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Wrestling Observer Live: Jacob Fatu’s WWE debut, Drew McIntyre, more
Wrestling Observer LIve with Jim Valley is back. Jacob Fatu finally debuts in WWE. Bradley Craig on Drew McIntyre and Clash at the Castle. Plus, how you can win an autographed Cody Rhodes weight belt and help some kids have a productive summer. Click Here to Listen (subscription needed)
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Draft, AEW Collision, NFL Draft, more
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode. The WWE Draft began on SmackDown without Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Sami Zayn, Logan Paul, or either of the men’s tag team champions (A-Town Down Under and Awesome Truth). We’ll talk about who’s going where. If you are tired…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Blood on SmackDown, Solo Sikoa, AEW Dynasty, more
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back on 4/20. Congratulations to RVD (on Rampage tonight) and all who celebrate. Friday night, we saw the new and improved Solo Sikoa. Now in a suit (trademark Malibu Stacy)!! Plus, blood on SmackDown. Is blood on TV still bad if it’s on WWE and not…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Jon Moxley, Tama Tonga, more
NJPW Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. What? We still have a Saturday show still? Who knew? An explanation on where WOL Saturday has been. After that, we talk new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley and why he deserves it, Tama Tonga’s debut on Smackdown, Will Ospreay and “The Grind,” Zak…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Elimination Chamber, New Beginning, No Surrender, more
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. Three. Count ’em. Three major cards overnight. We’ll run down WWE Elimination Chamber, night two of New Japan New Beginning in Sapporo, and TNA No Surrender, the promotion’s first special event without Scott D’Amore in charge. Then we’ll talk with Jon Langmead, author of the…
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE’s history of alleged cover-ups and assault
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. Janel Grant’s lawsuit has led people to look at other instances in the past of Vince McMahon and WWE. This week, the best of friend of Ashley Massaro talked publicly about Massaro being drugged and sexually assaulted by someone posing as a military doctor while on…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Kevin Kelly talks Okada, NJPW, his thoughts on the future for both
With the news that Kazuchika Okada is leaving New Japan, Jim Valley talks to AEW Collision color commentator Kevin Kelly, who’s worked for New Japan and WWE, about what the future may hold for The Rainmaker. Kevin offers a unique perspective on Okada’s strengths and whether or not he feels Okada could hold down a…
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Wrestling Observer Live: SmackDown, AEW, GCW, NJPW Battle in the Valley, more
WWE It’s another packed weekend of wrestling with two stacked PPVs: New Japan Battle in the Valley and TNA Hard to Kill. Plus, AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts on free TV. We’ll run down the build to the Royal Rumble on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, some surprises at GCW No Compadre, and AEW…
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Wrestling Observer Live: SmackDown, Collision, Battle in the Valley, Cody, Rock, more
WWE It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Don’t worry about The Rock coming back and possibly working WrestleMania. Cody Rhodes will be fine. Friday Night SmackDown and The Bloodline interfering – a tale as old as time. This has gone one for years and not one babyface was prepared for an attack? Plus,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Remembering Killer Khan
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back for the final weekend of 2023. Sad news. Pro wrestling legend Masashi Ozawa, better known to fans as Killer Khan has passed away. We remember his career including New Japan, All Japan, Mid-South, World Class, and the time he broke the ankle of Andre the Giant. We’ll…
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Wrestling Observer Live: ROH Final Battle, Rampage, SmackDown, much more
AEW Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. There was over seven hours of wrestling to watch on Friday night — and we watched it all. Athena and Billie Starkz for the ROH Women’s World Championship headlined a great ROH Final Battle card on Honor Club that also included Kyle Fletcher winning his…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Is Randy Orton more over than CM Punk?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. Did CM Punk have a pipebomb promo on SmackDown or just a plain ol’ bomb? For whatever reason, it didn’t feel like the crowd reacted to his big line about punching people backstage. Randy Orton seemed to get a bigger reaction. The crowd may like…
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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 Live: Can they coexist?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back for Survivor Series Saturday. Between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Asuka, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, and possibly other combatants, it looks like the theme for this year’s WarGames matches is, “Can they coexist?” Don’t forget there’s also three hours of AEW with both Rampage and…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Can AEW and WWE get to the point already?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another Saturday packed with wrestling. WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia in real time. New Japan Power Struggle sets up some key matches for Wrestle Kingdom — including, Bryan Danielson making it official and promising to break Okada’s arm. Plus, SmackDown highlights, an awesome…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Why can’t LA Knight win at Crown Jewel?
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode. SmackDown did what it needed to do: heat up LA Knight for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match against Roman Reigns in Saudi Arabia. Even though he’s hot right now, most people don’t expect Knight will win the title at Crown…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Packed weekend of wrestling, Sting’s upcoming retirement
AEW Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back live and packed with wrestling! Seriously, a lot of wrestling. WWE SmackDown, AEW Rampage, AEW Collision, AEW Battle of the Belts, Impact Bound for Glory, NJPW Super Junior Tag League night one, and much more. That’s a lot, isn’t it? So much, a caller asks,…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Tony Khan’s image vs. Vince McMahon’s image
JJ Williams Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode. If you followed wrestling the past few months, you’d think that AEW is about ready to become a Spirit Halloween store. Some metrics have been soft, but not nearly as bad as some would lead you to believe. Meanwhile, the…
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Wrestling Observer Live: We’re in The Genuine Era
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another weekend packed with wrestling: WWE Payback on Saturday, AEW All Out on Sunday, plus Collision, Rampage, and SmackDown. John Cena’s back and says he’ll be around for “months.”Cena’s return certainly promises to make this fall more interesting in WWE. We’ve had the Hulkamania…
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Wrestling Observer Live: The cross-generational influence of Bray Wyatt
WWE Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s been an emotional week in wrestling with the loss of Terry Funk, Abe Jacobs, and Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda). Wyatt touched so many people of different generations. His influence will be felt for years. Is Terry Funk the greatest of all time? While other…