March 23, 2020 - Left My Wallet is back for a third show in just a few days, featuring a fun chat with NJPW Young Lion and rising star, Alex Coughlin! Alex and I discussed coming up in the Los Angelan dojo, the differences between dojo training and traditional U.S. training, what he’s doing during the shutdown in L.A., and […]

March 23, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Japan opening up wrestling again, the Olympics, WWE taping RAW, NXT, Smackdown and WrestleMania over the next week, AEW taping notes for Wednesday, plus mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

March 23, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at Retro NWA from December 1988! Starrcade with Luger vs. Flair is on the way and everyone is busy killing each other and whatnot on the road to the grandaddy of them all. We’re also joined by Granny for […]

March 22, 2020 - This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern looks back at a series of popular Six Million Dollar Man TV episodes featuring a Soviet Venus probe that malfunctioned and landed in the United States and went on a terror spree. The Venus death probe was indestructible — built to withstand the harsh conditions of the […]

March 22, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  It’s a social distancing episode as Dave and I aren’t recording from the same place for the first time in quite some time. We talk about the times we’re living in right now and how it’s affecting us. And then we dig […]

March 21, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Before we get into all-positive talk about your favorites in the business, I need to talk about Rob Gronkowski on Friday Night SmackDown. While he may bring publicity and eyeballs to WWE, right now Gronk doesn’t have the exact charisma for pro wrestling. Wrestling is an art that […]

March 21, 2020 - Left My Wallet is back again with EVOLVE competitor Curt Stallion! Although not a sports fan, Curt talked about his time playing high school football in Texas and what that sport means in the Lone Star State. Then, he talks about his ideas for creative content to put out during this hectic time. We also talk about what video […]

March 20, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including Japanese pro wrestling slowly opening up again and what measures are being taken, WWE taping a ton of shows over the next seven days, tons of emails and text messages and so much more. Be sure to check […]

March 20, 2020 - On this new and free edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, it’s part two of our interview with former Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Jerry Oates. Part one is available for subscribers. Oates talks about his tag team title run with partner Jesse Ventura in 1978, dealing with booking issues and politics with promoter Elton Owen and Dutch Savage while […]

March 20, 2020 - Image: AEW The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of the AEW vs. NXT battle from Wednesday night, plus ratings and tons of other notes. As always, you can watch the videos of Bryan & Vinny shows on our sister video subscription service, separate subscription […]

March 20, 2020 - Left My Wallet is back talking football, wrestling, and fitness with former ECW original and former WWE star Stevie Richards! This is Stevie’s third time on the show (see the links at the bottom of the post for his other two) and this episode is here to take your mind off of all the chaos and […]

March 19, 2020 - The history of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is rich and reaches back into the 1940s. During many of the last 100 years, the NWA World title was viewed as the most important championship in wrestling. Join historian Karl Stern on this journey through every NWA title change, including much about the early […]

March 19, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE moving WrestleMania to two days, lessons to be learned from AEW’s empty arena show last night, tons of feedback and so much more. No interview today due to a lack of contact info but we’ll try with […]

March 19, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WrestleMania running over TWO DAYS this year from the Performance Center, whether they should hold off WrestleMania or just get it over with, AEW vs. NXT and AEW proving that you actually can do shows from an empty […]

March 18, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the latest cancellations, updates on NXT and AEW tonight, ratings for RAW on Monday, and tons more, then William Quintana joins us to talk Prestige Wrestling and the challenges they’re facing having to cancel not just a […]

March 18, 2020 - This is a free show. Just click below to listen. On Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, old friend and co-founder of The Lapsed FanJack Encarnacao returns to have a chat about WWE’s decision about holding WrestleMania in an empty gym, the UFC looking at an Indian reservation to hold an event before a U.S. government mandate shut […]

March 18, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with NOT Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week since we’re keeping bodies in the studio down to a bare minimum with coronavirus concerns. Instead, we review WCW Greed from, in fact, 19 years ago this week — their final pay-per-view ever. Next week, we’ll […]

March 17, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE finally moving WrestleMania to the Performance Center, more cancellations and postponements, the Hall of Fame, and TAKE TWO, a successful one this time, of our interview with Shazza McKenzie. A fun show as always so check it […]

March 17, 2020 - On this brand new Old Tyme Wrestling Hour on the Dragon King Karl Classic Wrestling Show, I talk about something I have been working on for a couple of months: the secret history of pro wrestling. The history of pro wrestling isn’t what a lot of people think it is and a lot of the bickering […]

March 17, 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 solo voyage, Adam Summers takes you through the wrestling news in Japan like what shows are happening, what shows have been canceled, […]

March 17, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with, well, not the most upbeat show to be honest, as we’ve got to talk about more cancellations as the result of the coronavirus outbreak including WrestleMania and many associated events, empty arena RAW, Dave watched a show on Chris Benoit, and more. A […]

March 16, 2020 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the empty arena Smackdown from Friday, the highs and lows of the show, what was better without a crowd and what was worse, upcoming shows that aren’t happening, Tom’s schedule which has nothing […]

March 16, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with all the latest news from around the wrestling world, and the world in general, plus an interview with Shazza McKenzie until technology — or a lack thereof — intervenes. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

March 16, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual segment taking questions from listeners and doing her Weekly Wrestling Report! Then, Bryan and Vinny review the final episode of WWF Superstars that is currently available on the WWF Network, the end of an era. A fun […]

March 15, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest cancellations, the STILL NOT CANCELED WRESTLEMANIA SHOW, all the news, plus Cody Chhun is the first of dozens of wrestlers and promoters affected by coronavirus cancellations who will be joining us EVERY DAY on Observer Live […]

March 15, 2020 - On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at an episode of the television docuseries “Paranormal Survivor.” This episode takes a look at a haunted house (one of my favorite topics), a haunted car and other haunted objects, and much more. We venture into the realm of ghosts and demonic activity.  Right […]

March 15, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more cancellations as a result of COVID-19 including CMLL and AAA, non-cancellations including WWE, UFC and AEW, the plan for upcoming shows, UFC and Smackdown recaps, mailbag and more. A packed show as always so check it out~! […]

March 14, 2020 - In a free edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and guest host Garrett Gonzales discuss the coronavirus outbreak, the best ways to find information, social distancing, how the virus affects the still-going worlds of pro wrestling and MMA, some listener questions, and more.  As always, please consult your personal doctor/physician for specific medical advice related […]

March 14, 2020 - With all the uncertainty and grim news right now, it’s an all positive episode of Wrestling Observer Live Saturday. Pro wrestling is supposed to be an escape and that’s exactly how we are going to use it today. Let’s not gripe about booking or pushes. Spend the next 38 minutes on great pro wrestling past […]

March 14, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Joining us is Dr. Alex Patel to talk about the coronavirus.   Dr. Patel talks about flattening the curve, how the virus spreads, what other virus it resembles, where to find good resources for information to avoid misinformation, social distancing, and how it […]