Author: Bryan Alvarez

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with popular bi-weekly guest Lance Storm! Tons to talk about today including Chris Jericho and Hurricane’s arrest, what went wrong, Raw, Impact, Montreal stupidity in TNA, his thoughts on King of the Board and the Board in general, plus your calls in a ton of subjects including…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE creative team member, head of Smackdown, and now ROH producer David Lagana! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including getting into WWE, his early work on Friends (yes), great ideas he had that were shot down, dealing with Vince McMahon on a daily basis,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE creative team member, head of Smackdown, and now ROH producer David Lagana! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including getting into WWE, his early work on Friends (yes), great ideas he had that were shot down, dealing with Vince McMahon on a daily basis,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous CODY DEANER~! We’ve got tons to talk about including his run in TNA, creating the Cody Deaner character, the wacky skits with ODB, walking around with a mullet in real life and the amazing irony about it, his release from the company, several…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous CODY DEANER~! We’ve got tons to talk about including his run in TNA, creating the Cody Deaner character, the wacky skits with ODB, walking around with a mullet in real life and the amazing irony about it, his release from the company, several…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE~! Tons to talk about including his return to pro-wrestling recently, some great stories from back in the day in WCW, Impact since Bischoff and Hogan returned, why he used to get heat in WCW, plus everyone you ever wanted…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE~! Tons to talk about including his return to pro-wrestling recently, some great stories from back in the day in WCW, Impact since Bischoff and Hogan returned, why he used to get heat in WCW, plus everyone you ever wanted…

Figure Four Daily returns today with one of our most popular guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! 2010 is underway and we’ll talk CMLL and AAA business, Ras de Lona which you can view on our front page right now, the top stories in lucha over the past couple of weeks, midgets getting fired, Super Porky’s…

Figure Four Daily returns today with one of our most popular guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! 2010 is underway and we’ll talk CMLL and AAA business, Ras de Lona which you can view on our front page right now, the top stories in lucha over the past couple of weeks, midgets getting fired, Super Porky’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only DORY FUNK JR. We’ll talk all sorts of issues including his Hall of Fame induction last year, breaking in under very pressure-filled circumstances, his NWA Title win, four and a half year reign and loss to Harley Race, Japan then and now,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only DORY FUNK JR. We’ll talk all sorts of issues including his Hall of Fame induction last year, breaking in under very pressure-filled circumstances, his NWA Title win, four and a half year reign and loss to Harley Race, Japan then and now,…

One of our most popular guests, Lance Storm, returns today on Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez. We’ll talk the Monday Night Wars, his thoughts on Impact and Bret’s return, tonight’s show and whether he’ll watch it, different booking ideas for Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, and more. Also, your questions on good and bad ring…

One of our most popular guests, Lance Storm, returns today on Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez. We’ll talk the Monday Night Wars, his thoughts on Impact and Bret’s return, tonight’s show and whether he’ll watch it, different booking ideas for Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, and more. Also, your questions on good and bad ring…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Gabe Sapolsky of Dragon Gate USA and the new EVOLVE promotion which debuts this weekend. We’ll talk a ton of subjects including plans for the weekend, next week’s Dragon Gate PPV and PPV taping, ideas behind the promotions, what makes EVOLVE different, piracy and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Gabe Sapolsky of Dragon Gate USA and the new EVOLVE promotion which debuts this weekend. We’ll talk a ton of subjects including plans for the weekend, next week’s Dragon Gate PPV and PPV taping, ideas behind the promotions, what makes EVOLVE different, piracy and…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Jimmy Jacobs, who will be working Kenn Doane on the debut EVOLVE show this coming weekend in Rahway, NJ. We’ll talk the promotion itself and some of the ideas behind it, his run in ROH and why he decided to hang it up there,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest Jimmy Jacobs, who will be working Kenn Doane on the debut EVOLVE show this coming weekend in Rahway, NJ. We’ll talk the promotion itself and some of the ideas behind it, his run in ROH and why he decided to hang it up there,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our special guest Les Thatcher of epwt.com! We’ll talk the Monday Night Wars, the strengths and weakness of each show, simple things that Impact missed out on, how Bret Hart did, whether Les thinks Impact is ready to go live on Mondays, and more! We’ll also…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a very special show: The 2009 Lucha Year in Review program with guests Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and thecubsfan of CMLLblog.com. We’ll talk AAA and CMLL, the impact WWE had on each, the top ten stories of the year, who had a great year and whose…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a very special show: The 2009 Lucha Year in Review program with guests Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and thecubsfan of CMLLblog.com. We’ll talk AAA and CMLL, the impact WWE had on each, the top ten stories of the year, who had a great year and whose…

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a full, one-hour plus recap of the January 4th MONDAY NIGHT WAR. And it was a war with TNA bringing back the WCW stars of the 90s plus some other surprises including Jeff Hardy, and WWE bringing back one of their biggest stars…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the final show of 2010 featuring the one and only Lance Storm. A very fun show today as we’ll talk his jump to FACEBOOK (yes), why he probably won’t friend you (unlike me), wrestling Steve Williams in his final WWE match, Rock’s new movie, the Kindle and how awesome…

It’s the world-famous Figure Four Daily 2010 PREDICTION SHOW~! Not much to explain here. We’ll take calls and emails from you, the listener, on what you think will happen in 2010. We’ll also look back at the 2009 prediction show and boldly declare WHO WAS A PROGNOSTICATOR and WHO WAS A FOOL — and there…

