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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Spring 1981 in pro wrestling

March 31, 2020 - The spring of 1981 saw Harley Race continue his run as NWA World champion, Ron Fuller losing his smile and going home, Junkyard Dog cranking it up in Louisiana, Hulk Hogan battling Jerry Lawler in Memphis, a big name wrestler appearing on a game show, Sgt. Slaughter becoming a force in WWF, Don Muraco heading to WWF, and […]


WOR: RAW, WrestleMania line-up, AEW new title, tons more!

March 31, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the full WrestleMania line-up thus far, AEW’s new championship, and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Coronavirus discussion 4:15: Khabib/Tony off 12:59: AEW announces tournament for TNT […]


F4D: Smackdown, coronavirus lockdown, more!

March 30, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with a lot to talk about including their current lockdown situations, Smackdown from Friday night with the Road to a WrestleMania which is different from what they promoted on Smackdown, a Male Bag repeat question and more. A packed show as always so […]


WOL: WrestleMania week, RAW, UFC, Limitless Wrestling and more!

March 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WrestleMania Week line-up on the WWE Network, Khabib vs. Tony off for the 1,000th time, tons of feedback, plus Randy Carver joins us to talk LIMITLESS WRESTLING in Maine, their Pandemic At The Dojo series on IWTV, how […]


WOR: Jim Ross interview, part two

March 30, 2020 - In part two of Wrestling Observer Radio interview with Jim Ross, Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley talk to J.R. about his new book “Under the Black Hat”. Subscribers can listen to part one now while non-subscribers can get an eight minute segment of the chat on YouTube. In part two, we talk about AEW’s young talent, new roster […]


WOR: Jim Ross interview, part one

March 30, 2020 - On this special two-part Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley talk to Jim Ross about his new book “Under the Black Hat“. JR talks about his favorite chapters, memories of his late wife Jan, the unique challenges faced by the wrestling business in these trying times, what he learned from Bill Watts, driving around Leroy […]


B&V&G: Granny says hello, Saturday Night’s Main Event May 1985

March 30, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about. Granny joins us just for a couple of minutes to offer thanks to everyone and also tell us about a match she loved, then Bryan & Vinny remember Crazy Wayne and talk Saturday Night’s Main Event from Mother’s Day week […]


FREE WOL: Remembering Crazy Wayne, WrestleMania, Bodyslam in Denmark, more!

March 29, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Bryan’s memories of his late uncle Wayne, who actually had several tie-ins to pro-wrestling dating back to the early 90s, WrestleMania update, and then Kristian Nielsen joins us from Denmark to talk Bodyslam Pro Wrestling! A fun show […]


Left My Wallet: Big Vinny V & the wrestling/NFL name game

March 29, 2020 - Left My Wallet continues its run of new content with everyone’s favorite football expert and wrestling fan, Vince Verhei of the Bryan & Vinny Show and Football Outsiders. Vinny talks about his favorite and not so favorite NFL offseason moves, how the DeForest Buckner trade will impact the 49ers, where Jadeveon Clowney might end up, […]


DragonKing Dark: Smithsonian Channel ‘Sphinx’ documentary review

March 29, 2020 - This week on DragonKing Dark, I review the 2013 documentary from the Smithsonian Channel called Secrets: The Sphinx. Of all the ancient monuments in Giza complex in Egypt, one stands out as different from the others ss the great Sphinx seems out of place, out of scale, and older than the rest. The official archaeological […]


Left My Wallet: Inside Anthony Greene’s wrestling figure collection

March 29, 2020 - Image: Limitless Wrestling Left My Wallet is back again with some with EVOLVE title contender, Limitless Wrestling champion and Zero1 USA Northeast owner/promoter Anthony Greene! Anthony is one of the fastest rising young up and coming talents on the independent scene and someone that I have known since he was 12. He is a wrestling […]


WOR: WrestleMania, Smackdown, ratings, Dana White, AEW, more!

March 29, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back and we’ve still got tons of news to talk about despite so much shut down. WrestleMania changes, Smackdown, ratings notes, Dana White and UFC, AEW notes, Luke Harper, tons of mailbag questions and more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]


WOL: A deep dive into pro wrestling video games

March 28, 2020 - A pre-taped edition of SmackDown Friday didn’t update the Roman Reigns situation or that Braun Strowman is Goldberg’s new opponent at WrestleMania, so we’re talking wrestling video games on the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. As both a longtime wrestling fan and gamer, I have been playing wrestling video games nearly since their beginning. We talk about […]


WOL: Reigns off WrestleMania, more changes, plus Adrian Gomez on wrestling in China

March 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including all of the latest news from WrestleMania, Roman Reigns off the show, Andrade off the show, new matches and more, then we’re joined straight from China by Adrian Gomez to talk pro-wrestling in that country, how it’s recovering […]


Wrestling Weekly: Should live wrestling still be happening?

