Tag: Roman Reigns
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Wrestling Observer Radio: All the weekend shows plus Roman Reigns, Cora Jade, line-ups and more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of Battle in the Valley, Collision, Battle of the Belts and Smackdown, plus Roman Reigns not wrestling in Australia, ratings from this past Wednesday night, Cora Jade’s injury, and tons more. A fun show as always…
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Fight Game: Sting’s last match in AEW
John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off by talking about the live wrestling we will get to see on Saturday night at the old San Jose Civic Auditorium with NJPW Battle in the Valley. We then got to the rest of our Top 5…
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Wrestling Observer Live: The Rock’s WWE return, Mercedes Mone’s future
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, leading off with the big news of the week: The Rock’s return to WWE Raw and his hint that he might challenge Roman Reigns as the “head of the table.” What does this mean for the future and is that the big WrestleMania match…
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Fight Game: Did The Rock change Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania story?
John LaRocca and I are back with the first 2024 episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We kicked things off by talking about Thursday morning’s Wrestle Kingdom 18 show from the Tokyo Dome. We then got to the rest of our Top 5 which included: Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada as all-time wrestlers The Rock…
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Wrestling Observer Live: How to book Rock vs. Roman Reigns, WrestleMania, RAW report, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the Rock’s return on RAW and various options for his match with Roman Reigns if it happens, the RAW report, AEW and NXT this week, all the news and more. A fun show as always so check…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: The Rock vs. Roman Reigns, Conor McGregor returns, RAW Day One, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Rock and Roman Reigns, line-ups for AEW, NXT, the Tokyo Dome, Smackdown and more, ratings, the return of Conor McGregor, RAW from Monday night which was quite newsworthy, and more. A fun show as always so check…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Bloodlines and brochachos
On a new entry in my annual JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, I am joined by Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast to talk all about the month of July. We kick off by looking back at WWE Money in the Bank which saw two future title challengers created in…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: From William Muldoon to Roman Reigns
On this hour of my 1000 Hours focus on the pioneer era of pro wrestling, I think it is important to step back for a moment and ask the very legitimate question: what does the pioneer era really have to do with pro wrestling? Wasn’t it just untrained conmen with large mustaches traveling the country…
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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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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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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – One night in Montreal
WWE The yearly tradition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series has returned: a month-by-month look at nearly everything that happened in 2023. This episode covers February which was dominated by the run-up to WWE Elimination Chamber in Montreal and the discussion of whether Sami Zayn could leave his home country with the…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: New WON HOF class
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 talked about the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame class. We also discussed the following: Who looks to have the best shot at next year’s HOF Who is on…
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Fight Game: Are The Bloodline getting stale?
Photo via WWE John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we discussed if The Bloodline, as an act and the main storyline in WWE, is starting to get stale. Other topics include: NXT’s move to the CW Network next fall The men’s…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: 2023 WON HOF show
Dave and I are back with with the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame show where we go over all the top candidates for the new class. We had John Pollock, John Muse, and John Lister join us to go over all of the categories for the WON HOF. We also took a look…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency
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 began the show talking about Dave’s story on Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency. We also discussed the following: Roman Reigns’ status for Survivor Series John Cena’s match for Crown Jewel…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 2023 Wrestling Observer HOF discussion, pt. 2
AEW Welcome to the second installment of my annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot discussion — one of my most popular shows of the year. Check out part one and then delve into this episodes where I continue to discuss nominees like Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, Rocca and Perez, Sgt. Slaughter, Big…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: 2023 Wrestling Observer HOF discussion, pt. 1
Welcome to my annual Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot discussion for 2023 — traditionally one of my most popular shows of the year. This year, it’s a two-part show, discussing the likes of Roman Reigns, the Young Bucks, Rocca and Perez, Sgt. Slaughter, Big Daddy, Roy Welch, Bob Armstrong, Mongolian Stomper, the Von Erichs,…
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Fight Game: Is Nick Wayne ready for prime time?
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Also back is our top five pro wrestling stories of the week. Our first story was about the pivot from where the MJF/Juice Robinson storyline seemed to be going last week before Saturday’s Collision and Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. We also looked at…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Vince McMahon off creative, Royal Quest, Smackdown, Collision, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including several deaths to cover, what’s up with Vince McMahon and WWE creative, Inoki vs. Hogan history, updates on Adam Cole and Harry Smith, Royal Quest notes, Collision, Smackdown and more. A fun show as always so check it…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Creative changes in WWE
On a Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I talk about the latest news from a loaded week in professional wrestling. WWE made a decision not to bring back CM Punk at this time, and I talk about why they made that decision and how it would have affected current storylines and possibly backstage morale. It…