Figure Four Daily returns today with former senior referee of TNA, Rudy Charles. Tons to discuss including how he got his start refereeing, what “senior referee” really means, his other job responsibilities, trying to explain the weird rules in the company, most memorable matches and bumps, his match with Booker T, an eBay auction to…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with tons of news. We’ll preview Raw, talk more about potential WrestleMania plans, Bret Hart, January 4th, Spike TV makes the announcement, more on Smackdown potentially being pulled and which markets will be affected, tomorrow’s tapings, Marine 2, a potential ratings embarrassment for TNA (not the obvious),…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the world famous doctor of Lucha Stephen Sims to talk all the news south of the border! We’ll run down Cubsfans’ top six stories of the past two weeks, talk AAA’s final show of the year, Christmas memories which sadly involve an in-ring death, the latest on the Psycho…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the Living Legend himself, Larry Zbyszko. Tons to talk to him about including the Monday Night Wars and whether we’re in for anything even remotely similar today, working on Nitro during the rise and fall, the death of WCW and the AWA, Shea Stadium, how he…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with legendary manager DUTCH MANTELL~! Tons to talk about including how he got into wrestling, Vietnam, his time in TNA, the Joe/Angle feud leading to Lockdown and his idea behind it, Shane Sewell, Puerto Rico’s heyday, how long it takes to turn a ship around, January 4th,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only Lance Storm! We’ve got tons of things to discuss including Raw this past Monday, tons of storyline holes, Impact insanity, memories of WCW and ECW, the “Monday Night Wars” and if there will be a war at all, UFC 107, royalties from…

Figure Four Daily returns today to talk the news! We’ve got notes on the programming line-up, the Raw ratings, what is planned to be filmed next Monday, Obama appearing on WWE TV, the next Strikeforce on CBS date, the return of Jens Pulver and Miguel Torres, another doctor busted with HGH, ROH On Demand, ECW…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a sad show, the last interview with Norm Connors as a professional wrestling promoter after 16 years in the business. We’ll talk his last weekend, how you can see his final IWC show, what drove him to get out of this business for good, some memories, a Larry Sweeney…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the ever-popular DOCTOR OF LUCHA Steve Sims to talk all sorts of subjects including CMLL’s year-end show, a dive gone awry, Konnan and the Psycho Circus, AAA’s Guerra de Titanes, Ras de Lona, Dr. Wagner III, STRONG MAN’S latest strong escapades, Octagon’s legal woes, Dragon Gate, and so much…

The Bryan & Vinny Show with Bryan & Vinny returns tonight and we’ve got tons of stuff to cover. First, we’ve got a special guest with a special request, then it’s on to last Friday night’s Smackdown, Raw is Mark Cuban, and some more MID-ATLANTIC GREATNESS featuring a dude called JEFF SWORDS who I need…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our special guest Court Bauer, former WWE writer and MLW booker, talking the life and times of Umaga. The two of them broke in together, and we’ll talk those early days, working in FMW and various indies, Three Minute Warning in WWE, how the Umaga character…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with all sorts of things to discuss. We’ll talk the end of AOL Time Warner, how the merger really affected WCW, the new UFC video game and when you can see it for the first time, a WWE star becomes a citizen of the US, and more!…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our most popular guests, LANCE STORM~! We’ve got tons to discuss including his decision to start watching TNA again, his booking job with the PWA in Calgary and Edmonton, UFC 107 and why he’s so excited for it, plus he’ll answer your questions on…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show! We’ll open up with news on a number of subjects including some ratings, Raw’s tentative booking plans through Royal Rumble, Jeff Hardy, the WWE comic book, and more. Than it’s a half hour of open line phone calls and email questions on everything…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We’ll talk the plans for Raw tonight, more on Rey Mysterio at Smackdown and what he actually filmed, a great segment coming up on Impact this week, what the WWE rules are on Twitter these days, ratings, a…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today, one day before US Thanksgiving, to talk wrestling in Mexico! Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns to talk the top five stories in lucha this week as compiled by thecubsfan at cmllblog.com, plus more on AAA, CMLL, Mistico, Gronda, getting licensed in Mexico (fascinating), Lucha awards, Ultimo Guerrero’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA. We’ll open with news on how you can win a signed Jim Ross cowboy hat, PWG’s next big show with three major names bring brought in, EVOLVE and ROH notes, Final Battle, Raw notes for tonight, an amazing…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show as we’ll discuss the huge upcoming weekend with UFC, Survivor Series, PWG, the Hulkamania tour and more, look at some recent complaints from Australia, PWG’s line-up, ratings for Impact and Ultimate Fighter, when Mrs. Cyborg and Hershell Walker are fighting and where,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our usual bi-weekly guest Lance Storm, and he’s got a lot on his mind including TWITTER, the bane of his existence, Facebook, and basically the blight on humanity that these things are. Also, wrestling talk. Impact, tournaments, Raw, old wrestlers lying about stuff, booking shows, WCW…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We’ll talk the latest on Brock Lesnar, his illness and recovery, plans for the UFC Heavyweight Title, several major matches announced for early 2010 including Rua vs. Machida II, Spike ratings from this past weekend including a full…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with an awesome show as we’re joined by the one and only MIKEY WHIPWRECK~! We’ll talk tons of subjects including Zach Ryder and Jay Lethal, who he trained, Red and the SATs, ECW and WCW memories, the time he set a dude on fire and what went…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news, and there is plenty of it. We’ll discuss WWE’s new deal with the USA Network, ECW and Smackdown, the idea of a WWE Television Network, possible moves being made, line-up for Raw tonight, line-up for Impact Thursday and why it may or…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only (no joke) MISSY HYATT to talk, well, everything, including a lot of things never talked about on any show on this site before. She listened to the Konnan interview and, not to be outdone, came up with a list of questions for me — the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk a bunch of news, including an incredible blast from the past that was seen recently at Titan Towers, the WWE announcing situation, former champion training in the ring and getting ready to return, our new iPhone app and more details about its creation and how…

We’ve got a special bonus edition of Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez today as we’re joined by AAA superstar and new WON Hall of Famer Konnan! We’ll talk tons of subjects including what’s going on in AAA right now, the good and the bad, crazy locker room meetings in WCW, the incident with Rick…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims, the first guest of our special LUCHA DAY~! here at F4W. We’ll talk all the news South of the Border including the latest on CMLL and AAA, STRONG MAN, Super Porky, Dr. Wagner Jr. having the same main event for the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with THE NEWS! Konnan will be on sometime later today or tomorrow, but for now a quick update on the top news stories, including a new main event for UFC 106, why Quinton vs. Rashad isn’t looking good right now, tons of notes on the Fedor rating,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news! We’ll address rumors that Shane McMahon is selling all of his WWE stock, plus talk about Raw tonight, Adam Firestorm, a resolution in the Kurt Angle vs. Rakha Khan case, new matches for Survivor Series and possible booking ideas, WrestleMania tickets, Hogan’s…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show. We’ll talk the weekend schedule with tons of MMA and great pro-wrestling to be found, then talk the big story of the day, Dixie Carter’s weird speech to the locker room that we all got to see on Impact. We’ll talk the…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show! We’ll open with news on last night’s Raw rating and an update on Hulk Hogan’s supposed neck injury at the hands of the Undertaker. Then we’re joined by Blake Norton, live from CORK, IRELAND, to talk tons of subjects including the Hart Family and his documentary…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with tons of news notes! We’ll open with some really bad news for TNA regarding Thursday night’s Impact rating, how it could bode for the future, Hulk Hogan’s media rounds today and whether he mentioned the company, some backstage notes from Impact, Raw tonight with Ozzy and…

