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Wrestling Weekly: 56 Glorious Years, Chris & Nancy, Mailbag

July 1, 2016 - July 4th will mark Les Thatcher’s 56th anniversary in the wrestling business! Les & Vic start off talking about what it was like early in Les’ career to walk into locker rooms filled with guys he’d paid to see just a few years earlier, including the time young, inexperienced Les was ribbed into doing something […]

FREE WOL! Death of Thunder, Jerry Lawler update, Karl Stern talks classic wrestling!

July 1, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with a FREE show today, and we’ve got tons to talk about. The death of CMLL’s Thunder, Jerry Lawler arrest update, a new way to watch Raw and Smackdown without cable, plus Karl Stern returns to talk classic wrestling and his July pro-wrestling show marathon! […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling July Marathon: Mr. Olympia Jerry Stubbs

July 1, 2016 - The DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show July 2016 marathon begins today with 32 shows in one month with a theme of “people who made me a fan of pro wrestling”. If you have listened to Karl’s show over the years, you probably already know that this series could only kick off with one man- Mr. Olympia, […]

B&V: NXT, Lucha Underground, Granny Wrestling Report, Raw and more!

June 30, 2016 - Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with the usual Thursday night fare! Granny has a new contest, a Fourth of July poetry contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, we've got NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground on El Rey, Raw from Monday night and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOL: Tons of news, fan beatings, Ali vs. Inoki book with Josh Gross, more!

June 30, 2016 - Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about! We’ve got news on Rock getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, update on Ryan Jimmo hit-and-run incident, WWE in Honolulu, whether […]

WOR: Josh Gross talks Ali vs. Inoki, all the wrestling news and more!

June 30, 2016 - Ali vs. Inoki: The Forgotten Fight That Inspired Mixed Martial Arts and Launched Sports Entertainment Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest Josh Gross to talk his new Ali vs. Inoki book, the history behind the fight, its historical significance and so much more! Plus, news! Raw ratings, […]

WOL: The Bryan & Mike Big Audio Nightmare

June 29, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with the BRYAN AND MIKE BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE. We did the best show we could do despite having one technical issue after another. Because, like John Cena, we NEVER GIVE UP. Radio Comedy

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

June 28, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns today and it's our weekly MONDAY NIGHT WARS episode of the show! Retro Raw and Retro Nitro from 19 years ago this week. The build to Calgary Stampede, Ric Flair going crazy in Vegas with strippers, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

FREE WOL! WWE Raw report, Roman Reigns suspension, more!

June 28, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling including tons of thoughts on Raw, the handling of Roman Reigns, WWE line-ups for Japan, the Draft, calls, emails, text messages and more! Wrestling Observer Live airs LIVE AND FREE daily, and the easiest way to […]

WOR: Raw report, Prince Puma, CM Punk UFC odds, G-1, more!

June 28, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on Raw from Monday, what WWE did with Roman Reigns, what Lucha Underground did with Prince Puma, G-1 notes, an amazing story regarding Jimmy Snuka, CM Punk vs. Micky Gall […]

F4D: Filthy Tom Lawlor on Ryan Jimmo death, TNA Impact TV reviews, tons of fun

June 27, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor returns today with so much stuff to talk about! We’ve got Tom’s thoughts on Ryan Jimmo’s death, Women of Honor from Sunday night, TNA Impact TV review for the week, Tom’s FIVE POINT PREVIEW for upcoming shows, and more! A fun show as always so […]

WOL: How will Raw handle the Roman Reigns suspension?

June 27, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with the hot topic of the day — how is WWE going to approach the suspension of Roman Reigns? Will they announce it on television or will they just pretend it never happened and he'll disappear until the PPV? The hideous Raw five-point preview […]

WOR: Thoughts on Ryan Jimmo, Chris Benoit discussion, Lucha Underground

June 27, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a packed show tonight, and all the news is not good. We've got thoughts on the death of Ryan Jimmo, the second hit-and-run MMA death in a very short period of time, Chris Jericho's podcast covering the death of Chris Benoit, ROH and […]

B&V: NWA WCW build to Bash 86 tour, ROH TV, Filthy Tom final wrestling match, more!

