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F4D: Smackdown, Rumble notes, Geek of the Week, Golden Crisp review, more!

January 30, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including a look at Smackdown, a bizarre show, and the ratings for said show, Royal Rumble notes, Geek of the Week, GOLDEN CRISP review from Tom, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

WOL: Smackdown, Hideo Itami, WWE exodus, WrestleMania, Bryan belt, more!

January 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, Becky Lynch and Charlotte, Daniel Bryan’s new belt, WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, John Jones, Hideo Itami the latest to leave WWE, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Pacific Rim: 30 years of Jushin Thunder Liger

January 30, 2019 - This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jushin Thunder Liger. And on this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Fumi and I look at the legendary career of Keiichi Yamada, from his beginnings in 1984, to becoming Liger in ’89 and beyond. Fumi talks about the origins of the Liger character, great opponents like […]

WOR: NAC hearing, Dean Ambrose, Hideo Itami, more news

January 30, 2019 - Daily Express Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a very news heavy show. We talk about suspensions for Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jon Jones’ NAC hearing. We also go over all the wrestling news of the day including updates on Dean Ambrose, Hideo […]

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

January 29, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! A very newsworthy RAW with the debut of Malenko, Benoit, Guerrero and Saturn, and a Nitro with many highs and lows, including the most awesome segment […]

WOL: RAW, Road to WrestleMania, Dean Ambrose, Becky vs. Ronda, tons more!

January 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from RAW Monday, the Road to WrestleMania, Dean Ambrose leaving at some point, Ember Moon, tons of calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1974 in pro wrestling

January 29, 2019 - On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we continue the longform history of pro wrestling series as we enter the mid-1970s. Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki are battling over who is king of Japan, the NWA is still a worldwide powerhouse, and Jack Brisco is the NWA World Heavyweight Champion — except for briefly dropping the title […]

WOR: Ambrose, Royal Rumble fallout, RAW, tons of news!

January 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a monstrous RAW report for the day after Royal Rumble, the WrestleMania main events, tons of news notes from every promotion around the world, and so much more. A show packed with news, so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

WOL: Royal Rumble fallout and feedback!

January 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the fallout from the Royal Rumble, winners and losers, rules, Nia Jax, the Road To WrestleMania, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Royal Rumble 2019 recap plus tons of news!

January 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the 2019 Royal Rumble, all the matches and angles and bizarre booking, notes on John Cena, AEW merchandise, Fedor, plus mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

B&V: Royal Rumble 2019 recap show!

January 27, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our annual Royal Rumble recap featuring our buddy MARK! Tons to talk about including the men’s and women’s Rumbles, some great matches and totally bizarre booking, the Road to WrestleMania and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: 2019 Royal Rumble preview show with Lance Storm

January 27, 2019 - It’s the Wrestling Observer Live pre-show with Bryan Alvarez and former WWE/WCW/ECW star and weekly Figure Four Daily guest Lance Storm! Get the downlow on matches and predictions for Sunday’s Royal Rumble, follow-up thoughts on Saturday’s NXT TakeOver, and your calls and texts about the shows.

DragonKing Dark: Curse of King Tut’s Tomb

January 27, 2019 - On this milestone edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern concludes his “curses” series with a look at one of the most famous — the curse of King Tut’s tomb. Egyptian archeology was in its golden era in the early 1900s, and the unearthing of an intact, treasure-filled tomb of a Pharaoh was the talk of the […]

WOR: NXT TakeOver and Bellator 214 recaps, Royal Rumble preview

January 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the NXT Takeover show, Royal Rumble preview and predictions, star rating odds, tons of news from AEW, ROH, various indies, the Bellator show from Saturday with the Grand Prix finals and debut of the […]

WOR: Roman Reigns and The Rock, Dave’s injury, Ronda’s statement

January 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with an update on Dave’s injury, including how it happened, and what he can and cannot do right now. They talk about the news of Roman Reigns playing The Rock’s character’s brother in the upcoming Fast and Furious spin-off movie. They […]

WOL: Smackdown ratings, Rumble, Dr. Lucha interview, Jungle Boy, more!

January 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including news on Royal Rumble, Smackdown ratings, All Elite Wrestling, and more, plus Dr. Lucha joins us to talk CMLL, Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Cien Almas and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: Rousey, ratings, Rumble & some great memories

January 25, 2019 - This week, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Ronda Rousey, ratings, Rumbles, and remembrances of an old friend. Les will share some memories of the late Brian Hildebrand, who would’ve turned 57 this week. We’ll also discuss legendary announcer Bob Caudle, who along with his wife reached a very impressive milestone in the last few days, […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI!

