Category: Podcasts
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Wrestling Observer Live: Weekend news and reviews, WrestleDream, AEW and NXT and RAW previews
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW, NXT and Dynamite line-ups, WrestleDream, Collision, Rampage and Smackdown, what might be next for LA Knight, all the weekend news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Pacific Rim: Sukeban debut review, Chris Jericho returning to Japan
The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast is back. Sukeban is the new Japanese women’s promotion that debuted in America last week using some of the best freelancers available but working in new costumes and gimmicks. Fumi Saito and I cover Sukeban in-depth including the roster, wrestler history, the characters, the matches, the presentation, the announcers,…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE roster cuts, SmackDown returning to USA, weekend TV recaps
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE roster cuts, SmackDown returning to USA next year, Eddie Kingston announcing he is done with indies for a while, updates on Adam Cole and Jon Moxley, tons of New Japan notes, Jericho to DDT, reviews of Rampage,…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Collision review and Rampage Grand Slam thoughts, plus live Q&A!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including some notes from the AEW Rampage Grand Slam show on Friday and a full review of Saturday’s Collision with thoughts on all the matches and angles. Then, the weekly Q&A is back! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Pioneer era wrestling in Africa
This week’s episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show was both requested and sponsored by Eric Darsie who asked if there is any evidence for pioneer era (pre-1900) pro wrestling in Africa. Africa is hard enough to get modern era pro wrestling news out of, so I didn’t expect to find much. However, there does…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Grand Slam live experience, WWE SmackDown TV deal
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the latest news in professional wrestling. You can watch this week’s show with a subscription above or listen with a website subscription below. WWE announced a new TV deal for SmackDown this, moving it back to NBCUniversal-owned USA Network starting in October…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Tony Khan’s image vs. Vince McMahon’s image
JJ Williams Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode. If you followed wrestling the past few months, you’d think that AEW is about ready to become a Spirit Halloween store. Some metrics have been soft, but not nearly as bad as some would lead you to believe. Meanwhile, the…
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Portland Wrestlecast: What Happened Then?
What Happened When? Jim Valley will try to tell you on this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast. If you heard Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson watch Portland Wrestling from April 1982, you may want to watch along with this show, too. Portland Wrestling is kind of its own world. Watch along again and hear explanations of…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Terry Funk biography, WWE business news
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We started the show talking about Dave’s biography on Terry Funk and how long it took him to get it done. We also discussed the following: WWE cuts SmackDown’s TV deal…
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Wrestling Observer Live: SmackDown to USA, potential Raw suitors, weekend preview
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back and, as always, there’s a lot to get into. Fallout continues following TKO’s purchase of WWE, by way of talent cuts and the news that SmackDown will be returning to USA Network in 2024. We take a look at where Raw could end up, Vince drama being…
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Wrestling Weekly: New WWE SmackDown TV rights deal & talent cuts
On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I look at the latest WWE roster cuts and their new tv rights deal for SmackDown. We also chat about this past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Grand Slam. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! (sub needed)
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Fight Game: The fallout from AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, WWE talent cuts
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We opened up the show talking about the news that WWE SmackDown is moving from Fox back to USA in 2024. What does that mean for Raw and is it a step down? Some of the other things we talk about: The…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: Two great shows, AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2023 and NXT
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our full recap of two great shows, AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2023 and NXT with Becky Lynch once again wrestling in the main event. Plus, tons of backstage notes on AEW injuries, WWE cuts and more. A fun show as always so…
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Wrestling Observer Live: All the news on AEW injuries, Smackdown to USA, WWE cuts, Grand Slam
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with TONS to talk about including WWE Smackdown going to the USA Network, the pros and cons, what it could mean for RAW and NXT, the injuries at AEW Grand Slam plus the full TV report, WWE main roster and NXT cuts, and tons…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Moxley and Cole injured, Grand Slam recap, Rampage Friday, tons of news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including injuries coming out of AEW Grand Slam, a full recap of the show, the death of Bart Sawyer, ratings, Rampage spoilers for Friday and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~!
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Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on how to fix AEW open challenges, NWA-TNA recap, more
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Vince McMahon claiming that WWE has plateaued, Tony Khan working 80 hours a week, AEW open challenges and how to make them make sense, tons of thoughts on retro TNA this week and more. A fun show as…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Grand Slam, NXT TV report, ratings and more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Grand Slam tonight and Friday, NXT TV review with Becky wrestling in the main event, Smackdown and Collision ratings and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Bryan & Vinny & Shawn Show: NWA TNA from week of 9/19/02, including CM Punk, plus GRANNY
The Bryan & Vinny & Shawn & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment, a Q&A, the wrestling and soap opera reports, an AMAZING memoirs segment, and more, then the boys review NWA-TNA 13 from 21 years ago this week, Sep 19 2002. Including, yes, CM PUNK. A…
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We’re Live, Pal: The Rock & WrestleMania, AEW PPVs in 2024
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with Andrew Zarian and I — available for free on YouTube. Just click above to watch. We talked about what AEW’s PPV schedule might look like in 2024 and how B/R Sports on Max may fit in. We also go over the WBD press release on the new tier of…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast: Verne Gagne
This week from When It Was Cool Wrestling, host Karl Stern visits the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to look at the life and career of AWA owner and multi-time World Champion Verne Gagne. Gagne was a contemporary of Lou Thesz and a major rival. He was one of the biggest stars on television…