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Filthy Four Daily: Smackdown, Rampage, ZSJ vs. Speedball, Jericho vs. Takeshita and tons more!

November 13, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including reviews of Smackdown, Rampage, Mike Bailey vs. ZSJ, Chris Jericho vs. Takeshita, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Bryan Danielson returning, Smackdown hot angles, RAW preview, tons more

November 13, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW tonight, Bryan Danielson coming back in two weeks for potentially 7 matches prior to the Tokyo Dome, MJF and John Cena movie news, Smackdown and Collision thoughts and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show! Collision, plus we decide the future course of the Tuesday B&V Show!

November 12, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including a Collision with many highs and lows but a very fun main event. Shawn also joins us as we decided what we’re going to do on Tuesday nights going forward and it will hopefully please many! A fun show as […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Zbyszko brothers

November 12, 2023 - 1000 Hours is my sub-podcast series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show about the pioneer era of pro wrestling: defined as before Frank Gotch and before 1900. This week’s show was a requested topic by Eric, the sponsor of this episode. He wanted to know about the Polish influence on wrestling. In the 1970s, especially, […]

Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Collision review & early Full Gear preview

November 12, 2023 - I am back for another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, recapping all the top stories from the week. WWE announced a new TV deal for NXT with The CW starting next October. Will this help viewership in the long run for the black and gold brand? Vince McMahon sold off a large amount of […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Dave goes to Rampage and Collision, UFC recap, Smackdown, line-ups, tons of news

November 12, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC from Saturday, Dave goes to Rampage and Collision this week, Smackdown with two big angles, line-ups for all the shows this week, ratings, and tons of news. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Is turning on Rey Mysterio too predictable?

November 11, 2023 - WWE It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. It finally happened, Santos Escobar turned on Rey Mysterio. Can you still get heat if everyone turns on Rey Mysterio? Not to be outdone, Asuka then turned on Bianca Belair and Charlotte and joined Damage CTRL. What does this mean for Survivor Series? We also have Shingo […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Vince’s stock sell-off, AEW, NJPW Lonestar Shootout, more

November 10, 2023 - With Bryan matriculating and Filthy Tom in Dallas readying to fight Fred Rosser tonight, Mike Sempervive returns with a solo installment of Wrestling Observer Live. It’s another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling, and we’ll get into all of it. Vince McMahon’s sell-off of TKO stock, previews of tonight’s WWE SmackDown and AEW […]

Wrestling Weekly: WWE NXT’s new TV deal leaves NWA out in the cold?

November 10, 2023 - On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, we discuss WWE NXT landing a TV deal with The CW as a result of some of the strangest circumstances anyone has seen in a long time. We’ll also look at what WWE and AEW have lined up for the next couple of weeks. Thanks for listening and have […]

Fight Game: Are The Bloodline getting stale?

November 10, 2023 - Photo via WWE John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we discussed if The Bloodline, as an act and the main storyline in WWE, is starting to get stale. Other topics include: NXT’s move to the CW Network next fall The men’s […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW with MJF vs. Garcia and NXT with the furthering of Trick vs. Melo

November 9, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly review of AEW and NXT! AEW has more in the Trick vs. Carmelo storyline, plus Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers and more. AEW has MJF defending the title and build for Full Gear! A fun show as always so check it […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Full Gear line-up, Dynamite report, NXT huge ratings, more

November 9, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about today including AEW Dynamite from last night, the full line-up for Full Gear thus far, NXT does huge ratings on Tuesday, more on the move to the CW, more discussion of what we should review Tuesdays, and more. A […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: NXT to CW, TKO and WBD investor’s calls, NXT and AEW TV reviews, more

November 9, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including NXT to CW and what that means, tons of notes from the TKO and WBD investor’s calls, a look at all the shows coming up this weekend, ratings, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reviews and tons more! A […]

Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Future direction of shows, Bryan vs. Lance memories

November 8, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including many, many thoughts on the future direction of two shows, Bryan & Vinny and his own show, plus more on his career including the time he wrestled Bryan under a hood as the Ideal Canadian. A fun show […]

Wrestling Observer Live: NXT signs with CW, NXT TV from Tuesday, doom of NWA-TNA reviews

November 8, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including NXT TV from last night with more in the Trick vs. Carmelo story, NXT signs a big deal with CW and what the positives are about it, Bryan quits NWA-TNA and is looking for help, and more. A […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Giulia, Nakajima, Power Struggle review, Wrestle Kingdom

November 8, 2023 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: The Giulia-to-WWE rumors and what they mean for AEW, Stardom, New Japan, and more Stardom’s injury issues continue while one major star is set to return Katsuhiko Nakajima wins AJPW’s Triple […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: GRANNY’S 94TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! And we have to talk about NWA-TNA.

