tons of news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: Aerostar, AEW ticket sales, Raw & SmackDown this week
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown for this week, AEW ticket sales and why they’re so surprising to people, predictions for the next show, AAA’s big show and an update on Aerostar, Bellator with Chael Sonnen’s retirement, news, mailbag and tons…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Colorado
On this week’s DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl from WhenItWasCool.com takes a look at the weird places, odd stops, and strange attractions in the state of Colorado. We love Colorado and have been there a few times and have even seen a few of these ourselves. This episode even solves the mystery of a road…
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WOR: SmackDown recap, TV ratings, and AEW notes
Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown TV, ratings for both shows, AEW notes, NXT tapings, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw recap, Stomping Grounds, Ibushi, Fyter Fest
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the build to Stomping Grounds, a Kota Ibushi update, AEW, Ric Flair being sued, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: New Japan Dominion, lineups, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan Dominion from Saturday night, all the matches and angles leading into G-1, upcoming line-ups, Super J Cup returning, WWE RAW, Stomping Grounds, a must-see match from Mexico and tons more. A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: The curse of the Poltergeist movies
I continue my look at various curses in pop culture and on this new edition of DragonKing Dark, I examine all the strange and tragic events surrounding the Poltergeist series of movies. A young star died of an unexpected health emergency, another was murdered, and others befell a series of bizarre calamities. DragonKing Dark Podcast is your…
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WOR: UFC PPV, Super Showdown fallout, WCW history, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results from this past Saturday night’s UFC PPV, fallout from Super Showdown, mailbag questions, the death of WCW on the WWE Network and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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WOR: WWE Super Showdown disaster, weekend preview, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full review of the WWE Super Showdown disaster, a terrible show on many levels, with updates on Goldberg and Undertaker and more. Plus, UFC and New Japan previews for the weekend. A fun show as always so…
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WOL: Saudi Arabia, women’s match, NXT name changes, more!
Battling through the lack of a co-host combined with last-minute technical difficulties, Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including the women’s match in Saudi Arabia, tomorrow’s show, Best of the Super Juniors, tons of calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Best of the Super Juniors finals, Dominion, Smackdown, ratings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan Best of the Super Juniors, Moxley winning the US Title, Dominion line-up for Sunday, Smackdown, Nattie and Alexa in Saudi Arabia and what’s happening there, AEW, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Death of Atsushi Aoki, Raw recap, Best of the Super Juniors
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the death of Atsushi Aoki, RAW from Monday night, Jon Moxley and the Best of the Super Juniors, Being the Elite, tons of news and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Arkansas
Sitting in Mid-America is a landlocked state with no big cities nestled between the Mississippi river and the plains of Texas and Oklahoma. Arkansas is a beautiful state filled with flat farmland, plentiful forests, and the scenic Ozark mountains. It is also oddly home to a lot of weird stuff. On this edition of DragonKing Dark,…
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WOR: Moxley on Talk is Jericho, WWE creative, AEW rewatch, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s thoughts having re-watched AEW’s PPV on TV, a look at the Chris Jericho podcast with Dean Ambrose, tons of notes on WWE creative, Smackdown thoughts, tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always…
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WOR: AJ Styles, RAW, AEW, Sami Zayn, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on AJ Styles, who is off RAW and house shows, Jon Moxley and New Japan, AEW, a full RAW report for the first show after the debut of AEW, Urijah Faber’s un-retirement and tons more. A…
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WOR: Female wrestling fan roundtable!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a special roundtable episode featuring three female fans, two who are hardcore and one who went to her second wrestling event ever on Saturday night. We’ll discuss AEW, WWE, the portrayal of women in both companies and around the world and so much…
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DragonKing Dark: The curse of playing Superman
This week on DragonKing Dark, I take a look back at the supposed curse of Superman as tragedy and misfortune have been linked to appearing as the iconic DC Comics character. From the strange and controversial death of George Reeves to the tragic injury and ultimate death of Christopher Reeve, many associated with the role of…
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WOR: AEW Double or Nothing!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW’s debut PPV, Double or Nothing! We haven’t seen the TV version but the live edition was outstanding, a real groundbreaking who that hopefully will help change the industry for the better. A fun show…
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WOR: Double or Nothing Q&A live from Las Vegas!
Image: Garrett Gonzales It’s the Wrestling Observer Live Q&A from Double or Nothing weekend in Las Vegas. Over 90 minutes of great questions on WWE, All Elite, Double or Nothing, New Japan and so much more. A fun show as always, and than you everyone for your participation!
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WOR: Ashley Massaro, Smackdown, ratings, Saudi Arabia, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Ashley Massaro affidavit and WWE’s response to it, Smackdown ratings, AEW notes for the weekend including how they’ll determine the first World Champion, tons of mailbag questions and more. A packed show as always so check it…
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WOR: Ric Flair surgery, RAW, 24/7 Title, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Ric Flair’s heart surgery, WWE RAW from Monday night, the new 24/7 title and what a disaster that was, mailbag, tons of news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: Money in the Bank and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Money in the Bank, a great show with some bad points, all the matches and angles, notes on Ashley Massaro and Dasha, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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DragonKing Dark: Consider the Speckled Sea Louse
It’s the DragonKing Dark podcast, your weekly dose of the odd, strange, and unusual brought to you by Karl Stern of When It Was Cool and F4WOnline.com, and on this episode we dive back into topics in the news. A variety of dark themed topics pepper the news over the last few weeks, mostly dealing with…
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WOR: Ashley Massaro, Ric Flair, Money in the Bank, UFC, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about, everything from Ashley Massaro and Ric Flair to Money in the Bank, AEW, UFC from Saturday night and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 3:19: Ashley Massaro 3:19…
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WOR: AEW TV deal, Lars Sullivan, ratings, Money in the Bank, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the details on the AEW TV deal plus a mailbag segment with your questions, Lars Sullivan, Dave has an apology, WWE ratings, Money in the Bank, normal mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Hart vs. Magee, Money in the Bank, AEW, Saudi Arabia, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee match on WWE Network, Raw from Monday, Money in the Bank, Being the Elite notes, WWE’s next Saudi Arabia show, UFC notes and tons more. A fun show as always so check…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of California
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern continues his state oddities series by taking a look at California! California has it all when it comes to landscapes. Deserts, mountains, oceans, forests — California has all the bases covered. So, you know a state as famously free thinking as California is going…
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WOR: Death of Silver King, AEW TV, RAW, Smackdown, UFC, Bellator, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the shocking death of Silver King in the ring Saturday, AEW TV notes, Raw and Smackdown this week, full reviews of UFC, Bellator and PWG, and tons more. A packed show, so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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WOR: Ratings, Smackdown, UFC, AEW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings this week, Smackdown thoughts, UFC this coming weekend, New Japan Best of the Super Juniors, AEW notes, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Flair vs. Kerry, XFL, RAW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the anniversary of Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich at Texas Stadium, the weather that day, XFL TV notes and Q&A, RAW from Monday night with a bunch of panicked changes, full results from the show, AEW notes and…
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DragonKing Dark: Odd coincidences
On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at a couple of Presidential coincidences and tries to determine if these are fact, fiction, or just fun? We take a look at the supposed connections between Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln, which is one of the most popular stories. We then look at the…
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WOR: Ratings, Lesnar and Daniel Bryan updates, history of Von Erichs, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the past few days, RAW and Smackdown ratings, Brock Lesnar’s future, Goldberg to Saudi Arabia, Daniel Bryan update, Smackdown, UFC, a Von Erich mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Kento Miyahara, RAW, Revival, tons of mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Champion Carnival, Kento Miyahara vs. the Miz, a full RAW review from Monday night, what’s going on with the Revival, UFC from this past weekend, the Cody Rhodes promo, mailbag and tons more. A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Arizona
Image: Karl Stern On this episode of DragonKing Dark, we take a look at one of Karl Stern’s favorite states — Arizona. Arizona has many well known tourist attractions that are well worth visiting, but on this episode we are going off the beaten path to hunt for oddities. From dinosaurs to quirky stops along the…
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WOR: Ratings, Smackdown, WWE decline, Starrcast, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings, Smackdown report from Tuesday night, the decline in WWE viewership since the fall and what might be responsible, Impact PPV Sunday, UFC fighters failing for Ostarine and getting six months, mailbag and tons…
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WOR: RAW, Shakeup, Sasha, AEW, Viceland must-see, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the longest contract in pro-wrestling history, more Shakeup shakeups, Sasha Banks, your full RAW report, WWE moves a PPV, AEW notes, the Viceland documentary you must see, plus mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: When Idols Fall
This week on DragonKing Dark, I take on another society related topic: what happens when our idols fall. We have seen much of this over the years with Chris Benoit, Superfly Snuka, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, politicians, church leaders, and other entertainers frequently in the news as their past sins and crimes come to light.…
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WOR: Superstar Shakeup fallout, Samoa Joe, ratings fall, VICE Montreal, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more details on the Superstar Shakeup, Samoa Joe and why he wasn’t officially drafted yet, the ratings fall year-over-year for the past two weeks, the VICE Montreal Screwjob documentary, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Alaska
This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes us to Alaska to take a look at the weird, odd, and unusual stops in the northern most of the United States. From Santa Claus’ literal home to the Wizard Oz, Alaska has some odd and unusual places you might not think to visit nestled among the…
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WOR: RAW and Smackdown ratings, Mania fallout, fines, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings coming off WrestleMania, fallout from the show including the main event referee getting fined, why Drew disappeared on Smackdown, tons of pro-wrestling and UFC notes, mailbag and so much more. A fun show as…
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WOR: Post-Mania Raw fallout, Lars Sullivan debuts, NJPW injury notes
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of RAW from Monday night, the RAW after WrestleMania, the debut of Lars Sullivan, Becky Lynch, that stupid main event, and tons more, plus news from the weekend, injury updates, New Japan, Conor McGregor, mailbag…
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WOR: WrestleMania 2019!