Figure Four Daily returns today with tons of news on Hulk Hogan, TNA last night and their rating, the weekend schedule, DGUSA vs. ROH on WrestleMania weekend, some major changes to upcoming UFC cards and what they mean, major name returns tonight, what people in WWE were saying about Impact last night, and more! We’ve…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with an all-news show where we discuss the latest on Buddy Wayne’s health following open heart surgery, good news for Jim Ross, tons of thoughts on Hulk Hogan and his recent media appearance, the latest gossip about the project, a major proposed match for Survivor Series involving…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our regular bi-weekly appearance by Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to talk about including CMLL’s attendance woes, the latest in AAA, WWE’s ratings massacre, how MMA is viewed in Mexico, how Steve thinks UFC in April with Cain Velasquez would do, crime south of the border,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE~!, a very popular guest who hasn’t been on in quite some time. We’ll open with tons of thoughts on the Hulk Hogan/TNA relationship, what it means, what Page knows, his memories of when WCW got Hogan and eventually went head-to-head with…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to cover all the news, including notes from last night’s Bragging Rights PPV, ROH’s WrestleMania weekend plans, how WWE is playing cities against each other for future WrestleManias, thoughts on HHH’s inteview with Powerslam Magazine, and tons more. NOTE: This was recorded just prior to news breaking…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show. We’ll start with all the news including ratings for TUF, ECW and last night’s TNA, why it sucks to be Impact, the weekend schedule, Smackdown tonight and some funny hype for the main event, Nigel McGuinness talks rumors of himself and makes an…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our usual bi-weekly appearance by Lance Storm! Tons of stuff to discuss today including a very scary article about Nigel McGuinness and why he might be going to WWE, the turmoil in WWE with the Bragging Rights changes, Raw on Monday night and why Lance thought…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a look at all the latest news including Vince blowing a gasket and changing Bragging Rights, the new main event, more on Nigel McGuinness going to TNA, plans for the next PPV, UFC counterprograms against Strikeforce as we all figured they would, ratings for CMLL, AAA…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a special FREE edition of the show! We’ll open with news on Jim Ross, Nigel McGuinness, another MMA group getting network TV, and more. Then we’re joined by Pat Tanaka to talk briefly about his career in the AWA, WWF, WCW and ECW, with thoughts on…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today to run down the latest news, including notes on Raw tonight, an anniversary show coming up Wednesday, tons of notes from TNA’s PPV last night, live thoughts from those in attendance, the post-show press conference, how Chris Daniels is doing, former WWE stars at the event…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with to cover all the latest news in pro-wrestling, including more on Captain Lou Albano, a must-read article be a former wrestling manager and promoter, A NEW BIG DAVE (Batista), preview of tonight’s huge three-hour Impact plus some matches you apparently must see, a WEC replay reminder,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a quick look at the news, including the death of Captain Lou Albano (more later this afternoon/evening), when you can see last weekend’s WEC show again (and for free without Versus), Dancing with the Stars, what happened at Kurt Angle’s latest court appearance, and more. Then…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show! We’ll open with all the news from the past 12 hours, including the Raw rating, a look at the official UFC in Memphis card for December, WWE’s thoughts on Maria Menounos, TNA numbers from Thursday, Mickie James, and more. Then we’re joined by…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back covering all the latest news from the last 24 hours. We’ll talk Raw’s guest hosts tonight and how one of them already got injured, guest hosts confirmed for the future, a guest host who apparently won’t be appearing after all, the latest news on the upcoming War…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with a packed show! We’ll open up with the weekend schedule and all the news, including the latest on TNA guys possibly going to WWE, recent ratings, Jim Cornette’s latest thoughts on TNA and ROH, Brock Lesnar on Shane Carwin, a new UFC signee that threatened…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a big roundtable show featuring Dave Meltzer and Lance Storm! We’ll talk one of the biggest problems facing pro-wrestling today, the lack of new stars. We’ll talk the old territorial system, how it taught guys to work, what is missing today, some ideas of how it…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a big roundtable show featuring Dave Meltzer and Lance Storm! We’ll talk one of the biggest problems facing pro-wrestling today, the lack of new stars. We’ll talk the old territorial system, how it taught guys to work, what is missing today, some ideas of how it…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show. We’ll discuss the story that spread like crazy today about Roddy Piper having cancer, what actually happened, the saddest thing about it, what the person who reported it claimed, and more. We’ll also discuss Dr. Death Steve Williams, whose cancer has sadly…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun one-hour show! We’ll open up with all the news including the Raw rating, what that means for Al Sharpton, the amazing football number, Ultimate Fighter, three hours of Impact, and more. Then we’re joined by SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK to discuss his long and varied career, from breaking…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including another WWE star popping a boob, when Rock is rumored to host Raw, some ratings notes, new title challengers, Raw tonight, major league fighter gets married right before a major fight, a new deal for Strikeforce, Urijah…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for our final show of the week talking all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA. We’ll run down the schedule of the weekend including the line-up and predictions for the Hell in the Cell PPV, talk about what has changed as a result of the Kimbo rating, look…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a huge show! We’ll open up with all the news, including the latest on the Ultimate Fighter rating from last night, the reaction inside WWE, an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy, a famous rapper stepping into MMA, ECW ratings, Perros del Mal get TV, Hulk…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed one-hour-plus show! We’ll open up with the latest on Buddy Wayne’s heart surgery (he’s good), then talk all the latest news including Kimbo Slice fighting on TUF tonight, the horrible Raw rating, an amazing thing that might happen tonight, Vickie Guerrero’s return, the WWE ring announcer situation,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show! We’ll open up with all the news on Hell in the Cell, Vickie Guerrero, the Smackdown and ECW tapings tonight, Yoshi Tatsu getting his name cleared, a Jeff Hardy update, Kimbo on Fallon last night, ratings, and the next MMA fight of the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show. We’ll talk a number of subjects including tonight’s Raw, plans for Al Sharpton, media coverage he’s gotten, the new ring announcer, stars to appear on the Smackdown 10th anniversary show, Lilian’s marriage, Kimbo on late night show this evening, Big Show vs.…

