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WOL: TLC tables match, RAW books baffling segment, DR. LUCHA!, more!

December 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a tables match being added to TLC, Vince learns nothing from the RAW ratings and books a baffling segment for RAW, the return of Dr. Lucha to talk about the brick throwing incident and more, plus your calls, […]

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

December 7, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a very wacky contest where listeners got to take a wrestling song and turn it into a Christmas song! Then, Granny’s Q&A, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more. Bryan and Vinny then review NXT from Full Sail and the […]

WOL: Larry Hennig, Smackdown ratings, UFC issues, more!

December 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the life of Larry the Axe Hennig, tons of turmoil in UFC, Smackdown ratings, Vince McMahon re-writing RAW for happier endings, calls, texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

Wrestling Weekly: MLW, ROH, NWA, All Elite, 2019 moves

December 6, 2018 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the potential expanding of promotions outside WWE in 2019. We talk about the happenings in MLW, ROH, and the NWA in terms of how things appear to be setting up in 2019 despite WWE’s best efforts to gather up as much talent as possible. […]

WOR: Dynamite Kid, Vince changes RAW, Smackdown, ratings, more!

December 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Dynamite Kid and what he meant to pro-wrestling, controversy in UFC, Smackdown, RAW ratings, changes Vince made to RAW and why, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

Pacific Rim: Dynamite Kid in Japan

December 5, 2018 - Dynamite Kid made an impression everywhere he wrestled: England, Calgary, Portland, and the WWF. But he arguably had his most famous matches and greatest historical impact in Japan. On this special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Jim Valley and Fumi Saito look at the Japanese career of the Dynamite Kid, including the […]

F4D: Filthy health update, SmackDown, ratings, WWE sponsor review, more!

December 5, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including a health update for Tom, our full review of a pretty good edition of Smackdown this week, Smackdown ratings, update on Geek of the Week, our WWE sponsor food review and tons more! A fun show […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Tom Prichard on Don Owen and the WON HOF

December 5, 2018 - He’s been on the ballot for years and yet never gets enough support from voters. Does Don Owen belong in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame? Tom Prichard is not just a wrestler and a trainer, he’s a historian. Prichard gives this thoughts on Don Owen, his legacy, his credentials, who he helped, and whether or not Owen […]

WOL: Death of Dynamite Kid, record-low RAW ratings, Smackdown, XFL news, more!

December 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including record-low RAW ratings, Smackdown, the Daniel Bryan character, XFL is preparing to launch, Pac wins gold in Japan, plus tons of feedback and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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

December 4, 2018 - 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. RAW has gone PG and guess what? It’s better. Nitro is Nitro and it manages to not be the worst Nitro of all time even though […]

WOL: RAW, Roman, injury updates, tons of feedback, more!

December 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons of news on Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, Nattie, Tribute to the Troops, RAW and more, plus your feedback on all of these different topics. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: RAW report, UFC PPV negotiations, tons of news and more!

December 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including an update on UFC’s PPV negotiations with the cable companies, Jack Swagger’s upcoming MMA debut, RAW report from Monday night with the build towards TLC, other weekend notes, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so […]

WOR: Court Bauer talks MLW Fusion Live and the pro wrestling landscape

December 3, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. We interview Court Bauer about his MLW Fusion Live special on December 14 at 8PM ET on beIN Sports. They talk about the card, Brian Pillman Jr. and his early career, Teddy Hart, adding Rush and Dragon Lee to the roster, and […]

WOL: TLC and RAW, news, feedback, plus Court Bauer talks MLW!

December 3, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the latest news coming out of the weekend, TLC line-up, EVOLVE and WWE, tons of calls and text messages, plus Court Bauer joins us to talk MLW Fusion on BeIn Sports, their upcoming live special in two […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988!

December 2, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from May of 1988! A super fun show, and it’s only an hour long so we add a WWE Hidden Gem, Dusty Rhodes & JYD vs. Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne! A fun […]

WOL: TLC line-up, ROH signings, WWE vs. ROH Mania weekend, more!

December 2, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the latest line-up for TLC, ROH signing big names on the indy scene, ROH vs. WWE over Mania weekend, plus calls, texts and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: All in Your Head

December 2, 2018 - Ghosts, the paranormal, UFOs, religious experience — is it all just in our heads? Everything we experience and perceive is literally just our brains interpretation of input from our senses. People with certain mental disorders and illnesses like dementia seemingly experience real events in the their minds that aren’t actually happening in the real world, […]

WOR: Wilder vs. Fury, ROH signings, UFC Fight Night, more!

