Category: Podcasts
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Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Live Q&A plus part one of WCCW Christmas Star Wars 82
Vinny returns with Craig and Shawn! With no Bryan, there’s no Granny this week so the show begins with a live Q&A between the three. Then it’s a recap of the first part of WCCW Christmas Star Wars from 1982 featuring a Six-Man Tag Team title match featuring Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and David Von…
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We’re Live, Pal: Week five of the AEW Continental Classic
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian and I, also available for free on YouTube by clicking above. We opened up the final show of 2023 with a discussion on WBD and the TV rights for AEW TV and WWE RAW. We also discussed: The stakes in Wednesday’s Continental Classic matches Who…
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Wrestling Observer Live: The world famous Raw report, Okada’s future, more
WWE With Bryan Alvarez on the hunt for grains of Hawaiian green sand, Filthy Tom Lawlor once again steps up to join Mike Sempervive in taking a look at everything going on in the world of professional wrestling. Rumblings of Kazuchika Okada having new representation and what that could mean for his future, New Japan’s…
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JNPO: Holt McCallany on becoming Fritz Von Erich in ‘The Iron Claw’
A24 In an extended interview, actor Holt McCallany joined Josh Nason’s Punch-Out to talk about his upcoming new film “The Iron Claw” in which he plays the role of Fritz Von Erich, patriarch of the famed Texas wrestling clan. Holt talked about his preparation and research for the role, which included training with WWE Hall…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW & WBD, Rey & Dom sign new deals, Raw recap
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We opened up the show talking about CJ Perry’s surgery. And then we discussed the top women for Women’s MVP in the Observer Awards for 2023. We also discussed the following: TNA’s new signing AEW & WBD MLW Dominick and Rey Mysterio signing new deals…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Filthy Tom Lawlor talks ROH Final Battle, WWE SmackDown, more
AEW/ROH With Bryan Alvarez on vacation, Filthy Tom Lawlor steps up to join Mike Sempervive in looking at today’s news, reviewing a busy weekend around pro wrestling – and airing some grievances about what went down against Wheeler Yuta last Friday at ROH Final Battle. Thoughts on the rest of Final Battle as well as…
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Vinny & Craig Show: Awesome Rampage match, AEW Collision recap, Q&A
With Bryan Alvarez on vacation, it’s a rare Vinny & Craig show! They first recap an awesome match from AEW Rampage pitting Top Flight & Action Andretti against Penta El 0 Miedo, Komander, and Hijo Del Vikingo. Then there’s AEW Collision with more Blue League Continental Classic matches, then the weekly Q&A! A fun show…
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Wrestling Observer Live: The latest on WWE Raw TV rights, ROH Final Battle recap
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about all the big stories from the past week. Earlier this week, our Dave Meltzer reported that the return of CM Punk to WWE has re-sparked interest within WBD for the Raw TV rights. I talk about what this all means and how it…
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JNPO: The MMA year in review show, pt. 2
Zuffa/UFC On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, my yearly MMA year in review series with guest co-host Paul Fontaine rolls on with a look at April, May & June. This 90+ day stretch saw Israel Adesanya regain the UFC middleweight title from rival Alex Pereira at UFC 287 in front of 19,000 Floridians and a…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 296 recap, ROH Final Battle, The Iron Claw
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We opened up the show talking about Kenny Omega’s illness. Then we talked about feedback surrounding The Iron Claw, which comes out everywhere next Friday. Ryan Frederick joined us to recap UFC 296. We went over the entire main card and Ryan talked about some…
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Wrestling Observer Live: ROH Final Battle, Rampage, SmackDown, much more
AEW Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. There was over seven hours of wrestling to watch on Friday night — and we watched it all. Athena and Billie Starkz for the ROH Women’s World Championship headlined a great ROH Final Battle card on Honor Club that also included Kyle Fletcher winning his…
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Wrestling Observer Live: ROH, Continental Classic, Cody’s thoughts on MJF’s future, more
ROH With Bryan Alvarez on the way to vacation and Filthy Tom Lawlor fighting in Dallas tonight, Mike Sempervive takes the reins to prepare you for a cavalcade of activity on the canvas mat. Ring of Honor Final Battle is tonight and Mike gives you his thoughts on the card, and offers a suggestion for…
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Wrestling Weekly: WBD has reentered the chat when it comes to WWE Raw rights
WWE CM Punk’s tour through all of WWE’s brands has ended — but have we seen the last of him on a Warner Brothers/Discovery channel? We’ll discuss that as well as some important matchups next week in AEW’s Continental Classic. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Triumph, tragedy & tribulations
On the latest entry into my JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, it’s time to wrap up summer with a look at August, joined this time by Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling. It truly was a month of triumph and tragedy as the wrestling world mourned the sudden passing of WWE star Bray…
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Fight Game: The CM Punk effect
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show talking about going to see the new Von Erich film The Iron Claw which we reviewed at the end of the show in a non-spoiler way. We then got to our Top 5 which included: Dave Meltzer’s…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW with four awesome tournament matches, a below-average NXT
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we review and awesome episode of AEW with four great tournament matches, and NXT which was, well, not quite as bad as Bryan stated throughout the week, but still the worst NXT in awhile. A fun show as always so check it…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Tokyo Sports Awards, early Wrestle Kingdom thoughts
The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: The Tokyo Sports Awards and why you shouldn’t care about them El Phantasmo’s breakout performance in the World Tag League Thoughts on January’s Wrestle Kingdom card as it starts to come…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE and WBD article, AEW Dynamite TV report, Jim Ross, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Dave’s big article on WWE and WBD and the RAW rights negotiations, your world famous AEW TV report, update on Jim Ross, ratings and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE back negotiating with WBD, Punk ratings, Dynamite report, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE back in negotiations with WBD for RAW and what that could entail, CM Punk and RAW ratings, UFC this coming weekend, your full Dynamite and NXT TV reports and tons more. A fun show as always so…
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Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm live Q&A for December 2023
Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about in our monthly LIVE Q&A! ENJOY THE SHOW!