Figure Four Daily returns with our final show this week to talk the NEWS! Topics include a look at the crazy weekend schedule, the battle in Mexico between CMLL, AAA and WWE this weekend, Daniel Cormier’s background and debut tonight, an update on the masked man on Raw Monday, Floyd Mayweather’s latest buyrate and how…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show! We’ll open with a bunch of news on a number of subjects including Quinton Jackson, the Hell in the Cell and No Way Out PPVs, the new Raw ring announcer, and more! Then Lance Storm joins us to talk a number of different subjects including wrestling…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show. We’ll open with tons of news on a number of topics including Quinton Jackson, the current plan for the Hell in a Cell PPV, the latest on Hulk Hogan’s voicemail threat, Ric Flair, and more. Then we’re joined for awhile by Buddy Wayne to talk his…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today and the big news is that it’s now — DAILY! That’s right, we’ll be running Monday though Friday from this point forward and we’ll tell you about why it’s happening, the new schedule, what you can expect and not expect, and more. Today we’ll talk the…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only Dr. Lucha Steve Sims~! Plenty of lucha news to discuss today including the CMLL 76th Anniversary show this Friday, Mistico vs. Casas, the Antonio Pena Memorial Show, news coverage of Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy south of the border, AAA and CMLL business updates, plus…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only Lance Storm to discuss all manner of topics including his thoughts on the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame and how to perhaps tweak the process, Price is Raw from Monday and why he’s one of the people who didn’t like it, tales of rope breaking,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today, and we’re joined by former Heartthrob/Heartbreaker Antonio the Promise Thomas! We’ll talk his time in Ohio Valley, coming up with character ideas and filming skits, being brought up to WWE, the end of the run and favorite memories, getting trained, his first match, working Japan, plans for…

Figure Four Daily returns today with an epic one-hour program with Death of WCW author Bryan Alvarez and former WCW superstar Lance Storm. If you haven’t figured it out, we’ll spend 30 minutes discussing WWE’s Rise and Fall of WCW DVD, the good and the bad, what was missing, how it could have been improved,…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our special bi-weekly visit with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to talk about today including the latest on Rey Misterio, his recent interview with the Record in Mexico and the trouble that got him in, AAA Verano de Escandalo, the upcoming Antonio Pena Memorial Show, the…

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show featuring the former Sinister Minister/James Vandenburg, the one and only Jim Mitchell! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including his recent FCW “tryout” and what went wrong, creating his gimmick and how it has served him well in life, standing out and being…

Figure Four Daily returns today with Buddy Wayne to give us an update on his health. It’s worse than I thought — but he’s slowly on the mend. We’ll discuss his concussion, how it happened, why he’s so lucky it happened, how long he ended up hospitalized, his daily regimen now, when he’ll be back…

Figure Four Daily returns today with one of the fastest-rising stars in wrestling, ROH’s Tyler Black! We’ll discuss all sorts of things including his favorites growing up, breaking in, the move to ROH and his favorite memories there, injuries, future goals, thoughts on WSX, his workout and diet regimen, Bryan Danielson and WWE, what he…

Lance Storm returns today after a three-week hiatus to talk a number of different topics, including taking his students to the WWE TV tapings in Calgary and Edmonton, the Calgary Kid, thoughts on WWE marijuana failures, Nick Diaz, the Carano/Cyborg fight, WWE this past Monday with Freddie Prinze Jr., going up light for your opponent,…

Dr. Lucha makes his now bi-weekly appearance on the show to talk about all the latest news in CMLL and AAA! We’ll talk Mistico’s IWGP Title win, thoughts on the match (which I watch live), the story of Juvie and the tequila bottle in Mexico from a decade ago, Rey unmasked and what was thought…

Figure Four Daily returns today with an in-depth look at Dragon Gate USA~! I’ve seen everything but the main event from the first PPV and it’s an excellent show, and we’ll talk all the latest news, ideas for the future, memories of the event and what Gabe learned, PPV projections and how the business plan…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a very newsworthy show! We’re joined by Bill Douglas of the California State Athletic Commission to discuss, well, everything that has happened of late: Strikeforce Saturday night, Josh Barnett’s failure, Nick Diaz’s failure, medical marijuana, Armando Garcia, loopholes, and yes, even some WWE and TNA. If you have any…

Figure Four Daily returns for the first of two shows today alone. Here we’re joined by former MMA fighter/pro wrestling/commentator/jack of all trades Paul Lazenby to talk a number of subjects including working as a stunt double for Steve Austin in his latest film, an update on MMA regulation in Vancouver, thoughts on people who…

Chris Nowinski joins us today to talk his latest research into brain injuries in pro-wrestling, MMA and other sports. We’ll talk the advances that have been made in the last year, his concern about MMA fights, his interesting take on MMA vs. boxing in terms of safety, other wrestlers who have offered to donate their…

We’ve got the complete audio of the Strikeforce Carano vs. Cyborg conference call that just took place. Neither woman was on the call, but they hyped up this Saturday night’s Showtime event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, plus gave the latest news on the Nick Diaz situation. Check it out!

We’ve got the complete audio of this morning’s Strikeforce/M-1 conference call featuring Strikeforce head Scott Coker, Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finklestein, and, well, some dogs.

