Tag: podcasts
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Wrestling Observer Live: How much wrestling is too much?
AEW It’s a new edition of Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with a very tired Jim Valley who stayed up all night watching the first night of the NJPW G1 Climax. Some expected outcomes along with a few surprises. We’ll run that down. The G1 press conference is more like playing “Make Me Laugh” as the…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: A packed weekend, TripleMania preview with Larry Dallas
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Before that, Triplemania English announcer Larry Dallas joined us to preview Saturday’s show and also to talk about the lucha libre scene. Dave and I then discussed the following when going…
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Wrestling Weekly: Great TV moments, Kenny Omega comments, AEW’s updated rules on moves
On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I go over some of the excellence in both AEW and WWE over the past seven days…and a couple of lowlights as well. We also discuss Kenny Omega’s thoughts on criticism of his match with Will Ospreay, the updated rules of combat in AEW, and…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Giant weekend of AEW, AAA, Impact and New Japan shows, All In on PPV, and more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with TONS to talk about including PPV plans for All In, a HUGE weekend of stuff with Rampage, Collision, Battle of the Belts, Smackdown, Slammiversary, the kickoff of the G-1, TripleMania and more, plus all the news and your questions. A fun show as…
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Fight Game: Why we hate the saying ‘It’s just wrestling’
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: The AEW Blood & Guts go-home angle How long the Bloodline story can go in WWE and where the true payoff with Roman Reigns is The bromance…
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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW with Nick Wayne debut and MJF/Cole, and NXT with Judgement Day and more
Bryan is back in town and the boys are back with their weekly reviews of AEW Dynamite and NXT! We had the incredible MJF/Adam Cole storyline, the debut of Nick Wayne, Tony D got out of prison and we don’t even know why he was in, the Judgment Day appeared, and tons more. A fun…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Nick Wayne debuts, NXT rating, Emily Sweeney talks new book
AEW Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive returns today and, as always, there’s a lot to get into. Author Emily Sweeney joins the show to talk about her fascinating new book, Dropkick Murphy, about the life of former pro-wrestler-turned-osteopath, Dr. John Murphy. Plus, we look at last night’s AEW Dynamite featuring the debut of Nick…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Nick Wayne debuts, Ibushi to AEW, Mantaur, Adrian Adonis, AEW and NXT
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the debut of Nick Wayne, Ibushi debuting for AEW with Blood and Guts, the death of Mantaur, Adrian Adonis, full recaps of AEW and NXT and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live: Bryan’s history with Nick Wayne, WrestleMania in London, NXT TV report
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE stock hitting an all-time high, AEW Wembley and WrestleMania in London, the world famous NXT report, Bryan’s memories of Nick Wayne dating back to his BIRTH, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Figure Four Daily: Lance Storm on Wembley, Collision, NWA-TNA, Mantaur, more
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the death of Mantaur, taking care of yourself in wrestling because you never actually know if you’re all right after a big bump, tons of thoughts on Collision and also this week’s NWA-TNA retro show. A fun show…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 33 previews & predictions
The original alternate here at the EMPIRE~! is back to bring you the world famous New Japan G1 Climax 33 prediction show. Website subscribers can click below to listen. This is the annual odyssey where Mike Sempervive and I run down each night of NJPW’s showcase tournament, complete with our predictions for every single match,…
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Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW G1 Climax 33 preview & predictions
The original alternate here at the EMPIRE~! is back to bring you the world famous New Japan G1 Climax 33 prediction show. Website subscribers can click below to listen. This is the annual odyssey where Mike Sempervive and I run down each night of NJPW’s showcase tournament, complete with our predictions for every single match,…
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Pacific Rim: A unique perspective on the life of Adrian Adonis
The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast is back with a look at the life of Adrian Adonis from a unique perspective: his friendship with co-host Fumi Saito. Website subscribers can listen by scrolling down. Fumi talks about how they met in the AWA, Adonis’ success in Japan and the last trip to Tokyo where Adonis…
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We’re Live, Pal: Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, AEW Blood & Guts
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with myself and Andrew Zarian. We opened up talking about last Friday’s WWE SmackDown at Madison Square Garden. Andrew was live at the show and talked about the vibe in the arena. We also talked about how the trial of Roman Reigns played for the New York crowd. …
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The original Trust Busters
A very interesting era greets us on this edition of my history of wrestling at MSG series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. We are moving away from Earl Caddock into the Ed “Strangler” Lewis era and there are those out there who are not pleased with the wrestling trust. Marin Plestina is giving the…
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn Show: Atrocious NWA-TNA from the week of 7/10/02, plus Granny and more!
The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Shawn & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including WORST CAMPING EXPERIENCES, Granny’s weekly wrestling and soap opera reports, and more, then the boys review NWA-TNA from 21 years ago this week, another atrocious show. HOW LONG CAN THEY LAST? A fun show as always…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Bloodline leads Smackdown to all-time record, RAW report, Collision ratings
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including catching up with Bryan, Smackdown sets a historic record, Collision numbers, tribalism, your RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Filthy Four Daily: Filthy Tom does AEW, NJPW Strong in Japan, Insane Clowns, plus Smackdown!
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about in our first show with Filthy in several weeks. We’ll talk his AEW debut on match with Adam Cole that wasn’t, New Japan Strong in Japan, Gathering of the Juggalos, and more, plus the weekly Smackdown report! A…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Bloodline makes history, RAW report, AEW and NXT previews, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of the Phantom of the Ring, the gigantic Smackdown numbers and how the Bloodline storyline has turned the company around, AEW and NXT previews, Smackdown and Collision notes, RAW report, and more. A fun show as…
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Lance, Vinny & Craig: AEW Collision recap, other hijinks
AEW With Bryan Alvarez away on his 1,234rd vacation of the year, former WWE, ECW & WCW star Lance Storm steps in for a special Lance, Vinny & Craig Show! The guys recap this past Saturday’s AEW Collision which saw CM Punk defeat Samoa Joe to advance to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation…