Author: Bryan Alvarez

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest CHRIS SILVIO to talk ROH television and his recent match with TJ Perkins, training in OVW, the OVW-TNA relationship, best advice ever given to him by Rip Rogers and Jim Cornette, the old days promoting Richmond Lucha Libre, future aspirations, SilvioTV and so much…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our annual PREDICTION SHOW~! We’ll open with a look back at last year’s show, to see who was a prognosticator and who was, in fact, A FOOL~! Then, we’ll open up the phone lines for your prediction for the year to come. One of the wackiest…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the very first show of 2012! We’re joined here, on a Sunday of all things, by Dr. Lucha Steve Sims to talk BREAKING LUCHA NEWS on a new CMLL heavyweight champion, the AAA and CMLL big year-end shows, an IWRG match with a similar finish to…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including many thoughts on the Randy Orton injury and the stories going around online, thoughts on Raw, Todd’s thoughts on the Cena/Kane storyline which led to spirited debate, Smackdown and Impact, New Year’s Eve MMA,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Josh Nason to talk the biggest stories in mixed martial arts in the year 2011. We’ll talk Zuffa’s purchase of Strikeforce, all the injuries, the decline in PPV buyrates, the rise of Jon Jones and so much more. A great show to end the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Jesse Neal to talk his departure from TNA, why he wouldn’t go to Ohio Valley Wrestling, the phone call where this was discussed, what he offered that they turned down, getting into pro-wrestling, why he never did a strong military gimmick, what it takes…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the latest news in wrestling and MMA including the Alistair Overeem situation, drugs in MMA and whether more can be done to combat it, the TLC PPV from Sunday night, Raw with the new ROH champions, Final Battle tonight, Impact thoughts,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk tons of different subjects including some Storm career anniversary match memories, Alistair Overeem’s situation and whether Lance is buying their fight, Lance’s thoughts on Impact the last two weeks after lifting his boycott, a new book he’s in, the latest book he’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Eddie Edwards, one half of the ROH World Title main event this coming Friday on gofightlive.tv. Tons to discuss including training with Dan Severn and Killer Kowalski, how the Killer broke dudes in, who got him into wrestling and what that person is doing…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the challengers for the ROH Tag Team Titles this Friday night at Final Battle on gofightlive.tv, THE BRISCOE BROTHERS! Tons to discuss including how many chickens they had to dispose of this year, whether PETA came a-callin’, procreating, their thoughts on the top challengers to the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Kevin Kelly of ROH to talk their biggest show of the year, Final Battle 2011, live this Friday from New York and available on gofightlive.tv. We’ll talk the top matches on the show, the latest TV shows, how things have changed since Sinclair, other…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guests Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and thecubsfan of luchablog.com fame! So much to talk about including the two huge AAA and CMLL year-end shows, all the top matches, how business is doing in both promotions, a look forward to 2012, Shocker, predictions for next year’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including Raw on Monday night, the Beat the Clock contender argument to end all arguments (until next time), UFC 140 thoughts, Nog getting greedy, Tribute to the Troops, Strikeforce weekend and TLC thoughts, WWE Network…

Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and top-ranked fighter Gilbert Melendez defends his title against Jorge Masvidal this Saturday night on Showtime and he stopped by Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason to discuss a slew of topics. Melendez discussed the Strikeforce/UFC deal and the latest on whether he’s jumping ship, who else he’s got…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk all the news in wrestling including A REVIEW OF IMPACT~! Yes, Lance gave the show another shot. What did he think? Will he watch again? Is the boycott over? Also, Raw thoughts, why he thought the Cena/Ryder segment totally sucked, TLC build,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the latest in pro-wrestling and MMA including Raw on Monday, house show vs. ratings vs. PPV buyrates, UFC 140 predictions, the GSP injury and whether guys are training too hard in 2012, Faber vs. Cruz, Todd’s thoughts on the UFC on…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with pro-wrestling and MMA star — and current SHARK FIGHTS TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION~! — Bobby Lashley to talk the bank robbery that ended his amateur career and almost his life, whether he thought about laying down so Trump would get shaved at WrestleMania, his TNA run, winning…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk all the news in LUCHA LIBRE~! including Texano Jr. jumping ship, the future of CMLL and why things look bleak, a bunch of positivity including line-ups for the last AAA and CMLL big shows of the year, the CMLL bodybuilding…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on last night’s Ultimate Fighter and the TUF Finale, preview of the show this weekend, Chris Leben’s problems, Raw and Smackdown live this past Monday and Tuesday, the build to TLC,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today to talk all the news in mixed martial arts including more on Chris Leben’s drug suspension, what’s disturbing about it, Rashad vs. Davis set, UFC on FUEL and the decision to put Ellenberger vs. Sanchez on there, the end of TUF and the UFC…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Shooter Brent Albright to talk his entire career, including amateur wrestling growing up, breaking into wrestling, a bunch of different early career gimmicks, Ohio Valley and his feud with CM Punk, being mentored by Chris Benoit and learning about what happened, frustrations with ROH,…