Image: WWE.com Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about in our recap of WrestleMania 2019! We’ll talk about all the matches and angles both from a live and WWE Network perspective! We’ve got scoops on the main event, plus a bonus cautionary tale about why you…
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DragonKing Dark 160: The Oddities of Alabama
The Dragon King himself Karl Stern is back this week with a new DragonKing Dark Podcast beginning a new occasional series looking at odd, weird, and interesting places across the world. We begin in his home state of Alabama with such curiosities as the original Mardi Gras (it wasn’t in New Orleans), plus the ghostly…
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WOR: G1 Supercard, Bret Hart attacked, Dave’s NXT thoughts, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Bret Hart getting attacked by a fan for real followed by Enzo Amore and Big Cass invading the G1 Supercard at MSG show, a full review of the New Japan/ROH card, Dave’s thoughts on NXT Saturday, a few…
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WOR: Live mailbag show with Bryan and Dave from New Jersey
Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez are back today with the Wrestling Observer Live Q&A from New Jersey! It’s a live mailbag edition of the show with questions on AEW, WrestleMania, WWE programming, MMA, and everything in between. The video will be up later this afternoon at video.f4wonline.com as well! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: WrestleMania weekend, live events, tons of news live from New Jersey!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WrestleMania, Smackdown ratings and thoughts on the show, WrestleCon Supershow and all the other big events this weekend, Jim Ross and AEW, AAA running Madison Square Garden and tons more. A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: John Oliver segment, WrestleMania matches, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the HBO segment with John Oliver on WWE, WrestleMania added matches and what’s going on with the RAW tag title match, RAW report from Monday night, Bellator new signing, John Oliver mailbag and tons more. A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: The bees are dying
There is a major crisis happening all around us and most people are completely oblivious to it. Should this crisis come to fruition, the food chain will collapse. Over half of the foods stocked in your local grocery store will disappear. Your fruits will be gone. Your vegetables will be gone. Cattle will die, so…
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WOR: Omega documentary, Smackdown, Vince selling stock, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, ratings for the show, the Kenny Omega documentary, tons of UFC notes including the next Jon Jones fight, Vince selling more stock to fund the XFL, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun…
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WOR: McGregor claims retirement, RAW, WrestleMania, ROH/New Japan MSG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Conor McGregor retiring again, RAW from Monday night, the women main eventing WrestleMania, the full card thus far, New Japan/ROH in MSG card, Kurt Angle’s matches over the next few weeks, plus mailbag and tons more. A…
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DragonKing Dark: Lying stones and CERN
On this edition of DragonKing Dark podcast, we take a look at two famous hoaxes of science. First we journey back to the 1700s — where a respected professor was convinced that he had found fossils made by the hand of God himself, only to find out that the joke was on him. Then we discuss…
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WOR: Dillashaw, UFC weekend, Smackdown, Kofi, mailbag
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC this coming weekend, Conor McGregor wanting points in the company, TJ Dillashaw being stripped of his title, Smackdown, Kofi Kingston, ratings, tons of mailbag questions including one from Bryan, and so much more. A fun show…
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WOR: UFC drops traditional PPV, RAW, WrestleMania, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a look at UFC dropping traditional PPV in lieu of streaming on ESPN+, what it means for traditional purchasers, why the decision was made, and more, plus RAW, WrestleMania, the Andre battle royal, the Kurt Angle vs.…
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DragonKing Dark: CRISPR and gene editing
Genetic editing is all over the news lately — and many laymen are wondering what exactly is CRISPR? Is it some biblical monstrosity where man is now playing God? Is it a way to create supermen and women? Or is it the answer to all genetic problems and the future to the health and wellbeing…
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WOR: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards and more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full look at the 2019 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, all the categories, and more, plus NXT spoilers. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR Classic Audio: ‘The Destroyer’ Dick Beyer
Editor’s Note: This interview originally ran in June 2010. Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with the sensational, intelligent “Destroyer” Dick Beyer, one half of the most-watched televised pro wrestling match in the history of the world. In this 70-minute interview, we talk about his long career, working in Japan for…
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WOR: Post-Fastlane Raw recap, more on Dick Beyer’s death, New Japan Cup
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW, Fast Lane fallout, WrestleMania matches, the death of Dick Beyer and how big it was in Japan, New Japan Cup, more on Ibushi vs. Naito, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Fastlane recap, New Japan Cup, Raw preview
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full review of WWE Faslane, all the matches and angles, New Japan Cup thoughts including a way too dangerous match, Monday’s Raw, tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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DragonKing Dark: Reality of alien life
On this weeks edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses the reality of alien life. Not science fiction, not speculation, but the solid facts about what we have and have not discovered so far in our search for extraterrestrial life. Like seeking clues to a mystery, we might not have solved the crime —…
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WOR: Wally Yamaguchi death, Fastlane preview, UFC on ESPN+ 4 recap
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Wally Yamaguchi and Dave’s memories of their friendship, Fast Lane preview and star ratings odds, new WWE debuts, UFC on ESPN+ 4 recap with a fun night of fights, Jon Jones buyrate, mailbag, and more!…
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WOR: New Japan, Liger retirement, Reigns, Fastlane preview, mailbag
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including New Japan’s Anniversary Show, the upcoming retirement of Jushin Liger, Smackdown ratings and the BIG DOG, the Reigns special on Monday, Fast Lane card, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: Luke Perry, King Kong Bundy, RAW, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the death of Luke Perry and King Kong Bundy, RAW from Monday night, AEW running Jacksonville, Arn Anderson and Alicia Fox, and more, plus mailbag! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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DragonKing Dark: Time
On this week’s edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, we take on one of host Karl Stern’s favorite topics — time! Specifically, we discuss whether time travel is scientifically possible and look at several papers on the subject that come to varying conclusions. The possibilities are interesting and some theories are not necessarily what you…
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WOR: Wild UFC, Crocop, Raw and Smackdown, PWG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of a wild UFC, the retirement of Mirko Crocop, RAW and Smackdown this week, PWG from Friday, tons of weekend news notes and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: UFC 235 preview, SmackDown ratings, listener questions
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including SmackDown ratings, Kevin Owens and Vince McMahon, a death match wrestler with HIV, Jon Jones PPV this coming weekend with a full preview, tons and tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Roman Reigns return, Big Dave Batista, RAW, New Japan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the return of Roman Reigns from his battle with leukemia, WWE RAW’s highs and lows, the return of Dave Batista, plus New Japan line-ups, Being the Elite, the rebirth of the XFL, mailbag and so much more. A…
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DragonKing Dark: The Most Dangerous Episode Ever
On this special edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern tells some truths which must be told. At long last, the most dangerous weapon is exposed. If you have ever wondered why things are the way they are. If you have ever wondered how people are being manipulated to believe and passionately defend…
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WOR: WWE hirings and firings, Reigns, Rock, Mania weekend, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with tons to talk about including Bruce Prichard, WWE’s hirings and firings this week with details, tons of WrestleMania weekend notes from ROH, New Japan and NXT, RAW and Smackdown previews, Roman Reigns, Rock, tons of MMA notes including a review of tonight’s UFC show, and more! A fun…
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WOR: GSP retirement, RAW ratings, Smackdown, NXT TV tapings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including GSP’s retirement, the potential Hulk Hogan biopic, Smackdown, RAW ratings, WrestleMania, Undertaker, NXT TV tapings, mailbag and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 5:39: GSP reportedly set to retire 5:39…
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WOR: WrestleMania, RAW, muscle memory and PEDs, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the WrestleMania card and Daniel Bryan’s potential opponents, muscle memory and how it affects fighters who have used PEDs, UFC ratings on ESPN, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Elimination Chamber, UFC on ESPN 1, Graves, Lacey Evans, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania, Corey Graves, Lacey Evans, UFC on ESPN 1, Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone, plus mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 37:28: Elimination…
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DragonKing Dark: Flat Earth, anti-vaxx, conspiracies
On this edition of DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern talks about beliefs that are against the mainstream and discusses what the logical approach to them is, why they exist to begin with, and searches for the truth behind illogical beliefs such as the Earth is flat, anti-vaccinators, and other extreme conspiracy beliefs.
