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WOL: Robbie E, NOLA Mania weekend is here

April 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a bunch of line-ups for NOLA, ROH vs. Lucha Underground and Supercard of Honor, the battle royals at WrestleMania, Smackdown, Raw ratings and more, plus Robbie E joins us to talk his podcast, fitness training, Buff Bagwell […]

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

April 3, 2018 - 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! Nitro has a new set, a set that reminds us that THIS COMPANY IS DYING, a nonsensical show, and Raw is a very very exciting show but […]

WOL: Flip Gordon plus WrestleMania week news

April 3, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with special guest FLIP GORDON to talk Ring of Honor, his wrestling career and time spent growing up doing MMA, gymnastics and amateur wrestling, and tons more, plus all the news stemming from Raw and Smackdown and WrestleMania and more! A fun show […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Catch up with our longform series

April 3, 2018 - This episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is a catch-up show to allow new listeners to jump on and those who might have fallen behind to catch up. The longform history of pro wrestling series is essentially a college-level series on the history of pro wrestling. We have produced 30 parts so far, covering pro wrestling from […]

WOR: RAW, WrestleMania card, WWE Axxess, tons more!

April 3, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of the go-home RAW for WrestleMania, the full Mania line-up, WWE Axxess matches, Will Ospreay update, UFC and Kazushi Sakuraba tournament news, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

WOL: WrestleMania, Greatest Royal Rumble, Sakura Genesis, New Japan, more!

April 2, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WrestleMania and Raw, the Greatest Royal Rumble, New Japan Sakura Genesis, How to Listen to the Show, WWE Hall of Fame, tons of questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! After the […]

WOR: Sakura Genesis and Will Ospreay, HHH on Daniel Bryan, Andre documentary, more!

April 2, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with Max Halloway, Khabib and Tony Ferguson, Will Ospreay injury update, New Japan Sakura Genesis review, upcoming New Japan cards stemming from this show, HHH on Daniel Bryan and NXT, Charlotte, the Andre the Giant […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1987!

April 1, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a special guest, Lance W, to talk NWA World Championship Wrestling from December 12, 1987, an awesome and very newsworthy show built around Lex Luger leaving the Four Horseman, which includes the greatest Luger promo of his entire career, plus the usual fun and hijinx. A […]

DragonKing Dark: Contrarians are ruining society

April 1, 2018 - If you haven’t hopped aboard the DragonKing Dark express in a while, might I request that you give the next two episodes a listen. Host Karl Stern has had enough with the “argumentative for the sake a argument” sect of society and lets it loose on them. Over the next two episodes Karl discusses how, somehow, […]

WOL: ‘Dr. Lucha’ Steve Sims and Brody King

March 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a packed show featuring the usual news/calls/text and special guests “Dr. Lucha” Steve Sims and Brody King to talk pro wrestling, his band, and how the two businesses differ. The show opens with discussion on Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa at TakeOver […]

NXT TakeOver New Orleans conference call audio

March 30, 2018 - WWE COO Paul “HHH” Levesque took part in his traditional media call prior to NXT TakeOver Friday afternoon, discussing more of the happenings and inner workings in the promotion while not actually touching on the event itself that much. While the audio is below, here’s a few key talking points: – He was asked a […]

Wrestling Weekly: Shane McMahon, early WrestleManias, Starrcade

March 30, 2018 - With WrestleNania week approaching, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about Mania vs. Starrcade and more on today’s show. You’ll hear Les and Vic’s thoughts on Shane McMahon apparently going ahead with his scheduled WrestleMania match (and his father signing off on that), how Les talked with the students at HWA about WrestleMania, and whether or […]

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

March 29, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s Easter Facebook fun, her Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review the NXT show leading into Takeover and Minoru Suzuki’s Tokyo Dome Empty Arena match from last year! A fun show as always so check it out~! The show […]

WOL: Dave Meltzer and Josh Mathews

March 29, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including the Gargano vs. Ciampa match at Takeover, Mixed Match Challenge, ratings, Hulk Hogan and WWE, and more, plus Dave Meltzer joins us to talk a number of topics including Randy Orton and the Hall of Fame, Josh Mathews joins us […]

WOR: Shane McMahon and WrestleMania, Smackdown, New Japan Long Beach, more!

March 29, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Shane McMahon and WrestleMania, Smackdown, New Japan Long Beach thoughts after Dave watched on TV, ratings, PWG getting a new building, Josh Barnett, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

F4D: Smackdown, 2017 Royal Rumble, Choppin Block~!, more!

March 28, 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 road to WrestleMania, Royal Rumble 2017 with the build towards BUGS ON THE RING AT WRESTLEMANIA, THE CHOPPIN BLOCK~!, how Tom’s recovery is doing, and tons more! A fun show as […]

WOL: Smackdown, Mania updated card, Shane McMahon update, tons more!

