Author: F4W Staff
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DragonKing Dark: Feedback and more
After the landmark and record setting past three episodes of the DragonKing Dark podcast, as you might imagine, host Karl Stern has gotten a ton of feedback. On this episode, we work through some of the email responses to the past three shows which, in themselves, raise some interesting new questions and perspectives. We continue our…
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WOR: Bruno Sammartino, UFC Fight Night, PWG, ITV tapings, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a variety of notes on Bruno Sammartino including the answers to some of your questions about his life and career, PWG, ITV tapings, UFC Fight Night from Saturday, Leslie Smith, Matt Serra and tons more! Dave first…
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WOR: Superstar Shakeup Smackdown edition, ratings, UFC TV deal, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about on our day-early midweek edition of the show including the Superstar Shakeup Smackdown edition, a full review of the show, 205 Live, ratings for RAW Monday, UFC TV deal rumors, this coming weekend’s show, and so much more! A…
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WOR: Superstar Shakeup, RAW report, Cena and Nikki Bella, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all of the trades from Smackdown to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, some ideas for Tuesday, a full Raw report, John Cena and Nikki Bella, Taker and Rusev, UFC on FOX ratings, mailbag and tons more! A…
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DragonKing Dark: No surrender Japanese soldier and the Yeti
Life is weird sometimes…obviously. You are listening to a show that airs on the Dark Matter Radio Network so, of course, you know this. Following on the heels of two of our most popular shows ever, we slow down this episode for a cautionary tale. A story about a man so dedicated to his job…
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WOR: UFC on FOX, Superstar Shakeup, New Japan and CMLL, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC on FOX results featuring a Fight of the Year contender, Superstar Shakeup this week in WWE, Arena Mexico, New Japan notes, a whole bunch of historical mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Andre the Giant, Smackdown, NXT, Brock Lesnar, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Andre the Giant documentary, mailbag questions on Andre, Smackdown, NXT, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns WrestleMania notes, UFC this weekend, Paige Van Zant, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! The…
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WOR: Lesnar vs. McMahon, new contract, Roman Reigns finish, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon backstage at WrestleMania, all the details behind the changed finish Sunday, Brock’s new contract, the weird interview with Roman Reigns on Raw, WWE Network numbers, your full RAW report…
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DragonKing Dark: The Problem is You
Following on the heels of last weeks popular Contrarians Are Ruining Society episode, this show kicks it up a notch. This show was previewed by several people who raved about it. The show is titled “The Problem is You” and you will probably laugh, applaud, and you might even get angry — but hopefully it will make…
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WOR: WrestleMania 34
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with full coverage of the biggest WWE show of the year, WrestleMania 34, a show that for the first half was tracking to be the best of all time, then ran into the issue of overthinking and overbooking which took it down a…
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WOR: NXT Takeover, ROH and UFC reviews, WrestleMania preview, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full review of an AWESOME NXT Takeover event, from both the live and TV perspective, top matches from the ROH show including Cody vs. Omega and the ROH Title match, the most cursed UFC in history,…
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WOR: Conor McGregor, UFC disaster, Brock Lesnar, ROAD REPORT, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Conor McGregor and the absolute disaster that is Saturday’s UFC show, more on the bus attack, Brock Lesnar remaining the luckiest guy in the world, tons of pro-wrestling news including new WWE shows, thoughts…
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WOR: Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from New Orleans!
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back today with the Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from New Orleans, LA, on WrestleMania weekend! Tons of awesome questions from tons of great people! If you love the audio, check out the video in beautiful HD HERE ! Thanks so much to everyone who attended and if you missed this…
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WOR: Conor McGregor, UFC fights off, Brock Lesnar, WaleMania, Andre the Giant docs, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT CONOR, UFC’s reactions, three fights canceled, and more, plus CM Punk’s next fight, FOX TV update, Brock Lesnar, WALEMANIA, the death of Johnny Valiant, Smackdown and 205 Live, tons of thoughts on the…
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WOR: RAW, WrestleMania card, WWE Axxess, 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 go-home RAW for WrestleMania, the full Mania line-up, WWE Axxess matches, Will Ospreay update, UFC and Kazushi Sakuraba tournament news, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Sakura Genesis and Will Ospreay, HHH on Daniel Bryan, Andre documentary, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Max Halloway, Khabib and Tony Ferguson, Will Ospreay injury update, New Japan Sakura Genesis review, upcoming New Japan cards stemming from this show, HHH on Daniel Bryan and NXT, Charlotte, the Andre the Giant…
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DragonKing Dark: Contrarians are ruining society
If you haven’t hopped aboard the DragonKing Dark express in a while, might I request that you give the next two episodes a listen. Host Karl Stern has had enough with the “argumentative for the sake a argument” sect of society and lets it loose on them. Over the next two episodes Karl discusses how, somehow,…
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WOR: Shane McMahon and WrestleMania, Smackdown, New Japan Long Beach, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Shane McMahon and WrestleMania, Smackdown, New Japan Long Beach thoughts after Dave watched on TV, ratings, PWG getting a new building, Josh Barnett, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Vader, Shane McMahon, Raw report, Taker vs. Cena, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on Vader and Shane McMahon, how this affects WrestleMania, Raw from Monday, Undertaker vs. Cena, New Japan Sakura Genesis line-up, Dean Ambrose, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Show starts…
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WOR: New Japan in Long Beach, PWG, AJ Styles and WrestleMania, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today live from LONG BEACH to talk the New Japan show with Golden Lovers vs. Young Bucks headlining, all the notes from the show, the Cow Palace return, AJ Styles and RAW, PWG from the weekend, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, the Andre the…
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DragonKing Dark: The death of Stephen Hawking, news discussion
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern once again catches up with the what’s happening in the news of the odd, science, and the bizarre. Topics include the death of Stephen Hawking and his works in science and thoughts on the topic of God. Are violent video games causing children to…
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WOR: IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada
With New Japan Pro Wrestling returning to Long Beach, CA, for the second straight year, it was a perfect time for our Dave Meltzer to take the drive and meet up with IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada for a 48-minute in-person interview, recorded Friday. Dave and Okada talked about Okada’s career, his unforgettable series of matches with…
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WOR: Jason Hehir talks the upcoming Andre the Giant documentary!
Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with special guest Jason Hehir to talk the Andre the Giant documentary premiering on HBO next month! We’ll talk the myth and reality of Andre, which is interesting because some of the stuff you’d think is true isn’t, and some of the stuff that sounds like myth isn’t either.…
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WOR: How will WWE use Daniel Bryan?
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including more on Daniel Bryan’s return to wrestling and speculation about how he will be used going forward, Smackdown, the New Japan Cup, Long Beach lineup for Sunday, Vince’s XFL competition, mailbag and tons more! A fun show…
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WOR: Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, AJ Styles, RAW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to talk about all the latest topics in wrestling, including Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry going into the WWE Hall of Fame, AJ Styles, Raw from Monday with a great Brock vs. Roman angle and the ULTIMATE DELETION, New Japan Cup, questions and more!…
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DragonKing Dark: Time
We focus on a listener-requested topic for this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast. What is time? Is it even real? Is it a construct of the human mind only for measuring motion — or is it a real testable part of the fabric of the Universe? The answer isn’t as clear as we would like for it…
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WOR: AJ Styles, MSG, UFC London, Fabulous Moolah, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AJ Styles potentially suffering an injury, MSG, New Japan Cup coverage, Rey Mysterio and Aerolucha, UFC London, the NCAAs, tons of mailbag questions including more on Fabulous Moolah, and more! A packed show as always so check it…
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Breaking News Audio: Jon Bravo’s WWE steroid allegation video
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio talking the Jon Bravo Youtube video that came out Friday night. Dave has a full written breakdown of the video as well.
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WOR: Jm Ross on WrestleMania, All In, podcast update
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Jim Ross to talk all sorts of topics including memories from the Attitude Era, current day WWE and New Japan, WrestleMania, his favorite and least favorite matches to call, and so much more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards discussion and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a look at all of the 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, including the top five in every category! All of that plus news on the Raw and Smackdown ratings, the New Japan Cup, and more! A fun…
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WOR: RAW report, WrestleMania, Fabulous Moolah battle royal, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal at WrestleMania, the line-up for that card so far, Raw results from Monday night, Being the Elite, more on Ishimori, Jeff Hardy and ROH in New Orleans, mailbag and tons more! A…
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DragonKing Dark: The Devil and Aleister Crowley
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, we take a second look at the devil in rock music. This time, not just fringe super hardcore death metal, but in popular mainstream music. Then, we play the only known voice recording of Aleister Crowley, who we talked about last episode as we continue our look…
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WOR: Fastlane, WrestleMania, New Japan Cup, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results from WWE Fast Lane, the build to WrestleMania, New Japan Cup update, Roman Reigns, Lucha Underground, Jeff Hardy arrested, Taiji Ishimori quits, Rey Mysterio, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: ROH PPV recap, tons of news heading into the weekend and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results from the ROH PPV on Friday night, NXT TV tapings update, New Japan Cup results, updates on Rey Mysterio, Bobby Fish and Rich Swann, Cyborg’s next fight, Bruiser Brody, and more! A packed show as always…
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WOR: New Japan anniversary show, Smackdown, 205 Live, Mania, Fast Lane, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including New Japan’s anniversary show, Smackdown and 205 Live, NXT spoilers, ratings, the 50 Man Royal Rumble and 100,000-seat Australia show, ROH PPV this coming Friday, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Rousey angle, RAW, Coachman, All-In location, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, Ronda Rousey’s angle and her Raw schedule through WrestleMania, Jonathan Coachman, the All-In location, updates on Bobby Fish and Rey Mysterio, MMA notes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Satan in pop culture, pt. 1
This is the first of an ongoing series of DragonKing Dark shows exploring the idea of Satan and the Devil in popular culture. This week’s show explores how Satan has been used both seriously and as a storytelling device in popular music over the years. This topic will continue next week as well, but this…
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WOR: Rey Mysterio injury, Roman Reigns, UFC 222, tons of weekend news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including news on Rey Mysterio’s injury this weekend, Roman Reigns, Eddie Edwards’ injury that aired on Impact this week, NXT, Tammy Sytch, New Japan Anniversary Show preview, UFC 222 results and analysis, Jon Jones, mailbag and tons more!…
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WOR: Jon Jones, UFC 222, WrestleMania plans, Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Jon Jones circus, UFC 222 line-up for this weekend, the latest on Undertaker and John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, Smackdown, 205 Live, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: RAW, Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones hearing, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a look at Raw from Monday night, the latest in the Ronda Rousey saga, the Roman Reigns promo and what is up with Brock Lesnar, and more, plus Lucha Underground tapings, UFC update, Jon Jones hearing, mailbag…
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DragonKing Dark: Where are the extraterrestrials?
