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Wrestling Observer Live: Weekend line-up, AEW injuries, New Japan women’s title, tons more

July 29, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including SummerSlam, Ric Flair’s last match, tons of injury updates from AEW, Dynamite ratings, New Japan kicking off a women’s title, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Weekly: Vince McMahon, SummerSlam predictions, Daniel Garcia

July 29, 2022 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back on Wrestling Weekly to discuss Vince McMahon’s official WWE departure and how the territory era might’ve turned out differently without Vince. You’ll also get our SummerSlam predictions and some thoughts on the surprising main event from this week’s AEW Dynamite. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

Bryan & Vinny Show: Excellent AEW Dynamite with Moxley and Danielson, NXT 2.0, tons more!

July 29, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW Dynamite and NXT 2.0! Dynamite was the best show in forever and there were several reasons why aside from the great wrestling and angles, and NXT was hit and miss but overall a pretty fun show as well. […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Awesome Dynamite, Ric Flair’s last match, SummerSlam, tons more

July 28, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including SummerSlam, Ric Flair’s last match, an awesome edition of AEW Dynamite with a look at where they might be going with several storylines, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Fight Game: The 2022 pro wrestling draft

July 28, 2022 - John LaRocca and I will be back with our normal show next week, but this week is…draft week. Knowing our show would be off its normal cadence because of vacation, we pre-recorded this episode with the idea that we were CEOs of new wrestling companies and could pick from all the existing wrestling talent. In our […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW and NXT TV, huge weekend of shows, G-1, more!

July 28, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest G-1 Climax update, a huge weekend of shows with SummerSlam, Ric Flair’s last match, New Japan, UFC and more, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, Rampage spoilers and more. A fun show as always so check […]

Speak Now: A loaded AEW Dynamite Fight For The Fallen

July 28, 2022 - AEW Fight For The Fallen was a stacked show with lots of good matches, shocking moments, and some news! Tune into Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo to hear her review of the show. Denise includes funny commentary and analysis of the show while also engaging with live viewers. This podcast is sponsored […]

Wrestling Observer Live: NXT 2.0, WrestleMania in Philadelphia, McMahon, Riddle, and more!

July 27, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to span the globe of professional wrestling, and delve into such topics as Philadelphia being named the home of 2024’s WrestleMania 40, and Matt Riddle being knocked off SummerSlam with a BRACHIAL PLEXUS injury. Plus, reports on McMahon’s McManagement, Freddie Prinze Jr’s comments on Kevin Dunn, a […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: SummerSlam 1993 review plus Granny and more!

July 27, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including Granny’s Q&A with tons of questions, her Weekly Wrestling Report and limerick reading, and then the boys review SUMMERSLAM 1993 with Lex Luger vs. Yokozuna and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: First post-Vince RAW, gradual change, Nick Wayne, more!

July 26, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the first RAW of the post-Vince era, the positives and negatives and why change hasn’t happened yet and will only gradually, Nick Wayne and his family’s plane ride from Hell, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on Hunter and Vince, Ric Flair crash, RAW and Dynamite, more

July 26, 2022 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Vince McMahon resigning, Triple H vs. Vince McMahon in terms of booking, RAW thoughts from Monday, AEW Dynamite, his Ric Flair plane crash story and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of pro wrestling at MSG continues

July 26, 2022 - My series on the history of pro wrestling in Madison Square Garden picks up in the new building in New York City: Madison Square Garden II. William Muldoon is promoting suspicious boxing, suspicious wrestling, and mostly himself. Then, we get the arrival of possibly the most instantly over pro wrestler in history. You think Goldberg […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Vince McMahon, ratings, G-1 update, RAW report, more!

July 26, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest Vince McMahon info from the Wall Street Journal, ratings, a G-1 update, Nick Wayne’s plane diverted due to a bomb threat, RAW on Monday night and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

Filthy Four Daily: First post-Vince Smackdown, first Filthy Tom G-1 block match, NJPW Strong, Stardom!

July 26, 2022 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Tom’s first-ever G-1 block match tonight, the first-ever Smackdown post-Vince McMahon, New Japan Strong, Stardom and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Vince departure, 8-K questions, Triple H in charge, more!

July 25, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Vince McMahon leaving WWE, the changes to creative and why they should be a positive, AEW’s future with these changes and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio Breaking News Audio on Vince McMahon and WWE changes

July 25, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Vince McMahon’s departure from WWE, the new head of creative, why Dave and Bryan are bullish on these changes, Hunter and NXT, how it could affect AEW and tons more. A fun show as always […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: AEW Dynamite, FTR vs. Briscoes, Q&A covering everything from Vince McMahon to ghost stories

July 25, 2022 - Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including AEW Rampage on Friday, FTR vs. Briscoes on Saturday, our weekly live Q&A with tons of questions on subjects as diverse as Vince McMahon and ghost stories. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Vince McMahon retires from WWE, ROH Death Before Dishonor

July 24, 2022 - On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is joined by Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling to break down the week’s news. One of the biggest stories in the history of wrestling happened as Vince McMahon announced his retirement from WWE. Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan have been named co-CEOs. ROH Death Before […]

DragonKing Dark: The death of Chris Cornell

July 24, 2022 - The series continues: 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, as we follow up on the story about Chester Bennington with the death of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog frontman Chris Cornell. The stories have a lot of similarities. Both battled depression, both were of the same era and musical genre. […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: More Vince McMahon fallout, Death Before Dishonor, Punk and Danielson, more!

