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Wrestling Observer Radio 8/8: Smackdown women’s disaster, Sheamus and Roman Reigns updates, TripleMania, G-1, UFC on FS1, questions and more!

August 9, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer and Filthy Tom Lawlor returns today to talk tons of different subjects including a pretty terrible women’s match on Raw and what went down in it, injuries to Sheamus and Roman Reigns, TripleMania thoughts, G-1 update, UFC on FS1 results, Cris Cyborg, your questions and tons more! […]

Wrestling Observer Live 8/7: G-1 Climax, Elgin, Lucha Underground, Piper, your calls and more!

August 8, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive, who is joined by the Pro Wrestling Torch’s Sean Radican, returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on the G-1 Climax tournament, opinions on some of the changes that have been made, Michael Elgin, Goto-Elgin (which was pondered before the match in Brooklyn […]

8/7 Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly: Charlotte Fanfest Review, Great Roddy Piper Story, Mailbag, more~!

August 7, 2015 - Back from the Mid Atlantic Fanfest in Charlotte, Les and Vic talk about some of the events from the weekend; the training camp and live shows, meeting Lance Russell, Les getting cussed out by David Crockett (kiddingly, of course) and more. We’ll spend a few minutes reflecting on Roddy Piper and Les shares a personal […]

Classic Audio: August 15 Bryan and Granny and Dave Show~!

August 7, 2015 - It’s Thursday night and Vinny is still on vacation, so — what a show we have tonight. First, we’re joined by DAVE for a breaking news audio on TNA moving to Wednesday night and what it means, Impact thoughts from Thursday night, Alberto Del Rio, SummerSlam preview, and more, then Granny shows up for her […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 8/6: Roddy Piper bio notes, Lucha Underground finale, Smackdown tapings, TripleMania, new UFC matches, Cyborg, your questions and more!

August 6, 2015 - From the wilds of Homer, Alaska, Bryan Alvarez is back today with Dave Meltzer to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including notes on Dave’s Roddy Piper bio in the new Observer, Lucha Underground’s season finale, TripleMania, Smackdown tapings, SummerSlam possibilities, new UFC matches signed, Cyborg, your questions and more! A fun show […]

Classic Audio: August 10 Bryan and Craig Show

August 5, 2015 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with special guest CRAIG~! to talk all sorts of topics including full rviews of NXT on the WWE Network, ROH on Sinclair and Friday Night Smackdown, plus a musical lesson from Craig, a bunch of songs and more fun. Good times as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live 8/4: Monday Night Raw, WWE’s tribute to Piper, trivia, and more!

August 5, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on last night’s RAW IS LESNAR, the WWE’s tribute to Rowdy Roddy Piper, Palhares halted, TRIVIA, your calls and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Figure Four Daily 8/4 with KONNAN, talking TripleMania XXIII, Lucha Underground, and so much more~!

August 4, 2015 - Figure Four Daily with Dave Gin And Juice Meltzer and Mike Sempervive returns today with special guest KONNAN to talk tons of different subjects including this Sunday’s AAA TripleMania XXIII show, what to look for, Rey Mysterio-Myzeteziz, El Patron-Cage, Angelico, working with Dario, memories of Perro, RONDA, Dave’s trip to PWG and tons more! A […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 8/4: Ronda, Raw, the mailbag and so much more~!

August 4, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns with Dave Meltzer and Mike Sempervive talking all of the news in professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, and there’s a lot of it, including the good fortunes continuing for Ronda Rousey. The buzz coming out of UFC 190, plus the UFC’s championship situation. And, of course, it was RAW IS […]

Wrestling Observer Live 8/1: Mike Sempervive & Josh Nason talk Raw Is Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, and tons more

August 3, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with special guest hosts Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on tonight’s RAW IS LESNAR, Piper, Ronda plays Ronda and someone who’s very much not Ronda to also play Ronda, your calls and more! A fun show as always so […]

Classic Audio: August 8 Bryan and Vinny Show~!