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WOR: Weekend schedule, Smackdown ratings, AEW, Rollins, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on the weekend schedule with UFC, Bellator and WWE, and Elimination Chamber preview, Smackdown ratings, All Elite Wrestling notes, plus tons of news and the mailbag! A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: AEW sellout, Jericho vs. Omega, IWGP title, RAW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW sellout, Jericho vs. Omega official, a new IWGP Champion, full RAW results from Monday night, Elimination Chamber, the usual Monday night news notes and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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DragonKing Dark: Theia — or how the Moon was born
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at a leading hypothesis about how Earth’s larger-than-average Moon was formed. Does the formation of Earth’s Moon also offer an explanation of how all the essential ingredients for life arrived here when the rest of our solar system appears barren? Or are the first…
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WOR: UFC 234 recap, notes on AEW and Kenny Omega
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC’s Saturday PPV headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya, AEW notes including the card for Double or Nothing so far, Kenny Omega notes, Fenix and Pentagon, Seth Rollins, Ronda Rousey, tons of mailbag questions and more! A…
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WOR: AEW press event, Smackdown ratings, FOX talks October move, UFC, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the AEW press conference on Thursday, Smackdown ratings, FOX talks the Smackdown move this fall, UFC this coming weekend, the WWE women’s audience, mailbag, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: El Santo, RAW, Seth Rollins, Being the Elite, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the anniversary of the death of El Santo, RAW from Monday, injury updates on Seth Rollins and others, Being the Elite, Hart Foundation in the Hall of Fame and in MLW, plus tons more. A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Oumuamua Alien Probe
It came from outer space. Like, literally, outer, outer space. Oumuamua made the news last year as the first observed body from interstellar space that had been seen in our solar system. And then it got weird. It was like nothing we ever saw before. It was neither astroid nor comet. It also seemed to accelerate…
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WOR: UFC on ESPN+, Jon Jones, New Japan Saturday, Raw and Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC results from ESPN+, Jon Jones failing more tests, New Japan from Saturday night, RAW and Smackdown previews, tons of news and mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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WOR: SmackDown ratings, WWE interest, Kushida, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with all the news for this afternoon including the Smackdown ratings, WWE interest among casual fans, an update on Kushida and his match with Tanahashi, plus tons and tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: Ambrose, Royal Rumble fallout, RAW, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a monstrous RAW report for the day after Royal Rumble, the WrestleMania main events, tons of news notes from every promotion around the world, and so much more. A show packed with news, so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: Royal Rumble 2019 recap plus tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the 2019 Royal Rumble, all the matches and angles and bizarre booking, notes on John Cena, AEW merchandise, Fedor, plus mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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DragonKing Dark: Curse of King Tut’s Tomb
On this milestone edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern concludes his “curses” series with a look at one of the most famous — the curse of King Tut’s tomb. Egyptian archeology was in its golden era in the early 1900s, and the unearthing of an intact, treasure-filled tomb of a Pharaoh was the talk of the…
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WOR: NXT TakeOver and Bellator 214 recaps, Royal Rumble preview
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the NXT Takeover show, Royal Rumble preview and predictions, star rating odds, tons of news from AEW, ROH, various indies, the Bellator show from Saturday with the Grand Prix finals and debut of the…
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WOR: Royal Rumble, Raw ratings, Ronda Rousey future, Jon Jones, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Royal Rumble, NXT Takeover, the future of Ronda Rousey, RAW ratings plunge in the third hour, Smackdown, 205 Live, Jon Jones and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 9:09: This…
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WOR: RAW, John Cena, Royal Rumble, Being the Elite, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including what’s going on with John Cena, RAW from Monday, the Royal Rumble, Being the Elite, UFC numbers, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 3:08: John Cena update 3:08…
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DragonKing Dark: The Hands Resist Him
We continue our series of podcasts looking at various curses on this episode, with host Karl Stern taking a look at a supposed cursed painting called “The Hands Resist Him.” Now, mind you, this painting is creepy enough of its own accord, but supposedly those who have owned the painting have been met with misfortune. The painting…
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WOR: ROH, WWE and AEW signings, Smackdown, Omega, Jericho, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the new signings this week to ROH, WWE and AEW, Smackdown, ratings, UFC on ESPN+ this weekend, updates on Jericho and Omega, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: Why Balor replaced Strowman, RAW, All Elite, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, the situation with Braun Strowman and why he was replaced by Finn Balor, all the matches and angles from the show, All Elite Wrestling mailbag, non-All Elite Wrestling mailbag, and tons more. A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Oak Island Money Pit
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, we continue our look at various curses and tales of ill fate. This week’s tale is one of the more well known ones because it has a television reality show attached to it. The Oak Island Money Pit is located in Canada, and for over the last…
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WOR: NXT UK Takeover, Raw, Smackdown, Lars, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE NXT UK Takeover show from Saturday night, thoughts on all the matches and angles, RAW, Smackdown, Lars Sullivan, tons of mailbag questions on AEW and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: All Elite Mailbag, Smackdown, ratings, FantasticaMania, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including an in-depth All Elite Wrestling mailbag answering all your questions, Smackdown, Raw and Smackdown ratings, New Japan FantasticaMania, non-AEW mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 26:23: AEW…
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WOR: Dave Meltzer tours the Giant Baba exhibit in Tokyo
It’s a unique episode of Wrestling Observer Radio as Jim Valley decided at the last moment to interview Dave Meltzer as he toured the Giant Baba Memorial Exhibit inside Tokyu department store in the Shibuya area of Tokyo. Dave and Jim walk through the exhibit and describe the many wrestling posters on the walls and run down some of the…
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WOR: Breaking news audio on All Elite Wrestling rally
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a Breaking News Audio on the All Elite Wrestling rally from this afternoon.
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WOR: All Elite, Kenny Omega future, RAW, Royal Rumble, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Kenny Omega’s future, All Elite Wrestling’s Tuesday rally, contracts for New Japan, WWE and AEW, plus RAW, Smackdown, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and all the WWE news, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: James Dean and the cursed car
Welcome to 2019 on DragonKing Dark. This year, host Karl Stern is going to examine some tall tales, curses, and popular culture you might have heard of but might not believe. Whether true or not, they are interesting. This week, we look at the tale of James Dean’s cursed car. Dean was an icon of…
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WOR: New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 13 recap from Tokyo
On a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio from Tokyo, Japan, Dave Meltzer, Fumi Saito, and Jim Valley recap Wrestle Kingdom 13, an epic show with incredible matches, and talk about the future for New Japan, AEW, ROH and key pro wrestlers. The show featured seven title changes and incredible performances up and down the…
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WOR: All Elite Wrestling announced, Jon Jones, RIZIN, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is here with breaking news on everything you ever wanted to know about the big All Elite Wrestling news that literally broke seconds before this show was posted. Tons of notes on signings, how the business has changed since All In, updates on some major names…
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DragonKing Dark: Weird and odd news of 2018
It’s episode 146 of the DragonKing Dark podcast — and this is the last episode of 2018. On this episode, host Karl Stern from When It Was Cool takes a look back at some odd and weird news stories from 2018 that we might have missed on a variety of topics, including UFOs, true crime,…
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WOR: UFC 232 recap, WWE ratings, Raw and Smackdown tapings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Paul Fontaine is back today with tons to talk about including the UFC 232 show with Amanda Nunes becoming the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, Jon Jones, a look at all the other fights on the show, a bunch of stupid statements from the past few…
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WOR: UFC weekend, Jon Jones, Smackdown, Observer Awards, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s upcoming trip to Japan, the Tokyo Dome, this coming weekend’s UFC and more on the Jon Jones controversy, what all the fighters should learn from this, Smackdown, WWE house show notes, more on the Observer Awards,…
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WOR: RAW, Jon Jones, Observer Newsletter Awards, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back here on Christmas Eve to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including RAW from Monday night, the Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya match, more on Jon Jones, a look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, some mailbag and more. Have a great holiday…
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WOR: Jon Jones story in-depth, Impact TV, New Japan Tokyo Dome history, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about thanks to Jon Jones, UFC and USADA. Everything you ever wanted to know about this topic, the science behind it, how the fans got totally screwed, what the fighters think about it, and so much more. Plus, news,…
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DragonKing Dark: What is the origin of Christmas?