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at the news of the strange, weird, and odd and focuses on one particular article discussing the problem of why we haven’t found extraterrestrial life yet. If the universe is so vast, and thus should contain lots of life, why haven’t we seen…
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WOR: Elimination Chamber, Ronda Rousey, Roman Reigns, Raw, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full review of the Elimination Chamber PPV, all the matches and angles, Ronda Rousey, Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, the build to WrestleMania, Honor Rising, New Japan Cup and Long Beach lineups, UFC ratings, mailbag and more! A…
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WOR: Roman Reigns, Elimination Chamber preview, UFC on Fox, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Roman Reigns, Elimination Chamber preview, WWE Everett live show results, Honor Rising night one and night two notes, Filthy Tom Lawlor hurt, UFC recap from Saturday night and tons more! A fun show as…
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WOR: RAW ratings, Chamber PPV, Tom Zenk cause of death, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw ratings with the two-hour gauntlet match, Elimination Chamber, weekend UFC line-ups, Smackdown and 205 Live, the cause of death of Tom Zenk, tons of mailbag questions and more! A packed show as always so check it…
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WOR: RAW records, Rollins one-hour performance, Chamber, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a very unique Raw show Monday night with a one-hour Seth Rollins performance, a two-hour gauntlet match, some final build towards the Elimination Chamber, Being the Elite, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: History of the Von Erichs, Roman Reigns, Raw preview, WWE PPV changes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a history of the Von Erich’s on the 25th anniversary of Kerry’s death, Roman Reigns potential issues this week, New Japan in Australia, RAW preview, changes to WWE’s PPV schedule, UFC from Sunday night, mailbag and tons…
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DragonKing Dark: The great train wreck show of 2018
This edition of DragonKing Dark is something else. The first half of the show is fine as host Karl Stern reads some listener emails and has a serious discussion about the line between life and death with listener feedback. Then the second half of the show we do news of the weird and odd, and…
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WOR: UFC history, Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including how the history of women in MMA and perhaps UFC itself could have changed if even the slightest things went differently, weekend line-up, UFC 221 buyrate, Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan and ROH upcoming shows, mailbag and tons…
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WOR: WWE PPV change, Ronda Rousey, RAW report, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE changing their PPV schedule yet again, Ronda Rousey allegedly signing with WWE, a full Raw report for Monday night heading into Elimination Chamber, ROH/New Japan line-ups, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check…
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DragonKingDark: The 100th Episode Super Special
It’s the epic 100th episode of DragonKing Dark! On this episode, host Karl Stern looks back at the 100 episodes so far and addresses the question — Has his mind changed about any of this? Does he now believe in Bigfoot? Are UFOs a real thing? Does he believe in ghosts now? Is he more…
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WOR: UFC, New Japan, Ring of Honor, WWE financials, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of UFC Saturday night, New Japan Saturday, ROH Friday and Saturday, and more, plus WWF financial notes, tons of pro-wrestling and MMA news, WWE line-ups and more! A packed 90 minute show so check it…
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WOR: New Japan and UFC weekend, Smackdown and 205 Live, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a big weekend ahead with a big New Japan show and a not-so-big UFC show, Smackdown and 205 Live, changes to 205 Live with HHH in charge, ratings, tons of notes on upcoming UFC cards, mailbag and…
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WOR: Raw report, Elimination Chamber, Booker vs. Graves, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of Raw, some very good wrestling and angles leading into the Elimination Chamber PPV, the main event finish, Booker T vs. Corey Graves, Rey Mysterio and WWE, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: Cloned monkeys
In recent news, a group of Chinese scientists have successfully cloned twin monkeys. And on this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern will discuss the fact, fiction, hype, and myth about the modern day mad science of cloning things. Karl also takes a look at the question on everyone’s mind — are we next?
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WOR: UFC Brazil, Mario Yamasaki, NXT tapings, Being the Elite, RAW preview, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about stemming from UFC in Brazil including the horrific performance by Mario Yamasaki in the women’s fight, full results from the show, Max Halloway’s injury, tons of wrestling notes from NXT, RAW, Being the Elite, All Japan and ROH debuting…
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WOR: WWE rights fees, Smackdown, 205 Live, WWE injuries, mailbag, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE rights fees speculation, Smackdown, 205 Live, a ton of WWE injuries, Jeremy Borash and Rockstar Spud to WWE, WWE and UFC ratings, tons of MMA notes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Royal Rumble fallout, Raw recap, New Japan sellout, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from the WWE Royal Rumble, a full recap of Raw from Monday night with some good wrestling and the build towards Elimination Chamber, plus New Japan USA sellout, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun…
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WOR: Royal Rumble 2018, Ronda Rousey, Rey Mysterio, tons of news and more!
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back with our post-Royal Rumble edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! All the news on Ronda Rousey, Rey Mysterio, a recap of the entire Rumble PPV with thoughts on all the matches, WrestleMania plans, and more, plus what’s up with Cody and Hiroshi Tanahashi’s injuries. A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: UFOs, planet Nibiru, new Bigfoot video
Host Karl Stern is back for this week’s episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast — once again talking news and notes from recent weeks. Karl continues to follow the story and fallout of the revelation of the government’s former UFO program with new commentary by scientists and why they, admittedly, don’t care. Then, a website…
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WOR: Royal Rumble, NXT Takeover, New Japan, UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about on a packed 90-minute show! Royal Rumble preview with thoughts on all the matches, NXT Takeover with the best WWE match in years, New Japan from Friday and Saturday including title changes and the Omega/Ibushi reunion, UFC weekend…
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Retro WOR: Everything you ever wanted to know about the XFL
Editor’s Note: With Thursday’s announcement that the XFL is returning, we wanted to revive this show that Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez did on February 5, 2017, covering everything you would ever want to know about the XFL. Enjoy! Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with everything you ever…
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WOR: Enzo Amore, Royal Rumble, NXT, UFC, New Japan weekend, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Enzo Amore and his legal situation, a ridiculously giant weekend of shows from WWE, NXT, New Japan and UFC, Smackdown and 205 Live, FantasticaMania, plus mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Enzo Amore situation, Raw 25 breakdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Enzo Amore and what WWE is doing in light of the allegations, RAW 25 in-depth with thoughts on all the matches, angles, and more, FantasticaMania, Daniel Cormier and tons more! A packed show as always…
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WOR: Brennon Martin talks his book on the life of Christine Jarrett!
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back today with special guest Brennon Martin to talk his new book Teeny on the life and times of Christine Jarrett. A great show for history buffs with all sorts of fun stories from that era. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: In the news this week
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at weird and odd stories in the news. This week we again seek out UFO sightings in the news, there is now evidence that a disease killed off the Aztecs, and if you enjoyed our episode on Russian experimentation on zombie…
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WOR: UFC and Bellator shows, tons of wrestling and MMA notes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of MMA news, updates on Robert Whittaker and his staph infection, Uriah Hall, both the UFC and Bellator cards, upcoming fights and more, plus pro-wrestling news on Raw 25, FantasticaMania, Jericho and Hogan, and so much more. A packed show as always…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, MMC, Reigns steroid statement, Goldberg, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, 205 Live, Mixed Match Challenge, Roman Reigns steroid statement, Goldberg and New Japan, ratings, UFC this weekend, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: RAW, Royal Rumble, Raw 25, Impact, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw with the firing and unfiring of Braun Strowman, all the matches and angles leading to the 25th Anniversary of Raw, Impact notes, WWE injuries, list of guys and gals heading in next week, tons of mailbag…
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WOR: Paige and WWE, talent heading in, Impact tapings, UFC on FS1, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Paige and WWE, Mauro Ranallo saved from death, Impact taping news and notes, the Shayna Baszler segment on NXT, PWG notes, talent expected to head to WWE, Conor McGregor update, UFC on FS1, Matt Hughes,…
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DragonKing Dark: In the News
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes the show back to its origins with “what’s in the news?” This week we have two UFO stories, including a video from Mexico of a vertical UFO. We discuss the recent video of the ghost of a hanged man in the UK and,…
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WOR: Liam O’Rourke talks his book on the life of Brian Pillman
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Liam O’Rourke to talk his new book on the life and times of Brian Pillman! Tons to discuss including Brian’s life growing up, his time in WCW during a very volatile period, the amazing story of getting his release from…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, New Japan line-ups, ALL IN show, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown, 205 Live, Samoa Joe’s injury, Impact changes with the new tapings, the Young Bucks and Cody and their All In Show, New Japan news and notes and NJPWWorld.com subscribers, UFC this coming weekend and tons more!
