May 7, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look at the highs and lows — and believe me, there were highs and lows — of both NXT and AEW from this past Wednesday night! All the action, plus notes on Bryan and Vinny going LIVE on Sunday after Money in the Bank if […]

May 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT last night, testing for COVID and how to open up all sports again, Sammy and the golf cart, the highs and lows of both shows and tons more, plus calls from everywhere including PAKISTAN! A […]

May 7, 2020 - The DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show continues to add additional content during this era when many people are confined to their homes. Today, I want to give you something from my WhenItWasCool.com archive — a biography on Mr. T! Mr. T was very important to the national expansion of WWF, appeared in the main event […]

May 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Supreme, AEW testing everyone for COVID before shows, RAW ratings, New Japan cancellations, full reviews of AEW and NXT from Wednesday, UFC this weekend and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

May 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the death of XPW’s Supreme, RAW ratings, AEW vs. NXT tonight, lack of crowds in pro-wrestling, calls and texts and so much more. Remember you can watch this packed show and every WOL live and free on Twitch so […]

May 6, 2020 - The original alternate is back to take a look at the week that was in Japanese wrestling. Topics include: COVID-19 cancellations and ripple effects which now include Cyber Agent and Bushiroad shows into June As always, our unsolicited advice A meeting of the Shotaro Ashino Appreciation Station Recent empty arena action featuring All Japan, NOAH, […]

May 6, 2020 - Pacific Rim is back with Fumi Saito and Jim Valley. With little new wrestling taking place in Japan, Fumi talks about what some companies are doing to produce content, create new revenue streams, and find work for wrestlers. Weekly Pro Wrestling’s 1995 Bridge of Dreams card featuring 13 promotions on one show was recently uploaded to YouTube. Fumi […]

May 6, 2020 - It’s the post-Retro Raw and Nitro edition of the Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show, and tonight we are reviewing the end of an era, WrestleMania X7! We’ll run down all the matches and angles on one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time, plus we will reveal the question everyone has been asking for […]

May 5, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, more postponements, Money in the Bank and why Bryan is so excited for the main event, the disappearance and stunning reappearance of Roman Reigns, and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

May 5, 2020 - On this episode of the longform history of pro wrestling series, Karl covers April and May 1981. The months include the quick switch in Georgia of the NWA World title between Tommy Rich and Harley Race. More on the filming of Rocky III, the origins of the IWGP title, Sgt. Slaughter in the WWF, the debut of […]

May 5, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW on Monday night, all the matches leading to Money in the Bank, NXT and AEW this Wednesday, UFC coming up and all the things they’re doing to try to keep everyone safe, mailbag and so much more. […]

May 4, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including our usual weekly Friday Night Smackdown on FOX review, why the Smackdown rating is actually worse than anyone has talked about so far, and the semi-finals and finals of the Brawl For All. A packed and […]

May 4, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW tonight, Money in the Bank, AEW and WWE going live, tons of calls and texts on a variety of topics, stuff you should watch if you have free time and more. A fun show as always so […]

May 4, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including My Father Was A Heel Pro Wrestler starring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Smackdown, NXT and AEW ratings from Wednesday, history questions about Curt Hennig and Hulk Hogan, how Dave inadvertently led to the Nancy Argentino investigation, and tons more. A […]

May 4, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly visit with Granny, a new contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more. Then, Bryan and Vinny review the March 1, 1986 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, a show Bryan totally loved. A fun time as always so check […]

May 3, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the horrible Smackdown number on Friday, the full line-up for Money in the Bank plus a bunch of wacky ideas about what they might do, and then in the final segment we will be joined by Thunder Rosa, […]

May 3, 2020 - We continue our look at complex movie villains with a dark or supernatural aspect to them and this week on DragonKingDark, we examine one of my favorites: Anton Chigurh from the movie No Country For Old Men. Upon first viewing in 2007, the film became one of my favorite movies and much of that was […]

May 2, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Friday Night Smackdown experienced its fourth ratings drop in a row and for the first time in the Fox era, the show fell below two million viewers for both hours on a night when virtually every other network show saw increased ratings. What does this mean for the future and […]

May 1, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT ratings, AEW running live on Wednesday, Florida’s governor talking about fans returning and what that would entail, and more, then Gary Benfield joins us to talk High Velocity Wrestling and more! A fun show as […]

May 1, 2020 - On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I talk about the men discussed on this week’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring: David Schultz, Eddy Mansfield and Jim Wilson. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

May 1, 2020 - The Portland Wrestlecast is back with even more stories from the Pacific Northwest wrestling scene that you have never heard before. This week’s guest is Johnny Mantell, the former wrestler probably best known for working in World Class, Mid South, and Los Angeles while hIs brother, Ken, booked in Dallas. Johnny wrestled in Portland in […]

April 30, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at NXT and AEW from Wednesday night! All the matches and angles, the highs and lows, which show we thought was better, plus a quick look at what appear to be a settled-in set of ratings. A fun […]

April 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, thoughts on Darby Allin coming close to beating Cody, a bunch of calls, and then Keith Youngblood joins us to talk winning tag titles with Jerry Lawler, handing David Arquette a beating, Northeast […]

April 30, 2020 - This is a massive show with tons of stuff — including a lot of things you might not know. Karl Stern covers the entire story of Ric Flair quitting WCW to jump to WWF in 1991 while still WCW/NWA World Champion. Karl discusses what the NWA was during that time. Could Flair have jumped as […]

April 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings, Dark Side of the Ring thoughts with a long history lesson from Dave, and then full recaps of both AEW and NXT from Wednesday night with tons of notes. A fun show as always so check […]

April 29, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings from Monday night, what WWE is doing now that Apollo is out of the Money in the Bank match, tons of calls and more, plus Sidney Bakabella joins us to talk Chikara’s SATURDAY MORNING ARCADE which […]

April 29, 2020 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam and Mike guide you through the pandemic-affected Japanese wrestling scene. Still no NJPW, but there is plenty else to talk about including: some head-scratching booking decisions in recent NOAH and BJW tournaments, 2AWs recent no fans show, who is putting on the best empty arena shows, and […]

April 29, 2020 - Image: Newsday ‘Left My Wallet’ is back again with former WWE tag team champion Brian Myers, aka the former Curt Hawkins. Brian, along with our mutual friend “Smart” Mark Sterling, joins the show to discuss the former WWE star’s fandom for the orange and blue, his thoughts on Noah Syndergaard going down, thoughts on the current team, […]

April 29, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with a HISTORIC SHOW. After six long arduous years, it’s the end, the grand finale, of Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. What a grand finale it is. Hawaiian shirts. Drinks. A big party. Love for all of you. And more. […]

April 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, WWE not going to Australia and New Zealand, a drive-in idea, and more, plus Adam Abdalla joins us to talk his Orange Crush wrestling magazine that you can grab right now! A fun […]