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Feb 25 Bryan & Vinny Show: Sickness and doom, Granny chat, Impact review, songs, more

February 25, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with another battle, a fight perhaps to bitter death, battling snow and debilitating sickness to bring you an evening with Granny and a recap of a horrendous version of Impact. If there is a God this will not be my last show.

Feb 24 Figure Four Daily: CT Rep. Matt Lesser on MMA bill, Todd and Lance talk Mania, more

February 24, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with quite the packed show. We’re joined first by Connecticut Rep. Matt Lesser to talk the MMA bill he has introduced, how it came about, his thoughts on the sport, the stories of WWE lobbying against the bill and WWE’s denial, and more. Then […]

Feb 23 Observer Radio: Two-hour show with Charlie Haas talking ROH and Bruce Hart talking new book

February 23, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez’s New Sexy Voice (TM) returns with a massive two-hour, dual-guest show. First we’re joined by Charlie Haas to talk his big ROH tag match with the Briscoes at the ROH 9th Anniversary show on gofightlive.tv this Saturday, his WWE run, when he found out the company […]

FREE TODAY! Feb 23 Bryan & Vinny Show: Smackdown 600, Raw is not Rock, Elimination Chamber, MORE!

February 23, 2011 - The not-so-mighty Bryan & Vinny Show is back today! I’m still under the weather but I BATTEL’D~! through this show to bring you the best in pro-wrestling television analysis, with minor help from Vinny. We’ve got the so-called 600th episode of Smackdown, Elimination Chamber from Sunday, Raw, new songs, shout-outs, and so much more. Best […]

Feb 22 Figure Four Daily: Nick Dinsmore interview, than open lines call on Mania, Cena, Rock, more

February 22, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Nick Dinsmore to talk what’s happening in his life of late, big OVW shows coming up, ROH, Mike Bennett’s future, a recent trip to WWE and what happened with Randy Orton, and more. Then, OPEN LINES on a number of different topics, largely WrestleMania, John Cena, […]

Feb. 22 Observer Radio: Tons on the Rock, Raw report, Mania build, Strikeforce scoops, tons more

February 22, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA!~! We’ve got a full Raw report from Monday night, tons of notes on the Rock, a look at some potential changes in Strikeforce’s upcoming shows, WrestleMania booking ideas, plus your questions on a number of […]

Feb. 21 Observer Radio: Elimination Chamber report, backstage notes, Lawler, Fight Night change, TNA

February 21, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a complete rundown of WWE’s Elimination Chamber PPV, Jerry Lawler and whether they should have switched the title, backstage notes from the show, the Mania card, UFC vs. WWE in Connecticut, changes to Seattle’s […]

FREE TODAY! Feb. 20 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA – Chamber preview, more

February 20, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with a very ill Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to preview WWE Elimination Chamber and talk all the rest of the news in pro-wrestling and MMA, including WrestleMania, TNA Against All Odds, tons of UFC news and big show changes, and more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post […]

Feb 19 Wrestling Weekly: Raw, Impact, Smackdown, liquor at shows, heel Cena

February 19, 2011 - Will, Doc, and Les return and discuss a lot from wrestling programming this week including the best match on Raw (might be surprised), The Rock’s triumphant return, Jerry Lawler’s mother, Cena as a heel and when it might happen, and more! The trio also discuss thoughts on this week’s Impact, pregnancies, and liquor at wrestling […]

Feb 18 Bryan Alvarez After Dark with Kevin Wallace: Illumanati conspiracy, occult Disney, more

February 18, 2011 - Bryan Alvarez After Dark returns tonight with special guest Kevin Wallace to discuss the alleged Illumanati conspiracy, what it is, claims that it has infiltrated the music industry, the Freemasons and other secret societies, Bohemian Grove, and more. We’ll also talk occult Disney, strange images in Disney movies, subliminal messages and more. Karl Stern also […]

Feb. 18 Bryan & Vinny Show: Worst Impact in forever, Granny talks Valentine’s Day, poor Impact

