January 30, 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. AEW’s Alex Marvez joined us to talk about the life and times of Kim Wood. Here were some of the things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) […]

January 30, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including best wishes to Braun Strowman, the Royal Rumble, many potential surprises, what talent have been told about photos this weekend, Dynamite notes, big date plus panel killing ratings, the Impact TV report, and tons more! A fun show […]

January 30, 2026 - Image: AEW It’s Royal Rumble weekend and on a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa make their picks for the big singles matches and speculate on who might show up for the men’s and women’s Rumble matches. Additionally, they look at the AEW debut of Tommaso Ciampa and a big win for Andrade […]

January 30, 2026 - John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down before focusing on the major stories of the week. We talked about Tomasso Ciampa joining AEW, the men’s main event scene in AEW and some […]

January 29, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW Dynamite, a really good show with some great improvements and, yes, a BRAND NEW FACE IN THE TITLE PICTURE. Then, a review of NXT, another bad show, plus an explanation of why Bryan wanted people called up […]

January 29, 2026 - With Wednesday’s news of the passing of Kim Wood, mentor to Brian Pillman and the first-ever full-time NFL strength coach, the following is Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales’ two hour talk with Wood from a 2021 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. The following is free for anyone to listen to and is available here, Spotify […]

January 29, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dave’s memories of the late Kim Wood and the role he played in one of the great angles of the mid-90s, Royal Rumble notes, ratings, UFC news, full results from Dynamite and NXT, and tons more! A fun […]

January 28, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with TONS to talk about on a fun solo show, including Squatchfest this weekend, thoughts on the Ancient Aliens TV show after some binge-watching, living dinosaurs including one Bryan has never heard of, phantom clowns, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 28, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns with tons to talk about including all of the news heading into the Royal Rumble, updates on Bron Strowman and Rey Mysterio, the NXT TV report, and more! Then, ORANGE CRUSH joins us to talk a number of upcoming big shows in New York including […]

January 27, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including the weekly Granny chat, wrestling and soap opera reports, her MEMOIRS and trivia, and more. Then the boys review TNA Impact from 20 years ago this week, Jan 28, 2006! A fun show as always so […]

January 27, 2026 - The debut of TNA Impact on AMC was a clunker, but their second try was much better. There was a lot of fun wrestling: Cedric Alexander vs. Moose; Indi Hartwell vs. M by Elegance (no, really!); the Feast or Fired match, which was a lot of fun to watch even if the idea behind it […]

January 27, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including the Royal Rumble odds which are in fact odd, RAW from Monday night, the weird Finn Balor thing, Rey Mysterio’s injury, Je’Von Evans’ injury, TNA ratings, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

January 27, 2026 - On a new DragonKingKarl Show, I continue the countdown to my latest book — DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus in March 2026 — by taking a look back at the February 17, 1986, issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. In that issue, we got the first coverage of the death of Gino Hernandez. Initial reports […]

January 27, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on EVIL and WWE, AEW and Triller, Arena Mexico, best wishes to Kemonito and Mick Foley, ratings notes, Smackdown, Collision and RAW recaps, the Royal Rumble, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

January 23, 2026 - Paul Fontaine joined Garrett Gonzales, to discuss the latest happenings in pro wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. You can watch the full episode on YouTube, which is embedded below, or listen below as well. We kicked it off with Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down and then hit on some of the important happenings this week. […]

January 22, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including full recaps of both AEW Dynamite and NXT, both of which had some great matches — yes, even NXT, especially the main event — and some questionable booking choices. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 22, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including previews of TNA Impact tonight, Smackdown, AAA, Saturday Night’s Main Event, and Collision, then notes on WWE Unreal, the AEW Dynamite report, Bryan’s biggest issue with AEW at the moment, and more! A fun show as always so […]

January 22, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Bobby Duncum Sr., WBD and AEW and Netflix, WWE Unreal, Arena Mexico report, ratings, the AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, Collision spoilers and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 21, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest John Kachuba as we talk all manner of subjects including DOWSING, yes, Ohio ghosts and haunted place, THE GRASSMAN, SHAPESHIFTERS, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 21, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the highs and lows and great matches on NXT last night, the Dynamite preview, AEW and WBD and Netflix, Moose’s injury this weekend, and more, then Phil Schneider joins us to talk DEAN~!, his books, and […]

January 21, 2026 - Image: WWE On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, it’s the return of the monthly question and answer show. Karl Stern has a huge mailbag full of questions dealing with a variety of pro wrestling history questions including topics and on the evolution from VHS to DVD to streaming and the problems with that, poor […]

January 20, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including an EXTENDED weekly chat with Granny, questions, her memoirs, wrestling and soap opera reports, trivia and more! Then the boys review TNA Impact from 20 years ago this week, Jan 21, 2006. A fun show as […]

January 20, 2026 - It may be old news by now, but the debut of TNA Impact on AMC still warrants plenty of discussion. With barely 20 minutes of wrestling stretched thin across two hours, was anything on this show successful? We’ll talk about those three wrestling matches—the Hardys & Elijah vs. Order 4, the Iinspiration vs. the Elegance […]

January 20, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including last night’s RAW with a great main event, the reality of WWE Unreal, Hobbs, the next IWGP Title match, line-ups for all the shows the next couple of days, Je’Von and Bryan ironically get head injuries on the […]

January 20, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on the ring boys lawsuit, New Japan and CMLL updates from the last several days, the RAW report, AJ Styles putting his career on the line at the Royal Rumble, Je’Von Evan’s injury, Trey Miguel, and […]

January 19, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a FREE SHOW~! talking the anniversary of Bruno Sammartino losing the title to Ivan Koloff, new names for the Royal Rumble, WWE house show notes from the weekend, TNA’s AMC debut and the Genesis PPV recap, Trey Miguel, Arena Mexico and AAA, Collision […]

January 18, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the TNA Genesis PPV, a show MILES AND MILES better than that catastrophic AMC debut, plus Vinny’s thoughts on Thursday’s TV and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 18, 2026 - Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show covering three hours of Smackdown in London with four qualifying matches leading to a championship match with Drew McIntyre at Royal Rumble, and a way WAY below average edition of Collision UNTIL an awesome main event finish. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

January 18, 2026 - On the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Josh Nason looks at the increasingly overflowing rosters of WWE and AEW after this week’s roster moves. I discuss how TNA is on the road to TV redemption after last Thursday’s widely-panned AMC debut (if they think they need to be) and a relatively buzzless Genesis pay-per-view. […]

January 18, 2026 - Today’s DragonKingKarl Show is packed with very important events in the history of the pioneer era of pro wrestling. The first event we talk about may have even changed the course of history. When Clarence “The Kansas Demon” Whistler died while on tour of Australia, he was considered by many newspapers to be the real […]