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WOL: WWE Survivor Series preview show!

November 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a full preview of Survivor Series, all the matches and angles, the odds for the show, more on Nia Jax and Becky Lynch and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Are you being controlled?, pt. II

November 18, 2018 - Two weeks ago we had another very well received episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast called “Are you being controlled?” Following the feedback to that episode I have recorded a part two to the conversation. No matter what name you give to “them,” there does seem to be a powerful elite controlling the course of […]

WOR: NXT Wargames, UFC, Dave goes to NXT in San Jose, more!

November 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of NXT Takeover War Games, tons of notes from the show, Dave goes to NXT in San Jose, UFC from Saturday night, tons of weekend wrestling news notes and more! A fun show as always […]

Pacific Rim Podcast: WWE Hall of Famer Madusa/Alundra Blayze

November 17, 2018 - On the second Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast show of the week, yours truly and Fumi Saito talk to WWE Hall of Famer Madusa/Alundra Blayze. Fumi and Madusa have been friends going back to Minnesota in the 1980s, and like many North American wrestlers, Fumi helped her a lot while she worked in Japan. Madusa talks […]

F4D: Lance Storm on RAW, Nia Jax, whether it’s the best time to be a wrestling fan

November 17, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including Lance’s thoughts on Nia, WWE developmental, RAW on Monday, whether or not this really is the best time to be a wrestling fan, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Weekend preview, Nia Jax, calls, texts, more!

November 16, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, everything you ever wanted to know about this weekend, NXT Takeover, Survivor Series, more on Nia Jax and WWE developmental, calls, emails, texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: Bryan, Becky, WALTER, Cody

November 16, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk all the big news of the week involving Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Cody, and more. We’ll look at Bryan vs. Brock Lesnar, as well as booking Bryan as a heel, how Becky Lynch being injured may actually serve as a major career boost, and Les gives his […]

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

November 15, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review the go-home show for NXT Takeover WarGames, and, yes, THE AWA TEAM CHALLENGE SERIES PILOT on the WWE Network. YOU MUST SEE THIS. A fun show as […]

WOL: Becky, Survivor Series, War Games, Dave Meltzer interview, more!

November 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, Becky Lynch, Survivor Series, War Games, and more, plus calls, texts, and our weekly appearance by Dave Meltzer talking the latest news in the newest edition of Wrestling Observer Live. A fun show as always so […]

Pacific Rim: History of Tag League tournaments in Japan

November 15, 2018 - This time of the year means one thing: it’s tag league season in Japan. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley cover the history of both tag league tournaments: Real World Tag League in All Japan and the World Tag League in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Tracing back to Rikidozan, they also talk about the Madison Square Garden tournaments in […]

WOR: Smackdown, NXT, Survivor Series, New Japan, UFC, more!

November 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown fallout, Survivor Series, NXT, New Japan and UFC line-ups for this crazy weekend, tons of news, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 6:11: More on Daniel Bryan 6:11 […]

F4D: Smackdown, Choppin Block, tons more!

November 14, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, a full rundown and analysis of the show, thoughts on Becky and Nia and AJ and Daniel Bryan and tons more, plus the Chopping Block, Tom’s food review and more. A fun show […]

WOL: The 24 hours between RAW and Smackdown

November 14, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with everything you ever wanted to know about the 24 hours between RAW and Smackdown, the most newsworthy day for WWE all year long. Becky. Nia. Ronda. Daniel Bryan, Lesnar, AJ, and, most importantly, why you are allowed to express any opinion you want. […]

NXT conference call: HHH on UK future, possibility of more TakeOvers

November 14, 2018 - On Wednesday, WWE COO Paul “Triple H” Levesque did his usual rounds, holding a media conference call discussing this Saturday’s NXT TakeOver event and the happenings around the “third brand”. Among the highlights: He gave an update on his pectoral surgery. He discussed how this War Games will be different than last year and what […]

Portland Wrestlecast: Mike Masters/Rocky Jones on the Buddy Rose Army

November 14, 2018 - On a new edition of the Portland WrestleCast, let’s go back to 1981 and one of the key players during that time: Mike Masters, aka Rocky Jones. Trained by Johnny Rodz, Masters became a member of Buddy Rose’s Army, the top heel faction in the Portland territory at the time. In this interview, he talks […]

WOR: Daniel Bryan, Becky Lynch, Survivor Series shakeup, more!

November 13, 2018 - It’s a Tuesday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. Dave and I go over the why Daniel Bryan beat AJ Styles for the WWE Championship just days before the Survivor Series as well as why Bryan turned heel. We look at his match with Brock Lesnar. […]

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

November 13, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Can Nitro possibly be worse than last week’s show? Can it possibly have more segments? Is RAW turning around yet with Kurt Angle’s debut? Who ran over Steve Austin? Answers […]

WOL: Becky Lynch injury, RAW, Survivor Series, more!

