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WOR: RAW, Balor and Lesnar, Bullet Club’s 10,000 tickets, more!

November 28, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, more on Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar, Bullet Club trying to sell 10,000 tickets, Dave’s brother learns a valuable comedy lesson, Jim Cornette, Hogan and the AWA, mailbag and tons more! A fun […]

FREE WOL! Brock and Finn Balor, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, tons more!

November 27, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with TONS to talk about including Raw tonight, Roman Reigns’ open challenge, Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, an awesome New Japan Match of the Year that you can see for FREE, and tons more! And this show is also FREE, […]

WOL: Starrcade, WrestleCade, SemperCade~!

November 26, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back for MOTHERSHIP Sunday. We touch on the many events that took place over the weekend, including Starrcade, WrestleCade, Gastelum-Bisping, AAW, WAZZUP (FilthyCade), NOAH, Kane weighs in on Tennessee’s head football coaching position, your calls, tweets, and more. A fun show, as always, so check it out~!

WOR: UFC Shanghai, Starrcade, WrestleCade, mailbag, tons more!

November 26, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of weekend news including UFC Shanghai results, UFC running two shows this coming weekend including a PPV, WWE Starrcade, Jim Cornette done with managing after WrestleCade, Young Bucks merch doing great, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling with Ron Garvin beating Ric Flair for the NWA title!

November 25, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a rare Saturday night show since Bryan’s flight Sunday lands very late in the evening. It’s our weekly look at NWA World Championship Wrestling here on the day that RONNIE GARVIN BEAT RIC FLAIR TO WIN THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. This has been built up since […]

Wrestling Weekly: Thanksgiving wrestling in the Carolinas

November 25, 2017 - Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return on this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to talk the tradition of wrestling on Thanksgiving in the Carolinas. The two talk about a couple of shows Les was a part of that leads us to a wider conversation on talents like Gene Anderson, David Crockett (including a fact about David you’d probably […]

B&V: THANKSGIVING POTPOURRI with NXT and CMLL Legends

November 23, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI! No Granny this week for logistical reasons but we’ve got our usual reviews, including NXT from Full Sail and a LEGENDARY CMLL show which featured both a fantastic semi-main event and one of the worst main event matches you’ll ever see in your entire […]

WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, UFC TV negotiations, tons more!

November 23, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back on American Thanksgiving to talk tons of news including Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan ticket sales and whether the Tokyo Dome will air on PPV, UFC TV negotiations, tons of mailbag questions and more. Have a great holiday!

WOL: SmackDown debuts, Daniel Bryan & Shane, Starrcade

November 22, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and firmly in cruise control today, as we head into American Thanksgiving. We talk the new call-ups to SmackDown, the possibility of a women’s Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan vs. Shane McMahon, Starrcade, your calls, and THE DOCTOR OF LUCHA Mr. Steve Sims. A fun show as always, […]

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

November 22, 2017 - THE BRYAN & VINNY SHOW IS BACK with our usual Retro Raw and Nitro show detailing both programs from 19 years ago this week! Bryan is in Hawaii so Craig has another week off, and Vinny via telephone helps recount a pretty important Nitro with Kevin Nash taking over as booker, and the usual terrible […]

WOL: Sempervive talks Finn Balor, Raw, more

November 21, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back talking about all of the news on the canvassed mat — which, for the most part, all revolves around post-Survivor Series shakeout. What to think about the decision to take Finn Balor out of the Lesnar lottery. Where Braun stands, the addition of Paige, Mandy and Sonya […]

WOR: Changes to Royal Rumble main event, Raw, NXT call-ups, more!

November 21, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including changes to the main event at Royal Rumble and why it happened, full Raw results from Monday night including NXT call ups and a new Intercontinental Champion, Kamala health update, Colby Covington, mailbag and tons more! A […]

WOL: Survivor Series fallout, Raw, more

November 20, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to not only cripple the English language, but also to talk about all of the news in pro wrestling and MMA! The main story is how Survivor Series shook out, and how the polarizing main event left a distinct taste in many people’s mouths. What will all […]

WOR: Survivor Series, Lucha Underground update, mailbag and more!

November 19, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Survivor Series 2017, all the matches and angles, that main event, Brock vs. AJ Styles and more, plus injury updates, Lucha Underground, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always […]

B&V: Survivor Series 2017 and NXT War Games

November 19, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a packed show recapping both NXT Takeover War Games and the WWE Survivor Series 2017 PPV. All the matches, angles, finishes, possible injuries and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: WWE Survivor Series 2017 pre-show!

November 19, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with our Survivor Series 2017 pre-show, with thoughts and predictions on all the matches, thoughts on NXT Takeover’s top matches, injuries, updates and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Dr. Thomas Neill Cream

November 19, 2017 - On this week’s edition of DragonKing Dark, we continue our serial killer series with a man who “may” have claimed to be Jack the Ripper — Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. His claim to have been Jack the Ripper (if he even actually made that claim) seems suspect at best, but even if he wasn’t he […]

WOR: Takeover, War Games, UFC Sydney, tons of news!