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WOR: Raw, FantasticaMania, Royal Rumble, tons 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, the return of Miz, FantasticaMania lineups FINALLY, Royal Rumble, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: AXS Tokyo Dome, Raw, WWE weekend notes, big mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s thoughts on the AXS version of the Tokyo Dome show, RAW Monday, WWE weekend news notes, Reginald Love, plus TONS of mailbag questions! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Karl opens the mailbag
On the first DragonKing Dark podcast of 2018, host Karl Stern cleans out the mailbag which features a variety of topic requests for the new year and several questions and even accusations! We talk UFOs, Karl is accused of being a conspiracy theorist, how skeptics have hijacked that name, and the one supernatural or unexplained…
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WOR: New Year’s Dash, Jericho and NJPW, Smackdown, 205 Live, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results from New Japan’s New Year’s Dash show, all the angles and future programs set up, Jericho remaining with the company, Smackdown, 205 Live, Takeover line-up, Cyborg buyrate, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as…
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WOR: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 review
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with full coverage of the January 4th Tokyo Dome Show, Wrestle Kingdom 12, with thoughts on Omega vs. Jericho, Naito vs. Okada, all the matches top-to-bottom, where they go from here, and more, plus WWE and UFC news notes! A super packed show as…
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WOR: Larry Matysik, New Japan Tokyo Dome preview, RAW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a New Japan Tokyo Dome preview for Wednesday, Raw results from Monday night, an update on Larry Matysik, Sam Adonis vs. Negro Casas hair match, MMA notes, some mailbag and tons more! A packed show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Karl rants about 2017
It’s the last day of the year! 2017 is gone and in the words of Yoda, “not short enough was it.” 2017 will be long remembered as the year no one could get along with each other, every politician was evil, the world was on the brink of World War, and you hate me and…
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WOR: Memories of 2017, 2018 WWE preview, UFC 219, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about today including Raw and Smackdown previews for the first shows of 2018, a look back at a terrible 2017 outside of what was actually a great year for pro-wrestling matches, UFC 219, tons of news notes from pro-wrestling and…
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WOR: Kenny Omega on his big 2017, Chris Jericho, and the future
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a very special guest: the Omega in Alpha vs. Omega, Kenny Omega! There is plenty to discuss in this near hour-long edition of the show including how Omega is feeling after his historic year in New Japan Pro Wrestling, his upcoming match with Chris…
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WOR: Kendrick and Paige injuries, ratings, 205 Live, Smackdown, UFC 219, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Brian Kendrick and Paige getting injured, 205 Live, Smackdown, John Cena’s WrestleMania opponent speculation, UFC this weekend, Rizin, weight cut failures, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: RAW report, new tag team champions, Jason Jordan, top stories of 2017, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today ON CHRISTMAS with a ton to talk about including Raw from Monday, new tag team champions, Jason Jordan is a babyface again, another look at the top stories of 2017, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Vince sells stock, Raw Monday, Top Ten Stories, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is here on CHRISTMAS EVE with a bunch of talk about including Vince McMahon selling almost $100 million in stock to apparently fund a football league, Raw Monday, Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne, Arena Mexico, Top Ten Stories of the Year, mailbag and so much more!
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DragonKing Dark: UFOs in the news
UFOs are in the news after newly-released footage of a Navy encounter with an Unidentified Flying Object. Plus, the Pentagon finally admits there was a program in recent history to study UFOs. Is NASA preparing for something? Are we being conditioned for a bigger announcement or revelation? On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern…
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Retro WOR: Bryan & Dave discuss the XFL and ESPN’s 30 for 30
Though it appears that Vince McMahon is on the verge of re-entering the professional football business, it wasn’t that long ago that Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer did a post-mortem on McMahon’s first football venture and the original run of the XFL. This episode of Wrestling Observer Radio is from February 5th, 2017, which was…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, Ambrose and Tanahashi injuries, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown and 205 Live, Dean Ambrose and Hiroshi Tanahashi injury updates, Weekly Pro Awards, Floyd Mayweather and UFC update, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Women’s Royal Rumble, Tokyo Dome, Raw, Dean Ambrose injury, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble, Tokyo Dome full line-up, Dean Ambrose’s injury, more on Tom Zenk, full Raw report from Monday, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Death of Tom Zenk, Clash of Champions, 205 Live changes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Tom Zenk, WWE’s Clash of Champions PPV, changes already to the 205 Live touring, more on Vince’s potential new football league, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: 2017 was a bad year
No, this isn’t a year in review, though we do talk about some of the events that took place in 2017. 2017 wasn’t the best year ever for most. Certainly not for the United States. With social upheaval, division, a country deeply divided, natural disasters, and more, it seems this year was a real bumpy…
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WOR: Clash of Champions, ALPHA Vince, UFC on FOX, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Clash of Champions previews, more on Vince potentially starting the XFL back up though perhaps under a different name, Rikidozan’s place in history, UFC on FOX, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: WWE and Facebook, Smackdown, 205 Live, Japanese awards, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s new Facebook experiment, their next TV deal, Smackdown and 205 Live, ratings, the Japanese awards for 2017, Mark Cuban talks New Japan and AXS TV, GSP’s future, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Jericho vs. Omega, Tokyo Dome, Raw, new Royal Rumble main event, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Chris Jericho’s attack on Kenny Omega and the JUST DESSERTS that happened later at the press conference, the Tag League Finals show, Raw from Monday night, the new main event for Royal Rumble and tons more! A…
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WOR: Rich Swann arrest, Aro Lucha, Arena Mexico, Observer Hall of Fame, more
We’ve got a bonus edition of Wrestling Observer Radio here tonight with an update on Rich Swann and WWE’s reaction to his arrest, New Japan preview for tonight, Aerolucha’s debut, Arena Mexico, the Observer Hall of Fame, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The Silent Twins
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at the strange case of the Silent Twins. Two twin sisters who lived in the UK isolated themselves from others to the point that they developed a secret language only the two of them could understand and made a pact to never speak…
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WOR: HHH beats Jinder, Elgin, Raven, UFC Fresno, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including JINDER BEING HINDERED by HHH in India, Raw and Smackdown previews, Michael Elgin, Raven and Bagwell’s lawsuit against WWE, New Japan, the Young Bucks and their 10,000-seat building, UFC from this past weekend, GSP and so much…
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WOR: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer interview Chris Jericho!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest CHRIS JERICHO to talk a ton of topics including the match with Kenny Omega at the Tokyo Dome and how that came about, talking to Vince McMahon about it, his upcoming cruise including why he banned Mike Sempervive, WrestleMania memories…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, Clash of Champions, Jinder, ratings, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, 205 Live, the upcoming WWE Clash of Champions PPV, Jinder Mahal, ratings, NXT, tons of MMA notes and tons of mailbag questions! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: RAW, Konnan and Crash, 205 Live on the road, 2018 Hall of Fame, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, the situation with Crash and Konnan, Daniel Bryan refereeing later this month, Chris Jericho and WrestleMania, tons of Hall of Fame 2018 questions and more! A fun show as always so check it…
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DragonKing Dark: Jack The Ripper
On this week’s edition of DragonKing Dark, we continue our serial killer series with probably the most infamous serial killer in all of history — the Victorian-era murderer Jack the Ripper. Who was Jack the Ripper? Does anyone know? Does anyone even have any good ideas? How many people did Jack the Ripper actually kill and why is…
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WOR: UFC Friday and Saturday, Clash of Champions, New Japan update, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including breaking news on New Japan’s Tokyo Dome this year, TWO UFC shows from Friday and Saturday night, upcoming fights, Conor McGregor, Matt Hardy, Clash of Champions card so far and tons more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Pat Laprade talks Andre the Giant, Montreal Screwjob, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with special guest Patric Laprade to talk everything from the history of Andre the Giant and his upcoming book on the subject to the Montreal Screwjob, the history of WWE if it had never happened and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: 2017 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame discussion, news, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a 45 minute discussion with Matt Farmer about this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame issue, who went in and who didn’t, who falls off the ballot next year and who is added and more. Plus, all…
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WOR: RAW, Balor and Lesnar, Bullet Club’s 10,000 tickets, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, more on Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar, Bullet Club trying to sell 10,000 tickets, Dave’s brother learns a valuable comedy lesson, Jim Cornette, Hogan and the AWA, mailbag and tons more! A fun…
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WOR: UFC Shanghai, Starrcade, WrestleCade, mailbag, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of weekend news including UFC Shanghai results, UFC running two shows this coming weekend including a PPV, WWE Starrcade, Jim Cornette done with managing after WrestleCade, Young Bucks merch doing great, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, UFC TV negotiations, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back on American Thanksgiving to talk tons of news including Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan ticket sales and whether the Tokyo Dome will air on PPV, UFC TV negotiations, tons of mailbag questions and more. Have a great holiday!