This week, whether secular or religious, many people in the world will celebrate Christmas. But what are the real origins of Christmas? Is December 25 really Jesus’ birthday? Is Christmas a re-appropriated pagan holiday? Is it a modern creation? What about Santa Claus? Kris Kringle? St. Nicholas? Why the Christmas tree? This week on DragonKing Dark, we…
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WOR: Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, Smackdown, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the newest entrants into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, how everyone fared, who went up and who went down in balloting, who’s new next year, who may fall off the ballot and more. Plus, Smackdown, Smackdown…
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WOR: RAW, NXT call-ups, CHANGE or lack thereof, Being the Elite, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about today including a full recap of RAW, a show where Vince McMahon promised CHANGE, yet it was, in fact, the same show we see every week, plus NXT call-ups, Being the Elite, mailbag and tons more. A fun show…
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WOR: 2018 TLC PPV, RAW, New Japan, UFC ratings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of the 2018 TLC PPV, all the matches and angles, what worked and what didn’t, everything leading to RAW and more, plus New Japan notes, UFC ratings, and so much more. A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Artificial intelligence, UFOs, portals
We have more discussion this week about the hot topic of artificial intelligence and the problems we may, or may not, be facing in the future from machines that can think for themselves. In other recent news we take a look at more recent UFO sightings, and reports that a portal to another dimension opened up…
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WOR: Raw ratings, Smackdown, TLC, New Japan, TV deals, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings, how to fix the show, lame excuses, Smackdown, the weekend schedule, TLC, New Japan notes, UFC and ONE sign TV deals, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: RAW is Nitro, New Japan news, Greg Hardy, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a scathing review of RAW outside a pretty good main event, tons of thoughts leading into TLC, the future of WWE, New Japan news, Greg Hardy, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: A.I. glitches and alien rocks
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at stories in the news — including a story about how young people today are turning off the news in large numbers because they don’t trust it. Plus, the Mars rover has found a shiny rock that has everyone talking, and what…
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WOR: New Japan Tag League Finals, UFC 231, Big Cass, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of both the New Japan Tag League Finals and UFC 231, thoughts on all the matches and fights, an update on Big Cass, RAW on Monday, some mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Dynamite Kid, Vince changes RAW, Smackdown, ratings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Dynamite Kid and what he meant to pro-wrestling, controversy in UFC, Smackdown, RAW ratings, changes Vince made to RAW and why, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: RAW report, UFC PPV negotiations, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including an update on UFC’s PPV negotiations with the cable companies, Jack Swagger’s upcoming MMA debut, RAW report from Monday night with the build towards TLC, other weekend notes, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: All in Your Head
Ghosts, the paranormal, UFOs, religious experience — is it all just in our heads? Everything we experience and perceive is literally just our brains interpretation of input from our senses. People with certain mental disorders and illnesses like dementia seemingly experience real events in the their minds that aren’t actually happening in the real world,…
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WOR: Smackdown, TLC, ratings, big weekend, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a big weekend of non-big MMA shows, TLC notes coming off Smackdown, ratings for WWE’s shows this week, NXT spoilers, plus we’ll get caught up on a ton of mailbag questions! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Larry Matysik memories, WWE UK changes, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s memories of Larry Matysik and what he meant to his career, a look at all the changes to the UK scene, Walter signing with WWE UK, RAW from Monday night, more on Liddell vs. Ortiz, and…
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DragonKing Dark: Is tech bad for us?
Is technology bad for us? In so many ways, technology has helped mankind and advanced us to live longer and healthier lives. But it has come with a cost. While tech has opened up the world and given us instant access to information we previously had to manually search out, there are more and more…
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WOR: All Elite Wrestling, Smackdown, ratings, WWE injuries, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back here on Thanksgiving to talk all the news in wrestling, including the latest on the proposed All Elite Wrestling, Smackdown, ratings from the past few days, tons of WWE injury updates, wrestler hit with goddamn brick to the head, UFC notes, and more. A…
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WOR: RAW, Survivor Series fallout, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all of the fallout from Survivor Series, update on Braun Strowman, Charlotte, Ronda, and Daniel Bryan, plus RAW from Monday, all the matches and angles and horrible lines, HEAT, and more, plus mailbag! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Survivor Series 2018 recap plus news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including our full rundown and analysis of Survivor Series 2018, all the matches and angles, RAW’s sweep, where they go from here, plus news and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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DragonKing Dark: Are you being controlled?, pt. II
Two weeks ago we had another very well received episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast called “Are you being controlled?” Following the feedback to that episode I have recorded a part two to the conversation. No matter what name you give to “them,” there does seem to be a powerful elite controlling the course of…
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WOR: NXT Wargames, UFC, Dave goes to NXT in San Jose, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of NXT Takeover War Games, tons of notes from the show, Dave goes to NXT in San Jose, UFC from Saturday night, tons of weekend wrestling news notes and more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Smackdown, NXT, Survivor Series, New Japan, UFC, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown fallout, Survivor Series, NXT, New Japan and UFC line-ups for this crazy weekend, tons of news, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 6:11: More on Daniel Bryan 6:11…
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WOR: RAW Monday, Survivor Series, Cody, UFC PPV cuts, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, all the matches and angles, Survivor Series line-up, Cody’s knee injury, a look at the 25 most important people in UFC history, Bellator this weekend, UFC getting a better PPV cut, mailbag and tons…
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DragonKing Dark: The Bible and the paranormal
This week on DragonKing Dark, we take another look at what the Bible has to say about topics of the paranormal. Many of the supernatural elements in paranormal belief are not only in the Bible but originate there. Obviously, things like angels, demons, and miracles, but the very idea of the occult has it’s origins…
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WOR: UFC 25th anniversary show, tons of wrestling injuries, must-see matches, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC’s 25th anniversary Fight Night, injuries to Alexa Bliss, Joey Ryan and Cody, WWE’s UK tour, some must-see matches, plus mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 32:48:…
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WOR: Mayweather, UFC and WWE news, Jericho Cruise, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about, Floyd Mayweather, UFC 230 buyrate, this weekend’s show, the end of the 125-pound division, Raw ratings, Smackdown, 205 Live, the Jericho Cruise, New Japan and ROH news and notes and more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Mayweather and RIZIN, RAW, Survivor Series, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Floyd Mayweather fighting for RIZIN, RAW from Monday night with tons of HEAT, Survivor Series, UFC notes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 9:12: Crown Jewel thoughts 9:12…
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DragonKing Dark: Are you being controlled?