COLT CABANA returns today for a fun episode of Figure Four Daily. The last time he was on was before he went to WWE as Scotty Goldman, so we’ll talk about his run there, what he learned, the good and the bad, and why he’s happy back on the indy scene. Also, talk of CM…

We’ve got the full audio of the UFC press conference hosted this afternoon by Dana White and Tito Ortiz on all number of subjects, including Fedor, ESPN, Vitor Belfort and other new signings, and tons more. Also includes a pretty incredible promo on Fedor and his management after Dana gets all riled up. Dave and…

Lance Storm returns today with his first major interview since his ROH appearances this past weekend, which were perhaps the final matches of his career. We’ll talk the entire weekend in depth and look at his mindset coming out of it, then talk a number of other subjects including Shaq, Raw Monday, Beat the Clock,…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the VERY EUROPEAN CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI~! We’ve got tons of subjects to tackle including his early career in Switzerland, whether he ever went to the waterslides, coming to the US and getting into Ring of Honor, training with various guys including Honky Tonk Man, the lucha style and working Mexico,…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a great show with Buddy Wayne. Tons of subjects including Seth Green, ZZ Top, Yoshi Tatsu, Nick Dinsmore to WWE, the doom of Viper Fight League and JBL’s sponsorship, the history of the end of Don Owen as talked about in the historical Observers, jumpalines, refusing to do jobs,…

The nearly full conference call audio of the Affliction press conference concluded moments ago regarding Josh Barnett’s failed drug test.

DR. LUCHA returns today with a great show! Steve Sims and I discuss the lack of double crosses in mask matches in lucha history, the latest from CMLL and AAA, the UFC 100 rating on Televisa and how that affects MMA’s popularity in Mexico, the absolute latest on the mini prostitute murders, updates on Perros…

Figure Four Daily returns today with an interview with former WWE star Kizarny, aka Original Sinn~! We’ve got tons to discuss including the Jim Rose tour with Jake Roberts and what happened, getting into freak shows, why he chose pro-wrestling, his martial arts background and why he didn’t pursue it, freakshow stunts he’s done, pain…

Lance Storm returns today and he’s got a lot on his mind. We’ll open with talk of UFC 100, which he saw and loved, thoughts on Brock as someone who worked with him, and all the controversy that raged this weekend and is still raging. Also, a rant on Seth Green that wants to make…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only Jimmy Jacobs! Tons of subjects to discuss including the real story on the end of his stay in Ring of Honor, coming up with vignette ideas under Gabe Sapolsky, WRESTLING SOCIETY X~! memories, Mick Foley and his influence, working with big stars, Necro Butcher drunken…

Figure Four Daily returns today with our usual bi-weekly Thursday guest, Lance Storm! We’ll discuss a number of topics including the UFC 100 Countdown special, Brock vs. Mir and our predictions, Lance’s ankle injury, his recent get-together with the Hart Dynasty, training for matches, a bunch of funny WCW stories, the Bagwell interview, whether he’s…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only MARCUS BUFF BAGWELL~! We have tons of topics to cover dating back to when Missy Hyatt moved in next to him and got him thinking about wrestling, getting picked up early by WCW, taking steroids, his early boxing experience and whether he’d do MMA today,…

It’s our bi-weekly afternoon chat with Buddy Wayne~! Got a fun show today as topics include jumaplines, ECW on Sci-Fi with the invasion of the FCW Crew, his latest round of injuries, the alleged DUI arrest of Roddy Piper, Piper’s lackey’s over the years, why he had problems getting into Canada for years, the death…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun and exciting appearance by SONJAY DUTT~! We’ll talk all manner of subjects including breaking into the business, getting his first big break in MLW, working for TNA, his marital status with SoCal Val, the best times he’s ever had in wrestling (which were, in fact, at one…

We’re back with our fourth straight edition of Figure Four Daily, this time with a who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite guests, MIKEY WHIPWRECK! We’ll talk a million subjects, including training Hawkins and ZACH RYDER, the “real job” he took after ECW and how that ended, working hurt, the death of Misawa, tales…

Figure Four Daily returns today with perhaps our most popular guest, Lance Storm! Tons of subjects to cover including the death of Michael Jackson (yes), serious tongue injuries, Jim Cornette’s book, the Trump angle on Raw, the greatness of Smackdown, almost no talk about TNA whatsoever, fast food, getting in shape for his ROH matches,…

Figure Four Daily returns today with our second of four straight shows! Today we’re joined by long-time promoter, manager and jack-of-all-trades Carmine DeSpirito! We’ll talk lessons of promoting, working with guys like CM Punk, Ken Kennedy and Adam Pearce early in their careers, promoting Death Match tournaments, working with ROH very early on as a…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the first of four straight shows this week! Today we’re joined by former ROH Champion Jerry Lynn to talk about his title reign, memories of the Nigel match, KENTA vs. Richards, the Wrestler and comparisons to Rourke’s character, working in his mid-40s, his current training regimen, the death of…

Buddy Wayne returns today with is usual bi-weekly appearance! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including his recent back pain and what happened, Shiloh returns to the Northwest after getting yelled at, memories of Scott Norton, this week’s goofy rat story, high and low payoffs, and much more. Check it out!

We’ve got a fun edition of the show today as we’re joined by a man’s man, SCOTT FLASH NORTON, arm-wrestler, strongman, and a guy who has taken so many tours to Japan (over 100) that he has lost count. We’ll discuss his career, New Japan, WCW, FLAPJACK NORTON, working the Northwest, funny stories from the…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a very popular guest, former WWE, ECW and WCW star Lance Storm! We’ve got tons to talk about including the shake-ups in WWE, Umaga’s release, Vickie Guerrero, his thoughts on “Bigger, Stronger, Faster”, Jim Cornette’s book, why he may be doing his final matches this summer, great referees of…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun show — the first meeting in over a decade between Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Lucky Pierre Kurt Brown~! Steve gave us homework, so we’ll talk the latest CMLL and AAA main events, some TITANES DEL RING from back in the heyday with devils and mummies, and…

We’re back for the fifth of five straight Figure Four Dailies — the first time in years, in fact — this time with my rival in the F4W Grappling Challenge, Peachmachine. There is more to this man than meets the eye. We’ll talk the Vegas battle and how he trained for it, his thoughts on…

It’s the Thursday edition of Figure Four Daily — our fourth straight this week! We’re joined today by Buddy Wayne on a sunny afternoon to discuss TNA house shows, meeting John Tolos and a rib that made him very sad, being stalked by rats, the MTV show that’s shooting with AJ Styles, Raw, his child…

