Tag: covid-19
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WOR: COVID-19, RAW, Wrestle Kingdom
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all of the latest in pro wrestling. We discuss the following: WWE talent and executives missing the weekend house shows and RAW New protocols for COVID-19 testing Near record low attendance for WWE in Madison Square Garden and why The passing of Markus Crane…
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Wrestling Weekly: A very real confrontation with COVID-19
On the latest Wrestling Weekly, co-host Les Thatcher talks about what he’s gone through for the past week since testing positive for COVID-19. We do talk some wrestling, but this is mostly about Les sharing his health experience. Thank you for listening.
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WOR: Dr. Patel on COVID-19 & vaccines, ratings, UFC lawsuit
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, Garrett Gonzales is back again. Joining us is special guest Dr. Alex Patel to talk about COVID-19 and the latest on the vaccine for the first half of the show. We talk about what the next several months are going to look like, how long it will…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Virus scares in Japan, NOAH booking woes, more
This week’s Big Audio Nightmare is a solo affair as I guide you through a spate of COVID-19 scares in New Japan Pro Wrestling, STARDOM, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and 2AW. I talk about what happened, what is canceled, what may be coming next, and what it could all mean for the Japanese wrestling scene. After that,…
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WOL: Swamp Fight, Undertaker’s legacy, WWE & COVID-19
After news that multiple people in WWE tested positive for COVID-19, Friday’s SmackDown on Fox was taped at the Performance Center earlier in the day and to make up for limited talent available, they did a tribute to the Undertaker and replayed a version of the boneyard match edited for television. On Saturday’s Wrestling Observer Live, we talk…
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WOL: Riddle debut, IWA Mid-South controversy, #SpeakingOut continues
On the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Jim Valley recaps the latest ramifications from the #SpeakingOut movement, Matt Riddle’s Friday debut on WWE SmackDown, IWA Mid-South’s controversial Friday return in a very confined environment with no social distancing and few masks, the home for many Portland, OR, wrestlers is closing down, and much more.
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WOR: Remembering Howard Finkel, Dr. Patel talks COVID-19 in sports
On a Friday Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and I remember WWE and Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel, who passed away on Thursday at 69. Dave has fond memories of Howard announcing in Madison Square Garden, particularly from the mid 70s to the early 80s. Every time WWE would tour northern California,…