Category: Podcasts
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Zbyszko brothers
1000 Hours is my sub-podcast series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show about the pioneer era of pro wrestling: defined as before Frank Gotch and before 1900. This week’s show was a requested topic by Eric, the sponsor of this episode. He wanted to know about the Polish influence on wrestling. In the 1970s, especially,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Collision review & early Full Gear preview
I am back for another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, recapping all the top stories from the week. WWE announced a new TV deal for NXT with The CW starting next October. Will this help viewership in the long run for the black and gold brand? Vince McMahon sold off a large amount of…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Dave goes to Rampage and Collision, UFC recap, Smackdown, line-ups, tons of news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC from Saturday, Dave goes to Rampage and Collision this week, Smackdown with two big angles, line-ups for all the shows this week, ratings, and tons of news. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: Is turning on Rey Mysterio too predictable?
WWE It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. It finally happened, Santos Escobar turned on Rey Mysterio. Can you still get heat if everyone turns on Rey Mysterio? Not to be outdone, Asuka then turned on Bianca Belair and Charlotte and joined Damage CTRL. What does this mean for Survivor Series? We also have Shingo…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Vince’s stock sell-off, AEW, NJPW Lonestar Shootout, more
With Bryan matriculating and Filthy Tom in Dallas readying to fight Fred Rosser tonight, Mike Sempervive returns with a solo installment of Wrestling Observer Live. It’s another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling, and we’ll get into all of it. Vince McMahon’s sell-off of TKO stock, previews of tonight’s WWE SmackDown and AEW…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE NXT’s new TV deal leaves NWA out in the cold?
On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, we discuss WWE NXT landing a TV deal with The CW as a result of some of the strangest circumstances anyone has seen in a long time. We’ll also look at what WWE and AEW have lined up for the next couple of weeks. Thanks for listening and have…
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Fight Game: Are The Bloodline getting stale?
Photo via WWE John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we discussed if The Bloodline, as an act and the main storyline in WWE, is starting to get stale. Other topics include: NXT’s move to the CW Network next fall The men’s…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW with MJF vs. Garcia and NXT with the furthering of Trick vs. Melo
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly review of AEW and NXT! AEW has more in the Trick vs. Carmelo storyline, plus Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers and more. AEW has MJF defending the title and build for Full Gear! A fun show as always so check it…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Full Gear line-up, Dynamite report, NXT huge ratings, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about today including AEW Dynamite from last night, the full line-up for Full Gear thus far, NXT does huge ratings on Tuesday, more on the move to the CW, more discussion of what we should review Tuesdays, and more. A…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: NXT to CW, TKO and WBD investor’s calls, NXT and AEW TV reviews, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including NXT to CW and what that means, tons of notes from the TKO and WBD investor’s calls, a look at all the shows coming up this weekend, ratings, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reviews and tons more! A…
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Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Future direction of shows, Bryan vs. Lance memories
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including many, many thoughts on the future direction of two shows, Bryan & Vinny and his own show, plus more on his career including the time he wrestled Bryan under a hood as the Ideal Canadian. A fun show…
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Wrestling Observer Live: NXT signs with CW, NXT TV from Tuesday, doom of NWA-TNA reviews
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including NXT TV from last night with more in the Trick vs. Carmelo story, NXT signs a big deal with CW and what the positives are about it, Bryan quits NWA-TNA and is looking for help, and more. A…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Giulia, Nakajima, Power Struggle review, Wrestle Kingdom
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 Giulia-to-WWE rumors and what they mean for AEW, Stardom, New Japan, and more Stardom’s injury issues continue while one major star is set to return Katsuhiko Nakajima wins AJPW’s Triple…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: GRANNY’S 94TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! And we have to talk about NWA-TNA.
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn & Granny Show is back with TONS to talk about as we celebrate GRANNY’S 94TH BIRTHDAY with poems and best wishes from all. Then, well, we gotta talk about NWA-TNA. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: Botched RAW finish, Ospreay and Giulia thoughts, RAW report, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the botched finish on RAW in the IC Title qualifying match, Collision getting killed by a WWE PLE again, thoughts on where Will Ospreay and Giulia would best fit in, the World Famous RAW Report and more! A…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of Dusty Rhodes, pt. 1
On the DragonKing Karl rotation of classic pro wrestling themes, we are back around to “From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter” where I look back at some of Dave Meltzer’s biographies and history pieces in historic Observer newsletters. Today, I begin a three-part series on the massive Dusty Rhodes obituary — basically a…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: RAW report, AEW and NXT previews, Giulia, New Japan and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT this week, Most Outstanding 2023, Giulia and Tam Nakano updates, ratings, the RAW report for Monday night with Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins for the World Title in the main event, and more. A fun…
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Filthy Four Daily: Smackdown, Rampage, UFC, New Japan, tons more!
FILTHY FOUR DAILY is your stop for ECLECTIC PRO-WRESTLING DISCUSSION. We’ve got Smackdown, some Crown Jewel notes, AEW Rampage, UFC this past weekend, plus Tom’s upcoming schedule including New Japan Friday and a match with FUNNYBONE on Saturday. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: RAW, NXT and Dynamite previews, Crown Jewel, New Japan Tokyo Dome, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW, NXT and Dynamite previews for this week, New Japan this past weekend and the Tokyo Dome line-up, Crown Jewel and Collision and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: WWE Crown Jewel 2023 plus Collision and more!
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with a DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY as we’ve got both the WWE Crown Jewel PPV with Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight to cover, and also AEW Collision from Saturday night with the big push of RUSH in the main event. A fun show as always so check it…