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Pacific Rim: Explaining the symbolism from Keiji Muto’s Last Love final match

February 22, 2023 - Fumi Saito gives his first-hand account from the Tokyo Dome. NJPW On this week’s Pacific Rim, we get an in-person review of Keiji Muto’s Grand Final Pro Wrestling Last Love card from the Tokyo Dome by our own Fumi Saito. He was among the 30,000+ people on hand to witness a truly historic night of […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Dynamite tonight, NXT TV recap, Sami vs. Roman, more

February 22, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Dynamite for tonight, NXT recap from Tuesday night, Dabba-Kato, more on the Sami Zayn decision in Montreal, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The death of Andrew ‘Test’ Martin

February 22, 2023 - Karl Stern dives into the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we delve into the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as Dave Meltzer wrote about the passing of WWE star Andrew “Test” Martin at just 33 years old. Starting in 1998 and for nearly a decade afterward, […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Granny segment plus the March to WrestleMania X

February 22, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her Q&A, Weekly Wrestling Report and more, then the boys review THE MARCH TO WRESTLEMANIA X, the go-home show to the biggest show of the year with a major forgotten shocker. […]

Speak Now: Bron Breakker vs. Jinder Mahal WWE NXT post-show

February 22, 2023 - Denise recaps this week’s NXT headlined by a NXT Championship match. It’s a Tuesday podcast party! Get all your WWE NXT updates here on Speak Now Pro Wrestling with Denise Salcedo! Find out what happened on the February 21st edition of NXT on this podcast episode. Video:

We’re Live, Pal: Mercedes Mone is money

February 22, 2023 - The guys talk WWE Elimination Chamber and Tony Khan’s announcement. It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! as Andrew Zarian and I talk the latest news in wrestling. We recapped Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber and put together some pieces from the follow-up Raw to look at where things may be going on the road to […]

Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on Montreal finish, Vince McMahon, end of time in WAR

February 21, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the finish of Elimination Chamber, Lance’s alternate booking to send Montreal home happy, Vince McMahon and the sale of WWE, the end of his time in WAR, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: RAW, Elimination Chamber fallout, Sami Zayn, more!

February 21, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jay Briscoe’s daughters, Elimination Chamber and RAW, Sami Zayn, all the latest news from the past several days and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio: Elimination Chamber fallout, RAW, AEW and NXT previews, more

February 21, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dave’s thoughts having seen Elimination Chamber, Jon Moxley and OTT, AEW and NXT previews for the week, your full post-Chamber RAW report, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Figure Four Daily: Elimination Chamber, Smackdown, Nagata Triple Crown win, more!

February 20, 2023 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back to talk THE BANG BROS, Smackdown from Friday, Elimination Chamber including the main event, Nagata winning the Triple Crown and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny Show: Elimination Chamber, plus why you actually COULD have made Sami champion

February 20, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we break down the WWE Elimination Chamber show! All the matches and angles, and then BRYAN CONFRONTS HIS CRITICS who argue that there was JUST NO POSSIBLE WAY Sami could win the title in Montreal. A fun show as always so check […]

DragonKing Dark: The Johnny Lewis ‘Sons of Anarchy’ tragedy

February 20, 2023 - Karl Stern examines the sad end for the young actor. This week’s dip into the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history focuses on an actor from one of the more popular cable shows in recent memory. Johnny Lewis played the fan-favorite character Half Sack on the popular Sons of Anarchy TV series, portraying the […]

Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Elimination Chamber & NJPW Battle in the Valley fallout

February 19, 2023 - I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live and a busy Saturday night that saw both WWE and NJPW pay-per-views. At WWE Elimination Chamber, Roman Reigns retained the Undisputed Universal title over Sami Zayn in Montreal. I talk about whether or not this was the right call and discuss the rest of […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn, Battle in the Valley, news and more!

February 19, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about about including both Elimination Chamber and New Japan Battle in the Valley, Sami Zayn and the main event finish, WrestleMania, tons of weekend news and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: […]

Pacific Rim: A deep dive into the career of Keiji Muto

February 18, 2023 - Jim & Fumi discuss every aspect of the Japanese legend’s career. Cultural Gutter On this week’s Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Fumi Saito and I look at the career of Keiji Muto. We begin with his debut in 1984, American excursions, the creation of The Great Muta, his rise to stardom in NJPW, the Three Musketeers, […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Coping with the Roman vs. Sami finish at WWE Elimination Chamber

February 18, 2023 - Saturday is an important day for both WWE and New Japan Pro Wrestling with Elimination Chamber and Battle of the Valley, respectively. Both events have lots of questions. How WWE will get out of Sami Zayn not winning the Universal title from Roman Reigns without alienating fans? I look at the history of WWE and […]

Mat Men: WWE Elimination Chamber & NJPW previews, ROH TV returning

February 18, 2023 - The guys also talk the passing of Jerry Jarrett and NJPW Battle in the Valley. Andrew & Rich are back with another episode of the Mat Men podcast. The guys have thoughts on the passing of Jerry Jarrett, his importance to the wrestling business, and his contributions to what modern wrestling looks like. WWE Elimination […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Vince McMahon’s asking price, Rocky Romero interview