June 26, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with tons to talk about! We've got the ROH TV report for the week, which was WOMEN OF HONOR centered, we've got NWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING from this week in 1986, the big build towards the Great American Bash tour! Plus, Tom Lawlor's final wrestling match and […]

WOL: ROH PPV, NXT stars working WWE show, Conor McGregor, more!

June 26, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! The ROH PPV from Friday night, a great angle at the ROH TV tapings, NXT stars working WWE house show tonight, Raw with Roman Reigns, Bellator, Conor McGregor, calls, emails, texts and more! A fun […]

WOR: ROH PPV, Bellator Dynamite, Cruiserweight Classic, NXT tapings, more!

June 25, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons to talk about including Ring of Honor's PPV from Friday night, a pretty great show, the NXT tapings and how it plays into the Draft, updates on Kurt Angle and Prince Puma, CM Punk's fight, Paige VanZant off SummerSlam, Bellator from Friday […]

WOL: Cruiserweight Classic, Draft, Jay Lethal talks ROH PPV, more!

June 24, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! The Cruiserweight Classic, how Vince McMahon taught Kelly Kelly to dance, Draft notes, plus Jay Lethal appears to talk the ROH Best in the World PPV coming up TONIGHT! A fun show as always so […]

FREE Wrestling Weekly: BJ Whitmer interview, Dean Ambrose, WWE CWC talk

June 24, 2016 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk Dean Ambrose, the Cruiserweight Classic & ROH’s Best in the World PPV w/special guest BJ Whitmer! We’ll start with Ohio becoming the state of champions between LeBron & and Cavs along with Dean Ambrose. Les shares some of his history with Dean (5:45), which dates back to […]

B&V: Granny’s Money in the Bank review, NXT, Lucha Underground, Raw, more!

June 24, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with tons to talk about! Granny is working on a BOOK ABOUT BRYAN and is looking for titles, she also has a full MONEY IN THE BANK PPV REVIEW, then Bryan and Vinny talk NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground and Raw! A fun show as always […]

WOL: Cruiserweight Classic kickoff, CM Punk UFC debut, Madison Eagles interview, more!

June 23, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news and more! We’ll talk the WWE Cruiserweight Classic which kicks off today with matches and, yes, EVEN A PARADE, CM Punk finally has a date for his UFC debut, and tons more, plus Madison Eagles appears to talk her career, […]

WOR: Roman Reigns, Raw ratings, Smackdown, Lucha Underground, tons more!

June 23, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a Wednesday night news update talking tons of topics, including Roman Reigns' suspension, Raw ratings from Monday, Smackdown taping results and what they did or did not say about Reigns and Jerry Lawler, Lucha Underground, Roderick Strong, tons of mailbag questions and […]

WOL: Jay Briscoe interview, Reigns suspension, WWE PPV schedule, more!

June 22, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling including more on Roman Reigns and his suspension, the alleged WWE PPV scheduled for 2016 that was leaked, update on the Cruiserweight Classic, plus Jay Briscoe joins us to talk the ROH Best in the World PPV […]

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

June 21, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back tonight with tons to talk about! It's Retro Raw and Retro Nitro night so we've got full reviews of the Monday Night Wars from 19 years ago this week. Quite frankly, two boring shows, but we'll try to spice them up for you! A fun show […]

WOR: Breaking Audio on the suspension of Roman Reigns

June 21, 2016 - Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer return with a breaking news audio on the suspension of Roman Reigns. WWE Basic Figure, Seth Rollins

WOL: ROMAN REIGNS SUSPENDED

June 21, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts, most notably, THE SUSPENSION OF ROMAN REIGNS! Tons of news notes on this story, plus Raw, WWE BattleGround, your calls, GSP talks returning to the cage and tons more! A fun show as always […]

WOR: UFC sale, Raw report, Lesnar USADA tests, tons more!