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WOR: Changes to Royal Rumble main event, Raw, NXT call-ups, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including changes to the main event at Royal Rumble and why it happened, full Raw results from Monday night including NXT call ups and a new Intercontinental Champion, Kamala health update, Colby Covington, mailbag and tons more! A…
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WOR: Survivor Series, Lucha Underground update, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Survivor Series 2017, all the matches and angles, that main event, Brock vs. AJ Styles and more, plus injury updates, Lucha Underground, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Dr. Thomas Neill Cream
On this week’s edition of DragonKing Dark, we continue our serial killer series with a man who “may” have claimed to be Jack the Ripper — Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. His claim to have been Jack the Ripper (if he even actually made that claim) seems suspect at best, but even if he wasn’t he…
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WOR: Takeover, War Games, UFC Sydney, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Drew McIntyre’s injury at Takeover, full results from War Games and the UFC show in Sydney, New Japan’s tag tournament, ROH vs. NXT in San Antonio. HBK vs. Gargano Ab Off results, Gail Kim’s retirement, Cyborg vs. Holm…
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WOR: Survivor Series, Smackdown, ratings, boomerang attack, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including another Survivor Series, Smackdown, 205 Live, the full line-up of weekend shows including UFC and NXT, UFC headliner who is not Conor McGregor attacking another man with a BOOMERANG and tons more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Survivor Series and Raw, Eddy Guerrero, Conor McGregor, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday, the go-home show for Survivor Series, the death of Eddy Guerrero and questions about him, 30 for 30, Daniel Bryan update, Conor McGregor, Bisping talking retirement and tons more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Ed Gein
Ed Gein — The Butcher of Plainfield — is the inspiration for many horror movie archetypes such Leatherface and Psycho. Gein shocks us not just because he killed, but because he also robbed graves and had a sick fascination with wearing the skins of the dead. Listener discretion is advised.
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WOR: UFC Fight Night, Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor, Sami and Kevin Owens update, more!
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back with the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio talking UFC Fight Night, Anderson Silva’s suspension, upcoming fights, Conor McGregor loses his mind again, HHH vs. Jinder Mahal in India, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn update, indy wrestling this weekend, Lucha Underground, mailbag and more! A fun show as…
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WOR: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer interview WALTER
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest referee WALTER, in his first-ever English language podcast appearance! Tons to talk about including his early days, various name changes, philosophy of wrestling and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Smackdown, ratings, Flair stories, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Smackdown and 205 Live reviews, ratings for Raw and Smackdown this week, tons of Ric Flair stories and questions coming off 30 for 30 and tons more! A fun…
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WOR: Ric Flair 30 for 30, plus AJ Styles beats Jinder Mahal
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a special bonus show talking AJ Styles’ win over Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title and what we know so far, plus tons of thoughts on the Ric Flair 30 for 30 on ESPN, including your mailbag questions! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Raw report, Tokyo Dome line-up, Jericho vs. Omega details, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, the tag team title change and where it could be leading for Survivor Series, and more, plus the New Japan Tokyo Dome lineup, tag tournament, the whole story behind Jericho vs. Omega, mailbag…
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WOR: New Japan, Bound for Glory, Jericho vs. Omega, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full recaps of the New Japan and Impact Wrestling shows from Sunday, Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega, Raw on Monday night, more on Tokyo Joe, UFC 217 buyrate notes and tons more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: H.H. Holmes
He is often called “America’s First Serial Killer” and his gruesome Chicago Murder Castle sounds like something straight out of a horror movie, but does reality actually compare to the narrative in the case of H.H. Holmes — serial killer? As we will see, the H.H. Holmes story didn’t really need embellishment to be horrific…
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WOR: Tokyo Joe death, UFC 217 upsets galore, Bound for Glory, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the death of Tokyo Joe, UFC 217 with tons of upsets, GSP, Joanna, TJ Dillashaw and more, plus Bound for Glory, the situation with Taya, John Cena and Survivor Series, Manami Toyota’s retirement and so much more!…
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WOR: UFC, New Japan and Bound for Glory, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all the big shows this weekend, UFC, New Japan and Bound for Glory, plus Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Talent update, cuts, RAW recap, Survivor Series teams, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the talent update, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas, Nia Jax, Samoa Joe and more, plus Raw recap from Monday night, Survivor Series teams, New Japan update, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: Halloween
This episode is our Halloween 2017 celebration on the DragonKing Dark podcast and we take a look back at the origins of Halloween and the traditions associated with it. Surprisingly, what we now know as Halloween has its origins in numerous and varied traditions. Join host Karl Stern as he explores the Celtic, European, American, and Christian origins of…
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WOR: UFC Brazil, GSP vs. Bisping, Don Callis and NJPW, Warrior, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a recap of UFC from Brazil, upcoming matches, GSP vs. Bisping, the story on Don Callis and New Japan, HHH and the European Tour, Arena Mexico, WWE business breakdown notes, Warrior and VICE, and more! A fun…
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WOR: Huge news show, WWE, New Japan, Survivor Series, so much more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a TON of news to get into including Smackdown and 205 Live thoughts, ratings, Survivor Series line-up, Arena Mexico, HBK vs. Johnny Gargano, Jeff Jarrett update, Tokyo Dome tickets, WrestleMania weekend, Final Battle, UFC this weekend, UFC’s upcoming TV deal and so…
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WOR: RAW, Survivor Series, INVASION, Jeff Jarrett update, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a very newsworthy Raw with Smackdown invading the show, Finn getting squashed, Survivor Series matches being set up and more, Harry Smith saves a life, Jeff Jarrett update, PWG, NJPW’s Jr. Tag Tourney, and tons more! A…
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WOR: WWE TLC, Ric Flair 30 for 30, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE TLC, thoughts on all the matches and angles, update on Roman Reigns, Dave meets Ron Jeremy, tons of thoughts on the Ric Flair 30 for 30 episode coming up November 7th on…
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DragonKing Dark: Netherworld Haunted House
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, #MonsterMonth continues as host Karl Stern talks about Halloween related topics, gives an update on the murder of Joe Clack, reads an email from a listener who had an otherworldly experience at one of the most evil places on Earth, and discusses his trip last night to…
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WOR: TLC PPV preview, PWG report, UFC from Poland, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with the latest heading into Sunday’s TLC PPV, more on Kurt Angle, AJ vs. Finn, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns, odds for the show, Dave’s Saturday night PWG report, UFC from Saturday morning and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Breaking News Audio on changes to TLC, PWG, Nia Jax and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news update on everything going down this weekend with the TLC show, the return of Kurt Angle, Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles, and more, plus PWG results, Nia Jax update and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Mick Foley talks health, new Saint Mick book and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Mick Foley to talk tons of different topics including his health after both hip and knee surgery, his new book Saint Mick, which is available at fine booksellers everywhere right now, and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Smackdown, TLC preview, ratings, PWG and UFC this weekend, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, Lesnar vs. Jinder, 205 Live, ratings from the past week, TLC PPV preview, PWG this weekend, UFC preview, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw report, final build to TLC, Dave Palumbo update, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including our full Raw report from Monday, a look at all the matches and angles leading to the WWE TLC PPV, Dave Palumbo update from WWE, Smackdown preview, Jinder vs. Brock, mailbag and more! A fun show as…
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WOR: ROH iPPV recap, Lesnar vs. Jinder, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Brock Lesnar vs. Jinder Mahal, HHH’s trainer talks supplements, ROH iPPV recap with thoughts on all the matches, Alberto and Mil Mascaras, CMLL update, Impact notes, Shamrock vs. Sakuraba, GSP vs. Bisping and tons more! A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: Universal Monsters
On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern continues Monster Month by looking back at the famous Universal Studios monsters and their movies. The Universal Monsters included the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolfman, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and their respective spinoffs and…
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WOR: Ted DiBiase talks The Price of Fame and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Ted DiBiase to talk his new movie, Price of Fame, where you can check it out in a movie theatre near you, his wrestling career, his family and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Neville, Jimmy Jacobs, ratings, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Neville, the departure of Jimmy Jacobs, ratings for Raw and Smackdown, thoughts on Smackdown and 205 Live, Mark Hunt vs. UFC, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, New Japan, Henry Cejudo injury, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Henry Cejudo breaking his ankle in the most bizarre manner possible, Raw and New Japan King of Pro Wrestling results, Jim Cornette vs. Santino and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Lance Russell and the history of Memphis wrestling
Cropped Image: Brian Last via Howard Baum Editor’s Note: With Lance Russell’s passing last week, we wanted to share this interview that he did with us back on June 24, 2010. Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a very special show as we’re joined by legendary wrestling announcer Lance…
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WOR: Hell in a Cell, New Japan, UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with full coverage of the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV, thoughts on where they go from here, New Japan notes, UFC, Jim Cornette, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Friday the 13th
This coming Friday is Friday the 13th, and it falling on the same month as Halloween makes this a perfect topic for #MonsterMonth on the DragonKing Dark podcast. On this episode, host Karl Stern explores the origins of Friday the 13th and how it may, or may not, have come to be known as an unlucky…
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WOR: UFC results, WWE and New Japan previews, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC 216 with an awesome finish in the Demetrious Johnson fight, full results, previews for Hell in a Cell and New Japan King of Pro Wrestling, Bischoff vs. Barnett, Cornette vs. Santino, mailbag and tons more! A fun…
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WOR: Lance Russell tribute, War Games, Smackdown, Hell in a Cell, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a great tribute to Lance Russell from Steve Beverly, more on Lance’s life and times, Smackdown, Hell in a Cell, WAR GAMES, ratings, UFC, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Breaking News Audio on the death of Lance Russell
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio on the death of Memphis legend and all-around great guy Lance Russell.