March 28, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, the 14-match Mania card, John Cena vs. Undertaker, the Shane McMahon storyline and medical update, Charlotte and Nattie, tons of emails and calls about the card and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

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

March 27, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our weekly look at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Tons to talk about including the famous angle with Bret Hart, Bill Goldberg and a sheet of metal, the kidnapping of Stephanie McMahon by Undertaker on Raw, the fallout from Austin […]

WOL: RAW, Shane McMahon, WrestleMania, Smackdown, more!

March 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Raw, Shane McMahon, the WrestleMania card, Smackdown tonight, speculation on upcoming matches and match changes, tons of text messages and calls and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Following the intro, news […]

WOR: Vader, Shane McMahon, Raw report, Taker vs. Cena, more!

March 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on Vader and Shane McMahon, how this affects WrestleMania, Raw from Monday, Undertaker vs. Cena, New Japan Sakura Genesis line-up, Dean Ambrose, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Show starts […]

WOL: Strong Style Evolved, MLW TV deal, more

March 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason is back today, talking all of the fallout from last night’s New Japan Strong Style Evolved show. What we thought about the matches, the production, and the reaction to the reaction. Plus, MLW lands a spot on beIN, your calls, tweets, and more. A fun show […]

WOR: New Japan in Long Beach, PWG, AJ Styles and WrestleMania, tons more!

March 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today live from LONG BEACH to talk the New Japan show with Golden Lovers vs. Young Bucks headlining, all the notes from the show, the Cow Palace return, AJ Styles and RAW, PWG from the weekend, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, the Andre the […]

WOL: New Japan Strong Style Evolved preview

March 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly today, riding solo for the Mothership Edition of the show. We talk all about tonight’s New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Style Evolved and the company’s big American adventure weekend, the week that was Daniel Bryan, plus your calls, tweets, and more. As the kids say, it’s a a fun show […]

DragonKing Dark: The death of Stephen Hawking, news discussion

March 25, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern once again catches up with the what’s happening in the news of the odd, science, and the bizarre. Topics include the death of Stephen Hawking and his works in science and thoughts on the topic of God. Are violent video games causing children to […]

WOR: IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada

March 24, 2018 - With New Japan Pro Wrestling returning to Long Beach, CA, for the second straight year, it was a perfect time for our Dave Meltzer to take the drive and meet up with IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada for a 48-minute in-person interview, recorded Friday. Dave and Okada talked about Okada’s career, his unforgettable series of matches with […]

WOR: Jason Hehir talks the upcoming Andre the Giant documentary!

March 23, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with special guest Jason Hehir to talk the Andre the Giant documentary premiering on HBO next month! We’ll talk the myth and reality of Andre, which is interesting because some of the stuff you’d think is true isn’t, and some of the stuff that sounds like myth isn’t either. […]

WOL: Sempervive & Nason talk Daniel Bryan, Khabib-Ferguson, more

March 23, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live returns on this Friday with Mike Sempervive and special guest co-host Josh Nason to talk the fallout from a busy week on the canvassed mat. We talk about Daniel Bryan and potential issues with his WWE return, the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, WWE talking to Hulk […]

Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan, ZSJ, NJPW in Long Beach

March 23, 2018 - Les Thatcher & Vic Sosa return to talk all of the big stories in pro wrestling on today’s Wrestling Weekly. Among the items that are covered: how hard would Les push Bryan if it were up to him, the pros and cons of Zack Sabre Jr. (and lots of love for NJPW booking), and a different look […]

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

March 22, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, her long-awaited story about FILTHY TOM and more. Then, Bryan & Vinny move into 2018 with our NXT report and THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI, which just happens to to be the heavily-requested 205 […]

WOL: Tons of news, plus interviews with Dave Meltzer and Jimmy Jacobs!

March 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the non-Daniel Bryan news from the past week that we haven’t gotten to, ratings, New Japan in Long Beach line-up and more, plus we’re joined first by Dave Meltzer to talk all the stories in the […]

WOR: How will WWE use Daniel Bryan?

March 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including more on Daniel Bryan’s return to wrestling and speculation about how he will be used going forward, Smackdown, the New Japan Cup, Long Beach lineup for Sunday, Vince’s XFL competition, mailbag and tons more! A fun show […]

F4D: Smackdown, 2016 Royal Rumble, Choppin Block~!, more!