December 2, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. We talk for a few minutes about the feedback to Dave’s story in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer on Larry Matysik and some interesting nuggets about Larry. We then dig into the two major shows from the day including the […]

F4D: Lance Storm on WrestleCade, babyfaces and heels, retro shows, more!

November 30, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including a look at Lance’s trip to WrestleCade with some fun stories, thoughts on RAW this week, babyfaces and heels, the retro shows, a wacky story about a Mid-Atlantic star we mentioned last night and tons more! A […]

Wrestling Weekly: St. Louis wrestling, NXT UK

November 30, 2018 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk St. Louis wrestling history, All Elite Wrestling, and WWE continuing to expand the NXT brand in the UK. We’ve heard a lot this week about Wrestling at the Chase, and on this show you’ll hear about St. Louis wrestling from Les, who actually wrestled at the […]

WOL: News from past few days, calls, ratings, more!

November 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today, and it’s a slow news day so we’ll catch up on the last few days and then get everybody’s comments via text and phone on a wide variety of different subjects. An exciting show to kick off the weekend so check it out~! […]

BAN: Japanese tag leagues, Nakajima, and the winds of change

November 30, 2018 - The original alternate returns with a bit of banter ‘bout Japan…just sliding in before the end of the month. After a short reintroduction, yours truly and Adam Summers talk about the state of the current team leagues: New Japan’s World Tag, and All Japan’s original recipe Real World Tag. Also, as WWE continues to sink […]

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

November 30, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly Q&A with Granny, a look at next week’s song contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and then Bryan & Vinny review NXT from San Jose and NWA Mid-Atlantic Wrestling from 1981! A fun show always so check it […]

WOL: Smackdown, MLW, Dave Meltzer interview, more!

November 29, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, MLW’s big announcement, our weekly chat with Dave Meltzer, tons of feedback on WrestleMania, HEAT on RAW, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 2:17: Intro 2:17 – 12:11: […]

Pacific Rim: The viability of a potential NXT Japan

November 29, 2018 - Fumi Saito and Jim Valley are back and cover a lot of topics on this new episode of The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. They include: Fumi’s annual quest for turkey and Thanksgiving dinner in Japan, The Nosawa Rongai show featuring The Jung Dragons, Shannon Moore, the return of Dory Funk Jr., plus the viability of […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Dr. Tom Prichard

November 29, 2018 - Before he was a Heavenly Body a Bodydonna, or even a Doctor, Tom Prichard was in Portland Wrestling and is the featured guest on this week’s Portland Wrestlecast. Hear stories about what made Billy Jack Haynes unusual and unique as well as Tom’s thoughts on working with Buddy Rose, Matt Borne, Bret “Hack” Sawyer, and Kevin […]

WOR: Smackdown, TLC, ratings, big weekend, mailbag, more!

November 29, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a big weekend of non-big MMA shows, TLC notes coming off Smackdown, ratings for WWE’s shows this week, NXT spoilers, plus we’ll get caught up on a ton of mailbag questions! A fun show as always so […]

F4D: Tom’s fight, Smackdown, food review, holiday song contest, more!

November 28, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including the fallout from Tom’s fight on Saturday night, an update on his hand, WWE Smackdown from Tuesday night, this week’s WWE food sponsor review, plus a holiday song contest! A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Smackdown, Asuka, Strowman, Corbin, tons more!

November 28, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, Asuka being added to TLC, Braun Strowman’s surgery, ratings with 1/3 of RAW devoted to Baron Corbin, tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

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

November 27, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including a look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. RAW had an incredible angle in the main event, an angle that actually changed wrestling history forever, the HHH and Steph marriage, and Nitro was either […]

WOL: RAW, WWE UK, Walter, your feedback, more!

November 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at RAW from Monday night, the most nonsensically-booked promotion in world history as it comes to babyfaces, plus the latest news, calls, texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOR: Larry Matysik memories, WWE UK changes, RAW, more!

November 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s memories of Larry Matysik and what he meant to his career, a look at all the changes to the UK scene, Walter signing with WWE UK, RAW from Monday night, more on Liddell vs. Ortiz, and […]

WOL: Raw preview with Mike Sempervive

November 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a short-notice solo mission. Never fear, Bossman will be back tonight with Dave to talk about the fallout of Raw, but we’ll get you ready for it. Can it withstand the return of L&HH? Plus the five point preview, Ronda-Becky-Charlotte, Joe the babyfaced assassin?, plus a […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988!

November 25, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988, a really fun show following up on Barry Windham joining the Four Horseman, the beginning of the end of the Midnight Rider, some awesome promos and so much more. A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Larry Matysik, Liddell vs. Ortiz, Filthy Tom, more!

