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WOL: WWE and AEW departures, new NXT names!!!

February 10, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE and AEW apparent released this past weekend, a look at the brand new NXT names!!!, weekend TV, RAW tonight, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

Filthy Four: Smackdown and SHOOT BATTLE ROYAL

February 10, 2025 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including our weekly review of WWE Smackdown, plus a hideously disappointing SHOOT BATTLE ROYAL. How could you fuck up a shoot battle royal? Apparently, easily. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

B&V: Best Collision in forever, plus Smackdown

February 9, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about as we’ve got a GREAT edition of Collision to talk about, maybe the best in years, and an as-usual too-long three-hour edition of Smackdown building up Elimination Chamber. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

WOR: UFC 312 recap, WWE cuts, AEW Collision & SmackDown recaps

February 9, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with our post UFC 312 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. Paul Fontaine joined us to go over the show as well as the news coming out of it. Here were some of the rest of the topics we covered: New Beginning in Osaka WWE cuts AEW fires Bear Boulder […]

WOL: A familiar new Defy champion, WWE releases, Solo Sikoa returns on SmackDown

February 8, 2025 - It’s another busy day on Wrestling Observer Live. Ricky Starks is the new Defy World Champion, ending KENTA’s 615-day title reign in Seattle Friday night. I talk about a big win for the current AEW star. I also cover a firing in AEW and some releases in WWE. Solo Sikoa made his return on WWE […]

WOR: AEW Grand Slam Australia, lawsuits filed against Vince McMahon

February 7, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the things we covered: Jake Paul used for leverage by Canelo Alvarez Dave’s story on the Janel Grant lawsuit More on the Ring Boys lawsuit Kevin […]

WOL: FUN FRIDAY with news and calls!

February 7, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about here on FUN FRIDAY including your feedback on many different topics, why AEW should cut the overrun, Grand Slam, Asuka, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

Wrestling Weekly: The Road to WrestleMania has begun

February 7, 2025 - The Royal Rumble revealed a couple of challengers for WrestleMania. And today on Wrestling Weekly, we discuss Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair’s wins as well as the reception they got on Raw. We’ll also discuss a couple of potential matches that might have been set up this week, and we take a look at the […]

Fight Game: A deep dive into AEW creative

February 7, 2025 - John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included: Where Tony Khan’s creative is today compared to […]

B&V: AEW Dynamite and NXT on the CW!

February 6, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we do our weekly full reviews of AEW Dynamite and NXT TV! Tons to discuss as we head towards Vengeance Day and Grand Slam, both next Saturday. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

F4D: Lance Storm on Royal Rumble and Janel Grant suit

February 6, 2025 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Lance’s thoughts on the two Royal Rumble matches, the new Janel Grant lawsuit and what changes were made to it, and tons more. A fun show as always with Lance, so check it out~! Right Click Save As

WOL: AEW Dynamite, Revenge of DOUBLE OUCH

February 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Wipeout being canceled, NXT ratings and the REVENGE OF THE DOUBLE OUCH, Dynamite from Wednesday, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

WOR: AEW and NXT, Santo anniversary, New Japan

February 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the anniversary of the death of El Santo, Cena’s Wipe Out is canceled with Collision ratings, New Japan line-ups, full recaps of AEW Dynamite and NXT, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

After Dark: Mysterious disappearance, drones, more

February 5, 2025 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including all the news of the weird this week, mysterious disappearances, the drone flap and recent follow-up, humans vs. neanderthals, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

JNPO: Quebec’s newest wrestling ‘Diamond’ is ready to shine

February 5, 2025 - Zachary Yarymowich | Portfolio On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, allow me to introduce you to Zak Patterson, a 24-year-old indie standout from Quebec, Canada, who is on the cusp of becoming a bigger name on the scene. In under four years, the product of a strong wrestling lineage has competed over 200 times […]

B&V: Awesome Mid-South S6:E11, plus Granny!

February 4, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back and it’s a fucking train wreck, a technical disaster that briefly got fixed in the middle, but then after the show broke again. Whatever. Anyway, Granny joins us for her usual weekly segment, then the boys review Mid-South S6:E11, AN AWESOME SHOW. At least we got that. A […]

We’re Live, Pal: WWE Royal Rumble fallout, AEW Grand Slam issues

February 4, 2025 - It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I talk about what’s going on in wrestling today, available in audio form or free on YouTube (below). We talked about the F4W Convention during WrestleMania weekend before discussing the following: Whether Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair were the right WWE Royal Rumble winners […]

Big Vinny V: TNA Impact recap with First Class vs. the Nemeth brothers

February 4, 2025 - This week’s Big Vinny V Show recaps last Thursday’s edition of TNA Impact. Former TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth appeared for the first time since losing the title at Genesis and his little brother immediately got him into trouble, running his mouth and picking a fight that didn’t need to happen. Things deteriorated from there. […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: ‘Wild’ Bull Curry WON HOF case, MSG, Tokyo Dome

