June 27, 2021 - The next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history goes back to March 1993 when Brandon Lee, actor and son of legendary pop culture icon Bruce Lee, was killed on the set of the dark gothic comic book inspired movie The Crow — the inspiration for Sting’s dark character in WCW. Gunned […]

June 27, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW TV with Jungle Boy vs. Kenny Omega, Smackdown, Trent’s neck surgery, WWE House show main events, new Triple Crown Champion, WWE firings and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Trent […]

June 27, 2021 - It’s Saturday and you know what that means… we have a very special edition of AEW Dynamite on TNT~! Join Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she recaps this very eventful and entertaining episode of AEW Dynamite~!  Topics Rundown: Overall thoughts on AEW Dynamite, Denise’s favorite parts of the show  Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Hangman […]

June 26, 2021 - Photo via WWE.com Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio after a newsworthy day in WWE. We go over all of the 14 releases.  We also discuss AEW finanances, Edge showing up at Smackdown, Fast 9 releasing in the US on Friday with John Cena as the main villain, Kenny Omega vs […]

June 26, 2021 - This was a wild Friday. Join Denise Salcedo as she not only recaps WWE Smackdown on FOX but also discusses the WWE releases. It’s a heavy and news-filled show with lots of conversation~!  Topics Rundown:  WWE RELEASES- Denise goes over all of the names of the people that were released and shares some predictions of where they […]

June 26, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including more on the WWE cuts today, AEW and NXT thoughts including Lance’s feelings on the cage match, Brock Anderson’s debut, Ever Rise and comedy characters in wrestling, his memories of COATES, and tons more. A fun show as […]

June 25, 2021 - Note: This show was recorded prior to Friday’s WWE releases. Today on Mat Men, Andrew and Rich are back with all of this week’s pro wrestling news, rumors and results! HIAC was this past Sunday and we got to see four matches over the course of three shows. Why did WWE Hell in a Cell matches on […]

June 25, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including MORE WWE RELEASES including the writer — one of many — who was hired despite not knowing who the WWE Champion was, who else was cut, AEW and Smackdown previews, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

June 25, 2021 - Image: WWE This week, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about Raw becoming upset city and AEW’s ambitious television schedule. Also on the agenda are Doudrop, Franky Monet, and how the biggest wrestling star this weekend won’t be appearing on WWE or AEW TV. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

June 25, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Q&A with Granny, her Undertaker book reading, Weekly Wrestling Report and more! Then, Bryan and Vinny review NXT on USA with a great Kyle O’Reilly vs. Kushida main event! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

June 24, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the death of Melissa Coates, NXT ratings from Wednesday, WWE still requiring wrestling writers to have no wrestling knowledge, NXT, AEW preview and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 24, 2021 - John LaRocca and I are back with the Fight Game Podcast as we go over some of the happenings in the world of pro wrestling.  On this week’s show: We talk about the idea of what pro wrestling in 2021 is and how the business has changed. We say goodbye to NXT UK as a regular […]

June 24, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Melissa Coates, New Japan tag title change, the upcoming NJPW Strong tag tournament, update on the Triple Crown, AEW Smackdown and NXT ratings, weekend preview, your full NXT on USA report, mailbag and more! A […]

June 24, 2021 - Welcome to the debut episode of We’re Live Pal, a brand new podcast. Denise Salcedo, Andrew Zarian, and I (Garrett Gonzales) are co-hosts, and most weeks, we’ll have a special guest in our fourth chair. For our first episode, it’s none other than Bryan Alvarez. We discuss Monday’s RAW, Summer Slam, Kenny Omega vs. Jungle Boy, […]

June 23, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons of thoughts on NXT, RAW ratings and the fourth Hell in a Cell show in four days meaning nothing, promoting your events, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 23, 2021 - Image: NJPW Left My Wallet returns with New Japan superstar Jeff Cobb. Fresh off one of the best matches of the year against Kota Ibushi, Jeff drops by to talk about training in jiu-jitsu and the transition to the mats from pro and amateur wrestling, his journey to the Olympics, wrestling Yoel Romero, and his path […]

June 23, 2021 - Bryan & Vinny & Craig are back today with tons to talk about in our look at Friday Night Dynamite from this past week! The CAGE MATCH opens the show, a very polarizing match, and the first segment on a show that, in fact, looked very polarizing on paper but managed to largely pull everything […]

June 23, 2021 - Join host Denise Salcedo as she recaps the latest edition of WWE NXT. The June 22nd show featured a lot of interesting moments and was a solid show overall, keeping the momentum from last week’s NXT.  Topics rundown:  Adam Cole vs. Carmelo Hayes – why it’s easy to be a fan of Carmelo Hayes and want […]

June 22, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full RAW recap from Monday, WWE amazingly having four matches for Money in the Bank a month in advance, AEW and Smackdown ratings, DOUDROP and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

June 22, 2021 - Today on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling show, we hop in our time machine and travel back to the June 9, 1984 edition of Southeastern Championship Wrestling out of the Dothan, Alabama TV studio. We see the original RAT Patrol (Scott Armstrong & Johnny Rich & Tonga Kid), plus Arn Anderson & Jerry Stubbs as a […]

June 22, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE already promoting four matches for Money in the Bank, John Cena, AEW and Smackdown ratings, status of the Triple Crown, BTE, RAW and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Four […]

June 22, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with myself and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Tom’s big win last Thursday for PFL and the pressing question: is he retiring from MMA? Also, we also talk Smackdown from last Friday and how it all played into WWE Hell in a Cell, the latest on […]

June 21, 2021 - Image: WWE With Bossman out spending his MJF coin, Mike Sempervive returns with a solo edition of Wrestling Observer Live and, as always, there’s a lot to talk about. Most of which has to do with last night’s WWE Hell In A Cell — the last planned PPV emanating from the ThunderDome, and the ultimate in […]

June 21, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full rundown and analysis of the WWE Hell in a Cell PPV, a show with a lot of good wrestlers being given some really bad finishes. Plus, a bunch of mailbag questions! A fun show as always […]

June 21, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at the 2021 Hell in a Cell show! The wrestlers all deserve a ton of credit for working their asses off despite being involved in matches with some pretty awful finishes, at least in a few cases. All […]

June 21, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE moving Rey Mysterio vs. Roman Reigns to Smackdown, why the business today is totally different under Peacock, Hell in a Cell line-up, Smackdown and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 20, 2021 - Pantera was a band with a lot of issues. So many, in fact, that it wasn’t even a band any longer. An incendiary interview in a magazine and a massive failure on the part of mental health services led to one of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history when a disturbed fan entered […]

June 20, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Hell in a Cell Sunday, full recaps of both Smackdown and AEW this week, upcoming line-ups, ratings, MMA notes including Anderson Silva beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., UFC and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

June 19, 2021 - Photo via WWE’s Twitter Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. Joining us tonight are two guests. First, Michelle Billington, who was on the Dark Side of the Ring episode about her husband, the Dynamite Kid, joins us to discuss the episode. Then, Dr. Alex Patel comes on to talk about the latest […]

June 19, 2021 - Join host Denise Salcedo as she breaks down 4 hours of wrestling content from both WWE and AEW in a lively one-hour show. In this edition of Speak Now Pro Wrestling she discusses the hottest and most noteworthy moments from Smackdown and Dynamite~!  Show Rundown  Smackdown Rey Mysterio vs Roman Reigns inside a Hell In […]