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FREE TODAY! Sept 11 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA and Sirius Channel 94: Bryan and Josh talk Rock’s return to the ring, UFC Fight Night, Mayweather, Night of Champions preview, Flair vs. Sting, tons more!

September 19, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns this week with special guest co-host Josh Nason of Fight Magazine and WrestlingObserver.com! Tons to discuss including last night’s UFC Fight Night, the Floyd Mayweather fight, Night of Champions preview for Sunday night, No Surrender and the Flair/Sting match from Impact, and so much more. Best of all […]

Sept 18 Observer Radio: Bryan and Dave talk UFC Jake vs. Jake, ROH iPPV, Night of Champions, Flair vs. Sting, Mayweather controversy, tons more!

September 18, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full reviews of UFC Fight Night Jake vs. Jake, the ROH iPPV from the Manhattan Center, the last iPPV before they move to Sinclair television, the Floyd Mayweather controversy, a Night of Champions preview, […]

Sept. 16 After Dark Radio: Karl Stern talks true crime tales, Night Hag phenomenon, Geoffrey Gray talks SKYJACK: The Hunt for DB Cooper, legendary case and more

September 17, 2011 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show! First, we’re joined by Karl Stern to get his thoughts on the DB Cooper skyjacking, stories of true crime that he’s been involved with, unsolved mysteries that have weighed on him during his career, the Night Hag phenomenon, and more. Then, Geoffrey Gray, […]

September 16 edition of Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly: Raw, Rock/Cena teaming up, Announcing & more!

September 17, 2011 - Doc Young’s Wrestling Weekly is back a little ahead of schedule! Speaking of schedules, it was a one week change in Vic’s schedule which caused the show to be done Friday night instead of Saturday afternoon, so there’s very little Smackdown talk on this program. First and most importantly, though, is an update on Doc […]

Sept. 16 Adam & Mike Show: Latest news from Japan, the return of HOCKEY~!, HHH-UFC rant, much more!

September 17, 2011 - The Adam & Mike BIG Audio Nightmare returns this week with nearly 60 minutes of sonic terror~! Or just a radio show. Topics include but are not limited to: a final discussion of the All Together show, ranting about the HHH-UFC evolution debate, the return of HOCKEY, plus all the latest news in Japan including […]

Sept. 16 Breaking News Audio: Dave and Bryan talk Rock and Cena’s match at Survivor Series, other participants, line-up thus far, Dave reviews MEMPHIS HEAT, more

September 16, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio talking the return of the Rock at Survivor Series, what the plan for the eight-person match is, at least at this point, other Survivor Series notes, plus Dave’s thoughts on the MEMPHIS HEAT documentary, which was apparently pretty […]

Sept. 16 Bryan & Vinny Show: Flair vs. Sting for perhaps the last time, Impact report, Granny Haiku contest, tons more

September 16, 2011 - It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show and I won’t lie, it’s kind of depressing. We saw, 18 years after their famous match, probably the last Sting vs. Flair match of all time, and God was it sad. Kind of ruined the night. We’ll talk that match, review Impact, and, yes, do the the wacky […]

Sep 15 Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Rumors of working with WWE for developmental and whether they are true, Matt Hardy problems, Raw thoughts, Wrestling Revolution Project, his book, tons more

September 16, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including rumors that Lance is talking with WWE about starting up a developmental territory, Matt Hardy’s latest woes, Impact tonight and whether he’ll watch Flair vs. Sting, a UFC match he watched recently, the Wrestling […]

Sep 15 Observer Radio: Matt Hardy’s latest, TNA tapings and Hogan’s latest, Bound for Glory, big weekend of shows preview, MCW review, Jake vs. Jake, tons more!

September 15, 2011 - Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight with the midweek edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including Matt Hardy’s latest arrest, the TNA tapings with Hogan’s supposed retirement announcement, Bound for Glory, ROH iPPV this weekend, Night of Champions, Jake vs. Jake, Micro Championship Wrestling, another group gets […]

Sept. 14 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Matt Hardy arrest, Raw, Punk/HHH, Night of Champions, Strikeforce report, Todd wins bet, should Rock wrestle at Survivor Series, Diaz notes, more

September 14, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest Matt Hardy arrest, Raw from Monday night and the Punk/HHH storyline, Night of Champions, Strikeforce thoughts from this Saturday night, Todd amazingly wins a bet, UFC preview for this weekend, whether the […]

Sept 13 Bryan & Vinny Show~! Raw and Smackdown in-depth reports, Vinny reviews the TNA PPV, new songs, tons more!

