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It’s Saturday and that means it’s time for Wrestling Observer Live. As you may have heard on social media, I am now on the kidney transplant list. I give an update on how you can donate if interested. We then get into all the pro wrestling action for Friday plus the backstage meeting with all…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and as always there’s a lot to get into, including the WORLD FAMOUS review of last night’s WWE Monday Night Raw, which featured the return of Bobby Lashley and the Raw debut of Mi Vida Loca Dominik Mysterio. Plus, the passing of Black Warrior, the former Mandy…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and as always there’s a lot to get into, including the continued ripple effect of Vince McMahon reinserting himself into a position of executive power at WWE, and the rumors of a possible sale beginning to swirl. Plus, a look at last Friday’s AEW Rampage and Battle…

I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live and this week, I am joined by guest co-host John Alba to talk about one of the biggest stories in pro wrestling: the return of Vince McMahon to WWE. We talk about the timeline from Thursday afternoon when a Wall Street Journal article came…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and as always there’s a lot to get into. A full wrap-up of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 17 and all of the news coming out of NJ’s annual Tokyo Dome event. The debut of Mercedes Moné, the return of Kenny Omega, and the reestablishment of…

Join me on this special New Year’s Day edition of Wrestling Observer Live, available on YouTube above or by clicking below. I discuss a huge WWE SmackDown from Friday that included John Cena’s in-ring return, and Charlotte Flair’s surprise return to defeat Ronda Rousey for the SmackDown Women’s title. Then, I am joined by Matt…

It’s the Christmas Eve edition of Wrestling Observer Live. On Friday, WWE SmackDown had its traditional Christmas-themed show — complete with a fun Miracle on 34th Street fight between Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs Imperium. It featured candy cane kendo sticks, New Day Nutcrackers and mistletoe. AEW Rampage had an entertaining Three Kings Christmas Casino…

Wrestling Observer Live is back and as always, there is a lot to get into. That includes a really good AEW Dynamite, which featured a hell of a main event between AEW Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida, as well as a damn good take on the pro wrestling of yore. Plus, WWE postpones…

Jim Valley is in for Bryan and Mike on the Wednesday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. NXT last night: Grayson Waller and Bron Breakker pay tribute to Bret Hart and Goldberg in WCW. If you believe her agent, Mandy Rose is going to be a millionaire in the near future — one fan at a…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive — and JIM VALLEY — is back. And, as always, we had a lot to get into! Bronson Reed’s choice to go back to WWE, do the structure of NJPW’s contracts need to change?, the value of Mercedes/Sasha, who from Stardom could be a breakout star in the West,…

Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive — and JIM VALLEY — is back to start your week off the right way, by letting you know about everything you need to in professional wrestling. Thoughts on UNCLE HOWDY saying howdy on SmackDown and the slippery slope of the Bray Wyatt family of characters, WWE pulls D-Von…

It’s time for a Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley looking at a week of returns in pro wrestling. Announced on Friday, John Cena is coming back on the December 30th WWE SmackDown to team with Kevin Owens against Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn. In another return that isn’t so definite, Vince McMahon wants…

It’s a good week for me to be solo on the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live because of so much happening this past weekend. As you know, both Ring of Honor and WWE NXT ran big shows on Saturday. I talk the best from both shows including the insanity from The Briscoes vs. FTR…

On a Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am back once again with Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling discussing all the latest wrestling news from the past week. As we wrap up the year, we find ourselves entering WWE Royal Rumble season and there has been both speculation and rumors regarding The Rock returning…

On the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I have a lot of questions given what happened this week in wrestling. On Friday, Ricochet defeated Santos Escobar to win the WWE SmackDown World Cup. Is his push for real this time? Also, when will we see Bray Wyatt actually wrestle? On the AEW side, will…

On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am joined once again by Matt Ryan of Catalyst Wrestling to discuss top stories from the week. WWE Survivor Series, featuring two WarGames matches, was last night in Boston where The Bloodline came out on top. We run through the card and discuss what we liked,…

On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am back and once again joined by Matt Ryan from Catalyst Wrestling discussing all the fallout from AEW Full Gear. We run through the entire card with two different perspectives as I watched on TV while Matt was in the Prudential Center. We talk about who…

It’s time for your pre-AEW Full Gear edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Is MJF a good guy? Is MJF a bad guy? The past few weeks have been confusing. Fans don’t know how to react to MJF heading into tonight’s show. The world needs strong heels who create passion and interest. Babyfaces sell merch. Strong…