March 27, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk about Roman Reigns pulling out of WWE WrestleMania, how to stay in shape with no gyms open, and ask if we’ve reached the point where WWE and AEW should stop running TV shows with live wrestling. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right […]


WOR: Roman out of Wrestlemania, Goldberg’s new opponent

March 27, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley. Roman Reigns is out of the main event of WrestleMania. Dave has the details on why Roman made the decision and what happened that may have influenced him. This means that Goldberg has a new opponent. Dave anticipates that we will see an angle on […]


Big Audio Nightmare: Miyahara-Suwama, COVID-19’s continued impact

March 27, 2020 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back this week with continuing coverage of COVID-19’s impact on the world of professional wrestling in Japan and on all of our lives in general. In this week’s full show, Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive take you through the latest wrestling news in Japan like what shows are happening, what shows […]


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

March 26, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night. Both promotions did their best despite operating under not the best of circumstances, so we’ll talk about the highs and lows of both shows, ratings, who had the better show in our weekly […]


WOL: AEW vs. NXT, teleportation, Donnie B and more!

March 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday night, Matt Hardy teleporting, Jon Jones getting arrested again, and tons more, plus Donnie B joins us to talk OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING, canceled shows and more. A fun show as always so check […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: History of the NWA title, pt. 2

March 26, 2020 - In part two of my look at the history of the NWA World heavyweight title, I start with the decision in 1948 to form the National Wrestling Alliance, why Orville Brown was the first NWA World champion, why he was set to face Lou Thesz who also held an NWA World title, and everything you […]


WOR: Chris Benoit doc review, AEW vs. NXT, Vince sells stock, Japan

March 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including your mailbag questions on the Chris Benoit documentary, all the latest ratings news, Vince McMahon selling a bunch of stock, Japanese pro wrestling update, a full recap of both AEW and NXT from Wednesday night and tons more. […]


WOL: RAW ratings, Chris Benoit documentary, Black Sheep Justin Dream, more!

March 25, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings from Monday night, the Chris Benoit documentary, WrestleMania taping schedule and tons more, plus the Black Sheep Justin Dream appears to talk his career, canceled bookings, working with ICP, and more. A fun show as always […]


JNPO: John Pollock on UFC & WWE plowing ahead in uncertain times

March 25, 2020 - When the world feels like it’s falling apart around us, there’s only man to turn to in our time of need: POST Wrestling’s John Pollock. The original Canadian destroyer returns for the first time in a year to hit on all the major topics of the day with yours truly which included: How he and […]


Left My Wallet free episode: Catching up with Nikita Koloff

March 25, 2020 - Editor’s Note: This is a free podcast. Just click the red button below to listen. Left My Wallet continues its run of near daily content with NWA legend and formerly half of the Super Powers with Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff. We talked about how he grew up without a father and finding the positive male […]


B&V: WWF No Way Out 2001~!

March 25, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our weekly retro show. This week, we look at the great and highly recommended WWF No Way Out from 2001 which featured Steve Austin vs. HHH in a two of three falls battle and The Rock vs. Kurt Angle for the WWF […]


WOL: RAW, WrestleMania, Main Event Wrestling, more!

March 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW, WrestleMania, WWE’s taping schedule, Rey Mysterio and Dana Brooke, great promos on RAW, and more, plus Nic Paterson joins us to talk his latest show being shut down due to coronavirus and how you can find out […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A look at Dave Meltzer’s Andre The Giant bio

March 24, 2020 - One of Dave Meltzer’s first mega obituaries is the subject of this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. When Andre The Giant died while attending his father’s funeral in France, Dave wrote a near book length synopsis of his life in the February 8, 1993 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, packed full of […]


WOR: RAW, New Japan, WrestleMania changes, more!

March 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan cancelling shows while other companies continue to run in Japan, WrestleMania match changes due to wrestlers in quarantine, RAW from Monday night, tons of news, mailbag and more. A packed show, so check it out~! Timestamps: […]


F4D: Coronavirus in Seattle and Vegas, Smackdown, urine, more!

March 23, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including how coronavirus is affecting everything in Seattle and Las Vegas, Smackdown from Friday with some fucking HIGHS and some fucking LOOOOOOOWS, upcoming events and more. And Tom pisses. A fun show as always so check it […]


WOL: RAW, AEW, canceled shows, plus Izzac Mackenroth on IPW Australia!

March 23, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the WWE taping schedule, Braun Strowman, AEW and their battles to tape, and tons more, plus Izzac Mackenroth appears to talk about IPW Australia and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


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