February 18, 2023 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for a new Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as well as the story of Vince McMahon’s asking price for WWE. Rocky Romero then joins to talk about New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Battle in the Valley show in San Jose. […]

Speak Now: Sami Zayn returns to Montreal, Bray Wyatt offers a challenge

February 18, 2023 - Denise recaps Friday’s WWE SmackDown & AEW Rampage. Happy Friday! It’s time for another episode of Speak Now Pro Wrestling. Join me as I recap everything that happened on Friday’s WWE SmackDown and AEW Rampage ahead of Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber. Among the things that happened Friday: Sami Zayn returns home to Montreal Bray Wyatt […]

Wrestling Weekly: Remembering Jerry Jarrett, WWE & NJPW predictions

February 17, 2023 - Les Thatcher recalls his early days in wrestling with the famed promoter. On the new Wrestling Weekly, you’ll get a unique perspective on Jerry Jarrett from our own Les Thatcher who was with Jerry at the start of his career. We also give our predictions for WWE Elimination Chamber and NJPW’ Battle in the Valley […]

Fight Game: Jerry Jarrett memories, NJPW Battle in the Valley preview

February 17, 2023 - John & Garrett also give an early preview of AEW Revolution. John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. John discussed his experience booking with the late Jerry Jarrett through MySpace of all places. We also do our usual thumbs up/thumbs down segment. Then, we looked at the current AEW […]

Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW Battle in the Valley & Keiji Mutoh retirement show previews

February 17, 2023 - Mike & Adam look ahead to Saturday’s pay-per-view and more. The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: A full preview of Saturday’s NJPW Battle in the Valley Okada vs. Shingo and how the cheering from crowd made the difference Jay […]

Wrestling Observer Live: AEW fan engagement, weekend preview, Hammerstone talks MLW

February 17, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite and Rampage ratings and what it appears to say about fan investment in the current storylines, Smackdown tonight, weekend preview, and then MLW Champion HAMMERSTONE joins us to talk MLW and more! A fun show as […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Jay White vs. Eddie Kingston, plus Dynamite and more

February 16, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW Dynamite, a look at the Revolution PPV coming up in March, and all hell breaks loose with Eddie Kingston and Jay White. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio Classic: The Jerry Jarrett interviews

February 16, 2023 - With the passing of wrestling promoter and legendary influencer Jerry Jarrett on Tuesday, we went back into our archives to find several of our interviews with him to relive some of his stories and history as only he could tell it. We have made two of these interviews free (links below) with all four available for subscribers. […]

Speak Now: MJF says he’s better than Danielson, AEW Dynamite recap

February 16, 2023 - Denise covers this week’s Dynamite, which saw more matches being announced for Revolution. It’s Wednesday, February 15th! Join Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she reviews AEW Dynamite! Video:

Wrestling Observer Radio: Life and times of Jerry Jarrett, AEW and NXT, more

February 16, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the life and times of Jerry Jarrett, ratings from the past week, a full recap of AEW and NXT this week, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Life and times […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Wrestling Superstars from fall 1983

February 15, 2023 - Karl Stern returns with another classic magazine review. Just in time for the release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1983 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, let’s review the Fall 1983 issue of the Apter magazines’ quarterly special: Wrestling Superstars. This issue focused heavily on Georgia Championship Wrestling who was going through some things in 1983. Yes, the “Last Battle of […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Jerry Jarrett, return of ROH TV, Dynamite, NXT TV review, more!

February 15, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including more on Jerry Jarrett, the NXT show from last night with the latest in the virgin storyline, Sami Zayn, Cody and Roman Reigns, the return of Ring of Honor and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Granny segment, Vinny’s most hated song, RAW S2:E9

February 15, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Shawn & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly segment with Granny, a look at the worst Valentine’s Day experiences ever, Vinny passionately hates a random song for no good reason, her Weekly Wrestling Report and more, then the boys review RAW season 2 episode […]

Speak Now: Jinder Mahal coming for Bron Breakker on WWE NXT

February 15, 2023 - Denise recaps the fallout from last week’s Toxic Attraction breakup. Happy Valentine’s Day! On this edition of Speak Now Pro Wrestling I will be chatting all things WWE NXT from the February 14, 2023 edition of the show! We have soooo much to discuss including Bron Breakker’s run as NXT Champion, Toxic Attraction’s breakup, and […]

We’re Live, Pal: The Sami Zayn & Cody Rhodes babyface dynamic

February 15, 2023 - Pro Wrestling Torch’s Zack Heydorn helped preview WWE Elimination Chamber. It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! as Andrew Zarian and I talk the latest news in wrestling, joined by Pro Wrestling Torch’s Zack Heydorn. We talked about the interesting babyface dynamic in WWE with Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn both being hot at the […]

Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on Sami booking, the Wrestle and Romance for Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Sami, Cody and Roman at WrestleMania, this weekend’s booking for Elimination Chamber, and then, for Valentine’s Day, in fact, it’s WRESTLE AND ROMANCE! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Jerry Jarrett, Sami, Cody and Roman, RAW report, more

