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WOR: UFC 211, McGregor vs. Mayweather, Brock Lesnar return, more!

May 14, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including UFC from Saturday night with a great undercard and some great main card performances, Dana White and Conor McGregor, Brock Lesnar’s WWE TV schedule, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: ROH War of the Worlds PPV, UFC insanity, more!

May 13, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news to talk about including the latest from UFC’s crazy press conference this afternoon, Jones vs. Cormier, near-fights and more, plus the ROH War of the Worlds PPV review! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: NXT crowds, War of the Worlds, GSP vs. Dana White, more!

May 12, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including thoughts on NXT crowds of late, ROH War of the Worlds, GSP vs. Dana White vs. Bryan vs. Mike, Dr. Lucha and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: Ron Garvin, Les in WWF, ROH TV

May 12, 2017 - With NWA World Championship Wrestling being reviewed regularly on the site, Ron Garvin is someone who’s been talked about pretty often over the last 18 months or so. Ronnie was honored last weekend in Kentucky, which was one of the places he was a big star in the territory days. Since Les has known him […]

B&V&G: RAW, WWF Wrestling Classic II, NXT, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more!

May 12, 2017 - It’s the Thursday night Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show and we’ve got tons to talk about including Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report, some great ONE-LINERS, NXT and WWF Wrestling Classic reviews, Raw from Monday, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: News, Dave Meltzer, Filthy Tom Lawlor, tons more!

May 11, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news plus interviews with both Dave Meltzer and Filthy Tom Lawlor! Plus your phone calls, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: GSP and UFC, WWE ratings, Smackdown, tons more!

May 11, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with UFC and GSP, UFC this weekend, Jessica Penne, Smackdown, ROH, WWE ratings, questions and tons more! A packed show as always so check it out~!

F4D: Smackdown, Impact, Total Divas, Geek of the Week, Tom’s Black Belt, more!

May 10, 2017 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and FILTHY TOM LAWLOR is back with tons to talk about including TOM GETTING AWARDED HIS BLACK BELT IN BJJ, Smackdown, Impact, Geek of the Week, Total Divas and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Backlash line-up, Smackdown, Strowman injury update, RAW ratings plunge, more!

May 10, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including Backlash’s line-up, the return of Rusev, Braun Strowman injury update, RAW ratings plunge, calls, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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

May 9, 2017 - It’s the most exciting Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show in a long time. First, we’ve got the GREAT DEBATE, was Raw or Nitro the most horrible show of all time this week? Bryan and Vinny disagree. We’ve also got a TASTE TEST where Craig and Vinny sample BACON SODA and BUFFALO WINGS SODA. And […]

WOL: Raw, Braun Strowman, WWE Network, tons more!

May 9, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about after Bryan’s one-week hiatus from the show! Raw, Smackdown, phone booths, Eyada, WWE Network, Braun Strowman and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Post-Frank Gotch era

May 9, 2017 - We begin our look at the post-Frank Gotch era and a time dominated by Earl Caddock, Joe Stecher, Ed “Strangler” Lewis, and Wladek Zbyszko on today’s episode. Also, we look at the controversy surrounding the World Heavyweight title and two of the biggest matches of the era, including one that survives on film (Joe Stecher […]

WOR: Raw, Braun Strowman, New Japan notes, Sinclair and Tribune, more!

May 9, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all of the latest from Raw, why the show was so boring, Braun Strowman’s injury, New Japan notes, Sinclair and Tribune and Ring of Honor, Jim Ross and Nigel McGuinness calling WWE action, questions and more! A […]

WOL: Sempervive talks Sinclair, WWE UK announce team, more

May 8, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today, awake and refreshed…well, mostly conscious, at least, to talk about a variety of canvas mat-related splendor. Such as what Sinclair buying Tribune could mean, what the most realistic options are for WWE’s next TV, WWE’s new UK announce team, what a cameraman from Uranus and Julio […]

B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week!

May 8, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back to talk a great edition of NWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from 30 years ago this week! Great wrestling, great angles, and, yes, NEW GREAT JOBBERS! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: New Japan Dontaku, WWE business analysis, UK tour, tons more!

May 8, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about including New Japan’s Dontaku event, WWE business numbers, their UK tour, Dave’s trip to watch wrestling at the Cow Palace last night, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Bullshido

May 7, 2017 - Requested by one of our patrons at WhenItWasCool.com, this episode looks at the mystic martial arts scams and cons of the 1970s into the era of UFC and mixed martial arts where the general public finally learned how real fighting works and that the Dim Mak death touch was, perhaps, a work of fiction. On this […]

WOL: Tons of news from the past several days!