January 25, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s weekly contest, this one being a poetic look at the origin of G. Raffe, her usual Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review the NXT go-home show for Takeover, and, yes, the first WWF Superstars on the WWE […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Raven in Portland Wrestling

January 24, 2019 - You know him best as Raven, ECW’s grunge-era cult leader. Before he was dark and brooding, he was loud, brash, and colorful as Scotty the Body in Portland Wrestling. This week on the Portland Wrestlecast, Jim Valley talks to Raven about his time as Scotty the Body in Portland. Scotty was responsible for many firsts in […]

WOL: Future of Ronda Rousey, New Japan, Dave Meltzer interview, more!

January 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the future of Ronda Rousey, New Japan running shows with no Japanese wrestlers and how this happened, Dave Meltzer talks the latest issue of the Observer, your feedback and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: Royal Rumble, Raw ratings, Ronda Rousey future, Jon Jones, more!

January 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Royal Rumble, NXT Takeover, the future of Ronda Rousey, RAW ratings plunge in the third hour, Smackdown, 205 Live, Jon Jones and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 9:09: This […]

F4D: Smackdown, Geek of the Week, Sponsor Game, more!

January 23, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s commentary debut, Smackdown from Tuesday night with the build towards the Royal Rumble, Geek of the Week, the WWE sponsor game, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Smackdown, Rey vs. Andrade, plus PCO interview and more!

January 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the news from the past few days, including Smackdown, Rey vs. Almas, the ridiculous Royal Rumble commentary teams, your texts and calls and more, than PCO joins us to talk his ROH run, his new contract, […]

Pacific Rim: Jumbo Tsuruta

January 23, 2019 - Jumbo Tsuruta is one of the greatest wrestlers and biggest legends in the history of professional wrestling. On this edition of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I go in-depth on the life, career, and legacy of Tsuruta. From the Munich Olympics, to The Funks, All Japan, the AWA, and helping to build and establish Mitsuharu Misawa, learn […]

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

January 22, 2019 - Check out this and every Bryan & Vinny Show in beautiful HD at video.f4wonline.com! The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Russo left RAW a few months back and now we’ve got a dude who […]

WOL: RAW, Royal Rumble, Sasha Banks, John Cena, more!

January 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the never-ending question of whether Sasha is a babyface or a heel, Vince McMahon, Royal Rumble, John Cena, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Gorgeous George vs. Flair

January 22, 2019 - It’s time for another new matchup in the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament! This is our ninth match of round one, and we go 40 years apart to get this episode’s combatants. From 1949 is the bleached blonde TV star (and better wrestler than he is given credit for) — Gorgeous George. His opponent was one of the […]

WOR: RAW, John Cena, Royal Rumble, Being the Elite, more!

January 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including what’s going on with John Cena, RAW from Monday, the Royal Rumble, Being the Elite, UFC numbers, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 3:08: John Cena update 3:08 […]

WOL: RAW, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, talent updates, more!

January 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with Monday news to discuss, Raw and Smackdown previews, the Royal Rumble, what will headline WrestleMania, G. Raffe t-shirt updates, Lars Sullivan, Velveteen Dream, Revival and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988!

January 20, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago! It’s mid-June 1988 and the company is heading towards Baltimore and the BASHES, so some great promos and an angle or two. We’ve also got a look back at […]

WOL: Young Bucks at Defy, All Elite, UFC on ESPN+, Royal Rumble, more!

January 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a few notes on UFC on ESPN+, the first-day business, ESPN ratings, Young Bucks invade Defy, All Elite Wrestling, the Royal Rumble and the new women participants, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

DragonKing Dark: The Hands Resist Him

January 20, 2019 - We continue our series of podcasts looking at various curses on this episode, with host Karl Stern taking a look at a supposed cursed painting called “The Hands Resist Him.” Now, mind you, this painting is creepy enough of its own accord, but supposedly those who have owned the painting have been met with misfortune. The painting […]

WOR: UFC on ESPN+ debut, Young Bucks in Seattle

January 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a review of the UFC’s first ESPN/ESPN+ show. We go over the entire card and give our thoughts on the production and commentary. We also talk about ESPN’s choice of Stephen A. Smith as the host of the show as […]

F4D: Lance Storm on Raw, Mandy Rose and the WON Awards

January 18, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including thoughts on RAW, the Alexa Bliss and Mandy Rose segments, WWE UK PPV and the crowd, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, and all the biggest stories of the past week. If you like what you hear, you […]

