Category: Podcasts
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The original Trust Busters
A very interesting era greets us on this edition of my history of wrestling at MSG series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. We are moving away from Earl Caddock into the Ed “Strangler” Lewis era and there are those out there who are not pleased with the wrestling trust. Marin Plestina is giving the…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Atrocious NWA-TNA from the week of 7/10/02, plus Granny and more!
The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Shawn & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including WORST CAMPING EXPERIENCES, Granny’s weekly wrestling and soap opera reports, and more, then the boys review NWA-TNA from 21 years ago this week, another atrocious show. HOW LONG CAN THEY LAST? A fun show as always…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Bloodline leads Smackdown to all-time record, RAW report, Collision ratings
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including catching up with Bryan, Smackdown sets a historic record, Collision numbers, tribalism, your RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Filthy Four Daily: Filthy Tom does AEW, NJPW Strong in Japan, Insane Clowns, plus Smackdown!
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about in our first show with Filthy in several weeks. We’ll talk his AEW debut on match with Adam Cole that wasn’t, New Japan Strong in Japan, Gathering of the Juggalos, and more, plus the weekly Smackdown report! A…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Bloodline makes history, RAW report, AEW and NXT previews, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of the Phantom of the Ring, the gigantic Smackdown numbers and how the Bloodline storyline has turned the company around, AEW and NXT previews, Smackdown and Collision notes, RAW report, and more. A fun show as…
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Lance, Vinny & Craig: AEW Collision recap, other hijinks
AEW With Bryan Alvarez away on his 1,234rd vacation of the year, former WWE, ECW & WCW star Lance Storm steps in for a special Lance, Vinny & Craig Show! The guys recap this past Saturday’s AEW Collision which saw CM Punk defeat Samoa Joe to advance to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation…
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Wrestling Observer Live: SmackDown, our picks for pro wrestling’s Home Run Derby, more!
WWE Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive returns today and, as always, there’s a lot to get into. We preview tonight’s Monday Night Raw, take a look back at the DRAMA of SmackDown, AEW Collision, who Producer Dom and I would choose for the pro wrestling hard-hitters edition of the Home Run Derby, and so…
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DragonKing Dark: UFOs everywhere
You can’t turn on the news these days without being inundated by news about UFOs (or UAPs as they are now branded). The military is seeing them, Harvard professors are seeing them, the public is seeing them — it’s madness! Had this happened in the 1950s, you would have been branded a lunatic. Now, however,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk, firsthand WWE SmackDown review
It’s time for a new Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the biggest stories from the week which included everything from Friday’s WWE SmackDown and Saturday’s AEW Collision. Subscribers can listen by clicking below while YouTube upgraded subscribers can watch there shortly. This week’s SmackDown took place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden where I…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 290, WWE SmackDown, AEW Collision
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Before that, Ryan Frederick joined the show to talk about UFC 290 which featured a match of the year candidate and a new champion, as well as Robbie Lawler’s retirement fight.…
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Wrestling Observer Live: What would you do with LA Knight?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back discussing last night’s SmackDown, which had a red-hot New York City crowd at Madison Square Garden. We talk to someone who was there live. He tells us what made this crowd so different compared to other crowds from even just a few years earlier. Plus,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Collision & WWE Smackdown previews, ratings
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Collision and WWE Smackdown previews for the weekend, good numbers for both NXT and Dynamite, Dagan gets the hotline treatment to talk WWE, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Weekly: Roman Reigns pinned, Jon Moxley talks blood
WWE Roman Reigns pinned, Jon Moxley’s thoughts on blood, and the upcoming AEW debut of Nick Wayne are topics covered on today’s edition of Wrestling Weekly. Les Thatcher and I also discuss a theory regarding Damian Priest’s MITB win and reminisce on the 63rd anniversary of Les’ in-ring debut. Thanks for listening and have a…
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Fight Game: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe 19 years later
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: NXT Underground featuring Damon Kemp, Eddy Thorpe and Gable Steveson Adam Cole and MJF as the new odd couple in AEW AEW Collision going up against a…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The origin story of The Midnight Express
It’s time for another DragonKingKarl mega-show as my “Saga of” series takes a look back at a tag team many consider the greatest of all-time: the Midnight Express. But if you think the Midnights are only Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton or Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane, or if you think Jim Cornette has always…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Dynamite with Blood and Guts build, NXT with RAW UNDERGROUND and loser leaves town
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly review of what ended up being two really good shows this week, AEW Dynamite with build towards Blood and Guts, and NXT with a loser leaves town and an awesome RAW Underground match. A fun show as always so check…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Jerry McDevitt retiring, RAW ratings, AEW Dynamite review, Kota Ibushi
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Jerry McDevitt retiring, RAW ratings for Monday night and what spiked the quarters, a full recap of Dynamite from Wednesday night, Kota Ibushi and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Jerry McDevitt, holiday ratings, Dynamite and NXT, New Japan Strong, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the retirement of Jerry McDevitt, a look at this week’s holiday ratings, Volador vs. Rocky Romero, New Japan Strong in Japan notes, Kota Ibushi and AEW, UFC this weekend, Dynamite and NXT recaps, Rampage spoilers and tons more.…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Jerry McDevitt, Nick Wayne, holiday ratings, AEW Dynamite & NXT
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the retirement of Jerry McDevitt, a look at this week’s holiday ratings, Volador vs. Rocky Romero, New Japan Strong in Japan notes, Kota Ibushi and AEW, UFC this weekend, Dynamite and NXT recaps, Rampage spoilers and tons more.…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Collision ratings and Saturdays, WWE monster business, NXT and RAW highlights, Dynamite
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Collision ratings and how Saturday competition is always going to affect them, Money in the Bank and WWE monster business, how it compares to other periods historically, Dynamite line-up for tonight, NXT and RAW highlights and tons more.…