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WOL: WrestleMania 37 night one, night two preview, tons more!

April 11, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look back at WrestleMania 22 night one, a preview of night two, who might win the main event, thoughts from you and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: Gloria Ramirez aka ‘The Toxic Lady’

April 11, 2021 - It sounds like urban legend and surely, the details of the story must be exaggerated. But as it turns out, there was a lady in California named Gloria Ramirez who showed up to the emergency room who was very sick and appeared to have a crystal type substance in her blood. She then radiated fumes […]

WOR: WrestleMania 37 Night One, Night Two preview, news and more!

April 11, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WRESTLEMANIA 37 NIGHT ONE, all the matches and angles and questions coming out of the show, what’s coming up on night two, plus all the news from Smackdown, New Japan, UFC and more. A fun show as always […]

Speak Now: WrestleMania SmackDown recap

April 10, 2021 - WWE aired a special edition of Smackdown heading into WrestleMania. Join Denise Salcedo as she recaps the two hour show on Speak Now Pro Wrestling. Denise runs down the show in chronological order from top to bottom, while sharing her honest thoughts and opinions on the programming while also engaging with real-time viewers. Topics discussed […]

WOR: WrestleMania 37, TakeOver night 2, Moxley vs. Barnett

April 9, 2021 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We talk about the latest WrestleMania 37 news, including rumors of Becky Lynch, how the main event of night two may go, and possible show stealers. We look at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver night two and compare it to night one, wonder about Gable […]

F4D: Lance Storm talks end of Wednesday Night Wars, AEW booking, WrestleMania, more!

April 9, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the end of the Wednesday Night Wars, Lance’s thoughts on the AEW television show and what could be improved, Hall of Fame notes, WrestleMania thoughts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: JIM VALLEY returns to talk WrestleMania with Bryan and Mike, plus news!

April 9, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT ratings, potential return of Becky Lynch, and then JIM VALLEY RETURNS to preview WrestleMania! A fun show as always so check it out!~!

Wrestling Weekly: Last Wednesday War, Mania preview and predictions

April 9, 2021 - WWE On today’s WrestleMania week edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk the last installment of the Wednesday Night War and preview some of the marquee matchups for WrestleMania 37. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head! Takeover Night 1 and 2!

April 8, 2021 - It’s a packed Bryan & Vinny Show as we’ve got full reviews of Wednesday’s AEW show, NXT Takeover Night One with TOMASSO CIAMPA VS. WALTER, and NXT Takeover Night Two with Kross vs. Balor and O’Reilly vs. Cole. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Mat Men: Did Stand & Deliver night one deliver?

April 8, 2021 - We continue our WrestleMania week coverage with another episode of Mat Men! Today Andrew and Rich discuss last night’s NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver. Did it actually deliver? The answer is yes! We have all the latest results and breakdown everything that happened We also discuss last night’s AEW Dynamite. Did they compete on a […]

WOL: WALTER VS. CIAMPA, Takeover vs. AEW, more!

April 8, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including THE GREAT WALTER VS. CIAMPA MATCH which was part of a great Takeover, going head-to-head with a less great edition of AEW Dynamite. Tons of thoughts on all of this and more, and a fun show as always […]

Pacific Rim: Looking at the 2020 & 2021 WWE Hall of Fame classes

April 8, 2021 - On a new episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I look at the 2020 and 2021 inductees of the WWE Hall of Fame and ttalk about the careers of JBL, Kane, Jushin Liger, and more. Even though the WWE Hall of Fame doesn’t have a set criteria to be inducted, both of us see […]

WOR: NXT TakeOver night 1 & AEW recaps, Jack Veneno, ratings

April 8, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Jack Veneno, AEW stats as a follow-up from Monday, Hall of Fame notes, RAW ratings, AEW and NXT in the final Wednesday Night War battle, and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

Speak Now: NXT Takeover Stand & Deliver night one, AEW recaps

April 7, 2021 - WrestleMania week is upon us and there is tons of wrestling to discuss. Join Denise Salcedo on a very eventful edition of Speak Now Pro Wrestling, episode 28. In this hour-long podcast, she breaks down night one of NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver from to bottom, plus she goes over the most noteworthy moments of […]

WOL: Ratings notes, Peacock deal, NXT vs. AEW final night, more!

April 7, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including wrestling ratings numbers this year compared to last and whether anything is actually plunging, how much Peacock paid for every one of you in the US that had WWE Network subscriptions, AEW vs. NXT tonight, RAW ratings, the […]

Mat Men: Go-home to WrestleMania 37

April 7, 2021 - Today on Mat Men we are on our way to WrestleMania 37! Andrew and Rich discuss the terrible go-home show for Monday Night Raw. How has WWE gotten to this point? Wrestlemania 37 is less than a week away and the buzz around it is lacking. Was this due to terrible booking or is the […]

B&V&C&G: Granny’s Wrestling Report, plus Monday Night Wars Rise of the NWO documentary

April 6, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our usual Q&A with Granny, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more, then Bryan and Vinny and Craig review the second episode of the Wednesday Night Wars documentary focusing on the rise of the NWO. A fun show […]

WOL: RAW, AEW booking, Hall of Fame, WrestleMania, social media, more!