February 18, 2011 - It’s the return of the weekend Bryan and Vinny Show. Wish I could have been in a better mood for this one but I watched Impact first. That was the worst excuse for a television show since the last time Impact produced the worst show I’ve ever seen. A horrible, horrible show. Granny is also […]

Feb 17 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Fedor loss, Strikeforce, Against All Odds, Rock return

February 17, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and mixed martial arts. We’ll talk the doom of Fedor, his future, where he stands now as a top heavyweight, Strikeforce’s Saturday night show, the return of the Rock, ideas for WrestleMania, TODD’S ODDS RETURNS, Against All […]

Feb 17 Observer Radio: Fedor wackiness, Watson, Smackdown and Impact spoilers, Rock, Hardy, more

February 17, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all sorts of subjects including the latest Fedor nuttiness, claims of illegal mind power affecting his performance, Jeff Hardy’s hearing, the Raw rating from Monday night, what Rock had to say about his return, Smackdown and Impact spoilers, whether Watson the […]

Feb 15 Figure Four Daily: BRUTAL BOB talks ROH, iPPV, Mike Bennett, Iron Man matches, tons more

February 15, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only BRUTAL BOB EVANS~! to talk his ROH protegee Mike Bennett, turning the corner on Ring of Honor, the process of, in his words, getting his head out of his ass, seven Iron Man matches in seven days, the New England scene, working […]

FREE TODAY! Feb 15 Observer Radio: ROCK RETURNS, Raw report, Impact tapings, your questions, more

February 15, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a huge show, over an hour of wrestling talk highlighted by a discussion of the return of THE ROCK~! We’ll talk Raw in great detail, Rock vs. Cena possibilities, WrestleMania, and more. Plus, the Impact tapings, Smackdown, your questions, and more. Best of […]

Valentine’s Observer Radio: Dave, Bryan, Vinny on TNA PPV, Strikeforce follow-up, Raw, Dana talks

February 14, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back tonight with a packed news show! We’ll open with Vinny and I running down the TNA Against All Odds PPV, a pretty good show with the usual hits and misses, and near deaths in the main event. Then Dave joins the show to give his thoughts, talk Raw and Smackdown […]

FREE TODAY! Feb. 13 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA – Fedor loss and more

February 14, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back this week with our week in review program! Tons to discuss including last night’s Strikeforce event, the possible retirement of Fedor Emelianenko, an Against All Odds PPV preview, a look at the proposed WrestleMania main event, Elimination Chamber, clips from a recent Chris Jericho […]

Feb 12 Wrestling Weekly: Late show, Raw, Smackdown, Awful Impact

February 13, 2011 - Sorry about the lateness of this show. It was supposed to go up yesterday. Will, Doc, and Les discuss their thoughts on this weeks wrestling programming, including a horrible TNA, R-Truth forgetting where he is, wrestler egos (do great wrestlers have to have a big one?), NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship, lots of commentator talk, and […]

Feb 13 Observer Radio: Strikeforce, the end of Fedor?, TNA PPV preview, UFC Toronto success, more

February 13, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with a packed one-hour show talking all the news in wrestling and MMA including the shocking loss and perhaps retirement of Fedor Emelianenko last night, the Strikeforce show in general, changes for the positive, what was great and not so great, and more. […]

Feb 12 Observer Radio: Mania main event, what happens when HHH takes power, Strikeforce, tons more

February 12, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight with a special Friday night bonus show talking all the news in wrestling and MMA. We’ve got final thoughts on tomorrow’s Strikeforce event, a look at the latest WrestleMania main event, a big discussino on life in WWE after Vince McMahon passes some […]

FREE TODAY! Feb. 11 Bryan Alvarez After Dark: News and stories with Karl Stern, open lines, emails