Figure Four Thanksgiving Daily returns today with special guest LANCE DRUMSTICK STORM to talk a number of subjects including fighting Harry Smith for the PWA Title this past weekend, Survivor Series, Rock and Zack Ryder, Raw from Monday night, his theory on the rash of UFC injuries, women getting signed to WWE, plus a great…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest TURKEY TODD MARTIN to talk Thanksgiving, Survivor Series from this past Monday night, awesome boxing hype show that WWE and UFC should blatantly steal, crime, Raw Monday night, UFC 139, Todd recites champions off the top of his head, WWE Classics on Demand classic…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a man who has not been on the show in many years, TNA’s JEREMY BORASH~!, to talk a number of different subjects including TNA’s upcoming TV project in India, some notes on All Wheels Wrestling, his cult hero ring announcer status in, of all places, Japan,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only TODD MARTIN~! to talk UFC red carpet coverage, UFC on FOX, the rating, the TV show vs. live event, Raw from Monday night, wrestling vs. MMA, Survivor Series predictions, Henderson vs. Shogun predictions, the Bellator report, and so much more. A great…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest DANIEL CORMIER~!, one half of the finals in the Strikeforce World Grand Prix tournament, set to conclude sometime in early-2012. Tons were discussed including his undefeated career, making it to the finals and what he thinks about fighting Josh Barnett, being…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Court Bauer to talk all the news from the last few days including UFC’s New York lawsuit, Raw is Twitter last night, Vince McMahon’s social media mindset these days, more on the WWE Network, an upcoming gig with Mick Foley, tons of thoughts on…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk a ton of different subjects including the dangers of getting out of the habit of watching wrestling or MMA, what things cause this to happen, a better way (shocking) to promote the Rock & Cena vs. Miz & Truth match, tons of…

Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC on FOX this weekend, Todd’s predictions and preview of the show, Raw on Monday night, the handling of John Cena, the Rock, Truth and Miz, how they’ll screw it up further this Monday,…

GABE IS BACK~! Yup, Gabe Sapolsky of Dragon Gate USA returns to follow up on last week’s show. We spent too much time talking about piracy, so this week we’re going to concentrate on what’s happening this weekend — three big Dragon Gate USA shows. Gabe will run down all of the matches on all…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest MIKE QUACKENBUSH to talk Chikara’s biggest and most important show of all time, HIGH NOON, airing this Sunday on gofightlive.tv iPPV. We’ll talk all the big matches and angles plus a variety of other subjects including getting Lex Luger to endorse Green Ant’s Flex…

Figure Four Twice-Daily returns today with special guest Gabe Sapolsky to talk all the news in Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE! In fact, we’ll talk the lack of news in EVOLVE, why the last show didn’t take place and why there aren’t any more on the current schedule, whether the promotion is done, the effect…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including more debate on only airing on fight on the FOX special, thoughts on UFC 138 this weekend, WWE’s massive booking problems, some of the issues that have caused it and why those issues aren’t…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today to talk all the news in mixed martial arts, including Dana’s stance that NO MATTER WHAT only one fight is airing on FOX, the decision to remove Carlos Condit from the GSP fight, why Nason loved the Primetime show and thought it was UFC’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Steve Sims returns today to talk all the news south of the border! Tons to discuss including the continuing decline of CMLL attendance, whether this time it’s permanent, AAA’s issues, luchadors getting WWE tryouts, Octagon and La Parka turns and what each guy thinks about it, CMLL and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest ULTRAMANTIS BLACK, who is putting his mask, identity and wrestling career on the line in a no-DQ tag team match at Chikara’s first-ever iPPV, HIGH NOON, on Saturday, November 13th from the former ECW Arena in Philly. We’ll talk his career, being diabolical, not…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest LANCE STORM to talk tons of different subjects, including the tragic death of his stepfather, health updates on Jerry Brisco and Killer Karl Kox, John Cena’s retired jean shorts, tons of notes on Wrestling Revolution Project, why Lance’s UFC boycott continues, a possible hiatus…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on Vengeance and Raw, TNA’s tapings this coming week, Bellator and Viacom sign a deal, why you should watch Bellator, predictions for UFC 137, who won the Bound for Glory prediction game, WWE…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guests Cory Ledesma and Brian Williams to talk the WWE ’12 video game, which is out November 22nd! Tons to discuss including the inclusion of Brock Lesnar, changes from last year, new additions to the game, plus a million questions from video game players on…

Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Todd’s first-person thoughts from being in the crowd at Bound for Glory, Hogan vs. Sting, the Bobby Roode situation, TNA storylines, the Edgar vs. Maynard buyrate, UFC business, Scott Hall on E:60, the Observer…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a complete look at Scott Hall on E:60, the one part of the piece that just sucked, thoughts on the Hall of Fame 2011 issues, Jerry Jarrett and Memphis Heat, tons of notes on…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with a very special guest: UFC star RICH FRANKLIN! We talk a number of subjects including his recent shoulder surgery and how his injury happened, his recent frustrations with the UFC, growing up a fan of Muscle & Fitness and ending up on the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS~! returns today to talk all the news south of the border! Plenty to discuss including a look at Cubsfans top six stories of the week, Dr. Lucha’s top five stories, all the latest from CMLL and AAA, WWE’s tour of Mexico, the death of…

Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, Bound for Glory and the new booking period under Bruce Prichard, Smackdown thoughts, whether you should cater to the hardcores or not, Todd’s thoughts on Gray Maynard Saturday night, a…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest RICKY THE BEAST ORTIZ, former WWE star, former XFL star, and current star for the Urban Wrestling Federation! We’ll talk his history, how he got into football and wrestling, his days training in both OVW and WWE developmental, the ECW run and what WWE…

Figure Four Daily returns with our second show today, joined by special guest Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to discuss including the CMLL Anniversary show that really did happen last week, the problems with both CMLL and AAA and the role WWE plays in this, CMLL and a possible new Mistico, a possible new Abismo…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! Tons to discuss including a preview of UFC 135 this weekend, thoughts on last week’s fight night, Todd the Lawyer talks the legalities of Miz and Truth’s lawsuit against WWE, Raw thoughts, BREAKING NEWS ON…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk a number of subjects including Wrestling Revolution Project, which begins taping in a week and a half, ROH TV, an Uso DUI, wrestlers and other celebrities looking for love in all the wrong places, the firing of Nunzio and memories of him,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk numerous different subjects including the UWF Hood Justice PPV, Booker T as an announcer, three episodes of NXT that Todd actually watched, John McCarthy and more on his new book, a review of Lou Albano’s autobiography, Hell in the Cell this weekend,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today to talk the latest in MMA, including Dana White’s claim that as early as February, there will be nights where two major UFC events are taking place at the same time. Is it too many shows? Can there even be too many shows? Then…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Court Bauer to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including his newly-discovered masked wrestling pedigree, the WWE Network, what WWE is talking about when they claim the big four will be available for free on the Network, their inability to create new…

