Tag: WWE
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Wrestling Observer Radio: More on Punk and Hangman, WrestleMania tickets, ratings, WWE Raw report
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on CM Punk and Hangman Page and everything that happened on Collision including your questions, WrestleMania tickets, AEW and NXT previews, ratings, RAW report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!…
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Fight Game: WWE SummerSlam preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. Here are the things we discussed: What matches and programs we’re looking forward to and what is coming up short for us with Saturday’s WWE SummerSlam The new Cody Rhodes documentary on Peacock and if AEW fans will enjoy it The Elite…
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Wrestling Observer Live: CM Punk is AEW’s ‘Real World Champion’
Andrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live talking about the latest in another busy weekend of wrestling. On last night’s AEW Collision, CM Punk finally revealed what was in his bag and, to no one’s surprise, it was his original AEW World Championship before his departure last September. The first…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Vince McMahon surgery, AEW news, UFC 291 preview
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and a few things that have happened since it came out. We discussed the following: Vince McMahon’s spinal surgery The latest on Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, and the Young Bucks AEW Dynamite…
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Wrestling Weekly: Les Thatcher on his induction into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
KJW Photo On a special edition of Wrestling Weekly, my co-host Les Thatcher shares some details from his induction this past weekend into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame as the first recipient of the Jack Brisco Spotlight Award. We also get into a little WWE and AEW. Thanks for listening and have a…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: A packed weekend, TripleMania preview with Larry Dallas
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Before that, Triplemania English announcer Larry Dallas joined us to preview Saturday’s show and also to talk about the lucha libre scene. Dave and I then discussed the following when going…
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Wrestling Weekly: Great TV moments, Kenny Omega comments, AEW’s updated rules on moves
On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I go over some of the excellence in both AEW and WWE over the past seven days…and a couple of lowlights as well. We also discuss Kenny Omega’s thoughts on criticism of his match with Will Ospreay, the updated rules of combat in AEW, and…
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We’re Live, Pal: Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso, AEW Blood & Guts
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with myself and Andrew Zarian. We opened up talking about last Friday’s WWE SmackDown at Madison Square Garden. Andrew was live at the show and talked about the vibe in the arena. We also talked about how the trial of Roman Reigns played for the New York crowd. …
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Fight Game: CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe 19 years later
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: NXT Underground featuring Damon Kemp, Eddy Thorpe and Gable Steveson Adam Cole and MJF as the new odd couple in AEW AEW Collision going up against a…
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Wrestling Weekly: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door predictions, The Bloodline implodes
On a brand-new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss the end (maybe?) of The Bloodline in WWE, a big debut for AEW Collision and give our predictions and preview for this weekend’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door this Sunday. We also talk about Edge, Seth Rollins, and more. Thanks for listening and have a…
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Fight Game: Expectations for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand-new Fight Game Podcast for subscribers. It has been a crazy busy week so far, so we got right into our top five and discussed the following: CM Punk and AEW Collision A look at The Owen Hart Foundation tournaments The optics of The Elite not being…
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We’re Live, Pal: Tell CM Punk when he’s telling lies
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with myself and Andrew Zarian. We open up the show talking about CM Punk and last Saturday’s AEW Collision debut. We also wonder if the two shows will split the overall AEW audience based on who is on each show. We then discussed last Friday’s WWE SmackDown angle where…
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Wrestling Weekly: The time limit draw that (almost) never ended
On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I talk all things AEW and with WWE’s top storyline involving The Bloodline. We take a look at this past week’s AEW Dynamite and how MJF vs. Adam Cole might have been brought up a notch, which inspires a great territory story about the time limit draw…
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Fight Game: Ranking the WWE champions, AEW Collision preview
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our top five of the week where we discussed the following: Ranking the WWE titles in terms of which belts are most over AEW Collision preview The AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2 card as it stands Jey…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Dynamite preview, NXT report, more
Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including a preview of tonight’s AEW Dynamite from Washington DC, Collision airing on ITV4, thoughts on FX bidding for WWE, we check the status of the PUNK POPS box guy on Ebay, the WORLD FAMOUS NXT report, and more! A fun show…
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We’re Live, Pal: AEW Collision is here, pro wrestling’s huge summer
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! as Andrew Zarian and I talk about the latest topics in pro wrestling. We open up the show talking about Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez doing a live show in London for AEW All In weekend. We then talked about AEW Collision debuting this weekend and give our…
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DragonKing Dark: The scandals of WWE’s Vince McMahon
On this week’s DragonKing Dark, my run through the 100 darkest moments in pop culture series concludes with a trio of scandals involving WWE head honcho Vince K. McMahon. I look at the alleged assault of Rita Chatterton, the 1990s steroids trial, and last summer’s exposed hush money scandal which temporarily saw him removed from…
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Wrestling Observer Live: New WWE titles, AEW Collision, rookie classes
I am back with the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, available for website subscribers below or for YouTube subscribers above. I give my thoughts on the passing of the Iron Sheik last week, his legacy, and what he meant to professional wrestling. On Friday’s WWE SmackDown, The Bloodline story took another turn as The…
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Wrestling Weekly: How much further can Roman Reigns go in the WWE record books?
Now that Roman Reigns has surpassed 1000 days as WWE Universal Champion, how much further can he go? On today’s new edition of Wrestling Weekly, we discuss that as well as the week’s TV offerings from both WWE and AEW. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
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Portland Wrestlecast: Remembering The Iron Sheik
On a new edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I remember the Iron Sheik who we lost Wednesday at the age of 81. In early 1978, a young Jim Valley saw the Iron Sheik come through the Pacific Northwest. He was only in the territory about six months, but it was a memorable six months: he…