September 14, 2011 - It’s everyone’s favorite, the mighty Tuesday Bryan & Vinny Show~! Tons to discuss including a very minor change to our programming schedule, a look at Smackdown from this Friday night, Vinny’s review of the TNA PPV which, in hindsight, actually looks worse if that’s even possible, a full rundown of Raw Monday night, discussion of […]

FREE TODAY! Sept 13 Figure Four Daily with CHRIS MASTERS! Early career, WWE highlights, working with his idol, another idol letting him down, personal issues, becoming the best kept secret in WWE, Masterlock challenge, tons more

September 13, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE superstar CHRIS MASTERS to talk all manner of subjects including his very first wrestling memories, who he loved watching growing up, his time in OVW, the day that Cornette and Danny Davis cut a massive promo on him, moving up to WWE, the Masterlock […]

Sept. 13 Observer Radio: Raw report, good and bad of HHH/Punk segment, Bret Hart, Night of Champions go-home, Impact spoilers, Sting vs. Hogan, Smackdown notes, Edge, your questions and more

September 13, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with our third show in three straight days! All the news in pro-wrestling including full results of the Raw go-home show for Night of Champions, why the Punk interview was so one-sided, the pluses and minuses of that segment, Bret Hart’s performance on the show, […]

Sept. 12 Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan recap the TNA PPV, why the show was so sad, plus Warrior box office, latest on Diaz, WWE and TNA big TV weeks, your questions and more

September 12, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a packed show! Tons to discuss including a complete rundown and analysis of TNA’s PPV from this past Sunday night, with thoughts on all the matches, the horrible booking, the horrible match structure, the horrible finishes, and why the whole thing was just […]

FREE TODAY! Sept 11 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA and Sirius Channel 94: Bryan and Mike talk Strikeforce, TNA PPV, Nick Diaz, Rock and Survivor Series, more

September 12, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including last night’s Strikeforce show, the World Grand Prix finals, a preview of the TNA PPV, Rock and the Survivor Series, the whole Nick Diaz debacle, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, […]

Sept. 11 Wrestling Observer Radio: Strikeforce results, Grand Prix finals, latest on Nick Diaz and switch to Penn, should Rock wrestle at Survivor Series, TNA preview, more

September 11, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full results of last night’s Strikeforce event, the finals of the World Grand Prix tournament plus predictions, the latest on Nick Diaz and the switch to Diaz vs. Penn, a big discussion on whether […]

September 10 Wrestling Weekly: Punk, HHH, Lots o’Smackdown, TNA PPV Predictions, more

September 10, 2011 - Will Strause is out on the town, but Victor Sosa and Les Thatcher are here to make sure you get PLENTY of wrestling talk this weekend. And I do mean plenty; we got going, time flew by and before we knew it, you had the perfect show for a long workout or Sunday drive. The […]

Sept. 9 After Dark Radio: Leslie Kean talks her New York Times Bestseller, UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record

September 10, 2011 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a very special guest, Leslie Kean, author of the New York Times bestseller UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record. Tons to discuss including the Governor who saw the Phoenix Lights, the Belgium UFO flap and then intelligent operation of whatever these vehicles […]

Sept. 9 Bryan & Vinny Show: Worst segment of all time, joke contest where the joke is on us, swag packs, Impact review, a great song, tons more

September 9, 2011 - Oh my God this show. BRYAN AND VINNY AND GRANNY return tonight for the first and last annual Bryan & Vinny Joke Contest. Winner gets a SWAG PACK consisting of a Warrior T-shirt from the new film, a Warrior poster signed by the three of us, and, yes, an I Tap Boys sticker. This is, […]

Sept. 8 Adam & Mike Show: All Together show review, King of Sport, Morishima, hockey tragedy, & more