June 21, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about! What we know about the reported UFC sale, GSP talks returning to UFC, Brock Lesnar tested by USADA five times already, a full Raw report, more names being bandied about regarding the WWE Draft, questions and tons more! […]

F4D: Filthy Tom Lawlor live Money in the Bank thoughts, UFC sale, more!

June 20, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about! WWE Money in the Bank, which Tom attended live, TNA Impact TV review from this past week, the alleged UFC sale as reported all over the place today, and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

WOL: Dalton Castle interview, Money in the Bank, New Japan Dominion, more!

June 20, 2016 - Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive return today with tons to discuss! WWE Money in the Bank, the WWE Draft coming to Smackdown, Jerry Lawler legal update, New Japan Dominion, plus, Dalton Castle joins us to talk about his ROH World TV Title match this Friday on the Best In The World PPV! A fun show […]

WOR: WWE Money in the Bank, New Japan Dominion, tons of news!

June 20, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with all the news in wrestling and MMA including a full rundown of the WWE Money in the Bank PPV, a look at all the matches and angles, New Japan Dominion coverage, what's up with Anthony Rumble Johnson, mailbag questions and tons more! A […]

B&V: WWE Money in the Bank PPV recap show!

June 19, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with full coverage of the WWE Money in the Bank PPV! A night when all three members of the Shield held the WWE World Heavyweight Title, plus Money in the Bank, John Cena vs. AJ Styles and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

WOR: UFC sale, last night’s show, Money in the Bank, Lawler, more!

June 19, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons of news including the latest on the UFC sale, full results of last night's UFC event, FEDOR'S AMAZING FIGHT, WWE making calls to all sorts of former talent, Jerry Lawler's legal issues and more! A packed show as always so check it […]

F4D: Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor Fedor fight play-by-play, TNA, Money in the Bank, more!

June 17, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and FILTHY TOM LAWLOR is back today with a packed show! We’ve got a first-ever, a spontaneous live play-by-play of the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado fight from Russia on Friday, a very controversial fight in fact! Then, we’ve got Tom’s TNA Slammiversary play-by-play, WWE Money in the Bank […]

WOL: Jerry Lawler arrest, UFC sale, Sami Callihan interview!

June 17, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! Tons to discuss including the situation with Jerry Lawler, the domestic charges and his WWE suspension, UFC sale appears imminent, texts and calls and more, plus Sami Callihan joins us to talk WWE NXT and […]

Wrestling Weekly: WWE CWC, MITB, GCW & more~!

June 17, 2016 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with a potential sleeper pick for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, Money in the Bank thoughts and more~! – This week, we start with a few thoughts on the late Gypsy Joe and then some thoughts on the WWE Cruiserweight Series (6:04) – Vic will give his thoughts on someone […]

B&V: Two weeks of Lucha Underground, NXT, Raw, Granny’s Wrestling Report, more!

June 17, 2016 - It's the Bryan & Vinny Show for Thursday night, and it's PACKED. PACKED. We'll be joined by Granny for her usual Q&A and WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT, plus we've got two editions of Lucha Underground, NXT from Full Sail with the most awesome build to a match ever featuring Shinsuke Nakamura, Raw from Monday Night with […]

FREE WOL: Gypsy Joe death, WWE and China, Dave Meltzer, more!

June 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news! WWE is heading to China, Gypsy Joe has passed away, Dave Meltzer joins us to talk UFC and more, Dr. Keith Lipinski appears to talk this weekend's big AAW event, and so much more! Best of all, it's a […]

WOR: UFC sale details, Smackdown and Raw, TNA issues, more!

June 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with so much to talk about, including the potential UFC sale which has potentially come down to the final stretch, UFC Hall of Fame, Smackdown tapings, Raw ratings, some corrections from the last show, Kurt Angle, Will Ospreay, New Japan Dominion, TNA and so […]

F4D: Lance Storm on Shinsuke Nakamura, Brock Lesnar, Raw, retro shows, more!

