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Writer’s Week Radio: Court Bauer talks Vince McMahon outside wrestling, getting busted, scripts, Miz

March 25, 2011 - WrestleMania Writer’s Week continues! Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with Court Bauer to talk tons of subjects including Vince McMahon’s few hobbies, whether he ever engages in anything resembling recreation, getting called into the “principle’s office” for using insider terminology while working as an insider, the blow-up that lead to him […]

Mar 25 Bryan & Vinny Show: Granny DWTS and more, Impact “review”, Friday Empire get-together

March 25, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with a packed show. We’ve got the usual Granny fun and games, including her Q&A, a look at Dancing with the Stars, what Thanksgiving is all about, and more. Then it’s the weekly Impact review. The show was better than last week, though that’s hardly saying much, and […]

Mar 24 F4D with Lance Storm: Wrestling with Team 3-D, Jericho DWTS, Mania predictions, tons more

March 24, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for the second time today joined by special guest Lance Storm!~! Tons to discuss including Raw on Monday night, the WrestleMania line-up and predictions, a misstep in a Miz promo, Lawler vs. Cole, teammates fighting each other in MMA, wrestling in a 10-foot ring, his tag match this […]

Mar 24 F4D with Todd Martin: Bones Jones future, friends fighting friends, Mania, Cole v Lawler, etc

March 24, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a show packed with fireworks~! Tons to discuss and passionately debate including the rise of Jon Jones, his weaknesses and whether there is anyone around right now you’d favor against him, Rashad, friends fighting friends, Lawler vs. Cole feud, Mania, Undertaker vs. HHH […]

Mar 25 Observer Radio: WCW, Rock, Snooki angle, Chamber buys, Lawler/Cole, border tales, tons more

March 24, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the Death of WCW, Snooki showing up snookered for work, UFC this coming Saturday night in Seattle, the Elimination Chamber buyrate, Raw ratings from this past Monday night, where they could be going […]

FREE TODAY! Bryan and Josh Nason interview Bobby Lashley on Friday’s fight, WWE, Strikeforce, more

March 23, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest Bobby Lashley, who is fighting on the Titan Fighting Championships show live this coming Friday night on HDNet at 7 PM. We’ll talk his fight career, whether he’d ever return to wrestling, his current Strikeforce contract and when it ends, how […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 23 Bryan & Vinny Show: Raw,Smackdown, Brodus, Miz, important Convention announcement

March 23, 2011 - Bryan and Vinny Show returns today with tons to discuss. A quick look at a great Colt Cabana documentary, which we’ll go into more detail on next week, then it’s discussion of a great Smackdown, a not-so-great Raw, the great Brodus Clay, the not-so-great Miz push, the great Lawler and Cole segment, the not-so-great John […]

Mania Weekly Figure Four Daily: Larry Mollin talks WWE, 90210, Vince vs. Aaron Spelling, crazy WWE

March 22, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a WrestleMania WWE Writers Week preview show! Today we’re joined by Larry Mollin, who not only wrote for WWE but was also the head writer of 90210 during the peak years. We’ll talk Hollywood vs. WWE, which industry has more crazy people, wacky WWE “cult” stories, […]

Mar 22 Observer Radio: Raw Report, Miz, Lawler/Cole, Jones/Rashad odds, Abby, Jericho, tons more

March 22, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show! We’ll discuss the second-to-last Raw before Mania, Hunter’s promo, the latest with MIZ, Riley and his wacky new belt, Cole/Swagger greatness, Randy Orton’s Bus, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, UFC star on Tonight Show, Jones vs. Rashad odds, Tito’s […]

March 21 Adam & Mike Show: AJPW at Sumo Hall, NOAH in Fukuoka, New Japan Cup, Earthquake thoughts

March 21, 2011 - The original alternate returns after a small delay to bring to YOU, the fine subscriber of this website, some sonic satisfaction. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: a little hockey with Matt Cooke’s goose cooked for almost the rest of the year, Todd Harris is a good hand of an announcer, our thoughts […]

FREE TODAY: Interview with Sir Oliver Humperdink from October 6, 2009

March 21, 2011 - In memory of the life and times of Sir Oliver Humperdink, we present today absolutely free our interview with him from October 6, 2009. A fun show looking at his life and career from the early days through his last major run in World Championship Wrestling. Humperdink passed away this weekend after a long battle […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 13 Wrestling Observer Live on Sirius Ch. 125 and Sports Byline USA

March 21, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the rise of Jon Jones, Urijah Faber, UFC 128, Silva vs. GSP, Jeff Hardy’s TNA debacle, WrestleMania, changes to that card, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the […]