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at the news, current events, modern politics, and asks the very valid question — Are you being controlled? For hundreds of years there has been talk of an Illuminati type organization pulling the strings on world events and while that may…
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WOR: Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Crown Jewel, indies, NJPW, UFC, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Hulk Hogan making his big WWE return to host Crown Jewel, the situations with Daniel Bryan and John Cena, Smackdown, Samoa Joe, tons of news and notes from the WWE, the indies, New Japan, UFC and tons…
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WOR: RAW, Cena off Crown Jewel, WWE stock, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including John Cena being removed from Crown Jewel, RAW report with Undertaker and Kane kinda squaring off with Hunter and Shawn, New Japan, WWE stock, tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Women’s Evolution PPV, Crown Jewel, New Japan, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of the WWE Evolution PPV, all the matches and angles, notes from Raw and Smackdown, Crown Jewel, New Japan, the Jericho Cruise and more, plus a few mailbag questions. A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Modern horror icons
As Halloween approaches this week, we have spent the month talking about archetype monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein — but the monsters of the modern era are even more intense and frightening. Freddie Kruger, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, Michael Myers, Pennywise, and the other slasher killers play on a newer type fear. On this edition of…
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WOR: UFC Fight Night, Tom’s Golden Boy fight, Evolution, Saudi Arabia, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s upcoming fight on the Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell PPV, UFC Fight Night results, Frankie Edgar out of the UFC 25th Anniversary Show, WWE heading to Saudi Arabia, Women’s Evolution PPV news, notes and predictions,…
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WOL: WWE and Saudi Arabia, earnings report, Dave Meltzer, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE buckling down to head to Saudi Arabia, their earnings report and how that ties into all of this, Dave Meltzer talks WWE’s falling house show business, calls and texts and more! A packed show as always…
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WOR: Crown Jewel, Evolution, Smackdown, news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Crown Jewel, Women’s Evolution, RAW, Roman Reigns, ratings, Smackdown, New Japan and MMA news notes, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 6:43: Dave’s birthday, weekend notes,…
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WOR: Roman Reigns, Crown Jewel, RAW, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of notes on Roman Reigns having to relinquish the WWE Title due to a battle with leukemia, Crown Jewel being at risk, Daniel Bryan and John Cena rumors, a full RAW report from Monday including the Dean Ambrose turn and the timing,…
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WOR: WWE Network tiers, Raw and Smackdown, NWA, PWG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s upcoming new Network tiers, what they might include, WWE house show news from the weekend, Raw and Smackdown, PWG results, the NWA 70th anniversary show, UFC notes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Mythos of the Mummy
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern continues the march towards Halloween by examining the lore surrounding mummies — the specially wrapped and prepared Egyptian dead. Ancient Egypt includes all sorts of supernatural and macabre elements including a great collection of gods, an elaborate afterlife ritual, and magnificent structures. It also came…
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WOR: Smackdown 1000, ratings, Saudi Arabia, NXT tapings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on Smackdown 1000, ratings, NXT TV taping spoilers, Saudi Arabia, tons of notes from Japan, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 18:48: SmackDown 1000 18:48 –…
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WOR: Saudi Arabia, RAW, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on WWE and Saudi Arabia, RAW from Monday night pushing Crown Jewel in an undisclosed location, Smackdown, Filthy Tom, Eddie Alvarez, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: Crown Jewel, Don Leo Jonathan, Bound for Glory, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Crown Jewel, the death of Don Leo Jonathan, Bullet Club Merch, Tanahashi vs. Omega, Will Ospreay, TNA Bound for Glory, some mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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DragonKing Dark: Mythos of the werewolf
Host Karl Stern continues the celebration of Halloween month with an episode about another classic monster and the lore surrounding them. This week, Karl takes a look at the mythos of the werewolf or the wolf man. Tales surrounding the werewolf are ancient. There is even a story of a man being tried and convicted of being…
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WOR: UFC 229 buys, UFC insanity, Smackdown, 205 Live, NJPW unrest, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the UFC 229 buyrate, all of the latest major changes to MSG, the return of Jon Jones at the end of the year and more, then WWE news with Smackdown, 205 Live, Crown Jewel, New Japan unrest…
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WOR: UFC 229 fallout, RAW, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with UFC 229 fallout, Conor and Khabib, UFC attempting to make a stupid main event for MSG, New Japan and WWE RAW recaps from yesterday and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 19:02: UFC numbers,…
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WOR: Ted Turner’s history in wrestling, New Japan and UFC notes
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s memories of Ted Turner and his role in pro-wrestling with your questions, plus fallout from UFC, New Japan notes and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Mythos of Dracula
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern begins prepping us for Halloween with a look at the mythos surrounding the Lord of the Vampires — Dracula. Karl discusses the gothic horror novel, what influenced the novel, the Universal horror movie classic, and Dracula in popular culture since then. Also, he examines…
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WOR: UFC 229 near-riot, Khabib vs. Conor, WWE Australia, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including everything you ever wanted to know about UFC 229, the near riot after the Conor vs. Khabib fight, all the matches, and more, plus WWE’s Australia show in-depth! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: UFC 229, MSG, Smackdown, 205 Live, RATINGS, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a huge UFC weekend and a terribly not-huge UFC MSG main event, the WWE Australia show, Smackdown, 205 Live, RATINGS, Alberto Del Rio returning to MMA, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Former UFC and WEC star Urijah Faber
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about in our interview with Urijah Faber! This Friday he’ll be facing Kazushi Sakuraba in a grappling battle for the Quintet promotion in Las Vegas. Tons of notes on training, the match and more. A fun show as always…
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WOR: RAW live and on TV, Being the Elite, New Japan, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night with Dave’s TV review and Bryan’s in-person review, tons of notes from UFC, Being the Elite, New Japan King of Pro Wrestling and so much more. A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Fighting Spirit Unleashed, Bellator, RIZIN, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results of the New Japan Fighting Spirit Unleashed show, where they’re going with the top feuds, RAW Monday, Bellator, RIZIN, THE BOB SAPP MATCH, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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DragonKing Dark: Bermuda Triangle
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern from WhenItWasCool.com explores the mythos surrounding the Bermuda Triangle. You used to hear about the Bermuda Triangle (or Devil’s Triangle) a lot back in the 1970s when Karl was a kid, but not so much any more. There have been a number of incidents…
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WOR: Bellator 205, HBO boxing, All In 2 tease, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales is back today with tons to talk about including a continuation from the HBO story from Friday’s show, Bellator 206, Show going off the air before the main event in the UK, Aaron Pico’s performance, Other young stars in Bellator, Rest of the main card, Heavyweight…
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WOR: Changing TV landscape, Jon Jones, Bellator, ROH PPV, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the changing TV landscape, Bellator on DAZN, HBO dropping boxing, Jon Jones and more, plus a full review of the ROH Death Before Dishonor PPV. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start –…
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WOR: Bellator MMA president Scott Coker and rising star Aaron Pico
On the eve of one of the promotion’s biggest nights of the year, our Dave Meltzer sat down with Bellator MMA president Scott Coker and rising star Aaron Pico (seen above) as they prepare for Saturday’s Bellator 206 event in San Jose, CA, the first of their new partnership with streaming service DAZN. Kicking off…
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WOR: Liv Morgan, Smackdown, 205 Live, UFC notes, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including an update on Liv Morgan, Smackdown and 205 Live thoughts, all the shows this weekend including New Japan in Long Beach and ROH, Bellator, tons of UFC notes, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Magic
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about magic. Not the stage show kind or what Penn and Teller are doing — but the belief that by spells or incantation, people can affect the future or events in their lives. It’s easy to understand why humans, before the age of…
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WOR: RAW, Liv Morgan injury, Sasha Banks, Hulk Hogan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the latest news from RAW, the injury to Liv Morgan and how it was handled, Sasha Banks update, Hulk Hogan, full RAW results, Jon Jones, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: New Japan Destruction results, history of Pancrase, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of the New Japan Destruction show from Saturday night with Tanahashi vs. Okada in the main event, thoughts on all the matches and the big angle at the end of the show, the history…
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WOR: Boxing, DAZN, UFC Fight Night, New Japan preview, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez is back with tons to talk about including DAZN’s streaming service compared to WWE Network and others, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, UFC FIght Night results, the Observer Hall of Fame ballot, Matt Riddle debuts for NXT, Tanahashi vs. Okada preview and tons more. A fun show…
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WOR: Jon Jones with Filthy Tom Lawlor, news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a 40-minute discussion on Jon Jones with input from our own Filthy Tom Lawlor, then it’s Smackdown, Rey Mysterio, 205 Live, Mixed Match Challenge, ratings and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: Kid Yamamoto, WWE concussion lawsuit, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Kid Yamamoto, his career in detail, the WWE concussion lawsuit being thrown out, RAW from Monday Night with Hell in a Cell fallout, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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DragonKing Dark: Pressed by The Beast
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern tells us two tales of odd and unusual tombstone inscriptions. The first, located in Salt Lake City, Utah ascribes the death of a local elderly lady to The Beast — 666. We explore why The Beast from John’s Revelation in the Bible may, or…
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WOR: Hell in a Cell, Brock, Becky, New Japan, BOLA, UFC, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Hell in a Cell, all the matches and angles, BRYAN QUITS ON AIR, Brock Lesnar, the Australia show and the Saudi Arabia show, New Japan, UFC, BOLA, mailbag and so much more. A fun show as always…
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WOR: Tons of weekend news, Dave bio, CMLL and NJPW, Hell in a Cell, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez is back tonight with so much to talk about from a busy weekend including Dave’s bio in this week’s Observer, Canelo Vs. GGG 2, Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao 2 rumors, CMLL Anniversary show, NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima, BOLA, UFC Fight Night, 205 Live moving to Wednesday temporarily,…
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WOR: Raw, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan and UFC lineups, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dave’s thoughts on Raw and Smackdown this week, particularly Ronda Rousey’s match on Raw from Monday. Bryan and Dave also talk about New Japan and UFC lineups for the weekend, Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow’s ceremony, an update…
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WOR: Dave’s trip to the UK, Hall of Fame, news notes, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including DAVE’S BIG TRIP TO THE UK, his induction into the Mediacon Hall of Fame, the British J-Cup, tons of notes from the weekend, the death of former NJPW and WCW star Frank Andersson, fallout from UFC 228…
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DragonKing Dark: Haunted architecture
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about the draw and allure of old buildings. There is something haunting about about buildings that outlive multiple generations of people. We take a look old homes, mansions, cathedrals, castles, and more. Karl discusses his trip to the National Cathedral last year and seeing all the…
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WOR: UFC 228 in detail, RAW and Smackdown previews, weekend notes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a special show! Dave Meltzer is in the UK and so he’ll be replaced this evening by Filthy Tom Lawlor! We’ll recap Saturday night’s UFC 228, a really fun show, break down all the fights in detail, then talk the wrestling news from the weekend, including…
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WOR: Daniel Bryan, All In, Smackdown, UFC preview, Dave to the UK, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Daniel Bryan re-signing with WWE, All In notes and fallout from the show, WGN ratings and what they mean for the future, reviews of both Smackdown and 205 Live, UFC 228 this weekend and Dave traveling to the UK…
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WOR: RAW, HBK vs. Taker, All In, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, particularly the the Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker segment. Is is the start of a build to a match, or something else? Tons of news to talk about as well, including more fallout from All In, what…
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Starrcast Four Star Summit Panel: Meltzer, Alvarez, Keller and Mitchell
All In weekend may be a wrap, but the memories remain, especially from Starrcast. Our subscribers can now listen to audio from the memorable Four Star Summit Panel featuring our Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez along with Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell from the PW Torch. For a video version of this panel and all of…
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DragonKing Dark: Dark tourism
There is a series on Netflix called “Dark Tourism” where a host takes you to various taboo hotspots around the world where a tourism industry has sprung up. On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the allure of seeing places of tragedy, disaster, and the macabre. Why are we drawn to such…
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WOR: ALL IN weekend, recap, notes, what it means for the industry, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about in our live recap from All In Weekend! Everything you ever wanted to know about the show, tons of backstage notes, what it means for the industry, where they may be going from here and more, plus some…
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WOR: Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from Chicago!
