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

April 26, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Facebook Q&A, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and then, for THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI, we’ve got this week’s NXT show as well as the BRUNO documentary that aired this week on the WWE Network! We start off with talk […]

WOR: Patric Laprade talks the Andre the Giant HBO documentary

April 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Patric Laprade to talk the Andre the Giant HBO documentary, his history, your questions about his life and the documentary itself, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Dave Meltzer, Court Bauer, Greatest Royal Rumble scoops, more!

April 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including special appearances by both Dave Meltzer to talk the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and all the scoops, and Court Bauer to talk MLW Fusion, their new TV show, two EXCLUSIVE scoops only for Wrestling […]

WOR: Greatest Royal Rumble, Smackdown, 205 Live, Bruno, more!

April 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Greatest Royal Rumble, Smackdown, 205 Live, new Impact champions, Bruno Sammartino documentaries in addition to the one on the WWE Network, Nick Newell and UFC, mailbag and tons more! We start off with more talk on […]

WOL: Greatest Royal Rumble, Smackdown, Viper interview, more!

April 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Paul Heyman and Saudi Arabia, the Greatest Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan vs. Big Cass, Raw ratings, calls and texts, plus Viper aka Piper Niven joins us to talk her career! A fun show as always so check […]

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

April 24, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with out look at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Tons to talk about including a Nitro that literally encapsulated EVERYTHING about WCW, the good, the bad and the ugly, the RAW features Undertaker trying to marry and impregnate a young […]

WOL: RAW, Greatest Royal Rumble, Brock vs. Roman

April 24, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Greatest Royal Rumble this Friday, RAW, Bryan unleashes a POLL on Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, Triple H talks the show and the history of women on Earth, and tons more! We start off with talk […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of wrestling into the 1950s

April 24, 2018 - We continue our longform history of pro wrestling series and go deeper into the 1950s on this episode, with the NWA title reign of Lou Thesz and it coming to an end, Rikidozan in Japan, The Sharpe Brothers, and El Santo down in Mexico. Pro wrestling continues to grow across America as the NWA grows in […]

WOR: Bruno Sammartino documentary, WWE RAW, Best of Super Juniors, more!

April 24, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Bruno Sammartino documentary on the WWE Network, Raw from Monday with the build to the GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE, Best of the Super Juniors, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOR: TNA Redemption PPV, Motoko Baba death, Bruno Sammartino mailbag, more!

April 23, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of the TNA Redemption PPV, all the matches, angles and new World Champion, Motoko Baba’s death and Dave’s memories, tons of Bruno Sammartino questions in the mailbag and so much more. Things start with the […]

B&V: Impact Wrestling Redemption PPV recap!

April 22, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with full coverage of the Impact Wrestling Redemption PPV from Sunday night. It’s a new and better Impact Wrestling and we’ve got thoughts on all the matches, the new Impact World Champion, the Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan baseball bat followup and tons more! A fun show […]

WOL: Greatest Royal Rumble, Impact Redemption preview

April 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE, list of competitors so far all of whom are male, Impact PPV tonight with a full line-up, tons of mailbag and phone questions and more! Calls in the first segment include discussion on […]

DragonKing Dark: Feedback and more

April 22, 2018 - After the landmark and record setting past three episodes of the DragonKing Dark podcast, as you might imagine, host Karl Stern has gotten a ton of feedback. On this episode, we work through some of the email responses to the past three shows which, in themselves, raise some interesting new questions and perspectives. We continue our […]

WOR: Bruno Sammartino, UFC Fight Night, PWG, ITV tapings, tons more!

April 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a variety of notes on Bruno Sammartino including the answers to some of your questions about his life and career, PWG, ITV tapings, UFC Fight Night from Saturday, Leslie Smith, Matt Serra and tons more! Dave first […]

FREE WOL! Matt Cross aka Son of Havoc live in studio!

April 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with special IN-STUDIO guest Matt Cross, aka Son of Havoc and MDogg20! Tons to talk about including memories of his career, Lucha Underground, the best wrestler he’s ever been in the ring with, breakdancing and gymnastics and so much more! Best of all […]

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

April 19, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a story contest from Granny, her Weekly Wrestling Report featuring, among things, UNDERTAKER VS. MANKIND HELL IN A CELL, plus Bryan and Vinny watch Bruno Sammartino matches and review NXT from Full Sail! Granny starts us off with her […]

WOL: Dave Meltzer on Paul Jones’ death, more on Bruno

April 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the deaths of Bruno Sammartino and Paul Jones, our weekly interview with Dave Meltzer talking the latest stories in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Brock Lesnar’s title reign, the Superstar Shakeup, Bryan’s challenge to team with Filthy to […]

Wrestling Weekly: Remembering Bruno Sammartino and Paul Jones

April 19, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk a tough week in the world of wrestling with the losses of Bruno Sammartino and Paul Jones. Thoughts and memories about the man without whom there may not be a WWE start the show this week, as the one and only Bruno Sammartino is discussed. Then things become even […]

F4D: Defy Wrestling, CHOPPIN BLOCK~!