February 11, 2011 - Bryan Alvarez After Dark returns tonight with news, stories and phone calls. Karl Stern joins us to talk a number of news bits including supposed recordings of Bigfoot cries, the re-dating of the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, the Jerusalem UFO videos, Charles Manson, the Georgia Guidestones and the tour we hope to take to them in […]

Feb 11 Bryan & Vinny Show: Granny fireside chat, some great songs, a ROTTEN Impact, tons more

February 11, 2011 - It’s the return of the mighty weekend BRYAN & VINNY SHOW~! Tons to talk about today including a fun fireside chat with Granny as she tells us about her week, reveals the winners of the SuperBowl contest, and does her usual Q&A. Then, some great songs. And finally, sadly, a review of a ROTTEN edition […]

FREE TODAY! Feb 10 Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on Jericho, his book, Smackdown, UFC, his beard

February 10, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns with the second of two shows today! We’re joined by Lance Storm to talk Chris Jericho, their early days in wrestling, funny stories not told in Chris’ book, Booker T and Kelly Kelly on Smackdown, Anderson Silva vs. GSP and an alternate plan, stories of Lance’s obsessive ODC (yes, OOCD), his […]

Feb 10 Figure Four Daily: Bryan, Todd and David Epstein of SI talk drugs in sports, concussions, etc

February 10, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with special guest David Epstein of Sports Illustrated to talk a number of subjects including drug use in sports, tainted supplements, how to create your own supplement company, false advertising or deceptive claims, how people beat drug tests, concussions, the role of genes, how […]

Feb 9 Observer Radio: CHRIS JERICHO on latest WWE run, new book, relationship with Vince, returning

February 9, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio — the ILLUSTRIOUS Wrestling Observer Radio — with Dave Meltzer and Bryan returns today with the one and only Chris Jericho to talk his newest book, “Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps“, his first critically-acclaimed book, when he might return to WWE, whether he’d ever work for […]

Feb 9 Adam & Mike Show: Barnett-Sylvia IGF review, Joshi title v. hair match review, Japan news, NHL

February 9, 2011 - The original alternate returns this week with a cavalcade of purorageous activities, which led to topics including, but not limited to: the original Keys of comedy with a meme to remember, a look at September’s IGF antics featuring Barnett-Sylvia, Coleman-Suzukawa, and a bunch of b-list Brother Yasshi’s, a review of last July’s Nanae Takahashi-Kaori Yoneyama […]

FREE TODAY! Feb. 9 Bryan & Vinny Show: Great Smackdown, not-so-great Raw, BEST OF WWF VOLUME 13

February 9, 2011 - It’s the return of the Bryan and Vinny Show, and we’ve got a lot to discuss! We’ve got a really fun Smackdown to review with Kelly Kelly’s best performance ever and Vickie lighting the world on fire, a pretty lame Raw, and then, in this week’s 24/7 fun, BEST OF WWF VOLUME 13. A mix […]

Feb. 8 Figure Four Daily: Open Lines calls on WrestleMania, Cole, Raw, Undertaker retirement, Sting

February 8, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns today with OPEN LINES~! Tons of things to tackle including how much people hate Michael Cole and the positives and negatives of that, thoughts on UFC 126, Sting, WrestleMania, ideas for Undertaker after he retires as an active performer, Raw on Monday night, the Montreal Screwjob and other questions regarding mid-90s […]

Feb. 8 Observer Radio: Raw report, Strikeforce preview, more from UFC 126, Quinton, Rashad, mailbag

February 8, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight talking all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got a full Raw report for Monday night, a flat show two weeks out from Elimination Chamber. We’ll talk the Strikeforce show this weekend, Rashad’s camp talks his future, Quinton Jackson and why Bones […]

Feb. 6 Observer Radio: In-depth UFC 126 report, results, GSP vs. Silva, BONES, TNA scoops, tons more

February 6, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with in-depth coverage of UFC 126 from Las Vegas! We’ll talk all the fights including Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort and Bones Jones vs. Ryan Bader, plus the upcoming Bones vs. Shogun title match and the back story there, GSP vs. Silva talk, and […]

Feb 5. Wrestling Weekly: Royal Rumble Review, Impact, Smackdown thoughts, Bieber Fever

February 5, 2011 - Will, Doc and Les review the Royal Rumble, give their thoughts on Impact and Smackdown, and discuss Superbowl champs on WWE programming, Justin Bieber on Wrestlemania, J-Woww on TNA, Kurt Angle interview on Booker and Nash, They answer mail, give their superbowl predictions, and much more! 63 Minutes.