September 9, 2011 - The original alternate has returned with 60 minutes of back-to-basics sonic satisfaction, with topics including, but not limited to: the tragic KHL team plane crash, Monday’s F4D conversation extended, PPH, The Hustle Doctor, in defense of the Fave Five, Saints-Packers wagering, the ballad of Morishima, the All Together supershow review including ten-man junior heavy awesome, […]

Sept. 8 Wrestling Observer Radio with Mick Foley: Talk of WWE return, who he’s like to wrestle, whether he’d do commentary again, what went wrong with TNA, the tweet that broke the camel’s back, his charity raffle, stand-up comedy and more

September 9, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with a special bonus show today featuring Hall of Famer Mick Foley! Tons to discuss including all the rumors of him going back to WWE, who he’d like to wrestle if that happened, whether he’d go back to doing commentary, what happened with TNA and […]

Sept 8 Breaking News Audio: Dave and Bryan discuss Jeff Hardy actually getting sentenced right before returning to Impact tonight

September 8, 2011 - Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer return today with a breaking news audio on Jeff Hardy, who did, in fact, after two years get sentenced on his drug charges, just hours before making his return to Impact. You can’t write stuff like this.

Sept. 8 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Todd thinks UFC made a big mistake axing Diaz fight, Raw thoughts, Nash storyline, Overeem vs. Brock thoughts, Strikeforce predictions, John McCarthy book review, more

September 8, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a hell of a show talking all manner of subjects including Nick Diaz getting axed from his fight with GSP, why Todd thinks UFC made a terrible decision, the ongoing Raw storyline with Nash, HHH and Punk, WWE booking, Strikeforce predictions for this […]

Sep 7 Observer Radio: Nick Diaz makes dumbest decision of his life, new main event, Raw ratings, another FOX big match, Nash update after supposed firing, Little Tokyo, Angle DWI update, new Sin Cara, tons more!

September 8, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, and there’s tons of it, including Nick Diaz making the dumbest decision of his life, the new foe for GSP, how this affects business, whether Diaz will still be employed tomorrow, ratings from this past […]

Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show: History of Wrestling Series: Part 4 (Inter. tournament)

September 7, 2011 - Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show Part 4. This show covers the Manhattan Opera House International tournament in 1915-1916 with Strangler Lewis, Wladek Zbyszko, Alex Aberg, hypnotists, Opera singers, and The Masked Marvel! Plus the lead up to the Earl Caddock vs. Joe Stecher world title match from 1920 (check it out on YouTube)

Sep 7 Figure Four Daily with Dr. Lucha: Aniversario Show, Konnan new gig, Universal Tournament, RUSH, AAA big show with TNA stars, the real Mistico, tons more

September 7, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk, what else? LUCHA~! Tons to discuss including the CMLL Aniversario show and what we know and don’t know so far, possible big matches for this year or next, AAA’s next big show and the TNA stars who may be coming […]

Sep 7 Bryan & Vinny Show: Raw review, a look back at Bret vs. Owen and Shawn vs. Razor from Mania 10, why you don’t have to settle for bad pro-wrestling

September 7, 2011 - It’s the return of the mighty Bryan & Vinny Show, and a wild show we have for you today! Tons to discuss including an inside look at how the newsletter is put together, thoughts on Raw Monday night, full reviews of two awesome matches from WrestleMania X, Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon and Bret Hart […]

Sep 6 Wrestling Observer Breaking News Audio: Lesnar vs. Overeem announced, odds for the fight, how to promote, more

September 6, 2011 - Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return today with a breaking news audio covering UFC’s announcement of Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem for December 30th in Las Vegas, NV. We’ll talk all the details including whether Overeem will be putting a title on the line, the odds for the fight, the strengths and weaknesses of both […]

Sept. 6 Figure Four Daily: Host Series with Mike Sempervive talking Big Audio Nightmare, its history, Japan, hockey, Brock vs. Overeem and more!

