http://www.f4wonline.com/ The Figure Four Radio Show en-us 2005 2005 bryan@f4wonline.com 1 It's the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Packed program tonight as we'll open with Granny doing her Q&A and talking about how one of her friends got a little too rowdy at a TCW show. Then we've got some TV to review, including a rather confusing edition of ECW which actually had a segment designed to build up a match on a different show, and a TNA Impact that wasn't infuriating but was, you'll be shocked to hear, rather poorly booked. It did have an amazingly great main event match and finish, though. A fun show as always so check it out~! Nov 20th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our usual bi-weekly guest Lance Storm, and he's got a lot on his mind including TWITTER, the bane of his existence, Facebook, and basically the blight on humanity that these things are. Also, wrestling talk. Impact, tournaments, Raw, old wrestlers lying about stuff, booking shows, WCW memories, and so much more. A fun show as always with Lance, so check it out~! Nov 19th, 2009 Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show!~! We'll open with guest Mike Sawyer of Tough Talk on this very site to discuss WEC Brown vs. Aldo, including thoughts on the main card and untelevised matches. Mike will also join us as we discuss the latest edition of Ultimate Fighter. Then, Dave and I discuss the latest news including Brock Lesnar's illness, which Dave actually once had, his prognosis, more big fights signed by UFC, the TNA wacky tournament taped Tuesday, WWE booking, the Hogan/Flair scuffle that got worldwide press, and more. A fun show so check it out~! Nov 19th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll talk the latest on Brock Lesnar, his illness and recovery, plans for the UFC Heavyweight Title, several major matches announced for early 2010 including Rua vs. Machida II, Spike ratings from this past weekend including a full breakdown of the demos, lots of thoughts on the Hogan vs. Flair brawl in Australia, EVOLVE Wrestling notes, WEC line-up for tonight, Dolph Ziggler's Failure Record, and more! Nov 18th, 2009 After a small delay, the original alternate has returned to give YOU the fine subscriber of this website an audio orgasm of kayfabulous proportions. This week's topics include, but aren't limited to: The Zapruder Film, Taking wkwmatt's bait on Big Japan's production of Romeo & Juliet, NOAH's Winter Navigation, Kofi Kingston and Raw, a meeting of the Michinoku Pro Appreciation Society, Evolving, Herniated Sawa, Mrs. Cotto Be Strongest, New Japan drives radio show hosts mental prior to their Circuit '09 tour, Evolv'd, the Chicago Blackhawks, Nakajima's interview and much more. It's the radio show that refuses to make any food jokes about Akira Hokuto's cookbook, as they are just too easy (and we're afraid of Kensuke); It's the Adam & Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE~! Proudly here at Vinnyisagoober.com Nov 18th, 2009 It's the Tuesday evening Bryan & Vinny Show~! Lots to talk about tonight including how I nearly killed myself in a match, Granny's friend goes nutty (a tease for Thursday), Survivor Series Sunday, plus reviews of Raw, Smackdown and a bunch of goofy WWE 24/7 matches including Sandman vs. Cactus Jack with a cameo by MIKEY WHIPWRECK. All this plus new songs, drops and assorted wackiness. A fun show so check it out~! Nov 18th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with an awesome show as we're joined by the one and only MIKEY WHIPWRECK~! We'll talk tons of subjects including Zach Ryder and Jay Lethal, who he trained, Red and the SATs, ECW and WCW memories, the time he set a dude on fire and what went wrong, his complete daily schedule from the moment he wakes up to when he goes to bed, drugs, one-legged tights, Vulcans, and so much more. This show ruled. Nov 17th, 2009 Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show! We'll discuss a very interesting Raw in Madison Square Garden, a fun show with some very different segments and a good main event -- and a shocking lack of build for Survivor Series. Other topics including Brock Lesnar's future, what is wrong with him, the latest from UFC, the TNA tapings from last night leading to the final PPV of the year, and more. 