FREE TODAY! Feb. 9 Observer Radio: Raw recap, Bret and Shawn angles, Hall of Fame, NXT news, mailbag

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight running down yet another Raw on the road to Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania. The company has been doing a great job with both the Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels storylines, and we'll talk all of that, the rest of the matches, what worked and didn't work, and more. Plus, more on NXT, the WWE Hall of Fame, Jim Ross and Michael Cole, plus your email questions on a variety of subjects. Best of all it's FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com! And if you like what you hear, consider signing up for a subscription as Dave and I do 3-4 shows per week in addition to the other 10-12 brand new shows, plus members have full access to our thousands of hours of audio and hundreds of new and archived Wrestling Observer and Figure Four Newsletters. It's a steal, so sign up and join the fun! Only at wrestlingobserver.com.

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