Mar 21 Wrestling Weekly: Snooki, no more King Sheamus, wrestler imposters, more

March 20, 2011 - Will, Doc, and Les discuss their thoughts on Raw, Impact, and Smackdown. They also talk about Jeff Hardy’s woes, a wrestling imposter, Snooki, no more King Sheamus, Atlas Security and the TV show “All Worked Up”, Miz’s flight scare and other flight scares, Stevie Richards loses out on a million dollars, Shane Helms defending his […]

Mar 20 Observer Radio: BONES~!, UFC 128 results, backstage news, Mania changes, Riley, more

March 20, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk the crowning of the newest UFC megastar, Jon Jones, who destroyed Shogun Rua in the main event of last night’s UFC 128! We’ll talk all the matches in detail, backstage notes, big upcoming fights, and more. Plus, a new ROH Champion, Dave’s thoughts from […]

Mar 18 Observer Radio: UFC Newark preview, Jones, Shogun, Faber, Impact report, Hardy, tons more

March 18, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including another UFC Bones vs. Shogun preview, Urijah Faber’s big night, Impact from last night, the latest plan with Jeff Hardy, trying to make sense of TNA, big shows in Mexico, and more. A […]

March 18 Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show Continental Goodness

March 18, 2011 - A Continental/Southeastern heavy edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show! Lot’s of questions this week including Bullet Bob Armstrong in the WWE Hall of Fame, Adrian Street, Austin Idol, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt (yum), Memphis, Ric Flair and the NWA title, AWA, and much more! It’s free so spread the love!

Mar 18 Bryan & Vinny Show: TNA follows up God-awful PPV with God-awful Impact, Granny’s back, more

March 18, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back. TNA had the shittiest PPV in a long, long time Sunday, so what did they follow it up with? The shittiest Impact in a long, long time. A mind-bogglingly awful show, with an angle involving AJ Styles that was literally the only thing saving it from being one […]

Mar 17 Observer Radio: Hardy/TNA rant, Miz ratings slide, Jones vs. Rashad, your questions, more

March 17, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA. Dave has a big rant on Jeff Hardy and TNA’s stupidity to open the show, always a good time, then we’ll talk a Fight of the Year rematch coming in ten days, UFC 128, Jon […]

Mar 16 F4D with Steve Sims and Cubsfan: AAA vs. CMLL, Rey rumors, Sin Cara WWE,big mini-related bout

March 16, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with both Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and the Cubsfan to talk Mexican pro wrestling! Tons to discuss including the latest on Sin Cara to WWE, whether Rey Mysterio asked for his release as was rumored last week, Dos Leyendas vs. Rey de Reyes head to head this […]

March 16 Bryan & Vinny Show~! Raw report, Vinny on TNA PPV, DGUSA PPV, tons more

March 16, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns today with tons of stuff to discuss. I didn’t see Smackdown so only a few notes from Vinny, but then it’s on to a full Raw review, more thoughts on Miz and a pretty downright shocking stat, WWE booking in general, Vinny’s thoughts on the TNA PPV on Sunday, […]

Mar 15 F4D with Mike Bennett, Todd Martin: ROH Top Prospect, indy scene, Strikeforce/UFC, Hardy, Raw

March 15, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns today with an action-packed MEGA episode of the show! We’re joined first by ROH Top Prospect Tournament winner Mike Bennett to talk becoming the Prodigy, his pre-ROH career, training with Brutal Bob, getting tryouts with WWE and TNA, and so much more. Then Todd Martin joins us for his weekly appearance […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 15 Observer Radio: Raw report, UFC/Strikeforce latest, TNA tapings, tons more

March 15, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with tons to discuss! We’ll talk Raw with a great old-school heat angle involving Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, Rock destroying John Cena again, another attempt to give Miz credibility and more. We’ve also got a look at the post worst-show-in-a-long-time Impact spoilers, the […]

Mar 14 Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan review one of the most horrendous PPVs in TNA history

March 14, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk one goddamn horrendous pay-per-view — literally one of the worst TNA PPVs of all time. If you’re one of those TNA fans who writes angry letters about my TNA reviews and are hoping that Dave will defend this show, well, might want […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 13 Wrestling Observer Live with Dave, Court Bauer talking UFC buying Strikeforce

March 14, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of the more historic shows in our history — all the news on UFC’s purchase of the number-two MMA promotion in the United State, Strikeforce. We’re joined by both Dave Meltzer and former WWE writer Court Bauer to talk the story. Court […]

Mar 13 Wrestling Observer Breaking News Audio: More on UFC buying Strikeforce, your questions

March 13, 2011 - Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez are back with another breaking news update with even more on the UFC purchase of Strikeforce, plus the answers to your questions on the buyout and what it means. Check it out!