Figure Four Daily is back with our second of four straight shows today alone! We’re joined by Dr. Lucha Steve Sims to talk all the news south of the border, including two big upcoming events from CMLL and AAA, latest on Sin Cara and Averno, when an Atlantis vs. Ultimo Guerrero match is likely, and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including last night’s Ultimate Fighter, UFC Fight Night last week, Todd’s thoughts on Floyd Mayweather’s knockout punch last week, a preview for this weekend’s Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans show, Night of Champions and Raw…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Joe Koff, COO of ROH! Tons to discuss including the new Sinclair deal, how you can watch the show if you don’t have a Sinclair affiliate, whether it will be available in overseas markets, touring overseas and in non-Sinclair markets, the PPV this past…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full rundown and analysis of WWE Night of Champions, all the matches, the booking, the finishes, where it might be leading, the good and bad of the major title changes, what was totally…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including rumors that Lance is talking with WWE about starting up a developmental territory, Matt Hardy’s latest woes, Impact tonight and whether he’ll watch Flair vs. Sting, a UFC match he watched recently, the Wrestling…

Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest Matt Hardy arrest, Raw from Monday night and the Punk/HHH storyline, Night of Champions, Strikeforce thoughts from this Saturday night, Todd amazingly wins a bet, UFC preview for this weekend, whether the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE superstar CHRIS MASTERS to talk all manner of subjects including his very first wrestling memories, who he loved watching growing up, his time in OVW, the day that Cornette and Danny Davis cut a massive promo on him, moving up to WWE, the Masterlock…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a hell of a show talking all manner of subjects including Nick Diaz getting axed from his fight with GSP, why Todd thinks UFC made a terrible decision, the ongoing Raw storyline with Nash, HHH and Punk, WWE booking, Strikeforce predictions for this…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk, what else? LUCHA~! Tons to discuss including the CMLL Aniversario show and what we know and don’t know so far, possible big matches for this year or next, AAA’s next big show and the TNA stars who may be coming…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the latest in our Host Series, this week with one half of the Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare, Mike Sempervive! Tons to discuss including the history of the show, how he met Adam, the best and worst wrestlers in Japan that you should see out…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk a ton of different topics including Lance’s trip to the WWE TV tapings last week, another big debate about the importance of hand-shaking, whether there was any handshaking controversy at the show, an impromptu match he was involved in, tons of notes…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including more on Raw and SuperSmackdown, the Punk/Nash/HHH storyline, Sin Cara’s behavior backstage, Dave’s Vale Tudo article, thoughts on Anderson Silva and UFC 134, Todd vs. Les Thatcher regarding Ric Flair, and so…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with the latest installment in our Hosts Series, this time with Dragon King Wrestling’s Karl Stern~! This show has a focus on the history of wrestling and MMA, how they intertwined at the beginning of the 20th century, the role the Civil War played in the development of…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with OPEN LINES~!, discussing all the news in wrestling and MMA including Super Smackdown, the best night for that show, tons on Mistico/Sin Cara and what the latest on that situation is, when the bloom was off the rose for good on TNA, CM Punk vs. Kevin…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the article on Ric Flair’s financial decline, Matt Hardy’s latest issues, the return of Jeff Hardy to TNA, sports stars blowing all their money, UFC on FOX and how to promote the event, what…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with a packed show. First, we’ll talk the new movie Warrior which Josh had a chance to see Tuesday (a movie that features Kurt Angle as a Russian Fedor-esque MMA fighter). We’ll also talk UFC to FOX, their first special and what Josh thinks…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk all the news in lucha libre! Tons to discuss including the big CMLL and AAA shows upcoming, WWE’s biggest-ever tour of Mexico with Raw and Smackdown tapings, latest on Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio, the possibility that we’ll have three…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the latest installment of our HOSTS SERIES with special guest, Oliver Copp of Tough Talk with Copp & Mike Sawyer! So much to discuss including the history of the show, the most famous episodes, the show that got them great heat with UFC brass, how they…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today with tons to discuss, including Lance breaking the news on a potentially serious health issue he faced over the last several months, what his doctor said and how he’s doing right now, the UFC move to FOX, UFC vs. WWE on Friday nights, TNA,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Todd Martin to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including Alberto Del Rio’s title win, Raw and Summerslam, the CM Punk/Kevin Nash storyline, why Bryan is intrigued by that match, Todd’s Raw Report rant, UFC on Versus, Bellator from this weekend, Jens…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the next installment in our Observer Hosts Series, this time with Doc Young of Wrestling Weekly! Tons to discuss including the history of the show dating back to the mid-00s when it wasn’t part of this website, the early days of podcasting online, hooking up with…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including SummerSlam, buyrate predictions, the final segment on Raw Monday night, predictions for the show and the main event finish, UFC 133, The 2012 Bet, UFC on Versus this weekend, Jens Pulver fighting, Strikeforce Challengers,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back for the second time today, this time with co-host John Nason and special guest PAT MILETICH~! So much to discuss including Josh’s live thoughts on UFC 133, the undercard, Tito nearly getting a guillotine and how the crowd responded and more. Then, Pat talks about the history…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk all the news in lucha libre! Tons to discuss including a new Sin Cara at the Smackdown tapings last night, the back story, why they want the character back, how it affects the real deal, and more. Also, Alberto Del…

Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling including backstage scoops on how fake World of Hurt and reality TV actually is, Roddy Piper taking over as part of season 2, the Punk/Cena angle from Monday and what Lance didn’t like about it, Sting and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with perhaps our wackiest show yet. Filled with great discussion, though, including thoughts on Strikeforce this weekend, why fights involving Fedor and Robbie Lawler REALLY got Todd’s dander up, bones to pick with Dave and I, Golden Glory fighters getting axed, Raw Monday with…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the first in a series of interviews with other co-hosts on this site. We’ve got a lot of great shows, and if you aren’t listening to them you are missing out! Today we’re joined by the ever-positive Alan4L of the Dr. Keith Show to discuss the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk the top stories in MMA and pro-wrestling including Raw Monday night, the latest in the Punk angle, the (apparent) future ascension of Alberto Del Rio, the HHH storyline, Destination X and Capital Punishment buyrates, the potential return of Mick Foley, the latest…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha STEVE SIMS~! returns today to talk all the news south of the border including the suspension of Sin Cara, what people are saying happened, his political situation in WWE and what people are saying about his attitude, odds that he’s coming back, Alberto del Rio, the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk TOUGH ENOUGH with one of the stars of the new season, AJ Kirsch, he of Rock Thought He Cut An Awesome Promo Fame~! We’ll talk his experiences on the show, getting reamed by Steve Austin, the best moment of the season that didn’t end up…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk tons of different subjects including times he’s had to stretch students in class, World of Hurt episode nine, doing evaluations of students and whether he does them in real life like he did them on the show, the second season and what…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV, the CM Punk angle, the Vince McMahon retirement angle, the fate of the Mystery GM and different scenarios relating to that, Sin Cara’s suspension, who might be…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest KING MO LAWAL of Strikeforce and, almost, World Wrestling Entertainment. We’ll talk his love of pro-wrestling, how close he was to signing with WWE, who talked him out of it and why, what he’d like to do after his fighting career,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with OPEN LINES on last night’s MONEY IN THE BANK PPV~! We’ll take your calls on last night’s show, including from several people live in the building, plus get your thoughts on the booking, where they might be going tonight, what can be done with Punk and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for our THIRD SHOW TODAY, this time with special guests Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and The Cubs Fan to discuss LUCHA LIBRE~! Tons to discuss including AAA’s next big show, latest on Perro Aguayo Jr., why Averno is still wrestling for CMLL, fantasy-booking his WWE debut, TNA stars…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with a special Open Lines edition of the show talking the finish of the main event at Money in the Bank!~! Who do you think is going to win the match, what big angle might they have planned, if Punk wins who might cash in their briefcase, what…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to discuss all the news in wrestling and MMA including the Money in the Bank PPV Sunday, Todd’s booking ideas for the show, the go-home Raw and what he thought of the major Punk angles, Destination X on Sunday and why he remains hopeful…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Jeff Katz~!, former VP of Production at 20th Century Fox and New Line Cinema who worked on such films as — seriously — SNAKES ON A MOTHERFUCKING PLANE, to talk his time working as a teenager in WCW, memories from that period, his new…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the final three episodes of World of Hurt, why Lance isn’t going to be doing a second season, his thoughts on the first season in its entirety, more backstage reality show scoops, his thoughts…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today to talk all the news in the world of MMA, including thoughts on UFC 132, Faber vs. Cruz, Tito Ortiz, Josh’s predictions, GSP vs. Diaz coming this fall and more! Then, Tim Kennedy joins us to talk Strikeforce, training with Relson Gracie, his goals…

