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DragonKing Dark: Oak Island Money Pit

January 13, 2019 - On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, we continue our look at various curses and tales of ill fate. This week’s tale is one of the more well known ones because it has a television reality show attached to it. The Oak Island Money Pit is located in Canada, and for over the last […]

WOR: NXT UK Takeover, Raw, Smackdown, Lars, AEW, more!

January 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE NXT UK Takeover show from Saturday night, thoughts on all the matches and angles, RAW, Smackdown, Lars Sullivan, tons of mailbag questions on AEW and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

F4D: Lance Storm on Raw, Smackdown, All Elite Wrestling, more!

January 11, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about! Raw! Smackdown! All Elite Wrestling! Lance’s thoughts on the biggest stories in wrestling this week and more. Check it out here or on video at video.f4wonline.com! A fun show as always!

WOL: WrestleMania main event, Lars Sullivan, Jon Jones, more, plus Charli Evans interview!

January 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Becky, Charlotte and Ronda for WrestleMania, Lars Sullivan, the Jon Jones clean drug test, and more, then Charli Evans joins us to talk EVE Wrestling, grappling BIG FOOT who attacked her with thumbtacks, and […]

Wrestling Weekly: Jericho, Omega, NJPW & AEW

January 11, 2019 - A look at Kenny Omega’s options, talks between New Japan and AEW, and Chris Jericho finding a new wrestling home are all up for discussion on today’s show. Within those subjects, we look at Omega’s comments to Tokyo Sports and why they may not be exactly what they seem, underutilized guys who may be of […]

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

January 11, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A, Elvis trivia, her Weekly Wrestling Report and more, then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail, a very fun show, and a ton from the Gene Okerlund Collection which is up on the WWE Network […]

WOL: AEW, WrestleMania, Worlds Collide, Dr. Lucha and more!

January 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including lots of AEW notes, WrestleMania’s main event, the WWE Worlds Collide tournament, and more, plus Dr. Lucha appears to talk FantasticaMania and lucha libre! A fun show as always so check it out, and then video will […]

WOR: All Elite Mailbag, Smackdown, ratings, FantasticaMania, more!

January 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including an in-depth All Elite Wrestling mailbag answering all your questions, Smackdown, Raw and Smackdown ratings, New Japan FantasticaMania, non-AEW mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 26:23: AEW […]

F4D: Smackdown, Geek of the Week, tons more!

January 9, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and FILTHY Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, a request from the listeners for the sponsorship game, the return of GEEK OF THE WEEK, Tom’s got a new secret gig, and tons more! This show will also be available soon […]

WOL: AEW rally, Smackdown, Royal Rumble, more!

January 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the Smackdown show from Tuesday night, the Royal Rumble, the All Elite Rally with tons of news from yesterday, calls, texts, emails and so much more! A fun show as always, and it’ll be up in video form […]

WOR: Dave Meltzer tours the Giant Baba exhibit in Tokyo

January 9, 2019 - It’s a unique episode of Wrestling Observer Radio as Jim Valley decided at the last moment to interview Dave Meltzer as he toured the Giant Baba Memorial Exhibit inside Tokyu department store in the Shibuya area of Tokyo. Dave and Jim walk through the exhibit and describe the many wrestling posters on the walls and run down some of the […]

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

January 8, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. RAW is coming out of the doldrums of 1999 booking with a pretty solid show, and things will only get better. Nitro is not as bad […]

WOR: Breaking news audio on All Elite Wrestling rally

January 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a Breaking News Audio on the All Elite Wrestling rally from this afternoon.

WOL: Hulk Hogan return, RAW, All Elite Wrestling rally preview, more!

January 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and special guest host Lance Storm returns today with tons to talk about including Hulk Hogan’s return on RAW, the show in general, tons of preview notes for today’s All Elite Wrestling rally including a surprise talent debuting, plus calls, texts and more! A fun show as always so […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WWF Wrestling Challenge review

January 8, 2019 - This is a review of a WWF Wrestling Challenge show that aired a short time after WrestleMania III that includes the Honky Tonk Man defeating Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental title. Plus — Bobby Heenan, Kamala, Sika, Can Am Connection, Brutus Beefcake, Dusty Wolfe, Killer Khan, Junkyard Dog, Steve Lombardi, Superstar Billy Graham, and more! Full […]

WOR: All Elite, Kenny Omega future, RAW, Royal Rumble, more!

January 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Kenny Omega’s future, All Elite Wrestling’s Tuesday rally, contracts for New Japan, WWE and AEW, plus RAW, Smackdown, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and all the WWE news, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so […]

Big Audio Nightmare: WK 13 thoughts, AJPW & NOAH goodness

January 7, 2019 - Recorded before the Sunday night house cleaning, Adam Summers is back driving solo and giving his final thoughts on New Japan’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, Chris Jericho Funk, some non-NJ goodness featuring Kento Miyahara (seen above) vs. KAI, Kiyomiya vs. KENOH, and Shiozaki vs. Takeshita, and much more. It’s the show that knows there’s everything happening in […]

WOL: The 2019 Wrestling Observer Live Prediction Show!