May 7, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about over the past few days including the death of Gran Apache and J Michael Kenyon, WWE ratings and business analysis, Payback, New Japan Dontaku and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: CAC, Mid-Atlantic Fanfest, TNT’s Hearts & Flowers

May 5, 2017 - After a few minutes on the Vince McMahon movie script (or more accurately Jim Cornette’s hilarious reactions to a portion of the script) we talk about a couple of events; one that sadly won’t be on the calendar this year and one that just took place earlier this week. There will be no Mid-Atlantic Legends […]

B&V: NXT, WWF Wrestling Classic, RAW, Granny, tons more!

May 5, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons of stuff to get into including our weekly chat with Granny including notes from Cauliflower Alley and her weekly wrestling report, NXT, THE WWF WRESTLING CLASSIC part one, RAW from Monday and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: Cauliflower Alley, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan, tons more!

May 4, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about live from Las Vegas for the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion! We’ll talk the reunion, speeches, highlights and more, plus wrestling news including the latest on Sean Waltman, WWE ratings, Raw and 205 Live, New Japan and […]

F4D: Live from Vegas with Smackdown, Impact, Geek of the Week and more!

May 3, 2017 - LIVE FROM SUNNY LAS VEGAS IT’S FILTHY FOUR DAILY WITH BRYAN ALVAREZ AND TOM LAWLOR! Lots to get into including travel stories, Smackdown Live from Tuesday, Impact, Geek of the Week and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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

May 2, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our RETRO RAW AND NITRO show from 19 years ago this week! The tide is turning as Raw absolutely smashes Nitro in show quality featuring the likes of Dude Love, Cactus Jack, Vince McMahon, Steve Austin, Terry Funk and more! Nitro is the same […]

WOL: Raw fallout, Brock Lesnar, New Japan tonight, more!

May 2, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including fallout from Raw, where is Brock Lesnar?, New Japan’s show tonight, Sean Waltman’s arrest and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: RAW, Brock Lesnar, NWA and Billy Corgan, more!

May 2, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including a full recap of Raw, Brock Lesnar, top matches for the next PPV, NWA and Billy Corgan, ROH’s upcoming PPV, Anderson Silva may quit UFC he claims, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always […]

WOL: WWE Payback fallout, Sheamus, Corgan and NWA, more!

May 1, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the fallout from WWE Payback last night, Sheamus, Billy Corgan and the NWA, and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: WWE Payback, New Japan Naito vs. Juice, CMLL, mailbag, more!

May 1, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Payback, all the matches and angles, New Japan from Friday night, Arena Mexico, the death of Brazo de Oro, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V: WWE Payback 2017 post-show!

April 30, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about! It’s our WWE Payback 2017 post-show wrap-up. HOUSE OF HORRORS. GUYS WHO SHOULD GET A JOB IN ANOTHER LINE OF WORK. PEOPLE LOSING IN THEIR HOMETOWNS. MORE! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: WWE Payback 2017 preview and more!

April 30, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including a full preview of the WWE Payback show tonight — or is it Backlash? — with thoughts on all the matches, the House of Horrors, predictions and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

DragonKing Dark: The Mandela Effect

April 30, 2017 - Have you ever remembered something vividly only for it to turn out to be false? This happened to me once. But what if a huge group of people remember events that didn’t actually happen or remember actual events wrong? A glitch in the Matrix? An alternate timeline? On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about […]

WOR: Patric Laprade talks the new book Sisterhood of the Squared Circle

April 28, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Patric Laprade to talk his new book, Sisterhood of The Squared Circle, looking at the history of women’s wrestling! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, Tomoaki Honma update, Dr. Lucha and Lance Storm!

April 28, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, Tomoaki Honma’s recovery, ITV World of Sport and more, plus interviews with Dr. Lucha and Lance Storm! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: Mauro, Jinder/Breezango, the Poffos

April 28, 2017 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa start this week with some thoughts on Mauro Ranallo and WWE coming to terms on a settlement, which may mean the end of any further inquiries into the corporate culture of the company. Before opening the mailbag, we share with you a most unique podcast appearance Les will be making this […]

B&V&G&J: Raw, NXT, Starrcade 1984, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more!

April 28, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about! Granny joins us for our weekly wrestling report looking at 205 Live and Jack Gallagher vs. Tyler Bate, then Bryan and Vinny review all of NXT, the final part of Starrcade 84 including the most awesome stuff ever, and a horribly stupid […]

WOL: Smackdown, New Japan, WWE match patterns, Dave Meltzer interview, more!