February 4, 2025 - On this week’s DKK Classic Wrestling show, I look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame case for “Wild” Bull Curry, a name in pro wrestling before I was a fan. Also on this show, we return to Madison Square Garden in New York City following the Jack Pfefer scandal and then we head […]

WOR: WWE Raw recap, updates on The Rock, Alexa Bliss & Drew McIntyre, Duke Hudson released

February 4, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the “Ring Boy” lawsuit, what’s up with The Rock and Drew McIntyre and Alexa Bliss and Duke Hudson and Conor McGregor, Curry Man is retiring, the WWE Raw report and Royal Rumble fallout, and more! A fun show […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom Korakuen recap, NJPW in Osaka, the Omos/NOAH era ends

February 3, 2025 - NOAH The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Mike Sempervive and I talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: A good laugh at the NOAH/Omos/WWE situation Stardom’s incredible Korakuen double main event Saya Kamitani’s emergence as a major star A Stardom rookie showing tremendous potential […]

B&V: WWE Royal Rumble 2025!

February 1, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we review WWE Royal Rumble 2025! Shawn and MARK join us to talk both Rumbles, Cody vs. Kevin, the most shocking moment on the show, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

Wrestling Weekly: WWE Royal Rumble predictions

January 31, 2025 - WWE This weekend is all about the WWE Royal Rumble. On the new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I make our predictions and speculate on who is in the fastlane on the road to WrestleMania 41. We also go through this week’s AEW Dynamite. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click here […]

Fight Game: WWE Royal Rumble predictions, lackluster AEW Dynamite

January 31, 2025 - John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included: A very lackluster AEW Dynamite AEW Grand Slam […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Remembering the life & times of Ed ‘Colonel DeBeers’ Wiskoski

January 30, 2025 - You probably knew him as Colonel DeBeers. Before he adopted the wrestling persona of an apartheid-supporting South African heel, he was Ed Wiskoski aka “The Polish Prince” — the intelligent wrestler who helped back up all the trash talk of “Playboy” Buddy Rose in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest territory. In this edition of the Portland […]

After Dark: Father Sebastiaan on vampire culture

January 29, 2025 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns with special guest Father Sebastiaan, who talks the art of FANGMAKING, which is far more detailed than you’d think, vampire culture, folklore and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

Big Vinny V: TNA Impact recap with Joe Hendry vs. Matt Cardona

January 28, 2025 - TNA Heavy is the head that wears the crown as no sooner had Joe Hendry won the TNA World title than he found himself defending it against Matt Cardona on last week’s TNA Impact — the first live edition of the show in nearly a decade. We talk about all that and more on […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The WON Hall of Fame case for Ole Anderson

January 28, 2025 - WWE On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, the main topic of discussion is changes in pro wrestling and society over the past 30 years, how pro wrestling culture ebbed and flowed during that time, and just how great early 1990s WCW was. (From a financial standpoint, terrible, but there was also a lot of […]

F4D: Tom and Bryan on strip clubs, title belts, Smackdown

January 27, 2025 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back to talk all sorts of subjects including strip clubs, the prettiest title belts, and, oh yeah, a three-hour Smackdown. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The life & crimes of Uzile Prickett

January 26, 2025 - Karl Stern I continue to take listeners through my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling and thus, we have reached the 1860s: the era right before the Detroit International Tournament and the event which would (sort of) effectively kick off pro wrestling in […]

Wrestling Weekly: WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event predictions

January 24, 2025 - WWE WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event returns again this weekend and on a new Wrestling Weekly, we have got our card rundown with predictions. We’ve also got thoughts on the end of Christopher Daniels’ career, more Penta in WWE, and whether or not its best to start your career as a heel or babyface. […]

Fight Game: Can Jey Uso win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship?

January 24, 2025 - John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included: The Omega Powers What’s the end game for […]

After Dark Radio: UFO recoveries, curses, giants, more!

January 22, 2025 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with the NEW DEBUT SHOW, because, yes, we made it the entire show without being kicked off Sports Byline! The curse is lifted, but we’ll take your text messages on times you’ve been cursed, talked “egg-shaped UFO recoveries”, take phone calls and tons more. A fun show […]

Big Vinny V Show: ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor reviews WWE Smackdown & AEW Collision

January 21, 2025 - WWE It’s a special edition of the Big Vinny V Show with a very special guest: MMA and pro wrestling vet “Filthy” Tom Lawlor. We start with WWE SmackDown, a very long show that featured Kevin Owens vs. Rey Mysterio in a first-time matchup and Tiffany Stratton defending the Women’s title for the first […]