Figure Four Daily is back for the third straight day! We’re joined by Kurt Brown to talk all sorts of different subjects including beating cancer, watching and meeting John Tolos, memories of Buddy Rose, whether he’ll ever return to wrestling, his ECW boycott, celebrity crushes, and so much more. He’ll be back on next week…

Figure Four Daily returns today with more John Tolos stories! We’re joined by Bob Barnett to talk not only Tolos’ career, but what remains of it in the form of audio cassette recordings and videotape. We’ll talk about his early tag team days, what he did after his big LA run, and more. We’ll also…

We’re back with an early-week edition of Figure Four Daily! Today we’re joined by Dr. Mike Lano to discuss the life and times of John Tolos. Mike ran the Chris & John Tolos Fan Club back in the 70s and kept in touch with him until the end. We’ll discuss John’s biggest angles, his influence…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun show, our 30-minute interview with Robbie Ellis, who, at 64, continues to wrestle all over the world and will be the centerpiece of a new documentary, Canvasman, this fall. We’ll talk how he got into wrestling, why wrestling was a secret identity for so long, keeping in…

Lance Storm returns today with a packed nearly one-hour show! We’ll discuss tons of subjects including his TNA boycott, why he gets so frustrated, Raw on Monday night and the 3.2 rating, the GRAPPLING BATTEL and 2009 Convention, whether he’ll go next year, AWA Classics, the worst wrestler he’s ever seen, plus your calls on…

It’s the final in-studio Figure Four Daily until the 2009 EMPIRE CONVENTION! We’re joined by Buddy Wayne for a fun show talking all sorts of subjects, including running over animals on THE ROAD, good and bad promoters, his thoughts on Dave’s Buddy Rose bio, favorite wrestling and non-wrestling movies, workers looking too plain nowadays, training,…

Lance Storm returns today to talk his newfound relevance having signed with Ring of Honor, why he made the decision, other bookings he’s been offered of late, his training regimen to get himself into shape, and more! We’ll also discuss the latest news in wrestling including Raw and Smackdown and Dr. Phil Astin’s sentencing, then…

Our Playboy Buddy Rose coverage continues today as we’re joined by Matt Farmer, a local Northwest wrestler who is also co-author of Buddy’s book. We’ll discuss the latest on the project, when and if it will be published, the process of putting it together, what Buddy was like to work with, stories he wasn’t hot…

We’ve got a really fun edition of Figure Four Daily today as we’re joined by former ECW Heavyweight Champion MIKEY WHIPWRECK~! to talk a ton of different subjects including ECW back in the day, working under Paul Heyman and whether he was a wrestling genius, the best thing he was ever taught, getting ribbed by…

We’ve got a big edition of Figure Four Daily today as we’re joined not only by our usual bi-weekly guest Buddy Wayne, but also the legendary COLONEL DEBEERS! We’ll talk mostly about the life and times of Buddy Wayne, funny stories from his time in Portland Wrestling, how he was ahead of the curve with…

We’re back with a big edition of Figure Four Daily today. We’re joined by Bill Douglas, one of the most influential figures in the history of the California State Athletic Commission and a man who will be leaving that post later this month. We’ll talk about the decision behind it, whether he still wants to…

Lance Storm returns today for another fun and exciting edition of Figure Four Daily. It starts with THE GREAT DEBATE: Lance vs. Bryan on last week’s Impact with a pogo-stick jumping Scott Steiner. We’ll talk about respect for the wrestling business, what young kids today are learning from, Raw Monday night, more recent WWE news,…

The great DR LUCHA STEVE SIMS returns today to talk — what else? — LUCHA! We’ll discuss how the SWINE FLU has greatly affected both the top wrestling companies and the wrestlers in Mexico, previous times that things have been shut down, earthquakes affecting lucha, plus thoughts on AAA and CMLL, the formation of AAA…

We’ve got a fun edition of Figure Four Daily today as we’re joined by Serena Deeb of SHIMMER to discuss tons of subjects including getting her start in ROH, training under Rip Rogers and Al Snow, breaking into ROH and SHIMMER, her battles with Sara Del Ray, her upcoming title match at the next set…

Buddy Wayne returns today for a fun Thursday afternoon episode of Figure Four Daily! We’ll discuss all sorts of subjects including Danny Davis’ new Vyper Fight League that debuts tomorrow, why wrestlers of the past threw better punches than guys today, tag team psychology, new students, reality shows and the producers that have been speaking…

Figure Four Daily returns today with the definitive interview with Gabe Sapolsky on Dragon Gate USA! We’ll discuss the origins of the company, current plans and why they could change, DVD ideas, possible non-Dragon Gate talents, CIMA’s health, the tough winter he had after being fired from Ring of Honor, what he learned both positive…

Lance Storm returns after a trip to Hawaii to discuss all the latest news in pro-wrestling~! We’ve got so much to talk about including Ring of Honor TV, the Hall of Fame, the Raw and supplemental drafts, logic in wrestling (or a lack thereof), and more, plus we’ve got tons of questions on calling spots…

Buddy Wayne is back for a fun Thursday edition of Figure Four Daily! Lots of things to discuss today including his thoughts on WrestleMania’s main events, the Hall of Fame ceremony, Ricky Steamboat’s return to wrestling, Mickey Rourke, a Where Are They Now? with Apostle Paul, plus your phone calls on a number of subjects…

We’re joined today by Bryan’s Friend Craig — who is celebrating a birthday! — to talk the entire WrestleMania weekend in Houston. We’ve got full recaps of the first night’s ROH show, the Hall of Fame, WrestleMania, and, well, everything else that happened including fire drills, having your cake and eating it too at ROH,…

It’s the final day of our five-day series with former WWE creative team members — and we’re shoving them all onto the line at the same time! Yes, in today’s final episode we’re joined by Court Bauer, Alex Greenfield AND Andrew Goldstein, and amazingly it goes shockingly well! In the final two episodes we blow…

Our very well-received five-day series with former WWE creative team members continues today with both Court Bauer and former head writer of Smackdown Alex Greenfield! In the first of our final two episodes we’ll discuss so many things including the the brief hiring of Vince Russo and what happened, the end of Kurt Angle in…