November 19, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Drew McIntyre’s injury at Takeover, full results from War Games and the UFC show in Sydney, New Japan’s tag tournament, ROH vs. NXT in San Antonio. HBK vs. Gargano Ab Off results, Gail Kim’s retirement, Cyborg vs. Holm […]

WOL: Survivor Series, War Games, Royal Rumble, Max Smashmaster, more!

November 17, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including full line-ups for Survivor Series and War Games, UFC this weekend, how Survivor Series could play into Royal Rumble, plus Max Smashmaster joins us to talk this weekend’s Chikara show and his epic battle with Mike Quackenbush! […]

Wrestling Weekly: McDaniel shoots Slater, muscle cars, mailbag

November 17, 2017 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with an all mailbag edition of the show, which this week could also be titled “The Night Wahoo McDaniel Shot Dick Slater.” Yes, he really did, but there’s more to that story and you’ll hear it on the show today. Somehow that came up while we answered your questions […]

B&V&G: NXT, Granny’s Wrestling Report, THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI!

November 17, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s Thanksgiving Poetry Contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, update on her sister Erna, plus THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI with NXT’s go-home show for Takeover and the WWE 24 special on Bill Goldberg which is pretty awesome! A fun show as […]

WOL: Survivor Series, boomerang update, Dave Meltzer, tons more!

November 16, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including War Games changes, THE LACK OF A ROOF, AroLucha debuting next month with Konnan as booker, Dave Meltzer interview talking the latest stories in the new Observer and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

NXT TakeOver War Games conference call with Triple H

November 16, 2017 - NXT TakeOver War Games roars into Houston, Texas’ Toyota Center Saturday with a main event featuring the return of a WCW-created classic: the double cage War Games match. On Thursday, Paul “Triple H” Levesque talked to the media for 35 minutes about the show and a few other key topics of interest: – He discussed […]

WOR: Survivor Series, Smackdown, ratings, boomerang attack, more!

November 16, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including another Survivor Series, Smackdown, 205 Live, the full line-up of weekend shows including UFC and NXT, UFC headliner who is not Conor McGregor attacking another man with a BOOMERANG and tons more! A fun show as always […]

WOL: Smackdown, Survivor Series, Charlotte, Bryan vs. MANBEAST, more!

November 15, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a Smackdown recap from Tuesday, Charlotte’s title win and appearance by Ric Flair, Survivor Series changes including more last-minute ones, tons of calls, Bryan vs. MANBEAST memories and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

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

November 14, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. So much to talk about including the astonishing and impossible to believe fact that Nitro only gets worse and Raw only gets better, plus why it is MATHEMATICALLY […]

WOL: India tour cancellation, future of Mahal, Raw, Survivor Series, more!

November 14, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE canceling one of the stops on the India tour, the future of Jinder Mahal, India ticket sales, Raw from Monday night, Survivor Series, Smackdown and so much more! A fun show as always so check it […]

WOR: Survivor Series and Raw, Eddy Guerrero, Conor McGregor, more!

November 14, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday, the go-home show for Survivor Series, the death of Eddy Guerrero and questions about him, 30 for 30, Daniel Bryan update, Conor McGregor, Bisping talking retirement and tons more! A fun show as always […]

WOL: Jack Swagger to MMA, Raw, Paige return, Dr. Lucha, tons more!

November 13, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back on a very WINDY Monday with tons to talk about including Jack Swagger going to Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division, Raw tonight, Paige’s return, the Shield, and more, plus Dr. Lucha talks Lucha Underground and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V: ROH and NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1987!

November 12, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our usual Sunday night fare, ROH on Sinclair, or in our case the FITE app, and an NWA World Championship Wrestling show where LEX LUGER had the best match of the entire evening, although granted he was working with Barry Windham. A fun show as always […]

DragonKing Dark: Ed Gein

November 12, 2017 - Ed Gein — The Butcher of Plainfield — is the inspiration for many horror movie archetypes such Leatherface and Psycho. Gein shocks us not just because he killed, but because he also robbed graves and had a sick fascination with wearing the skins of the dead. Listener discretion is advised.

WOL: Survivor Series, Zayn and Owens and more, plus Gabe Sapolsky!

November 12, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with a solo show talking Survivor Series, Jinder Mahal vs. HHH in India, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens and tons more, plus Gabe Sapolsky joins us to talk EVOLVE, Keith Lee, WALTER and the rest of the stars, plus upcoming December events. A fun show as […]

WOR: UFC Fight Night, Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor, Sami and Kevin Owens update, more!

