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WOR: Kairi Sane, RAW, RAW taping, WWE crowd, mailbag, more!

December 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on the very weird Kairi Sane situation, a look at RAW from Monday night and next week’s RAW that was taped afterwards, WWE crowds discussion, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]


F4D: Tom vs. Minoru Suzuki, Smackdown, Geek of the Week, more!

December 16, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s battle with MINORU SUZUKI, Smackdown from Friday night with the go-home for TLC, this week’s BEAT THE CHAMP TV MATCH CHALLENGE, and Geek of the Week. A packed show as always so check it out~! […]


WOL: TLC fallout, Kairi update, Charlotte, Bray, tons more!

December 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including fallout from the TLC show, Kairi’s injury, Charlotte, other injuries on the show, the Bray Wyatt match, four straight heels wins to cap off the decade, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]


WOR: WWE TLC PPV, NXT San Jose, Observer Hall of Fame, more!

December 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the WWE TLC PPV, all the matches and angles, Dave’s trip to NXT in San Jose, some Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame thoughts and more. A fun show as always so check it […]


B&V: WWE TLC 2019 plus Granny’s segment

December 16, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at the WWE TLC PPV! Watch the pre-show match and the first two on the main show, then shut it off and go do something else. We’re sadists so we watched it all and we’ll tell you what happened. […]


WOL: TLC PPV pre-show, weekend recap, NWA, ROH, more!

December 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full preview of TLC on Sunday, our live look at the opener with Andrade vs. Humberto Carillo, thoughts on all the shows this past weekend, your calls and texts and tons more! A fun show as always […]


DragonKing Dark: The oddities of Maine

December 15, 2019 - We continue our countdown to episode 200 and this week, we stop in the home state of Stephen King in hopes of finding some bizarre and strange stops along the way. Obviously, the home of the famed horror author is one of them but Maine is an old state and along the way, it has amassed […]


WOR: Death of Moondog Rex, UFC, NWA PPV, ROH PPV, TLC, Smackdown, more!

December 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including reviews of all the major shows this weekend, UFC, NWA Into the Fire, ROH Final Battle and more, plus the death of Moondog Rex, ratings from this past Wednesday, TLC and Smackdown and tons more. A fun […]


Left My Wallet: X-Division Champion Ace Austin

December 15, 2019 - “Left My Wallet’ returns talking skateboarding, parkour, and musical theater with Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Ace Austin! Ace talks about his love of skateboarding growing up, his skateboard idols, and how it physically and mentally prepared him for his in-ring abilities. He also talks about his workout routine and how parkour has helped give him a […]


WOL Saturday: PCO, 2019 comebacks, Seth Rollins’ heel turn

December 15, 2019 - It’s time for another Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. PCO was perhaps the most inspirational story of 2018. A year later, the story climax of him winning the ROH title from Rush at Final Battle 2019 should have been longer and should have told a beautiful story of overcoming the odds. Maybe there […]


WOL: NXT vs. AEW TIE, weekend shows, tons more!

December 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with special guest Jim Valley in studio to talk all the news, the ratings from Wednesday, the line-up for all the shows this coming weekend, and so much more, plus your calls and texts. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]


JNPO: 2019 MMA year in review, part 1

December 13, 2019 - It’s December. You know what that means. I kick off our four-part journey through the MMA year that was in 2019 with our good friend and website writer Paul Fontaine, aka The King of Winnipeg. On the docket for our look through January, February, and March: UFC’s debut on ESPN and the 32-second main event win […]


B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head!

December 12, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our usual Thursday fare, our look at the AEW vs. NXT head-to-head Wednesday battle, with thoughts on all the matches and angles, notes on the ratings for both shows, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save SUBSCRIBE NOW TO […]


WOL: NXT vs. AEW, WWE Backstage numbers, more!

December 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE Backstage with CM Punk numbers, AEW vs. NXT from Wednesday, the death of Rene Goulet, your commentary and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


WOR: NXT vs. AEW, weekend preview, ratings, Wellness failures, more!

