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WOR: UFC sale final, 202 preview, ROH PPV, NXT Takeover preview, more!

August 20, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news to talk about today — the sale of UFC is FINAL, UFC 202 thoughts, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, Olympics notes, the ROH PPV recap from Friday night, Takeover preview for Saturday, the latest on Alberto del Rio and […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: Karl Stern opens the mailbag

August 19, 2016 - Host Karl Stern continues to sort through the emails generated during the July marathon of biographies. Topics on this show include follow up on Norvell Austin, plus conversation about the WrestleMania VIII main event that should have been Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan, and much more. On the show, Karl talks about: Why the conventional reasons […]

WOL: Lance Storm in studio talking all the news on a packed weekend!

August 19, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with special in-studio guest Lance Storm to talk tons of different topics including the latest WWE drug test failures, the Wellness policy, the huge weekend with WWE, ROH, UFC and NXT, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Storm […]

Wrestling Weekly: Can anyone be a draw in today’s WWE?

August 19, 2016 - Is anyone in WWE a draw in 2016? Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa take a look at an article in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and talk about whether or not any one person can be a draw in modern WWE. Also on the schedule for this week's show: – The news of Shawn Michaels […]

B&V: Raw, Smackdown, NXT, Cruiserweight Classic, Granny Wrestling Report

August 19, 2016 - It's the biggest Bryan & Vinny Show since the Christmas Show in 2015! We've got four big shows to tackle, Raw and Smackdown — that's right, Smackdown — plus the Cruiserweight Classic and NXT, and on top of that Granny joins us for her usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report! A fun show as always […]

WOL: Eva Marie suspended, Paige and Del Rio too, Dave Meltzer talks Scott Williams, more!

August 18, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including Alberto Del Rio, Paige and now EVA MARIE suspended for Wellness violations, the new defense in UFC for drug test failures, Dave Meltzer joins us to talk the death of Scott Williams and more. […]

WOR: Del Rio, Paige, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, giant weekend, more!

August 18, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons of news — Alberto del Rio and Paige, Conor McGregor throwing stuff, UFC this weekend, Cruiserweight Classic, Smackdown, WWE ratings, updates on HBK and Jon Jones, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Reebok Nate Diaz […]

F4D: Tom Lawlor on Conor McGregor, SmackDown and Impact TV, more!

August 17, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor returns today with tons to talk about including the situation with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at the press conference Wednesday afternoon, UFC this weekend, SmackDown and TNA Impact TV reviews and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! UFC: Best of […]

FREE WOL! Jim Ross on modern day wrestling and WWF Attitude Era, news and more!

August 17, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with a FREE show talking not only all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts, but also talking with Good Ol’ JR Jim Ross about modern-day wrestling, the WWF Attitude Era and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! This […]

NXT TakeOver Conference Call: HHH on 50/50 booking, CWC, more

August 17, 2016 - Per usual, Paul "Triple H" Levesque did a conference call prior to the latest NXT TakeOver event, set for Brooklyn, NY, this Saturday on WWE Network. On the 35 minute call, HHH discussed a variety of topics including fielding a few questions from this site's Dave Meltzer: – He discussed the WWE Cruiserweight Classic at […]

FREE B&V: Retro Raw and Nitro with Hogan vs. Sting and Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels builds!

August 16, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back tonight with a FREE SHOW! Tons to talk about, including full reviews of Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! The build towards Undertaker vs. HBK Hell in a Cell has begun, Sting vs. Hulk Hogan is about to be announced, Raw has a […]

WOL: RAW, DEMON KING, SummerSlam weekend, Jon Jones update, more!

August 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news including a look at the WWE Network and non-Network line-up for SummerSlam weekend, THE DEMON KING, Raw thoughts, update on the Jon Jones drug testing situation he teased yesterday, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

Big Audio Nightmare: New Japan G1 Climax 26 post-mortem show

August 16, 2016 - How are you? You feeling good? How about great? Well, if you would have watched the 2016 New Japan G1 Climax you’d be orgasmic right now. Actually, you’d be laying there as a post-coital ball of giggly satisfaction. And, as a fan of such feelings ourselves, the original alternate is back to try and extend your […]

WOR: Raw report, CM Punk documentary, Daniel Bryan on his WWE role, more!