April 6, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the Hall of Fame, WrestleMania line-ups, AEW booking, social media and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Deaths of Bill Miller and Jerry Graham

April 6, 2021 - From the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer published obituaries of two wrestling “doctors” — Dr. Bill Miller and Dr. Jerry Graham. Miller and Graham were two very different personalities. Miller was quiet, reserved, and intelligent, while Graham was outrageous, riotous, and somewhat insane. An interesting look at two very different wrestling stars of […]

WOR: AEW vs. NXT, RAW report, New Japan line-ups, AEW booking, more!

April 6, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including line-ups for AEW and NXT this coming Wednesday, tons of thoughts on AEW booking, BTE report, New Japan line-ups for the next two months, your go-home RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

F4D: Kane song contest, SmackDown & Strong reviews

April 5, 2021 - Filthy Four Daily with myself and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including our usual weekly reviews of WWE SmackDown and New Japan Strong. Then, it’s time for our Kane to the Hall of Fame song contest with the winner getting a special Kane face mask! A fun show as always […]

WOL: WrestleMania week line-ups, RAW, New Japan, Hall of Fame notes, more!

April 5, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including full line-ups for RAW, the Hall of Fame, NXT night one and two, WrestleMania, New Japan’s upcoming tours through the Tokyo Dome, Will Ospreay as new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, feedback and more. A PACKED SHOW so check […]

Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW Sakura Genesis, Stardom Yokohama, much more

April 5, 2021 - NJPW The original alternate programming is back with Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive taking a look at the two major shows this weekend in Japan — NJPW Sakura Genesis and Stardom Spring Yokohama Cinderella. Topics include: the era of Will Ospreay begins, the greatness of the United Empire, a discussion of YOH’s return and […]

WOR: Sakura Genesis, Stardom, RAW, Smackdown, WrestleMania week, more!

April 5, 2021 - NJPW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Sakura Genesis, Stardom, RAW for Monday and WrestleMania week, Smackdown, new WWE Hall of Fame member, notes on Bellator and the Olympic Trials, mailbag and tons more. A fun show […]

B&V&C: WCW Saturday Night October 2, 1993!

April 4, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at WCW Saturday Night from October 2, 1993! THIS SHOW WAS NOT AS GOOD AS LAST WEEK’S SHOW, but did feature some big names, an amazing cameo, and hype for next week’s show which looks far superior. […]

DragonKing Dark: Finding ‘off-world vehicles not made of this Earth’

April 4, 2021 - This week on the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at a March 20202 statement from a U.S. defense contractor that made news last year. A defense contractor, who was also a consultant for the Pentagon UFO program, said they had come into possession of “off-world vehicles not made on this Earth.” But […]

WOR: Jericho, WrestleMania 37 week, AEW/NXT ratings

April 3, 2021 - Image via WWE.com Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We talk about Chris Jericho being a guest on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions on Peacock. We take a look at what WrestleMania 37 week entails, including all the content that will be on Peacock that week. We go over the AEW […]

Speak Now: Logan Paul WWE debut, SmackDown recap

April 2, 2021 - The Speak Now Pro Wrestling podcast hosted by Denise Salcedo has expanded into Friday nights! This is the premiere episode to the new hour-long SmackDown post-show review. Denise recaps everything that went down on the blue brand in chronological order from top to bottom while engaging with real-time viewers in a lively and informative manner. […]

F4D: LANCE STORM REVIEWS BRYAN VS. VINNY BATTEL OF THE EMPIRE

April 2, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today with special guest Vinny V as Lance does his ONLINE COACHING for the 2006 BRYAN VS. VINNY BATTEL OF THE EMPIRE! Best viewed in video but we’ll do our best to make it work for audio subscribers as well. A fun time as always […]

Wrestling Weekly: Wednesday Wars nearly over, looking ahead to Mania & TakeOver

April 2, 2021 - WWE On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the next-to-last edition of the Wednesday Wars. They also look ahead to WrestleMania 37 and NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

WOL: Jericho on Broken Skull sessions, ratings, Kenny McIntosh talks wrestling mags!

April 2, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Chris Jericho on Broken Skull Sessions with Steve Austin this weekend, AEW and NXT ratings, your feedback and more, then Kenny McIntosh joins us to talk wrestling magazines, Almanacs, Observer yearbooks and tons more! A fun show as […]

B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head!

April 1, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our look at one of the final NXT vs. AEW Wednesday Night WARS! NXT was the actual go-home show for Takeover and AEW was a show that didn’t look blow-away on paper but ended up hitting it out of the park. Plus, ratings thoughts. A fun show […]

WOL: AEW and NXT, end of Wednesday Night Wars, Takeover, more!

April 1, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT from this past Wednesday night, the end of the Wednesday Night Wars, NXT Takeover and WrestleMania line-ups, feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: NXT to Tuesdays, AEW vs. NXT, Young Rock, UFC and Endeavor, more!

