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WOR: Undertaker at Starrcast, G1 in Dallas, Jericho, and Dave on Donahue

February 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. It’s a slower than usual news day, but we do talk about the Undertaker being at Starrcast as well as LA Park. John Cena is hosting a new TV show. Dave talks about Buff Bagwell’s story about an Eric Bischoff angle […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, WWF Superstars of Wrestling from 1992!

February 14, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including, YES, the RETURN OF GRANNY after two weeks of wretched snow. Vinny got the worst of it so he’ll tell you his tales, then it’s the usual Q&A, Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report, and then Bryan & Vinny review NXT from Full […]

WOL: Jimmy Uso arrest, Smackdown Gauntlet, Chamber, tons more!

February 14, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Jimmy Usos strange arrest, Smackdown’s gauntlet match ratings, WrestleMania, whatever happened to Asuka, tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Weekend schedule, Smackdown ratings, AEW, Rollins, more!

February 14, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on the weekend schedule with UFC, Bellator and WWE, and Elimination Chamber preview, Smackdown ratings, All Elite Wrestling notes, plus tons of news and the mailbag! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

F4D: Smackdown, Kofi Kingston, Geek of the Week, more!

February 13, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including our full review of Thursday’s Smackdown, thoughts on the Kofi Kingston performance in the Gauntlet Match, Geek of the Week with some standout performers, Tom’s food review and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Kofi Kingston, Chamber, AEW tickets, WrestleMania, more!

February 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown last night, the Kofi Kingston push in the main event, Elimination Chamber, All Elite ticket sales, the WrestleMania main event, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Pacific Rim: Pedro Morales in Japan

February 13, 2019 - Former WWWF Champion Pedro Morales, who passed away yesterday, was very famous in Japan. He was even featured in a comic book (pictured). On this edition of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Fumi Saito shares stories of Morales, who was promoted as a friend of Giant Baba and then later as a rule-breaking enemy of Antonio […]

WOR: Pedro Morales, Double Or Nothing tickets, ratings

February 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We start the show with sad news of the passing of Pedro Morales. Dave talks about Pedro’s career working in California, Hawaii, and his run as WWWF champion. Dave then talks about what AEW’s possible ticket sales could’ve been based on how […]

B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

February 12, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with NO VINNY OR CRAIG AGAIN DUE TO THIS FUCKING SNOW, but lo, LANCE STORM joins us for our weekly look at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Was there as big a discrepancy this week as last in the RAW vs. […]

WOL: Yes, Becky and Charlotte and Ronda

February 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back today with tons to talk about, the vast majority of which involves Charlotte and Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch. Absolutely flooded with feedback on this. We’ll talk RAW, WrestleMania, plus some AEW news, calls, texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WWC retro TV review

February 12, 2019 - On today’s edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern looks back at this summer 1991 episode of WWC wrestling, which features Abdullah the Butcher, Dutch Mantel, Nikolai Volkoff, Giant Warrior, Ricky Santana, and, of course, Carlos Colon as they battle throughout Puerto Rico in the post-death of Bruiser Brody era.

Big Audio Nightmare: Jay White, NJPW & the IWGP title

February 12, 2019 - The original alternate goes solo with 45 minutes of coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s New Beginning tour and more. Topics with Adam Summers include: heavy breathing with the Switchblade, is Jay White ready, history is repeating itself, and where does this leave the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden’s main event? Also, the rest of […]

WOR: AEW sellout, Jericho vs. Omega, IWGP title, RAW, tons more!

February 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW sellout, Jericho vs. Omega official, a new IWGP Champion, full RAW results from Monday night, Elimination Chamber, the usual Monday night news notes and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOL: Double or Nothing, New Beginning in Osaka, Raw

February 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about to begin the week. Lots of news to talk about, including real-time reactions of AEW Double or Nothing pre-sale tickets selling out, the result of this morning’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship match, what that could mean for the MSG show, plus the infamous […]

WOR: David Von Erich, Curt Hennig, WWE financials, UFC ratings, AEW

February 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a discussion about our trip to Las Vegas for All Elite Wrestling’s Double Or Nothing Ticket Announcement Party. We talk about the interviews that we did with Kenny Omega and Tony Khan. We discuss how successful and unprecedented the ticket […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 plus NXT from Full Sail!

February 10, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including NXT from Wednesday night which we didn’t get to cover Thursday, and NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago, the build towards Baltimore with Flair vs. Luger. We apologize for the less-than-perfect audio quality as snow has made travel impossible […]

WOL: RAW, Nia vs. Dean Ambrose, Smackdown gauntlet, tons more!