August 3, 2015 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today and we’ve got a packed 90 minute show talking tons of different topics! First, Granny joins the show to do her weekly segment, including her THIS WEEK IN WWE review and a contest to determine what ring music Bryan should use for his match next week. Then, […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 8/2: UFC 190, Ronda Rousey, WSOF brawl with UFC stars, Roddy Piper, tons more!

August 2, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on UFC 190, Ronda Rousey’s latest 34-second finish, World Series of Fighting crowd brawl with UFC stars, new fights, Roddy Piper, your questions and more! A fun show as always so […]

Classic Audio: “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (8/12/11) on breaking arms, choosing MMA over Olympics, feud with Miesha Tate, her goals in MMA, more~!

August 1, 2015 - The following originally aired on August 12, 2011. Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest “ROWDY” RONDA ROUSEY to talk a ton of different subjects including her seven straight wins in pro and amateur MMA via armbar in less than 60 seconds, why she chose MMA over the […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Epilogue

August 1, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Epilogue… and so today on this bonus show we tie it all together. After 31 days of biographies we talk about the past, present, and future of wrestling.

Classic Audio: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (8/15/11) on facing Terry Funk in a forest surrounded by clowns, World of Hurt tapings, advice for all aspiring wrestlers, how to make a gimmick work, more~!

August 1, 2015 - The following show first aired on August 15, 2011. Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest ROWDY RODDY PIPER~! to talk a number of subjects including main eventing against Terry Funk at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling show this weekend, taking over for Lance Storm on World of Hurt up in Canada, […]

Wrestling Observer Radio Breaking Audio (July 31): The life & times of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

July 31, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk the life and times of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who was found dead at age 61 on Friday. Subscribers can also listen to a show Bryan did with Piper in 2011.

Wrestling Observer Live 7/31: UFC 190, Ronda Rousey, Chris Benoit and the Hall of Fame, tons more!

July 31, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on UFC 190 this weekend, Ronda Rousey fighting, Chris Benoit and the Hall of Fame, your questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny Show 7/31: Granny returns, Wang returns, ULTIMA LUCHA~!, NXT, tons more!

July 31, 2015 - We’ve got a crazy edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show tonight! We’re joined by two special guests, Granny as always for her usual Q&A, and also WANG, who attended the Daniel Bryan book signing in Seattle and has a report, and also kinda sorta watched wrestling with us. Full reviews of NXT from Full […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: The Rock

July 30, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: The Rock. One of the biggest wrestling stars in history and probably the biggest mainstream personality ever to come from pro wrestling. Today we are talking about Dwayne The Rock Johnson. From a pro wrestling family to the most hated babyface in wrestling to the biggest star […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/30: Bruce Tharpe talks NWAClassics.com, Houston Wrestling and more!

July 30, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest Bruce Tharpe to talk NWAClassics.com, tons of memories of Paul Boesch, Houston Wrestling and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live 7/30: WWE Network number, earnings report, Angelico interview, tons more!

July 30, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on WWE’s earnings report and the WWE Network number, an interview with Angelico talking the upcoming TripleMania PPV, your calls and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

Wrestling Observer Radio Breaking News Audio: WWE earnings report, Network subscriber number, more!

July 30, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio covering WWE’s quarterly earnings report and call, notes on the WWE Network number and more!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Stone Cold Steve Austin

July 30, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Steve Austin. It’s Stone Cold day! An era defining mega-star who may have lead the most financially successful era in wrestling history. Wrestling has never been as popular as it was at the peak of today and tomorrow’s subjects. Please consider purchasing a Super Stern Stick flash […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/30: Sting at SummerSlam update, Tough Enough, Ultima Lucha, TNA tapings, G-1, Ronda Rousey, more!

July 30, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on Tough Enough, Ultima Lucha, Layla’s retirement, TNA tapings, the latest from the G-1 and more, plus MMA notes on Ronda Rousey, UFC this weekend, lawsuit against Wanderlei Silva and more~! A fun […]

Wrestling Observer Live 7/29: Patrick Clark talks Tough Enough elimination, various stars, behind-the-scenes and more!