April 1, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including NXT moving to Tuesdays, Triple H’s speech to the locker room, Young Rock, Edge talks German suplexes, UFC and Endeavor, AEW and NXT from this past Wednesday night and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

Speak Now: Best of AEW Dynamite & NXT show recaps

March 31, 2021 - We had two very solid wrestling shows heading into a very busy week of wrestling content, both AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT gave the viewers a lot to discuss. On the 27th edition of Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo, she recaps the major and most noteworthy moments from both shows while engaging […]

WOL: Monday Night War documentary, AEW vs. NXT, new WrestleMania matches, more!

March 31, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including more on the WWE Monday Night War documentary series, new WrestleMania matches, AEW vs. NXT tonight, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

B&V&G&C: Granny’s Wrestling Report with EXPLODING BOMBS, Monday Night War documentary

March 30, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including a JOKE CONTEST with Granny, her Weekly Wrestling Report including THE EXPLODING BARBED WIRE DEATH MATCH, and then, yes, Bryan and Vinny and Craig review the first episode of the WWE Monday Night War documentary. A packed show, […]

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Freebirds at war

March 30, 2021 - On this week’s edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I review an episode of Southeastern Championship Wrestling from April 1982 featuring The Freebirds at war in Alabama — the feud between Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes and a must-hear promo between the two. Plus, Larry Hamilton and all the cool stuff happening here in 1982!

WOL: NXT to Tuesdays, Blade Braxton, Road Dogg, RAW report, more!

March 30, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the death of Blade Braxton, Road Dogg update, NXT officially moving to Tuesdays, an appalling RAW from Monday night, your feedback, the new IWGP Title and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOR: RAW, Inoki, Charlotte, ratings, New Japan, Anderson Silva boxing, more!

March 30, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a health update on Antonio Inoki, WrestleMania, updates on Charlotte, Buddy Murphy, Charlie Caruso and more, Smackdown, New Japan, BTE, Jon Jones update, Anderson Silva boxing, and, yes, your RAW report. A fun show as always so check […]

F4D: Newest song contest, plus Smackdown and New Japan Strong!

March 29, 2021 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the announcement of our newest song contest, full reviews of Friday Night Smackdown and New Japan Strong, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

WOL: The scrubbing of the WWE Network, ROH 19th Anniversary, more

March 29, 2021 - It’s a SOLO SEMP edition of Wrestling Observer Live and, as always, there’s a lot to talk about. I start with what hopes to be my final thoughts on the WWE Network as we knew it going away forever, including how it reminds me of another superior catalog of programming that disappeared, NBCU/Peacock’s decision to […]

B&VC: Sep. 25, 1993 WCW Saturday Night plus future plans with PEACOCK migration!

March 28, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our review of an AWESOMELY FUN SHOW, WCW Saturday Night from September 25, 1993! Also, a look at what we’re going to do now that the WWE Network is dead and Peacock doesn’t have jack shit on it. A fun show as always so […]

Big Audio Nightmare: Previewing New Japan Sakura Genesis, Stardom Yokohama

March 28, 2021 - It’s a special solo express edition of the Big Audio Nightmare as I take a look at all of the recent developments in the Japanese pro wrestling landscape. Topics include: DDT’s big Korakuen show The build to Stardom’s upcoming Yokohama Budokan show and their continued business momentum A preview of New Japan’s Sakura Genesis and […]

WOL: Road Dogg, WrestleMania, Edge vs. Bryan vs. Roman, more!

March 28, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including an update on Road Dogg, the WWF WrestleMania card, Edge vs. Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE booking, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

DragonKing Dark: A look at HBO Max’s ‘Alabama Snake’

March 28, 2021 - This special episode of the DragonKing Dark Podcast combines true crime with religion and backwoods strangeness. There is a documentary on HBO Max that, I suppose, is their answer to the insanely popular Tiger King called Alabama Snake which takes place just up the road from me. Tony from WhenItWasCool.com joins me to discuss the […]

WOR: Brian James, UFC 260, Jon Jones, Smackdown, WrestleMania, more!

March 28, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Brian James, UFC 260 and what the future holds for Jon Jones, Smackdown, Wednesday ratings, WrestleMania line-ups thus far, steroids and the brain, the Matt Riddle lawsuit, ROH PPV notes and tons more. A fun […]

F4D: Lance Storm on Britt Baker & QT Marshall promos, WWE vs. AEW training

March 26, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with plenty to talk about including two AEW promos he wasn’t a big fan of, speculation on why Edge hasn’t been a ratings draw yet, WWE Performance Center vs. AEW training and why maybe they shouldn’t be compared, and tons more. This was a fun […]

WOL: EC3 talks ROH PPV, plus UFC sellout, Smackdown, AEW and NXT ratings, more!

March 26, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the latest news, UFC selling out their first full-capacity indoor show, ROH’s PPV tonight, Smackdown, AEW and NXT ratings and tons more, plus EC3 joins us to talk Jay Briscoe and more! A fun show as always […]

Wrestling Weekly: Is there such a thing as having too much wrestling to watch?

March 26, 2021 - In addition to the usual observations on AEW and NXT, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about the ability to see multiple wrestling shows on a nightly basis and whether or not that’s a good thing for the industry. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!