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WOR: Raw, Billy Corgan and the NWA, ROH Chicago iPPV, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, Nikki Bella on Dancing with the Stars, Billy Corgan and the NWA, ROH’s Chicago iPPV, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Jim Ross talks his new book, Slobberknocker, and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest JIM ROSS to talk his new book which drops tomorrow, the process of putting it together, New Japan, the Mae Young Classic, his brief 90s heel turn, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, Lesnar and Cena return dates, WWE India, Shamrock vs. Sakuraba, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including an update on Lance Russell, Raw and Brock Lesnar’s schedule, John Cena’s scheduled return, Dante Fox vs. Killshot, WWE India, Shamrock vs. Sakuraba finally happening, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: The Booger Tree
Joe Clack is buried somewhere down by the creek. The mill owner was given $5 to bury his body. His horse is dead in the middle of the creek. Riding back west with a suit of baby clothes retrieved from Clack are a family of southern Union sympathizers. On today’s new edition of DragonKing Dark,…
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WOR: CTE study, Young Bucks vs. WWE, Smackdown, 205 Live, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Boston University CTE announcement, Young Bucks get a real-life cease-and-desist this time, Smackdown and 205 Live, ratings, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: RAW recap, No Mercy fallout, Enzo, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of Monday’s Raw, the build towards TLC, fallout from No Mercy, Enzo and more, plus Bullet Club’s Raw invasion, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: WWE No Mercy, New Japan, Bellator, tons of news and more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about today including full reviews of WWE’s No Mercy PPV, New Japan’s Saturday show, Saturday’s Bellator, Cody signs with ROH, King of Pro Wrestling line-up, Jeff Hardy, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: End Times revisited
On this week’s episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern revisits an earlier episode on the end times. According to some, the world was supposed to end yesterday (spoiler: it didn’t), but with all the calamity in the world today it’s easy to see why some might think it would. ow bad are…
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WOR: FLO vs. WWN, ROH PPV, WWE PPV preview, New Japan, UFC, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Flo and WWN, WWE No Mercy on Sunday, New Japan preview, ROH PPV report from Friday night, UFC and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Patric Laprade talks Mad Dog Vachon and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Patric Laprade to talk his new book on Mad Dog Vachon, the history of the Montreal territory, and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Weekend preview, No Mercy, Smackdown, Jinder Mahal, Lance on Wanz, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the big lineups for this weekend, ratings, Smackdown and 205 Live thoughts including the Jinder Mahal interview, No Mercy, the WWE Network survey, Ric Flair, Lance Storm talks Otto Wanz, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as…
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WOR: Bobby Heenan Q&A, Raw report, Impact Wrestling, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with a ton to talk about including a 50-minute Bobby Heenan Q&A, tons of thoughts from Raw Monday, Impact Wrestling — or whatever it’s called — update, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Breaking News Audio on the death of Bobby the Brain Heenan
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio on the death of Bobby the Brain Heenan.
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DragonKing Dark: Halloween is coming!
This week’s DragonKing Dark podcast takes a look at our favorite time of the year — Halloween! Last year, Karl and the When It Was Cool family visited several haunted attractions, including the largest in the United States — Netherworld! We are going back this year, plus there’s discussion of all the wonderful things that make Halloween…
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WOR: UFC, CMLL, New Japan, Raw and Smackdown and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including show reviews for UFC, New Japan and CMLL, plus Raw and Smackdown previews and ratings, the death of Otto Wanz and so much more. A packed weekend show and a fun time as always so check it out~!
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WOR: McMahon headbutt, Smackdown, Mae Young Classic, Jon Jones, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news including Vince McMahon’s headbutt spot, Smackdown, Mae Young Classic, 205 Live, the Jon Jones situation and how Cormier ended up champion again, new UFC fights, weekend schedule, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw report, No Mercy, Smackdown, New Japan worst show of 2017, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of Raw from Monday night with Cena vs. Roman Reigns, Cena vs. Braun Strowman, a Brock Lesnar appearance and more! Plus, New Japan, mailbag, news notes and more. A fun show as always so…
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DragonKing Dark: It
This week’s DragonKing Dark is a spoiler-free discussion of the 2017 movie based on Stephen King’s novel “It.” Host Karl Stern also watched the terrible 1990 miniseries and talks about what the 2017 movie did that was so much better. While this is a spoiler-free discussion of the movie, it does contain a general breakdown of…
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WOR: UFC 215 recap, Mae Young Classic, GFW, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including last night’s UFC 215 in depth, the Mae Young Classic and the finals on Tuesday night, more on Anthem and GFW, WrestleCon update for next year, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: Ed Nordholm of Anthem and Global Force Wrestling
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Ed Nordholm of Impact Wrestling/Global Force Wrestling talking everything you ever wanted to know about the company and the product, their new OTT Network that launches next week and how you can check it out, challenges involved in this line…
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WOR: GFW update, Smackdown, New Japan, Asuka, ratings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news including the latest on GFW, Smackdown, New Japan Destruction, Kenny Omega, Asuka, ratings, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Chris Jericho talks his new book, WWE and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest CHRIS JERICHO to talk his newest book, No is a Four-Letter Word, available right now on Amazon.com and in fine booksellers! Thoughts on the book, his latest WWE run, how to present an idea to Vince McMahon and so much more.…
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WOR: RAW, BOLA Night 3, Rousey shoots WWE angle, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a full Raw recap, build for No Mercy, Dave’s BOLA Night Three recap, Ronda Rousey shoots her WWE angle for an apparently upcoming match, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Communing with the dead
On this week’s edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses the ancient belief that it is possible to communicate with those who have died. From the Biblical Witch of Endor to the more modern Ouija Board, our ancestors have long felt that it was possible to talk to those who have passed on. Where…
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WOR: Ric Flair, Dave goes to PWG, JBL off Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Ric Flair’s return to promo-cutting, Dave goes to PWG with all the notes on night one and two, JBL is off Smackdown, GFW and All Japan notes, UFC recap, Mayweather vs. McGregor buys and tons more! A…
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WOR: Mayweather vs. McGregor, Mae Young Classic, Smackdown, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Mayweather and McGregor buys, the Mae Young Classic, Smackdown, 205 Live, tons of mailbag questions, and more news! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: WWE injuries, RAW, Roman Reigns vs. John Cena, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of WWE injuries all hitting at the same time, the John Cena vs. Roman Reigns promo on RAW, full recap of the show, Sexy Star, Crash, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as…
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DragonKing Dark: Haunted dolls and Annabelle
On this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern is joined by Tonya from When It Was Cool to discuss the new movie “Annabelle: Creation” and haunted objects. We discuss haunted dolls, haunted houses, the real world version of Annabelle, and the three movies (spoilers) which feature the haunted doll, old haunted houses,…
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WOR: Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dr. Wagner Jr. unmasked, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor results and fallout, AAA TripleMania with Dr. Wagner Jr. losing his match, notes from UFC, WWE, TNA and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Jones, Mayweather, Smackdown, 205 Live, Impact, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Jon Jones, Mayweather vs. McGregor, WWE injuries, Smackdown and 205 Live, Enzo Amore, Impact, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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FREE WOR! Breaking News Audio on Jon Jones’ failed drug test
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with everything you ever wanted to know about Jon Jones’ failed drug test following his UFC title win over Daniel Cormier.
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WOR: RAW recap, Asuka and Big Cass injuries, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all of the fallout from Raw Monday, matches for the next PPV and TV next week, Asuka and Big Cass injuries, Brian Stann is done with UFC, Matt Hughes is rolling, Mayweather is fighting McGregor if you haven’t…
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WOR: SummerSlam 2017 review, F4W Convention, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the F4W/WON Convention, why Bryan superkicked Tom, full review of WWE SummerSlam 2017 with thoughts on all the matches and angles and title changes, Cody Rhodes and Daniel Bryan, mailbag and more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Total solar eclipse
On this week’s episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at the upcoming total solar eclipse. He talks his memories of the one he saw in 1979, then discusses what a solar eclipse is scientifically and historically, plus how rare they are and when the next several will take place.…
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WOR: NXT Takeover, ROH iPPV, Ric Flair update, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full reviews of NXT Brooklyn III, an awesome show, and ROH on iPPV, plus Ric Flair cutting promos on nurses, GFW tapings, Junior Dos Santos, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Flair, Daniel Bryan, more, plus LIVE mailbag from the suite party!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS~! All the news from the day including the latest on Ric Flair, Daniel Bryan, an angle at the WWE 2K party and more, plus a LIVE MAILBAG from the suite party at the WON/F4W…
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WOR: Flair, Smackdown, 205 Live, SummerSlam, NXT, Mayweather, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Ric Flair, Smackdown, 205 Live, a huge weekend of events, Daniel Bryan, Mayweather and McGregor and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Will Cooling talks the UK TV scene and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Will Cooling to talk the UK TV scene, WWE, ITV, and tons more. We’ll be back later with a full Wrestling Observer Radio as well!
