August 18, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the deaths of Xavier and Tony Russo, Jerry Lawler history, Sonya Deville, Velveteen Dream, BTE, and a full recap of THAT RAW SHOW MONDAY. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: 50th anniversary of […]

August 17, 2020 - This week’s Big Audio Nightmare is a solo affair as I guide you through a spate of COVID-19 scares in New Japan Pro Wrestling, STARDOM, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and 2AW. I talk about what happened, what is canceled, what may be coming next, and what it could all mean for the Japanese wrestling scene. After that, […]

August 17, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE THUNDERDOME debuting on Friday, the death of Xavier, AEW vs. WWE programming, WWE’s inability to create stars and why their Peacock library is so sad, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

August 17, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at THE MAIN EVENT, the most-watched pro-wrestling show in the history of American pro-wrestling, a show that did almost THREE TIMES the biggest combined WWF/WCW audience in the Monday Night Wars. Hogan vs. Andre, Savage vs. Honky, tons of […]

August 16, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Sonya Deville’s house getting broken into by someone with very bad intent, Smackdown, ratings, the AEW schedule next several weeks, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

August 16, 2020 - DragonKing Dark gets darker again this week as I look at a 2011 documentary titled The Devil We Know. This documentary takes a look back at the historic origins of Satan. You might be saying, “Hey Karl, the origins of the Devil are from the Bible.” While that is true, the devil we have been […]

August 16, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC 252 with Daniel Cormier’s last fight ever, all the fights in detail, Smackdown, AEW and NXT ratings, Carano vs. Cyborg history, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Daniel […]

August 15, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, Garrett Gonzales is back with special guest Lance Storm. Lance created a bit of a stir with a tweet about intergender wrestling and is on to discuss his opinion that intergender wrestling matches shouldn’t happen anymore. We also talk about the speaking out movement, Tessa Blanchard, women in the […]

August 14, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss the weekend camp Les and Dr. Tom Prichard ran last week. They also talk about AEW’s opportunity to make some new fans with the next Dynamite airing after an NBA playoff game. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

August 13, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night! All the matches and angles on both shows, our weekly look at the ratings, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW TO LISTEN

August 13, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back — yes, Mike is back — to talk all sorts of topics including WWE running Amway Center for SummerSlam and why that may be, AEW vs. NXT, tons of feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~1 Right […]

August 13, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings from Monday, AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday night with tons of thoughts on both shows, UFC this weekend and the best heavyweight of all time, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it […]

August 12, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back flying solo today with previews of AEW and NXT tonight, RAW ratings from Monday, and tons and tons of feedback from listeners on everything from who should beat Cody for the TNT Title to why 18-34 year-olds aren’t watching WWE. A fun show as always so check […]

August 12, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our look back at RETRO INVASION SMACKDOWN, which has been ongoing for two months and we still don’t have an Invasion yet. But we have some awesome segments with Austin and Hunter and Undertaker and some great wrestling, the best one of these shows […]

August 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including ROH returning to taping TV, RAW, RAW Underground, Retribution, the Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton angle, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

August 11, 2020 - This week, Karl Stern brings you a new Old Tyme Wrestling Hour Podcast. On this episode: the pioneer era of wrestling in Mexico isn’t what I expected. In fact, it appears Asian in origin with links to jiu-jitsu and American frontier wrestling combined into one thing. It gets weird. Also, a man died during a match […]

August 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Kamala, New Japan line-ups, BTE, RAW from Monday night with the build towards SummerSlam, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Hulk Hogan’s birthday, Zybysko/Bruno 3:52: Kamala 20:26: […]

August 10, 2020 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Starting this week, it’s not only Smackdown, an awful show, but also NEW JAPAN STRONG, a really fun show. The best of all worlds, this and every week, so check it out~! Right click save

August 10, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the death of Kamala and memories of his career, Chris Jericho and his Fozzy concert and the resulting controversy, tons of feedback on these topics, RAW and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

August 10, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a packed show! Bryan is at the beach so Granny was moved to Sunday this week, and what a Sunday appearance it is. Then, Bryan and Vinny review the January 2, 1988 Saturday Night’s Main Event show, which at first glance appears to kick off a […]

August 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about, mostly the goofy Smackdown show with ACES AND EIGHTS running in to cause havoc. Plus, all of your feedback. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

August 9, 2020 - DragonKing Dark podcast continues to get even darker this week as we continue the theme of the faces of evil. On this episode, host Karl Stern from WhenItWasCool.com asks the question, who are the most evil people in history? Several immediately come to mind for obvious reasons — but are there any we overlook? Are […]

August 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE and AEW ratings and the big story that nobody is talking about yet but will be soon, Smackdown and RAW this week, New Japan tournament and G-1 updates, UFC from Saturday night, mailbag and tons more! A […]

August 8, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, Garrett Gonzales is back with special guest and author of the new book, Shamrock: The World’s Most Dangerous Man, Jonathan Snowden.  We talk to Jonathan about a lot of the stories in his new book such as Shamrock’s obsession with Royce Gracie, whether he fulfilled his potential as an […]

August 7, 2020 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with our final live Q&A for the time being, though we do plan to return about once per month with new ones. In the meantime it’ll be old-school shows with news and discussion. But enjoy all the great questions and memories in this fun […]

August 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including more historic ratings notes in the Wednesday vs. RAW and Smackdown battle, tons of notes on how both shows did, then ROCKY ROMERO returns to talk TalkNShopAMania and NJPW Strong, which debuts tonight on NJPWWorld.com! A fun show […]

August 7, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss just how difficult it’s become in the modern era to get the same kind of ring experience previous generations enjoyed. We also get into how AEW’s schedule over the next six weeks could affect the ratings battle with NXT. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right […]

August 6, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at the Wednesday Night Wars! AEW and NXT both put on good shows leading towards their big end-of-summer events, and both of their ratings saw a huge increase as well! All the details, some backstage scoops and more! A fun […]

August 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT from Wednesday with your feedback, Pat McAfee and Adam Cole, and more, then JEFF COBB joins us to talk NJPW Strong, the New Japan Cup USA tournament, Lucha Underground and more! A fun show as […]

August 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s new executive, Smackdown being delayed, RAW ratings, the death of Mitch Ryder, updates on Conor McGregor and Tanahashi, plus AEW and NXT head-to-head reports! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: New WWE […]