September 6, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the latest in our Host Series, this week with one half of the Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare, Mike Sempervive! Tons to discuss including the history of the show, how he met Adam, the best and worst wrestlers in Japan that you should see out […]

FREE TODAY! Sept 6 Observer Radio: Full Raw report, Rock Survivor Series news, WWE Network, UFC to Japan, Cain vs. Dos Santos hype, Kurt’s DWI, UFC injuries, tons more

September 6, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including UFC’s return to Japan after over a decade, their eventual return to Australia and what is up with that, more on Kurt Angle’s recent DWI, what he’s claiming, more UFC injuries, how […]

Aug 5 Observer Radio: Kurt Angle DWI, what his lawyer is saying, Raw tomorrow, Dave talks the Warrior film, thoughts on Cornette’s 1997 memories, Bill Kunkel, your questions and more

September 5, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including Kurt Angle’s DWI, his official statement through his lawyer, TNA’s reaction, Raw Monday night, Diva Twitter nonsense, Dave’s thoughts on the movie Warrior, Bull Kunkel’s life and times, Jim Cornette’s 1997 rewind from Kayfabe […]

FREE TODAY! Sept 4 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA and Sirius Channel 94: Bryan and Mike talk UFC on FOX, Nash/Punk/HHH, Sin Cara, more for 2 hours

September 5, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including UFC’s choice for a main event on the first FOX special, Raw and Super Smackdown, the HHH/Punk/Nash storyline, two Sin Caras, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the […]

September 3rd Wrestling Weekly: Raw, SD!, Sting, & a lesson in Running the Ropes

September 3, 2011 - With Doc Young still out, Will Strause, Les Thatcher & Victor Sosa are back to discuss the week that was in wrestling! We’ll discuss the main angle on Raw, what Vic doesn’t understand about it (which is a lot), what Les would’ve tweaked it to make it more effective & his thoughts on the Smackdown […]

SEPT 2 AFTER DARK RADIO: Show returns with Bryan and Karl talking news, Dan Farren talking what really goes on inside Area 51

September 3, 2011 - After a three month hiatus, AFTER DARK RADIO returns tonight with a brand new show! Bryan and Karl open up talking all the strange news of the week, including a supposed close-up photo of Bigfoot’s face, Area 51 lore, and more. Then, Dan Farren joins the show to talk more about Area 51 as he’s […]

Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show: History of Wrestling Series: Part 3 (Gotch-Hackenschmidt)

September 2, 2011 - Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show: The History of Wrestling Part 3- Frank Gotch vs. George Hackenschmidt I and II! The story behind both matches. Real or worked? Where’s the film? Who hooked Hack? Plus Gotch retires a million times and takes wrestling down with him. The rise of the Zbyszko brothers, Joe Stecher, and […]

Sept 2 Wrestling Observer Breaking News Audio: Main event for UFC on FOX, what the heavyweight title means, other options, new PPV main, looking at why TNA’s tournament is the worst of all time and what it says about TNA

September 2, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio talking two big stories, the new main event for UFC on FOX on November 12th, whether a heavyweight title fight means anything in 2011, other options they could have gone with, what the new PPV main event could be, […]

Sept. 2 Bryan & Vinny Show~! Weekend extravaganza with Granny, most embarrassing moments, Shark Jumping, best and worst of Impact, great new songs, more!

September 2, 2011 - It’s the return of the BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW, the weekend edition, and it’s a fun one~! Tons to discuss including reader’s most embarrassing moments with Granny, a look at the new cast of Dancing with the Stars, memories of SHARK JUMPING~!, an Impact that was like two different television shows, one awful and one […]

Sept. 1 Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm talks trip to WWE tapings, an impromptu match, handshaking, WWE booking of late, Sin Cara, working with Mark Henry, his new Kindle book, tons more!

September 2, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk a ton of different topics including Lance’s trip to the WWE TV tapings last week, another big debate about the importance of hand-shaking, whether there was any handshaking controversy at the show, an impromptu match he was involved in, tons of notes […]

September 1 Wrestling Observer Radio: Raw and Super Smackdown, Punk/HHH angle, Raw segment that died, ratings, Dave on Matt Hardy, bad UFC buyrate, FOX special, your questions and more!

