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Dec. 2 Observer Radio: Ultimate Fighter Finale, Strikeforce, Foley vs. TNA, Chael, PED’s, NXT 4, etc

December 2, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk the latest pro-wrestling and MMA news including the Ultimate Fighter Finale on Saturday, Strikeforce from St. Louis, the future of Mick Foley and his recent anti-TNA interview, Chael Sonnen and his hearing Thursday regarding a failed steroid test, PEDs in MMA, NXT […]

Dec. 1 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: King of the Ring, Lawler/Cole, TUF Finale, Strikeforce

December 1, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with a show packed with discussion. We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, King of the Ring, the Lawler vs. Cole dynamic and where it might be headed, Todd’s thoughts on the NXT finale, the TUF Finale, UFC and Strikeforce previews for the weekend, Chael […]

FREE TODAY~! Dec. 1 Bryan & Vinny Show: King of the Ring, old War Games, Xmas songs, kittens, more

December 1, 2010 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns today with a huge and packed episode. We’ve got the three-hour King of the Ring Raw to talk about with Jerry Lawler’s great match and a new king crowned, an old War Games that didn’t feature great workers (I’ll say) but was a fun match because they didn’t manage […]

Nov. 30 Figure Four Daily with Jeff Ecker and Todd Martin talking the EA Sports MMA video game

November 30, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with special guest Jeff Ecker of EA Sports MMA! Tons to discuss including putting the game together, whether there will be an EA Sports MMA 2, working with different fighters, hanging out with Bas Rutten, listening to criticism from the Internet, what he felt […]

Nov. 30 Observer Radio: King of the Ring, Lawler’s match, Hijo de Cien Caras murdered, Strikeforce

November 30, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a brand new show running down KING OF THE RING, a pretty great Raw if you consider that they didn’t do a thing to build up the next PPV. But there was a lot of great wrestling, including Jerry Lawler having one of […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 28 Wrestling Observer Live on the Sports Byline USA Radio Network

November 29, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with our weekly free look at the world of MMA and pro-wrestling! Tons to discuss including Survivor Series, the supposed firing of John Cena, his cousin Juan, Miz’s title win and what surprised WWE about it, TNA’s next PPV, and so much more. Best of […]

Nov. 28 Wrestling Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan on Strikeforce, King of the Ring, your calls

November 28, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including more Strikeforce woes leading into their show on Saturday, Juan Cena, King of the Ring Monday, Impact from this past Thursday night, plus your phone calls on a number of different subjects. Back again […]

Nov. 27 Bryan & Vinny Show: Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 Limerick Contest, Impact reviews, songs, cats

November 27, 2010 - The Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with fun and excitement~! We’ll open up with the SMACKDOWN VS. RAW 2011 LIMERICK CONTEST where two lucky winners will win FREE GAMES~! Granny will read them all and then Vinny and I will pick winners. We’ve also got an Impact review full of piss and vinegar, which […]

Nov. 25 Figure Four Daily: BLACK FRIDAY SHOW with Derek Burgan talking wrestling books and DVDs

November 26, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Derek Burgan returns today with our annual BLACK FRIDAY SHOW~! talking all the books and DVDs that you can put under the tree for the wrestling fan in your life. A fun show as always reviewing the latest swag, so check it out~!

Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Show with a look at the proven best workers since 1986

November 26, 2010 - The POST Thanksgiving edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. Only two topics this show- the contrast between pro wrestling and sports entertainment and why one is dead and not coming back. Then a tremendously interesting look at who has actually had the best matches since 1986. Who is really over rated and […]

THANKSGIVING OBSERVER RADIO~! Cena promo, Juan, UFC injuries and cuts, King of the Ring, Impact, etc

November 25, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with the Thanksgiving edition of the show!~! Lots to discuss including more on John Cena’s promo on Raw Monday, his cousin Juan taking his place on house shows, Smackdown tapings, King of the Ring predictions, Impact and Ric Flair’s promos, major MMA injuries including […]

FREE Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Day Before Thanksgiving Don’t Touch My Junk Show

November 24, 2010 - A new day before Thanksgiving free don’t touch my junk edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show featuring talk on THE HALL OF FAME (the rock and roll not wrestling one), language, old interview style vs new, tag team wrestling, Dr. Who, Roku, Verne Gagne, and finally an excellent argument against the Rock […]

Nov. 24 Figure Four Daily II with Dr. Lucha~! CMLL and AAA news, death of Solid, parakeets wrestling

November 24, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns with our second show of the day, an hour with the popular Doctor of Lucha Stephen H. Sims~! Tons to discuss including the tragic death of Lucha Libre USA’s Solid, the latest in the case, a wrestling parakeet, a wrestling monkey, supposed injuries, CMLL and AAA big show […]