Mar 12 Observer Breaking News Audio on UFC purchasing Strikeforce

March 12, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns with a breaking news update today covering what is most likely the biggest news story of 2011, UFC purchasing Strikeforce. We’ll talk when the deal went down, many of the specifics, what this means for certain people in the organization, whether there will be interpromotional matches, plus take your questions.

March 11 After Dark: Nicholas Deleon talks cutting-edge technology, Japan quake and more with Karl

March 11, 2011 - This show is available as a free download on our sister site by clicking here.

Mar 11 Bryan & Vinny Show: Positive vs. negative segments on Impact, Granny chat, Japanese quake

March 11, 2011 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our weekend update. There is wrestling to discuss, but there are also more important things going on in the world. We’ve got the usual, a fireside chat with Granny and this week’s Impact review (which includes an analysis of positive versus negative segments per the house show […]

Mar. 10 Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: World of Hurt TV, new WWE signee, Miz’s character, Rock

March 10, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns today with Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com and WORLD OF HURT TV~! to talk all the news, including the latest on his reality show, another student signed to WWE developmental, the Miz and how he can be taken seriously as a World Champion, Rock and WrestleMania, plus your questions on a number […]

Mar 9 Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan interview ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL on his career and new book

March 9, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with one half of among the greatest tag teams in history, Road Warrior Animal of the Legion of Doom!~! We’ll talk his new book, creating their characters, how you had to protect yourself in the 80s, Hawk’s drug use and how Animal avoided heading […]

FREE TODAY! Bryan and Josh Nason interview Anthony Pettis on Clay Guida, Ninja Kick, Tae Kwon Do

March 9, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns today with the first of a new series of shows. Every other Wednesday Josh Nason and I will be interviewing big names from the MMA world, UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, etc. Today we’re joined by Anthony Pettis, he of the famous NINJA KICK in the final-ever fight of the final-ever WEC event. […]

Mar. 9 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Rock/Cena/Miz, MMA ratings, Jimmy Smith talks Bellator

March 9, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show. We’re joined first by Jimmy Smith to talk Bellator Season IV, fighting every four weeks, good prospects this season, his show Fight Quest, differences in styles around the world, the best base for fighting, and so much more. Then, Todd […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 9 Bryan & Vinny Show: Cena on Raw, Miz promo, Smackdown, Best of Mania tape, shouts

March 9, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight and we’ve got stuff to TALK ABOUT~! Smackdown with Alberto Del Rio and Edge’s contract signing and a few awful segments, Raw with John Cena’s Fail Rap, Why The Miz Is Not Ric Flair For God’s Sake, plus Coliseum Video’s 1991 Best of WrestleMania tape. Oh yeah. Also, […]

March 8 Adam & Mike Show: Daichi Hashimoto debut, major shows from Z-1, NOAH, NJPW, AJPW, + hockey~!

March 8, 2011 - The original alternate returns, a little sooner than usual, to deliver the word from across the Pacific that DAICHI has cometh. In addition to the mind-bending week in the States, Japan was crazy in its own way. We look at topics including, but not limited to: Debut of the Son of Hashimoto, who and what […]

March 8 Observer Radio: Raw Report, Cena knockout failure, Mania stips, Shad update, questions, more

March 8, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw from Monday night, the return of Steve Austin, Cena’s big strike-out in the Rock promo, Taker vs. HHH stips, and more. Also, the latest on Shad Gaspard, a fancy fight upcoming, and your […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 6 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA, packed with news

March 7, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with a huge show, packed with news. We’ll talk the latest on Sir Oliver Humperdink, WrestleMania, the Rock, Steve Austin, Strikeforce, Tough Enough, former WWE star arrested, the Hall of Fame and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link […]

Mar 6 Observer Radio: Humperdink, Strikeforce, TNA house show live, WWE, Cena, Rock, tons more

March 6, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news, including the latest on Sir Oliver Humperdink and our best wishes to him, the Strikeforce show from Saturday night, TNA Live in Kent, WA house show report, the latest from WWE, Raw Monday, plus your questions on a number […]

Mar 5 Bryan & Vinny Show: TNA IMPACT VERSUS TNA HOUSE SHOW~!, plus Granny, songs, more

March 5, 2011 - It’s the return of the mighty Bryan and Vinny Show, and what a special show we have for you today. We watched, in a 24 hour period, both TNA Impact and a TNA house show. What a contract that was. We’ll look at both in depth, the good and the bad, the hideous and the […]

Mar 4 Observer Radio: Dave an d Bryan on UFC Louisville, TNA Impact, Strikeforce WWE negotiation