It’s a special BONUS edition of Figure Four Daily! Usual bi-weekly guest Lance Storm returns today for a full preview of WrestleMania! We’ll run down every single match in detail with predictions on match quality, finish, where they may be going from here, potential better ideas (not hard), and more! Lance also wants to make…

It’s DAY THREE~! of our huge week-long WrestleMania preview with former members of WWE creative! Today we’re joined by two big guests as Court Bauer makes his third straight appearance and Andrew Goldstein jumps on the line to discuss tons of subjects including how to tell Vince and idea is not good, comparisons of Vince…

Court Bauer returns today for Day 2 of a five-day series with former WWE creative team members hyping up WrestleMania! We’ve got tons of stuff to discuss today including the WWE departure of Tazz and his history with the company, the strange go-home Raw last night, Vince McMahon’s biggest blow-up that he ever saw, the…

It’s the Monday — yes, MONDAY — edition of Figure Four Weekly, our first in a week-long series with former WWE creative team members hyping up WrestleMania! Today we’re joined by Court Bauer to talk a number of subjects including the build towards the show, the leaked Raw script from a few weeks back, the…

We’re joined today by a first-time guest, Norm Connors, long-time promoter, wrestler and, yes, legitimate undertaker. We’ll talk all sorts of different subjects including his wrestling and day jobs, how he got started, funny stories involving numerous individuals including the IRON SHEIK, the Legends show he promotes every year including tomorrow’s event with an AWESOME…

Awesome show today — a full hour with both Buddy Wayne and “Moondog” Ed Moretti!~! Topics include memories of Steve Doll, working in Portland, Japan and New Zealand, tons of rat stories, punching fans, whether wrestling corrupts or corrupt people get into wrestling, Baron Von Rashke, Ric Flair, hideously ugly men who got lots of…

The great Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today for a very newsworthy edition of Figure Four Daily! We have tons to discuss including the absolute latest on the death of Abismo Negro, more on what happened that fateful weekend, a backstage fight that Juvie got himself into, tons of notes on Rey de Reyes and…

Tomorrow is the debut of ROH on HDNet and we’ve got all the scoops! We’re joined by one of the few men in the world who has seen all six episodes, commentator Dave Prazak! We’ll talk what you can expect from the show, what the plans are for the future, how it compares and contrasts…

Lance Storm returns to Figure Four Daily today for an all-mailbag show! We’ll discuss a number of topics including the death of Test and memories of his career, WrestleMania in Toronto, why Lance never grew his hair long, Bobby Lashley’s MMA fight this weekend, the difference between wrestling and soap operas, Jim Cornette vs. Paul…

It’s a mailbag/call-in edition of Figure Four Daily! We’ve got tons of questions today on a number of different subjects including WrestleManias past and present, the booking team, UFC and Anderson Silva, Tim Sylvia, Queensryche and Honey Nut Cheerios, TNA and their absurd cage match Royal Rumble concept, and, to conclude, a primo example of…

We have a very fun edition of Figure Four Daily to close off the weekend here! We’re joined by former WWE and OVW star Armando Alejandro Estrada to talk about all aspects of his career, including how he got his start in OVW, memories of developmental, getting called up to WWE to work immediately with…

Guess who’s back? Buddy Wayne returns today for a fun edition of Figure Four Daily! We’ll actually open with some current events including JBL’s investment in Ohio Valley and what it means for the future of that company. Then we’ll dip into the mailbag for questions on all sorts of subjects including famous jobbers, memories…

Figure Four Daily returns today with — ALL CHIKARA ALL THE TIME~! We’re joined by Mike Quackenbush to talk what has become Chikara’s biggest show of the year, King of Trios! We’ll talk that show in detail, plus all the latest news from the promotion including notes on upcoming shows, deals with foreign promotions, the…

We’ve got another excellent edition of Figure Four Daily today with one of our most popular guests, Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com! We spend nearly an hour discussing numerous issues in wrestling that Dave and I have talked about in days past including the developmental system today and in yesteryear, three-rings in training versus one, what…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a UFC-intensive show! We’re joined by Oliver Copp, one half of the excellent Tough Talk Radio Show on this very website. We’ll discuss all manner of subjects including UFC’s new TV deals in Germany, big shows upcoming, previews of some of the bigger fights, his famous wrestling simulator, where…

Figure Four Daily returns for our final show of the week, and it’s a packed one. We’ll open with commentary on some of the latest news notes including the Impact rating and Linda Bollea’s supposed death threat. Then we’re joined by Todd Bridges, formerly of Diff’rent Strokes and Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling to discuss his…

BUDDY WAYNE~! returns today for a fun and exciting show. Well, fun and exciting and kind of depressing. We’ll talk the current indy wrestling scene and bid a fond farewell to a friend of the Empire who is calling it quits. Buddy has some new students and we’ll discuss why one of them is going…

Figure Four Daily returns this afternoon with a fun and exciting show featuring the one and only DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS! We will talk, of course, MEGA LUCHA including thoughts on how CMLL, AAA and Los Perros del Mal are doing, how WWE entering Mexico is affecting and may continue to affect both companies, Dark…

Figure Four Daily returns with our final show of the week! Today we’re joined by Jonathan Snowden, author of the excellent book Total MMA, which you can order by clicking here. We’ll discuss the history of MMA dating back to the turn-of-the-century, the legacy of Helio and the rest of the Gracie clan, the early…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun smorgasbord of a show. We’ll start with 30 minutes of open lines phone calls on a number of subjects including more on the Lance vs. Bryan debate about The Wrestler, the Verge Gagne story, Hulk Hogan and WrestleMania, and more. Then we’re joined by Bryan’s Friend Craig…

Lance Storm is back today for a packed one-hour show! We’ll open with a fifteen minute debate on The Wrestler, which Lance has finally seen, discuss Rourke’s Oscar chances and WrestleMania, and talk the big angles from No Way Out and Raw this past Monday night. Then it’s questions, and tons of them, on every…

Fresh of his appearance on David Letterman last night, Buddy Wayne returns today to talk a number of subjects including an appearance on a cable show that fell through and the comedy surrounding it, some his favorite matches of his career, whether he has any memories of traveling with fat men, Christian, Jack Swagger, Ric…