July 24, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more fallout from the retirement of Vince McMahon plus more of your questions, Ring of Honor’s PPV this weekend, FTR vs. Briscoes II, CM Punk and Bryan Danielson updates, G-1 and tons more. A fun show as always […]

Wrestling Observer Live: Did Vince screw Vince?

July 24, 2022 - Did Vince screw Vince? That’s the question on this edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. Plus, more thoughts on Vince McMahon retiring from WWE. Is the retirement real? Will it be permanent? Why does Jim expect relatively few changes in the WWE presentation even if Vince is gone? Then, in preparation for The […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Everything you ever wanted to know about Vince McMahon’s retirement

July 23, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about in our look at one of the biggest stories in wrestling history, the retirement of Vince McMahon. What happened, how things went at Smackdown, who is taking over what, answers to tons of your questions and more. A fun […]

Speak Now: Vince McMahon retires, SmackDown and Rampage recaps

July 23, 2022 - This is a loaded episode of Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo! This podcast features all of the breaking Vince McMahon news, a WWE SmackDown recap, and AEW Rampage recap. This is a can’t miss episode. This podcast is sponsored by Wrestle Rumble.

Wrestling Weekly: ROH Death Before Dishonor predictions, barbed wire and shark cages

July 23, 2022 - The following is a free show. Just click at the bottom to listen. On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa give their predictions on Saturday’s ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. We also discuss this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, the mindset of a wrestler in a two out of three falls match […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: Barbed Wire Everywhere AEW, Women’s Battle Royal NXT

July 22, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW Dynamite and NXT 2.0! It’s VIOLENCE on AEW including BARBED WIRE EVERYWHERE, and NXT 2.0 featured the women’s battle royal which more than overachieved. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Sempervive talks AEW Dynamite and so much more!

July 21, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to talk all about Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest week two, featuring a great promo by DAD HARDWOOD. Plus, updates on Kenny Omega and Adam Cole, a strong undercard for Ric Flair’s Last Match, Tony Khan speaks on The Briscoes’ status in ROH, and so much […]

Speak Now: AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest week two review

July 21, 2022 - Join me as I review all of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest week two action on today’s Speak Now, brought to you by Wrestle Rumble. We talk Brody King’s big win over Darby Allin, the main event barbed wire death match, and more. Click below to listen or watch above on YouTube.

Fight Game: Dave Meltzer Q&A

July 21, 2022 - The following is a free show. Just click below to listen. John LaRocca and I are off for the next two weeks, but that doesn’t mean this feed is going dark. While we’re not going to have our normal show of current pro wrestling discussion and a review of AEW Dynamite, we do have something special […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: G-1 tournament, Kenny Omega, AEW Dynamite and NXT 2.0, tons more

July 21, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest from the G-1 Climax tournament, a Kenny Omega update, Cody winning an ESPY, ratings, UFC notes, full reviews of AEW and NXT 2.0 and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

JNPO: Chad Dundas on ‘The Territories,’ UFC’s gradual evolution

July 20, 2022 - The author talks about his new pro wrestling fiction project, UFC, and more. Chad Dundas The following is a free show. Just click below to listen. Author and Co-Main Event Podcast co-chair Chad Dundas returns to Josh Nason’s Punch-Out for the third time to talk his new project, The Territories, available on IndieGogo now. Chad […]

Wrestling Observer Live: NXT 2.0 women’s battle royal, Dynamite tonight, Flair talks Vince, more!

July 20, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the NXT 2.0 women’s battle royal which was a million times better than expected, AEW Dynamite tonight, RAW ratings versus the Home Run Derby, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: RAW 30 plus Granny and more!

July 20, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including a Ric Flair’s last match poetry contest, Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and anti-smoking limerick reading, then the boys review RAW 30, a show much better than last week and two weeks before SummerSlam 1993. A fun show as […]

Speak Now: NXT 2.0 show review

July 20, 2022 - It’s time to chat WWE NXT 2.0! Tune into Speak Now Pro Wrestling with Denise Salcedo as she recaps the July 19th edition of WWE NXT 2.0. Topics include: Will Cameron Grimes join The Schism, Cora Jade’s heel turn, the demolishing of the Women’s Tag Team titles, and lots more. This podcast is sponsored by […]

Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm: Smackdown, Dynamite with a great tag title change, more!