February 14, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the death of Jerry Jarrett, Rampage ratings and what they likely tell us, tons of thoughts on Sami and Cody and Roman, your RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio: MLW lawsuit, AEW and NXT, RAW report, WrestleMania, Sami, more

February 14, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Billy 2 Rivers, the MLW lawsuit vs. WWE, AEW and NXT this week, Okada and Naito invading NOAH, ratings, the New Japan Cup, your RAW report, WrestleMania and tons more. A fun show as always […]

Figure Four Daily: Bryan and Filthy talk Smackdown, Shingo vs. Okada, White vs. Hikuleo

February 13, 2023 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with special guest Sam Fines to talk tons of subjects including Smackdown from Friday night, Shingo vs. Okada and Jay White vs. Hikuleo, plus tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Big show line-ups, heel Okada, New Japan, Smackdown, Tony Khan, more

February 13, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including line-ups for NXT, Battle in the Valley and AEW, a look at Smackdown and the Sami Zayn angle from Friday, heel Okada, a New Japan tournament coming up with odd brackets, Tony Khan talks Nick Khan, and tons […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Sam Show: Defy from Saturday, AEW Rampage, weekly live Q&A!

February 13, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & SAM FINES Show is up today with tons to talk about! Sam goes all over the country shooting video for wrestling and tonight he’s joining us to talk Defy on Saturday night, Rampage from Friday night, our weekly Q&A and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

DragonKing Dark: The Michael Richards/Kramer comedy club scandal

February 13, 2023 - Karl Stern’s 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series rolls on. On this week’s DragonKing Dark, my series on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a very popular individual in pop culture. Michael Richards played the quirky character Cosmo Kramer on the megahit TV sitcom Seinfeld. Kramer was a fan […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC recap, New Japan, Jay White, DEFY, Smackdown, Rampage

February 12, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of UFC with Ryan Frederick, New Japan’s weekend show and how that plays into Battle in the Valley, Bryan’s trip to Defy and thoughts on the top three matches, Smackdown and Rampage thoughts and tons […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Does WWE really listen to their fans?

February 11, 2023 - It’s Saturday and that means Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly. Hikuleo defeated Jay White in a loser leaves Japan match Friday in NJPW, so what does this mean for White’s future? With both JONAH and White leaving, does it say something about NJPW? WWE SmackDown laid the groundwork for this month’s Elimination Chamber while […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: The latest on WWE WrestleMania, AEW pros and cons

February 11, 2023 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for a new Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Our talk included: The latest on Jerry Lawler All the latest WrestleMania news and who’s involved in the major stories What’s going on with Becky Lynch for WrestleMania? SummerSlam 2023 […]

Speak Now: Sami Zayn acknowledges Jey Uso on WWE SmackDown

February 11, 2023 - Denise Salcedo also recaps Friday’s AEW Rampage. It’s Friday, so that means a recap of both WWE SmackDown and AEW Rampage. Join me as I talk about both shows, answer your questions and more.

Wrestling Weekly: The best way to hide & use a blade on national TV

February 10, 2023 - Les & Vic also talk about the Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman segment. After watching the opening match between MJF and Konosuke Takeshita on AEW Dynamite, Les Thatcher goes old school and discusses the best way to both hide (and use) a blade without it being seen on worldwide TV. We also discuss the greatness […]

Mat Men: Cody’s road to WWE WrestleMania, looking ahead to AEW Revolution

February 10, 2023 - The guys also talk the AEW video game, Jerry Lawler and more. Andrew Zarian and Rich Stambolian are back with another episode of Mat Men, discussing all things professional wrestling. On this week’s WWE Raw, Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes had an all-time promo exchange setting up the main event of this year’s WrestleMania. The […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Mike Sempervive talks news, Joey Janela interview

February 10, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and as always there’s a lot to get into, including a look at tonight’s WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage, Himeka’s retirement, Bronson Reed’s decision to return to WWE, JD McDonagh, Impact, New Japan and more. Plus The Bad Boy himself Joey Janela joins the show to talk […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Naito vs. Umino thoughts, Stardom Supreme Fight

February 10, 2023 - Adam & Mike also talk about the return of unrestricted crowd noise. The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling, especially the news from a wild weekend of cheering crowds. This week’s topics include: Shota Umino’s disappointing performance against Tetsuya Naito and what it means […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Dynamite with three dynamite matches, NXT with the Barber Shop

February 10, 2023 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including an awesome edition of Dynamite with three dynamite matches, and an NXT show with a re-enactment of Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty on the Barber Shop in the main event. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Fight Game: Bryan Danielson’s genius, MJF’s poor taste promo, WWE storylines

February 9, 2023 - Garrett also talks with radio host Baby Huey of the In The Kliq podcast. John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off with our state of the podcast address where we discuss some changes to the show. Our thumbs up/thumbs down segment was next with a lot of […]

Wrestling Observer Live: MJF promo, Dynamite report, tons more!

February 9, 2023 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about, focusing on the MJF promo from Wednesday night and a full review of the Dynamite show. Plus, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!