July 3, 2019 - Photo via NJPW1972.com Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We begin the show talking about my time away and then kick-off the real conversation with a discussion about the Raw ratings and Smackdown Live. We talk more about the Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff story.  We look at […]

July 2, 2019 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk AEW, Paul Heyman & Eric Bischoff, plus some cool historical items recently uncovered.  Les is in the process of moving — and in doing so, he came across what may be in 2019 a one-of-a-kind piece of wrestling history.  We’ll also discuss the things […]

July 2, 2019 - It’s the Tuesday Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show so you know what that means, another terrible day for Bryan and Vinny and Craig as they have to watch the worst wrestling show of all time, Nitro, and a RAW show that is hit or miss from the glory period of WWE. ONLY. EIGHT. MONTHS. […]

July 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including everyone’s thoughts on the first Paul Heyman RAW on Monday night, the positive changes, Vince McMahon negatives that still need to be sorted out and more. Plus texts and ZERO calls. A fun show as always so […]

July 2, 2019 - On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, it’s part two of our interview with “Hustler” Rip Rogers. In part one, Rip, one of the most respected wrestlers and trainers in the world, talked about teaming with Buddy Rose. In 1979, Rogers called himself a “greenhorn” who needed advice and guidance from veterans in the territory like “Rowdy” Roddy […]

July 2, 2019 - Who are the greatest pro wrestlers in all of history? You might immediately think of Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Lou Thesz, Frank Gotch, or even Strangler Lewis. But perhaps the best wrestler ever might be someone who is basically an unknown. Let me tell you the story of Alexander Aberg, champion of the Brooklyn International […]

July 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the first somewhat Paul Heyman RAW, all the angles and segments including the burial of Mike Kanellis, update on Yoshiaki Yatsu plus his place in wrestling history, death of Max Muscle, Mailbag and more. […]

July 1, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is here with a special episode dedicated to the rising popularity of Beyond Wrestling and their Uncharted Territory series. The series can be streamed live every Wednesday night at 8 PM Eastern and the shows have given me a platform to perform and get noticed again as Thomas Santell, and has also jumpstarted the […]

July 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back for a fun and exciting show talking AEW Fyter Fest, RAW, Extreme Rules, and so much more from the weekend, plus Bryan unplugs the phone in fury, texters do their best, and Mike is there in beautiful HD at video.f4wonline.com. A fun show as […]

June 30, 2019 - We have got a weird Sunday edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! Since Granny was off Thursday and she’ll be off again this coming Thursday, she’s on TODAY! No Q&A today but a Facebook deal and the usual Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny combine Thursday and Sunday with NXT and NWA World […]

June 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of Fyter Fest, all of the positives and negatives of the product heading into weekly TV, Heyman and Bischoff, calls, texts and so much more. A fun show as always, plus Mike debuts in beautiful […]

June 30, 2019 - DragonKing Dark Podcast continues its journey across America exploring strange, odd, and out of the way places. We stop in Connecticut, which harbors a fairly high number of bizarre places. It is a hotbed of paranormal spots due, in part, to the Warren family of The Conjuring fame. Join host Karl Stern of WhenItWasCool.com as he takes […]

June 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW’s Fyter Fest show, the good and the bad from the B/R Live special, New Japan in Australia, UFC on ESPN 3, plus Raw and WWE in Japan notes, Flip Gordon and tons more. […]

June 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more on the Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff email blast, why all of this is very concerning, ROH PPV recap from Friday night including an injury update on Flip Gordon, UFC and Fyter Fest previews for this weekend […]

June 28, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Paul Heyman, Eric Bischoff and WWE, tons of thoughts and news on the topic, Lance’s memories of his first match on Nitro from Retro Nitro this week, plus AEW, Baron Corbin and tons more. A […]

June 28, 2019 - The original alternate here at the Empire is back to bring you the world famous G1 Climax 29 Prediction Show! The annual adventure where Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive run down each night of New Japan’s summer showcase, giving their predictions for every single match, as well as dropping knowledge and opinion along the way. […]

June 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with back today with a very exciting dynamic show as we go from hearing about an email blast advertising Eric Bischoff to a live follow-up to the realization that, in fact, it wasn’t supposed to go out, plus tons of backstage notes on the Heyman/Bischoff story, AEW, ROH and tons more. A […]

June 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a special episode today, Dave Meltzer joins us to talk the biggest story in wrestling, Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff given whatever power they’ve been given to be in charge or Raw and Smackdown. Everything we know about this story at this moment, your questions and more. It’s 2000 […]

June 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE attendance of late, WWE’s response to AEW, Seth Rollins vs. Will Ospreay, Smackdown, mailbag questions and tons of other news notes. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 20:32: WWE attendance is […]

June 27, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including our upcoming REUNITING as the Chop and Roll Express, Thomas Santell and Beyond Wrestling, Smackdown with all of the bizarre bizarreness that is WWE, plus a couple of games and so much more. A fun show […]

June 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, flying solo today as Bossman Bryan Alvarez battles the enemy known as gingivitis at the Britt Baker Invitational.  Topics covered on today’s show were: more thoughts on WWE’s two-out-of-three falls/commercial break changes, a look at Extreme Rules so far, WWE re-signings, EVOLVE’s 10th anniversary show on the WWE Network, […]

June 25, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Tons to get into including Hunter avoiding but not actually avoiding doing a job, Rock as WWF Champion again, another awful Nitro where nobody has […]

June 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with special in-studio guest Jim Valley to talk everything you ever wanted to know about last night’s RAW in Everett from a live perspective, notes from the show, the Seth Rollins vs. Will Ospreay feud, and tons more. A super fun show so […]

June 25, 2019 - The mystery of Boesch vs. Washburn. In 1935, pro wrestler Jack Washburn was arrested for using a steel plate inside his knee pad against future legendary pro wrestling promoter Paul Boesch, who was a wrestler at the time. The judge found Washburn guilty. Was this a shoot? What was Washburn trying to accomplish by assaulting Boesch? […]

June 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, WWE business of late, HEAT and what it is and is not, mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 7:09: WWE gets rid […]

June 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a very special interview with Will Ospreay talking New Japan, the AXS TV schedule for G-1, winning the Best of the Super Juniors, the IWGP Jr. Title and competing in the upcoming G-1, Seth Rollins and more. A fun show as always so […]

June 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from last night’s WWE Stomping Grounds show, RAW tonight, Seth Rollins vs. Will Ospreay and the fans on Twitter, tons of calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

June 24, 2019 - ‘Left My Wallet’ is back with former WWF announcer and current host of the popular Prime Time podcast, Sean Mooney! Sean shares some stories about how he got into the WWF in 1988 and the events that led to his hiring, his love of sports growing up in Arizona, and what teams he rooted for. […]

June 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including WWE Stomping Grounds from Tacoma, all the action from a live and TV standpoint, RAW tomorrow night, news notes and why YOU — yes you — should go on the Chris Jericho Cruise in January 2020 to hang […]

June 24, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a few special guests who also attending WWE Stomping Grounds, producer Rob and our friend Marty, who managed to barter his way into a hell of an evening. We’ll talk all the matches on the show, the live experience, the good and bad of Tacoma, and […]