November 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a ton of talk about Becky Lynch likely being removed from the Survivor Series card after an injury at RAW last night, the rest of RAW and the Survivor Series card, tons of calls and emails and more! A fun show as […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 1971 in pro wrestling

November 13, 2018 - Wrestling historian Karl Stern takes a look at 1971 in this continuing chronological look at the history of pro wrestling Ivan Koloff shocks the world by beating Bruno Sammartino, El Mongol in Georgia, Pedro Morales becomes WWWF Champion, the Funks are tearing up the wrestling world internationally, the tragic death of AWA World Tag Team title […]

WOR: RAW Monday, Survivor Series, Cody, UFC PPV cuts, more!

November 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, all the matches and angles, Survivor Series line-up, Cody’s knee injury, a look at the 25 most important people in UFC history, Bellator this weekend, UFC getting a better PPV cut, mailbag and tons […]

WOL: RAW go-home show, War Games, Survivor Series, death of overrun, more!

November 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the RAW go-home show for Survivor Series tonight, thoughts on this coming Sunday’s PPV plus NXT War Games, tons of news, your calls and texts and so much more! A fun show as always so check it […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988, plus WALTER vs. Ospreay!

November 11, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a pretty legendary edition of NWA World Championship Wrestling, the night that Barry Windham turned on Lex Luger and joined the Four Horseman! And it’s a night of heat as this is followed by our review of Will Ospreay vs. Walter […]

DragonKing Dark: The Bible and the paranormal

November 11, 2018 - This week on DragonKing Dark, we take another look at what the Bible has to say about topics of the paranormal. Many of the supernatural elements in paranormal belief are not only in the Bible but originate there. Obviously, things like angels, demons, and miracles, but the very idea of the occult has it’s origins […]

WOR: UFC 25th anniversary show, tons of wrestling injuries, must-see matches, more!

November 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC’s 25th anniversary Fight Night, injuries to Alexa Bliss, Joey Ryan and Cody, WWE’s UK tour, some must-see matches, plus mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 32:48: […]

F4D: Lance Storm on RAW, HEAT, agenting, promos, more!

November 9, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, HEAT, agents and the art of putting a match together, scripted and unscripted promos, Evolution, Saudi Arabia, and tons more. A fun show as always despite its brief length, so check it out~!

Pacific Rim: Fumi Saito & Jim Valley’s first Observer episode

November 9, 2018 - It’s a brand new show for WON/F4W — Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling. Fumi Saito is Japan’s leading pro wrestling journalist, historian, and author. During each show, Fumi and Jim Valley will provide context, history, and perspective in the world of Japanese pro wrestling. Other shows give you match results, Pacific Rim explains the cultural reasons why things […]

WOL: WWE losing their overrun, Punk MMA, Bryan vs. Marko II, more!

November 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the past few days, WWE losing their overrun and why it’s obviously a positive, CM Punk’s new commentary venture, a big announcement for those in the Pacific Northwest including another Marko vs. Bryan match […]

Wrestling Weekly: Jose Lothario, Jim Ross, Lethal vs. Cody

November 9, 2018 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk about the passing of Jose Lothario, Jim Ross being kept away from NJPW on AXS by WWE. and more. Other items on today’s topic list include: ROH’s very interesting main event for Final Battle, Sinclair’s CEO comments on ROH, Northeast Wrestling banking big […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, NXT UK, more!

November 8, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A, her Weekly Wrestling Report including a review of an all-time classic in Bryan Alvarez vs. Marko Stunt, then Bryan and Vinny review both NXT and NXT UK! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOR: Mayweather, UFC and WWE news, Jericho Cruise, tons more!

November 8, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about, Floyd Mayweather, UFC 230 buyrate, this weekend’s show, the end of the 125-pound division, Raw ratings, Smackdown, 205 Live, the Jericho Cruise, New Japan and ROH news and notes and more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Smackdown, Mayweather, Gabe Sapolsky on NXT/EVOLVE, more!

November 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the death of Jose Lothario, Floyd Mayweather not fighting for Rizin after all, Smackdown from Tuesday night, plus Gabe Sapolsky joins us to talk the EVOLVE/NXT deal and everything it entails. A fun show as always so […]

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

November 6, 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 was boring as usual, and Nitro was, no joke, among the worst professional wrestling TV shows Bryan and Vinny have ever seen in their lives. […]

Portland Wrestlecast premiere: Steve Regal on teaming with Roddy Piper

November 6, 2018 - Welcome to the premiere of the Portland Wrestlecast, the show about one of the best, longest running, and last surviving territories: the Portland, Oregon, territory. I’m Jim Valley, a longtime wrestling podcaster, host of this show, and co-host of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast as well. Every week on the Wrestlecast, you will hear […]

WOL: RAW Monday, tons of news, Jim Valley announcement, more!