Figure Four Daily returns today with Part II of the Paul London interview that we started on Wrestling Observer Live Sunday! We’ll discuss tons of different topics including memories of WWE and teaming with Brian Kendrick, the shooting star press being banned, whether he ever nearly killed himself doing the move, ROH and TNA, growing…

Figure Four Daily returns today with an MMA-heavy show featuring Mike Sawyer of the Tough Talk MMA program on this website! We’ll talk about his and Oliver Copp’s show, which you can hear for free with your subscription (today’s features an interview with Kenny Florian!), plus all the latest gossip from Vegas, including big stars…

We’ve got a HUGE edition of Figure Four Daily this afternoon — 80-PLUS MINUTES WITH LANCE STORM! Lance was in quite the giving mood today. We’ll discuss a million different issues, including last week’s TNA, the rating for the show and what TNA has said about it, a detailed discussion on the art of doing…

We’re back with another packed edition of Figure Four Daily! We’ll spend the first half hour taking your phone calls and mailbag questions on a number of subjects including jiu-jitsu gis, Mickey Rourke, WrestleMania plans, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon, and tons more. Then we’re joined by Rob Emerson, who is fighting this Saturday night…

We’re back today with a fun show as we’re joined by legendary MMA star and former WWE wrestler Ken Shamrock to discuss both his pro-wrestling and MMA career! We’ll talk his upcoming fight, the chances of Shamrock vs. Tank and Ken vs. Frank, memories of WWE and working with Vince, and more! We’ve also got…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show. We’ll open with news on the death of Helio Gracie, what he meant for MMA, and the irony of his death and this weekend’s UFC show. Then we’ll talk Mickey Rourke and the latest on WrestleMania with some inside news notes. Finally, we’re joined by Buddy…

Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show. We’ll open with some mailbag questions and news about Mickey Rourke and WWE, then we’ll speak with Jonathan Snowden of the excellent book, Total MMA, which Dave Meltzer called the definitive history of the sport. We’ll talk the rise of MMA, the Gracie Myth, what new…

Figure Four Daily returns today with one of our most popular guests, Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com! We’ll talk all the latest news in wrestling including Raw this past Monday night, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, BJ vs. GSP on Wednesday night, and more, then we’ll take your phone calls on a number of subjects including blading,…

Figure Four Daily returns this week with nearly an hour of mailbag questions and Open Line calls. We’ll talk everything from WrestleMania plans, Steve Austin, Orton’s latest angle, wrestling techniques, Las Vegas, Impact, the 2008 Wrestling Observer Awards, and tons more! We’ll be back later this week with new shows featuring Lance Storm and Ken…

Buddy Wayne returns today for a fun show talking a number of different subjects! We’ll start with The Wrestler, which is a fun conversation as Buddy broke in during the 80s and is still wrestling today. We’ll talk about what he found good and bad about the film, his thoughts on Rourke’s portrayal, and more.…

Figure Four Daily today returns with our latest in a series of interviews with the hosts of the various shows on our website. Today we’re joined by Mike Coughlin of Five Star Radio to talk nothin but MMA~! We’ll break down the main events of all the major shows through May (at least those that…

We’ve got an extra big edition of Figure Four Daily today. Didn’t quite make two-hours because I have to head out to see THE WRESTLER, but it is about 90 minutes of pro-wrestling and MMA talk on a variety of subjects. First we’re joined by Mike Sempervive and Adam Summers of the Adam & Mike…

We’ve got a huge hour-plus edition of Figure Four Daily today! Dave Meltzer joins us for our usual bi-weekly program with Lance Storm discussing all sorts of subjects including the Waxman interviews of Vince, Stephanie, Dr. Black and Dixie Carter, drug testing in pro-wrestling, working in WWE developmental and helping groom such stars as John…

It’s our first annual prediction show here at figurefouronline.com! Today we will take your calls for a full hour, asking YOU what you think is going to happen between now and the end of 2009. We’ve got some good ones, some bad ones, and a lot of wacky ones, and it’ll be fun at the…

It’s the first Figure Four Daily of 2009! Today we’re joined by Buddy Wayne to talk a number of topics including New Year’s parties on the road, what the worst days for debauchery actually were, accidents in the ring, accidents in training, Dynamite Kid stories, working with Masa Chono in the Maritimes, wrestling DVDs, and…

Figure Four returns today with its final episode of 2008! We’re joined today by former WWE creative team member Court Bauer to talk a number of subjects including the booking of the product of late, Shawn Michaels vs. JBL, That Cena Promo on Raw and whose idea that was, plus we’ll take your phone calls…

Lance Storm returns today for a fun post-Christmas show — post THAT Christmas Show, in fact. We’ll start off on a dour note talking the many deaths in MMA this year, including another one last night, then get his thoughts on recent topics including Japanese/US wrestling tours, why the Japanese don’t die with the regularity…

Fans of lucha libre, we’ve got a major treat for you as we’re joined today by DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS~!, one of our most popular guests, to talk all the news in Mexico! We’ll discuss Mistico’s drawning power, the state of CMLL and AAA right now, what is up with Cibernetico and Perros Del Mal,…

We’re joined today by Bill Douglas of the CSAC to discuss all the latest news in mixed martial arts! We’ll talk the rules package that is looking to pass at any time, drug testing and the new policies in place, stats from past drug test failures, Justin Levens, Gilbert Yvel, Antonio Silva, Armando Garcia, and…

Today we present by far the longest Figure Four Daily in the history of this website — TWO FULL HOURS! In the first hour we’re joined by Buddy Wayne for a very fun segment talking every subject conceivable from death tours to the line the rats weren’t allowed to cross at the old Bomber hotel,…

Figure Four Daily returns today with one of the nicest guests in the history of the show, Erin Murphy of Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling! We’ll talk all the backstage goings-on, the possibility of season two, her newfound wrestling fandom, who she thought should have won, and so much more. Then we’ll take your phone calls…

It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’re back tonight to talk a hit-and-miss edition of ECW, the UFC Fight for the Troops show, and yes, TNA Impact — but we have a SECRET WEAPON to make this job easier. All that plus an appearance by Granny, some new songs, your calls, why you should…