Tag: podcasts
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Collisions, Backlashes & injuries
AEW On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, we arrive at May 2023 in my pro wrestling year in review series: a transformative 31 days for AEW. Or so they thought. ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell returns as my co-pilot as we delve into the official launch of AEW Collision — the company’s third TV show on WBD. …
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Wrestling Observer Live: RAW report, Kevin Sullivan gone from AEW, CM Punk, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night with a bunch of great wrestling matches, the departure of Kevin Sullivan from AEW, ratings from this past week and how NXT this weekend will likely effect Collision, Okada and New Japan and tons…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A boxer & a wrestler walk into a bar
My latest look back at the pioneer era of pro wrestling takes a look at John McMahon, whom we have previously discussed — a man who apparently liked his drinks. According to newspapers at the time, one of the first boxer vs. wrestler matches may not have taken place as a betting event for spectators,…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW business, Kevin Sullivan released, RAW report, tons more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW business, a big year in terms of gross income, Kevin Sullivan getting released, Britt Baker, the ratings report, a RAW with some very good wrestling throughout the show, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always…
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Filthy Four Daily: Smackdown, Rampage, best Continental Classic matches, more
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Tom’s trip to Black Label Pro this weekend, a look at Smackdown fallout from War Games, Tom’s weekly Rampage report, plus the best matches in the Continental Classic. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: Big week of shows, CM Punk RAW follow-up, Collision and Smackdown reports, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including full line-ups for all the major shows this week plus how they are doing in terms of ticket sales, Collision and Smackdown TV reports, more on Tony Khan, Bryan Danielson and CM Punk, and more. A fun show…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE cuts, this week’s line-ups, Smackdown and Collision, tons more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE cuts this past week, line-ups for all the TV coming up, Chris Jericho appears at a promotion in Vietnam, New Japan Tag League update, the Japan MVP, Bobby Green horrible ref stoppage, plus Smackdown, Collision and mailbag!…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE cuts, this week’s lineups, Smackdown & Collision recaps
AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE cuts this past week, line-ups for all the TV coming up, Chris Jericho appears at a promotion in Vietnam, New Japan Tag League update, the Japan MVP, Bobby Green horrible ref stoppage, plus Smackdown, Collision and…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: AEW Collision with best tournament match yet, weekly live Q&A
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW Collision from Saturday night! All the matches and angles including the best match in the tournament thus far with Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston. Plus, our weekly live Q&A! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: CM Punk returns to WWE Raw
I am back with another Sunday episode of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about all the latest news from the week in pro wrestling. The big story, of course, was CM Punk’s return to WWE and his relatively tame promo on Monday’s Raw. I discuss what to expect from his return and what matches we might…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Is CM Punk less interesting under an NDA?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another packed Saturday of wrestling with surprises all around the wrestling world. Randy Orton signs with SmackDown, Bayley continues to be on the outs with Damage CTRL, Ric Flair gets edited on Rampage, Kota Ibushi shows up in NOAH, and Chris Jericho makes an…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Dave Meltzer’s CM Punk story, AEW business numbers
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We opened up the show talking about recent layoffs within both pro wrestling and combat sports media. We also discussed the following: CM Punk’s return to WWE Future matches for Punk…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom changes, World Tag League, AJPW
The Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. This week’s topics include: Stardom’s corporate shakeup and the positive impact it will have on the company Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani return at Korakuen Hall Thoughts on NJPW’s World Tag League and the standout…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Filthy Friday – WWE Raw TV rights, AEW, bad habits, more
It’s the return of FILTHY FRIDAY on the program, as Filthy Tom Lawlor joins Mike Sempervive on Wrestling Observer Live to get you ready for another busy weekend around the world of professional wrestling. We find out where Tom stands on the wrestling controversy that’s rocked a nation, thoughts on Amazon Prime as the home…
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Wrestling Weekly: Orton and Punk return to WWE, QT Marshall departs AEW
WWE This week’s verbal chopfest features the returns of Randy Orton and CM Punk, as well as the departure of QT Marshall from AEW. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – A month of unthinkables
On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Fightful’s Kate Elizabeth returns to co-host the April 2023 edition of my pro wrestling year in review series. And what a month it was. The day after a hugely successful WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, the fate of WWE was announced with the news they would merge with UFC…
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Fight Game: What’s next for CM Punk in WWE?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast, starting off the show talking about, who else, but CM Punk as he made his return to WWE last Saturday at Survivor Series. We then got to the rest of the Top 5 which included: The idea of Punk vs. “Stone Cold”…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW and NXT reviews, five great matches across both shows!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we review two great shows, AEW Dynamite and NXT! Five good to GREAT matches across both shows, plus all the highs and lows that accompany both, especially NXT. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Dynamite, Continental Classic, ratings, CM Punk boost
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite from Wednesday night, line-ups for Rampage and Collision, a look at the rating from this past week and more on how Punk boosted numbers, feedback and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Punk return, why HHH wasn’t at RAW, Dynamite and NXT reviews, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the ratings notes from the return of CM Punk and AEW going head-to-head with War Games, why HHH was not at RAW, Wembley ticket sales, American MVP, AEW and NXT TV reports plus Rampage spoilers at the…