November 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive are back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, a wretched show that we’re looking for defenders of, the latest news, plus Jim Valley joins us to announce TWO new podcasts coming to Wrestlingobserver.com! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Andre vs. The Destroyer

November 6, 2018 - It is time for match seven in round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament from the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show. This match pits the legendary Eighth Wonder of the World Andre the Giant against WWA World Champion The Destroyer (Dick Beyer). The votes are in — and now you can listen to who won and learn […]

WOR: Mayweather and RIZIN, RAW, Survivor Series, more!

November 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Floyd Mayweather fighting for RIZIN, RAW from Monday night with tons of HEAT, Survivor Series, UFC notes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 9:12: Crown Jewel thoughts 9:12 […]

WOL: Bryan’s thoughts on Crown Jewel, news, Marko Stunt, more!

November 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about! Bryan is back so you’ll get his long-awaited thoughts on Shane McMahon as the Best in the World, Brock winning the title plus his dream scenario from here, Shawn Michaels’ return, plus Marko Stunt has been killed. A […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 plus Marko Stunt vs. Bryan Alvarez!

November 4, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including an absolutely hideously boring edition of NWA World Championship Wrestling with literally one segment of any value whatsoever. Then, Vinny reviews and gives a star rating to Marko Stunt vs. Bryan Alvarez from Black Label Pro, and Bryan gives a little […]

DragonKing Dark: Are you being controlled?

November 4, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at the news, current events, modern politics, and asks the very valid question — Are you being controlled? For hundreds of years there has been talk of an Illuminati type organization pulling the strings on world events and while that may […]

WOR: UFC 230, Power Struggle, Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, more

November 4, 2018 - UFC.com It’s the post-UFC 230 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. Dave and I go over the entire UFC 230 card, including a discussion about Daniel Cormier’s possible next fight, and how Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones fit into it. We also talk about UFC’s early […]

WOR: Crown Jewel thoughts, Power Struggle preview, more

November 2, 2018 - WWE.com It’s a Friday Night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. Dave and I go over all of the latest news surrounding Friday’s WWE Crown Jewel results, ncluding Dave’s Observer story on Daniel Bryan and his decision to not go to Saudi Arabia, Shane McMahon winning […]

WOL: Crown Jewel and Brock Lesnar’s UFC future

November 2, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back and features Josh Nason making his return to the co-hosting chair as our fearless Bossman travels to Crown Point, Indiana, to end the once promising career of Marko Stunt. Until then, you know what the big story is: WWE Crown Jewel results including the crowning of THE MAN […]

Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan, why house shows don’t draw, more

November 2, 2018 - On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Daniel Bryan, Vince McMahon’s thoughts on house shows, the reasons they don’t draw, and more. Among the other topics of discussion today: vintage video of a Georgia Championship Wrestling press conference, WWE Evolution fallout, potentially giving Hulk Hogan a live mic at Crown Jewel, and […]

B&V&G: Granny, NXT, HOUSE HARDY HALLOWEEN!

November 1, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with Granny running the show, celebrating her own birthday and listening to people sing her praises, en route to burying Bryan as the final candle on her lovely birthday cake. Then, it’s NXT from Full Sail and HOUSE HARDY HALLOWEEN from the WWE Network. A […]

WOL: Crown Jewel, Crown Point, Smackdown, AJ vs. Bryan, more!

November 1, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Crown Jewel tomorrow and Crown Point on Saturday, a look at Smackdown, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ, Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch, and news, plus your calls and texts and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

WOR: Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, Crown Jewel, indies, NJPW, UFC, more!

November 1, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Hulk Hogan making his big WWE return to host Crown Jewel, the situations with Daniel Bryan and John Cena, Smackdown, Samoa Joe, tons of news and notes from the WWE, the indies, New Japan, UFC and tons […]

F4D: Halloween special, songs, contests, candy review, plus Smackdown!

October 31, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with a HALLOWEEN EDITION OF THE SHOW! We’ve got our first-ever Halloween Song Contest, a review of top Halloween candy, plus Smackdown thoughts, Crown Jewel build and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – […]

WOL: Crown Jewel, Daniel Bryan, Hulk Hogan, Renee Young, more!

October 31, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the latest news on Crown Jewel, what’s happening with Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Renee Young and more, plus Dr. Lucha joins us to talk the latest news from Mexico! A fun show as always […]

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

October 30, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with special guest Lance Storm to talk about RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! So much to talk about, especially on Nitro which had approximately 250 segments on this week’s show alone, but also some of the funniest stupid moments in wrestling […]

WOL: Crown Jewel, RAW, Daniel Bryan, tons more!

October 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE Crown Jewel, RAW, the Daniel Bryan and John Cena situation, WWE exploiting Roman Reigns’ leukemia, calls, texts and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 2:18: Intro 2:18 – 12:04: […]