February 13, 2020 - Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our usual look at NXT and AEW from Wednesday night! All the matches and angles, build towards Takeover and Revolution, and more, plus a special guest in the first few minutes you haven’t heard from in awhile. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

February 13, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about from last night’s NXT and AEW shows, everything from Riho’s title loss to the Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle segments. Then, UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping joins us for a fun look at his career and new book! […]

February 13, 2020 - Editor’s Note: This is a free podcast. Just click the red button below to listen. Image courtesy of Basil Mahmud For hundreds of past and present indie wrestlers, there comes a point when they need to do something new with their character. Either it’s become stale for the fans, themselves, or a combination of both. […]

February 13, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from RAW and Smackdown and XFL ratings to this weekend’s wrestling and MMA line-ups, then Dave and Bryan review NXT and AEW from Wednesday night. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

February 12, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is flying solo today with Bryan Alvarez to talk the HHH NXT conference call, thoughts on all of it, the full card for NXT Takeover Portland, AEW, Riho, angles on Dark, who should be the EXALTED ONE, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

February 11, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! So much to talk about including a mind-blowing go-home show for No Way Out that we later learn is not, in fact, the go-home show for No Way Out, […]

February 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the Shayna Baszler versus BECKY LUNCH segment last night, biting, ambulances, the GOD GIVEN ABILITY FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE AN OPINION, Raw, Saudi Arabia and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

February 11, 2020 - Image: WWE Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor is back with plenty to talk about including last Friday’s WWE SmackDown from Friday night, Saturday’s UFC 247 show featuring Jon Jones, the build towards both WrestleMania and Saudi Arabia, and the usual random topics. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

February 11, 2020 - We enter 1981 by looking at the Omni in Atlanta, Andre the Giant, Barry Windham, All Japan Pro Wrestling, the Sgt. Slaughter and Bob Backlund feud, AWA, Jerry Lawler back on top in Memphis, Harley Race battles Ric Flair in the Mid-Atlantic area, Los Angeles is on its last leg, the original Midnight Express win […]

February 11, 2020 - “Left My Wallet” returns with different take on the WWE fourth quarter financials plus Buffalo Bills talk with Wrestlenomics‘ Brandon Thurston! Brandon is one of the best technical wrestlers inside of the ring, but is also a master of wrestling business and analytics outside of the ring. We talk about his thoughts on the recent […]

February 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW and New Japan recaps from the past few days, WrestleMania to Los Angeles, tons of New Japan line-ups, the death of David Von Erich and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

February 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Joining us is AEW pro wrestler and executive, Cody.  Cody tells us how he’s doing after having to take 10 lashes on last week’s AEW Dynamite. He talks about the biggest lesson he’s learned so far and the respect he has for […]

February 10, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a packed show! All the news in the opening segment, then Brandi Rhodes joins us to talk her appearance doing a keynote address at NAPTE, the story behind the Nightmare Collective and her recent videos, Cody and the strapping and so much […]

February 10, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with a totally packed show! Granny is back for her first show since being hospitalized with a word for everyone, then we’ve got the Granny and Undertaker Valentine’s Poetry Contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report and more. Then, Bryan & Vinny review WWF Superstars from 1992 […]

February 10, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including last night’s New Japan show, everyone’s favorite match, Goldberg on Smackdown, Saudi Arabia and WrestleMania, tons of calls and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 9, 2020 - This week host Karl Stern takes a look at a documentary titled “In Search of History: The Abominable Snowman.” The Yeti is a creature similar to Bigfoot in many respects, only in colder climates. But what evidence of the Yeti do we actually have? Do we have more or less than Bigfoot? There is even some […]

February 9, 2020 - Despite the rumors, the audio from both live Wrestling Observer Radio Q&A sessions as part of the Chris Jericho Rock’n’Wrestling Rager were not lost at sea. In session two (recorded on day four of the cruise), our Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez (The Skipper and Gilligan?) take fan questions for an hour.  As a reminder, you can attend a live […]

February 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Jon Jones’ close call on Saturday night’s UFC, all the fights on the show, a look at WWE’s finances with questions about the short-term and long-term future, Smackdown, Goldberg, WrestleMania, AEW quarters including for the STRAPPIN and tons […]

February 8, 2020 - Despite the rumors, the audio from both live Wrestling Observer Radio Q&A sessions as part of the Chris Jericho Rock’n’Wrestling Rager were not lost at sea. In session one (recorded on day three of the cruise), our Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez (The Skipper and Gilligan?) take fan questions for an hour.  As a reminder, […]

February 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT ratings, the value of promotion, RAW being a taped show as opposed to live, Matt Riddle, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We talk about one of the major stories in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter which is the possibility of WWE selling their PPVs to another streaming provider. We talk about what it could look like, UFC’s role in pioneering it, and what it […]

February 7, 2020 - The possibility of WWE selling broadcast rights to their biggest events is the main subject of discussion on today’s Wrestling Weekly. Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at how and why this is on the table, as well as the biggest babyfaces in AEW, Ricochet finding himself across the ring from Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia, […]

February 6, 2020 - The mighty Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including an update on Granny, the latest ratings numbers from Wednesday night, full reviews of NXT from Full Sail and AEW with the STRAPPIN OF A LIFETIME, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

February 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including the WWE earnings report, Vince’s comment about the WWE Network and other OTT services, the highs and lows this quarter and more, plus AEW vs. NXT, the Cody strapping, and so much more. A fun show as always so check […]

February 6, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about including full recaps of AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, tons of thoughts on WWE’s quarterly report coming out Thursday, NXT Takeover Portland, RAW ratings, Conor McGregor sets a new record, and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

February 5, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back with tons to talk about including all the news from AEW and NXT tonight, RAW ratings, WWE earnings tomorrow, the overall popularity of wrestling and what can be done to help, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

February 4, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including YES ANOTHER look back at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Raw is Raw but dear GOD is Nitro ever a horrible, terrible, awful wretched excuse for a wrestling show. Also, a look back at […]

February 4, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from last night, Timothy Thatcher signing with WWE, the next Saudi show, Goldberg, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 4, 2020 - It’s time again for a look back at some obituaries and biographies from the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter by Dave Meltzer. On this episode, host and wrestling historian Karl Stern takes a look back at the deaths of top junior heavyweight Danny McShain, one half of the Kangaroos tag team Roy Heffernan, and […]

February 4, 2020 - Image: NJPW It’s New Beginning season! The Big Audio Nightmare is a solo voyage this week, as Adam Summers takes you on an audio tour of NJPW’s treks across the United States and Japan, with particular focus on last weekend’s shows in Sapporo and the major show this coming weekend in Osaka. We also look at […]