August 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full review of Raw from Monday night, the go-home show for SummerSlam, Daniel Bryan talks his future and role in WWE, Jon Jones claims he's on his way back, CM Punk documentary notes, […]

WOL: HUGE week of wrestling upcoming, CM Punk documentary, WWE’s Paige, more!

August 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including tons of thoughts on Raw, Paige's injuries and future, the crazy week of wrestling programming that is upcoming, calls and emails and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

B&V: ROH final build for PPV, NWA World Championship Wrestling from August 1986

August 14, 2016 - The mighty Bryan & Vinny Show is back today and we've got two big shows to review — ROH on Sinclair, which wasn't quite as good as the past two week's shows but still a fine go-home angle for this coming Friday night's PPV, plus NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week […]

WOL: G-1 Climax Finals, Raw preview, tons more!

August 14, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts, including thoughts on the G-1, a big preview of Raw on Monday, a huge week of wrestling coming up, calls, emails, text messages and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: G-1 Climax Finals, TNA new belts, HHH and ESPN, tons more!

August 14, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a packed show talking so much stuff, including the G-1 semifinals and finals from the last two days, why it ended up being such a well-booked tournament, awesome matches, TNA and their new belts, Dave's thoughts on HHH's ESPN interview, Conor McGregor, GSP, […]

DragonKing Dark Episode 28: Pokemon and Godzilla

August 14, 2016 - On today’s DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern turns away from the serious deep stuff of recent shows to something fun and lighthearted — the current Pokemon Go craze. Karl’s wife began playing Pokemon Go (like almost everyone else on earth apparently) and brought Karl into a strange but familiar world of Japanese monsters fighting! Mutated bugs and […]

AD: Haunted California

August 13, 2016 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to continue our series on California, this time looking at the most haunted locations, including DISNEYLAND and ALCATRAZ, where, yes, Roddy Piper once did a wacky wrestling vignette. A fun show as always so check it out~! Weird California: You Travel Guide to California’s Local Legends and […]

WOR: Breaking Audio on TNA and Billy Corgan, G1 Finals, Triple H

August 12, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio talking TNA and Billy Corgan, the G-1 Climax Tournament Finals coming up this weekend, Triple H and 50 50 booking and more! Shop Amazon – Save on headphones from AmazonBasics

WOL: Billy Corgan in charge of TNA, HHH talks 50/50 booking, G-1 shakeup

August 12, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk the hottest topics including TNA apparently being totally rebranded under Billy Corgan, a big shake-up in the G-1 Climax Tournament, and Triple H's ESPN interview talking, among things, 50 50 booking. A fun show as always so check it out~! Funko Pop! […]

Wrestling Weekly: Danny Cage of the Monster Factory talks training

August 12, 2016 - Les and Vic return this week with special guest Danny Cage, owner and head trainer of the world famous Monster Factory to talk about the MF Super Camp happening next weekend! Lots of interesting discussion this week, including what anyone interested in attending next week’s Super Camp can expect, thoughts on training, things that separate trainers who […]

B&V: Cruiserweight Classic Ibushi vs. Alexander, NXT, Raw, Granny Wrestling Report!

August 12, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about! We've got the usual Granny WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT, plus the Cruiserweight Classic with KOTA IBUSHI VS. CEDRIC ALEXANDER, NXT from Full Sail, Raw from Monday night which was apparently 100 times better on Hulu than USA, and tons more! A fun show […]

WOR: Larry Matysik on professional wrestling, past and present

August 11, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest, former St. Louis booker Larry Matysik to talk all things pro wrestling past and present, from the heyday of St. Louis to modern-day professional wrestling, the Vince McMahon of today and yesteryear and so much more. A fun show as always […]

FREE WOL! WWE LGBT initiative, TNA woes, huge SummerSlam weekend, Dave Meltzer, more!