April 18, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with a PACKED show full of fun and excitement! We’ll look back at Tom’s match at Defy this past Friday, what he’s learned from his second loss to Mike Santiago, A POTENTIAL MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT, SmackDown, Royal Rumble 2018, the CHOPPIN BLOCK and […]

WOL: The life and times of Bruno Sammartino

April 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer are back today to talk the life and times of the great Bruno Sammartino, a wonderful man who also happened to be the greatest guest we’ve ever had on our radio shows. His history, your questions, and so much more. RIP Bruno. Dave joins […]

Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW Champion Carnival, Minoru Suzuki mea culpa

April 18, 2018 - The original alternate returns to the Empire airwaves as Mike Sempervive and I are back to stumble through the Japanese wrestling landscape. We give our thoughts on WrestleMania weekend, the ongoing All Japan Champion Carnival and the company’s streaming service, the ballad of Yoshitatsu, Minoru Suzuki mea culpas, Yuji Hino love, Zack Sabre Jr, Okada, […]

WOR: Superstar Shakeup Smackdown edition, ratings, UFC TV deal, more!

April 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about on our day-early midweek edition of the show including the Superstar Shakeup Smackdown edition, a full review of the show, 205 Live, ratings for RAW Monday, UFC TV deal rumors, this coming weekend’s show, and so much more! A […]

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

April 17, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our look back at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Nitro was actually an excellent show with some really good wrestling, and Raw was absolutely horrible up until the thing that spelled the difference in the wrestling war, THE ROCK […]

WOL: RAW Superstar Shakeup fallout, Smackdown predictions, tons more!

April 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including full results of the Raw Superstar Shakeup and your thoughts on it, issues involving ticket sales to the GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE, full card for that show, who might be heading to Smackdown tonight and so much more! […]

WOR: Superstar Shakeup, RAW report, Cena and Nikki Bella, more!

April 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all of the trades from Smackdown to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, some ideas for Tuesday, a full Raw report, John Cena and Nikki Bella, Taker and Rusev, UFC on FOX ratings, mailbag and tons more! A […]

WOL: John Cena and Nikki Bella split, Superstar Shakeup

April 16, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the breakup of John Cena and Nikki Bella, the Superstar Shakeup, the history of five star matches in both WWE and worldwide, your calls and texts and so much more! Big news starts off the show as […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1987, plus Art Bell thoughts!

April 15, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including some of Bryan’s million memories about the late Art Bell, the man without whom you would not be listening to this show today. Then, it’s our weekly look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling, this time from mid-December 1987! Luger’s rise […]

WOL: Superstar Shakeup, death of Art Bell, Greatest Royal Rumble, more!

April 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Superstar Shakeup on Raw and Smackdown, the death of Art Bell, the Greatest Royal Rumble, predictions on all of the above shows, calls, text messages and so much more! A fun show as always so check […]

DragonKing Dark: No surrender Japanese soldier and the Yeti

April 15, 2018 - Life is weird sometimes…obviously. You are listening to a show that airs on the Dark Matter Radio Network so, of course, you know this. Following on the heels of two of our most popular shows ever, we slow down this episode for a cautionary tale. A story about a man so dedicated to his job […]

WOR: UFC on FOX, Superstar Shakeup, New Japan and CMLL, more!

April 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC on FOX results featuring a Fight of the Year contender, Superstar Shakeup this week in WWE, Arena Mexico, New Japan notes, a whole bunch of historical mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

WOL: ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor in studio~!

April 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live is back today with a fun show as we’re joined IN STUDIO by UFC star Filthy Tom Lawlor, who is getting ready for DEFY SEATTLE at Washington Hall tonight! We’ll talk with Mike Sempervive and you about a variety of topics including the Greatest Royal Rumble, what’s going on with RUSEV DAY, […]

WOL: Greatest Royal Rumble, Dave Meltzer interview, Brock vs. Roman details, more!

April 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Chris Jericho replacing Rusev in the Greatest Royal Rumble, more details on Brock and Roman at WrestleMania, Rey Mysterio going to Saudi Arabia, tons of text messages, a message to callers, an interview with Dave Meltzer and […]

Wrestling Weekly: Wrestlemania recap, Harley Race turns 75

April 12, 2018 - On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I talk about the big matches from WrestleMania, the chances of seeing more Undertaker in the future, less Brock Lesnar and more. The show starts with a few minutes on Harley Race as the legendary NWA Champion turned 75 this week. From there, we look […]

WOR: Andre the Giant, Smackdown, NXT, Brock Lesnar, tons more!