Nov. 24 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Miz as champ, Cena fired, Survivor Series, UFC 123,books

November 24, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including an upcoming convention in Vegas, Miz as new WWE Champion, Raw and the firing of John Cena, UFC 123 this past weekend, a bunch of new book reviews, King of the Ring preview for […]

Nov. 24 Bryan & Vinny Show: WINTER STORM DOOM 2010, Vinny on Smackdown, Raw, Survivor Series

November 24, 2010 - WINTER STORM WATCH 2010 DEBUTS TONIGHT~! Vinny couldn’t leave his house the snow was so bad so Bryan is in studio alone, Vince is on the cell phone, and numerous weather-related correspondents are contacted. What the hell else is there to do when you can’t leave home? Vinny also has his thoughts on Raw, Smackdown […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 23rd Adam & Mike Show – Crazy week of shows in Japan, Naniwa thoughts, Aldo, NHL

November 23, 2010 - Upset with the lack of recent bootlegging of the show, the Grande Sonic Terror has returned with a FREE cavalcade of kayfabulousness for the people. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: the NHL, UFC 123, Aldo-less UFC 125, a huge amount of recent results featuring NOAH (including a new honor for Race and […]

Nov. 23 Figure Four Daily: Adam Pearce and Dave Marquez talk NWA Hollywood, how you can watch the TV

November 23, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with two special guests, David Marquez and Adam Pearce of NWA Hollywood~! We’ll talk tons of subjects including the NWA name and association in 2010, how the TV deal came about, what goes into putting the shows together, trials and tribulations, favorite memories, where the talent comes […]

FREE TODAY! Nov 23 Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan on Raw, Miz title change, writers fired, tons more

November 23, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our fourth of four straight shows! We’ve got tons to discuss including results of one of the most newsworthy Raws in recent history from Monday night with a new WWE Champion, a supposed retirement speech, and tons more. Also, email questions on a […]

Nov. 22 Observer Radio: Survivor Series 2010 PPV recap, death of Solid, Naniwa, your emails and more

November 22, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with our special post-Survivor Series recap show~! We’ll talk all the matches in detail, the main event finishes and where everything might lead going into Raw, and tons more. We’ve also got more on the death of Solid of Lucha Libre USA fame, Gran […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 21 Wrestling Observer Live on the Sports Byline USA Radio Network

November 22, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns with our week in review program! We’ve got tons to discuss including the death of Gran Naniwa and Solid of Lucha Libre USA fame, a Survivor Series preview for tonight, WWE cuts, UFC 123, Shawn Michaels in a car wreck, and so much more. Best […]

Nov. 21 Observer Radio: Post-UFC 123 PPV report with Dave and Bryan, tons of notes

November 21, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with our special post-UFC 123 PPV report! Dave was live in Auburn Hills, MI so we’ll talk all the fights from both a live and televised perspective, who beat who, where it leads, funny Dana White comments, inside notes from backstage and at the […]

November 20 Wrestling Weekly: Old School Raw thoughts, Alex Riley DUI, Releases, and more

November 19, 2010 - Will, Doc, and Les discuss Old School Raw, Hogan’s remarks on Reaction, WWE releases, McMahon hiring himself, Impact talk, Alex Riley DUI, the guys play the PPV prediction game for Survivor Series, and much more! Good show, check it out! 60 minutes.

Nov. 19 Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE cuts, Hogan A&E, stupid promo, Impact, Reaction, UFC,HBK wreck

November 19, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back tonight for the first of four straight shows! We’ve got tons to discuss including the Hulk Hogan A&E special, Hogan’s idiotic comments on Reaction last night, Impact, UFC Saturday night, HBK in an auto accident and how everyone is doing, Survivor Series line-up and predictions, plus what plans were a […]

Nov. 19 Bryan & Vinny Show: 90 minutes on Impact, Smackdown vs. Raw giveaway, Granny, kittens, snow

November 19, 2010 - It’s the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show and it’s NINETY MINUTES LONG. Yeah. Ninety minutes. What do we have to discuss? Snow and how much it sucks. Rain. Kittens. Why Granny wants no animals. Her usual Q&A. Old Sayings. How you — yes YOU — can win a copy of Smackdown vs. […]

Nov. 18 Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Top 50 wrestlers, Old School Raw, Cyber Sunday Jericho

November 18, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with LANCE STORM~! to talk a ton of different subjects including WWE’s Top 50 Wrestlers of All Time list, Old School Raw from Monday night, an account of what actually happened at Cyber Sunday when Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin wrestled their match on the fly, a […]

Nov. 17 Observer Radio: Hogan special, UFC, Riley DUI, Smackdown tapings, Raw, phone calls, more