November 12, 2017 - Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer are back with the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio talking UFC Fight Night, Anderson Silva’s suspension, upcoming fights, Conor McGregor loses his mind again, HHH vs. Jinder Mahal in India, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn update, indy wrestling this weekend, Lucha Underground, mailbag and more! A fun show as […]

WOR: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer interview WALTER

November 10, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest referee WALTER, in his first-ever English language podcast appearance! Tons to talk about including his early days, various name changes, philosophy of wrestling and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Filthy Tom in studio, Seth Petruzelli, Lucha Underground, news and more!

November 10, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about with our in-studio guest FILTHY TOM LAWLOR, who will be wrestling All Ego Ethan Page tonight in Seattle, WA, for Defy Wrestling! Tons of news, an appearance by Seth Petruzelli, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

Wrestling Weekly: Les recaps his week at the WWE Performance Center

November 10, 2017 - Fresh off a week as a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center, Les Thatcher has plenty to say about that experience! We’ll cover a variety of things Les got a chance to see and take part in during his week in Orlando. From there, Vic Sosa and Les discuss Alpha vs Omega; the announcement that Chris Jericho […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The end of the 1930s

November 10, 2017 - Pictured: Bronko Nagurski On this episode of the show, host Karl Stern continues the longform history of pro wrestling series by discussing 1938 and 1939. Lou Thesz continues to become the top wrestler in the world, Jim Londos remains strong, the World title remains fragmented into numerous pieces, Bronko Nagurski continues to be a popular star, […]

B&V&G: NXT, Granny’s Wrestling Report, THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI!

November 10, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT, a very important update on her floor, NXT building up to War Games, and this week, for Thursday POTPOURRI, it’s a look at the last hour of this past Friday’s […]

WOL: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn situation, plus Dave Meltzer and Nicole Savoy!

November 9, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including everything we know about the situation with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, how the AJ Styles title change affected ratings, plus interviews with Dave Meltzer and Nicole Savoy! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Smackdown, ratings, Flair stories, more!

November 9, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Smackdown and 205 Live reviews, ratings for Raw and Smackdown this week, tons of Ric Flair stories and questions coming off 30 for 30 and tons more! A fun […]

F4D: Smackdown, Geek of the Week, 2002 Royal Rumble, tons more!

November 8, 2017 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and FILTHY TOM LAWLOR is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown with AJ Styles beating Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title, a bizarre but lots of fun Royal Rumble 2002, Geek of the Week and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal, John Cena to Survivor Series, Zayn and Owens, more!

November 8, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the latest on AJ Styles beating Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title, the whole timeline leading to this change and where they are probably going from here, John Cena added to Survivor Series, Kevin Owens and Sami […]

WOR: Ric Flair 30 for 30, plus AJ Styles beats Jinder Mahal

November 8, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a special bonus show talking AJ Styles’ win over Jinder Mahal for the WWE Title and what we know so far, plus tons of thoughts on the Ric Flair 30 for 30 on ESPN, including your mailbag questions! A fun show as always […]

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

November 7, 2017 - It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show covering Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Hate to spoil the show but with the exception of Steve Austin, Vince McMahon and the Rock, both shows were pretty awful. A stunning revelation, surely. But a fun show as always so check […]

WOL: Smackdown spoilers live, Jinder vs. AJ, tons of news, more!

November 7, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including live reactions to the final hour of the Smackdown taping in the UK, including the finish of Jinder Mahal vs. AJ Styles in case you don’t want to be spoiled. That plus tons of news and more! […]

WOR: Raw report, Tokyo Dome line-up, Jericho vs. Omega details, more!

November 7, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, the tag team title change and where it could be leading for Survivor Series, and more, plus the New Japan Tokyo Dome lineup, tag tournament, the whole story behind Jericho vs. Omega, mailbag […]

WOL: Bound for Glory, Raw and Smackdown, Dr. Lucha and more!

November 6, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the I,pmpact Bound for Glory show last night, Smackdown and Raw, man vs. woman match on Smackdown Tuesday, and more, plus Dr. Lucha talks all the news in lucha libre. Also, the 2017 CLOWN RANKINGS. A fun […]

WOR: New Japan, Bound for Glory, Jericho vs. Omega, more!

November 6, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full recaps of the New Japan and Impact Wrestling shows from Sunday, Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega, Raw on Monday night, more on Tokyo Joe, UFC 217 buyrate notes and tons more! A fun show as always […]

B&V: TNA Bound for Glory 2017

November 5, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a special IMPACT WRESTLING BOUND FOR GLORY edition of the show, and it was very nice of Impact to harken back to the glory days with this PPV. All the matches, angles and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega, New Japan, UFC 217, Bound for Glory, more!

November 5, 2017 - Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive are back today with a two-hour Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live talking all the biggest stories including Chris Jericho heading to New Japan for the Tokyo Dome show, last night’s NJPW show, Bound for Glory, UFC 217, tons of calls and text messages and more! A fun show as […]