JNPO: AEW Q4 business review with Brandon Thurston

January 17, 2025 - After my 12-part 2024 year in review series, we get back to regular programming on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with friend of the show Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returning for his quarterly visit to discuss the prior quarter of AEW business, formerly called the AEW investors call. We talk about all the big headlines including the […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Tokyo Dome debrief, Kidd vs. Omega, Chris Charlton controversy

January 11, 2025 - NJPW The Big Audio Nightmare is back as myself and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: Thoughts on Wrestle Dynasty and Wrestle Kingdom attendance and buzz A long form discussion on Shota Umino’s weekend and whether he met the moment The absolutely […]

We’re Live, Pal: WWE Raw is Netflix, Kenny Omega is back

January 8, 2025 - It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I talk about what’s going on in wrestling today, available in audio form or free on YouTube (below). We kicked off the show talking about our break and the new year before discussing the following: WWE Raw debuts on Netflix and if the game […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The WON HOF case for Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson

January 7, 2025 - On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look back to the 1930s for more history from Madison Square Garden as the fallout from Jack Pfefer’s expose of pro wrestling continues, a rare hybrid/shoot style show takes place at the Tokyo Dome in 1992, and we discuss the case of Tully Blanchard & […]

WOR: WWE on Netflix debut review, Tokyo Dome fallout, The Rock

January 7, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the RAW on Netflix debut, what happened, what was cut, what made sense and what didn’t, and more, plus New Japan Tokyo Dome fallout, Chris Charlton, Bronson Reed, ratings, and tons more. A fun […]

WOL: Netflix Raw debut, Tokyo Dome follow-ups, Chris Charlton fallout

January 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the details on the Netflix RAW debut, run time, Smackdown perhaps moving back to two hours later this year, the Tokyo Dome shows, Kenny Omega, Chris Charlton, Smackdown, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

WOR: Two Tokyo Domes, RAW on Netflix, MITB cash-in, more

January 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including two nights of the Tokyo Dome, fallout from the shows, the AEW/New Japan relationship, Takeshita signing with New Japan, Collision, Smackdown, the first RAW on Netflix Monday night, a preview of the show, and tons more. A packed […]

Wrestling Observer Live: NJPW’s big Tokyo Dome weekend, WWE enters the Netflix era

January 5, 2025 - NJPW In this uninterrupted, commercial-free Wrestling Observer Live, we get into all the wrestling from this weekend including NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty shows, the latter of which saw the in-ring return of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks once again winning the IWGP Tag Team titles. I also talk about last Friday’s […]

B&V: Wrestle Dynasty 2025, Kenny Omega returns

January 5, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our second show on a very long day reviewing the far superior New Japan/AEW/CMLL/Stardom Wrestle Dynasty Show from Saturday night! Tons of great matches, the return of Kenny Omega, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

B&V: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom review & Wrestle Dynasty preview

January 4, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back for our first of two shows today, this one covering the New Japan January 4th WrestleKingdom Tokyo Dome show! Thoughts on all the matches and storylines, plus a preview of tonight’s Wrestle Dynasty! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

Wrestling Observer Live: Fumi Saito talks Wrestle Kingdom 19

January 4, 2025 - In the middle of two big Tokyo Dome shows, that means a special edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Journalist and Pacific Rim podcast co-host Fumi Saito joins me from Tokyo to give his first person perspective of last night’s Wrestle Kingdom 19. We talk all the results and give our thoughts on the matches. Stateside, […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: A preview of the 2024 Observer Awards

January 3, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. John Pollock from Post Wrestling and Paul Fontaine joined us on the show. Here were some of the things we covered: The latest on the Janel Grant lawsuit WWE Raw […]

Wrestling Weekly: AEW sets their 2025 table, previewing WWE Raw’s Netflix debut

January 3, 2025 - WWE In the first Wrestling Weekly episode of the new year, Les Thatcher and I look at how AEW set their 2025 table on this week’s Dynamite. We also look ahead to WWE Raw’s Netflix debut which will include Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click here […]

Fight Game: AEW debuts on Max, our wrestling wishes for 2025

January 3, 2025 - Paul Fontaine subs in for John LaRocca on this week’s Fight Game as we talked about the major topics in the world of wrestling. Jeremy Finestone also joined us to preview this weekend’s Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty. This show was also live streamed on YouTube which you can watch below. We kicked off the […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Tokyo Dome weekend preview, the latest in NOAH, Stardom & AJPW

January 2, 2025 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back as myself and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: OZAWA’s star making GHC Championship victory and performance Shinsuke Nakamura’s return to NOAH Stardom’s triumphant Dream Queendom show Starlight Kid finally wins the big one AJPW Year End […]

JNPO wrestling year in review series: The grand finale

January 2, 2025 - WWE The final installment of the fourth-ever Josh Nason’s Punch-Out pro wrestling year in review series has arrived with a stop in December. Joining me is Paul Fontaine, my co-host of the now-departed annual MMA year in review series. Among the many topics we delve into: The return of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event […]