It’s the Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from Chicago, IL on All In Weekend! Thanks to much to everyone who asked so many great questions, and welcome everyone listening here on audio. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: All In preview, Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, TripleMania, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including All In, including a look at all the matches, as well as thoughts on PPV buys and such. We also have reviews of Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings for the shows (including UFC), Toni Storm injury update, Liddell vs. Ortiz…
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WOR: Death of Ed Cohen, RAW, Braun Strowman turn, All In, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the death of Ed Cohen and what he meant for WWE business. Dave shares his personal memories of him, and also thoughts on other cancer news including the death of Aya Komayay and Akira Taue and Kid…
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DragonKing Dark: El Santo
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at Mexican lucha libre legend El Santo — wait, what? Why are we talking pro wrestling on DragonKing Dark? Because El Santo transcended pro wrestling into movies where he fought vampires, werewolves, mummies, witches, monsters, and more! El Santo starred in dozens of B-level…
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WOR: AAA TripleMania, UFC Fight Night, All In, Becky Lynch, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results of both AAA’s TripleMania and UFC Fight Night. One featured someone losing their mask, another had someone picking up a fierce win in the first round. We also have news and notes on NXT results with the…
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WOR: Chris Jericho talks cruise, New Japan, WWE and MSG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez is back with special guest Chris Jericho to talk his latest Fozzy tour, the Rock N Wrestling Rager cruise, the change in the wrestling landscape, New Japan, inter-promotional matches, WWE’s schedule now that TV money drives the business, ROH/NJPW selling out Madison Square Garden and what…
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WOR: Villano III, Champion, Becky, Lesnar, ratings, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the deaths of Villano III and Chris Champion, the Becky Lynch turn, Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, Brock Lesnar’s status with the WWE, ROH in MSG ticket sales, All In and what the future might be for some Bullet…
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WOR: RAW, SummerSlam fallout, Smackdown, CMLL, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including fallout from SummerSlam, which leads us to RAW Monday, including Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and the return of the Shield. We also have a Smackdown preview for tomorrow night and some CMLL notes including who Rush may face…
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DragonKing Dark: Giants
On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at giants. Since the dawn of time, there have been legends, myths, and eyewitness reports of giants on Earth. But where are the remains? Make no mistake, there have actually been some giant skeletons uncovered — but the reality doesn’t match the mythology.
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WOR: SummerSlam 2018, weekend news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full rundown of the entire SummerSlam card, including what went down between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar and where they may be going from here. We also have news of the deaths of Walt Harris and Steve…
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WOR: NXT Takeover, SummerSlam preview, UFC fights upcoming, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the NXT Takeover show from Saturday night, an awesome show with tons of great matches, a full SummerSlam preview, notes on matches for the WWE Women’s Evolution PPV, the latest on the CM Punk/Colt Cabana lawsuit, Brock Lesnar’s…
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WOR: Peyton Royce, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT Takeover, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Peyton Royce tweet. Dave goes into detail about the situation. There are also reviews of Smackdown and 205 Live, an overview of this week’s television ratings and a look at this Saturday’s NXT show in Brooklyn, their fourth…
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WOR: Death of Jim Neidhart, RAW, SummerSlam, Filthy Tom, New Japan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the death of Jim the Anvil Neidhart. Dave talks about his career, how he came to WWE through Stampede Wrestling and his run with with Bret Hart as the Hart Foundation. We also have news and notes…
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WOR: G-1 finals, last three days, PROGRESS, WWE go-home week, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results from the final three days of G-1, full rundown of last night’s show with Hiroshi Tanahashi’s historic win over Kota Ibushi, where they’re going in the next several months, PROGRESS in Seattle, WWE go-home week…
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DragonKing Dark: The future is wrong
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about why it is virtually impossible to predict the future. Chaos takes the future in unforeseen directions. Trends we think will lead to future tech often fizzle out or go in previously unconsidered directions. We take a look at predictions made in the past by…
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WOR: Dave and Bryan talk to Brian Pillman Jr.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Brian Pillman Jr., who has tons to talk about including memories of his father, his life before wrestling and how he broke into the business, who he’s kept in contact with from his father’s time in the business, and so…
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FREE WOR: Tons of news, ROH-NJPW sells out MSG, G-1, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez is back today with a FREE show with tons to talk about including the ROH/NJPW MSG sellout; What it means for key talent who aren’t signed for the show, ROH GM Greg Gilleland’s statement about re-signing talent and more. We also have stories on Colt/Punk; What happened…
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WOR: Mae Young, NXT, Smackdown, 205 Live, ROH and MSG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including ROH and New Japan being well on their way to selling out MSG. Vince McMahon certianly isn’t happy about it, and Dave and Bryan discuss what could happen as a result. There’s also NXT and Mae Young Classic notes,…
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WOR: All In, G-1, RAW, Sam Adonis, UFC weigh-ins, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We kick things off with a number of news notes, including major All-In announcements that were announced today including the broadcast schedule. There’s also G-1 updates and line-ups for this coming week, RAW from Monday night leading into SummerSlam (which…
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DragonKing Dark: Nothing left standing
Karl Stern takes a look back to April 4, 1974 on episode #125 of the DragonKing Dark podcast. He was just a young kid, but there are faint memories etched in his mind of a night that killed many, forever changed the landscape of his state, killed family members, and altered the way everyone around…
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WOR: UFC, Madison Square Garden show, title changes, G-1 update and preview, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez is back today with a ton to talk about including last night’s UFC, the Madison Square Garden show upcoming, title changes and big news, G-1 from the last several days including match-by-match breakdowns, various scenarios in different blocks, Ronda Rousey, Aleister Black’s injury, Brian Lawler’s funeral,…
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WOR: UFC and G-1, Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC and G-1 this coming weekend, latest G-1 show and standings, Smackdown, the Women’s Evolution, 205 Live, Daniel Bryan, ratings, boxing weigh-in changes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start…
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WOR: G-1, All In, Mae Young Classic, RAW, mailbag and tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We kick off with news notes, including the latest G-1 standings and results, a preview of Wednesday’s show, New Japan in Long Beach ticket information, All In notes including a new match announcement, a look at the World…
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WOR: Breaking News Audio on deaths of Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brickhouse Brown
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio talking the deaths of Brian Lawler, Brickhouse Brown and Nikolai Volkoff, plus UFC overnights from Saturday night.
