February 4, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, Goldberg heading to Smackdown and why, Charlotte heading to NXT, WWE stock and the earnings call on Thursday, mailbag and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: WWE […]

February 3, 2020 - Image: Stephanie McMahon Wrestling Observer Live is back with a dental-inspired solo edition of the show featuring yours truly. WWE Raw comes to us tonight from a snowy Salt Lake City, Utah, and we’ll let you know what’s planned. Plus, WWE stock watch ’20, Game Changer Wrestling, ROH, Shingo, Producer Dom’s lapsed fan thoughts on […]

February 3, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and MLW superstar ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including THIS SUPER SMACKDOWN on Friday with a title change and dog food stipulation, the MALE BAG, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 3, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with TONS to talk about. We’re catching up, so yes, it’s Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week coming five days after the last retro show and two days before the next retro show. This is all Vinny’s and Craig’s fault. Also, since it’s […]

February 2, 2020 - My DragonKing Dark retro TV review this week goes back into the ‘In Search Of…’ collection and tackles an icon of the 1970s: Bigfoot! In this episode of the series, the one and only Leonard Nimoy navigates us through the usual Bigfoot stories: men trapped in a cabin under siege from a group of creatures, […]

February 2, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the departures of Michelle Wilson and George Barrios from WWE, upcoming earnings report, Smackdown, Wednesday Night ratings, New Japan shows the last two days, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: […]

February 1, 2020 - It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Continuing from Friday’s WOL, I go more in depth on my strong theory that WWE has a big problem with emotional investment, fan engagement, and converting its audience to spend more money on the product. WWE has capital, corporate relationships, TV contracts, heritage, and many other assets. […]

January 31, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with special in-studio guest Jim Valley to talk tons of topics including the biggest news in a long time, the WWE departure of Michelle Wilson and George Barrios and what it all means, plus AEW vs. NXT ratings and tons more. A fun show […]

January 31, 2020 - This week’s Wrestling Weekly is back with Les Thatcher and I discussing WWE’s corporate shakeup, Drew McIntyre in the WWE WrestleMania main event, and the sit-down with Nick Aldis and Marty Scurll from NWA Power.   You will also hear about a dream training seminar partner for Les, and a missed opportunity for cheap heat in […]

January 31, 2020 - Image: The 7th Scribe Left My Wallet is back to kick off a busy Super Bowl weekend with maybe the fastest rising independent wrestler today, Alex Zayne. Alex isn’t a sports fan, but we talk about the sudden death of Kobe Bryant, the lessons of motivation and work ethic Alex took from #24, and how […]

January 30, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with full reviews of TWO SHOWS WE LOVED, AEW and NXT from Wednesday night! All sorts of fun matches and angles and storyline progressions leading to NXT Takeover Portland and AEW’s next PPV. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW […]

January 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT TV last night, the highlights from both shows, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, Ronda Rousey, how the loss of the overrun could affect both shows, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 30, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Ronda Rousey and AJ Styles, RAW ratings from Monday, New Japan this weekend, AEW and NXT recaps from Wednesday night and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: NOAH […]

January 29, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW vs. NXT tonight, RAW ratings and the post-Rumble bump that didn’t happen, Matt Riddle and Brock Lesnar, the Bellas pregnancies and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 29, 2020 - You know Rocky Johnson from WWF, Memphis, Hawaii and California, but he also had a very successful run in the Pacific Northwest in 1981-82 with heavyweight and tag team title reigns. In this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast, I look at one of my favorite babyfaces who came through Portland when I was a kid. Johnson had […]

January 28, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show — yes, Craig is back after 4 weeks off — is back today with tons to talk about including a full recap of Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years and 1 week ago. Yes, we’ll explain everything. Plus, the stipulations for Producer Rob to get a beer […]

January 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on the Road to WrestleMania, RAW, the Randy Orton vs. Edge segment, Andrade’s suspension, tons of feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 28, 2020 - The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament round one, match 20 pits two people from the same era against each other. In fact, these men wrestled many times and one of those occasional unrecognized NWA World Heavyweight title changes happened once when Bobo Brazil beat Buddy Rogers for the title but returned it to him. How did the […]

January 28, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from RAW, Andrade’s suspension, the Edge beat-down by Randy Orton, Joe’s injury, a ton of other injuries, Matt Riddle, New Japan notes, and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~! […]

January 28, 2020 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today VIA PHONE with tons to talk about including full recaps of Friday’s Smackdown, the Women’s Royal Rumble and more. We’ll do the Men’s Royal Rumble next week. A fun time as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from the 2020 Royal Rumble, the road to WrestleMania, changes to the WWE RAW commentary team, tons of feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the WWE Royal Rumble, all the matches and angles plus an update on the PLANS THAT CHANGED, Edge’s return, the WrestleMania main event, tons of news notes and more. A fun show as always […]

January 27, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with special annual guest MARK to talk the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble! Two Rumble matches, plus a strap match, a falls count anywhere match, and tons more. And, yes, as always Granny joins us to kick off the show. A fun time as always so check it […]

January 27, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including tons of notes from the Jericho Cruise, a full preview of the 2020 Royal Rumble, tons of thoughts on all the latest news, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 26, 2020 - Orson Welles. We all know the name as one of the greatest directors and minds of the last 100 years. He narrates the focus of this week’s DragonKingDark: the amazing 1972 documentary Future Shock based on the book of the same name. Unlike so many other futurism documentaries and books, this one gets it right. In fact, […]

January 26, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a sobering return from the Jericho Cruise, since we headline with two deaths and weirdness from the funeral of Rocky Johnson. Also, Royal Rumble, Worlds Collide, UFC, Bellator, news, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: […]

January 25, 2020 - On Wrestling Observer Live Saturday, we look at the results from the NWA Hard Times PPV, the title changes, use of veterans and the outstanding young talent. From there, we look at Saturday’s WWE Worlds Collide event, why it’s not generating a lot fan interest, and the possible outcomes for for Sunday’s Royal Rumble. Highlights from Smackdown […]

January 24, 2020 - Friday’s Wrestling Observer Live is fresh off the boat with Jim Valley taking over the captain’s chair and Mike Sempervive joinining him on the phone. Together, the two take a look at the busy upcoming weekend, thoughts on the Wednesday Night Wars, going to live events, your calls and more. We apologize for the two tin […]

January 24, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about the best storyline in AEW and why it’s working, saves in tag team matches, and a few memories from Southeastern Wrestling. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

January 24, 2020 - The original alternate featuring myself and Mike Sempervive returns to the airwaves by taking a tour around the Japanese wrestling scene.  Topics this week include: – The great January 19 Stardom show and where the company is at the beginning of the decade – Title or not, Kaito Kiyomiya’s career standing has never been higher […]