January 13, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a brand new Granny segment looking at TAG TEAM NAMES FOR HER AND UNDERTAKER, plus her Weekly Wrestling Report. Then, Bryan and Vinny review NXT Takeover UK, a very good professional wrestling program. A fun show as always so […]

January 13, 2020 - Jim Valley is in for Bryan and Mike on this week’s Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. It’s a very busy news show, including the announcement of Marty Scurll signing with Ring of Honor and becoming head booker of the promotion. Tessa Blanchard challenges for the Impact World Championship amid accusations of racism and bullying from other women’s […]

January 12, 2020 - It’s our big episode 200 show! We change course here to bring things more in line with the other shows at WhenItWasCool.com as we begin reviewing retro documentaries on the paranormal, strange, odd, science, cryptozoology, and more. This week, host Karl Stern takes a look at two shows. The first is from the old series […]

January 11, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live is back live on Saturday with Jim Valley. SmackDown overnight ratings were at the highest point since November. Someone on Twitter expected me to be upset. I have no idea why. I talk about why I want wrestling to succeed regardless of whether or not the product appeals to my personal tastes. I […]

January 11, 2020 - We just hit record and started talking. We cover some memories and stories from last week in Tokyo. From there we talk about All Japan Pro Wrestling including reviews of the morning and evening shows at Korakuen, thoughts on Jake Lee and what the future may hold for Kento Miyahara. We also cover Luke Harper’s appearance on […]

January 10, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including thoughts from Jim on his trip to the Tokyo Dome, Bryan gets a new gift especially for video subscribers, AEW and NXT ratings and a discussion about what NXT needs to do, and tons more. A fun show […]

January 10, 2020 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about Pampero Firpo, New Japan’s success last weekend, and a tactical decision NXT may have missed on over the past couple of weeks. We’ll also discuss the very slight thawing in the relationship between NJPW and AEW, the late Charlie Cook, NWA Powerrr, and Marty […]

January 10, 2020 - Editor’s Note: This is a free show. Just click below to listen. Our four-part journey through the 2019 MMA year begins to wind down with Paul Fontaine and I sifting through July through September. On the docket for part 3: The Jorge Masvidal knockout that changed everything, Nate Diaz’s successful return, and the creation of the BMF […]

January 9, 2020 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our weekly look at the Wednesday Night Wars! Tons of thoughts on AEW and NXT from Wednesday night, all the matches and segments and angles, plus our breakdown of the ratings for the two shows with details on the quarter hours and more! A fun show as […]

January 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a MOUNTAIN of feedback on the Brandi Rhodes segment on Wednesday, the Jericho segment that closed the show, NXT, WWE Backstage ratings and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 9, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of AEW Dynamite and NXT from Wednesday night, all the matches and angles and line-ups for next week, hits and misses and more, plus all the news from around the world including New Japan lineups. A […]

January 8, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW rankings for 2019 and how they play into 2020, RAW ratings, Smackdown not being sports-life, meet Dave and Bryan WrestleMania weekend, AEW and NXT previews, calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check […]

January 8, 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 the final installment 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 and part […]

January 7, 2020 - Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Tons to talk about including a normal edition of RAW with an AWESOME MAIN EVENT, then a terrible edition of Nitro saved only by the fact that there are only 11 of them left. […]

January 7, 2020 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the Royal Rumble, Brock entering number one, WrestleMania ideas, plus tons of calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

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 […]