January 7, 2020 - The last two months of 1980 are discussed as Karl Stern’s longform history of pro wrestling series continues.  Memphis is struggling with near all-time low attendance. Where is Jerry Lawler? Ron Fuller buys north Alabama and starts the classic era of Southeastern Championship Wrestling which will include Birmingham. The original Midnight Express start to come together. […]

January 7, 2020 - In the past year, our website produced 1100 podcasts over 12 different shows. Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part two of the Best of 2019 podcast series for free, looking at some of the best segments, discussions, bits, and more.  If you missed it, check out part one now. In this […]

January 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including all sorts of thoughts from Dave on his trip to Japan, notes on the Tokyo Dome shows and tons more, plus RAW, the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar, AEW and NXT and so much more. A fun show […]

January 7, 2020 - Image: NJPW Back again and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are on the digital airwaves. In our 15th consecutive year of bantering about it, we go match-by-match and story-by-story as we break down the January 4 and 5 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza. We give our predictions and opine about what could come next for […]

January 6, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including thoughts from the Tokyo Dome, Smackdown from Friday which Bryan actually watched AFTER 12 hours of New Japan, Beat the Champ Challenge and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 6, 2020 - It’s an annual tradition, the annual F4W Prediction Show! We’ve got a PACKED show with a million callers, a million bold predictions, and then, at the end of the show, a look at all of last year’s bold predictions and the crowning of the 2019 PROGNOSTICATOR OF THE YEAR! A super fun show as it […]

January 6, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including preparation for two upcoming Granny contests, her Weekly Wrestling Report with NXT and Smackdown and more, then Bryan and Vinny review Night 1 and 2 of New Japan’s WrestleKingdom shows from the Tokyo Dome. A fun show as always […]

January 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back to talk all the fallout from the Tokyo Dome including the controversial angle that closed night two, your feedback on all the matches and angles, Smackdown returns, ratings, AEW and New Japan, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

January 5, 2020 - In the past year, our website produced 1100 podcasts over 12 different shows. Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part one of the Best of 2019 podcast series for free, looking at some of the best segments, discussions, bits, and more.  In this two-hour kickoff, we run through #33-#50 with stops […]

January 5, 2020 - This is our last road trip episode for a few weeks as we transition to our new format beginning next week with episode 200. This week we travel to the Great Lake state of Michigan to find dinosaurs, museums, and a few oversized objects of interest. Spread the word about DragonKing Dark and let’s have […]

January 5, 2020 - Image: NJPW It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer, Fumi Saito, and Jim Valley. Dave and Jim start the show, with Fumi joining us after a few minutes. We run down of all of the matches from night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14. We go In depth on Naito and Okada, Naito holding both major titles, and KENTA’s […]

January 5, 2020 - Bryan Alvarez is back with FLASH REPORT FROM THE TOKYO DOME, quick thoughts on the top matches from January 4th and all the matches from January 5th, what was good, what you should go out of your way to see, thoughts on all the angles and so much more. Dave and Jim and Fumi will be […]

January 4, 2020 - Image: NJPW Dave Meltzer called Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi and Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi two of the greatest matches in the history of the Tokyo Dome. On this edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave and Jim Valley run down the entire first night card. They start with the crowd reaction to Stardom’s dark match […]

January 3, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WrestleKingdom at the Tokyo Dome, the AEW/New Japan story, AEW and NXT ratings from Wednesday night, your feedback on all the latest news and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 3, 2020 - The NFL playoffs are here and so is a Left My Wallet NFL playoff preview edition with our resident football expert, Big Vinny V! Vinny and I preview every playoff game and answer some of the more important questions each team faces heading into the postseason. He also gives his opinions on the coaching vacancies and […]

January 3, 2020 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss the first Dynamite of 2020, a potential relationship with New Japan, and Wrestle Kingdom. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

January 2, 2020 - It’s the Bryan & Vinny & Rob Show! Very big show as we’ll wrap up the Fantasy Football League and award Rob’s belt to the winner, we’ll review AEW and NXT from Wednesday, we’ll crown the winner of the 2019 AEW vs. NXT Wednesday Night War, and more. A packed show as always so check […]

January 2, 2020 - It’s a special combined WOR/Pacific Rim from Tokyo with Dave Meltzer, Fumi Saito, and Jim Valley covering the latest news, including what’s going on in the relationship with AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Thoughts on how it can help both companies with big shows, but also help AEW’s young talent, Kenny Omega, and more. We watched AEW Dynamite on […]

January 2, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of all the week’s news, the wedding, RAW ratings, AEW and NXT, and more, plus your phone calls and text messages. UPDATE: Although we said at the beginning of the show that the Prediction Show […]

January 2, 2020 - The original alternate has returned…and look who decided to show back up? But before I take more time out for these messages about the Mid-Atlantic events coming to your area, Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on what we think will go down this weekend at the Tokyo Dome. Before those 90 minutes get started, […]

January 2, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including all the latest news, RAW ratings, NXT and NXT UK to BT Sport, Charlotte and Andrade getting hitched, AEW Dark and a preview for next week and more, plus full recaps of both AEW and NXT from Wednesday night! A […]

January 1, 2020 - Happy New Year from Tokyo. Spend New Year’s Eve and his New Year’s Day birthday with Fumi Saito as he and Jim Valley start the night at Killer Khan’s restaurant and wrap up around 2 a.m. in Shinjuku. Killer Khan is most famous in the United States for “breaking the ankle” of Andre the Giant, wrestling in Mid […]

January 1, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly look at Smackdown, Tom’s upcoming wrestling schedule and more. We close at 2019 and open 2020 with undoubtedly our worst show of all time. BUT IT’S A FUN TIME AS ALWAYS SO CHECK IT […]

December 31, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show tonight as Dave is either en route or has arrived in Japan for Tokyo Dome week. This is, in fact, the final podcast on this site of 2019, the entire decade of the 2010s, and we get to talk about the final Raw […]

December 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW tonight with a wedding, WWE leaving Sky Sports, AEW this coming Wednesday with Cody’s new manager, Becky Lynch and Randy Orton storylines playing out on RAW and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

December 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Jericho and Tanahashi and the AEW Title stip, bizarre WWE ratings this week, RAW tomorrow, AEW Wednesday, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 29, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including, yes, another Granny segment where we go over New Year’s resolutions and predictions, her Weekly Wrestling Report which does, in fact, include the Undertaker vs. Kamala casket match from Survivor Series 1992, then Bryan and Vinny look at NWA […]

December 29, 2019 - I can’t spell Massachusetts…just one discovery I made this week on this week’s DragonKing Dark Podcast. I take a look at one of the oldest states in the Union and try to find the strangest, most odd, and unusual places. Massachusetts has the usual stuff like oddity museums, and largest something or other, but they also […]

December 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan losing AXS TV, Jericho offering to put the AEW title on the line if Tanahashi beats him at the Tokyo Dome, Smackdown, investor suing WWE over the XFL, AEW this coming Wednesday, Bellator and tons more. […]

December 29, 2019 - It’s the last Saturday WOL of 2019 and before Jim Valley flies to Tokyo for Wrestle Kingdom 14 and all the Observer’s coverage. My thoughts on situations making news in Stardom: the retirements of both Hazuki and Kagetsu and the fan reaction to the women’s dark match at WK14. Aubrey Edwards did more than just blaze a trail for female referees […]