July 31, 2020 - Image: AEW On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about how to approach promoting talent new to your company that were underappreciated at their previous stop. We’ll also get into a bit of the Wednesday night TV and Randy Orton’s recent comments to Sports Illustrated. Thanks for listening and have a great […]

July 30, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from this past Wednesday night! All the matches, angles and build towards the big end of summer shows. Plus, the ratings, and how AEW and NXT are now teaming up to take on RAW. A […]

July 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT, Dexter Lumis and more, plus Rocky Romero shows up to talk New Japan Lion’s Break Collision and TalkNShopAMania this coming Saturday night! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s earnings call Thursday and what might be interesting about it, RAW ratings from Monday including new record lows, AEW and NXT reviews from Wednesday night, and tons more. A totally packed show as always so check […]

July 29, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings hitting more all-time lows, AEW and NXT, and then a good brother, KARL ANDERSON, joins us to talk TALKnSHOPAMANIA on PPV this coming Saturday night, hours of fun for $15. A fun show as always so […]

July 29, 2020 - The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to take you through all of the week’s Japanese pro wrestling news — and a little bit of hockey! We talk about the incredible run of matches last week in Stardom, the emerging greatness of Giulia, and the excitement surrounding the 5 Star GP. We also […]

July 29, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A, a review of an episode of WKRP IN CINCINNATI, her weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review the May 10th, 2001 edition of Smackdown. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

July 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the totally nonsensical booking, the end of Kairi Sane, titles changing hands on DQs, plus tons of texts and calls. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 28, 2020 - This week on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I begin our first ‘Minus Five Stars’ reviews of the worst matches in pro wrestling history according to our Dave Meltzer. The first comes from AAA TripleMania 23 in 2015 where the Psycho Circus battled Los Villanos, a match leaturing a dude on a unicycle, latex masks, and a […]

July 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a health update on Antonio Inoki, AEW vs. NXT on Wednesday night, a full RAW recap from Monday with some big-time WCW-level booking, New Japan notes including a new title, mailbag and more. A fun show as always […]

July 28, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s match against Rocky Romero at LION’S BREAK, including some behind-the-scenes thoughts, Smackdown from Friday night and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW tonight, the WWE.com preview for the show, what Vince might be doing for SummerSlam this year plus fun ideas, calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 27, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a HISTORIC episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event to review, the October 3, 1987 edition where THE MEGAPOWERS ARE FORMED. An awesome and historic show with all sorts of fun things to talk about. Check it out~! Right click save

July 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back to talk about a busy weekend, a look at RAW on Monday, tons of calls and text messages and assorted fun and games. A good time as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 26, 2020 - Recorded live on Twitch late Saturday night, MMA fighter and pro wrestler “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Wrestling Observer Live co-host Mike Sempervive reunited to talk about the really fun UFC show from Yas Island in Abu Dhab iand what we’ve learned as this four pack of events on Fight Island have wrapped. Plus, the guys […]

July 26, 2020 - This week, DragonKing Dark takes a turn toward true crime with a look at three wrestlers whose careers were tainted by murder accusations. Everyone is very familiar with Chris Benoit who killed his wife and child and then himself, but did you know I once had dinner with him? I’ll tell you about it and […]

July 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and Smackdown ratings, the death of Regis Philbin, reviews of the New Japan, Smackdown and UFC shows, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Regis Philbin 3:36: SmackDown ratings […]

July 25, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, Garrett Gonzales is back with guest Missy Hyatt. Dave starts the show asking Missy about her thoughts on the current sexual abuse issues that have come out against certain male wrestlers and what can be done to improve the industry. Missy talks about her lawsuit against WCW and why […]

July 24, 2020 - In the aftermath of the Eye for an Eye match this week, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look back at some classic (and graphic) angles and the effort taken to make them as believable as possible. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!  Right click save

July 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including some landmark ratings for Wednesday night as compared to the all-time lows on Monday and Friday, tons of feedback, calls, and more regarding all the news of the week. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

July 23, 2020 - Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our weekly look at all the highs and lows of AEW and NXT, the Wednesday Night Wars! As always, we’ll also open up with the ratings analysis and why we think things are the way they are. A packed show as always, lots of fun to be […]

July 23, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the highs and lows of AEW and NXT on Wednesday night, Mike Tyson getting back in the ring, Smackdown preview and prediction and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 23, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT reviews from Wednesday night, build to the next big shows, RAW ratings, weekend preview and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Carlton Haselrig passes away 16:13: Bobby Fulton […]

July 22, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about, RAW ratings hitting new lows, AEW vs. NXT line-ups, Slammiversary fallout and news from Impact, Jericho Cruise postponed and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 22, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about. Granny’s Facebook Q&A. A review of the great CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU? Granny’s Wrestling Report. And, yes, WWE RAW from May 7, 2001 in our look back at the Retro Invasion, which hasn’t even started yet. A […]

July 21, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at RAW from Monday night, the highs and lows, update on Ric Flair and Dynamite and NXT and so much more, plus your feedback! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 21, 2020 - Left My Wallet is back with AEW’s Pineapple Pete. While you may only know him from his time AEW, whether it’s facing Chris Jericho or cheering from the stands, he has been plying his craft around the world for over 16 years as Suge D or Sugar Dunkerton. We talk about the inception of his Harlem Globetrotters-themed gimmick, how […]

July 21, 2020 - I had press passes to the UFC Ultimate Ultimate tournament 1996 in Birmingham, Alabama, a show that featured Don Frye, Tank Abbott, Ken Shamrock, Kimo, Gary Goodrich, and others. I met and talked to all of them, as well as Dan Severn who was at the show with one of his trainees and a fellow […]

July 21, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, all the fallout from Extreme Rules, updates on Rey and Kairi Sane and everyone else, BTE and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Ric Flair 3:30: Rey […]

July 20, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Friday’s Smackdown show, some notes from Extreme Rules, and LION’S BREAK COLLISION WEEK TWO! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save