February 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Raw and Smackdown previews, update on Nia Jax vs. Dean Ambrose, All Elite, Elimination Chamber, tons of calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Theia — or how the Moon was born

February 10, 2019 - On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at a leading hypothesis about how Earth’s larger-than-average Moon was formed. Does the formation of Earth’s Moon also offer an explanation of how all the essential ingredients for life arrived here when the rest of our solar system appears barren? Or are the first […]

WOR: UFC 234 recap, notes on AEW and Kenny Omega

February 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC’s Saturday PPV headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya, AEW notes including the card for Double or Nothing so far, Kenny Omega notes, Fenix and Pentagon, Seth Rollins, Ronda Rousey, tons of mailbag questions and more! A […]

WOR: Tony Khan on founding AEW, his fandom, goals for the company

February 8, 2019 - Al Powers for MGM Grand Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a special guest — All Elite Wrestling president Tony Khan. We talked to Tony just a couple of hours after AEW presented their Double or Nothing ticket announcement event. Tony is a huge wrestling fan and goes into major […]

F4D: Raw, Smackdown, Becky, Mae Young hand, retro shows, women’s audience, more!

February 8, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown notes from this week, Becky Lynch, why the women audience is declining, why the women don’t scream for the men anymore, notes on All Elite, the retro shows, the MAE YOUNG HAND, and so much […]

WOL: All Elite Wrestling all the time

February 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with All Elite Wrestling all the time. The ticket onsale for Double or Nothing takes place next week, Kenny Omega has signed, we had new wrestlers announced and more at the press conference in Vegas, and we’ll discuss all of it and take your calls on […]

WOR: Kenny Omega on AEW, his match with Tanahashi, WWE

February 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back along with special guest Kenny Omega. Kenny talks about signing with All Elite Wrestling, why and how he came to his decision, and how close in the running WWE was. Omega discusses the upcoming documentary on him and goes over his feud with Hiroshi Tanahashi, […]

Wrestling Weekly: AEW party, Les Thornton, WWE unhappiness

February 8, 2019 - On today’s show, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa give their thoughts on the AEW event in Las Vegas and talk about more WWE wrestlers being vocal about their unhappiness in the company. We’ll run down the news coming out of Thursday night’s AEW party and share some thoughts on the presentation of the event itself. Also […]

B&V: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

February 7, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Shane Show is back today with, yes, Shane, the first of four guest hosts in 2019 courtesy a lovely donation to whalescout.org! Believe it or not he began watching wrestling in — seriously — 2016, but he has amazing insight for such a new fan. It’s Retro Raw and NItro […]

Pacific Rim: Onita vs. Invader I, NOAH, SmackDown observations

February 7, 2019 - We’re back for another episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast. Fumi talks about his night out with Keiji Muto and others. In addition, we talk about Becky Lynch, the road to WrestleMania, Jim’s observations attending SmackDown in Everett, Kendo Kashin at the WWE Performance Center, Giant Baba’s “MMA” match with Raja Lion, the […]

WOL: WWE 2018 financials and the role Crown Jewel played

February 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s quarterly and annual business report, the impact of Crown Jewel on WWE Network business, their TV deals, Smackdown and RAW ratings and more, plus news and our weekly visit with Dr. Lucha talking Lucha Underground, AAA TV […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Toni Rae Borne, daughter of a legend

February 7, 2019 - We’ve talked about her since the very first episode of the Portland Wrestlecast. Now, Toni Rae Borne joins me to talk about her memories of Portland Wrestling. Growing up as the sister of Matt Borne and the daughter of Portland legend “Tough” Tony Borne, hear her stories about growing up with a father in pro […]

WOR: AEW press event, Smackdown ratings, FOX talks October move, UFC, more!

February 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the AEW press conference on Thursday, Smackdown ratings, FOX talks the Smackdown move this fall, UFC this coming weekend, the WWE women’s audience, mailbag, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

F4D: Tom wins MLW Title, Smackdown, Geek of the Week, tons more!

February 6, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s epic MLW Title win, his upcoming match for the Prestige Heavyweight Title, Smackdown from Tuesday night, Elimination Chamber, Geek of the Week, this week’s sponsor game and so much more. A fun show as always […]

WOL: Smackdown, RAW ratings, Becky, Saudi Arabia, tons more!

February 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, RAW ratings, WWE going back to Saudi Arabia, angry WWE fans threatening to quit, tons of feedback, emails and texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Undertaker, Jimmy Havoc, SmackDown recap

February 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We talk about what’s going on with the Undertaker. Then we talk about WWE’s next Saudi Arabia show, Sasha Banks, WWE’s popularity, Enes Kanter and Dana Brooke’s relationship, and WWE’s ratings. We discuss All Elite Wrestling announcing Jimmy Havoc as an […]

WOL: RAW, Becky Lynch, last names, El Santo, more!

February 5, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, the Becky Lynch segment, folks losing last names, El Santo’s fame in Mexico, tons of texts and calls and more! A fun show as always from icy Seattle, so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: CWA Memphis retro TV review

February 5, 2019 - On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern reviews the June 6, 1987 episode of CWA Memphis Wrestling. The fallout from the cage attack on Jerry Lawler continues — but a tournament for the vacant Southern Heavyweight Tag Team titles is the focus. The show features Lawler, Bill Dundee, Jeff Jarrett, Billy Travis, […]

WOR: El Santo, RAW, Seth Rollins, Being the Elite, more!

