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TNA-IMPACT
B&V: TNA Impact from 20 years ago this week, plus Granny!

February 10, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including the final 20 years ago in TNA review before moving to a monthly potpourri. It’s time. And, of course, we’re joined by Granny to discuss ghosts in her apartment, the weekly wrestling and soap opera report, […]


The Righteous
BVV: TNA Impact review with build to No Surrender

February 10, 2026 - Heading into the first app special in the AMC era, TNA presented an episode of Impact last Thursday with some good wrestling, some baffling booking, and some insufferable backstage segments. The good wrestling included Trey Miguel vs. Adam Brooks, Mustafa Ali and Jada Stone shining in a mixed tag team match, and a Knockouts trios […]


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WOL: Bron Breakker, Yasuda, RAW report, AJ vs. Becky

February 10, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the death of Tadao Yasuda, RAW last night, Bron Breakker update, the AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch segment, WrestleMania news and notes, line-ups for the next several shows, and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]


DragonKingKarl: The most bizarre match of the 1987 NWA Crockett Cup tournament

February 10, 2026 - Karl Stern has a really fun pro wrestling history show for you on this week’s DragonKingKarl Show. As he continues work on his upcoming DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book, he has been watching tons of pro wrestling from that era. Recently, he decided to watch the entire uncut 1987 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial […]


WOR: Tadao Yasuda passes away, RAW, Bron Breakker, AAA TV, more!

February 10, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with tons to talk about including the death of Tadao Yasuda, Bron Breakker hernia update, New Japan has a big show tomorrow, AAA TV notes from the weekend, Impact ratings are up again, the RAW report, Elimination Chamber, AEW TV previews, and tons more! A […]


WOL: WWE ticket prices, WrestleMania sales, Vegas, more!

February 9, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WrestleMania ticket prices, WWE pricing in general, how both nights of WrestleMania are doing so far and how many tickets Punk vs. Roman being announced sold, Smackdown, Collision notes, news and more! A fun show as always […]


Roman Reigns
WOR: WrestleMania concerns and changes, weekend TV and news!

February 9, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of injury updates, why WWE is concerned about WrestleMania and what changes they’re making, ratings notes on Dynamite, legal updates on Gail Kim and Janel Grant, Arena Mexico, Collision and Smackdown reviews and tons more! A […]


Tommaso Ciampa
B&V: Really good episodes of Smackdown and Collision

February 8, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we recap two very good shows, WWE Smackdown with some above-average wrestling, including possibly Miz’s best match in a decade, and Collision with a great last 45 minutes or so. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]


Tommaso Ciampa
WOL: AEW on a hot streak heading into Grand Slam Australia, a WrestleMania wish for Jacob Fatu

February 8, 2026 - Image: AEW On a Super Bowl Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Josh Nason fills in for Andrew Zarian who is still dealing with frozen pipes somewhere in the still freezing Northeast U.S. He recaps Saturday’s AEW Collision which capped off a hot week for the company going into next weekend’s Grand Slam Australia. A […]


WOL: Cody’s manhood measuring contest, do The IInspiration fit in AEW?

February 7, 2026 - Image: WWE It’s time for the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. On Friday’s WWE SmackDown, many fans were puzzled by Cody Rhodes bragging about what he has below his belt, rather focusing on winning the WWE belt. Also, we had Drew McIntyre, Jacob Fatu, Jade Cargill, Jordynne Grace, Oba Feminists, and lemon pepper […]


WOR: WWE WrestleMania 42 changes, AEW Grand Slam Australia takes shape

February 6, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube


WOL: Bron Breakker and WrestleMania, Impact, tons of news!

February 6, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including lots of thoughts on TNA Impact and the Feast or Fired concept, all of the news including a Gofundme for a WWE referee who lost four family members in a house fire, Mercedes’ next title defense, Royal Rumble […]


Wrestling Weekly: Roman Reigns makes his choice, Andrade one step closer to AEW glory

February 6, 2026 - Image: WWE We’ve got a big time main event for WrestleMania! On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss the reasons behind Roman Reigns choosing CM Punk as his opponent for April’s mega event. The guys also look at booking habits and patterns repeating themselves in both WWE and AEW and the […]


Fight Game: A look at the top AEW & WWE programs

February 6, 2026 - John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. They gave out their thumbs up and thumbs down before focusing on the major stories of the week, including the top main event programs in both AEW and WWE like the build to WrestleMania […]


Big Audio Nightmare: Hiromu & EVIL’s departures, previews of big NJPW & Stardom shows

February 6, 2026 - The Big Audio Nightmare returns as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive discuss everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese professional wrestling. Topics include the departures of EVIL and Hiromu Takahashi from NJPW, the state of the promotion’s rebuild, and previews of the coming week’s big Stardom and NJPW shows. Subscribers can click here […]


Brody King
B&V: AEW Dynamite and NXT, two very good shows

February 5, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of two shows that were better than usual, AEW Dynamite with Brody King getting a huge win in the main event, and NXT with a new champion crowned in a multi-person ladder match. A fun show as always so […]


Brody King
WOL: Dynamite, AJ’s future, Andrade, Sponsorship Snackdown

February 5, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a look at AEW Dynamite, Andrade and his potential title match, Kenny Omega, AJ explains why he didn’t put his gloves in the ring, Sponsorship Snackdown, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]


WOR: Nielsen changes, Dynamite and NXT, WOR Convention!