August 11, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including WWE's new LGBT initiative, their history, a look at next week's exciting weekend of big-time wrestling shows all over the world, BRYAN'S LEGIT HEIGHT, David Crockett, calls and emails and more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: Smackdown Live, Cruiserweight Classic, NXT, New Japan G-1, more!

August 11, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Smackdown Live, the Cruiserweight Classic and NXT, G-1 update, ratings for Raw and Smackdown, Ryback, Sandow, the CMLL Anniversary show, UFC tickets for next weekend, GSP's return and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

F4D: Smackdown Live! Impact! News! Tons more!

August 10, 2016 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and UFC star Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with a packed show! We’ve got news! We’ve got Smackdown Live! We’ve got TNA Impact! We’ve got — uh — more news! And more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: GSP talks return, Smackdown, ROCK vs. VIN DIESEL and more!

August 10, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news to talk about, four pages worth, everything from some Smackdown thoughts to the potential return of GSP, a big star debuting for ROH, Roman Reigns headlining shows and tons more! Plus, calls, emails and more! A fun show as always […]

B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro, heel Rock and DX debut, Luger’s fall, more!

August 9, 2016 - We’re kicking off our studio revamp with a trip back to the OLD SCHOOL, with not only our usual RETRO RAW AND NITRO reviews from this week in 1997, but, yes, we’ve got some great new songs to debut! Raw vs. Nitro, the debut of the Rock and DX, Lex Luger’s fall and tons more. […]

F4D: Lance Storm talks the WWE Cruiserweight Classic and RAW!

August 9, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today with a giant discussion on Lance’s thoughts on both the Cruiserweight Classic and Raw. Lots of things to discuss, from match psychology to the good, bad and ugly in the tournament. A fun show as always so check it out~! Amazon eGift Card

WOL: Three-hour Raw teardown, Dean Ambrose podcast, SummerSlam, more!

August 9, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including thoughts on Raw and three hours after the brand split has taken effect, the Dean Ambrose podcast with Steve Austin, SummerSlam, calls, emails and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Accepted: How the First […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: Marathon leftovers, Q&A

August 9, 2016 - Karl Stern returns to the regular format of questions and answers and begins catching up on questions generated during the July marathon. Questions, corrections, and conversations include: When Tommy Rogers isn’t Tommy Rogers The wonderfully horrible job Sports Illustrated did with their ranking of wrestlers Marathon follow-ups on Canek, Marty Jannetty, and Sgt. Slaughter An incredible article […]

WOR: Raw, Conor vs. WWE, Ambrose podcast, tons more!

August 9, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons to talk about including the Steve Austin podcast with Dean Ambrose, Raw from Monday night and the build towards SummerSlam, Joey Styles getting released, the G-1, Conor vs. WWE, questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOL: Joey Styles and The Ryback gone, SummerSlam matches, tons more!

August 8, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE releasing Joey Styles and THE RYBACK, TNA Bound for Glory is now official, SummerSlam new matches, Ring of Honor TV, calls, emails, texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Funko POP […]

B&V: ROH on Sinclair, NWA WCW from 1986, Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii, more!

August 7, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a PACKED episode of the show! We've got full reviews of ROH on Sinclair with the continuation of the best angle in forever with Jay Lethal and Adam Cole, NWA World Championship Wrestling from 20 years ago this week, and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kazuchika Okada from […]

DragonKing Dark Episode 27: The Bloody Benders

August 7, 2016 - Recently, a listener to DragonKing Dark suggested the Bender family murders as a topic. Host Karl Stern, knowing nothing about the topic, began researching the story or the mysterious Kansas family. Then Karl received multiple emails with information about the serial killer family from Kansas in the 1800’s. Once he read it had ties to LITTLE HOUSE ON […]

WOL: Conor McGregor vs. WWE, Daniel Bryan to Raw, G-1 classic, tons more!