June 15, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with tons of stuff to talk, everything from how awesome Shinsuke Nakamura is and why exactly that is so, Raw notes, Retro Raw and Retro Nitro, Brock Lesnar at UFC 200, Lance students working all over the world, and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

WOL: TNA on POP tech issue, WWE draft, tons more!

June 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including tons of notes on TNA's POP TV disaster on Tuesday night and what went wrong, more on the WWE draft and where talent might be coming from, lots of fan feedback via call and […]

Big Audio Nightmare: WWE CWC, NJPW, WCW, NHL, ALF, other initialisms and acronyms

June 15, 2016 - Never fear, the original alternate is back with topics including: – There was a little man in the ALF suit? – The natural hockey hotbed of Las Vegas Nevada – The WWE Cruiserweight World Classic and its interesting possibilities – The fabulous Starrcade ’90 flashbacks featuring Canadian grappling luminaries Troy Montour and Danny Johnson – […]

DragonKingKarl Show: 1983 wrestling world, pinfalls, Jesse Ventura, Free show!

June 15, 2016 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: 1983 was an incredible year in wrestling if you think about it. The wrestling world was about to change forever. The release of the new TEW 2016 got me to thinking back about the year in wrestling in 1983 and I talk about it on this episode. Also I answer […]

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

June 14, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns today with our weekly Retro Raw and Nitro review show! A look back at the Monday Night Wars, Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Dennis Rodman, WWF's Cruiserweight tournament, Shawn vs. Bret real fight fallout and more! Plus a breaking audio on the TNA […]

WOL: Titus O’Neil interview plus Raw, double PPVs, more!

June 14, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, AJ Styles' promo ability, double PPVs every month, and, yes, an interview with Titus O'Neil talking fatherhood, WWE and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! WWE Basic Figure Series […]

WOR: Raw report, Corgan and TNA, Cruiserweight Classic, tons more!

June 14, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news! What's up with TNA and Billy Corgan, WWE's go-home Raw for the BIGGEST MONEY IN THE BANK SHOW OF ALL TIME, the Cruiserweight Classic, Lucha Underground, Fedor and UFC, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check […]

WOR: Raw and Smackdown PPVs, Slammiversary, Kimbo Slice, Chad Mendes, more!

June 13, 2016 - NOTE: In the middle of recording I noticed a delay, so I apologize for all the awkward banter that resulted. Back to normal Monday night! Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! Slammiversary, WWE potentially running two PPVs per month after […]

F4D: Filthy Tom on Brock Lesnar, UFC 199, Kimbo, TNA, Slammiversary, more!

June 10, 2016 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor returns today with so much to talk about. Kimbo Slice and UFC/MMA medical testing, Brock Lesnar and USADA, UFC 199 thoughts, TNA Impact and Slammiversary previews and tons more! A really fun show as always so check it out~! UFC 100 Making History: Lesnar vs. Mir

WOL: Gawker update, WWE in Japan, tons of mailbag questions, more!

June 10, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back for the final show of the workweek, and we have news on WWE in Japan, NXT, answers to tons of text message questions sent throughout the week, an update on Gawker and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Hulk […]

Wrestling Weekly: Les loves NXT, Danny Miller memories, Brock Lesnar

June 10, 2016 - Just how big a risk for WWE is Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon at UFC 200? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will talk about it from WWE’s perspective on the latest Wrestling Weekly! We’ll start with Les sharing some thoughts about his good friend and former tag team partner Danny Miller, who passed away […]

B&V: NXT Takeover, Raw, Granny’s Q&A and tons more!

June 10, 2016 - It's the Bryan & Vinny Show for Thursday night and because Bryan is out of town it's CONFERENCE CALL TIME with Vinny and Granny and that leads to a good ol' fashioned BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE. If you can handle it, may the Lord bless you. Granny, NXT Takeover, Raw and more! We'll cover Lucha Underground […]

WOL: NXT Takeover, Kimbo Slice, texts and more!

June 9, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news, including a full recap of Takeover and the fallout from that show, the Draft, more on Kimbo Slice, your tweets and texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! WWE NXT World Heavyweight Championship Replica Kids […]