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WOR: Ric Flair update, Raw, GFW, New Japan, tons more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Ric Flair and his medical issues, Raw from Monday night, Alberto Del Rio and GFW, Adam Cole, some G-1 notes and upcoming feuds, questions and more! A packed show as always so check it…
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DragonKing Dark: Zombie dogs
Continuing our theme from last week, the line between life and death gets even less clear and more strange as we look at Russian experiments from the 1940s (and as recent as 2005) where dogs were killed, then brought back to life in various ways, including a giant robot reanimated dog — yes you read that…
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WOR: Final days of the G-1 Climax Tournament, Dave goes to NXT, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all the results from the final days of the New Japan G-1 Climax 2017 tournament, the A Block, B Block and tourney finals, yesterday’s show, Shibata’s return and more, plus Dave goes to NXT, John Morrison and…
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WOR: G-1, Smackdown, ratings, SummerSlam, GSP and Bisping, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a G-1 update, Raw and Smackdown ratings, SummerSlam line-up, GSP and Bisping appears to be official, Jones vs. Cormier buys, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, Takayama, G-1, Mayweather vs. McGregor, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Yoshihiro Takayama, Raw from Monday night with SummerSlam two weeks away, G-1, Mayweather vs. McGregor, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: G-1 update, Raw preview, CMLL and ROH notes, UFC recap, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the last few days of G-1, the two huge upsets on Saturday, Ring of Honor, CMLL, RAW preview for Monday, UFC Fight Night results, questions and more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: Smackdown, G-1 update, UFC 214 buys, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Smackdown thoughts and ratings, G-1 update, 205 Live, Kenny Omega and New Japan, UFC 214 buys, TONS of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, SummerSlam, Smackdown, G-1, UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, SummerSlam, Smackdown, G-1, a bunch of UFC notes from the weekend, a mailbag segment with history and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The first American UFO
In the 1600s in Puritan Massachusetts, the governor of the colony wrote of two UFO experiences. In the final part of our series looking at UFO sightings before the age of airplanes and man-made flying objects, we look at what the people of New England in the 1600s saw in the night sky.
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WOR: UFC Jones vs. Cormier, Brock Lesnar, G-1, WWE financials, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a very newsworthy UFC with a new champion, a potential Brock Lesnar match for down the road, great fights and more, plus the New Japan G-1, WWE financial report notes, Braun Strowman vs. Karen Jarrett and tons…
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WOR: Smackdown, G-1, CTE study, UFC 214, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown and 205 Live, the AJ Styles finish with Kevin Owens Sunday, Chris Jericho, New Japan G-1, UFC 214, the CTE study and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw recap, SummerSlam, G-1 preview, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a full recap of Raw from Monday night, all the matches and angles as we head into SummerSlam, preview of the next three days of G-1, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: WWE Battleground, UFC ratings, G-1 tournament, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the WWE BattleGround PPV, all the matches and angles leading into whatever the hell is next, UFC ratings disaster, G-1 notes from yesterday and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Julius Obsequens and the Greco-Roman UFOs
On today’s show, DragonKing Dark host Karl Stern continues his series of podcasts looking at UFO activity in antiquity. We examine the reports of Julius Obsequens, an AD 400 era writer who reported on unknown objects in the sky in the period leading up to the birth of Christ. Can he be trusted? Do his writings…
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WOR: New Japan G-1, BattleGround, UFC on Fox, tons of news, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including Dave’s thoughts on the Bruiser Brody and George Best documentaries, tons of notes on the G-1, a Battleground preview, all sorts of news from the weekend including full UFC results and more! A fun show…
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WOR: Kevin Kiley talks GLOW, Alex Riley WWE run, more!
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back today with special guest Kevin Kiley, aka Alex Riley of WWE fame, to talk a ton of different subjects including GLOW on Netflix, his acting career, memories from WWE including the circumstances involving his departure and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Brock Lesnar, Smackdown, ratings, Shane McMahon, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including the latest on Brock Lesnar and UFC, rumors of his retirement, Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings, Shane McMahon, CMLL, AAA, UFC and Bellator numbers, McGregor betting and tons more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Raw, Kurt Angle’s secret, G-1 tournament, Bruiser Brody, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including a full rundown of Raw, KURT ANGLE’S BIG SECRET, Roman vs. Joe and more, plus G-1 results for night one, PWG line-ups, and Dave talks the life of Bruiser Brody. A fun show as always…
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WOR: Tons of weekend news on every topic!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton to talk about from the weekend including Talking Smack’s cancellation, G-1 notes, the Mae Young Classic, Raw and Smackdown, CMLL, the situation with Taya and AAA, NXT Seattle, UFC Sunday night, Floyd vs. Conor and tons more! A fun show as…
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FREE DragonKing Dark: Charlemagne and his UFOs
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern continues his hunt for UFOs in the era before airplanes and balloons. He continues to scour history for reports of unknown objects in the sky to see if any pan out to be truly unanswerable. This week, Karl takes a look at Charlemagne, King of the Franks,…
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WOR: Kenny Omega talks New Japan Long Beach, G-1 Climax Tournament, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Kenny Omega to talk all things New Japan Pro Wrestling including the upcoming G-1, his one-hour match with Kazuchika Okada, Long Beach and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Tons of news plus interview with Jay White!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a special interview with Jay White talking his road to New Japan and Ring of Honor! Also, news on Mayweather vs. McGregor, Smackdown, Alberto El Patron, ratings, the situation with the Hardyz, NXT tapings and tons more! A…
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WOR: RAW report, Paige and El Patron, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including the situation with Paige and Alberto Del Rio, the full WWE Raw report with thoughts on all the matches and where they might for so SummerSlam, UFC news, mailbag questions, history and more! A fun show…
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WOR: Great Balls of Fire, Lio Rush, ratings, Amanda Nunes, 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 Great Balls of Fire PPV, the situation with Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman, ratings, Lio Rush, Amanda Nunes, Frankie Edgar and tons more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Alexander the Great and his UFOs
On the latest episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at a bizarre tale involving Alexander the Great. Alexander was supposedly helped out twice by UFOs. Once when he was turned away from invading India and once when he was assisted in a conquest of Tyre. But what really happened? In antiquity,…
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WOR: UFC 213, Great Balls of Fire, Aries, AJ Styles, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton of news including thoughts on UFC 213, the main event falling apart, where they go from here and more, plus WWE Great Balls of Fire, updates on Austin Aries and AJ Styles, more news and questions! A fun show as always…
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WOR: UFC, Styles wins US Title, Aries out of WWE, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with the first of four straight shows! Tonight it’s UFC on FS1, AJ Styles wins the US Title at a house show, Austin Aries asks for his release, JR and Josh Barnett’s New Japan commentary, Dixie Carter on WWE TV and tons more! A…
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WOR: UFC weekend, Great Balls of Fire, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about tonight including the busy UFC weekend, Great Balls of Fire, Smackdown, New Japan in Long Beach, mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw go-home show, Great Balls of Fire, Paige, Gail Kim, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news including thoughts on the Raw go-home show for GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, updates on Revival, Gail Kim, Maria Menounos and Paige, plus mailbag and more! A packed show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: New Japan in Long Beach Night Two, TNA Slammiversary
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back on a very rough weekend with tons of news including full reviews of New Japan in Long Beach Night Two and TNA Slammiversary. Our continued best wishes to Dave on the passing of his father Herbert.
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WOR: Dave’s father, New Japan in Long Beach, more news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight. Dave starts off with some words about his father and what he has meant to him over the years, then we delve into the latest pro-wrestling news including New Japan in Long Beach, Jim Breaks, Jim Cornette, Page and Del Rio and more.