FREE TODAY! Feb 4 After Dark with Dr. Jeff Meldrum, PhD, talking scientific evidence of Bigfoot

February 4, 2011 - We are so happy to be joined tonight by Jeff Meldrum, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology and Adjunct Associate Professor of the Department of Anthropology at Idaho State University, and Adjunct Professor of Occupational and Physical Therapy and Affiliate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Idaho Museum of Natural History, talking his book, “Sasquatch: […]

Feb. 4 Observer Radio: UFC 126 preview, weigh-ins, TNA notes, Chamber line-up, tons on STING, more

February 4, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got notes from the UFC 126 weigh-ins, the shoving match with Vitor and Anderson, who had a completely different body, and other UFC scoops. Then we’ve got notes on TNA, their big rating […]

February 4 Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show with pioneers of wrestling FREE!

February 4, 2011 - February 4 Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show with tons of old school talk including a bunch of pioneer era talking including great champions among the pioneers, worked vs shoots, Frank Gotch, and modern stuff such as TNA and where all the old school fans have gone. A fun show and a freebie!

Feb 4 Bryan & Vinny Show~! TNA Impact review, complete nonsense, Granny awesomeness, tons more

February 4, 2011 - It’s the return of the mighty Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’ve got a world-class Granny segment to open the show, then Bryan and Vinny delve into one of the more nonsensical editions of Impact in quite some time, the show where the guys who beat up the babyfaces last week revealed that they are, in […]

Jan. 3 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: UFC 126 predictions, Rumble, Mania line-up,WrestleReunion

February 3, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with tons to discuss. We’ll talk UFC 126 from Vegas this weekend, thoughts and predictions, the Royal Rumble and Raw, the WrestleMania line-up and thoughts on all the main matches, what WWE can do to freshen up the show and line-ups, plus Todd’s thoughts […]

Feb. 2 Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan on UFC 126, Smackdown spoilers, Mania, MITB, tons more

February 2, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today to run down all the latest news in wrestling and MMA! Ariel Helwani could not make it, but we’ll talk UFC 126, Silva vs. Belfort, Franklin vs. Forrest, the undercard, where you can watch Kid Yamamoto fight, the Smackdown spoilers, WrestleMania, Money in […]

Feb. 2 Figure Four Daily with Steve Sims and Konnan: WWE vs. lucha, Mistico, Alberto del Rio, AAA

February 2, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with two big guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Hall of Fame luchador KONNAN~! Tons to discuss including thoughts on the Guerra de Titanes show we watched last night, Parka getting his mask all ripped off, Perro Aguayo Jr.’s status, Mistico to WWE, the scuttlebutt Konnan has […]

Feb 2. Bryan and Vinny Show: Raw, Rumble, Smackdown, AAA on Galavision, songs, cats, more

February 2, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with fun and excitement. We’ve got Vinny’s thoughts on Royal Rumble and Raw, a dual review of Smackdown this week, an investigation into the Western States Heritage Championship, AAA Guerra de Titanes from this past weekend on Galavision, some wacky cat tales, songs and drops and more. A […]

Feb. 1 Figure Four Daily: The Genius Lanny Poffo on glory days of WWE, creating his character, more

February 1, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the world famous LEAPING LANNY POFFO~! Tons to talk about including his runs both as Lanny and as The Genius for WWF in the 80s, still doing moonsaults at age 56, poetry, the creation of the Genius gimmick, steroids, differences between himself and his brother, his […]