September 1, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw and Super Smackdown, ratings for those shows, what segment on Monday totally bombed, the CM Punk angle two months after Money in the Bank, what went wrong where, the Sin Cara angle on […]

August 31 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Raw and Super Smackdown, Punk/HHH/Nash, Sin Cara issues, UFC 134, feud with Les, tons more

August 31, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts including more on Raw and SuperSmackdown, the Punk/Nash/HHH storyline, Sin Cara’s behavior backstage, Dave’s Vale Tudo article, thoughts on Anderson Silva and UFC 134, Todd vs. Les Thatcher regarding Ric Flair, and so […]

FREE TODAY! Aug 31 Bryan & Vinny Show: Very disappointing two days for WWE, Raw and SuperSmackdown reports, new songs, shout-outs, cats, more

August 31, 2011 - It is the mighty return of the mighty Bryan & Vinny Show and we’re mighty pissed off. Just been a bad week for WWE with angles changing right and left, matches changing right and left, characters being brought back and taken away, etc. We’ll recap both Raw Monday night and what promised to be but […]

Aug 30 Figure Four Daily with Karl Stern: Wrestling history, turn of the century grappling, role the Civil War played, baddest dudes, Vale Tudo, history of three-count, oldest footage, more!

August 30, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with the latest installment in our Hosts Series, this time with Dragon King Wrestling’s Karl Stern~! This show has a focus on the history of wrestling and MMA, how they intertwined at the beginning of the 20th century, the role the Civil War played in the development of […]

August 30 Observer Radio: Raw report, what the hell is up with Nash, Smackdown guys on Raw and why, can they kill the brand extension, Super Smackdown, UFC on FOX notes, your questions and more

August 30, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a packed news show. We’ll discuss Raw from Monday night, the end of the brand extension, at least in one direction, why that decision was made, why Dave says they can’t kill the brand extension, what the hell is going on with Kevin […]

August 29 Figure Four Daily: Open Lines calls on Super Smackdown, latest on Sin Cara, Kevin Nash vs. CM Punk, future of TNA, tons more

August 29, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with OPEN LINES~!, discussing all the news in wrestling and MMA including Super Smackdown, the best night for that show, tons on Mistico/Sin Cara and what the latest on that situation is, when the bloom was off the rose for good on TNA, CM Punk vs. Kevin […]

August 28 Observer Radio: Full rundown of UFC 134 in Rio, prelims. bonuses and other notes, UFC 1 memories, Raw and Smackdown previews, Mistico, your questions and more

August 28, 2011 - 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 UFC 134 from Rio, the good and bad of the show production-wise, prelim notes, press conference notes, bonuses, and more. Also, Bryan talks UFC 1, which he just re-watched on […]

August 27 Wrestling Weekly: Punk/Nash/HHH, Sin Cara, WWE locker room etiquette, Flair, tons more!

August 27, 2011 - Will Strouse, Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are back! Well, Will and Les are back; Victor makes his debut today in place of Doc Young. Will & Les discuss why Doc might be out for a while (and we wish him a speedy recovery), then we discuss some of the nuances missing from the Punk/Nash/HHH/Laurinaitis/Steph […]

Aug 27 Observer Radio: Special bonus show, Impact, Hardy return, more on Flair article, Sin Cara update, Money in the Bank buyrate, UFC 134, UFC FOX debut, tons more!

August 27, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show to talk a very busy week in pro-wrestling and MMA. Tons to discuss including Impact from Thursday night, the return to TNA of Jeff Hardy, the Ric Flair article and what was and was not new information, more on […]

Aug 26 Bryan & Vinny Show: Granny, Vinny, Bryan, listeners talk greatest fears and recurring dreams, plus the great fear and recurring nightmare that is Impact

August 27, 2011 - It’s a day late, but HEY, here you go, the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! Bryan is in Oregon, Vinny is in God knows where, and Granny is home, but that doesn’t stop the three from getting together for the weekly fireside chat. Granny has a new idea to spice up the […]

Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show: History of Wrestling Series: Part 2 (Pioneer to Gotch-Hack)

August 26, 2011 - Part 2 of the History of Wrestling Series with Karl Stern. On this show we cover the end of the pioneer era and the beginnings of the Gotch-Hackenschmidt era. People and topics on this show include the later days of Col. McLaughlin and William Muldoon, the early career of Frank Gotch and his time in […]

August 25 Figure Four Daily: Todd and Bryan talk Matt and Jeff Hardy, Flair article on health and financial troubles, UFC on FOX and what you need for the first big card, UFC 134 preview, tons more!

August 25, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the article on Ric Flair’s financial decline, Matt Hardy’s latest issues, the return of Jeff Hardy to TNA, sports stars blowing all their money, UFC on FOX and how to promote the event, what […]