We have a giant episode of Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin today! We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, the CM Punk angle, a bunch of different ways it could go, discussion of this week’s Figure Four Weekly cover story, UFC 132, how Whitney won free tickets, how Dana should handle the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest RIKI ATAKI~! of 80s WWE jobber fame~! Tons to discuss including how he got into wrestling, memories of working Superstars and Prime Time Wrestling during that era, where the name came from, what got him out of wrestling, memories of working with stars like…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk a ton of different subjects including the CM Punk promo on Raw, why Todd is so bullish on it, the possible reasons it might now work out, Punk’s future, UFC on Versus, a huge debate on overtraining in UFC and whether it…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with head of the Urban Wrestling Federation Steve Karel to talk about the first-ever PPV this past weekend, how he came up with the idea for the show, what the concept is supposed to be and who the target audience is, the video game he can best…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including more thoughts on last weekend’s Strikeforce and WWE PPVs, Raw on Monday night, the big Strikeforce and Versus shows this weekend, previews of the shows, thoughts on Zach Arnold’s nine-year theory of fighters’ primes,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Michael Shoffner of Combate Extremo MMA in Mexico! Tons to discuss including how the promotion got started, the MMA scene south of the border, expansion plans for the next five and ten years, big name fighters who have fought for him in the past,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC 131, whether all main events should be five round fights, the pros and cons, Raw from this past Monday night, R-Truth, Miz, the Capital Punishment PPV, Big Dave, TNA’s PPV from Sunday night,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special bi-weekly guest Josh Nason. No fighter interview today due to technical issues on my end, but Josh is here to talk the latest MMA news including Strikeforce’s show this weekend, predictions for the Grand Prix, UFC in Vancouver last weekend and tonight’s rioting, five round…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a very special guest, World of Hurt and France Wrestling Stars’ own TOM LA RUFFA, aka THE FRENCH STALLION~! Tons to discuss including doing the World of Hurt reality show with Lance Storm, the importance of not being fat in this business, whether he thinks girls…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guests KONNAN and DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS~! What a line-up. We’ve got so much to discuss including TripleMania, why certain matches were made, Bryan and Steve’s predictions, Konnan’s predictions on upcoming big MMA fights, Aero Star, elevating young talent in AAA, what Sin Cara told…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Lance Storm to talk a ton of subjects including World of Hurt, more “backstage” notes on how reality shows are put together, Raw from Monday night, R-Truth, Warrior vs. Hogan video and what people are thinking about Warrior today, UFC Fight Night, the UFC…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a very special show, as we’re joined by IRISH PETE DOYLE to talk the biggest year in WWE history, 2001, with his thoughts as a WWE writer during that period on Rock vs. Austin, the Invasion angle and it’s utter failure, DDP vs. Undertaker, what the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Todd Martin to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a review of Brock’s book, UFC 130 and Convention memories from this weekend, Raw from Monday night, R-Truth’s push (or lack thereof) and more on THE MIZ, the Ultimate Fighter finale this…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with two special guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Cubsfan to talk all things lucha libre! Everyone knows the big story this week, Averno being signed by WWE on the eve of his mask vs. mask match with La Mascara at CMLL’s Jucio Final. What does this…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest LANCE STORM~! to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC 130, the Vegas convention and how he needs to come next year or else, the death of Randy Savage and his memories of the Macho Man, World of Hurt and the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with a packed show! We’re joined by MMA legend JENS PULVER to talk his career dating back to the dark days of UFC, his recent losing streak and how he’s rebounded, growing up and making his name mean something, training with the Shamrock camp…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for the second time today, this time with Todd Martin to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA. Tons of first-hand notes on the Chael Sonnen hearing and his future, the crazy lady that was there, Raw from Monday night, the Bellator report, a full preview of…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest JOHNNY GARGANO~! of Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE, and more. We’ll talk all sorts of things including how he broke his back and what finally solved some lingering issues, getting beat up by MVP while dressed as an elf, meeting Vince McMahon, going to Japan…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS~! to discuss all the news south of the border, including the WWE tour of Mexico and how each show did, the one match that had a different result all weekend, how WWE is perceived in Mexico, big AAA storyline involving…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world-famous VIOLENT J of the Insane Clown Posse and Juggalo Championship Wrestling! Tons to talk about including ICP/JCW’s bi-weekly $5 wrestling iPPVs, the latest wacky storylines, the band’s lifelong love of pro-wrestling, getting into the music business, pro-wrestling vs. concert touring, how to be a…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest LANCE STORM to talk a bunch of different topics including Brock Lesnar’s illness, the Christian title change, timing segments so that you’re not in commercial at the 10 and 11 PM hours, WORLD OF HURT episode number two, THE FRENCH STALLION, more on SMOKEY…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Todd Martin to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including UFC losing its May main event, whether the new card built around Jackson, Nelson and Mir will do better, Raw from Monday night, the Christian title loss, DQ’d in three-way matches, tons of thoughts…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with long-time referee, wrestler, booker, manager and, well, whatever else you can be in this business, JJ Dillon to talk all sorts of subjects including his early days in the sport, what got him interested in wrestling that is missing today, memories of living the life in…

Figure Four Daily returns today on CINCO DE MAYO with the Doctor of Lucha himself Steven H. Sims~! to talk all the news south of the border including the mystery ailment of Perro Aguayo Jr., his apparently miraculous recovery, what others are speculating, the arrest of Charly Manson and the chances of him facing prison…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason is back with yet another show today, joined by UFC star and Pro Wrestler Killer Killer BRENDAN SCHAUB~! Tons to discuss including his fight career dating back to Ultimate Fighter, knocking out the legendary Mirko Crocop, the fine art that is DEFENDO, memories from attending UFC…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to discuss a ton of different subjects including UFC in Toronto, which we both attended live, the GSP fight, the splendor of it all, Dana White’s reaction to the main event, the Raw rating from Monday and whether or not it’s a disaster (yes,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Trina Michaels of independent wrestling and porn fame. Tons to discuss including similarities and differences between the two businesses, whether she’s ever seen fights backstage either at any indy show or on the set, drug use in both, Dragon Gate USA and Lucha Las…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the first of two shows and FIVE BIG GUESTS~! We’re joined today by Lance Storm and Todd Martin to talk Lance’s new reality show, World of Hurt, which stars this coming Sunday night on The Cave network all across Canada. Todd and I have seen the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Mike Quackenbush of Chikara to talk all sorts of subjects including King of Trios 2011, the quick DVD turnaround and how that happened, Larry Sweeney, Sean Waltman’s weekend as 123 Kid and his match with El Generico, THE BAND LEADER, wacky gimmicks, possible dream…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a SUPER MEGA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT SHOW~! In this 90-plus minute extravaganza we’ll talk to Todd Martin about how awesome gymnastics is, Impact, Zack Ryder, WWE All Stars, TNA’s rebranding efforts and more! Todd then provides us with an exclusive 30 minute interview with ANDERSON SILVA~!, talking…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason of FIGHT! Magazine returns today with special guest BEN HENDERSON to talk his fight with Mark Bocek at UFC Toronto in two weeks, his two Donald Cerrone fights in WEC, the Anthony Pettis fight and kick, his goals as a fighter, and so much more. This…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest LANCE T STORM to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including WrestleMania, the retirement of Edge, Tough Enough and Ultimate Fighter, his trip to Hawaii where he returned home to snow, memories of working with Larry Sweeney, and so much more. A…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Sal Hamaoui to talk a number of subjects including Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE and FIP on Internet PPV, starting their own streaming PPV company, piracy in 2011 and ways to combat it, the WrestleMania weekend shows, upcoming events and new technology and more. A…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all sorts of things, including Raw Monday, the retirement of Edge, Strikeforce last Saturday which Todd attended live, the WWE roster, the last few weeks of Bellator, plus a GAME~! where essentially the two of us do draft picks if we were…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of the biggest names of the last few decades, WWE, WCW, TNA, and international star Sean Waltman, aka X-Pac and Syxx-Pac. Tons to discuss including the WrestleMania weekend and Hall of Fame, Hunter and the horse, changes in wrestling over the last few decades that…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk tons of different subjects including WrestleMania, Taker vs. HHH, Raw, the John Cena character (great Todd rant), Ultimate Fighter this season and whether the first episode’s ratings are a big deal, Brock Lesnar, the new Tough Enough, this weekend’s Strikeforce and more.…