April 27, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including Smackdown ratings, WWE matches and how patterned they are, YouTube, New Japan’s show last night, and more, plus an appearance by Dave Meltzer talking the Vince McMahon movie and more! A fun show as always […]

WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, Payback, Backlash, McMahon movie, more!

April 27, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including full reviews of Smackdown and 205 Live, previews for Payback, Backlash, New Japan this weekend and more, news, mailbag, the Vince McMahon movie and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

The BVC Show: WCW Monday Nitro October 1995

April 26, 2017 - Courtesy of subscriber Tanguy Milano, enjoy this compilation of the Bryan & Vinny show’s reviews of all the WCW Monday Nitros from October 1995. On this edition, you’ll hear about episodes 5-8 which include: – Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage – Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko – Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit – Ric Flair […]

F4D: Smackdown, Impact, Total Divas, Geek of the Week, indy horror, more!

April 26, 2017 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons of subjects to talk about including a really stupid spot Tom saw in a match, ROH and the Top Prospect Tournament, Smackdown, Impact, Total Divas, Geek of the Week and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: Smackdown, Raw fallout, Wendy Barlow accident, tons more!

April 26, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, everything from Raw, the dumpster match, Smackdown, geeks challenging for titles, and more, plus a new promotion debuting featuring weight classes and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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

April 25, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig show is back today with tons to talk about including the famous Raw from 1997 where DX invaded WCW, TWO editions of Nitro since they felt the need to split up three hours over two days, and the most important questions from the Monday Night Wars — WHO WAS […]

WOL: Raw fallout, Kalisto’s massive push underway~!~!~!, more!

April 25, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of stuff to talk about including a terrible edition of Raw, Braun Strowman beaten by Kalisto in what will surely set up a giant babyface run for Kalisto, Payback, calls, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so […]

WOR: Raw go-home show for Payback, TNA, ROH, more!

April 25, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of stuff to talk about including one damn horrible go-home edition of Monday Night Raw capped off by KALISTO DEFEATING BRAUN STROWMAN. Also, TNA taping notes, ROH PPV main event, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

WOL: Feedback from India on Jinder, RAW, Payback, tons more!

April 24, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including FEEDBACK FROM INDIA on the push of Jinder Mahal, why Bryan thinks he’d win the title if the show was tomorrow, WWE RAW, Payback, CM Punk doing a reality show and tons more! A fun show as […]

B&V: ROH TV, NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week!

April 23, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with Ring of Honor on Sinclair, including the finals of the Top Prospect Tournament 2017, and NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week which included an absolutely amazing Lex Luger squash match and more! Plus, two new songs! A fun show as always so […]

WOL: Jinder Mahal and India, DUMPSTER MATCH returns, more!

April 23, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including more on Jinder Mahal, WWE and Mauro Ranallo, the DUMPSTER MATCH that returns on Raw Monday, UFC an Al Iaquinta, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Old timey obituaries resurrected

April 23, 2017 - Two of our previous most popular shows featured old obituaries from the late 1800s and early 1900s where people gave a little too much information about their departed loved ones. We sat down again this week with God’s holy death angel to listen to tales of woe and sadness, and perhaps even a laugh or […]

WOR: Packed weekend news show!

April 23, 2017 - It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s packed! Mauro Ranallo. PWG live results. Jinder Mahal and India. Matt and Jeff Hardy. TNA taping spoilers. New Japan. Shibata. Doc Young and Dave Korner. UFC Fight Night. Tons more! A packed show as always so check it out~!

WOL: The Business of Wrestling

April 22, 2017 - Wrestling Observer with Mike Sempervive is back for a special Saturday edition and he’s joined by Chris Harrington for a special edition of the show: The Business of Wrestling. We dive in deeper than usual on some of this week’s notable news, including WWE’s Business Partner Summit, YouTube rule change ramifications, Sinclair-ROH, as well as […]

WOL: Ronda Rousey engagement, Simon Gotch, Mick Foley, Dr. Lucha, more!

April 21, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, including Ronda Rousey’s engagement, an update on Mick Foley and his hip surgery, Simon Gotch over WrestleMania weekend, plus Dr. Lucha joins us to talk tons of news from Mexico! A fun show as always so check it […]

Wrestling Weekly: Remembering Doc Young and Matt Anoa’i

April 21, 2017 - We thought about taking this week off, but felt it was important to be here today to talk about the passing of both Matt Anoa’i and the man who along with Les created this show back in 2005, Doc Young (16:03). Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will also share a few thoughts regarding Les’ trip last […]