Tag: WWE
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WOL: WWE SummerSlam 2017 preview show
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to lead us into WWE’s biggest event of the the summer – SummerSlam! Emanating from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, we have all the last minute news, odds, and opinions, on the annual six-hour mega-show. Plus, thoughts on last night’s awesome NXT TakeOver Brooklyn III show, Conor…
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WOL: The Business of Wrestling
Wrestling Observer with Mike Sempervive is back for a special Saturday edition and he’s joined by Chris Harrington for a special edition of the show: The Business of Wrestling. We dive in deeper than usual on some of this week’s notable news, including WWE’s Business Partner Summit, YouTube rule change ramifications, Sinclair-ROH, as well as…
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WOL: New Japan Cup thoughts, surprising Jim Cornette news
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive returned Monday ith tons of news to talk about including: – A look ahead to Monday Night Raw from Brooklyn – The finals of the New Japan Cup – The news that Jim Cornette will be inducting the Rock’n’Roll Express into the WWE Hall of Fame – Plus, your calls,…
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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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WOL: WWE Elimination Chamber preview plus weekend news
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with all the last minute news and notes leading into WWE’s Elimination Chamber! Plus thoughts on the passing of Chavo Guerrero, UFC 208, New Japan’s New Beginning, What Culture, your calls, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE UK Title, McGuinness to WWE, Mailbag
There was big news this week for the WWE Network with the announcement of a tournament that will air in January for the newly created WWE United Kingdom Championship — a great opportunity for wrestlers in the UK and also the realization of a dream for Nigel McGuinness, who will be one of the commentators for…
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Big Audio Nightmare: Adam & Mike are back talking NJPW, DDT, and much more
Main image: @JaimsVanDerBeek Intending to do a quick show, we here at the original alternate ended up babbling on for over an hour about a bunch of different topics, that include — but aren't limited to: the Adam Universe Suspension of Disbelief Anthology Showcase will NOT be debuting on the WWE Network anytime soon, Kevin Owens'…
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WOL: Solo Sempervive with special guest Dave Meltzer!
Wrestling Observer Live is back with the return of Bryan… SIKE~! Once again, it’s Mike Sempervive again in the big boy chair holding things down. Thankfully, Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder Dave Meltzer stops by to talk the success of UFC 202, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, the Miz-Bryan segment and more. As if that wasn’t enough,…
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WOL: Sempervive & Nason on Miz vs. Daniel Bryan plus Brock’n’Jon Jones
Wrestling Observer Live returns on a bright sunny Wednesday with your hosts Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason to talk all of the news in professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. And you guys know what the big story of the day is: The Miz and how soon we could see him in the octagon against either Conor McGregor and/or…
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Wrestling Weekly: A Casual Fan’s Thoughts on Payback, Ryback, Roman/AJ
A fun mix of classic and current talk on the show this week! Les gives us the latest on his friend and great wrestler back in the day Billy Wicks to start us off. From there, we’ll tackle a question sent to us regarding a match from the Memphis territory (9:31) featuring two very inexperienced…
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Wrestling Weekly: Flair, Living the Gimmick, Bongs (!), Gallows & Anderson
Lots of interesting topics today including Ric Flair’s party lifestyle, whose side are Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson really on, certain things Les refused to do in the ring during his wrestling days and more! Some great questions in the mailbag this week, so after a rambling start on the NFL Draft, getting to ballgames…
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Wrestling Weekly: Chyna, Conor (yes), Trish Stratus, Lance Russell
Les is back from his training camp weekend in New Orleans at Luke Hawx’s Wildkat Sports and ready to talk all sorts of things, like the camp this past weekend and the passing of Prince and Chyna this week. Les and Vic are BIG music guys so Prince was a major deal for both of…
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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: WWE SummerSlam 1992 reviewed
****This is a free edition of the show. Please share!**** On this look back at WWF SummerSlam 1992, Karl watches and reviews the entire show: Shawn Michaels, Rick Martel, The Natural Disasters, The Beverly Brothers, The Undertaker, Kamala, The Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, The Legion of Doom, Money Inc, and the big main event…
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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…
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE Cruiserweight Tourney, Danny Hodge, Undertaker at Mania
The major topic of conversation today is the upcoming Global Cruiserweight Tournament; the potential opportunity it represents for talent, what it means (if anything) in terms of WWE’s feelings about cruiserweights in general, and what you need to be prepared if you’re a cruiserweight who sees this as your big opportunity to get on the…
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Wrestling Weekly: Daniel Bryan retires, Titus O’Neal suspension
Les and Vic return after a brief absence to explain why they’ve been gone and to get into the biggest stories of the week. Of course, that means starting with the retirement of Daniel Bryan, aka. Bryan Danielson (12:23), including memories and personal interactions with him from Les and Vic’s theory on why Bryan was someone who…
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WWE 2015 Q4 investors call: Record yearly revenue, Network subscribers, more
Here's the full audio from the WWE 2015 Q4 conference call. Visit our Twitter profile for more analysis and insight from Chris Harrington, a contributor to SeekingAlpha.com, as the conference happened.
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Wrestling Weekly: AJ Styles, Royal Rumble predictions, Road to Mania begins
It’s the Royal Rumble edition of the show! After Les and Vic get done discussing a different kind of rumble; people who just don’t know how to act on the road or in the supermarket when snow is coming, we’re pretty much all about WWE (12:00) the rest of the way! Should AJ Styles be…
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Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare: Nakamura, Bullet Club, NJPW, WWE, Mauro on Smackdown, more~!
Not wanting to be liars (again), the original alternate has actually kept its word, and recorded a show for the second consecutive week in a row. And while we're slowly getting our groove back, the world of puroresu has been speeding along on another level. So, naturally, the main topic this week was the situation…
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Wrestling Weekly: NJPW 4, WWE Injuries, 50/50 Booking 1/8
Les and Vic cap off a very newsworthy week in the world of wrestling with lots of thoughts about the New Japan 4, the rash of shoulder injuries, and 50/50 booking in WWE. After starting off with New Japan, we’ll tackle a couple of issues mentioned in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: the eye opening stats regarding…