January 16, 2021 - Image: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC With the UFC calendar officially kicking off on Saturday with New Hampshire native Calvin Kattar in the main event, it’s time for another Granite Stater to finish his look back on the year that was. Joined by Paul Fontaine of this website and Fight Game Media, this is the fourth and final […]

January 16, 2021 - Dave and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio with special guest, MLW CEO Court Bauer.  We talk to Court about running a wrestling company during a pandemic, the media rights market, scouting talent without independent shows, and what the schedule looks like for MLW. Dave and I then come back and talk about his […]

January 15, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown line-up for tonight, AEW and NXT ratings and why we should just give up on them for awhile, WALTER VS. A-KID, plus a really fun interview with ROH’s Rhett Titus! A fun show as always so check […]

January 15, 2021 - Les Thatcher and I discuss the best thing going in WWE today as well as Les giving a health update and addressing some factors behind what was said on last week’s show. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

January 15, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today! Because Vinny lost power and hasn’t watched AEW and NXT yet we’re switching things around and reviewing those shows Sunday and Saturday Night’s Main Event tonight! It’s the first SNME Bryan ever watched live, the January 27, 1990 edition of the show! Warrior, Hogan, Dino Bravo, Macho […]

January 15, 2021 - This week on Mat Men, we discuss the return of Triple H to WWE Raw and where he possibly disappeared to during his fight with Randy Orton that closed the show. Also, is Eddie Kingston a main event player? What’s the future of Ricochet and others with contracts coming up? Andrew enlightens us on what the timeline […]

January 14, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including an update on Randy Orton’s BURNT TO A CRISP FACE, AEW vs. NXT thoughts, your feedback on the shows, the Dusty Classic and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 14, 2021 - Image: AEW Note for subscribers: The RSS for this show is broken, but is being worked on. You can listen by clicking below. Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and I is back with tons to talk about including WWE Raw ratings from Monday night, Chris Jericho’s admission he had COVID in September, Pat Miletich […]

January 14, 2021 - Join Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling, episode 16. On this episode, Denise highlights the major moments from AEW’s New Year’s Smash night two and the start of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic on NXT.  In this very interactive stream, Denise kicks off the show discussing the AEW portion of the night. Some […]

January 13, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in a show totally off the rails — among the topics, AEW vs. NXT tonight, Chris Jericho’s COVID story, why Bryan doesn’t think conspiracies are fun at all nowadays, Thunderbird photos, the Mandela Effect, RAW ratings, and tons more. […]

January 13, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including our usual Q&A with Granny, which features a contest to decide which contest to do next week, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and then a look at the Retro RAW show from July 30, 2001 — not a good […]

January 12, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, a SPECIAL LINE ONLY FOR FANS OF THE FIEND, your thoughts on FIREBALLS and stuff like that, plus when you can listen to replays on THE MIGHTIER 1090 AM ACROSS ALL OF SOCAL. A […]

January 12, 2021 - This week’s DragonKingKarl Show is not family friendly. Sorry, but sometimes I need to say something with an exclamation point. I’ve been around F4W Online before Dave Meltzer even arrived and now, we have a johnny-come-lately who has been passively aggressively messing with me for some time. After his latest little jab, I ain’t taking […]

January 12, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including COVID updates on Les, Drew McIntyre, and other WWE failures, AEW vs. NXT on Wednesday, BTE, New Japan line-ups, ratings, Vince vs. Oliver Luck, Dana and Khabib, RAW recap from Monday night and tons more! A fun show […]

January 12, 2021 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and FILTHY Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown on FOX with Adam Pearce getting his WWE Title shot, New Japan Strong with a new member of Team Filthy, plus tons more. Also, next week is a SONG CONTEST, so tune in for details! A […]

January 11, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Drew McIntyre and Les Thatcher both battling COVID, Nick Jackson having already battled it, Smackdown ratings and thoughts on Adam Pearce winning a title shot versus Roman Reigns, and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

January 11, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on Les Thatcher and Nick Jackson, Linda McMahon political ties, the doom of the bookstore by Korakuen Hall, RAW preview, Smackdown thoughts, Wednesday and Friday ratings, mailbag and more! A packed show as always so check it […]

January 11, 2021 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including a look at Saturday Night’s Main Event from November 25, 1989! There is exactly one good match on the show — one fall, actually — and the rest sucks, including an opener that’s one of the worst matches of […]

January 10, 2021 - We return to our mythical museum of curiosities again, looking at objects of mystery and power. This time, we examine the Helmet of Fate. Though the helmet is a fictional object of comics and television, it tells us something about our fascination with magic, ancient Egypt, and forbidden knowledge. The stories of Dr. Fate and […]

January 9, 2021 - Image: WWE Dave and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio. No guest this weekend as we just shoot the stuff on a whole bunch of topics. We talk about Dave’s mom’s memorial, what happened on Smackdown with Roman Reigns and Adam Pearce, Donald Trump, Linda McMahon, and how the situation at the Capitol building […]

January 9, 2021 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on this past Sunday’s Saturday Night’s Main Event review, Tuesday’s Retro show, RAW, AEW, NXT and tons more. Plus, how they should do the Olympics this year. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

January 9, 2021 - Left My Wallet returns for a double stuffed NFL season recap/playoff preview and fantasy football finale recap! I kick off with the two combatants from the Wrestling Observer fantasy football league championship: Josh Nason and Mike Sempervive. They recap this year’s league and their championship matchup which Josh won over two weeks. We talk about favorite fantasy format and […]

January 9, 2021 - Image: NJPW Adam and Mike are back with the first Big Audio Nightmare of 2021! We start by looking at Wrestle Kingdom 15 from every angle: the attendance for both night given the COVID-19 restrictions, lamentations over the Stardom pre-show matches not being shown, best matches for each night, and where the big players are […]

January 8, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with the most exciting show ever year, THE ANNUAL WRESTLING OBSERVER LIVE PREDICTION SHOW! Your predictions for 2021, a look back at the predictions from 2020, plus the CROWNING OF A NEW CHAMPION. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 8, 2021 - On the latest Wrestling Weekly, co-host Les Thatcher talks about what he’s gone through for the past week since testing positive for COVID-19. We do talk some wrestling, but this is mostly about Les sharing his health experience. Thank you for listening. Right click save

January 7, 2021 - Welcome to the first episode of the Mat Men Podcast on Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online~! We kick things off with a discussion about this year’s Wrestle Kingdom NJPW show — an amazing night of pro wrestling with a few questions left to answer, one being the future of Jay White. Andrew and Rich also break down […]

January 7, 2021 - Bryan Alvarez may be away, but Wrestling Observer Live is back with special guest host Lance Storm~! They have plenty to talk about including thoughts on AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, two great main events, visceral blood and the supernatural in pro wrestling, the death of Bobby Davis, our favorite managers, tag teams, and plenty […]

January 7, 2021 - Image: AEW The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look at AEW Dynamite and NXT from Wednesday night! Two big shows to kick of 2021 with a lot of great action up and down both of them. All the matches, angles, where they might be going and more. A fun show as […]

January 7, 2021 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Bobby Davis, New Japan Tokyo Dome and New Year’s Dash notes, the story with Damian Priest, RAW ratings, UFC lawsuit, AEW vs. NXT news and notes and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

January 7, 2021 - Denise Salcedo kicks off 2021, with a brand new edition of Speak Now Pro Wrestling, Ep. 15.  On this episode, Denise recaps both AEW Dynamite’s New Year’s Smash and WWE NXT’s New Year’s Evil both of which were heavily promoted and featured fully stacked cards.  On the AEW side, AEW Dynamite presented night one of AEW’s New […]