We’re back in action on Figure Four Daily today with the great Doctor of Lucha Steve Sims to talk all the news south of the border! That includes the latest happenings in CMLL and AAA, attendance woes, the most amazing match on Sunday which did not, in fact, take place at WrestleMania, the debut of…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren and, recently, TNA. We’ll talk his MMA career, his attempt to make the 2012 Olympic wrestling team at age 35, how he got into TNA and an exclusive scoop on what he may be doing next,…

Bryan Alvarez is back tonight LIVE FROM ATLANTA, joined by his friend Bryan’s Friend Craig to review the April 1st ROH iPPV taping! We’ll talk all the matches along with star ratings, live notes, which non-wrestlers were really awesome, why Jim Cornette gets so mad at awful wrestling, news notes from Atlanta, where you can…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today live from Atlanta with special guest Karl Stern. We’ll talk about our trip to the GEORGIA GUIDESTONES, other local Atlanta fun, the WWE hotel, what Mistico looks like unmasked, plus Karl’s thoughts and more predictions on WrestleMania. A wacky little bonus show so check it out~!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with our final WrestleMania Writers’ Week show, this time with Andrew Goldstein, who worked for the company in 2006 and 2007 and due to the timing of his firing will be attending his very first WrestleMania this year. We’ll talk that show, the go-home Raw and his thoughts…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with MORE of our WrestleMania Writers’ Week series. We’re joined today by Chris Gough to talk more of the themes we’ve hit on this week, including working for WWE.com during the boom period, impressions of Shane McMahon, the Shane vs. Stephanie dynamic, moving to the writing crew…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with yet another in our WrestleMania Writers’ Week series! Today we’re joined by David Lagana and Alex Greenfield to talk more crazy Vince stories, whether Stephanie was as nutty as others have suggested, big angles that fell apart, the Batista/Booker T fight and how Vince reacted to it,…

WrestleMania Writer’s Week continues! Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with Court Bauer to talk tons of subjects including Vince McMahon’s few hobbies, whether he ever engages in anything resembling recreation, getting called into the “principle’s office” for using insider terminology while working as an insider, the blow-up that lead to him…

The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with a packed show. We’ve got the usual Granny fun and games, including her Q&A, a look at Dancing with the Stars, what Thanksgiving is all about, and more. Then it’s the weekly Impact review. The show was better than last week, though that’s hardly saying much, and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for the second time today joined by special guest Lance Storm!~! Tons to discuss including Raw on Monday night, the WrestleMania line-up and predictions, a misstep in a Miz promo, Lawler vs. Cole, teammates fighting each other in MMA, wrestling in a 10-foot ring, his tag match this…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a show packed with fireworks~! Tons to discuss and passionately debate including the rise of Jon Jones, his weaknesses and whether there is anyone around right now you’d favor against him, Rashad, friends fighting friends, Lawler vs. Cole feud, Mania, Undertaker vs. HHH…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest Bobby Lashley, who is fighting on the Titan Fighting Championships show live this coming Friday night on HDNet at 7 PM. We’ll talk his fight career, whether he’d ever return to wrestling, his current Strikeforce contract and when it ends, how…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a WrestleMania WWE Writers Week preview show! Today we’re joined by Larry Mollin, who not only wrote for WWE but was also the head writer of 90210 during the peak years. We’ll talk Hollywood vs. WWE, which industry has more crazy people, wacky WWE “cult” stories,…

In memory of the life and times of Sir Oliver Humperdink, we present today absolutely free our interview with him from October 6, 2009. A fun show looking at his life and career from the early days through his last major run in World Championship Wrestling. Humperdink passed away this weekend after a long battle…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with both Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and the Cubsfan to talk Mexican pro wrestling! Tons to discuss including the latest on Sin Cara to WWE, whether Rey Mysterio asked for his release as was rumored last week, Dos Leyendas vs. Rey de Reyes head to head this…

Figure Four Daily returns today with an action-packed MEGA episode of the show! We’re joined first by ROH Top Prospect Tournament winner Mike Bennett to talk becoming the Prodigy, his pre-ROH career, training with Brutal Bob, getting tryouts with WWE and TNA, and so much more. Then Todd Martin joins us for his weekly appearance…

Figure Four Daily returns today with Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com and WORLD OF HURT TV~! to talk all the news, including the latest on his reality show, another student signed to WWE developmental, the Miz and how he can be taken seriously as a World Champion, Rock and WrestleMania, plus your questions on a number…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the first of a new series of shows. Every other Wednesday Josh Nason and I will be interviewing big names from the MMA world, UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, etc. Today we’re joined by Anthony Pettis, he of the famous NINJA KICK in the final-ever fight of the final-ever WEC event.…

Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show. We’re joined first by Jimmy Smith to talk Bellator Season IV, fighting every four weeks, good prospects this season, his show Fight Quest, differences in styles around the world, the best base for fighting, and so much more. Then, Todd…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a packed show! Thoughts on UFC in Australia, the Bisping knee and post-fight spit, predictions for UFC tonight and Strikeforce this weekend, Raw on Monday night, Rock’s promo, the WrestleMania line-up and how the Lawler/Cole storyline is going, plus reviews of Dutch Mantell’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous doctor of Lucha Steve Sims to talk all the news including Mistico/Sin Cara, tons of details surrounding his signing, where he might end up and the major storyline planned with Rey Mysterio, CMLL Dos Leyendas line-up including the good and bad, the latest…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with NWA Heavyweight Champion Scrap Iron Adam Pearce to talk the NWA Hollywood TV show, his feud with Colt Cabana, traveling some very dangerous dirt roads in Mexico, working with Mil Mascaras and Carlito this past week, midgets not getting paid, more lucha whackiness, ROH, Necro Butcher…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with quite the packed show. We’re joined first by Connecticut Rep. Matt Lesser to talk the MMA bill he has introduced, how it came about, his thoughts on the sport, the stories of WWE lobbying against the bill and WWE’s denial, and more. Then…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Nick Dinsmore to talk what’s happening in his life of late, big OVW shows coming up, ROH, Mike Bennett’s future, a recent trip to WWE and what happened with Randy Orton, and more. Then, OPEN LINES on a number of different topics, largely WrestleMania, John Cena,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts. We’ll talk the doom of Fedor, his future, where he stands now as a top heavyweight, Strikeforce’s Saturday night show, the return of the Rock, ideas for WrestleMania, TODD’S ODDS RETURNS, Against All…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only BRUTAL BOB EVANS~! to talk his ROH protegee Mike Bennett, turning the corner on Ring of Honor, the process of, in his words, getting his head out of his ass, seven Iron Man matches in seven days, the New England scene, working…

Figure Four Daily returns with the second of two shows today! We’re joined by Lance Storm to talk Chris Jericho, their early days in wrestling, funny stories not told in Chris’ book, Booker T and Kelly Kelly on Smackdown, Anderson Silva vs. GSP and an alternate plan, stories of Lance’s obsessive ODC (yes, OOCD), his…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with special guest David Epstein of Sports Illustrated to talk a number of subjects including drug use in sports, tainted supplements, how to create your own supplement company, false advertising or deceptive claims, how people beat drug tests, concussions, the role of genes, how…

Figure Four Daily returns today with OPEN LINES~! Tons of things to tackle including how much people hate Michael Cole and the positives and negatives of that, thoughts on UFC 126, Sting, WrestleMania, ideas for Undertaker after he retires as an active performer, Raw on Monday night, the Montreal Screwjob and other questions regarding mid-90s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with tons to discuss. We’ll talk UFC 126 from Vegas this weekend, thoughts and predictions, the Royal Rumble and Raw, the WrestleMania line-up and thoughts on all the main matches, what WWE can do to freshen up the show and line-ups, plus Todd’s thoughts…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with two big guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Hall of Fame luchador KONNAN~! Tons to discuss including thoughts on the Guerra de Titanes show we watched last night, Parka getting his mask all ripped off, Perro Aguayo Jr.’s status, Mistico to WWE, the scuttlebutt Konnan has…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous LEAPING LANNY POFFO~! Tons to talk about including his runs both as Lanny and as The Genius for WWF in the 80s, still doing moonsaults at age 56, poetry, the creation of the Genius gimmick, steroids, differences between himself and his brother, his…

Figure Four Daily returns today with ROYAL RUMBLE 2011 OPEN LINES~! We’ve got a million different predictions from the obvious (Cena, for example), to some that are way out there. And a few of the way out there ones are, in fact, pretty damn creative and altogether possible. A really fun show leading into the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special bi-weekly guest Lance Storm~! Tons to discuss including a bold prediction for the Royal Rumble, Lance’s thoughts on the 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, Raw’s blatant bait-and-switch on Monday, the roll of announcers in pro-wrestling, an update on his student who vanished, rampant ECW near-nudity…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with the first of two shows today! We’re joined by Mikey Whipwreck to talk all sorts of subjects including his upcoming (still) neck surgery, memories of ECW, a great road story involving Cactus Jack, who he dreaded working with in ECW, how to be a good promoter/booker, and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a packed show! We’ll discuss the 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards and our thoughts on some of the categories, then get into a discussion of this year’s Royal Rumble, TODD’S ODDS, why the Rumble still draws and should for years to come, Strikeforce…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Dragon Gate USA/EVOLVE promoter Gabe Sapolsky to talk the two big events this weekend, Friday in New York and Saturday in Philadelphia, both of which will air live on gofightlive.tv! We’ll talk the big matches, a conversation he had with Paul Heyman that was eye-opening, thoughts…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with LES THATCHER~! to talk a number of different current and historical subjects including riding the roads in the territorial days, the Maritimes, Georgia and Ole Anderson’s book, why so many people died in car wrecks in the 60s and 70s, funny stories, his thoughts on Miz…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a full show of OPEN LINES~! Tons of subjects to discuss including the Royal Rumble, potential line-ups for WrestleMania, whether Vince McMahon really wants to create new stars, Dolph Ziggler, interesting fact from tonight’s Smackdown, and so much more. A really fun show so check it…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to talk about today including heel baby leg breaking (yes), Mistico vs. Porky teases, RUSH winning titles, Dr. Wagner Jr. perhaps going to WWE, drug violence in Mexico, shows returning to Tijuana and so much more! We’ve…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with weekly guest Todd Martin to talk all the news in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts! We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, the Miz’s title reign, 40 man vs. 30 man Rumble, Linda’s senate run, the TNA storyline with Pope and Samoa Joe, Fight for the…