July 29, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with special guest PATRICK CLARK, formerly of Tough Enough, to talk his time on the show, behind-the-scenes of the reality series, and more, plus a review of this week’s show and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bill Goldberg

July 29, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bill Goldberg. Who’s Next? It’s Bill Goldberg! A huge star during the Monday Night War era he is the flip side of Steve Austin in WWE. A man with such momentum and so hot that only WCW could screw it up… and they did. Today’s show looks […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show 7/29: Rey lawn-darted on Nitro 19 years ago, Raw from Monday, more!

July 29, 2015 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns tonight with tons to talk about including a full review of Raw from Monday and a pretty legendary Nitro from 19 years ago today with the infamous Outsiders attack that included Rey being thrown into the side of the trailer like a lawn dart. That plus songs, […]

Wrestling Observer Live 7/28: Hulk Hogan latest outbursts, TripleMania and ROH notes, Raw, plus your calls!

July 28, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of things to discuss including the latest on Hulk Hogan’s sex tape outbursts, TripleMania, a bunch of ROH news, your calls and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Classic Wrestling Marathon: Triple H

July 28, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Triple H. It’s all about the game (AND how you play it). Today’s show is on the life, career, and legacy of one Mr. Hunter Hearst Helmsley better known as Triple H and one of the big powerplayers behind the scenes in wrestling Paul Levesque.

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/28: Raw report, Hulk Hogan scandal, G-1, ROH on iPPV, questions and more!

July 28, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts from Raw Monday, the latest in the Hulk Hogan scandal, ROH on iPPV, New Japan G-1, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Filthy Four Daily 7/27: Tom Lawlor talks victory over Gian Villante, stories from the weekend and more!

July 28, 2015 - Filthy Four Daily with Tom Lawlor is back today in the aftermath of his crushing KO victory at UFC on FOX on Saturday night over the dastardly Gian Villante! Tons of stories from the weekend, how he’s feeling, where he’s going from here and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

FREE TODAY! July 27 Wrestling Observer Live! Hulk Hogan news, plus interviews with Filthy Tom Lawlor and Jack Evans of AAA!

July 27, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including more news on Hulk Hogan and his racial tirade, plus two big guests! The victorious Filthy Tom Lawlor as well as Jack Evans live from Mexico to talk TripleMania on August 9th! Observer Live […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Shawn Michaels

July 27, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Shawn Michaels. You know he’s cute, you know he’s sexy, you know that’s a terrible song right? Shawn Michaels may be one of the greatest in ring performers in history. He was also quite the train wreck during his peak. Today’s show takes a look at the […]

After Dark Radio 7/26: Brian Forschner talks Cold Serial, the story of Jack the Strangler

July 27, 2015 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with special guest Brian Forschner to talk JACK THE STRANGLER, as well as Brian’s new book on the topic, Cold Serial. Also, the latest news, your phone calls and emails, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny Show 7/26: New Japan on AXS TV, ROH on Sinclair, doom of the Mangolian Grill

July 27, 2015 - Bryan & Vinny Show returns today to talk tons of topics including full reviews of ROH on Sinclair this week and New Japan on AXS! Plus, Bryan mourns the doom of his favorite Mangolian Grill. A fun show as always so check it out~!

FREE TODAY! Wrestling Observer Live 7/26: George the Animal Steele interview plus all the news on Hulk Hogan and more!

July 27, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, everything from Hulk Hogan to UFC, plus GEORGE THE ANIMAL STEELE pays us a surprise visit! Best of all this show is completely FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bret Hart

July 26, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Bret Hart. Today’s person has been covered in an excellent book, multiple documentaries, and interviews but you absolutely can’t tell the history of wrestling (especially in this series over the next three days) without taking a detailed look at the life and career of The Hitman. Join […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/26: UFC on FOX, Filthy Tom wins, Hulk Hogan update, Dave goes to PWG, more!

