February 25, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with a PRISTINE REPLAY of today’s glitch-filled program with tons of thoughts on RAW, AEW Revolution, Saudi Arabia, WrestleMania, your texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 25, 2020 - Have I got a special treat for you today: an episode of Joe Savoldi’s International Championship Wrestling from a winter 1986 TV taping. Watch along on YouTube. I call this episode “Daddy Issues” because it is full of sons and fathers and various issues. Cpl. Terry Daniels (apparently promoted from Private) is looking for his deadbeat […]

February 25, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all the latest from New Japan, BTE and the Young Bucks new book, Saudi Arabia, WrestleMania, RAW from Monday, tons of news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Super ShowDown […]

February 25, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including our weekly recap of Friday Night Smackdown featuring Otis turning a corner from sympathetic character to creepy voyeur, another long Carmella match, and more, plus a preview for this week and assorted wackiness. A fun time as […]

February 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Goldberg vs. The Fiend in Saudi Arabia, why Bryan argues that Goldberg should win, WrestleMania, why it would be different if Mania was only on the Network, tons of news, calls, texts and more. A fun show as […]

February 24, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a VENGEANCE tonight! Vinny had a family matter Thursday so we skipped that day, but we’re back tonight with our usual Sunday Granny segment, a Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan & Vinny have full reviews of AEW and NXT from last Wednesday night. Ninety minutes […]

February 24, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at the weekend news, upcoming shows including Saudi Arabia and AEW Revolution, whether Goldberg should beat the Fiend and why it might happen, calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

February 23, 2020 - This week on DragonKing Dark, I take a look back at a 1996 documentary from the ‘In Search of History…’ on the origins of Dracula. We will look back at the fact and fiction of tying the real-life Vlad Tepes to the fictional vampire lord Dracula. While Bram Stoker’s Dracula gets his name and much of his […]

February 23, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We first talk about the big heavyweight boxing fight from Saturday between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. We then go over the latest on WrestleMania, how tickets are selling in Tampa, and talk about Tampa as a destination city.  We break down the […]

February 22, 2020 - On SmackDown  it was announced that The Bellas are the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame. Some fans are upset and I don’t know why. The Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame has real criteria, voting by experts, and ballot percentages that must be met before a candidate can be inducted. For WWE, a company that […]

February 21, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a solo edition, as Mike Sempervive — very slowly — returns to work. We take a look at tonight’s SmackDown, as well as the upcoming Super ShowDown event, including the prospects of the Blue Women’s Championship picture post-Saudi. Plus, New Japan’s busy week, AAW tonight, ROH, odds for Wilder-Fury, your […]

February 21, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at some of the things that went into making this week’s AEW Dynamite one of the best episodes yet. Dynamite is the primary focus of today’s show, but we also touch on The Circle Squared, which is the latest offering from the NWA. Thanks for […]

February 20, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, all the highs and lows of the evening, how to MAKE THINGS BETTER, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 20, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW and XFL ratings, New Japan update including attempting to get a US TV deal, AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday night with the Cody cage match, awesome wrestling and more  A fun show as always so check it […]

February 19, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley in for Bryan and Mike. Jim previews what promises to be one of the bigger nights in the so-called “Wednesday Night Wars.” AEW is in Atlanta with the promotion’s first-ever cage match. Jim takes your calls and tweets about what you think will happen between Cody and Wardlow. Plus, Moxley […]

February 19, 2020 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back this week with breaking news coverage of Stardom’s cancellation of their upcoming tour due to coronavirus concerns, as well as the precautions NJPW is taking. In this week’s solo voyage, Adam Summers also takes you through the wrestling news in Japan, including an incredibly unique match of the year […]

February 18, 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! SIX. WEEKS. LEFT. Nitro is dying a slow death, not hideous but totally boring, and RAW is a really good show building up No Way Out […]

February 18, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including his trip to RAW live last night in WASHINGTON, Cody talks to the press, Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia, WrestleMania, your calls and texts and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 18, 2020 - We combine both the wrestling ring and a sitcom with a special retro TV review today. This is a review of the 1988 sitcom Learning the Ropes starring NFL star Lyle Alzado and the crew of Jim Crockett Promotions, including Steve Williams, Jimmy Garvin, The Road Warriors, Ric Flair, and many others. While the show […]

February 18, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, which Bryan attended live, the build to Saudi Arabia and WrestleMania, the WWE Hall of Fame, coronavirus affecting wrestling and MMA, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

February 17, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday night, WHY OTIS DOZOVIC SHOULD BE THE NEW HULK HOGAN, Bryan’s long-term plan which sadly has little chance of coming to fruition, Male Bag, and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

February 17, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including first-person reports on NXT Takeover Portland, all the matches and angles and where they could be going in storyline, WrestleMania, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 17, 2020 - On this week’s Left My Wallet, Wrestling Observer Radio’s favorite alternate co-host and Fight Game Media‘s Garrett Gonzales returns. We begin by talking about the Super Bowl hangover left behind from our beloved 49ers. We discuss why this isn’t as bad a loss as some think, some other sports losses that were worse for Bay Area […]

February 17, 2020 - Image: WWE.com Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of NXT Takeover Portland, which Bryan attended live, AEW ticket sales, Starrcast and what AEW should do without it, RAW, the XFL and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

February 16, 2020 - This week on DragonKing Dark, Karl takes a look at a documentary from 2019 about the cult 1960s supernatural-themed soap opera Dark Shadows. We have talked about Dark Shadows before at When It Was Cool and this documentary promised a look behind the scenes and at creator of the series Dan Curtis. While it fell […]

February 16, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including new WrestleMania matches, AEW vs. NXT ratings from Wednesday, Takeover Portland, UFC from Saturday night with two DQ’s on the main card, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: TakeOver […]

February 15, 2020 - With some fans upset that Dolph Ziggler ruined Otis’ Valentines Day date with Mandy Rose on WWE SmackDown, I’ll explain on this Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live why this failed attempt at romance is actually a good thing for the big man. I’ll also take a look at a few other key moments on […]

February 15, 2020 - Editor’s Note: This is a free edition of the Portland WrestleCast. With a huge crowd for Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: Portland, this week’s episode of the Portland WrestleCast looks at some of the biggest wrestling crowds in Portland from 1968 to present day WWE. After looking at a some of the key events from the modern era, we […]

February 14, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley returns today with tons to talk about including the return of Matt Hardy already for a match on RAW, Goldberg and Edge and ratings, AEW ticket sales, calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 14, 2020 - The possibility of Roman Reigns vs. The Rock, New Japan’s return to MSG, and Cody’s WOR interview are up for discussion on the newest Wrestling Weekly featuring Les Thatcher and myself, Vic Sosa. We’ll also discuss the road to this year’s Wrestlemania, with a potentially intriguing matchup on the horizon depending on what happens in […]