Figure Four Daily today returns with former host of Joe vs. the World at joeversustheworld.com, Joe Gagne~! to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, why people should watch Japanese pro-wrestling, his MMA fantasy league and some wacky picks by people on our site, the Elimination Chamber and Rumble, and more! We’ve also got…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Lance Storm to talk a bunch of different subjects including the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament, Josh Barnett’s inability to get licensed, Johnny Mantell’s 400-man tournament and alternate ways to do it, Brock as Ultimate Fighter coach, Lance hates the Expendables, and as a preview to a Coast-to-Coast-style…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including TNA Genesis, their outlook for 2011, Raw on Monday Night, a new Nexus, Royal Rumble predictions, the Strikeforce heavyweight tourney brackets, Brock Lesnar coaching Ultimate Fighter and how the season might do, his fight…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE writer and MLW head Court Bauer to talk a number of different subjects including TNA heading into 2011, the road to WrestleMania, Matt Hardy and why he never got pushed hard in WWE, ridiculous gimmicks that never saw the light of day including one…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the return of our FRIDAY OPEN LINES SHOW~! We’ll take your calls on tons of different subjects in pro-wrestling and MMA including top picks for the Royal Rumble, the Strikeforce heavyweight tourney, problems facing MMA marketers in 2011, and so much more. A fun show as…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts with weekly guest Todd Martin! We’ll talk the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament, brackets, whether the title should be defended and more, UFC 125, his main event score, who should get the next shot against Edgar, the doom…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our bi-weekly lucha show! Today we’re joined by two big guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Kris Zellner of luchaworld.com to talk all the news South of the border — and Japan — including Sombra vs. Liger, Mistico to WWE rumors, a year in review and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk WWE, the boom period and Monday Night Wars, and present day ROH with long-time announcer Kevin Kelly! We’ll talk breaking into the business, doing skits with Rock and how those were set up, working as talent scout for WWE and watching audition tapes, how Vince…

It’s the annual Figure Four Daily Prediction Show~! For the next hour we’ll take your phone calls with predictions for the Year or Our Lord 2011, and also look back at the predictions for 2010. Who was a prognosticator and who was, in fact, a damned fool! The answers tonight. Also, a look back at…

A fun look back here at last December’s 2010 Prediction Show where everyone called and wrote in with their predictions for this past year. We’ll find out who was, in fact, a prognosticator, and who was nothing but a fool. The 2011 Prediction Show is coming up Friday the 31st, so check elsewhere on the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our most popular guests, Lance Storm! Tons to discuss including Raw from Monday night, what to do with Wade Barrett, criminals he knew in pro-wrestling, his reality show World of Hurt which will air on The Cave in Canada this spring, TNA losing Reaction,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk a myriad of different subjects including Raw, the Jerry Lawler angle, the future of wrestling with guys breaking in after 2001, the death of Reaction, John Cena’s injury, Strikeforce and whether they need to work to sign everyone to exclusive deals, previews…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our favorite guests, Dirty Dutch Mantell! Tons to discuss including his newest book, Tales From a Dirt Road, available at both Dutchmantell.com and Amazon.com, the fall of Roller Derby and whether WWE will suffer the same fate, inevitable changes in wrestling, interviews today vs.…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to discuss all the big stories in wrestling and MMA including Raw and Smackdown on Monday and Tuesday this week, whether Smackdown should go live every Tuesday, pros and cons, the ROH iPPV and ROH television in general, Dashing Cody Rhodes, Goldust’s new book…

It is a special day for lucha fans — our 2010 YEAR IN REVIEW~! show with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and thecubsfan! We’ll talk all the biggest stories month-by-month, with discussion of the botched Mistico heel turn, Parka vs. Park, the Invaders angle in CMLL, the fall of Perro Aguayo Jr., and so much more.…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a big dual show! We’re joined first by David Lagana of ROH to discuss a bunch of topics including Final Battle this weekend, the process of taping and putting together the TV show on HDNet, the Briscoes, video packages, stories from being head writer of Smackdown,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk an upcoming monumental ass-whooping with ALL THREE BRISCOES~!~!~! That’s right, Mark, Jay and PAPA BRISCOE join us today to talk life on the farm, whiskey, growing up, whoopings, their pro-wrestling careers, which brother got the worst beating as a kid, the Briscoe family tree, Mama…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with special guest Jonathan Snowden of the MMA Encyclopedia, Total MMA and bloodyelbow.com~! We’ll talk about the encyclopedia, what went into putting it together, a threat of physical harm that resulted from it, how it was decided what would and would not go in,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of the nicest guys in the business, Jerry Lynn, who is recovering from back surgery following an injury suffered getting ready for a match with RVD at Hardcore Justice. We’ll talk his surgery, rehab, prospects for the future and whether he’ll ever return to wrestling,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Dr. Lucha Steve Sims to talk all the news south of the border! Two big year-end shows took place last weekend and business, well, sucked. We’ll talk about the big matches and angles, the good and the bad, the latest on the death of…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a big show discussing all manner of topics including Raw with John Cena’s fake firing, Smackdown with Kane, Bearer and Edge, the TUF Finale Saturday night, Strikeforce and whether they should show prelim fights, Todd’s thoughts on the Chael Sonnen hearing and the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the star of the new reality show WORLD OF HURT, Lance Storm, to talk the first week of production, the big show they have planned as a capper in three weeks, a new book he appears in that actually has nothing to do with wrestling, plus…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a show packed with discussion. We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, King of the Ring, the Lawler vs. Cole dynamic and where it might be headed, Todd’s thoughts on the NXT finale, the TUF Finale, UFC and Strikeforce previews for the weekend, Chael…