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. Nov 17th, 2009 Welcome to Five Star Radio's UFC 106 preview show! Join Mike Coughlin as he looks at Ortiz-Griffin 2: can Forrest wear down Tito?; is Tito's healthy REALLY an issue?; what happens when two guys with minimal power go at it? Plus, Koscheck v. Johnson: can the big guy make weight?; will Koscheck Wang it?; who is a bully? We also have the return of Phil Baroni (spoiler: Mike says he'll gas - SHOCKER). Lil Nog debuts and why the winner of Nog-Cane could easily fight for a title even though they probably won't any time soon. Plus, Hazelett-Karo, the potential fight of the night that no one's talking about. We also have a recap of UFC 105 (including why Couture-Vera is MORE "shocking" than Machida-Shogun as far as scoring is concerned). Plus, much, much more. It's almost 90 minutes of MMA goodness, here in time to hype you up for all the MMA to come! Also, don't forget to check out the Five Star TV preview of WEC: Aldo v Brown~! Nov 16th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news, and there is plenty of it. We'll discuss WWE's new deal with the USA Network, ECW and Smackdown, the idea of a WWE Television Network, possible moves being made, line-up for Raw tonight, line-up for Impact Thursday and why it may or may not be promising, an update on Brock Lesnar, thoughts on how UFC should handle news of his illness, main event for UFC 106, a new UFC event added to January with a title shot on the line, WEC this Wednesday, the Dragon Gate tournament coming up, and more. Check it out~! Nov 16th, 2009 It's the Sunday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer. Show opens with Bryan & Vinny recapping the TNA PPV from Sunday night, the best TNA the company has produced in a loooooooong time, with in-depth results from all the matches. Then Dave Meltzer joins the show to give his thoughts, plus talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including Brock Lesnar's illness, the latest on Nogueira, Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, Shane McMahon and another former WWE employee meeting with UFC, Couture vs. Vera and how he scored it, and tons more. A very newsworthy edition of the show, so check it out~! Nov 16th, 2009 The Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio show with discussion on the history of the World heavyweight and WWE titles, the NWA title, if they really tie back to Frank Gotch and how. Also questions on parts unknown, THE MASKED HORSE-SHOER, the Kindle, Fireballs, and more! This show is FREE for all to enjoy. Nov 16th, 2009 DR. KEITH PRESENTS: BOLA 2009 Preview!! Join HOST Excalibur and GUESTS The Foreigner (Alan) and Rob Gaylor (Naylor) as we run down everything you need to know about the 2009 Battle Of Los Angeles. Who are the favourites? Who are the dark horses? What are the matches to look out for? You'll hear it all here. PLUS you'll hear about the adventures of Alan, Excali and Roderick Strong in Fairytale Football so fans of the Tampa Teabaggers can rejoice! Check out www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com for more PWG info. Nov 15th, 2009 It's the post-UFC 105 recap show! I'm flying solo tonight, but will discuss the huge UFC news posted on the front page earlier today, including Brock's status, what people close to him are saying about his problems, more on Nogueira and his removal from UFC 108, thoughts on Shane McMahon talking with UFC and what it could mean, plus a full blow-by-blow recap of last night's show. Dave should be back tomorrow with a post-TNA PPV recap where we'll also talk more about this show and all the news in wrestling and MMA. Check it out! Nov 15th, 2009 Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only (no joke) MISSY HYATT to talk, well, everything, including a lot of things never talked about on any show on this site before. She listened to the Konnan interview and, not to be outdone, came up with a list of questions for me -- the second edition of Ask Bryan by a guest this week. Also, in a special surprise, Missy arranged for BABY DOLL to join us for the first 20 minutes of the show talking convention memories, her career, the good and bad of today's wrestling, hottest guys in WWE, and more. A one of a kind show, though the kind of show we'll hopefully do again. Check it out!~! Nov 13th, 2009 Wrestling Observer Radio returns today to talk the UFC 105 weigh-ins from Manchester. We'll discuss whether there were any problems, some final thoughts leading into the show, Couture cutting to 205, some notes from St. Pierre's Q&A, his goals in the sport, how much weight he's added, when he might be moving to 185, some shitty math on my part (shocker), and more. We'll also talk last night's Impact and Ultimate Fighter, and more! Another fun show LIVE (not really) from the UK. Nov 13th, 2009 It's the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Quite the packed program tonight as we've got a huge review of last night's TNA Impact, the go-home show for this weekend's PPV, the rest of ECW that we didn't review Tuesday (the other terrible part, in other words), plus an Ultimate Fighter that wasn't great, but had some awesome moments on it. All that plus a long segment with Granny where she not only does her weekly Q&A, but talks the TULALIP CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING~! event from last week that I wrestled on. A fun time as always so check it out~! Nov 13th, 2009 Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today LIVE FROM THE UK. Dave is over there getting ready for UFC 105, so