March 8, 2020 - One of the most popular pop culture monsters of the 1970s was the Loch Ness Monster, a supposed displaced dinosaur or sea creature in a deep Scottish lake. Nessy even made it into a song by The Police and the movie Napoleon Dynamite. While the “monster” might seem like a plausible thing that could exist, it […]

March 8, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We first talk about UFC 248, which featured one of the greatest fights of all-time and one of the not-so greatest fights all-time. We break down Weili Zhang’s title defense against Joanna Jędrzejczyk and compare it to other great fights in MMA […]

March 7, 2020 - On Saturday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, we kick off by reviewing Friday’s SmackDown on Fox including the NWO’s live segment. Also, why does Braun Strowman’s feud with Sami Zayn, Nakamura, and Cesaro look like something out of a Wes Anderson movie? Also, I have thoughts on the the women’s Elimination Chamber match Sunday and […]

March 7, 2020 - This week’s Portland Wrestlecast features one of the best interviews I have ever had on the show: former PNW Champion Jerry Oates. Oates wrestled in the Pacific Northwest in 1978, the same time as Jimmy Snuka, Jesse Ventura, Buddy Rose, and others. He held the tag team titles with Ventura and feuded with Ed Wiskowski […]

March 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2019 Awards issue, BEST BOOK~!, the death of Rip Oliver, AEW and NXT, dual cage matches, ratings and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

March 6, 2020 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa welcome in Joe Dombrowski to discuss the videos he’s producing which take deep dives into the Brian Pillman Memorial Shows from the late 90s/early 2000s as well as never before seen matches from the HWA from that period. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

March 5, 2020 - Image: AEW The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night! These were two good but not great shows, although NXT’s two cage show was quite baffling in terms of both of those matches. Bryan looks at what those matches and […]

March 5, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday night, the cage matches, an update on Matt Hardy and everyone else who wasn’t on the show last night, Vince McMahon, AEW vs. WWE backstage, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

March 5, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday nights, updates on Nick Jackson, Matt Hardy, Kenny Omega, Lance Archer and more, RAW ratings, tons of news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: WrestleMania continuing […]

March 4, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT tonight, Matt Hardy’s situation, upcoming potential AEW debuts and when they could take place, RAW, Ricochet, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

March 3, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a solo edition, as Mike Sempervive gives his thoughts on last night’s Raw. There were some logically bankrupt, as well as just bad, moments. But, the good was GREAT, led by Randy Orton turning on his gas light and Brock-Drew. We go through all that, plus a Nashville wrestling […]

March 3, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about in our look back at Retro Raw and NItro from 19 years ago this week. ONLY THREE DAMN WEEKS LEFT AND WE’RE DONE!!!! RAW is a good show building up to WrestleMania X7 and Nitro is a decent show with some […]

March 3, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night with a good open and close and, well, not really anything else of value, notes on the AEW buyrate, UFC this coming weekend, WWE and All Japan, mailbag and tons more. A fun show […]

March 3, 2020 - Adam and Mike are back this week with breaking news coverage of Jun Akiyama’s discussions with Triple H and WWE. Could this lead to the long-rumored NXT Japan, and if so, what does that mean for AJPW and the Japanese wrestling scene as a whole? Also, Wrestle-1 calls it quits, more companies cancel shows as […]

March 2, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday night, a ridiculous show, the preview for the upcoming week, a new MALE BAG entry, THE. RETURN. OF. GEEK. OF. THE. WEEK. AND. MUSIC., Tom’s upcoming schedule and more. A fun show as always […]

March 2, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW Revolution from Saturday night and whether or not the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega and Adam Page had the best tag match of all time, your feedback, wrestling vs. the Frozen Musical, and so much more. A fun […]

March 2, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment featuring her Weekly Wrestling Report and more, then Bryan and Vinny review all the matches from AEW Revolution in great detail. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

March 2, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a solo edition, as Mike Sempervive gives his thoughts on a very busy weekend in the world of PRO WRESTLING. Man, that’s so nice to be able to say. And there was a lot to say about AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view — including the best explanation of Orange Cassidy. Plus, […]

March 1, 2020 - This week on the DragonKing Dark Podcast, I look back at the popular 1970s television series The Six Million Dollar Man when Bigfoot was part of the plot. Not only does Bigfoot arrive on the show in 1975, but he has bionic enhancements as well and was played by both Andre the Giant and Ted Cassidy. Here’s […]

March 1, 2020 - Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW PPV from Saturday night, one of the great tag team matches of all time, MJF vs. Cody MUST CONTINUE, a new AEW Champion and more, plus Smackdown, WrestleMania, a new ROH Champion, and tons […]

February 29, 2020 - It’s time for this week’s Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. The Fiend is fine. He’s not being buried. Challenging John Cena during the last segment of the most-watched episode of SmackDown this year is a much bigger positive than losing the Universal title on a WWE Network show that was broadcast in […]

February 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with special guest Jim Valley to talk all the latest, WWE Super Showdown, Goldberg as Universal Champion, WrestleMania, WWE’s inability to create stars, calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 28, 2020 - On the day after WWE Super ShowDown, former wrestler/trainer/broadcaster Les Thatcher and I look ahead to SmackDown, WrestleMania, and this Saturday’s AEW Revolution. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

February 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns with Dave Meltzer and myself, Jim Valley, as our guest co-host. We review WWE Super Showdown including what victories by The Undertaker and Goldberg say about WWE creative and mean for both the future of Wrestlemania 36 and the company itself. Plus, we preview SmackDown on Fox with the return of John Cena […]

February 27, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our look at the Wednesday Night Wars. NXT was a big improvement over last week and AEW was a great show and an even better go-home show for this coming weekend’s PPV. All the matches, angles and more, and a fun time as always so check it […]

February 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with one of the more packed shows of the year! WWE Super Showdown live, how the results impact this year’s WrestleMania, new top matches, and more, plus AEW vs. NXT thoughts and a visit from FLIP GORDON! A fun show as always so check […]

February 27, 2020 - Editor’s Note: This is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. When fans talk about Portland Wrestling in the 1980s, Rip Oliver is one of the first names that come to mind. In a podcast scheduled before this week’s announcement of Oliver going into hospice care, myself and historian Rich Patterson […]

February 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan canceling two week’s worth of shows, WWE’s Saudi Arabia PPV, RAW ratings, Samoa Joe suspension, AEW vs. NXT on Wednesday night and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: […]

February 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a solo edition. Mike Sempervive takes a look at the coronavirus curbing New Japan’s tour plans. Mike also talks tonight’s AEW Dynamite and Saturday’s Revolution shows, NXT on USA, Network laments, Rip Oliver, takes your calls, and more. It’s a fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

February 25, 2020 - Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. FOUR. MORE. WEEKS. OF. NITRO. AND. WE. ARE DONE. With that said, Nitro is much better than last week, and RAW is, well, not as good […]