February 5, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the anniversary of the death of El Santo, RAW from Monday, injury updates on Seth Rollins and others, Being the Elite, Hart Foundation in the Hall of Fame and in MLW, plus tons more. A fun show […]

WOL: RAW and Smackdown, Bryan’s WrestleMania match, tons more!

February 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown previews, Bryan announces his huge match for Black Label Pro on April 5th over WrestleMania weekend, tons of calls and texts and weekend news, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Les Thornton’s passing, Halftime Heat, WWE news, and MLW SuperFight

February 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We first talk about Les Thornton’s passing. Dave talks about Les’ history in pro wrestling. Then, we talk about the Haltime Heat experiment and discuss the match. We followup on yesterday’s WOR story about WWE house shows. Dave watched MLW SuperFight […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 plus HALFTIME HEAT!

February 3, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our annual look at the SuperBowl and accompanying halftime show, then we’ll review HALFTIME HEAT, a far superior show to the SuperBowl version, and NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 with build towards Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger in Baltimore! A […]

DragonKing Dark: Oumuamua Alien Probe

February 3, 2019 - It came from outer space. Like, literally, outer, outer space. Oumuamua made the news last year as the first observed body from interstellar space that had been seen in our solar system. And then it got weird. It was like nothing we ever saw before. It was neither astroid nor comet. It also seemed to accelerate […]

WOR: UFC on ESPN+, Jon Jones, New Japan Saturday, Raw and Smackdown, more!

February 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC results from ESPN+, Jon Jones failing more tests, New Japan from Saturday night, RAW and Smackdown previews, tons of news and mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – […]

Semp’s Big Audio Observer: Talking Jay White with Alan4L

February 2, 2019 - Not sure what the title of this show should be, but — for now — just call it some new free audio from Mike Sempervive. When you’re trying out some new recording equipment, what’s a better topic to discuss than New Japan’s new foreigner ace Jay White? And who better than to talk to about […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Raven in Portland Wrestling, pt. 2

February 1, 2019 - It’s part two of our conversation with Raven — who was Scotty the Body in 1989 and 1990 in the Portland territory. During this interview, Jim Valley talks with the former “Scotty the Body” about his feud with referee Sandy Barr that actually popped the territory, his relationship with promoter Don Owen that eventually led to his […]

WOL: All Pro Wrestling update, tons of news, Dr. Lucha, more!

February 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with All Pro Wrestling’s Killer Whale show tonight and why Bryan can’t be there, news on All Elite, Brian Christopher and more, feedback, plus Dr. Lucha joins us to talk a ton of different topics! […]

Wrestling Weekly: Ambrose, Nia Jax, multiple NXT finishes

February 1, 2019 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Dean Ambrose leaving WWE in April, Dream/Gargano at NXT, Nia Jax beating up the boys and more. Les trained Ambrose, so we’ll find out if the teacher is surprised at the big decision made by his student this week. Other subjects covered include Harold Meij’s […]

WOR: Dave’s surgery, Giant Baba Memorial show card, UFC 235 presser

February 1, 2019 - UFC.com Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. This is the seventh day in a row for WOR. We kick off the show updating everyone with how Dave’s hand surgery went, how he’s feeling, and when he expects to be back and better than ever. Then, we […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, Takeover, WWE Superstars from 1992

February 1, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including part 2 of the G. Raffe origin poetry contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more. Then, Bryan and Vinny look at NXT Takeover, NXT TV from this past Wednesday, and WWF Superstars from April of 1992. A fun show […]

F4D: Lance Storm and Paul Lazenby talk controversial Rip Rogers tweet

January 31, 2019 - Lance Storm is joined by his friend Paul Lazenby to discuss: a controversial Tweet by Rip Rogers about kickpads exposing and killing the business, the divide between the new and old generation, and how to best serve the wrestling industry moving forward into the future.

WOL: Dean Ambrose offer, Becky Lynch, WWE ratings, more!

January 31, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown ratings and nobody being over in WWE, Dean Ambrose and his WWE contract offer, tons of news and feedback and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW New Beginning, NOAH sale, Baba show card

January 31, 2019 - The original alternate goes back to its roots with 100 minutes of puroresu-related comfort programming, as well as the occasional audio whoops. This week’s topics include — but aren’t limited to — Chiberian cold snaps, KENTA speculation, New Japan USA, Shibata’s Musketeers, the visa debacle, and the original formula Lion. Plus, Naito as Chono, a […]

WOR: SmackDown ratings, WWE interest, Kushida, mailbag, more!

January 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with all the news for this afternoon including the Smackdown ratings, WWE interest among casual fans, an update on Kushida and his match with Tanahashi, plus tons and tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]