February 5, 2026 - WOODINVILLE Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the big change to ratings that has helped wrestling at least in terms of viewership, VOW’s best matches of the year, full reviews of AEW and NXT with a lot of noteworthy things occurring, Collision spoilers and more! […]


AD: Dr. Gilbert Lavoie on the Shroud of Turin take two!

February 4, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest Gilbert Lavoie to the Shroud of Turin! This is a re-do of a messed-up show, and of course there were issues with Sports Byline this time around, so it’s almost a full hour commercial free! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]


WOL: Nielsen changes boost wrestling, NXT, AVA, more!

February 4, 2026 - Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor returns today with tons to talk about including the big changes at Nielsen that have really helped pro-wrestling starting last week, how NXT covered — or didn’t — the departure of Ava, a full TV review of the show, Dynamite tonight, the F4W Convention, and tons more! A fun […]


TNA-IMPACT
FREE B&V: TNA IMPACT from 20 years ago this week, plus Granny!

February 3, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her wrestling and soap opera reports, the weekly trivia game and more! Then the boys review TNA Impact from 20 years ago this week, a pretty blah show with one hideous ongoing storyline that seems impossible for […]


Rich Swann vs. AJ Francis
BVV: TNA Impact with Rich Swann vs. AJ Francis

February 3, 2026 - Impact had some highs and lows this week, but the street fight pitting the former members of Fir$t Cla$$ against each other was one of the peaks. Other highs included Nic Nemeth vs. BDE in a shockingly good match, plus Jason Hotch of Order 4 vs. Elijah. As for the lows, we had Stacks vs. […]


WOL: Punk vs. Reigns, future of Ava character, WrestleMania

February 3, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the doom of AVA and how it will be addressed on NXT tonight, last night’s RAW with the CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns main event segment, Nick Hogan at the Performance Center, Hiromu leaving New Japan, and tons […]


William Perry
DragonKingKarl: A dive into the February 24, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter

February 3, 2026 - Image: WWE On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern goes through the pages of the February 24, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter which gave an update on the death of Gino Hernandez and the first revelation that it involved drugs. There are a lot of notes about the then-upcoming WWF WrestleMania 2 including a story about William […]


Liv Morgan
WOR: Reigns vs. Punk, RAW, Great Mephisto, Ava, more!

February 3, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of the Great Mephisto, the Reigns vs. Punk promo segment at the end of RAW plus a complete report on the show, Hiromu leaving New Japan, Peacock business, ratings, more on the departure of Ava, CMLL […]


WOL: Royal Rumble fallout, WrestleMania, RAW, AVA, more!

February 2, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, RAW tonight, Finn Balor, Collision with the Tomasso Ciampa title change, the departure of AVA from NXT, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]


pioneer era
DragonKingKarl: The rise of Strangler Lewis & the fall of William Muldoon

February 2, 2026 - Today on the DragonKingKarl Show and Karl Stern’s weekly ongoing look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling, it’s time to review a new era of the sport. Evan Lewis is now Strangler Lewis, a man that crowds found barbaric along with national opinion that swung from pro wrestling being a con game to it […]


WOR: Royal Rumble review and news, UFC, Collision title change, more!

February 1, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of both the Royal Rumble and UFC with special guest Paul Fontaine, lots of Rumble notes and WrestleMania thoughts, what happened with Ava, Sandman retiring, Hobbs’ deal, Billy Gunn, ratings, Collision recap with a title […]


B&V: Royal Rumble 2026 recap show!

January 31, 2026 - Bryan & Vinny & MARK JONES show is back with our annual ROYAL RUMBLE RECAP SHOW! Tons to talk about including the Saudi crowd, how this plays into next year’s Saudi WrestleMania, all the matches and angles, who was and was not there, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]


WOL: Royal Rumble, a so so WWE SmackDown & wrestling pet peeves

January 31, 2026 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live on a Royal Rumble Saturday. For a go home show for one of the biggest PLEs of the year, Friday’s SmackDown was very much by the numbers. Does that bode well for Saturday’s Rumble card (ongoing as I type this)? With WWE’s ‘less is more’ philosophy, it could be amazing or […]


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