November 7, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn & Granny Show is back with TONS to talk about as we celebrate GRANNY’S 94TH BIRTHDAY with poems and best wishes from all. Then, well, we gotta talk about NWA-TNA. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Botched RAW finish, Ospreay and Giulia thoughts, RAW report, more

November 7, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the botched finish on RAW in the IC Title qualifying match, Collision getting killed by a WWE PLE again, thoughts on where Will Ospreay and Giulia would best fit in, the World Famous RAW Report and more! A […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The history of Dusty Rhodes, pt. 1

November 7, 2023 - On the DragonKing Karl rotation of classic pro wrestling themes, we are back around to “From the Pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter” where I look back at some of Dave Meltzer’s biographies and history pieces in historic Observer newsletters. Today, I begin a three-part series on the massive Dusty Rhodes obituary — basically a […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: RAW report, AEW and NXT previews, Giulia, New Japan and more!

November 7, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT this week, Most Outstanding 2023, Giulia and Tam Nakano updates, ratings, the RAW report for Monday night with Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins for the World Title in the main event, and more. A fun […]

Filthy Four Daily: Smackdown, Rampage, UFC, New Japan, tons more!

November 6, 2023 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY is your stop for ECLECTIC PRO-WRESTLING DISCUSSION. We’ve got Smackdown, some Crown Jewel notes, AEW Rampage, UFC this past weekend, plus Tom’s upcoming schedule including New Japan Friday and a match with FUNNYBONE on Saturday. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: RAW, NXT and Dynamite previews, Crown Jewel, New Japan Tokyo Dome, more!

November 6, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW, NXT and Dynamite previews for this week, New Japan this past weekend and the Tokyo Dome line-up, Crown Jewel and Collision and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: WWE Crown Jewel 2023 plus Collision and more!

November 5, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with a DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY as we’ve got both the WWE Crown Jewel PPV with Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight to cover, and also AEW Collision from Saturday night with the big push of RUSH in the main event. A fun show as always so check it […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Crown Jewel, New Japan, weekend TV and news, UFC lawsuit, more

November 5, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE Crown Jewel, notes from the New Japan show this weekend with an incredible main event, Hard to Kill, the Tokyo Dome, notes on the UFC lawsuit and other MMA news, Rampage and Collision notes and more. A […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Can AEW and WWE get to the point already?

November 4, 2023 - WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another Saturday packed with wrestling. WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia in real time. New Japan Power Struggle sets up some key matches for Wrestle Kingdom — including, Bryan Danielson making it official and promising to break Okada’s arm. Plus, SmackDown highlights, an awesome […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: 2023 WON HOF show

November 3, 2023 - Dave and I are back with with the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame show where we go over all the top candidates for the new class. We had John Pollock, John Muse, and John Lister join us to go over all of the categories for the WON HOF. We also took a look […]

Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Crown Jewel, NJPW Power Struggle, Ric Flair, more

November 3, 2023 - With Bryan matriculating and Filthy Tom en route to Indiana to beat up some chump named Ron Mathis for Paradigm Pro tonight, Mike Sempervive returns with a solo installment of Wrestling Observer Live. It’s another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling, and we’ll get into all of it. Predictions for WWE Crown Jewel […]

Wrestling Weekly: WWE Crown Jewel predictions, AEW Dynamite thoughts

November 3, 2023 - WWE Today we talk WWE Crown Jewel: will Roman Reigns retain? Who wins between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre…will Damian Priest leave Saudi Arabia as the World Heavyweight Champion? All our predictions are here — plus thoughts on this week’s AEW Dynamite. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! WONF4W

Fight Game: WWE Crown Jewel Preview

November 3, 2023 - Photo via WWE.com John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we looked at some of the issues we’ve had with AEW television of late. Topics include: Too much comedy that doesn’t hit in AEW An excellent MJF vs. Kenny Omega match on […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Dynamite and Halloween Havoc ’23 Night 2

November 2, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our review of AEW and NXT this week! We aren’t officially bringing back the vote, but Bryan and Vinny did consider and disagree on which was the better show this week. WHY? Find out! A fun show as always so check it […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Ric Flair interview

November 2, 2023 - Dave and I are back with a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Ric Flair, and his business partner, Chad Bronstein, join us to talk about Wooooo! Energy becoming the exclusive energy drink of AEW. Ric also talks about his contract with AEW as an onscreen performer, when he knew he was going on TV, and […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Dynamite, Tony’s announcement, Full Gear, ratings

November 2, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Tony Khan’s big announcement and a better way to have done it, a very baffling edition of Dynamite on Wednesday, NXT ratings — and AEW ratings, turns out — hold up well versus baseball, and tons more. A […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Dynamite and Halloween Havoc, Cung Le lawsuit, weekend preview, more