July 20, 2022 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons of thoughts on Dynamite this past Wednesday with an excellent main event, and, well, the first hour of Smackdown before Lance blew his stack. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: Flair’s last match, Kenny Omega return, RAW report, NXT 2.0 battle royal, more

July 19, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Ric Flair’s final match, odds for blood and such, line-ups for NXT and AEW, the 20 women in the battle royal, Kenny Omega’s return, the RAW REPORT and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

DragonKingKarl Greatest Kayfabe Tournament: Lou Thesz vs. Bruiser Brody

July 19, 2022 - The next match in the ongoing Greatest Kayfabe Tournament has been voted on by you, the listener. In this episode, we look at one of the greatest wrestlers in history in Lou Thesz and one of the greatest brawlers and wildmen in history in Bruiser Brody. The two have some history together, but Thesz was […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Cindy Heenan, RAW report, G-1 update, AEW and NXT previews, injuries, tons more!

July 19, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Cindy Heenan, Ric Flair’s last match and the angle setting it up, HBO Real Sports and Vince McMahon, AEW and NXT line-ups, ratings, more on the G-1, RAW results, tons of news and more. A […]

Filthy Four Daily: LIVE FROM JAPAN it’s Filthy Tom Lawlor talking G-1, Smackdown, NJPW Strong, more!

July 18, 2022 - LIVE FROM JAPAN IT’S FILTHY FOUR DAILY WITH TOM LAWLOR! Tons to talk about including his first week ever in Japan, his first two matches in the G-1 prelims, Smackdown from Friday night, New Japan Strong, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: G-1 tournament, Ric Flair’s last match, Dynamite, Rampage, Smackdown, RAW, tons more!

July 18, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back to talk the G-1 tournament, some of the best matches of the weekend, Smackdown and Rampage, Dynamite, RAW and NXT previews, Ric Flair’s last match, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Radio: G-1 Night 1 and 2, Rampage and Smackdown, line-ups, ticket sales, more!

July 18, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW, Dynamite and NXT previews for the week, Chicago AEW ticket sales, Ric Flair’s last opponent announcement, G-1 thoughts from Day 1 and 2, Smackdown, Rampage, Japan and UFC notes and tons more. A fun show as always […]

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: AEW Rampage and ideas to improve the show, weekly live Q&A!

July 18, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including AEW Rampage from Friday and some ideas about how to improve the show, our weekly live Q&A and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out!

Wrestling Observer Live: Dave Meltzer on WWE TV-14 story, Vince McMahon allegations

July 17, 2022 - On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am joined by Dave Meltzer for the first half of the show. We discuss the news of WWE Raw possibly returning to TV-14, why this is happening, and if it could change the television product going forward. Dave and I also follow up on the latest […]

DragonKing Dark: Death of Chester Bennington

July 17, 2022 - Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture series we take a look at the tragic death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. Bennington was one of a series of high profile musicians who died very young after a life of battling mental illness and addiction. The tragic story of Chester Bennington touched many in […]

Wrestling Observer Live: WWE SmackDown & G1 kickoff recaps, Keiji Muto’s farewell

July 16, 2022 - It’s time for the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with a lot to talk about. The build to this month’s WWE SummerSlam continues as the rematch between The Usos vs. The Street Profits is set for the undisputed Tag Team titles. We talk about that and more from Friday’s SmackDown including the return of (yes) Jeff […]

Wrestling Observer Radio: Ric Flair’s last match, more on Vince McMahon

July 16, 2022 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all the latest news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter including stories on the G1 starting this weekend, ROH’s upcoming pay-per-view, and the UFC on ABC. But first, we talk about Ric Flair’s last match and Dave’s story on Vince McMahon. We also talk about the […]

Wrestling Observer Live: TV-14 update, plus Dave Meltzer talks the new Observer and Keith Lipinski on AAW

July 16, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including what happened with WWE going TV-14 and then rescinding it, and whether it’ll actually happen soon, plus two big guests, Dave Meltzer talking the Observer this week and Keith Lipinski talking independent pro-wrestling and more. A fun show […]

Wrestling Weekly: Yup, Vince is still here

July 15, 2022 - On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss just how weird it was to have another business as usual week in WWE. Plus, they talk about WWE’s tryout camp that’s being held in Nashville SummerSlam weekend and give some thoughts on the new AEW World Tag Team Champions. Thanks for […]

Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Dynamite with new tag team champions, Bryan finally gets to review NXT 2.0

July 15, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a great episode of Dynamite with new AEW Tag Team Champions, and after being so disappointed to miss WOL on Wednesday, Bryan finally gets to review NXT 2.0. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Wrestling Observer Live: WWE TV-14, AEW Dynamite recap, NXT 2.0 notes, more!

July 14, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE no longer being TV PG and if that matters, a look at TV-14 historically, AEW Dynamite recap, Big E., some notes on NXT 2.0, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Fight Game: Ranking AEW’s underutilized young talent

July 14, 2022 - John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of the Fight Game Podcast. Before we review AEW’s Fyter Fest Dynamite from Wednesday, we talk about our schedule over the next two weeks since I’m going on vacation and what we’re going to do. Don’t worry: it’s going to be fun stuff. We also look at […]