November 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the death of Larry Matysik, St. Louis Wrestling, Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz, Filthy Tom’s comeback fight, Lars Sullivan, Starrcade, calls, text messages and so much more.

DragonKing Dark: Is tech bad for us?

November 25, 2018 - Is technology bad for us? In so many ways, technology has helped mankind and advanced us to live longer and healthier lives. But it has come with a cost. While tech has opened up the world and given us instant access to information we previously had to manually search out, there are more and more […]

WOR: Larry Matysik, Chuck Vs. Tito 3, UFC Beijing, TakeOver: Blackpool, more

November 25, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. The show begins with Dave updating everyone on Larry Matysik’s health and then he goes into Larry’s history in the wrestling business. After that, we discuss Golden Boy MMA’s PPV featuring the return of Chuck Liddell against Tito Ortiz and also the […]

WOR: All Elite Wrestling, Chuck vs. Tito, Creed 2, more

November 24, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. Welcome to all of our new subscribers after our Black Friday sale. Dave and I follow up on the All Elite Wrestling trademark story, following up on what he wrote in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer. We talk about Tony Khan’s background, […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Mike Masters on the Buddy Rose-Matt Borne backstage fight

November 23, 2018 - Mike Masters (aka Rocky Jones) returns for episode three of the Portland Wrestlecast. On this episode, he solves the mystery of Kim Song and his sudden departure from the territory, plus gives his eyewitness account of a dressing room altercation between Buddy Rose and Matt Borne over Buddy’s real life marriage to Matt’s sister. You’ll […]

F4D: Lance Storm and Bryan Alvarez talk Suvivor Series, RAW, All Elite, more!

November 23, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back here on BLACK FRIDAY to talk tons of news including Survivor Series highlights, Brock vs. Bryan and Ronda vs. Charlotte, the fallout on RAW and Smackdown, Drake Maverick peeing himself, All Elite Wrestling and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

Pacific Rim: Bruiser Brody’s widow Barbara Goodish

November 22, 2018 - It’s a very special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast as co-host Fumi Saito and I skip the news and questions this week for a very important reason. 2018 marks 30 years since the murder of Bruiser Brody in Puerto Rico and it’s also been 30 years since Fumi last spoke to Brody’s […]

WOR: All Elite Wrestling, Smackdown, ratings, WWE injuries, more!

November 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back here on Thanksgiving to talk all the news in wrestling, including the latest on the proposed All Elite Wrestling, Smackdown, ratings from the past few days, tons of WWE injury updates, wrestler hit with goddamn brick to the head, UFC notes, and more. A […]

F4D: Tom’s fight this weekend, Smackdown, Choppin Block, more!

November 21, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s thoughts on his upcoming fight this weekend, his return from MMA pergatory, our full review of the loser brand’s show, Smackdown, Choppin Block, WWE sponsor food review and tons more. A fun show as always […]

WOL: All Elite Wrestling, Smackdown, Daniel Bryan promo, more!

November 21, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including everything we know at the moment about the All Elite Wrestling story, Smackdown from Tuesday night, Daniel Bryan’s heel turn, tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as alway so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

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

November 20, 2018 - 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! Tons to talk about including a terrible Nitro, like really terrible, a pretty bad RAW with Vince at least getting to live his dream of being […]

WOL: RAW Monday, TLC, Ronda fallout, tons more!

November 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including all the fallout from RAW Monday, a look at all the matches and angles leading to TLC, Dean’s line about Roman and God, babyfaces actually winning, Ronda selling nothing and more, plus David Arquette’s statement, calls, texts and more. A […]

WOR: RAW, Survivor Series fallout, tons more!

November 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all of the fallout from Survivor Series, update on Braun Strowman, Charlotte, Ronda, and Daniel Bryan, plus RAW from Monday, all the matches and angles and horrible lines, HEAT, and more, plus mailbag! A fun show as always […]

WOL: Survivor Series fallout, Enzo, RAW, Smackdown, more!

November 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all of the fallout from Survivor Series last night, a look at all the matches, Enzo Amore, RAW tonight, Smackdown tomorrow, tons of feedback, calls, text and so much more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: Survivor Series 2018 recap plus news and more!

November 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including our full rundown and analysis of Survivor Series 2018, all the matches and angles, RAW’s sweep, where they go from here, plus news and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – […]

B&V: WWE Survivor Series 2018 recap!

November 18, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our full breakdown of WWE Survivor Series 2018! All the matches and angles, RAW’s dominance over those geeks on Smackdown, a great semi-main and main event, Enzo Amore tries to hijack the show and more! A fun show as always so […]