Tag: WOR
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WOR: Interview with AEW’s Kenny Omega
Image: AEW Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. Joining us is Kenny Omega. We hit on a plethora of topics including how Kenny’s feeling, who he’s interested in wrestling, how quickly the last couple of years have gone by, if there was a blueprint to his Belt Collector character, and the AEW’s women’s…
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WOR: Funk update, Black’s AEW debut, wrestling deaths, Uso arrest
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the deaths of Chris Youngblood and “Cyanide” Sid Cooper, a Terry Funk health update, Jimmy Uso’s latest DUI arrest, some horrible ratings, UFC notes including Nick Diaz potentially returning to MMA, and full reviews of both AEW and…
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WOR: WWE releases, AEW finances, Edge
Photo via WWE.com Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio after a newsworthy day in WWE. We go over all of the 14 releases. We also discuss AEW finanances, Edge showing up at Smackdown, Fast 9 releasing in the US on Friday with John Cena as the main villain, Kenny Omega vs…
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WOR: WWE news, Michelle Billington, Dr. Alex Patel
Photo via WWE’s Twitter Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. Joining us tonight are two guests. First, Michelle Billington, who was on the Dark Side of the Ring episode about her husband, the Dynamite Kid, joins us to discuss the episode. Then, Dr. Alex Patel comes on to talk about the…
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WOR: New Japan, Raw & AEW ratings, NXT, full weekend preview
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back. On the docket: Dave’s thoughts on Okada vs. Shingo from this week The Omega vs. Okada anniversary Ratings for Raw and last Friday’s AEW A look at Thursday’s Dark Side of the Ring doc on Dynamite Kid Lio Rush retires again An update on live…
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WOR: Eddie Kingston on his career, AEW run, Double or Nothing
Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio returns with a special Thursday episode featuring AEW’s Eddie Kingston. Among the topics on this 90-minute podcast: We talk about Eddie’s career resurgence in AEW, being the most veteran rookie of the year ever, how his arrival in AEW happened and what his last year was like. Dave Meltzer and…
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WOR: Jimmy Smith to WWE Raw, AEW DoN preview, NXT recap, updates
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Paul Christy, Jimmy Smith replacing Adnan Virk on the WWE Raw announce team, more WWE cuts, ticket sales for WWE’s return to the road, New Japan updates, ratings, plus a full recap of NXT from…
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WOR: WWE returning to the road, Collision in Korea thoughts, Raw preview
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE returning to the road starting July with some ambitious plans, SmackDown recap from Friday and a preview of WWE Raw for Monday, ratings notes for all the major shows this past week, UFC recap from Saturday, Collision…
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WOR: AEW to TBS, NXT cuts, AEW & NXT reviews, WWE ratings
Wrestling Observer Radio is back with tons to talk about including details and your questions on AEW moving to TBS, ratings notes, WWE NXT cuts, GSP vs. De La Hoya update, and full reviews of AEW and NXT from this week. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: AEW Dynamite to…
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WOR: AEW and NXT recaps, Orange Cassidy, ratings, UFC 262 preview
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Raw and NXT ratings, UFC 262 this weekend, Orange Cassidy’s injury on AEW and what was supposed to happen in the match, full recaps of AEW and NXT and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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WOR: Daniel Bryan, ratings notes, Rey de Reyes, Federacion, UFC
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including SmackDown with the doom of Daniel Bryan, what’s next for him, a recap of the show, ratings notes, Young Rock getting renewed, Andrade challenging Kenny Omega for the AAA Mega title, Rey de Reyes, Federacion PPV announced for…
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WOR: Chris Jericho on AEW Blood & Guts, new book, pandemic era
Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Chris Jericho of AEW to talk everything about next week’s Blood & Guts match. We talk about the process of putting the storyline together, why he made certain decisions, how far out he plans, working in a pandemic instead in…
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WOR: NXT TakeOver night 1 & AEW recaps, Jack Veneno, ratings
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Jack Veneno, AEW stats as a follow-up from Monday, Hall of Fame notes, RAW ratings, AEW and NXT in the final Wednesday Night War battle, and tons more. A fun show as always so check…
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WOR: The life of Barry O, New Japan Cup, WWE Fastlane preview, HOF
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and returns with tons to talk about including the death of Barry Orton, the New Japan Cup semifinals and finals, Ospreay and Bea, Fast Lane preview, Charly Caruso, the WWE Hall of Fame, Hulk Hogan and Titus O’Neill, Wednesday ratings, UFC running another indoor building, NCAA notes and more.…
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WOR: Shaq’s AEW debut, Jim Crockett Jr. passes away, NXT to Tuesdays
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Jim Crockett Jr., NXT moving to Tuesdays, Monday’s Raw ratings, New Japan notes from Wednesday, UFC this weekend, full reviews of AEW vs. NXT including the debut of Shaquille O’Neal and more. A packed show…
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WOR: Lashley wins WWE title, New Japan title unification, AEW, Crockett Jr.
Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jim Crockett Jr., New Japan unifying their top titles, New Japan Cup and the Anniversary Show, AEW Women’s tournament, BTE, WWE injury update, and, yes, Bobby Lashley won the WWE title from the…
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WOR: 2020 WON Awards discussion with AEW’s Tony Khan
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio, discussing the 2020 awards in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Helping us go through the awards is AEW’s President and CEO (as well as winner of promoter and booker of the year) Tony Khan. We go through every award, get Tony’s reactions on how his…
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WOR: Big UFC knockout, Bloodsport 5 recap, WWE Elimination Chamber preview
Dave Meltzer and I are back with a Saturday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. We talk about Derrick Lewis’ one punch knockout of Curtis Blaydes in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ show and the rest of the main card. We also cover the Bloodsport 5 card and the news of the…
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WOR: WWE social media policy change, Raw recap, AEW women’s tourney
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s bizarre new social media policy, AEW vs. NXT on Wednesday night, the AEW women’s tournament, BTE, Stefan Struve retiring from UFC, the Raw report, from Monday with a great gauntlet match, and tons more. A fun show…
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WOR: NXT TakeOver recap, Sammy Guevera/Impact, more on Tom Cole
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the great NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, the story on Sammy Guevara and Impact Wrestling’s recent situation, the latest on the death of Tom Cole, a look at Monday’s Raw, tons of news and more. A…