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Jan 31 Figure Four Daily: Bryan Alvarez talks to Mikey Whipwreck about WrestleReunion, teaming with Tajiri, fatherhood changing him, Zack Ryder in WWE, Tony Neese in TNA, his neck, future conventions, ECW, so much more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a man we haven't had on the show in far too long -- MIKEY WHIPWRECK! So much to talk about today including his match with partner Tajiri at WrestleReunion, the state of his neck and whether he ever had surgery, changes in his life since becoming a dad, memories of ECW, thoughts on how WWE has used his trainee Zack Ryder, TNA and Tony Neese, and so much more. A great show as always with Mikey so check it out~!

Jan 26 Figure Four Daily 2: Bryan Alvarez and Steve Sims talk LA Park's WON Awards showing, TV situation, AAA and CMLL big matches and shows, RUSH, Fantasticmania, Corleone, MS-1 death, tons more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha Steve Sims returns today to talk LUCHA LIBRE~!, including some lucha thoughts on the year-end awards, LA Park taking sixth place in Wrestling of the Year, the TV situation in Mexico, AAA and CMLL big shows and matches upcoming, RUSH, Fantasticmania, Marco Corleone's current (worked) win streak, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Jan 26 Figure Four Daily with Todd Martin: Paul Boesch book review, Royal Rumble TODD'S ODDS, UFC Prime Time, FX and FOX 2 thoughts, Raw and Smackdown, FIRE, so much more

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with tons to discuss including a review of the rare Paul Boesch book, wrestling today vs. yesteryear, Royal Rumble predictions plus TODD'S ODDS, UFC Prime Time Diaz vs. Condit thoughts, UFC on FX 1 and UFC on FOX, Raw and Smackdown thoughts, why you shouldn't watch WWE right after UFC, and tons more. A fun show as always with Todd so check it out~!

Jan 19 Figure Four Daily 2: Lance Storm and Bryan Alvarez talk Raw, Funkasaurus, Evan test failure, Kane vs. Cena, Lauranitis performance, Rumble winner, plus tons of board questions!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today to talk a bunch of different pro-wrestling subjects including lots of thoughts on Raw Monday night, the Funkasaurus, Lance's pick for the Royal Rumble, Evan Bourne's latest drug test failure, the Cena vs. Kane storyline, John Lauranitis as heel GM, plus tons of questions from the board. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Jan 19 Figure Four Daily: Todd Martin and Bryan Alvarez talk Pro-Elite and UFC FX 1 previews, 142 thoughts, weight-cutting and tainted supplement debates, Outside the Lines thoughts, Raw Monday, building stars in pro-wrestling, so much more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today with an MMA-heavy show talking, among things, Pro Elite this weekend on HDNet, UFC on FX preview for Friday night, Todd on the tainted supplements debate and weight-cutting, UFC 142 Rio, Outside the Lines, Raw from Monday night, creating stars, Jack Swagger and Mark Henry, and so much more. A fun show as always with Todd, so check it out~!

Jan 18 Figure Four Daily: Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason interview JOSH BARNETT about Strikeforce Grand Prix, New Year's pro wrestling match, getting into fighting in late 90s, catch wrestling, stretching Jack Evans, Harry Smith's MMA future, tons more

Josh BarnettFigure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with special guest JOSH BARNETT~!, who later this year challenges Daniel Cormier in the finals of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament.

We'll talk lots of MMA and also pro wrestling, including his New Year's Eve rasslin' battle, how he first got into MMA during the dark ages, catch-wrestling, meeting Billy Robinson, the time he stretched Jack Evans, working with Harry Smith, and so much more.

A great show as always with both Joshes, so check it out~!



Jan 12 Figure Four Daily 2: Bryan Alvarez and Steve Sims talk lucha libre, Rayos unmasking, Averno to AAA?, RUSH not champion, plus Steve has big international media gig coming up!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Dr. Lucha returns today to talk all the news in wrestling south of the border including Averno and whether's he's jumping to AAA, new info on that subject, drug wars in Mexico and how they impact lucha libre, Rayo Tapatios unmasking, how much Dr. Lucha lost betting on RUSH, plus Steve has a big-time national interview coming up this weekend! Fun show as always so check it out~!

Jan 12 Figure Four Daily: Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin talk Raw and Smackdown, Brodus Clay, Mark Henry's run, Rock's impact on wrestling, Strikeforce, UFC 142 preview, tons more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a preview of UFC 142 in Rio, Strikeforce from last week, Raw Monday with the debut of THE FUNKASAURUS BRODUS CLAY, a new bet, Smackdown thoughts, Mark Henry, how Rock has changed wrestling forever, Todd's trip to the ROH tapings, plus a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT by #toddsquad. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Jan 10 Figure Four Daily: Johnny Gargano talks headlining the last-ever ECW show, pressure involved, his match with THE FUNKASAURUS and words from John Cena, horror films, DGUSA and EVOLVE, Japan, so much more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest JOHNNY GARGANO to talk headlining the final match ever in the famed ECW Arena this Saturday night versus Ricochet, winning the Open the Freedom Gate title, working THE FUNKASAURUS Brodus Clay on Smackdown a few months ago, words he got from John Cena at that show, why he changed his look, improvement over the past few years, whether he's nervous about this weekend, Jericho's new gimmick and so much more. A great show as always with Johnny, so check it out~!

Jan. 5 Figure Four Daily: Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin talk UFC 141 fallout, Brock's doom, Jericho's return, DREAM from Saturday, Strikeforce preview, making stars, Rock vs. Cena, Dundee book, tons more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest #Toddsquad to talk a number of different subjects including fallout (nuclear in this case) from Saturday's UFC 141, the fate of Brock Lesnar, DREAM from Saturday night, the return of Chris Jericho, Raw and Smackdown thoughts, Strikeforce this weekend, the process of guys becoming stars in MMA, one-and-a-half reviews, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Jan 3 Figure Four Daily: Bryan Alvarez talks to Chris Silvio about working ROH TV, training in OVW, the OVW-TNA relationship, best advice from Cornette and Rip, promoting Richmond Lucha Libre back in the day, so much more

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest CHRIS SILVIO to talk ROH television and his recent match with TJ Perkins, training in OVW, the OVW-TNA relationship, best advice ever given to him by Rip Rogers and Jim Cornette, the old days promoting Richmond Lucha Libre, future aspirations, SilvioTV and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

THE 2012 WRESTLING OBSERVER/FIGURE FOUR ONLINE PREDICTION SHOW~!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our annual PREDICTION SHOW~! We'll open with a look back at last year's show, to see who was a prognosticator and who was, in fact, A FOOL~! Then, we'll open up the phone lines for your prediction for the year to come. One of the wackiest and most fun shows of the year, so check it out~!

JAN 1 2012 Figure Four Daily! First show of the new year, Bryan Alvarez and Steve Sims talk CMLL and AAA, year-end shows, rumor killers, breaking news on CMLL new champion, best match of 2011, so much more!

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the very first show of 2012! We're joined here, on a Sunday of all things, by Dr. Lucha Steve Sims to talk BREAKING LUCHA NEWS on a new CMLL heavyweight champion, the AAA and CMLL big year-end shows, an IWRG match with a similar finish to CMLL's but which put Sin Piedad to shame, where Juvie is at, some rumors shot down, surprising name who supposedly was offered a big deal by AAA, and so much more! A great show as always with Steve so check it out~!








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