WOL: Dr. Lucha talks RRRRRRRUSH to ROH

January 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the past couple of days, a WWE couple getting married, a very serious situation resolved with Kurt Angle’s niece, the WON Awards issue, Dr. Lucha to talk RUSSSSSSSSH and tons more. A fun show […]

Wrestling Weekly: Nigel McGuinness documentary, mad dash for talent

January 18, 2019 - Today’s show features discussion on WWE’s excellent Nigel McGuinness documentary, as well as the increase in demand for talent already paying dividends for wrestlers. We’ll also touch on why Vince McMahon passed on Chris Jericho, Cody’s comments on not having writers in AEW, and who in WWE might benefit from any issues they may currently […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, Nigel McGuinness documentary!

January 17, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment featuring an excellent new contest idea, her Weekly Wrestling Report, then full reviews of NXT from Full Sail and the great Nigel McGuinness documentary on the WWE Network. A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Dave Meltzer interview, awards categories, Royal Rumble, tons more!

January 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the latest signings in the world of wrestling, our weekly interview with Dave Meltzer talking the new Observer, new awards categories, more people getting signed, Royal Rumble and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

Pacific Rim: Will Kenny Omega work both NJPW and AEW?

January 17, 2019 - Photo credit: Toshi Kuramori It’s another packed episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Fumi Saito and I talk about Kenny Omega. Fumi offers his thoughts on why he thinks the odds are good that Omega will work for both NJPW and AEW in 2019. Plus, the winners of the Tokyo Sports Pro Wrestling Awards and […]

WOR: ROH, WWE and AEW signings, Smackdown, Omega, Jericho, more!

January 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the new signings this week to ROH, WWE and AEW, Smackdown, ratings, UFC on ESPN+ this weekend, updates on Jericho and Omega, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

F4D: Chop and Rolls, Smackdown, Rey vs. Andrade, sponsor game, Geek of the Week, more!

January 16, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including the latest doom of the Chop and Roll Express, Smackdown from Tuesday night, the awesome Rey vs. Andrade match and the baffling hotel room segment which Tom loved, the sponsor game, Geek of the Week and […]

WOL: Smackdown, Andrade vs. Rey, Mandy Rose, ratings, more!

January 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown last night, the awesome Andrade vs. Rey match, the horrible Mandy Rose segment, WWE PG, more on Mick Foley and Cactus Jack, the Revival, Raw ratings, tons of news and feedback and more! A fun show […]

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

January 15, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Raw is building towards the Royal Rumble with Cactus Jack and HHH, and Nitro is following the biggest disaster of a PPV ever, Souled Out, where the company lost the Radicalz […]

WOL: Finn Balor, Sasha Banks, Braun Strowman, RAW, more!

January 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, the Finn Balor situation, Braun Strowman, is Sasha Banks a heel or babyface, a massive poll, tons of feedback and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WWF Spotlight retro TV review

January 15, 2019 - The DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show today takes a look back at the January 6, 1990 episode of WWF Wrestling Spotlight, which featured The Bushwhackers, several great enhancement wrestlers, Dusty Rhodes, the introduction of Sapphire, hype for the 1990 Royal Rumble with some amazing interviews, Dino Bravo, and a WWF World Tag Team title change. The […]

WOR: Why Balor replaced Strowman, RAW, All Elite, more!

January 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, the situation with Braun Strowman and why he was replaced by Finn Balor, all the matches and angles from the show, All Elite Wrestling mailbag, non-All Elite Wrestling mailbag, and tons more. A fun show […]

WOL: RAW, Smackdown, All Elite, Goldberg, WOW, tons more!

January 14, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Raw, Smackdown, WOW Women of Wrestling, All Elite, Goldberg, tons of calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988! Second Clash of the Champions!

January 13, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our usual look at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago! In lieu of watching dudes smash awful jobbers, tonight we’ll watch what is actually next in the rotation, that being the second Clash of the Champions from June 8, 1988. Some good stuff, some […]

WOL: NXT UK Takeover, WALTER, Raw, Smackdown, AEW, Royal Rumble, more!

January 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including WWE NXT UK, your thoughts on the show, WALTER, Raw and Smackdown this week, the Royal Rumble, All Elite Wrestling, calls and texts and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Pacific Rim: Paul Lazenby

January 13, 2019 - It’s a special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast as Fumi Saito catches up with his long-time friend Paul Lazenby. Fumi and Paul first met when Paul was a gaijin in the Pancrase dojo. Paul recounts how Fumi introduced himself and told Lazenby that he had a lot of potential. There is also […]