FREE TODAY! Feb 1 Observer Radio: Post-Rumble Raw review, Mania line-up, Chamber, TNA tapings, Flair

February 1, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed news shows. We’ve got the post-Rumble Raw report, a look at all the matches so far announced for Elimination Chamber, the current WrestleMania line-up, what’s up with Ric Flair, the latest on Mistico’s signing with WWE, some woeful TNA tapings given […]

January 31 Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show with Fall Guys

January 31, 2011 - January 31 edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. The first half of the show is spent answering questions about old school pro wrestling sent to karl@karlstern.com and the second half of the show begins our coverage of the pioneer era book Fall Guys including how the world REALLY viewed pro wrestling back […]

Jan. 31 Observer Radio: ROYAL RUMBLE RECAP SHOW~!, Mistico to WWE in-depth, Mania thoughts, more

January 31, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a recap of the second biggest show of the WWE year! We’ve got a full rundown and analysis of the Royal Rumble match plus all three titles matches including Miz vs. Orton and Ziggler vs. Edge, plus a look at where they appear […]

FREE TODAY! Jan. 30 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA — RUMBLE PREVIEW

January 30, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk THE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV~! It’s our pre-game show, fun and exciting both live and in hindsight, with predictions on all the matches and where they may be heading to WrestleMania. Plus, tons of news including the latest from WWE, TNA, Strikeforce, UFC […]

Jan. 30 Observer Radio: Goldsmith resigns, Rumble preview, Strikeforce, Nash and Booker, tons more

January 30, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a show absolutely packed with news. We’ll talk the resignation of Donna Goldsmith from WWE and why it’s the top story of the day, a big preview of the Royal Rumble, what’s up with Nash, Booker, WWE and TNA, a bunch of WrestleReunion […]

Jan. 29 Wrestling Weekly: Shawn McGrath suicide, Stone Cold and Tough Enough, Flair, and more

January 29, 2011 - Will, Doc, and Les discuss Shawn Osborne’s suicide, including stories on Les training him and how Les felt to be mentioned in the suicide letter, Jon Heidemann’s passing, Stone Cold hosting Tough Enough, indie wrestlers turning down WWE contracts and opportunites, Ric Flair’s european tirade, Barrett vs Undertaker, how to bring PPV buyrates up, developmentals […]

Jan 28 After Dark Radio: Chris Gilleski talking JFK, Roswell, Moon Landing conspiracies, Karl’s news

January 28, 2011 - Bryan Alvarez After Dark returns tonight with a two-hour show covering conspiracies! We’re joined by Chris Gilleski to talk the JFK Assassination, Roswell, the supposed moon-landing hoax, and more. Why do people believe in conspiracies? Which, based on available evidence, seem ridiculous, and which should be taken seriously? We’re also joined by Karl Stern to […]

Jan. 28 Figure Four Daily: Open Lines with Royal Rumble 2011 predictions~!

January 28, 2011 - Figure Four Daily returns today with ROYAL RUMBLE 2011 OPEN LINES~! We’ve got a million different predictions from the obvious (Cena, for example), to some that are way out there. And a few of the way out there ones are, in fact, pretty damn creative and altogether possible. A really fun show leading into the […]

Jan. 28 Bryan & Vinny Show: Three Rumble pools, Granny Q&A, Impact reports, tons more

January 28, 2011 - It’s the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show, and a packed on at that! We’ve got THREE Royal Rumble pools, a necessary Royal Rumble Pool State of the Address speech, an exciting and stimulating appearance by Granny with her usual Q&As, a review of an Impact with some horrible, horrible stuff, but also […]

Jan. 27 Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: More ECW nudity, Observer Awards talk, Rumble prediction

January 27, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special bi-weekly guest Lance Storm~! Tons to discuss including a bold prediction for the Royal Rumble, Lance’s thoughts on the 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, Raw’s blatant bait-and-switch on Monday, the roll of announcers in pro-wrestling, an update on his student who vanished, rampant ECW near-nudity […]