November 2, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Crown Jewel and New Japan previews for the weekend, Wrestler of the Year, Erik of the Viking Raiders gets surgery, ratings, the Cung Le lawsuit takes a big step, Ngannou vs. Fury numbers, plus full reviews of both […]

Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: NWA-TNA, Impact to TNA, live Q&A, more

November 1, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including how Lance has been feeling of late after his sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment, a look at the last two weeks of NWA-TNA, the actual TNA returning, a live Q&A, more on his career, and more. A fun […]

Wrestling Observer Live: NXT Halloween Havoc Night 2, AEW preview for tonight, MJF and the Von Erichs

November 1, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including NXT from last night, AEW Dynamite preview for tonight, MJF and the upcoming Von Erich movie, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: NWA-TNA from October 2002, plus Granny & spooky stories

October 31, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about in the HALLOWEEN EDITION OF THE SHOW! We’ll talk spooky stories, Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and memoir reading, then the boys review NWA-TNA from the week of October 30, 2002. A fun show as always so check […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: NWA-TNA from week of Oct. 30, 2002, plus Granny and spooky stories!

October 31, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about in the HALLOWEEN EDITION OF THE SHOW! We’ll talk spooky stories, Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and memoir reading, then the boys review NWA-TNA from the week of October 30, 2002. A fun show as always so check […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Power Struggle preview, Ospreay-Bailey

October 31, 2023 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: Adam’s live perspective on the Will Ospreay – Mike Bailey classic at Bound for Glory Thoughts on Stardom’s Halloween-themed PPV A preview of NJPW’s Power Struggle event this weekend How Bryan […]

Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, Danielson update, Halloween Havoc preview, MJF vs. Omega ratings

October 31, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including ratings for Smackdown on FS1 and Omega vs. MJF, both interesting, NXT preview for tonight, AEW tomorrow, the RAW report, update on Bryan Danielson, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Pioneer era wrestling beyond NYC

October 31, 2023 - On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we look at pioneer era wrestling outside New York City thanks to a request from listener Andrew. I dug into newspapers in Buffalo, Rochester, and surrounding areas to find out that the pro wrestling scene outside of New York City in the late 1800s was both well and […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Bryan Danielson, AEW and NXT previews, RAW report, Crown Jewel

October 31, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Bryan Danielson’s injury, AEW and NXT previews for Tuesday, the RAW report for Monday plus the preview for Crown Jewel, ratings, MMA news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Bryan and Filthy Tom talk all the weekend news and shows

October 30, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and special guest host Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including AEW Collision with MJF vs. Kenny Omega, Rampage thoughts, LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns on Smackdown, RAW tonight and NXT tomorrow, plus tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio: Tyson Fury fight, Collision and Smackdown, Danielson injury, more

October 30, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Tyson Fury vs. Ngannou from this weekend, Vince and Dana history, Bryan Danielson injury, Creeds going to RAW Monday plus the RAW preview, AEW Collision and Smackdown results with MJF vs. Kenny Omega for the title, and more. […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: AEW Collision with great MJF vs. Omega main event, weekly Q&A

October 29, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW Collision with a great main event, our weekly Q&A with tons of different things to talk about and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: A classic on Collision

October 29, 2023 - Andrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live, the Sunday edition. This week, we’re talking about the biggest stories from the world of professional wrestling. AEW Collision was a huge episode with one of the biggest main events in the history of the show as MJF defended against Kenny Omega in an […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Why can’t LA Knight win at Crown Jewel?

October 28, 2023 - WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode. SmackDown did what it needed to do: heat up LA Knight for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match against Roman Reigns in Saudi Arabia. Even though he’s hot right now, most people don’t expect Knight will win the title at Crown […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency

October 27, 2023 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We began the show talking about Dave’s story on Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency. We also discussed the following: Roman Reigns’ status for Survivor Series John Cena’s match for Crown Jewel […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Filthy Friday – EC3 joins the show, Gabe Kidd invades it

October 27, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive & Tom Lawlor returns with another installment of FILTHY FRIDAY to get you ready for another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling. As per usual, with Bryan not here, things didn’t go exactly according to plan. It started just fine, with NWA World champion EC3 joining the […]

Wrestling Weekly: MJF is VERY busy, Judgment Day in the middle of everything, more

October 27, 2023 - WWE On today’s Wrestling Weekly, we look at just how much MJF has going on in AEW, lots of intrigue in WWE surrounding Judgment Day, and share some thoughts on what’s driving the long title runs of Roman Reigns and Gunther. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! WONF4W

Fight Game: The many programs of MJF

October 27, 2023 - John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we talked about a company that we don’t usually talk about but were in the news because of a rebrand back an an old brand. Yep, we talked some TNA to start the show. Some […]