January 2, 2022 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Melter is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar new WWE Champion, Day One PPV coverage, ratings, AEW and their new UK TV upgrade, the Swole controversy, NOAH and Stardom, Dana and Jake Paul, Rizin and more. A packed show […]

January 2, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including memories of our old friend Sonny O’Mara who passed away on New Year’s Eve, WWE Day 1 with a bunch of COVID-related changes, AEW Rampage and more. A packed show, so check it out~! Right click save

January 1, 2022 - The following is a free show. Just click below to listen. On a special Saturday Mat Men, Andrew and Rich look back on 2021 and break down some of the best moments and worst moments of the year.  We got to see fans come back and even attended some shows ourselves including both WWE SummerSlam and […]

January 1, 2022 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly look at AEW Dynamite and NXT 2.0! Tons of thoughts on all the matches, angles and more. A fun show as always, and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Right click save

December 31, 2021 - As always, this is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. My first-ever pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a look at October 2021, a month that saw WWE return to Saudi Arabia, the end of Ring of Honor as we currently know it, the build […]

December 31, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly look at AEW Dynamite and NXT 2.0! Tons of thoughts on all the matches, angles and more. A fun show as always, and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW TO LISTEN

December 31, 2021 - In this episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito talks about attending Stardom Dream Queensdom 2021 at Sumo Palace, running down the major matches, stories, plans for the future and if he thinks Rossy Ogawa should be considered for the WON Hall of Fame. Fumi was very close friends with the late Mike Kirchner who you know […]

December 31, 2021 - 2021 is over and we end it with a bang on this week’s Mat Men! It was a fantastic year for pro wrestling and we have all the latest news to go along with it. Andrew and Rich discuss the details of Wednesday’s release of Toni Storm from WWE. AEW Dynamite ended its run on […]

December 30, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite, WWE Day One, cards for shows that likely won’t be running exactly as planned due to COVID, Jake Roberts, and tons more. Our final show of the year, so have a great one! Right click save

December 30, 2021 - John LaRocca and I are back on the Fight Game Podcast to go over several big topics in the world of professional wrestling before tackling AEW Dynamite and NXT from this week. We discuss: Toni Storm leaving WWE What to expect from the WWE Day 1 main event of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar Jade Cargill’s win […]

December 30, 2021 - Image: AEW As always, this is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. My first-ever pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a look at September 2021, a month that saw AEW come out strong with a newsworthy All Out followed by the Grand Slam stadium […]

December 30, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE vs. OMICRON, Toni Storm, Keith Mitchell retiring, ratings from this past week, John Madden, Jake Atlas, AEW and NXT 2.0 TV reviews for the week and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

December 30, 2021 - Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the final AEW Dynamite of the 2021 year, New Year’s Smash! This is a fun and interactive show perfect for all AEW fans! Topics Rundown Overall thoughts on the final Dynamite on TNT  Back-to-back multi-man matches MJF bidding war 2024 Brandi Rhodes’ promo exchange with Dan Lambert  […]

December 29, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including cancer updates on Jim Ross and Don West, a lot of ratings notes and why you shouldn’t obsess about them too much, the departure of Toni Storm, COVID crushing WWE, NXT 2.0 missing talent, and tons more. A […]

December 29, 2021 - Image: Oregon Encyclopedia Left My Wallet returns with our annual Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk with Jim Valley. Before that, we talk superheroes and what Jim is watching from both the Marvel and DC Universe, the remake of The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes, 80’s sitcoms, television theme songs, and a great story from the […]

December 29, 2021 - IT’S THE RETURN OF THE MIGHTY BRYAN AND VINNY AND GRANNY AND CRAIG SHOW! Bryan returns from his cruise to helm the ship here, with Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and Undertaker book reading, then the boys review RAW EPISODE 5! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 29, 2021 - Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the last and final episode of WWE NXT 2.0 of 2021, it is also the go home show before NXT New Year’s Evil. This is a fun show for anyone who wants to keep up with the latest version of the NXT brand.  Topics Rundown Overall thoughts on […]