November 17, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show of news and phone calls. We’ll talk the Hulk Hogan special tonight, the UFC weekend, Alex Riley’s DUI, Smackdown tapings for this Friday night, Raw ratings from Monday and what they mean, plus your phone calls on a wide variety […]

Nov. 17 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Raw, WEC, UFC 122 and 123, Riley DUI, rematches story

November 17, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a show packed with news and analysis. We’ll talk a 1952 Lou Thesz vs. Verne Gagne match, Raw from Monday night and the treatment of the legends, UFC 122 and 123, Urijah Faber’s win Thursday and his future, Alex Riley’s DUI, plus Todd […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 17 Bryan & Vinny Show: Old School Raw, Championship Wrestling from Florida, kittens

November 17, 2010 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons of things to discuss! We’ve got Vinny’s review of Old School Raw, or at least the part of it he watched, tons of thoughts on CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM FLORIDA from 1987 in, yes, Florida, plus our bi-weekly update on the kittens. Also, shout-outs and songs! […]

Nov. 16 Figure Four Daily with Scott Norton: Bodyguarding, arm-wrestling, Japan, working North Korea

November 16, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only SCOTT FLASH NORTON! Tons of stuff to discuss including working as a bodyguard for Kendra and Prince, arm-wrestling, the day that Butch Reed thought he could take him, his pre-wrestling career, his time in Japan and fond memories of that, the amazing […]

Nov. 16 Wrestling Observer Radio: OLD SCHOOL RAW, Cole and JR, Countdown to 123, TNA tapings, Sid

November 16, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk OLD SCHOOL RAW~! We’ll talk the segments, the legends, the good and the bad, and the final build to Survivor Series 2010. We’ve also got tons of other news notes including thoughts on the TNA Thanksgiving tapings, Lesnar vs. Mir, UFC 123 […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 14 Wrestling Observer Live on the Sports Byline USA Radio Network

November 15, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive returns tonight with our week in review program! We’ll look at all the news including WEC 52, UFC in Germany, Survivor Series, Old School Raw, Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania ticket sales, Eddy Guerrero and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link […]

Nov. 14 Observer Radio~! UFC in Germany, Eddy 5 years, Pacquiao, Dana on Mir/Lesnar III, ROH, TNA

November 14, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back with our special weekend edition of the show~! Tons to talk about including the five-year anniversary of Eddy Guerrero’s death, UFC from Germany, Dana’s thoughts on the main event, Dave’s thoughts on the Pacquiao fight, why we might not be seeing Brock vs. Mir III and why Dave is so […]

November 13 Wrestling Weekly: Wrestling inebriated, Impact notes, professional jealousy, more

November 13, 2010 - A jumbo-sized episode! Will, Doc, and Les discuss Road Warrior Animal’s book, wrestling inebriated, Impact, professional jealousy, entertainment agents, Hardy as a heel whos facing prison, Top 50 Superstars of all time list, favorite and least favorite belts, and they also find out who won the PPV prediction game from Turning Point! 80 Minutes

Nov. 13 Bryan & Vinny Show~! Impact review, terrible Smackdown, Granny Q&A, cats, cracking, more

November 13, 2010 - The BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW is back today with a packed show full of excitement and fun. We’ll update you on several major ongoing storylines such as why the fucking audio is popping and the latest with my cats, then it’s a review of a pretty horrible edition of Impact and an even worse — […]

Nov. 11 Observer Radio: Reviews of TNA Impact and WEC Faber vs. Mizugaki, your questions, more

November 12, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a special bonus show talking both the TNA Impact show from Thursday night and WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki, the latter of which was one of the better shows of the year. Lots of news and analysis, plus your questions on a variety […]

Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show with DUFUR STYLE goodness

November 11, 2010 - A new Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show with topics including: Kevin Sullivan, early history of wrestling including DUFUR STYLE, jobber matches, fair use of gimmick names and characters, wrestlers who were better before WWE, stadiums, ECW fans, Muhammad Ali, Kerry Von Erich’s missing foot, iPad’s and Kindle’s, languages, and Jimmy Jack Funk.