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WOR: Smackdown, ratings, G-1, packed weekend, Slammiversary, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including Smackdown TV and ratings, a big weekend preview, G-1 tournament thoughts, Slammiversary and the Impact purchase of GFW, tons of MMA news and mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Raw, G-1 line-up, UFC cancels PPV, 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 leading to Great Balls of Fire, G-1, Cody Rhodes, UFC cancels their August PPV, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: UFC recap, Raw preview, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to preview this coming week’s Raw, talk UFC from Sunday night with a very controversial main event finish, news and mailbag! A fun show as always, our third in three straight days, so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The Baltic Sea Anomaly
Sitting 300 feet below the Baltic Sea is a strange, circular object about 200 feet across in size, which some explorers say cancels out radio transmissions nearby, appears to have a staircase descending down a deep black hole, and appears to be made of metal. The object certainly looks interesting, but what are its origins? Is it…
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WOR: Bellator PPV craziness, Nakamura, NXT Takeover line-up, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including what’s going on with Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT Takeover line-up, ROH TV taping notes, the wild and crazy Bellator PPV from Saturday night and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Death of Mr. Pogo, Mauro Ranallo to NXT, ROH PPV, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including the death of Mr. Pogo, Mauro Ranallo and WWE, the ROH PPV from Friday night, NXT TV taping results and a ton more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Will Cooling discusses the UK wrestling scene
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Will Cooling to take a look at UK wrestling, both local and the impacts of WWE and TNA. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: G-1, WWE ratings, Smackdown, 205 Live, huge weekend, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news on the G-1, WWE ratings, Smackdown and 205 Live, all the big shows coming up this weekend including Bellator, UFC and ROH, plus Russo vs. Cornette, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw report, Enzo and Cass, Braun Strowman returns, 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 leading to GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, the end of the Enzo and Cass mystery and more. Plus, news and mailbag! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: Tim Hague death, Money in the Bank, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including the death of Tim Hague, WWE’s Money in the Bank PPV, all the finishes leading to Smackdown and perhaps SummerSlam, mailbag and more. A packed show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Ancient aliens
This week’s episode is another Patreon-requested topic, and we will certainly have to do more than one show on this one. I love ancient aliens. Now, mind you, I hate the television show, but I love the theory and there is some great stuff to talk about. Did mankind get a boost from extraterrestrial intervention? Did…
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WOR: Buddy Wayne, Matt Hughes, Tim Hague, UFC, Money in the Bank, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news, most of it bad, including the death of F4W’s own Buddy Wayne, Matt Hughes hit by a train, Tim Hague fighting for his life, Greg Anthony needing heart surgery, plus UFC, Money in the Bank, various WWE announcements and…
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WOR: Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez talk to Matt Riddle!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest and SUPER KING OF BROS, Matt Riddle, to talk his pro-wrestling career, how he transitioned out of MMA, his thoughts on the business, favorite matches, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Mayweather vs. McGregor, Smackdown, Money in the Bank, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Mayweather vs. McGregor signed and sealed, Mauro Ranallo and Mike Goldberg to Bellator, Smackdown, Money in the Bank, ratings, Braun Strowman, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw report, New Japan line-ups, Mayweather vs. McGregor and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with your full Raw report form Monday night, a show where after the first segment they pretty much threw in the towel, tons of New Japan line-ups including Long Beach, plus Mayweather, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: New Japan Dominion, Okada vs. Omega, Long Beach matches, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including a full rundown of the New Japan Dominion show from Saturday night, thoughts on all of the matches including the amazing sixty minute main event, NJPW Long Beach lineups, and tons more! A fun show…
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DragonKing Dark: Washington DC
Image: WhenItWasCool.com Host Karl Stern and family recently traveled to Washington DC on vacation, and on this episode of DragonKing Dark, Karl takes a look at some of the various conspiracies and stories surrounding the city such as its Masonic and occult layout, symbolism, and monuments. Karl then gets into a discussion about how archeology…
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WOR: UFC Fight Night, Jim Cornette vs. PWG, Ron Starr death, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including full results of UFC Fight Night’s main card, a night of quick finishes and violence, Dana White vs. Demetrious Johnson, Jim Cornette vs. PWG, RAW Monday, the death of Ron Starr, and Dave fantasy books pro-wrestling without…
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WOR: Interview with IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including an exclusive interview with IWGP World Heavyweight Champion KAZUCHIKA OKADA! Yup. Plus, all the news from the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw report, Great Balls of Fire, Demetrious vs. UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including full results from Raw, the first big show heading to GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, Joe vs. Brock, Bayley and more, plus Demetrious Johnson vs. UFC, War Machine, questions from the mailbag and tons more! A…
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WOR: WWE Extreme Rules, New Japan Dominion line-up, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with full results from the WWE Extreme Rules PPV, plus the full New Japan Dominion line-up for this coming weekend, Wrestling Observer in Sports Illustrated, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Aunt Jenny Johnson revisited
Karl Stern and family are on vacation this weekend where he will be gathering information for an upcoming episode of DragonKing Dark. For this week, here is an oldie but a goody! A remixed version of one of our first and most popular shows — the tale of Aunt Jenny Johnson. She don’t like no trespassers!…
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WOR: UFC 212, Best of the Super Juniors finale, Extreme Rules preview, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of UFC 212, Dave’s trip to the UFC Performance Institute, New Japan Best of the Super Juniors Finale, WWE PPV preview for Sunday night, news, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: The Young Bucks!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with two special guests, Matt and Nick Jackson, the Young Bucks! Tons to talk about including how they went from having no money to buying new houses, their merchandising business, turning points in their careers and so much more! A fun show as…
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WOR: NJPW, Smackdown, ratings, 205 Live, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about here today including New Japan and the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, Block A is done and Block B is done today, Smackdown, 205 Live, WWE ratings, tons of news and mailbag questions and more!…
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WOR: Frank Deford, RAW, Best of the Super Juniors, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s memories of Frank Deford, RAW from Monday night with the final build to Extreme Rules, Best of the Super Juniors, mailbag and more! NOTE: We had a major delay issue affecting probably 25 percent of the…
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WOR: UFC results, Best of the Super Juniors, MMA show draws 58,000, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including UFC results from yesterday morning, KSW drawing 60,000 in Poland, New Japan Best of the Super Juniors and business notes, WWE ratings and why cord-cutting is overblown, WWE and Manchester, questions and more! A fun show as…
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DragonKing Dark: Uncontacted Peoples
Today’s show is focused on a great topic suggestion from one of our patrons — The moral and ethical questions of contacting uncontacted peoples. While extremely rare, there are groups of people who have lived very isolated lives away from modern society. What are the ethical and moral questions about what should happen if and when these people…
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WOR: Smackdown, ratings, Best of the Super Juniors, Hardyz vs. Impact, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including Smackdown results, Jinder’s celebration, ratings for Raw and Smackdown, Best of the Super Juniors update, Hardyz vs. Impact Wrestling, UFC this weekend, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, Extreme Rules, Best of the Super Juniors, Cyborg, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with full results form Monday’s Raw as we head towards Extreme Rules, notes on the Best of the Super Juniors so far, a CMLL update regarding fired wrestlers, Rock on SNL, Cris Cyborg issues, and tons more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Jinder wins WWE Title, NJ Best of the Super Jrs., tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with fallout from the WWE Backlash show, thoughts on Jinder’s title win and all the matches and angles on the show, plus New Japan Best of the Super Jrs., Ultimo Guerrero’s car, Cris Cyborg’s Punch Out and more! A fun show as always…
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DragonKing Dark: Dyatlov Pass
It is one of the most famous incidents of possible paranormal manifestation known in modern popular culture. A group of Russian hikers turn up dead with mysterious circumstances and clues as to what happened. Decades later, there are many ideas about what happened but no nice and neat explanation. This week on DragonKing Dark, host…
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WOR: NXT Takeover, Super Juniors, Backlash preview, Guerrero’s car, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including a lot of great wrestling, NXT Takeover, the Super Juniors tournament, the full story on what happened to Ultimo Guerrero’s car and the fallout, Backlash preview, Bellator, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: BOSJ, Smackdown, ratings, Backlash and NXT previews, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including complete reviews of the first night of the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors tournament, Smackdown, Backlash and Takeover previews, updates on Tanahashi, Honma, Conor McGregor and more, plus mailbag! A fun show as…
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WOR: RAW, Braun Strowman, UK TV, Tanahashi injury, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with all the news of the day including full RAW results, a look at Extreme Rules, Braun Strowman’s injury, the WWE UK TV show, ROH taping, an injury to Hiroshi Tanahashi, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Missing
Another listener and supporter suggested a topic based on the Missing 411 book series and movie for this week’s episode. But before we can discuss that, we need to take a cold, hard look at the reality of the situation. In this episode, host Karl Stern gives some real-world reasons why everything might not be…
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WOR: UFC 211, McGregor vs. Mayweather, Brock Lesnar return, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including UFC from Saturday night with a great undercard and some great main card performances, Dana White and Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar’s WWE TV schedule, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: ROH War of the Worlds PPV, UFC insanity, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including the latest from UFC’s crazy press conference this afternoon, Jones vs. Cormier, near-fights and more, plus the ROH War of the Worlds PPV review! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: GSP and UFC, WWE ratings, Smackdown, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with UFC and GSP, UFC this weekend, Jessica Penne, Smackdown, ROH, WWE ratings, questions and tons more! A packed show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw, Braun Strowman, New Japan notes, Sinclair and Tribune, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all of the latest from Raw, why the show was so boring, Braun Strowman’s injury, New Japan notes, Sinclair and Tribune and Ring of Honor, Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness calling WWE action, questions and more! A…
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WOR: New Japan Dontaku, WWE business analysis, UK tour, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including New Japan’s Dontaku event, WWE business numbers, their UK tour, Dave’s trip to watch wrestling at the Cow Palace last night, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Bullshido
Requested by one of our patrons at WhenItWasCool.com, this episode looks at the mystic martial arts scams and cons of the 1970s into the era of UFC and mixed martial arts where the general public finally learned how real fighting works and that the Dim Mak death touch was, perhaps, a work of fiction. On this…
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WOR: Cauliflower Alley, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about live from Las Vegas for the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion! We’ll talk the reunion, speeches, highlights and more, plus wrestling news including the latest on Sean Waltman, WWE ratings, Raw and 205 Live, New Japan and…
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WOR: RAW, Brock Lesnar, NWA and Billy Corgan, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including a full recap of Raw, Brock Lesnar, top matches for the next PPV, NWA and Billy Corgan, ROH’s upcoming PPV, Anderson Silva may quit UFC he claims, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always…
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WOR: WWE Payback, New Japan Naito vs. Juice, CMLL, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Payback, all the matches and angles, New Japan from Friday night, Arena Mexico, the death of Brazo de Oro, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The Mandela Effect
Have you ever remembered something vividly only for it to turn out to be false? This happened to me once. But what if a huge group of people remember events that didn’t actually happen or remember actual events wrong? A glitch in the Matrix? An alternate timeline? On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about…
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WOR: Patric Laprade talks the new book Sisterhood of the Squared Circle
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Patric Laprade to talk his new book, Sisterhood of The Squared Circle, looking at the history of women’s wrestling! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, Payback, Backlash, McMahon movie, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including full reviews of Smackdown and 205 Live, previews for Payback, Backlash, New Japan this weekend and more, news, mailbag, the Vince McMahon movie and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Raw go-home show for Payback, TNA, ROH, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of stuff to talk about including one damn horrible go-home edition of Monday Night Raw capped off by KALISTO DEFEATING BRAUN STROWMAN. Also, TNA taping notes, ROH PPV main event, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it…
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DragonKing Dark: Old timey obituaries resurrected
Two of our previous most popular shows featured old obituaries from the late 1800s and early 1900s where people gave a little too much information about their departed loved ones. We sat down again this week with God’s holy death angel to listen to tales of woe and sadness, and perhaps even a laugh or…
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WOR: Packed weekend news show!