April 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Andre the Giant documentary, mailbag questions on Andre, Smackdown, NXT, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns WrestleMania notes, UFC this weekend, Paige Van Zant, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! The […]

WOL: Colonel Rob Parker interview, Andre bio, Larry Sweeney thoughts

April 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Jerry Lawler suffering a stroke three weeks before WrestleMania, SmackDown, the Greatest Royal Rumble, and more, plus COLONEL ROB PARKER joins us to talk MLW, his career and more! First segment has talk on Asuka, Paige becoming […]

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

April 10, 2018 - 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. Nitro was actually the better wrestling show, but it didn’t matter one damn bit as Raw destroyed them in the ratings. Raw was not a good show — […]

WOL: Raw, SmackDown, Superstar Shakeup

April 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about! Bryan struggles to return to form after a week without sleep, but we’ll barrel through talking RAW, NXT, Smackdown, the Superstar Shakeup, the GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

WOR: Lesnar vs. McMahon, new contract, Roman Reigns finish, RAW, more!

April 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon backstage at WrestleMania, all the details behind the changed finish Sunday, Brock’s new contract, the weird interview with Roman Reigns on Raw, WWE Network numbers, your full RAW report […]

DragonKing Dark: The Problem is You

April 9, 2018 - Following on the heels of last weeks popular Contrarians Are Ruining Society episode, this show kicks it up a notch. This show was previewed by several people who raved about it. The show is titled “The Problem is You” and you will probably laugh, applaud, and you might even get angry — but hopefully it will make […]

WOL: Jason Agnew interview, WrestleMania recap

April 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and talking all of the fallout from last night’s polarizing WrestleMania. I give my thoughts, match-by-match, before hearing what you had to say. Then, Jason Agnew stops by to talk Mania, tell us what went down with the LAW, and his new project — Sunday Night’s Main Event […]

WOR: WrestleMania 34

April 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with full coverage of the biggest WWE show of the year, WrestleMania 34, a show that for the first half was tracking to be the best of all time, then ran into the issue of overthinking and overbooking which took it down a […]

WOR: NXT Takeover, ROH and UFC reviews, WrestleMania preview, more!

April 8, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full review of an AWESOME NXT Takeover event, from both the live and TV perspective, top matches from the ROH show including Cody vs. Omega and the ROH Title match, the most cursed UFC in history, […]

WOL: NXT TakeOver vs. ROH Supercard of Honor

April 7, 2018 - On a special Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am back on the solo tip to run through day three of the long WrestleMania weekend. It’s three the hard way tonight: NXT Takeover vs. ROH Supercard of Honor XII vs. UFC 223 (plus Style Battle, too) in a battle for the attention of the masses. We […]

Wrestling Weekly: Remembering Johnny Valiant; WrestleMania preview

April 7, 2018 - Famed wrestler and trainer Les Thatcher and yours truly return to talk all things WrestleMania weekend to get you ready for the big show featuring the WWE debut of Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Nakamura, and (we think) John Cena vs. Undertaker. We begin with a few thoughts on the […]

WOR: Conor McGregor, UFC disaster, Brock Lesnar, ROAD REPORT, more!

April 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Conor McGregor and the absolute disaster that is Saturday’s UFC show, more on the bus attack, Brock Lesnar remaining the luckiest guy in the world, tons of pro-wrestling news including new WWE shows, thoughts […]

WOL: Sempervive & Nason talk Conor & UFC 223, Mania week, more

April 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live returns with Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason running down the latest news in professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Also known as Conor and the Greatest UFC Dumpster Fire of 2018. Sigh. But, no worries, it’s WrestleMania Friday, and there’s too much goodness to be down. We take your calls, tweets, and more. […]

WOR: Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from New Orleans!

April 6, 2018 - Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back today with the Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from New Orleans, LA, on WrestleMania weekend! Tons of awesome questions from tons of great people! If you love the audio, check out the video in beautiful HD HERE ! Thanks so much to everyone who attended and if you missed this […]

WOR: Conor McGregor, UFC fights off, Brock Lesnar, WaleMania, Andre the Giant docs, more!

April 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT CONOR, UFC’s reactions, three fights canceled, and more, plus CM Punk’s next fight, FOX TV update, Brock Lesnar, WALEMANIA, the death of Johnny Valiant, Smackdown and 205 Live, tons of thoughts on the […]

WOL: Hangman Page interview, ConorMania

April 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today, and — Lord have mercy — what a way to begin WrestleMania week. Conor McGregor happened, and our own Josh Nason stopped by to fill us in on it. This show is free for all, so if you have ever been curious about the show, here’s […]

F4D: Smackdown, 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble, Choppin Block~!, more!

April 4, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, the final build for the WrestleMania show, Shane and Bryan and Nakamura and AJ, and more, plus the 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble review, CHOPPIN BLOCK and tons more! A fun show as […]