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DragonKing Dark: Ghosts in the Bible
Did you know that The Bible actually talks about ghosts? No, really, it’s not something you were probably taught in Sunday school — and I don’t mean it in the sense of the resurrected dead either. I mean there are literally multiple scenes in The Bible where ghosts were contacted by mediums One story in…
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WOR: WWE financials, G-1, UFC Calgary, World of Sport, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE financials and what they really mean. With WWE getting a huge influx of money, their business is changing more than ever before. We also have Raw and Smackdown previews for this coming week, New Japan’s G-1 and…
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WOR: Author John Lister on the UK wrestling scene
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back for a special Saturday episode with special guest, author John Lister. The author of ‘Have A Good Week…Til Next Week‘ talks the past, present and future of wresting in the UK, the new World of Sport show, his new book, and plenty more. (Be…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, WWE finances, Hiromu update, New Japan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with our midweek update talking tons of news, including thoughts on Smackdown and 205 Live, updates on Hiromu Takahashi, New Japan in Long Beach, the history of the death of WCW, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: RAW, Roman Reigns, Matt Riddle, Stephanie’s Big Announcement, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the RAW show from Monday night includingStephanie’s big announcement. There’s also notes on the WWE All Women’s PPV and details about what we know so far, the latest on Matt Riddle and where he could be going…
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WOR: RAW, Smackdown, Slammiversary, G-1, UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including previews of Raw and Smackdown, including Stephanie’s announcement that is set for tomorrow’s show. There’s also talk on the Smackdown tag team tournament, including participants. The winners will become the next number one contenders for the titles. There’s…
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DragonKing Dark: Devil in the Details
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern revisits the Satanic Panic series to answer listener questions about the time in the 1970s and 1980s when everybody was afraid the devil was out to get you. Satan was in the music, in television, in toys, and in vans waiting to kidnap you. Television fear…
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WOR: Hulk Hogan and WWE, Smackdown, 205 Live, G-1, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Hulk Hogan situation and reaction from those in WWE, Smackdown and 205 Live, Slammiversary this weekend, Anderson Silva and other UFC notes, the G-1, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Masa Saito, Bruiser Brody, Terry Gordy, RAW, G-1, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We start thing off with the death of Masa Saito, who had an interesting life as an olympic wrestler. He was very popular both in Japan and America, but may be even more popular for an arrest that…
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WOR: Hulk Hogan to WWE, Extreme Rules, G-1, Rock and Rolls, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the return of Hulk Hogan to WWE, a ton of notes on the WWE Extreme Rules PPV, G-1 highlights from the past two days and what’s upcoming, the Rock and Roll Express and tons more! A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: The Baghdad Battery
It’s one of the most famous advanced artifacts in popular culture. Its past and even its discovery is shrouded in mystery. Found sometime in the early 1900s, a battery-like device appeared in a museum in Iraq. It has been replicated and tested to actually function as a battery but, as we will see this week on…
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WOR: The ROH/NJPW to MSG story, Extreme Rules preview, more
On a Bryan Alvarez-less edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and guest host Garrett Gonzales run through a busy day and night of news: – The ROH/NJPW Madison Square Garden story, what changed, and what Vince McMahon’s next move might be. – Should ROH/NJPW made themselves a target for WWE? – What is the…
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WOR: Hiromu, G-1 line-up, Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, Extreme Rules, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton of different topics to discuss including the latest on Hiromu Takahashi, who is back in Japan after suffering a neck injury. Other topics include the G-1 starting this weekend, Brock Lesnar, Smackdown and 205 Live rundown, Extreme Rules, Raw and SmackDown ratings…
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WOR: Weekend fallout, Hiromu, Ross, Flair, Jones, Cormier, Lesnar, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more weekend fallout, the latest on Hiromu Takahashi (and an arguement on wrestling safety), the Jim Ross situation that we thought was a work but was not, Ric Flair’s surgery, UFC drama with Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier and…
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DragonKing Dark: Moral compass
This week on DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about your moral compass. Where does it come from? What directs your ethics in life? Is religion necessary to developing one? Why do some people seem to lack one? As part of our intermittent continuing series on the degradation of society, Karl examines why we…
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WOR: Hiromu and Hodge updates, Cow Palace fallout, full UFC 226 review, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including good news on Danny Hodge, not so good news on Hiromu Takahashi and news on Fandango, who is also out for a long period of time due to injury. There’s also a recap of UFC’s main card…
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WOR: Hiromu, Hodge, UFC Lesnar, G-1 special, King of Indies, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about live from San Jose including the latest on Hiromu Takahashi, who may be suffering from a serious injury following his match against Hiromu Takahashi and Danny Hodge, who was reported missing last night. There is talk on the…
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WOR: Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag Audio!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with our live mailbag from San Francisco! Over 90 minutes of questions on everything under the sun! This show will also be available this afternoon at video.f4wonline.com! A super fun time as always so check it out, and thank you to everyone who…
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WOR: Cody talks with Dave Meltzer
As part our continuing coverage of the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, CA, Wrestling Observer founder and publisher Dave Meltzer spoke with former ROH Champion and Bullet Club star Cody on Friday afternoon. In this 30-minute talk, the two discussed Cody’s impending battle vs. IWGP Champion Kenny Omega, the G1 tournament, where he’s at…
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WOR: Juice Robinson and Jay White
Before they go head-to-head on Saturday night at the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, Wrestling Observer founder and editor Dave Meltzer sat down with Juice Robinson and IWGP U.S. Champion Jay White in separate interviews. We begin with Dave’s 15 minute talk with Robinson (seen above) about the promo that reminded Dave of Dusty…
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WOR: NJPW legend Hiroshi Tanahashi
As part of our coverage of the NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco, CA, Saturday night, Wrestling Observer founder and publisher Dave Meltzer sat down with former IWGP Champion and New Japan Pro Wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi. Recorded on Friday morning, this 45-minute interview discusses where Tanahashi is at in this point of his career,…
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WOR: Massive weekend of shows, UFC and WWE injuries, Smackdown, 205 Live, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a huge weekend of shows with two UFCs, New Japan at the Cow Palace, King of Indies, WWE at Madison Square Garden, CMLL and more. Plus the news on Max Holloway, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bray Wyatt, Ruby Riott,…
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WOR: RAW, Ronda Rousey, Wyatt and Riott injuries, Being the Elite, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, featuring Kevin Owens vs. Braun Strowman in a main event where Owens got thrown off the stage in a portapotty. There’s also injury reports on Bray Wyatt and Ruby Riott, There’s also talk on…
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WOR: Nakamura update, history of WCW, great weekend matches, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is aback today with tons to talk about including all of the great matches this weekend from New Japan, ROH, CMLL and more. There’s also talk on Raw and SmackDown previews, New Japan’s shows in the UK this past weekend and the controversy involving the opening…
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DragonKing Dark: Lies
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern continues his look at the social issues plaguing the world, in particular the United States, and this episode looks at lies. The lies we are being told by the media both right and left. The lies we are being told by politicians of both sides. The…
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WOR: Matt Cappotelli death, ROH and New Japan big show reports, Leslie Smith, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the sad death of Matt Cappotelli, former Tough Enough season 3 winner and former OVW champion who sadly passed away Friday due to brain cancer. There’s also news on a potential suit filed by Leslie Smith that…
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WOR: Lesnar update, Bayley, Smackdown, ratings, UK tournament, BOLA, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Brock Lesnar. There’s also talk on Roman Reigns and the WWE’s latest idea on what their plans are for him. Other news notes include why the Extreme Rules main event was changed, Bayley, Smackdown,…
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WOR: RAW, WWE UK, WWE NOAH, BOLA, Rashad retires, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night a show that had a great main event in Seth Rollins challenging for the Intercontinental title, but unfortunately was marred by a lame finish. News notes include the situation with Brock Lesnar and WWE…
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WOR: UFC Fight Night, RAW, Smackdown, weekend news notes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC Fight Night from Singapore, where Cowboy Cerrone lost to Leon Edwards in the main event. Despite battling an illness, Cerrone managed to take it to a decision. Other topics of discussion in this episode include Kayla…
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DragonKing Dark: Ninjas
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, we take a look back to the 1970s and 1980s and the fascination with ninjas. What were ninjas really? Did people really believe ninjas had supernatural powers? Were ninjas even a real thing? What did the modern era teach us about them? Let’s dive deep into the myth and magic…
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WOR: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer talk to Kenny Omega!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Kenny Omega to talk the seven-star classic with Kazuchika Okada, tons of insight into the match and the program, the upcoming G-1, thoughts about his future in pro-wrestling, why he feels Okada is the best wrestler in the world, and…
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WOR: Vader’s death, Smackdown, ROH vs. MSG, New Japan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the passing of Leon White, also known as Big Van Vader. Other news notes for the show include the release of Big Cass, SmackDown and 205 Live reviews, Bryan’s thoughts on the Hardy Boyz documentary, the latest…
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WOR: RAW, Extreme Rules, G-1, Cow Palace, Brody documentary, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night which had fallout from Money in the Bank and the build towards Extreme Rules, including the announcement of the Raw main event for the show. News notes for this episode include Kizuna Road notes, the G-1…
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WOR: WWE Money in the Bank, G-1 tournament, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about. We kick things off with WWE Money in the Bank, featuring the titular match and a Ronda Rousey/Nia Jax title match. There’s also the fallout from the rest of the show, including title changes and angles leading into…
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DragonKing Dark: The fear of fear
A favorite topic of the DragonKing Dark podcast and host Karl Stern is fear. What are we afraid of and why? We have done shows about this in the past, but it seem relevant again with all the social unrest and division in the world — and it is our contention that much of it…
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WOR: NXT Takeover, Money in the Bank, G-1, WWE Australia, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including another great NXT Takeover event featuring some fantastic matches, including the main event and possible call-ups coming off of the show. News notes follows on Money in the Bank, WWE’s Australia show coming up, Daniel Bryan’s contract…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, UK weekend, MITB, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown and 205 Live, ratings, the WWE’s UK weekend, Money in the Bank and NXT Takeover, ROH trying to run Madison Square Garden, tons of mailbag questions and much more. A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: RAW, Dusty Rhodes, LOD, New Japan lineups, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about, First up there’s Raw from Monday night, featuring segments that clearly show the gap between New Japan and the WWE in terms of quality. There’s also the main event pitting Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman and Finn…
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DragonKing Dark: Winchester Mystery House
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at one of the most bizarre landmarks in America — the Winchester Mystery House. Owned originally by the Winchester firearms family and left to the widow of Mr. Winchester following his death, the story goes that Ms. Winchester was haunted mentally by the…
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WOR: New Japan Dominion and UFC 225
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with full review of both the New Japan Dominion show with perhaps the greatest match of all time and a stacked undercard, and UFC 225 with the CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson fight, more weight-cutting disasters and more. Plus, Raw and Smackdown previews…
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WOR: Punk trial and UFC fight, Smackdown, Dominion, AAA MSG, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the CM Punk trial aftermath. Dave provides the latest updates on the fallout from the trial and the decisions that ultimately led the jury to rule in favor of Punk and Colt Cabana. There is also talk Punk’s…
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WOR: Breaking News Audio on CM Punk trial
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio covering the CM Punk trial and aftermath.
