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DragonKing Dark: A trilogy of pro wrestling murders

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 […]


WOR: Regis, SmackDown, UFC, New Japan, ratings, more!

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 […]


WOR: Missy Hyatt on her WCW lawsuit, speaking out, and her career

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 […]


Wrestling Weekly: An eye for some classic (and graphic) angles

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


WOL: Landmark Wednesday ratings, tons of news, more!

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~! […]


B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head!

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 […]


WOL: AEW and NXT thoughts, Mike Tyson back in the ring, more!

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


WOR: AEW and NXT reviews, RAW ratings, weekend preview, more!

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 […]


WOL: RAW ratings, Jericho Cruise, AEW vs. NXT, Slammiversary fallout, more!

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


B&V&G&C: Retro Invasion RAW May 7, 2001, plus Granny!

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 […]


WOL: RAW, Ric Flair, AEW and NXT, more!

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


Left My Wallet: AEW’s Pineapple Pete

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 […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: UFC Ultimate Ultimate 1996

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 […]


WOR: RAW, Extreme Rules fallout, Kairi Sane, more!

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 […]


F4D: Smackdown, Extreme Rules, LION’S BREAK, more!

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


WOL: Fallout from THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES, RAW update

July 20, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with, yes, FALLOUT FROM THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES. Thoughts on all the matches and angles, plus we’ll open up the text messages and phone lines and get your thoughts. A fun show as always, so check it out~! Right click save


WOR: Horror Show at Extreme Rules, more!

July 20, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including our full review of the HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES, all the matches and angles on the show, eyeballs, the whole nine yards, plus mailbag. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Bobby Fulton’s […]


B&V: THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES review, plus a SPECIAL SURPRISE!

July 20, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES, your usual WWE event where it would have been a whole lot better without most of the goofy stipulations. But a few added to the matches, and on top of our review, […]


WOL: Extreme Rules, Vince fires you, and the EARTH IS NOT FLAT.

July 19, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at the HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES, the line-up, Slammiversary, VINCE FIRES YOU AND NOBODY ELSE, and by the way THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT. A fun show so check it out~! Right click save


DragonKing Dark: Pro wrestling and the curse of July

July 19, 2020 - Professional wrestling has had its share of tragedy, accidents, and true crime over its lengthy American history but July, as it seems, has historically been the worst month of all. A major superstar comes to America and is the darling of the press, spawning imitators for decades later and literally goes down with the ship. […]


WOR: Slammiversary, UFC, ratings, Smackdown, tons more!

July 19, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC and Slammiversary on Saturday night, Gallows and Anderson talk WWE and the plane flight back from Saudi, news on Smackdown, AEW and NXT ratings, Joey Ryan and tons more. A packed show as always so check it […]


FREE WOL: AEW and NXT ratings, Extreme Rules, Slammiversary, tons of news!

July 17, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT ratings notes and the most shocking number of all, Extreme Rules, Slammiversary, WWE stars who can show up for Impact or AEW this week, plus what you can look forward to after Extreme Rules on Sunday! Best […]


Wrestling Weekly: Wrestling with missed opportunities

July 17, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss the Wednesday Night Wars and potential missed opportunities for WWE and AEW with the impending returns of MLB and the NBA.  Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save


B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head!

July 16, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our weekly look at the best and worst of NXT and AEW! All the matches and angles, plus a look at the ratings battle this week in the Wednesday Night Wars. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW TO […]


WOL: Wednesday Night Wars and a visit with EFFY!

July 16, 2020 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including last night’s AEW Fight for the Fallen and NXT shows, and then EFFY joins the show to talk in detail about the upcoming GCW Homecoming weekend, his career, the lost Mania weekend, BOY BUTTER, and so much more. A […]


Big Audio Nightmare: Everything is EVIL

July 16, 2020 - Everything is EVIL! This week’s Big Audio Nightmare is a solo affair as I am here with a complete analysis on NJPW’s extremely eventful weekend in Osaka, including EVIL turning on LIJ to join Bullet Club, where his in-ring performance this weekend stacks up with other recent champions, the presentation of NJPW overall on these two […]


WOR: RAW ratings, weekend schedule, AEW vs. NXT, more!

July 16, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings from Monday night, the schedule for this weekend with UFC and Impact and WWE PPVs, AEW and NXT from Wednesday night with thoughts on all the matches and angles and more. A fun show as always […]


WOL: All-time low RAW viewership, Extreme Rules, AEW vs. NXT, more!

July 15, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back to talk all you want to talk about, which just happens to mostly be RAW and it’s all-time low viewership from Monday, plus emails, texts, calls and assorted cheer and goodwill. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


Left My Wallet: Marc Copani/Muhammad Hassan on sports, school & Shad

July 15, 2020 - On this week’s Left My Wallet, I talk with current junior high school principal Marc Copani, also the former Muhammad Hassan in WWE. I know Marc from our time together in OVW and WWE so it was fun to catch up on a number of topics in this fun 40 minute episode. The Syracuse, NY, native talks about […]


B&V&C: Retro Invasion Smackdown May 3, 2001!

July 15, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our look back at the May 3, 2001 edition of Smackdown. As a show it was hit and miss, but the big hit on the show was an awesome hit, a classic angle with Vince, Austin, Hunter and Undertaker. Granny was Sunday this week […]


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