January 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with the epic 2019 WRESTLING OBSERVER LIVE PREDICTION SHOW! We’ll take your phone calls for 45 minutes, your BOLD PREDICTIONS for what will happen in the Year of Our Lord 2019, and then, in the last 15 minutes, we’ll go over last year’s predictions […]

WOR: Latest on Kenny Omega, NJPW, AEW, UFC, more

January 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with the latest on Kenny Omega, who told Tokyo Sports that he’s leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling. Dave gives an update on whether All Elite Wrestling and New Japan are going to work together in the near future. We discuss the latest news from […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988!

January 6, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from June of 1988! A tale of two shows, a good first half, a boring second half, and a great third act. Squashes, violence, build to the Great American Bash, and the Fantastics killed forever as babyfaces in […]

WOL: New Japan, Kenny Omega, Raw and Smackdown, Hulk Hogan return, more!

January 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from the Tokyo Dome, New Year’s Dash, Kenny Omega, WWE Raw and Smackdown this week, the return of Hulk Hogan, tons of news and calls and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: James Dean and the cursed car

January 6, 2019 - Welcome to 2019 on DragonKing Dark. This year, host Karl Stern is going to examine some tall tales, curses, and popular culture you might have heard of but might not believe. Whether true or not, they are interesting. This week, we look at the tale of James Dean’s cursed car. Dean was an icon of […]

WOL: New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 13 recap show!

January 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including our full recap of WrestleKingdom 13, thoughts on all the matches, all the title changes, the future of Kenny Omega, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: ‘Mean’ Gene, AEW, NJPW in 2019

January 4, 2019 - Photo: NJPW On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, longtime pro wrestling trainer and former wrestling Les Thatcher and I talk about the passing of “Mean” Gene Okerlund, AEW, and a slew of announcements from New Japan Pro Wrestling following Wrestle Kingdom regarding their 2019 schedule. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

WOR: New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 13 recap from Tokyo

January 4, 2019 - On a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio from Tokyo, Japan, Dave Meltzer, Fumi Saito, and Jim Valley recap Wrestle Kingdom 13, an epic show with incredible matches, and talk about the future for New Japan, AEW, ROH and key pro wrestlers. The show featured seven title changes and incredible performances up and down the […]

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

January 3, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a new contest, basically JEOPARDY, plus her Weekly Wrestling Report and so much more. Then, Bryan and Vinny have quite the potpourri, last week’s NXT, this week’s NXT main event of Kassius Ohno vs. Matt Riddle, and Kota Ibushi […]

WON/F4W Best of 2018 audio, part 3

January 3, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present the final part of the Best of 2018 podcast series. Here’s part one and part two if you missed them. In this two-hour show, we go through moments 13 through 33 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, Big […]

WOR: Gene Okerlund, AEW, Wrestle Kingdom 13, more

January 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a pre-Wrestle Kingdom 13 edition of the show. We discuss the political scene in Japan with representatives from New Japan, ROH, and All Elite scheduled to meet to discuss working together. We go over the Double or Nothing rally in Jacksonville next […]

WOL: All Elite Wrestling, Tokyo Dome, NOT PREDICTION SHOW, more!

January 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including NOT THE PREDICTION SHOW! All Elite Wrestling, Tokyo Dome tonight, RAW and Smackdown ratings, tons of questions and more! Plus, today’s show will be available for subscribers at video.f4wonline.com! A fun show as always so check it […]

Pacific Rim: Fumi and Jim in Tokyo

January 3, 2019 - From Tokyo, Japan, less than a mile away from the Tokyo Dome, home of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, it’s the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley talk about all of their wrestling-related activities this week. Jim and Fumi describe Korakuen Hall and talk about its history. They go in-depth […]

F4D: Smackdown, Mean Gene, Geek of the Week, Bryan to APW, more!

January 2, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including some memories of the late, great Mean Gene Okerlund, Smackdown from Tuesday night with some definite improvements, how the main event was every WWE relaunch in a nutshell, upcoming dates including Bryan appearing for All Pro […]

WOL: Career of Gene Okerlund, Tokyo Dome predictions, more

January 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, including the life and career of the greatest interviewer of all time, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who passed away today at the age of 76. We run down his career, his initial entrance into the WWF, how it played in his former home, and […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Life and death of ‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund

January 2, 2019 - Legendary Hall of Fame wrestling announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has passed away at the age of 76. Karl Stern from Wrestling Observer and When It Was Cool takes a look back at Okerlund’s life and career in this brand new biography breaking news special. Okerlund was the prime interviewer for the AWA, WWF, WCW, and then back […]