July 26, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on the UFC on FOX card, FILTHY TOM WINS, Dana White on Stitch Duran, Hulk Hogan update, Dave goes to PWG, ROH 60-minute main event thoughts, Global Force, Bully Ray, […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Classic Wrestling Marathon: The Undertaker

July 25, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: The Undertaker. Today we look at the life and career of one Mr. Mark Calloway AKA: the dead man, AKA: the Master of Pain, AKA: The Punisher, AKA: THE UNDERTAKER! One of the greatest and longest lasting gimmick characters and one not yet covered to death (pun) […]

Wrestling Observer Live 7/24: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Hulk Hogan story as of 4 PM ET

July 24, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live is back today with everything you ever wanted to know about the Hulk Hogan story breaking worldwide today, with news and notes from Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive, Dave Meltzer and David Bixenspan.

Classic Audio: September 1, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Jim Mitchell

July 24, 2015 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show featuring the former Sinister Minister/James Vandenburg, the one and only Jim Mitchell! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including his recent FCW “tryout” and what went wrong, creating his gimmick and how it has served him well in life, standing out and being […]

7/24 Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly: Hogan, Taker/Lesnar bigger picture, mailbag, much more~!

July 24, 2015 - The actual quotes attributed to Hulk Hogan today were released while Les and I were recording this show, so we had not seen them nor did we reference the actual quotes on this show. We talked Hogan from the perspective of the perception issues WWE has having Hogan as such a big part of their […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Ultimate Warrior

July 24, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Ultimate Warrior! He’s not just any Warrior! He’s not the Average Warrior or the Pretty Great Warrior- he’s the ULTIMATE Warrior! From his days as a bodybuilder to Bladerunner Rock to the DINGO Warrior to the WWF champion. Today’s show covers the strange life and surreal death […]

Bryan & Vinny Show 7/23: Hulk Hogan, plus NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground, Granny segment and more!

July 24, 2015 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with tons to talk about including full reviews of NXT from Full Sail University and Lucha Underground’s go-home show before ULTIMA LUCHA~! Plus, Granny returns with a new contest and everything we know at this exact moment about the Hulk Hogan situation. A fun show as always so […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/23: STITCH DURAN talks firing by UFC, fights he saved, his book, tons more!

July 23, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest STITCH DURAN to talk about the circumstances surrounding his firing by UFC, his career, fights he saved by being the cutman, his book and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live 7/23: Court Bauer talks AAA PPV plus notes on Patrick, Stitch Duran, tons of news and more!

July 23, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with special guest Court Bauer to talk the upcoming AAA PPV on August 9th, plus tons of notes on Tough Enough, an apology to Patrick, Stitch Duran notes and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Big Van Vader

July 23, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Big Van Vader! You know what time it is! One of the best big men in the business. Yes, we could have talked about Brody (and do on this episode), we could have talked about Bam Bam (Bigelow or Gordy) but I chose Vader because he was […]

Wrestling Observer Radio 7/23: Wednesday Night Wars, Stitch Duran firing, ROH vs. NXT, tons more!

July 23, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including thoughts on Tough Enough, ROH on Sinclair and Lucha Underground, Smackdown tapings, G-1 update, AAA running on US PPV, what happened to Stitch Duran, UFC this weekend and tons more! A fun show as […]

Wrestling Observer Live 7/22: Tough Enough recap and thoughts, G-1, Brian Cage of Lucha Underground and more!

July 22, 2015 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on Tough Enough from this past week, latest G-1 update, plus Brian Cage of Lucha Underground returns to talk tons of different topics and next week’s big ULTIMA LUCHA event! A […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Four Horsemen

July 22, 2015 - DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: July Wrestling Marathon: Four Horsemen. Our first stable of the series featuring Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, James J. Dillon, Ole Anderson, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Sting, PAUL ROMA, Dean Malenko, HE WHO SHALT’N BE NAMED, and many more. It’s the stable of stables. Let the Horsemen ride! Please consider purchasing […]