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 […]

April 28, 2020 - Between this and my Saga of David Von Erich and the NWA World title I did recently at When It Was Cool, you’ll basically be an expert on the life and times of the Von Erich family. This is Dave Meltzer’s obituary for Kerry Von Erich, who took his own life at age 33, which […]

April 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, Cain Velasquez and Gerry Brisco getting released and furloughed respectively, mailbag and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Cain Velasquez released, Gerald Brisco furloughed 12:26: BTE, inclduing […]

April 27, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a full review of Smackdown with that Vince McMahon main event segment, and then we break down the entire first round of BRAWL FOR ALL through 2020 MMA eyes. A fun show as always so check it […]

April 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including SmackDown, Vince McMahon, this week’s lineups for both WWE Raw and SmackDown, and tons more. Then, Matthew Justice joins us to talk independent wrestling, metal and more. Stream live every day on our Twitch channel. A fun show […]

April 27, 2020 - Left My Wallet is back again with our annual post-NFL Draft special featuring a smorgasbord of guests like Producer Rob of the B&V show, WOR guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, wrestling manager Sidney Bakabella, and Ring of Honor star Brian Milonas. As each pick happened live, we go over the team needs and thoughts on each pick. […]

April 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday night, the horrible numbers for that show and what it means or doesn’t mean, WWE investor call highlights, AEW vs. NXT ratings and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

April 27, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan & Vinny review Saturday Night’s Main Event from January 4, 1986, which includes Hulk Hogan having a very good championship match with Terry Funk and more. A fun show as always […]

April 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown ratings, Smackdown from Friday night, Jerry Lawler and the Ramen Noodle Moonsault and more, then Joe Dombrowski joins us to talk rare lost footage of some of wrestling’s biggest stars! A fun show as always so check […]

April 26, 2020 - This week, I take a look at another movie villain who is more than a one dimensional brute: Bane from ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, the finale of the Nolan Batman triology and what many feel is the worst of the three. However, the lead antagonist is an extremely interesting character. At first examination, Bane is a […]

April 25, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. “Triple H is a total winner,” Tweeted the president in honor of “The Game’s” 25th Anniversary in professional wrestling. In a normal time, that would be a completely positive thing to happen. It is not a criticism of the president to acknowledge that he hasn’t had positive press lately. WWE […]

April 25, 2020 - On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, we dive into “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka’s Pacific Northwest career. You probably know about his national career and the very serious allegations revisted against him recently on the Dark Side of the Ring documentary. While he didn’t start wrestling in Portland, Oregon, the Northwest territory played an important role in Snuka’s career. […]

April 25, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We first talk about UFC Fight Island as well as their upcoming UFC 249 card and dates for upcoming cards. We talk about the safety of running shows and how fans may feel about fighter safety.  We then go over the WWE […]

April 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back today with tons to talk about including WWE finances, the highs and lows and whether they should have fired anyone (no), AEW vs. NXT ratings, AEW going live every other week, and more. Plus, Rachel Patti joins us to talk working with WWE on […]

April 24, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share stories about Dick Steinborn, Joe Pedicino, trying to get a wrestling TV show off the ground, hanging out at the most famous spot in Minneapolis, and more. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!  Right click save

April 24, 2020 - “Left My Wallet” is back with former WWF and WCW star Paul Roma, part of Power & Glory, Pretty Wonderful, and the Young Stallions to name a few. I have met Paul on a handful of occasions and he’s always been kind and pleasant and this conversation is no different. We start out talking about […]