October 4, 2019 - Image: Lee South On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share their thoughts on the first night of the Wednesday Night Wars. We’ll look at the highs and lows of AEW and NXT, discuss a particular aspect of the ratings results, and yes, weigh in on whether or not NXT needs to leave Full […]

October 3, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back and as part of the audio show changes at the site, it’s the debut of our WEDNESDAY NIGHT WARS SHOW! Granny has been moved to Sunday, and every Thursday we’ll review both NXT and AEW in full detail, plus track the winners and losers in show quality every […]

October 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all of our thoughts on night one of the Wednesday Night Wars, ratings notes, what WWE and AEW believe, WWE’s statement to the press, thoughts from Dave Meltzer in his weekly appearance, your feedback and more! A fun […]

October 3, 2019 - After a two week break, Left My Wallet returns with the co-host of both Wrestling Observer Live and the Big Audio Nightmare, Mike Sempervive. The man who is currently dominating the Wrestling Observer fantasy football league joined me to talk about NFL happenings, what’s wrong with his Atlanta Falcons, if there’s a standout team in the NFC, horrible […]

October 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to recap the Wednesday Night Wars! All of our thoughts on NXT and AEW, comparisons, what both could improve on, what both did well, and more. Plus, the latest news heading into the weekend. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

October 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about as we preview HISTORY, day one of the WEDNESDAY NIGHT WARS! AEW and NXT line-ups, what is everyone watching live, and so much more. Best of all this show is FREE! If you like it, sign up at www.wrestlingobserver.com […]

October 2, 2019 - On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, MMA Junkie’s Dave Doyle returns for his yearly check-up on a variety of topics like these: – The good and bad of Bellator’s two-event weekend with their featherweight Grand Prix selection show, their decision to not show MVP’s return fight anywhere other than Europe, and the puzzling DAZN streaming […]

October 1, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with our look at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! RAW has Steve Austin all over it and MORE WITH ANGLE AND STEPH AND HUNTER, a storyline that’s jumped the shark. Nitro has what may be the final appearance of Vince Russo, […]

October 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WHY WE ARE GETTING RID OF THE PHONES, RAW from Monday, WALE heading to NXT on Wednesday, the NXT overrun, AEW in Canada, tons of texts on a variety of topics and so much more. A fun show […]

October 1, 2019 - On this edition of the longform history of pro wrestling series, I continue my deep dive into 1980 including Verne Gagne not being able to give up the AWA world title and putting himself over Nick Bockwinkel, the continued rise of Hulk Hogan, the retirement tour of Jackie Fargo, Roger Smith and Don Bass, the Iron Sheik, The […]

October 1, 2019 - Do you know the significance of September 30th in Japanese wrestling history? You will after listening to this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast with myself and wrestling journalist and historian Fumi Saito. Also on the show: – We cover the Japanese career and history of the late Rick Bognar. – We talk […]

October 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW signing a new TV deal in Canada, Hot Topic getting new merch Wednesday, RAW from Monday, an update on Cain Velasquez and WWE, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

September 30, 2019 - Hey everyone, it’s Filthy Four Daily, by far the most consistently awkward show on the site, and we’ve got tons to talk about today in our big move to Mondays! Yes, two episode of Miz and Mrs., almost certainly the final two episodes of this show we’ll ever review, plus Tom’s weekend hijinx, Geek of […]

September 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a look at RAW tonight, the huge week ahead with NXT, AEW and Smackdown, changes to all the shows both in pro-wrestling and at wrestlingobserver.com, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

September 30, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight and we open with an update on our new schedule starting this week! Then, since NWA was only 45 minutes this week, we double up with NWA World Championship Wrestling and then a VERY newsworthy edition of WWE Superstars of Wrestling from 1992! A fun show as […]

September 29, 2019 - We return to an early classic DragonKing Dark podcast theme: old-timey obituaries, a topic so popular that it spawned multiple follow-ups. On this show, I take a look at some colorful and bizarre obituaries from the Victorian age of newspapers into the early 1900s. Back then, the papers didn’t mind at all giving you all the […]

September 29, 2019 - The Royal Kangaroos (the late Norman Frederick Charles III and Jonathan Boyd) were one of the most dominant tag teams in Portland Wrestling history, dominating the Pacific Northwest in the early 1970s. In this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, we talk to photographer Lloyd N. Phillips, who was in high school when he picked up photography as […]

September 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Rick Bognar, fallout from ROH last night, CMLL turmoil, RUSH and Dragon Lee, Matt Taven, full reviews of the New Japan show in New York, UFC, some CMLL Aniversario, Bellator and more. A fun show […]

September 28, 2019 - On this week’s Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley, we talk about the new ROH World Champion Rush, his departure from CMLL, CMLL’s swift response, and the controversies and political ramifications surrounding the separation. In addition, CM Punk could be heading back to WWE television. Is it a good idea? I think so. Hear […]

September 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a special Friday night show talking all sorts of things including the ROH PPV, CMLL firing RUSH and Dragon Lee, Smackdown, Crown Jewel, AEW TV around the world, and so much more. A totally packed edition of the show so check it out~! […]

September 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Jim Valley and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including CM Punk talking with FOX about hosting WWE’s studio show, what this could all mean, Smackdown on FOX, NXT, AEW, RAW, BJ Penn done with UFC and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

September 27, 2019 - With all the commentary changes coming in WWE, former wrestler and trainer Les Thatcher and I talk about being a new pro wrestler commentator and putting together a tv show for the first time.  With Dio Maddin new to the WWE Raw commentary team, Les discusses what that transition is like as he got his first […]

September 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including AEW TV news, WWE TV news, WWE announcing changes, WWE’s new studio show, NXT, Smackdown and tons more. Our biggest news show in a long time and a fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

September 26, 2019 - Photo via WWE.com Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back on a Wednesday night.  We open up the show talking about AEW’s ITV deal as well as their deal with Fite TV. We then review the second ever NXT on USA show. We go over all the matches over […]

September 26, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including some notes from Tom’s match at Bloodsport, his weekend battles, the final Smackdown on USA Network, THE AWESOME KANE DOCUMENTARY, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

September 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and special guest host Jim Valley is back today with tons to talk about including all the WWE and AEW news, changes to Smackdown production last night, plus Joe Koff appears to talk all the latest news from Ring of Honor, including a preview of Friday night’s PPV! A […]

September 25, 2019 - Another packed episode of Pacific Rim. We talk about the reemergence of Kishin Liger, his history, and if Fumi thinks will lead to a Suzuki-Liger match at Wrestle Kingdom in the Tokyo Dome. With Ren Narita and Shota Umino heading out of Japan, we discuss the history of excursions for Young Lions in puroresu, what happens when they […]

September 24, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! RAW has moved to TNN and Steve Austin is back, and Nitro counters with the famous show where Vince Russo ends up the WCW World Heavyweight […]

September 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including, yes, THE FIEND AND WHETHER HE’S A DUDE IN A MASK OR NOT, your thoughts on the character, RAW, the Fatal Five Way, calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

September 24, 2019 - On this episode of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern looks back at three short obituaries pulled from the pages of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Gene Anderson was one half of the famous Minnesota Wrecking Crew with Ole Anderson and a well known name on the East Coast. You might have never heard of […]