we'll have all the news on that show, plus thoughts on the potential return of Sean Mooney, tons of thoughts on Hulk Hogan's new book, Hogan vs. Flair in a few weeks, GSP's next fight, latest on Quinton Jackson, and so much more. We'll be back with Dave when we can, but this show is great so check it out~! Nov 12th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk a bunch of news, including an incredible blast from the past that was seen recently at Titan Towers, the WWE announcing situation, former champion training in the ring and getting ready to return, our new iPhone app and more details about its creation and how to use it, ratings from Tuesday night, more on the new EVOLVE promotion, plus the entire schedule for WrestleMania weekend in Phoenix and which shows I'll be attending. A fun time so check it out! Nov 12th, 2009 We've got a special bonus edition of Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez today as we're joined by AAA superstar and new WON Hall of Famer Konnan! We'll talk tons of subjects including what's going on in AAA right now, the good and the bad, crazy locker room meetings in WCW, the incident with Rick Steiner at the end, thoughts on Hulk Hogan heading into TNA, wrestlers leaving AAA and blaming the push of the foreigners, Fedor Emelianenko and assorted MMA talk, plus Konnan's now-standard Ask Bryan segment where we fantasy create a new promotion from scratch. A great show as always with Konnan, so check it out! Nov 11th, 2009 Just in time to miss Veteran's Day, it's Five Star Radio with your big UFC 105 preview~! We talk about why Randy and Brandon's feet are the key to everything and why this fight continues the UFC's biggest "miss" of the past few years. We also look at Mike Swick and Dan Hardy, who wins, why, who can wrestle, why the Brits will probably get mad that wrestling is the focal point, and all that jazz. And more, including: why Bisping will capitalize on Kang's mistakes, but is it enough to win? Picking guys BECAUSE they were on TUF, and rantings. Plus, the simulcast has Mike, dressed as a bear, dancing and Mike freaking out about a giant dog. This is quality programing, people. Nov 11th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims, the first guest of our special LUCHA DAY~! here at F4W. We'll talk all the news South of the Border including the latest on CMLL and AAA, STRONG MAN, Super Porky, Dr. Wagner Jr. having the same main event for the fourth time in a row, end of the year big shows, Match of the Year and Wrestler of the Year, one of the bigger dives in awhile, and so much more! A fun show as always with Dr. Lucha, and later today we'll be joined by KONNAN~! Nov 11th, 2009 It's the mighty Tuesday Bryan & Vinny Show~! We'll do our best tonight as we've got Raw, Smackdown and the ECW main event to discuss, and we weren't enamored with ANY of them. That might be a new record. Luckily, we have some WCW Saturday Night from July of 1994 to cover, a show from FIFTEEN YEARS AGO that was hyping up a match that is taking place again three weeks from now in 2009 -- Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair. It's like we were in a time machine. Plus, songs and assorted wackiness. 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 Vinny and I do 2-3 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. Nov 11th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with THE NEWS! Konnan will be on sometime later today or tomorrow, but for now a quick update on the top news stories, including a new main event for UFC 106, why Quinton vs. Rashad isn't looking good right now, tons of notes on the Fedor rating, the demographics for the show and what CBS thought of them, Raw ratings and why Vince might freak out, the Hogan tour undercard, who the ROCK OF LOVE are, DMX and MMA, and more. NEWZ, so check it out! Nov 10th, 2009 Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll open with thoughts on Raw is Ricky Hatton, the good and bad of the build towards Survivor Series, DX vs. Cena, and more. Also on the docket: Fedor and Strikeforce, ratings thoughts, Dana White's latest rant about Strikeforce and Scott Coker, TNA house show business, the full Survivor Series card plus thoughts on the matches, plus a bunch of mailbag questions including thoughts on NAILZ~! (not the Admin). A fun show so check it out~! Nov 10th, 2009 Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news! We'll address rumors that Shane McMahon is selling all of his WWE stock, plus talk about Raw tonight, Adam Firestorm, a resolution in the Kurt Angle vs. Rakha Khan case, new matches for Survivor Series and possible booking ideas, WrestleMania tickets, Hogan's book, WWE folks on the FOOD CHANNEL, the TNA video game, some notes on the EVOLVE promotion, HD PPVs, the entire card for UFC 106, and more. And yes, I know today is the 12 year anniversary of Montreal but I didn't talk about it at all. It's 2009 for Christ's sake. Nov 9th, 2009