Tag: wrestlemania
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WOL: WrestleMania weekend festivities continue in New Jersey
Image: Headlocked Comics Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with another packed show talking all of the news coming out of New York City during WrestleMania week. The peak of WrestleMania adjacent shows is today, with SIXTEEN of them, including what may end up as the card of the weekend: NXT TakeOver:…
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Wrestling Weekly: The pressure that comes with big show main events
On the biggest weekend in wrestling, former wrestler and wrestling trainer Les Thatcher and I discuss the pressure and other factors involved in main eventing a big show. This weekend features several wrestlers main eventing major shows for the first time so we look at some of the internal and external pressures that come with…
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WOL: WrestleMania weekend in full swing, AAA announcement
Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly on the solo tip is back today with a packed show talking all of the news in pro wrestling and mixed martial….okay, just wrestling. WrestleMania weekend activities kicked into full gear today with THIRTEEN shows taking place in the New York metropolitan area, and there’s whole lot to get…
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WOL: Smackdown feedback, WrestleMania, Raw ratings
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with another thousand phone calls about Smackdown, the Kofi Kingston and Becky Lynch segments, WrestleMania, the gauntlet next week, Raw ratings, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Check out the video at video.f4wonline.com!
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F4D: Lance Storm on Becky Lynch’s road to WrestleMania
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the Becky Lynch storyline, Lance’s theory on why she lost at Royal Rumble, her apology on RAW, other RAW thoughts regarding babyfaces and heels, Impact this evening, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it…
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Wrestling Weekly: Wrestlemania recap, Harley Race turns 75
On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I talk about the big matches from WrestleMania, the chances of seeing more Undertaker in the future, less Brock Lesnar and more. The show starts with a few minutes on Harley Race as the legendary NWA Champion turned 75 this week. From there, we look…
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WOL: NXT TakeOver vs. ROH Supercard of Honor
On a special Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, I am back on the solo tip to run through day three of the long WrestleMania weekend. It’s three the hard way tonight: NXT Takeover vs. ROH Supercard of Honor XII vs. UFC 223 (plus Style Battle, too) in a battle for the attention of the masses. We…
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Wrestling Weekly: Remembering Johnny Valiant; WrestleMania preview
Famed wrestler and trainer Les Thatcher and yours truly return to talk all things WrestleMania weekend to get you ready for the big show featuring the WWE debut of Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns, AJ Styles vs. Nakamura, and (we think) John Cena vs. Undertaker. We begin with a few thoughts on the…
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Wrestling Weekly: When blade jobs go horribly wrong
This week, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk studio wrestling, a blade job gone horribly wrong and your questions about Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Eddie Gilbert, and more! – We start by asking Les to share his thoughts on the passing of two of his contemporaries, Tom Jones and Outlaw Ron Bass. – That conversation takes a…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: Karl Stern opens the mailbag
Host Karl Stern continues to sort through the emails generated during the July marathon of biographies. Topics on this show include follow up on Norvell Austin, plus conversation about the WrestleMania VIII main event that should have been Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan, and much more. On the show, Karl talks about: Why the conventional reasons…
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Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan Documentary, Foley & Galloway, Mania Picks
It’s Wrestlemania weekend and there are so many options for wrestling fans this weekend that you almost can’t keep track of it all! Les and Vic start this edition of Wrestling Weekly talking about how great it is to have so many options, then move into discussing Daniel Bryan (8:16) being removed from all WWE…
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Wrestling Weekly: Shane Returns, Dean should’ve left, Roman gets graded
There are a few things dominating most wresting conversations this week, and we’re all over them. Les and Vic start with Shane McMahon’s return to WWE, the myriad of directions this storyline can go, whether or not that’s a good thing and more. Vic gets on his soapbox about the match at Wrestlemania he has…