Tag: Wrestling Observer Radio
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WOR: WWE positive COVID-19 test, Rousey controversy, Laprade on Andre book
Wrestling Observer Radio returns for an early Sunday edition featuring with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. We start by talking about WWE’s first COVID-19 positive test, their reason for doing live shows, thoughts on empty arena wrestling after a month, Ronda Rousey starting controversy in the wrestling world via Twitter, and the NXT…
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WOR: WWE decides to go live, The Revival, XFL closing
It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley. WWE changed plans — instead of taping episodes of Smackdown, RAW and NXT, the decision was made on the spot to produce them live or close to live as possible. Florida is supposed be closed down. Is Vince doing something that Dana White couldn’t? Dave has details of when,…
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WOR: Brawl For All, AEW vs. NXT, Gargano vs. Ciampa, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Brawl for All memories and Q&A, AEW and NXT from Wednesday night with the Gargano vs. Ciampa alleged blow-off match, RAW ratings, UFC continuing to plan shows despite threats from the commission and tons more. A packed show…
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WOR: Dana the madman, Raw review, WrestleMania numbers, Edge doc
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dana White plowing forward like a cartoon villain running UFC shows on indigenous land and in a private island in the fucking ocean, WrestleMania weekend numbers, RAW, a look at the awesome Edge documentary, and tons more. A…
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WOR: WrestleMania 36 night two, plus all the news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of night two of WrestleMania 36, all the matches and angles including the never ending Edge vs. Orton last man standing match, the Firefly Funhouse spectacle, plus we have a new WWE Champion, NXT Women’s…
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WOR: WrestleMania 36 night one review
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of WrestleMania 36, all the matches and angles and, yes, THE BONEYARD MATCH, plus Vince meets with Trump, a lawsuit involving Dana White, Smackdown, AEW and NXT ratings and tons more. A fun show as…
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WOR: More shutdowns, AEW vs. NXT, RAW ratings, New Jack, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more states shutting down and preventing wrestling and MMA from running, AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday night, Raw ratings, the New Jack documentary, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Coronavirus…
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WOR: RAW, WrestleMania line-up, AEW new title, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the full WrestleMania line-up thus far, AEW’s new championship, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Coronavirus discussion 4:15: Khabib/Tony off 12:59: AEW announces tournament for TNT…
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F4D: Smackdown, coronavirus lockdown, more!
Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with a lot to talk about including their current lockdown situations, Smackdown from Friday night with the Road to a WrestleMania which is different from what they promoted on Smackdown, a Male Bag repeat question and more. A packed show as always so…
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WOR: Jim Ross interview, part two
In part two of Wrestling Observer Radio interview with Jim Ross, Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley talk to J.R. about his new book “Under the Black Hat”. Subscribers can listen to part one now while non-subscribers can get an eight minute segment of the chat on YouTube. In part two, we talk about AEW’s young talent, new roster…
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WOR: Jim Ross interview, part one
On this special two-part Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley talk to Jim Ross about his new book “Under the Black Hat“. JR talks about his favorite chapters, memories of his late wife Jan, the unique challenges faced by the wrestling business in these trying times, what he learned from Bill Watts, driving around Leroy…
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WOR: WrestleMania, Smackdown, ratings, Dana White, AEW, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back and we’ve still got tons of news to talk about despite so much shut down. WrestleMania changes, Smackdown, ratings notes, Dana White and UFC, AEW notes, Luke Harper, tons of mailbag questions and more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: Roman out of Wrestlemania, Goldberg’s new opponent
It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley. Roman Reigns is out of the main event of WrestleMania. Dave has the details on why Roman made the decision and what happened that may have influenced him. This means that Goldberg has a new opponent. Dave anticipates that we will see an angle on…
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WOR: Chris Benoit doc review, AEW vs. NXT, Vince sells stock, Japan
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including your mailbag questions on the Chris Benoit documentary, all the latest ratings news, Vince McMahon selling a bunch of stock, Japanese pro wrestling update, a full recap of both AEW and NXT from Wednesday night and tons more.…
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WOR: RAW, New Japan, WrestleMania changes, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan cancelling shows while other companies continue to run in Japan, WrestleMania match changes due to wrestlers in quarantine, RAW from Monday night, tons of news, mailbag and more. A packed show, so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: Japanese wrestling, WWE/AEW tapings, Gronk, ratings, mailbag
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Japan opening up wrestling again, the Olympics, WWE taping RAW, NXT, Smackdown and WrestleMania over the next week, AEW taping notes for Wednesday, plus mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:…
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WOR: WrestleMania updates, AEW, Dark Side of the Ring
Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. It’s a social distancing episode as Dave and I aren’t recording from the same place for the first time in quite some time. We talk about the times we’re living in right now and how it’s affecting us. And then we…
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WOR: WrestleMania changes, AEW vs. NXT, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WrestleMania running over TWO DAYS this year from the Performance Center, whether they should hold off WrestleMania or just get it over with, AEW vs. NXT and AEW proving that you actually can do shows from an empty…
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WOR: Coronavirus and WrestleMania, RAW, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with, well, not the most upbeat show to be honest, as we’ve got to talk about more cancellations as the result of the coronavirus outbreak including WrestleMania and many associated events, empty arena RAW, Dave watched a show on Chris Benoit, and more. A…
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WOR: More cancellations, AEW, WWE and UFC plans, UFC and Smackdown recaps
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more cancellations as a result of COVID-19 including CMLL and AAA, non-cancellations including WWE, UFC and AEW, the plan for upcoming shows, UFC and Smackdown recaps, mailbag and more. A packed show as always so check it out~!…