August 7, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including Smackdown invading Raw to tell Raw to stop invading Smackdown, G-1 awesomeness, WWE wrestlers vs. Conor McGregor, aspartame and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier

AD: Monsters of California

August 7, 2016 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our latest trek looking at all of the monsters, mysteries, ghosts and UFOs from all 50 states. Today, it’s California, but because California is so big, we’ll focus on the MONSTERS of California — and no, not a single mention of Bigfoot on this episode! A […]

WOR: G-1 awesome matches, Raw is Smackdown, UFC Fight Night, more!

August 7, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer and Filthy Tom Lawlor returns today with TONS of stuff to talk about including awesome G-1 matches you should go out of your way to see, Raw is Smackdown Monday, TNA TV thoughts, UFC Fight Night results, new fights signed, questions and more! A fun show as […]

WOL: Great TV wrestling action, Lucha Report with Steve Sims, more!

August 5, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on all the great TV over the past few days, your calls and emails, plus the weekly Lucha Report with the Doctor of Lucha himself, Steve Sims! A fun show as always so […]

WOR: Dan Severn talks Hall of Fame career, new book, more!

August 5, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest DAN THE BEAST SEVERN to talk a number of different subjects including his life and career, plus his new book which is linked below, the first of what might be several! A fun show as always so check it out~! The […]

Wrestling Weekly: Calling it in the ring, training drills, more

August 5, 2016 - This week, training is the primary subject, as Les is just got back from conducting another successful weekend camp. We’ll talk about how the weekend went (8:05), the infamous triple five drill and what the purpose of it is (13:21), and then Les will talk about one of his pet peeves he’s seeing way too much […]

FREE B&V: NXT, Cruiserweight Classic, RAW, Granny Wrestling Report, more!

August 5, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a FREE episode talking tons of different topics! It's the usual Granny Q&A, surely a baffling segment for first-timers, her WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT, then Bryan and Vinny talk NXT, the awesome Cruiserweight Classic, RAW and more! A fun show as always so check it out! And […]

WOL: New WWE figures, Dave Meltzer, all the news and more!

August 4, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA with two special guests, Dave Meltzer and Bill Miekina, the latter of which will talk WWE figures including, yes, a new SHINSUKE NAKAMURA figure. A fun show as always so check it out~! Mattel Dolph […]

WOR: News! Smackdown Live, ratings, WWE injuries, UFC drug testing, tons more!

August 4, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with all the news, including thoughts on the SI list of top 100 wrestler, Smackdown Live and the Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose promo, WWE injuries, ratings, G-1 tournament thoughts, tons of mailbag questions, UFC rule changes and drug testing ramp-up and more! A […]

F4D: Filthy Tom on Smackdown Live, TNA Impact, UFC 201

August 3, 2016 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and UFC star Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to discuss! We’ve got some UFC 201 thoughts, then it’s the now-usual Wednesday tradition, full reviews of both Smackdown Live and TNA Impact! A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro: Bret wins WWF Title, Luger wins WCW Title from Hogan

August 2, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with a crazy show! It's Retro Raw and Retro Nitro, and this week we've got the fallout of Bret Hart winning the WWF Title at SummerSlam 1997, the build to Montreal and Kane's debut, and, over on Nitro, a THREE HOUR SHOW featuring Lex Luger's […]

WOL: Raw fallout, Smackdown new titles, Roman Reigns, more!

August 2, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempevive returns today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday, Smackdown Live and their new post-show, new titles on Smackdown, Roman Reigns' new push towards being a US hero and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! WWE Elite Collection Series […]

WOR: Raw report, SummerSlam, G-1 Climax, more!

August 2, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons of news to talk about! The post-Raw report, all the matches and angles leading to SummerSlam, Lilian Garcia update, the G-1 Climax Tournament, latest MMA news on Nick Diaz, Georges St. Pierre and more, plus questions! A fun show as always so […]