July 14, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the anniversary of BLACK SATURDAY, plus thoughts on Monday’s Raw, UFC 251 fallout, Sunny, WWE programming coming to NBCU’s Peacock, your calls, bonus audio, and more. A fun show as always, so check it out~! We apologize for the AM […]

July 14, 2020 - On today’s show, we pick up our longform history of pro wrestling series in the late summer of 1981 and cover August and September. Bob Backlund’s reign as WWF Champion continues, Nick Bockwinkel has a largely forgettable feud with Sheik Adnan, and Dusty Rhodes as NWA World Champion has a run through Florida until losing the […]

July 14, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, Naito vs. EVIL, UFC numbers from this weekend, Charlotte, Kevin Owens and Vince McMahon, Being the Elite and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: UFC buys 9:10: […]

July 14, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including a total nothing-happening lame Smackdown on Friday and a really fun LION’S BREAK show on New Japan World, the first of many airing Friday nights. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 13, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including, for the majority of the show, NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING! Dominion, upcoming shows and line-ups, Gedo’s booking, and more, plus any other US news that comes about. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

July 13, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, including a Weekly Wrestling Report and a review of the CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU TV show. Then, Bryan and Vinny with a full review of the New Japan Dominion show, all the matches, angles […]

July 12, 2020 - DragonKing Dark takes another journey back in time to study ancient civilizations in our continuing effort to make sense out of the history of mankind, a timeline which seems to have a lot of pieces that don’t fit. One of the great Central American cultures surrounded by a lot of mystery are the Olmecs. They […]

July 12, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Lana’s family and husband testing positive for COVID, New Japan Cup and Dominion, Smackdown ratings, tons of feedback on the above stories and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 12, 2020 - Image: USA Today Recorded live Saturday night from our mighty Twitch channel, the highly tuned New Japan Lions Break athlete “Filthy” Tom Lawlor joined me for our extra professional UFC 251 post-show that says ‘Yas’ to the island life. Counter-programmed by New Japan Pro Wrestling and due to the pay-per-view going VERY long, we analyze the entire show and I […]

July 12, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including UFC 251 in detail, New Japan Cup Finale, New Japan Dominion with some shocking results, Smackdown from Friday, ratings notes and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: 1:18: UFC 251 27:49: NJPW […]

July 11, 2020 - This week’s Left My Wallet is back with another watchalong as “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and I check out the first ever MTV Rock N’Jock B-Ball Jam from 1991. Join us as we hop into the wayback machine for this this star-studded game featuring coaches Magic Johnson and “Coach” Craig T. Nelson’s Bricklayers and Violators. The […]

July 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, Garrett Gonzales is back. Joining us for the last hour of the show is Dr. Alex Patel. We start the show talking about the UFC’s new apparel partner before going over the card for UFC 251. We look at the main card and see if there are any upsets in […]

July 10, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with a BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE to get your weekend started. But, as always, we persisted and had some fun talking about the Wednesday night ratings, UFC’s new deal with Venum, plus your calls and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

July 10, 2020 - Image: Lee South/AEW On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher discuss the possibility of Les writing a book, the Wednesday ratings war, and a promotion that went against the NWA that could’ve changed the business if it succeeded. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

July 10, 2020 - The Adam AND Mike Big Audio Nightmare is BACK to get you ready for a huge weekend of New Japan Pro Wrestling in Osaka! We talk about the significance of the first NJPW shows with fans in the pandemic era, the precautions being taken, and our thoughts and predictions on the NJ Cup final, the […]

July 9, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our full reviews of Great American Bash and Fyter Fest Night II! Lots of great stuff on both shows, full details on the ratings with some extra demo notes, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW […]

July 9, 2020 - Image: Lee South/AEW Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a FREE solo edition, talking night two of AEW Fyter Fest vs. night two of NXT Great American Bash. The shows featured some truly spectacular moments and really fun matches, plus Mike takes your calls and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

July 9, 2020 - Years ago, there was a podcast on this here website that covered both MMA and pro wrestling and ran for 100 episodes before closing up shop in February 2014. It was called Tough Talk. For the first time on my podcast, I welcome one of the co-hosts of that show for a wide-ranging conversation: the […]

July 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, Fyter Fest vs. Great American Bash, a new NXT Champion, plus all the news in wrestling and MMA, most of it bad as usual. A packed mid-week show, so […]

July 8, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT tonight, Triple H talking about counterbooking, Matt Riddle, your texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 8, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly visit with Granny, her Weekly Wrestling Report, a look at old classic TV shows and more. Then, it’s the 4/30/01 edition of Monday Night Raw, a show that puts the HEAT in HEAT. A fun show […]

July 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s preposterous blood and guts stipulation AN EYE FOR AN EYE between Seth and Rey at THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES. All that plus tons of news, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so […]

July 7, 2020 - This week on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, I go into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter archives for some obituaries written by Dave Meltzer. On the docket, the passing of Mid-South and AWA star D.J. Peterson, the in-ring death of rising lucha libre star Oro, southern journeyman Ray Candy, and Joey Marella, WWF referee and […]

July 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, tons of news and notes from the show, THE HORROR SHOW AT EXTREME RULES, AEW vs. NXT on Wednesday night, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

July 6, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday night with two really fun matches, an insane Matt Riddle promo, and literally nothing else of value, UFC this weekend, previews and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

July 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Mike’s firmware update, UFC this coming weekend, Rey Mysterio’s lack of contract, RAW, your feedback and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including tons of changes to UFC Fight Island on PPV, Matt Riddle, Rey Mysterio working without a contract, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan Cup, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: The […]

July 6, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about as we recap the May 2, 1987 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, the fallout from WrestleMania III and the legendary Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant match! Tons of fun, a must-see on the WWE Network, so check it out~! Right […]

July 5, 2020 - This week on DragonKing Dark, I return to the topic of ancient civilizations and triy to unpack the question: What is actually the most ancient organized civilization we know of? Most of us know of the Sumerians and ancient Egypt, but recent archeological investigation is beginning to shed light on even older civilizations which were more north […]

July 4, 2020 - Photo via April Hunter’s Blog Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself Garrett Gonzales is back. Joining us is special guest April Hunter.  We start the show discussing April’s wrestling career and how she got into the business. She talks about why she never worked for the WWF. She compares the modeling industry to the wrestling industry. […]