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WOL: AEW and WWE viewership, Sean Ross Sapp on wrestling in ’22

November 29, 2021 - Image: AEW On the Sunday Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian is back discussing all of this week’s top pro wrestling news. It was all about viewership this week. Andrew breaks down the AEW and WWE viewership numbers and what it means for 2022. Also, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful drops by to discuss where pro wrestling is headed in […]


DragonKing Dark: The death of Chicago’s Terry Kath

November 28, 2021 - Who was Terry Kath? He was one of the most influential singers and guitarists of the early 1970s, starring with the band Chicago. If all you know about Chicago are the Peter Cetera-era ballads, let me introduce you to a time when they were experimental, influential, and led by one of the most dynamic guitarists […]


WOR: Rampage and Smackdown, ratings, Stardom, TripleMania, more!

November 28, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW Rampage and Smackdown TV show notes, early ratings over the Thanksgiving weekend, Raw and Dynamite previews, Stardom, TripleMania, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Fast national ratings for Dynamite, […]


F4D: Lance Storm talks WrestleHouse, Dynamite with Punk vs. MJF, more!

November 26, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on Impact Wrestling WrestleHouse, AEW Dynamite with CM Punk vs. MJF in a promo battle, great wrestling, Cody Rhodes, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


FREE WOL: AEW and NXT reviews, Jim Ross, Young Bucks, tons more!

November 26, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT 2.0 reviews, Jim Ross health update, the Young Bucks new contracts, Rampage non-spoiler preview, and more. BEST OF ALL THIS SHOW IS FREE, and if you love what you hear, from now until midnight ET […]


WOR: WWE business notes, AEW TV, AAA, GCW, Jim Ross, tons more!

November 25, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s claims to advertisers over Survivor Series weekend and tons of business notes, AEW TV report, notes on Ric Flair, Jim Ross, ratings, AAA, GCW and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]


Speak Now: AEW Dynamite Thanksgiving show review!

November 25, 2021 - Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she reviews the AEW Dynamite: Thanksgiving edition which aired on November 24, 2021.  Topic Rundown: Overall thoughts CM PUNK and MJF have a HEATED promo  CM Punk vs. QT Marshall Eddie Kingston gets attacked AEW Battle of the Belts announced  Bear Country vs Billy […]


Mat Men: The Egg, Seth Rollins attacked, WWE Survivor Series recap

November 24, 2021 - Today on Mat Men, Andrew and Rich are back on this Thanksgiving eve. The guys go into detail on this past Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series and what happened with the show, how good the Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch match was, and Roman Reigns beating Big E clean. Andrew has some more information on why The Rock […]


Fight Game: Jim Valley on Don Owen, AEW, his 2022 goals

November 24, 2021 - John LaRocca and I are taking the week off from our normal podcast subjects of AEW and NXT. Instead, I interviewed this website’s own Jim Valley. Jim and I chatted about the following: Don Owen for the WON HOF Defy The history of his wrestling fandom Video games and amusement parks AEW What he wants to […]


WOL: Dynamite line-up, NXT 2.0 thoughts, RAW ratings, tons more!

November 24, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite tonight, NXT 2.0 thoughts, War Games, RAW ratings, GCW, THANKSGIVING and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


Wrestling Weekly: Seth Rollins attacked, AEW Dynamite preview

November 24, 2021 - Image: WWE On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about what happened with Seth Rollins on Raw and look ahead to tonight’s edition of Dynamite. Thanks for listening and happy Thanksgiving to all those who are celebrating~! Right click save


B&V&G&C: AEW Rampage plus Granny holiday recipes and more!

November 24, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment celebrating Thanksgiving as we dole out great recipes, her Weekly Wrestling Report and new Undertaker book reading, and more, then the boys review AEW Rampage from Friday night. A fun show as always so […]


Speak Now: The best of NXT 2.0, show review

November 24, 2021 - Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo as she reviews the latest edition of WWE NXT, this show was a huge improvement over last week and there was a lot of good wrestling as they make their way to NXT War Games.  Topics Rundown Overall thoughts on NXT Grayson Waller’s potential, awesome opening match against Tommaso Ciampa  […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: True crime – Morton vs. Smothers

November 23, 2021 - In August of 1995, Tracy Smothers and Ricky Morton were top stars in both Smoky Mountain Wrestling and USWA when an incident occurred. Smothers and his girlfriend allegedly beat up the girlfriend of Ricky Morton and she pressed charges against them. Despite the fact that Smothers and his girlfriend were arrested on felony assault charges, […]


WOL: Seth fan attack, stupid egg storyline, Brian Milonas interview!