March 4, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show running down UFC in Louisville with a main event so great that Dana White gave both guys $160,000 in bonus money, TNA ON THE ROAD~!, a Strikeforce star negotiating with WWE, Bret vs. Hogan, your questions and more. A […]

Mar 4 Wrestling Weekly: Reaction to Sting as champ, Sharkboy release; origin, Jericho, more

March 3, 2011 - Doc Young’s not back yet, but Will Strouse and Les Thatcher take over and discuss numerous topics this week, including Jericho on Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, Raw and micromanaging, how less is more, Impact, reaction to Sting as champ, misuse of celebrities, Les reacts to his boy Sharkboy being released plus the origin […]

March 3 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Bisping, Raw with Rock, Mania card, UFC and Strikeforce

March 3, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a packed show! Thoughts on UFC in Australia, the Bisping knee and post-fight spit, predictions for UFC tonight and Strikeforce this weekend, Raw on Monday night, Rock’s promo, the WrestleMania line-up and how the Lawler/Cole storyline is going, plus reviews of Dutch Mantell’s […]

March 2 Adam & Mike Show: NJPW, ROH iPPV, AJPW, NOAH, Dragon Gate, and hockey~!

March 2, 2011 - The original alternate returns after a short break, made longer by the fact that one of these goofs forgot to send the other this very preview. In any event, this week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: A Capital Beatdown, Adam channeling Lance for Mike’s Armstrong excitement opportunities at Mania, lots of New Japan goodness, […]

May 2 Observer Radio: Full Mania card, thoughts, UFC and Strikeforce, Grand Prix, TUF 13, calls, etc

March 2, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the full WrestleMania card, UFC Fight Night tomorrow in Louisville, Strikeforce Saturday night, the Grand Prix being moved to June, Ultimate Fighter season 13, potential coaches and what must happen for that to take […]

Mar 2 Figure Four Daily: Dr. Lucha Steve Sims talks Mistico, aka Sin Cara, Rey, Dos Leyendas, more

March 2, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous doctor of Lucha Steve Sims to talk all the news including Mistico/Sin Cara, tons of details surrounding his signing, where he might end up and the major storyline planned with Rey Mysterio, CMLL Dos Leyendas line-up including the good and bad, the latest […]

March 2 Bryan & Vinny Show: Raw, Smackdown, ROH 9th Anniversary Show, MID-ATLANTIC 1982, tons more

March 2, 2011 - We’re back with the latest edition of the mighty Bryan & Vinny Show~! Bryan is not fully recovered but we do our best to cover Friday Night Smackdown, a very, very mixed-bag Raw, the ROH 9th Anniversary Show iPPV, and MID-ATLANTIC WRESTLING FROM 1982. It wasn’t always better in the old days, kids. A fun […]

March 1 Figure Four Daily with Adam Pearce: NWA Hollywood, Cabana feud, tales from Mexico, tons more

March 1, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with NWA Heavyweight Champion Scrap Iron Adam Pearce to talk the NWA Hollywood TV show, his feud with Colt Cabana, traveling some very dangerous dirt roads in Mexico, working with Mil Mascaras and Carlito this past week, midgets not getting paid, more lucha whackiness, ROH, Necro Butcher […]

FREE TODAY! Mar 1 Observer Radio: Raw Report, Rock returns, next week, Jericho DWTS, Sonnen,buyrates

March 1, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with tons to discuss including Raw from Monday night, the taped return of the Rock, next week’s show, Jericho on Dancing with the Stars, Michael Bisping heat, who wants him next, the Royal Rumble buyrate, a great Smackdown rating, plus your questions on […]

Feb 28 Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show- Old School Wrestling Talk

February 28, 2011 - A new edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. A ton of topics this week discussed in more of a rapid fire style. If you have any old school, pioneer era, or territorial era questions for upcoming shows we need some new ones. Send them to karl@karlstern.com or post them on the board […]

Feb 27 Observer Radio: UFC in Australia, ROH iPPV from Chicago, Austin back, Strikeforce, TNA notes

February 27, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC PPV from Australia, the ROH iPPV from Chicago Ridge, upcoming ROH and UFC notes, Paul Daley, Strikeforce’s next two shows, the return of Steve Austin to Raw, Impact from Thursday […]

Feb 26 Wrestling Weekly: Doc out with pneumonia (again), Will and Les take over the show

February 26, 2011 - With Doc out sick, Will Strouse and Les Thatcher take over the program to discuss all the week’s professional wrestling news and opinions, and they also find out who won the PPV Prediction Game from Elimination Chamber! We are post-producing the show differently so please let us know in the forums or at wrestlingweekly(at)hotmail dot […]