December 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news in wrestling from WWE Wellness failures to the death or Rene Goulet, a look at this coming crazy weekend, and, of course, full reviews of NXT and AEW from Wednesday night. A fun show as […]


WOL: The oversaturation of pro-wrestling

December 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about, most notably the total oversaturation of pro-wrestling today, plus all the news, tons of feedback from you, the dear listener, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


Pacific Rim: Dave Meltzer joins Fumi & Jim to preview WK week, much more

December 11, 2019 - It’s special edition of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Dave Meltzer joins Fumi Saito and Jim Valley less than a month away from Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo for some discussion about our coverage and audio shows subscribers can expect that week. Fumi offers his thoughts along with Dave on the top Wrestle Kingdom matches, including the […]


B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

December 10, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. RAW is a fine show until the absolutely unending final segments, and Nitro is, no joke, probably the worst non-Russo WCW Nitro in the history of […]


WOL: WWE Wellness failures, RAW, Tribute to the Troops, more!

December 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW last night, two WWE wrestlers failing Wellness tests, the WWE Hall of Fame, Tribute to the Troops and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: WCW Saturday Night 1993 review

December 10, 2019 - May 22, 1993 might not be a landmark day in pro wrestling history — but on this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show, Karl is going to review WCW Saturday Night featuring Kevin Nash as Vinnie Vegas, Rob Van Dam as Robbie V, Sting, Harley Race, Al Green and the Laurinaitis brother you know the […]


WOR: New Japan Tokyo Dome lineups, RAW, divorce, tons more!

December 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to get into including New Japan’s Tokyo Dome line-up, the tag team tournament finals from this past weekend, RAW, the Lana vs. Rusev divorce, TLC card, Being the Elite and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]


F4D: Smackdown, Beat the Champ matches, Geek of the Week, more!

December 9, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday, dog food, a new Geek of the Week, the first and hopefully last ever FREAK OF THE WEEK, Minoru Suzuki, the Beat the Champ Challenge, and tons more. A fun show as always so […]


WOL: WWE Hall of Fame, RAW tonight, AEW, tons more!

December 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW tonight, TLC, the Rusev and Lana divorce segment, AEW notes, Luke Harper and the other releases over the weekend, NWO and Batista going into the WWE Hall of Fame, and tons more. A fun show as always […]


WOL: WWE releases, Raw, Smackdown, ratings, dog food, TLC, more!

December 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE actually releasing four wrestlers in a big shocker, Smackdown ratings, the Roman Reigns dog food angle, TLC, RAW, your calls and texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


B&V&G: Granny, NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988!

December 8, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, and then it’s our bi-weekly look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago, the build to Starrcade 88 and the beginning of the end of Dusty Rhodes in NWA. […]


DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Louisiana

December 8, 2019 - This show went off the rails, I can not lie. When you think of strange, odd, and weird places, Louisiana probably comes to mind because of New Orleans and its association with Voodoo and Vampires. Well…most of your travel destination websites seem to grasp that and little else. They also apparently believe that Louisiana is […]


WOR: Observer Hall of Fame, UFC on ESPN, Tito vs. Alberto, RAW, more!

December 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Observer Hall of Fame, UFC on ESPN highlights and lowlights, RAW preview for Monday, tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 5:10: Observer Hall of Fame […]


WOR: Ruiz vs. Joshua 2, Wednesday ratings, WON HOF, Smackdown

December 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We kick off the show talking about the big heavyweight boxing match on DAZN from Saudi Arabia between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua. We talk about possible fights with Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury and how hard it might be to make […]


WOL Saturday: Daniel Bryan, the ’90s, SmackDown

December 8, 2019 - It’s the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. SmackDown started with a possible kidnapping and ended with Roman Reigns being force-fed dog food. Ever since SmackDown moved to Fox, it feels like it has gotten a lot less serious. Maybe even childlike. If it’s going to go that far, there is only […]


FREE SHOW! Portland Wrestlecast: Carl Styles vs. Portland’s bullies

December 6, 2019 - FREE SHOW! In the late 1980s, Portland Wrestling completely changed its presentation that was virtually unchanged for decades. Booker Len Denton modernized the product by adding things like entrance music, improved production values, and theatrical storylines. Carl Styles benefited from those changes. In the past, he probably would have arrived as a heel in Portland and been […]


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