November 23, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the Seth Rollins fan attack and fallout, the stupid egg storyline on RAW and how the whole thing wrapped up, then Brian Milonas joins us to talk tons of topics including the time he looked over in the […]


Left My Wallet: Pro wrestling phenom Nick Wayne

November 23, 2021 - Left My Wallet returns with 16-year-old wrestling super phenom Nick Wayne. Nick is one of the brightest, rising stars in wrestling today and the son of the great Buddy Wayne. In addition to training Nick, Bryan Alvarez, Darby Allin, and countless other fantastic workers, Buddy was a great friend of mine. I have known Nick […]


WOR: Jim Ross, AEW and NXT, RAW report, Kenny Omega, more!

November 23, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jim Ross, AEW and NXT line-ups for this week, Kenny Omega vacates the AAA title, ratings, UFC PPV business notes, RAW IS EGG, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! […]


F4D: Smackdown, Survivor Series, Defy, New Japan Strong!

November 22, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on Smackdown, Survivor Series, Defy Wrestling from this weekend, New Japan Strong and tons more. A fun show as always with Filthy Tom so check it out~! Right click save


WOL: Survivor Series fallout, EGG, Rampage, The Rock, more!

November 22, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a recap of WWE Survivor Series, RAW tonight, the fucking EGG, Zelina Vega and Vince McMahon, Rampage and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


WOR: Survivor Series, Jim Ross, Hit Row, New Japan vs. NOAH, PWG, Defy, more!

November 22, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Survivor Series, the Rock and why he couldn’t be at the show tonight, Hit Row, Jim Ross, ratings, New Japan vs. NOAH, Omega vacating the AAA Title, Defy, PWG, UFC, Impact and tons more. A fun show as […]


B&L&C: Survivor Series 2021 recap with Bryan, Lance and Craig!

November 22, 2021 - The Bryan & Craig & Lance Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at the WWE Survivor Series 2021 show. There was one great match to open the show and you can turn it off from there if you haven’t watched it yet, and that’s no disrespect to the wrestlers who […]


WOL: Survivor Series, Defy with Nick Wayne vs. Joey Janela, tons more!

November 22, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full preview of Survivor Series tonight, all the matches and angles, an awesome Defy show last night with Nick Wayne vs. Joey Janela, tons of feedback and line-ups and more. A fun show as always so check […]


DragonKing Dark: The death of Len Bias

November 21, 2021 - While this series focuses on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, the death of Len Bias is even more than that as it’s one of the 100 darkest moments in American history because of what came next. Bias was the Boston Celtics’ no. 2 overall draft pick in 1986, but died two days […]


Big Audio Nightmare: NJPW & NOAH supershow set for Wrestle Kingdom 16

November 20, 2021 - Image: NJPW Adam AND Mike are here to talk all things related to the blockbuster announcement that NJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH will be joining forces for a supershow in Yokohama on night three of Wrestle Kingdom 16! We look at all the news officially discussed in Friday night’s press conference, the politics between the two […]


WOR: WWE releases & Brian Blair on his autobiography

November 20, 2021 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio with special guest Brian Blair. We talk to Brian about his new autobiography Truth Bee Told (referral link), written with Ian Douglass.  Brian talks about stories from his career including about Buddy Colt, Paul Orndorff, marrying Leroy McGuirk’s daughter Mike, and fighting with Doug Somers.  He goes over what […]


F4D: Lance Storm on WWE cuts, Full Gear, Dynamite, Impact, more!

November 19, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on the recent WWE cuts and what it means for WWE and AEW in the future, AEW Full Gear, this week’s Dynamite and Impact TV thoughts, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]


WOL: WWE cuts, Survivor Series, AEW ratings, more!

November 19, 2021 - This is a free edition of WOL. Just click below to listen or watch here on YouTube. Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest round of WWE cuts, the hows and whys and where some of them could end up, AEW ratings and […]


Wrestling Weekly: WON HOF ballot, Dynamite, more WWE releases

November 19, 2021 - On today’s edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa go over candidates on this year’s WON HOF ballot. We also share some thoughts on the latest WWE releases, AEW Dynamite, and our state of despair at the thought of Adam Pearce turning into a heel authority figure. Thanks for listening and have a […]


Pacific Rim: New Japan 2022, new release opportunities

November 19, 2021 - Image: NJPW Pacific Rim is back. On this episode, Fumi Saito and I talk about NJPW’s plans for the Tokyo Dome. 2022 is also their 50th anniversary so they are bringing back The Golden Series. Fumi discusses the history and whether we might see Antonio Inoki make an appearance in New Japan for the first time in many years. There’s […]


JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – January 2021

November 19, 2021 - When a $1 billion deal isn’t one of the top 10 news stories of the pro wrestling year, you know it’s been a newsworthy 12 months. As we approach the end of 2021, I am proud to kick off my first-ever year in review series on pro wrestling which will go side-by-side with my annual four-part […]


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