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WOR: Best of the Super Juniors, Dominion, RAW, Money in the Bank, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about. The Best of the Super Junior finals took place on Monday morning, with Hiromu Takahashi emerging as the winner in a terrific match. Bryan and Dave break down the card, including the main event. The full card for Dominion…
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WOR: Best of the Super Juniors, RAW, CM Punk trial, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors, RAW for Monday night, Impact and ROH tapings, historical matches, more on the CM Punk trial and the 2014 Royal Rumble, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Star Wars and Star Trek
Star Wars has been in the news a lot recently, so Karl Stern from DragonKing Dark reminisces on this show about how his love of Star Wars got him interested in science and astronomy. Karl also discusses Star Trek and how the two franchises differ despite both containing many similar elements. On this episode of…
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WOR: WWE new TV deal details, CM Punk lawsuit, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about! We kick things off with the latest on WWE’s television negotiations. New information details how WWE and Fox negotiated their deal to bring SmackDown to Fox. Dave discusses the situation in detail. There’s also news and notes on…
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WOR: Michael Bisping retires, RAW from Monday, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about! We start things off with the retirement of Michael Bisping, which was announced this evening. Dave goes over his career, including how he won the Middleweight title and his last few bouts before his retirement. as well as…
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WOR: Mauro Ranallo documentary, UFC Liverpool, Io Shirai, Raw, Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. First we have talk on the Mauro Ranallo documentary, where he shared his battles with mental illness throughout his life while calling some of the most prolific fights of the modern era. There’s also notes on Stardom’s Io…
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DragonKing Dark: The Grand Illusion
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast from WhenItWasCool.com, host Karl Stern takes a look at the Grand Illusion. What is that? It was a song by Styx in the 1970s, but it is so very relevant today. The media, especially social media, has created a very fake, very false narrative that we have all bought…
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WOR: UFC to ESPN, Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the UFC to ESPN deal and how it compares to WWE’s TV deals. In the end, it seems that WWE may be getting more from their deals than the UFC’s. There is also news and notes on…
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WOR: WWE TV deal mailbag, RAW, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We kick things off with a huge Q&A on WWE’s possible new television deal. Not only could SmackDown move to Fox, but WWE would get a massive amount of money for the content if reports are accurate. Dave…
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DragonKing Dark: White Witch of Rose Hall
There is a book on the subject, and Johnny Cash even sang about it, but what is the real truth behind the White Witch of Rose Hall, Jamaica? As it turns out, there is some truth and a lot of fiction behind the supposed Witch of Rose Hall, which is a popular tourist destination on…
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WOR: UFC, Best of the Super Juniors, Smackdown negotiations, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about today including Saturday night’s UFC from Chile, where Kamaru Usman defeated Demian Maia in the main event. There’s also talk on Ariel Helwani going to ESPN and what it means as far as the UFC/ESPN deal goes. There’s…
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WOR: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer talk to Cody about All In and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about with special guest CODY, including All In, his memories of the day tickets went on sale, tons of behind-the-scenes notes, planned match rollout schedule, his time in WWE, acting and so much more. A fun show as always so…
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WOR: WWE rumored TV deal, Smackdown, New Japan, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s rumored TV deal with NBC Universal. There’s also talk about the possible ramifications. There’s also talk aon Smackdown and 205 Live, New Japan’s upcoming Dominion event, Best of the Super Juniors, Enzo Amore’s charges being dropped,…
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WOR: RAW, Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey, Chuck Liddell, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about. Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax for the Raw women’s title was announced for Money in the Bank. Dave explains why this isn’t the best idea to go with and why they’re doing it so soon. There’s also talk on…
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WOR: All In sellout, what it means for pro-wrestling, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the All In sellout, what it means for pro-wrestling and why some people seem to be so upset about it. There’s also talk on New Japan’s new president, a native of Holland who has no pro wrestling…
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DragonKing Dark: When you can’t trust the evidence
There is a real problem rising in society that the news — nor the courts — are fully ready for: evidence manipulation. In an age where even a novice with a computer can Photoshop pictures, produce near professional quality video and special effects, and then drop them into the sea of social media, what are we to…
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WOR: UFC, Bellator, ROH War of the Worlds, news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We first have UFC from Brazil, where Amanda Nunes defended the UFC women’s bantamweight title by defeating Raquel Pennington. The night wasn’t without controversy as Pennington’s team made her go back out after saying that she was done.…
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WOR: Jim Cornette catches up with Dave and Bryan
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Jim Cornette to talk a number of topics including his podcast and upcoming comic book, tons of memories from the beginning of his career and the Crockett heyday of the mid-80s, current day pro-wrestling and so much more. A packed…
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WOR: ESPN+ deal and what it means for WWE and UFC, Smackdown, Daniel Bryan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the new UFC and ESPN+ deal and what it means for both UFC and WWE, this weekend’s shows from UFC, ROH and Bellator, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT Takeover line-up, XFL notes, mailbag and tons more! We start…
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WOR: RAW report, New Japan line-ups, Steamboat vs. Flair, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, all the matches and angles heading into the Money in the Bank PPV, New Japan line-ups, the story on the latest Bruce Prichard Show, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: WWE quarterly earnings report, Backlash, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s quarterly earnings report and how it actually ties into Sunday’s AWFUL WWE PPV, a full review of Backlash with thoughts on all the matches and angles, Best of the Super Juniors, anniversary of Flair vs. Kerry Von…
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DragonKing Dark: Lone Ranger and The Problem is You, pt. 2
On this show we revisit our most popular episode The Problem is You with a look at society, changing moral codes, and the ever so slippy slope of entitlement. We also talk about the Lone Ranger. Yes, the Lone Ranger. And he is relevant to our discussion on moral codes and ethics and why things aren’t…
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WOR: WWE Backlash preview, New Japan Dontaku, Neff Maiava death, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full preview of Backlash for Sunday, New Japan Dontaku nights one and two featuring an all-time classic match between Okada and Tanahashi, all the results from the shows and where they’re going next, Neff Maiava’s death,…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan, Cow Palace, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings from Monday, tons of New Japan notes on upcoming shows, Chris Jericho, the Cow Palace and more, plus all the news in MMA and mailbag! We start off with talk on New Japan’s big…
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WOR: RAW, Backlash, Champion Carnival, Bellator, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the full Backlash card thus far, an awesome main event, the Champion Carnival finals, Cow Palace tickets, Kane’s election, Bellator notes from Saturday, the Mauro Ranallo documentary coming up on Showtime, mailbag and…
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WOR: Greatest Royal Rumble fallout, New Japan, Bellator, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Greatest Royal Rumble fallout, New Japan’s Saturday show, Bellator notes with Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir, mailbag and tons more! Fallout from Greatest Royal Rumble, including an apology for a music video that aired. Dave also…
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DragonKing Dark: Age of Man and a ‘monster’ in Argentina
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast from When It Was Cool, host Karl Stern talks about two recent articles in the news. The first asks the very interesting question about the age of mankind and what if there was an advanced civilization here millions of years ago? Recently, the scientific community has looked…
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WOR: Greatest Royal Rumble review and all the news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including our full review of the Greatest Royal Rumble PPV and all the controversy surrounding it, New Japan notes from the past week, Art Davie going into the UFC Hall of Fame, Fedor vs. Frank Mir, and tons…
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WOR: Patric Laprade talks the Andre the Giant HBO documentary
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Patric Laprade to talk the Andre the Giant HBO documentary, his history, your questions about his life and the documentary itself, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Greatest Royal Rumble, Smackdown, 205 Live, Bruno, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Greatest Royal Rumble, Smackdown, 205 Live, new Impact champions, Bruno Sammartino documentaries in addition to the one on the WWE Network, Nick Newell and UFC, mailbag and tons more! We start off with more talk on…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino documentary, WWE RAW, Best of Super Juniors, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Bruno Sammartino documentary on the WWE Network, Raw from Monday with the build to the GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE, Best of the Super Juniors, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: TNA Redemption PPV, Motoko Baba death, Bruno Sammartino mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of the TNA Redemption PPV, all the matches, angles and new World Champion, Motoko Baba’s death and Dave’s memories, tons of Bruno Sammartino questions in the mailbag and so much more. Things start with the…