December 28, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and FILTHY TOM LAWLOR is back with tons to talk about including a preview of tonight’s Stardom Dream Queendom, why Scarlett Bordeaux wasn’t with Karrion Kross, our thoughts on Monday Night Raw, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 28, 2021 - Dave Meltzer’s Giant Baba obituary from the February 8th, 1999, Wrestling Observer Newsletter may be one of his most massive obituaries in his history. The size of a small book, the story of Baba is woven into many of the most important stories of pro wrestling history, especially that of Japan. We all know Dave is a […]

December 28, 2021 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all of the latest in pro wrestling. We discuss the following: WWE talent and executives missing the weekend house shows and RAW New protocols for COVID-19 testing Near record low attendance for WWE in Madison Square Garden and why The passing of Markus Crane Wrestle […]

December 27, 2021 - Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and FILTHY TOM LAWLOR is back with tons to talk about including AEW Rampage, catch wrestling rules for Shibata’s WK16 match, COVID ravaging WWE leading into Raw, the passing of Markus Crane, RIZIN New Year’s Eve, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 27, 2021 - Image: Gary A. Vasquez | USA Today As always, this is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. The annual Josh Nason’s Punch-Out four-part series looking back at the year in MMA continues on with part three covering July through September 2021. In this three installment, Wrestling Observer/Fight Game Media podcaster and writer Paul Fontaine returns […]

December 27, 2021 - Today on Wrestling Observer Live Andrew Zarian is joined by Denise Salcedo to discuss all the happenings in the world of pro wrestling. Andrew and Denise break down Cody’s win of the TNT Championship this past Friday on Rampage. They also discuss WWE’s post-Christmas MSG House show and how the ticket sales have been impacted […]

December 27, 2021 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all of the latest in pro wrestling. We discuss a ton of topics including the following: One year anniversary of the passing of Jon Huber/Brodie Lee WON HOF ballots Cody Rhodes beating Sammy Guevara for the TNT title AEW Dynamite ratings STARDOM and NOAH Click […]

December 26, 2021 - I continue my series on 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history and this week’s DarkongKing Dark is a little different in that respect as I take a look at the profound impact the AIDS epidemic had on pop culture in the 1980s into the 1990s. Numerous important entertainment figures like Freddie Mercury, Rock […]

December 26, 2021 - Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo on a special Christmas day post show where she reviews a very newsworthy AEW Rampage: Holiday Bash and the WWE Christmas Eve edition of Smackdown. Topics Rundown: AEW Rampage: Holiday Bash Cody defeats Sammy!  Jungle Boy vs. Isiah Kassidy Miro promo All We Want For Christmas is HOOK! Leyla Hirsch […]

December 25, 2021 - The following is a free show. Just click below to listen. On a special edition of Figure Four Daily, former WWE, WCW and ECW star Lance Storm catches up with five of his high school friends who were all pro wrestling fans as they recall stories from the past, putting on shows, and more. Right […]

December 24, 2021 - The annual holiday tradition returns with the 2021 Bryan & Vinny Christmas Show~! Per usual, what you are about to hear contains no wrestling talk whatsoever. It does contain special guests, drinking to excess, gift opening, possible vomiting, and more. For subscribers of video.f4wonline.com, you can also watch all the action unfold on YouTube. Enjoy the […]

December 24, 2021 - This is a free show. Just click below to listen. On December 28, 1991, a Pacific Northwest institution came to an end as Portland Wrestling signed off the air. Originally started in 1953, Portland Wrestling is still one of the longest-running shows in TV history, even longer than WWE Raw. On this 30th anniversary edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, […]

December 23, 2021 - Today on Mat Men, Andrew and Rich are back with a pre-holiday edition of the show! This week’s AEW Dynamite saw Kyle O’Reilly make his on-screen debut and reunite with Bobby Fish and Adam Cole. Where does this leave the Young Bucks? Who else could be next? NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa challenges Bron Breakker at New Year’s […]