It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s packed! Mauro Ranallo. PWG live results. Jinder Mahal and India. Matt and Jeff Hardy. TNA taping spoilers. New Japan. Shibata. Doc Young and Dave Korner. UFC Fight Night. Tons more! A packed show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Pete Gas talks his new book!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest PETE GAS to talk his new book about his time in the Mean Street Posse during WWE’s Attitude Era. A fun look back, wacky stories and insight and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Jinder Mahal, Smackdown, 205 Live, NXT, more, plus a KUSHIDA INTERVIEW!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of stuff to talk about including Jinder Mahal’s main event push, Smackdown, NXT, 205 Live, a crazy story about a fixed UFC fight that didn’t end up being fixed after all, ratings, the death of Rosey and more. Plus, as an…
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WOR: Raw, OTT main, Fate of the Furious, Smackdown and 205 Live previews, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news including the latest from Raw, a bunch of very serious injuries in Japan, Smackdown and 205 Live, this weekend’s OTT main event, Fate of the Furious and Demetrious Johnson records, Cormier vs. Jones update, mailbag and more! A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: Karl Stern answers your questions
On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern answers questions from the mailbag dealing with past episodes. Topics include — hollow Earth, Godzilla, King Kong and the Kong: Skull Island movie, the atomic bomb, and much more! A few of the topics we touch upon: The true story of the origins of Godzilla and…
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WOR: Shibata, Rizin, Reigns update, TNA announcing, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with news on Katsuyori Shibata, Rizin and Mauro Ranallo, Roman Reigns, Booker T, OTT’s main event, Arena Mexico, a TNA announcer update, UFC on FOX with some great main card fights, mailbag, DAVE LIVE COMMENTARY and more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts talks his new book and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Justin Roberts to talk his new book, Best Seat in the House, detailing his time with WWE and so much more. The good, the bad and the ugly, it’s all detailed, plus some stories you won’t hear about in the…
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WOR: Smackdown, Superstar Shakeup, Mauro Ranallo, Ratings, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news on Smackdown, the Superstar Shakeup, 205 Live, New Japan upcoming line-ups, Mauro Ranallo and JBL, ratings, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Death of Larry Sharpe, RAW report, JBL, mailbag and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including the latest on JBL, the death of Larry Sharpe, full results from Raw Monday night with a bunch of near-injuries and the most awesome segment with Braun Strowman, plus mailbag and more! A fun show…
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WOR: New Japan Sakura Genesis, Okada vs. Shibata, mailbag, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with a full review of New Japan’s Sakura Genesis show with yet another Match of the Year contender featuring Kazuchika Okada! Full results, plus mailbag questions on some of the major topics from the past week. A fun show as always so check…
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DragonKing Dark: Serial Killers
Is there true evil in the world? Can a person be born evil? What is evil? On today’s episode, host Karl Stern talks about despots who murdered thousands, even millions of people, mass killers who killed several to dozens at once, and serial killers who murdered many over a span of time. What can be learned about…
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WOR: Death of Roldan and Fishman, JBL situation, UFC 210 shockers, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news including notes on the deaths of Joachin Roldan and Fishman, the situation with Mauro Ranallo and JBL, everything you ever wanted to know about what’s happened there, Superstar Shakeup, UFC 210 with shocking retirements, and tons more! A fun…
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WOR: Post-WrestleMania 33 Raw, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with two big subjects to talk about, the post-WrestleMania 33 edition of Raw and the WWE Network numbers announced on Monday afternoon! Returns, debuts, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The Mummy
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at another archetype of monster lore — The Mummy! The Mummy was one of the 1940s Universal Monster movies, a Marvel Comics character, and more! Why would we be afraid of a 5000 year old dead body? We discuss why! Topics covered on…
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WOR: WWE WrestleMania 33 recap and analysis!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with our post-WrestleMania recap show! Tons of thoughts on all the matches and angles from the biggest show of the year plus a look at where they may be going, potential NXT callups and more! A fun show as always so check it…
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WOR: NXT and ROH PPV recaps, New Japan tickets, WWE women’s tourney, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with our latest show previewing WrestleMania, talking all the news from Drew Galloway’s return and what it means, the WWE Women’s tournament, full recaps of the NXT and ROH PPVs, New Japan US tour ticket sales, and tons more! A fun show as…
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WOR: WWE Hall of Fame, JR WrestleMania, Hogan, Austin, Rock, Foley, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news from Orlando including the latest on Jim Ross calling a WrestleMania match, Hogan, Rock, Steve Austin and Mick Foley, match moved to main card, Progress and other indy thoughts from Friday, New Japan ticket sales plus tons of WWE…
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WOR: WaleMania, WrestleMania, weekend news, more!
Better late than never — and BOY is it late, 4 AM on the East Coast as we join up with Dave Meltzer who has just gotten out of a wild WaleMania! Tons of news from the first big day of WrestleMania weekend, news on the biggest show of the year, thoughts on Smackdown, all…
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WOR: WWE WrestleMania RAW go-home show, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including a full recap of the go-home Raw for WrestleMania 33, a by the numbers show if there ever was one, the latest on Del Rio and Paige, ITV and Anthem press conference, tons of mailbag…
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WOR: World of Sport, WrestleMania weekend, Houston Wrestling history, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of stuff to talk about including TNA and World of Sport, Jim Ross is heading to Orlando, tons of notes from WrestleMania weekend, Impact thoughts, Dave looks back at Houston Wrestling, Mayweather, Bisping, GSP, mailbag and more! A fun show as always…
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AD: Monsters and mysteries of Iowa!
After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back today with a look at the monsters, mysteries, hauntings and assorted paranormal activity of the great state of IOWA! We continue our journey across the nation, and it’s a fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: Into the Storm
On this week’s episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern relates his personal experience of surviving not one, but two, historic tornado outbreaks. First Karl talks about the 1974 Super Outbreak which destroyed the town of Guin, Alabama and killed one of his relatives. Then he talks about one of the most destructive storm days in…
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WOR: Death of Jan Ross, WWE/ROH situation, Smackdown, 205 Live, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the tragic death of Jan Ross, everything you ever wanted to know about the WWE/ROH situation as we know it today, Mauro Ranallo, Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan, mailbag and more! A packed show as always so…
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WOR: Raw, New Japan Cup, AAA and Impact, Bellator PPV, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news from WWE and Raw two weeks before WrestleMania, the New Japan Cup, AAA and TNA, Bellator trying to put together Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, McGregor vs. Mayweather update, mailbag and more. A packed show as always so check…
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DragonKing Dark: The Atomic Bomb
On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern switches back over to a science and history-based episode to discuss the most powerful weapon ever created, a weapon that killed almost 100,000 in one terrible moment — the atomic bomb. On this episode we cover — World events that led up to the creation of the…
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WOR: Paige, Toyota, PWG, CMLL, UFC, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including whatever fallout might be coming from the Paige videos all over the Internet, full results of PWG and UFC, the finals of the New Japan Cup, CMLL, the NCAA tournament, Manami Toyota, questions and more! A…
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WOR: Next year’s Mania main event, Lawler vs. Elvis, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news including, yes, the main event for NEXT year’s WrestleMania, updates on Shinsuke Nakamura and the main roster, Io Shirai, Smackdown, NXT, the New Japan Cup, this weekend’s schedule, mailbag, JERRY LAWLER VS. ELVIS and more! A fun show as…
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WOR: RAW report, WrestleMania, New Japan Cup, Dennis Stamp, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news! Our weekly Raw report with all the matches and angles, WrestleMania, the death of Dennis Stamp, Rusev, TNA and India, the New Japan Cup, and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKing Dark: The Beast (666)
The number of the beast. The Biblical book of Revelation warns believers of a coming anti-Christ and of a beast who is given a specific number — 666. Who or what is the beast? Why should you care (even if you aren’t a believer)? In this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses who…
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WOR: Balor and Itami return, Hardys, Impact TV, UFC Saturday, NJ Cup, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news including the returns of Finn Balor and Hideo Itami, Dave’s full Impact TV review, latest on the Hardys and Impact, ITV, New Japan Cup notes, UFC review from Saturday night, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so…
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WOR: ROH 15th Anniversary PPV, Impact vs. Hardys, tons of news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including a full review of the ROH 15th anniversary show, all the matches and angles, Impact and the lawsuit threat against the Hardys, how it affects WWE and ROH, tons of Impact notes, WWE UK TV…
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WOR: Daniel Bryan, Smackdown, Ron Bass and Tom Jones, mailbag, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with a ton of news — Daniel Bryan vs. Miz on Talking Smack, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan Cup, this weekend’s ROH and UFC shows, Tony Ferguson, Tom Jones and Ron Bass, mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: RAW, Fast Lane, WrestleMania, Honma, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including fallout from Raw Monday, Fast Lane, WWE WrestleMania and more, plus an update on Tomoaki Honma, New Japan’s anniversary show, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: WWE Fast Lane, Category B Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to discuss on two major topics: WWE Fast Lane 2017 with the final build toward the Road to WrestleMania, and the Category B Awards in this year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards issue. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOR: Honma, Hardyz, Fast Lane preview, UFC 209, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including the latest on Tomoaki Honma’s neck injury, TNA latest news and updates, Hardyz and Bully Ray to ROH, Fast Lane preview, UFC 209 results and tons more! Plus, we’re back tonight with more! A fun…
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DragonKing Dark: Holographic or Simulated Universe
Over the last few years we have heard more and more stories in the mainstream media about the possibility that we are living in either a holographically projected universe or even possibly a total computer simulation. On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern discusses the possibility and what it all may (or may not)…