March 21, 2018 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and UFC star Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night with the return of Daniel Bryan and subsequent beating, Royal Rumble 2016 with the most baffling idea to try to get Roman Reigns as a babyface, this week’s CHOPPIN BLOCK […]

WOL: All the news, plus Dave Meltzer extended Q&A on Daniel Bryan

March 21, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons to talk about, all of the news in wrestling plus an extended Q&A in the final segment specifically focused on your questions about Daniel Bryan and his future. A fun show as always so check it out~! Bryan runs down […]

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

March 20, 2018 - THE BRYAN AND VINNY AND CRAIG SHOW is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Nitro is back at Club Lavella, and sadly the LEGEND OF CLUB LAVELLA is now a thing of the past after this terrible show. Even the […]

WOL: Everything you ever wanted to know about Daniel Bryan getting cleared by WWE

March 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including everything you ever wanted to know about Daniel Bryan getting cleared by WWE after a two-year journey, the backstory, what changed, how this could affect WrestleMania, whether he’ll likely leave when his contract is up […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Early NWA era

March 20, 2018 - On the latest edition of the longform history of pro wrestling series, we journey into the first years of Lou Thesz as NWA World Champion. The NWA is beginning to flex its promotional muscle nationally, and Thesz is out there sweeping up the numerous off-shoot World Championships as promoters fall in line with the NWA. Mexico […]

WOR: Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, AJ Styles, RAW, tons more!

March 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to talk about all the latest topics in wrestling, including Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry going into the WWE Hall of Fame, AJ Styles, Raw from Monday with a great Brock vs. Roman angle and the ULTIMATE DELETION, New Japan Cup, questions and more! […]

WOL: Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan and Daniel Bryan

March 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including everything you ever wanted to discuss about Daniel Bryan and his potential WWE return, or perhaps his return to the indies later this year if WWE does not clear him. Plus, ULTIMATE DELETION, Brock and Roman, and […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1987!

March 18, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our weekly look at NWA World Championship Wrestling from late 1987! Tons of angles leading to the Bunkhouse Stampede this week, plus Ric Flair defends the NWA Title on TV for the first time in TWO YEARS against Michael PS Hayes. A fun show as always […]

WOL: Weekend wrap-up, Daniel Bryan, New Japan Cup, more

March 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today talking all of the fallout from a busy weekend on the canvassed mat. We talk the latest addition to the Daniel Bryan Speculation Machine, stemming from an interview in Abu Dhabi that once again leads to speculation about a possible return. Plus, Brock Lesnar’s reaction at […]

DragonKing Dark: Time

March 18, 2018 - We focus on a listener-requested topic for this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast. What is time? Is it even real? Is it a construct of the human mind only for measuring motion — or is it a real testable part of the fabric of the Universe? The answer isn’t as clear as we would like for it […]

WOR: AJ Styles, MSG, UFC London, Fabulous Moolah, more!

March 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AJ Styles potentially suffering an injury, MSG, New Japan Cup coverage, Rey Mysterio and Aerolucha, UFC London, the NCAAs, tons of mailbag questions including more on Fabulous Moolah, and more! A packed show as always so check it […]

Breaking News Audio: Jon Bravo’s WWE steroid allegation video

March 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio talking the Jon Bravo Youtube video that came out Friday night. Dave has a full written breakdown of the video as well.

F4D: Take Two

March 17, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, which was a long time ago and apparently quite forgettable, Royal Rumble 2015, the most horrific Rumble of all time, the CHOPPING BLOCK chops its way through the LAND OF CHOPPORTUNITY, and […]

WOL: Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal feedback, tons of news and more!

March 16, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a bunch of feedback from fans on the decision to remove Fabulous Moolah’s name from the WrestleMania battle royal, mostly pro but also some cons, plus news and feedback on all the big stories in wrestling and […]

Wrestling Weekly: NJPW summer show, Austin Aries, Moolah

March 16, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa tackle New Japan’s potential summer return to the USA, some historic wrestling venues and, more on today’s Wrestling Weekly. In terms of specifics, we’ll get into New Japan’s rumored summer return to America and if July is too quick a turnaround for them to be successful, as well as historic […]

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

March 15, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly visit with Granny talking St. Patty’s Day and her WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT. Then, Bryan and Vinny host Thursday Night Potpourri where they discuss NXT TV leading to Takeover New Orleans and the first available episode from the WWE Network […]

WOR: Jm Ross on WrestleMania, All In, podcast update

March 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Jim Ross to talk all sorts of topics including memories from the Attitude Era, current day WWE and New Japan, WrestleMania, his favorite and least favorite matches to call, and so much more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Impact Wrestling’s Allie, Dave Meltzer on WON awards

March 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a PACKED show talking all of the news including WWE backing down and changing the name of the Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal. Dave Meltzer joins us to talk that plus the awards issue of the Observer, then Allie from Impact joins […]

WOR: 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards discussion and more!

March 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a look at all of the 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, including the top five in every category! All of that plus news on the Raw and Smackdown ratings, the New Japan Cup, and more! A fun […]