Tag: WWE
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WOL: NXT cuts, PFL cancels season, Jared Silberkleit, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a ton of confirmed NXT cuts, the PFL basically shutting down for a year but still paying people, tons of feedback and more. Plus, “Trust Fund Approved” Jared Silberkleit joins us today to talk about working in digital…
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WOR: Remembering Howard Finkel, Dr. Patel talks COVID-19 in sports
On a Friday Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and I remember WWE and Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel, who passed away on Thursday at 69. Dave has fond memories of Howard announcing in Madison Square Garden, particularly from the mid 70s to the early 80s. Every time WWE would tour northern California,…
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WOL: WWE’s decision, The Revival’s next move, your favorite tag teams
On the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, we continue the discussion about WWE making the decision to return to live TV programming and the factors that influenced the decision. Also, now that The Revival have been released from WWE, fans expect they will see a long anticipated match with The Young Bucks but there are also other…
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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: 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: AEW updates, Dynamite/NXT review, WrestleMania
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday nights, updates on Nick Jackson, Matt Hardy, Kenny Omega, Lance Archer and more, RAW ratings, tons of news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: WrestleMania continuing…
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WOR: AEW Revolution review, SmackDown, ROH title change
Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW PPV from Saturday night, one of the great tag team matches of all time, MJF vs. Cody MUST CONTINUE, a new AEW Champion and more, plus Smackdown, WrestleMania, a new ROH Champion, and tons…
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WOR: WWE Super ShowDown, Goldberg’s win, AEW Revolution preview
Wrestling Observer Radio returns with Dave Meltzer and myself, Jim Valley, as our guest co-host. We review WWE Super Showdown including what victories by The Undertaker and Goldberg say about WWE creative and mean for both the future of Wrestlemania 36 and the company itself. Plus, we preview SmackDown on Fox with the return of John Cena…
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WOL: Why the bad SmackDown date was best for Otis
With some fans upset that Dolph Ziggler ruined Otis’ Valentines Day date with Mandy Rose on WWE SmackDown, I’ll explain on this Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live why this failed attempt at romance is actually a good thing for the big man. I’ll also take a look at a few other key moments on…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE corporate shakeup, promo missteps
This week’s Wrestling Weekly is back with Les Thatcher and I discussing WWE’s corporate shakeup, Drew McIntyre in the WWE WrestleMania main event, and the sit-down with Nick Aldis and Marty Scurll from NWA Power. You will also hear about a dream training seminar partner for Les, and a missed opportunity for cheap heat in…
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WOL: Previewing WWE and NWA’s big wrestling weekend
Friday’s Wrestling Observer Live is fresh off the boat with Jim Valley taking over the captain’s chair and Mike Sempervive joinining him on the phone. Together, the two take a look at the busy upcoming weekend, thoughts on the Wednesday Night Wars, going to live events, your calls and more. We apologize for the two tin…
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WOL: AEW updates from the ship, Marko Stunt sings, news
Wrestling Observer Live with Dave Meltzer and I is back with tons to talk about including wrestling updates from the Jericho Cruise, Marko Stunt’s concert performance, tons of wrestling news from the past few days including Raw ratings, NXT vs. AEW notes, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOL Sunday: Rumble week, SmackDown, UFC 246, ROH Supercard
With Bryan Alvarez on his way to Miami for the Chris Jericho cruise, the solo Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including where everything stands for WWE’s Royal Rumble go-home week, thoughts on Friday’s SmackDown, David Benoit, ROH’s Supercard lineup, UFC 246 and McGregor-Cerrone, news…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WWF July 1986 retro TV review
On this week’s DragonKingKarl show, I do a retro TV review from July 7, 1986, for an edition of WWF Prime Time Wrestling. On this broadcast, we got “Big” John Studd and King Kong Bundy, The Machines, a very boring Pedro Morales, the Hart Foundation, the Killer Bees, and the most amazing tag team of…
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WOR: AEW & NXT recaps, Raw ratings, Charlotte-Andrade, BT Sport news
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including all the latest news, RAW ratings, NXT and NXT UK to BT Sport, Charlotte and Andrade getting hitched, AEW Dark and a preview for next week and more, plus full recaps of both AEW and NXT from Wednesday night! A…
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Wrestling Weekly: 2019 year in review show
Les Thatcher and I take a year-end look at AEW, ROH, New Japan’s issues with AXS, and all things WWE. Among other things we discuss: AEW’s ups and downs, the curious relationship between NJPW and ROH, WWE and Fox, NXT on USA, and more. Since this is the last show of 2019 for us, we…
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WOL: AEW vs. NXT, Rhea Ripley, Adam Cole, AEW, more
Bryan Alvarez is flying solo today on Wrestling Observer Live talking tons of topics including the AEW vs. NXT ratings and details from Wednesday, Rhea Ripley, Chris Jericho vs. Jungle Boy, the creepers, Adam Cole, women’s interest in wrestling and tons more. Be sure to subscribe at video.f4wonline.com to see this show, Bryan & Vinny, plus…
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Wrestling Weekly: What’s the value of championships?
Photo: WWE On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, former pro wrestler, commentator, and trainer Les Thatcher and I discuss why every promotion seems to be in a creative rush these days. as well as the value of championships. We also talk about how just about every major promotion has something in common over the last several…
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Wrestling Weekly: A wild seven days for WWE, AEW and NWA
Image: AEW Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the past 7 days in wrestling from the WWE SmackDown premiere to the Wednesday Night Wars between AEW and NXT to everything in between. We’ll touch on whether SmackDown can prove itself worthy of the fantastic promotion they’ve gotten from Fox, why Vince McMahon wasn’t laughing…
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WOL: Weekend wrap-up, AEW PPV buys, Raw preview
Wrestling Observer Live is running solo Sunday due to technical issues on the Sempervive side, so we’ll talk all the latest news from WWE and AEW including Raw from MSG, the upcoming PPV, AEW PPV buys, NXT vs. AEW on USA and TNT, your calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so…