Nov. 11 Figure Four Daily with DR. LUCHA~! Weekly lucha libre news spectacular show

November 11, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the favorite show of lucha fans everywhere, our bi-weekly extravaganza with DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS~! We’ll talk all the news in CMLL and AAA including wrestlers working New Japan tournaments, Perro Aguayo’s serious issues, Super Porky’s weight, Mexican wrestling history, CMLL vs. Invaders, MEXICAN FELINE WRESTLERS, […]

Nov. 10 Observer Radio: Smackdown and Impact taping notes, Nash and Michaels, Lawler, your calls

November 10, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez is back today talking all manner of subjects including the Impact and Smackdown tapings from the other night, Kevin Nash and TNA, Shawn Michaels and WWE, a Jerry Lawler health update, plus your questions on a ton of different subjects including a psychological profile of Vince […]

Nov. 10 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Raw and Survivor Series, Koscheck, WEC and UFC previews

November 10, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk a number of subjects including Raw from Monday night, Survivor Series booking, swerves in 2010 and why they suck, Ultimate Fighter and Josh Koscheck, previews of tomorrow’s WEC and Saturday’s UFC from Germany, a ton of different books to review including some […]

Nov. 11 Bryan & Vinny Show: DGUSA Untouchable, Danielson vs. Shingo, Raw, popping, kittens, songs

November 10, 2010 - It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Lots to talk about today including both the Dragon Gate USA Untouchable PPV that airs this weekend on cable and satellite (more at DGUSA.tv) and the Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo match from Return of the Dragon (Vinny apparently screwed up on this show). Awesome professional wrestling. […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 9 Observer Radio: Raw report, Impact tapings, TNA woes, star finished, Koscheck

November 9, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a PACKED news show!~! Topics include the Raw report for Monday night, details on all the segments, Survivor Series, the Impact tapings from Monday night, poll on why people don’t watch Impact, TNA star done for the time being and it’s not Sabu, […]

Nov. 8th Adam & Mike Show: Higuchi, Makabe, G-1 Tag League, KOW-NOAH, Yaya Brazil v. Don Gorman

November 8, 2010 - Back on schedule, the BAN is back with a quick (okay, by our standards) 45 minute show. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: Togi Makabe’s close call, the G-1 tag league ends, upcoming NJ December shows and the march to 1/4, the Question of the Day, Joe Higuchi’s passing, Marathon Man Abdullah Kobayashi, […]

Nov. 8 Observer Radio: Bryan, Vinny and Dave on Turning Point, TNA problems, Linda, Joe Higuchi, etc

November 8, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back! Show opens with Vinny and I running down the TNA PPV in-depth match-by-match, including star ratings and details on when an otherwise good show fell off a cliff never to recover. Then we’ll get Dave on to give his thoughts, and boy does he have thoughts, not just on the […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 7 Wrestling Observer Live on the Sports Byline USA Radio Network

November 8, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez & Mike Sempervive returns today with our week in review program! Tons to discuss including Linda McMahon’s failed Senate bid, a preview of TNA Turning Point, reviews of all the major shows, the greatness of Josh Koscheck, and tons more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the […]

November 7 Wrestling Weekly: Hogan exposed (or not), State of the industry, Recent Impacts

November 6, 2010 - Will, Doc and Les are back and this time they discuss Hulk Hogan exposing himself (or not), in-depth state of the industry discussion, Undertaker vs Lesnar talk, chairshots to the head (TNA storyline), lots of talk about the recent impacts, they find out who won the message-board PPV prediction game and play the game again […]

Nov. 5 Bryan & Vinny Show: GRANNY 81st BIRTHDAY BASH, Impact no buys PPV preview show, kittens, more

November 5, 2010 - THE BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW IS BACK TONIGHT WITH GRANNY’S 81ST BIRTHDAY BASH~! We’ll talk all about her wild night at Big Daddy’s with twenty members of her gang, what she got for gifts, memories of the day and of her life, plus her usual Q&A and how you can become a legit card-carrying member […]

Nov. 4 Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Raw skits, Bruno, chairshot ban, new reality series, more

November 4, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with officially the second most popular guest on the show behind Bruno Sammartino, Lance Storm, to talk all manner of subjects including Bruno, TNA’s chairshot ban, moves that are more dangerous than they appear, the greatness of heel Josh Koscheck, the latest on his reality TV series […]

WOR: Bruno Sammartino on his trip to Italy, Edouard Carpentier’s passing

November 3, 2010 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our most popular guests, the world famous Bruno Sammartino to talk a number of subjects including the death of Edouard Carpentier, traveling back to his home country of Italy and being given an award, the comedy of people in WWE describing […]

Nov. 3 Figure Four Daily: Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 developers Bryan Williams & Dan Ryan talk the game!

November 3, 2010 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with special guests Bryan Williams and Dan Ryan, two of the lead designers for Smackdown vs. Raw 2011~! We’ll talk all aspects of the game including the design, upcoming patches and downloadable content, who among the wrestlers was fun to work with, what they […]

FREE TODAY! Nov. 3 Bryan & Vinny Show: Raw report, Linda, more Prime Time Wrestling, kittens, more

November 3, 2010 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with another fun and exciting pro-wrestling extravaganza~! We’ll briefly discuss the Linda McMahon campaign results, then launch into a discuss of the high and low points of Raw Monday night and a look back at more 1988 PRIME TIME WRESTLING. This was not as good as last week, […]