Pacific Rim: Dave Meltzer & Fumi Saito talk Japanese wrestling

January 2, 2019 - From Tokyo, Japan, a very special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley welcome Dave Meltzer to the show. After months of trying, Dave and Fumi are finally together on a podcast. Over an hour of discussion on Japanese wrestling history between two of the most respected journalists in pro […]

WON/F4W Best of 2018 audio, part 2

January 2, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part two of the Best of 2018 podcast series. Here’s part one if you missed it. In this two-hour show, we go through moments 13 through 33 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, Big Audio Nightmare, and […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1973 in pro wrestling

January 2, 2019 - The longform history of pro wrestling series continues and this episode we take a look at the year of 1973 in pro wrestling, We cover Bobo Brazil, The Funks, Harley Race, Giant Baba puts himself over huge, Bill Watts, the Dory Funk Jr.-Harley Race-Jack Brisco NWA title controversy and title change, and much more! A […]

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

January 1, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! RAW was a boring show despite a WORLD TITLE changing hands, and it included a segment that was, in fact, worse than anything on Nitro. With that said, Nitro was the single dumbest […]

WON/F4W Best of 2018 audio, part 1

January 1, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part one of the Best of 2018 podcast series. In this 90-minute kickoff, we go through 34-50 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, and Wrestling Observer Live. 50. Hold On, I Think I Can Find […]

WOR: All Elite Wrestling announced, Jon Jones, RIZIN, more!

January 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is here with breaking news on everything you ever wanted to know about the big All Elite Wrestling news that literally broke seconds before this show was posted. Tons of notes on signings, how the business has changed since All In, updates on some major names […]

WOL: WWE Top Ten Matches of 2018, Jon Jones, WrestleMania, more!

December 31, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including more on Jon Jones, WWE RAW, the WWE.com list of the top ten matches of 2018 and where we think they rank, missing matches, plus tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as always […]

B&V&L: Retro Raw and NWA World Championship Wrestling!

December 30, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Lance Show is up today with tons to talk about! We’re catching up so we’ve got our review of the Retro Raw show from 19 years ago this week, the FINAL SHOW OF THE MILLENNIUM, with a pink slip on a pole match and more. Then, we’ll review NWA World […]

WOL: Weekend feedback, 2018 MVPs, WrestleMania, more!

December 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including tons of thoughts on RAW, Smackdown, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, UFC and all the other big news heading into 2019. Plus, tons of feedback! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Big Audio Nightmare: Wrestle Kingdom 13 preview, more

December 30, 2018 - Reunited, and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are back. After a quick look at today’s headlines, we go match-by-match and break down the 28th annual January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza, in our 14th consecutive year of bantering about it. We give our predictions and opine about what could come next for those people […]

DragonKing Dark: Weird and odd news of 2018

December 30, 2018 - It’s episode 146 of the DragonKing Dark podcast — and this is the last episode of 2018. On this episode, host Karl Stern from When It Was Cool takes a look back at some odd and weird news stories from 2018 that we might have missed on a variety of topics, including UFOs, true crime, […]

WOR: UFC 232 recap, WWE ratings, Raw and Smackdown tapings, more!

December 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Paul Fontaine is back today with tons to talk about including the UFC 232 show with Amanda Nunes becoming the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, Jon Jones, a look at all the other fights on the show, a bunch of stupid statements from the past few […]

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

December 27, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at Nitro from 19 years ago this week. It may or may not have been the worst Nitro of all time. At best, it’s one of the three worst Nitros we’ve ever seen. At worst, it’s the worst […]

WOL: WrestleMania main event, Dave Meltzer interview, Jon Jones, more!

December 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Dave Meltzer, Smackdown, the WrestleMania main event, WWE women’s tag team titles, unfortunately a ton more on Jon Jones, your texts and calls and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

WOR: UFC weekend, Jon Jones, Smackdown, Observer Awards, more!

December 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s upcoming trip to Japan, the Tokyo Dome, this coming weekend’s UFC and more on the Jon Jones controversy, what all the fighters should learn from this, Smackdown, WWE house show notes, more on the Observer Awards, […]

WOL: Filthy Tom Lawlor, Dr. Lucha, news and more!

December 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and special guest-host Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including the Jon Jones situation, Tom’s thoughts on how it all went down, unions in MMA, the latest pro-wrestling news, plus Dr. Lucha returns to talk LA Park into the Hall of Fame, the Year […]

Pacific Rim: In-depth on WON Hall of Famer Yuji Nagata, more

December 26, 2018 - This week, the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast goes in depth on one of the members of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Yuji Nagata. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley talk about Nagata’s career, his amateur background, getting recruited by Hiroshi Hase, his time as IWGP Champion, his MMA career, Fedor, and Nagata’s current time […]