July 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, all the matches and angles on a heavy Paul Heyman show, G-1 update with results from this morning, news on New Japan and AEW tickets, Jon Jones, Cyborg and so much more. A fun […]

July 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with Mike Sempervive on a solo mission, as Bryan Alvarez is returned to the West Coast on a special flight to account for him being in traction. It’s a lazy pot-luck Monday, so we spend some time talking about this past weekend’s Cyborg-Spencer fight, and some Japanese names under 30 […]

July 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with Mike Sempervive on a solo mission, as Bryan Alvarez was booked to be snuffed out by Nick Gage at Americanrana for Beyond Wrestling.  We keep you updated on that show throughout the episode, discuss the lameness that is negotiating through the media — or through text — if you’re […]

July 28, 2019 - DragonKing Dark travels to one of the smaller states this week. A state that host Karl Stern has only been to once — Delaware! This small state is nestled with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Washington D.C. on the other, so there must be some weird stuff there right? Well…let’s visit there and […]

July 28, 2019 - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the only time the late Perro Aguayo wrestled in the pacific northwest. Not only that, he was also on the same show where the very controversial Tonya Harding made her first public appearance since the 1994 Nagano Olympic Games and the very publicized attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan. The Kerrigan […]

July 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back with Dave Meltzer and Jim Valley covering the latest in pro wrestling and MMA news. Dave has been busy the last few days so he has a lot to talk about. Topics on the show include injuries to wrestlers in WWE and NXT, Dave’s report on PWG and what he […]

July 27, 2019 - On this week’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday Edition, I talk about the WWE Smackville special live from Nashville on the WWE Network tonight and the G1 Climax showdown between Kazuchika Okada and KENTA. Lance Archer doesn’t win every match — but he continues to impress. New Japan sells out the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City while ROH couldn’t. Is that an […]

July 26, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including Lance’s weekly thoughts on the Retro Nitro from 19 years ago this week, RAW and Smackdown thoughts, Jimmy Uso, his latest session wrapping up, Impact, AEW, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

July 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive are back today with tons to talk about including more shocking details on the Jimmy Uso DUI arrest, tons of news on WWE, SummerSlam, RAW Monday, calls, texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 26, 2019 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk AEW’s Road to All Out, as well as their big TV announcement, potential Wednesday night competition, and a big G1 weekend. We’ll discuss why Tully Blanchard is backing Shawn Spears, Jon Moxley’s brilliant reason for going to Japan, the broader story which could come to pass this weekend in each […]

July 26, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with TONS to talk about including our weekly Q&A with Granny, another incredible Weekly Wrestling Report, UNDERTAKER FACTS, and more, then Bryan & Vinny review NXT from Full Sail and, yes, the top matches from SummerSlam 1992. A fun show as always so check it […]

July 26, 2019 - AEW roster member and joshi star Riho announced this week that she has joined Stardom. There’s also a report from Dave Meltzer about WWE officials meeting with Stardom officials. With this news, Fumi Saito and I talk about the likelihood of possible working agreements between Stardom, AEW, and NJPW. In addition, we talk about AEW’s television deal, Jon […]

July 25, 2019 - The original alternate is back with another “brief” edition of the show — which we cheerfully recorded at the crack of dawn. Disheveled, but not deterred, we give our thoughts on the ongoing New Japan G1 Climax tournament.  Who has stood out most to us, both good and bad? Plus, some of our favorite matches, […]

July 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE’s earnings report and conference call notes, why the stock was up today, business metrics, plus Jimmy Uso gets a DUI after laughing about it Monday, news, calls, texts and more! A fun show as always so check […]

July 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE’s latest investor’s call, lots of stock being sold, Raw and Smackdown ratings, AEW and Impact TV show updates, G-1, Dragon Gate, UFC this weekend, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

July 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including AEW’s official TV announcement, All Out, Smackdown, SummerSlam, plus Colt Cabana joins us to talk a ton of different topics, none of which are related to CM PUNK. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

July 23, 2019 - Well, here it is, we have finally discovered the single worst Nitro of all time. It’s barely arguable. A show so bad that there are two of the dumbest things in wrestling history that totally got buried because so many other stupid things happened in the year 2000. RAW was good. Thank God these reviews […]

July 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with Mike Sempervive flying solo today, and we open up the phone lines to hear what people’s reactions were to last night’s big Raw Reunion. Plus, AAA is coming to MSG and The Forum, Jon Moxley is coming to Bloodsport, tonight’s G1 lineup, and a variety of wild promos about events coming […]

July 23, 2019 - Why is WWE so terminally un-hip? It wasn’t always this way. In the mid-1980s, the WWF was a pop culture house of fire and everyday people knew who Hulk Hogan was. MTV, Mr. T, Cyndi Lauper, movies — it was a perfect story of pop culture relevance. In the late 1990s, DX and the NWO […]

July 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the RAW REUNION show, a show that did, in fact, feature a RAW reunion and damn near nothing else of note, AEW notes, Jon Jones gets in trouble again, Seth Rollins puts foot in […]

July 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with all the news in wrestling including your RAW Reunion preview for tonight, a full list of who is attending, Randy Orton vs. Will Ospreay, your calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

July 22, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from September of 1988. And then, besides our weekly review, Vinny is punished, SUBJECTED to KAZUCHIKA OKADA VS. WILL OSPREAY FROM THE G-1 CLIMAX TOURNAMENT SATURDAY. A fun show as always so check […]

July 21, 2019 - Host Karl Stern is back with a fresh edition of DragonKing Dark, taking a look at 10 interesting curses in both history and popular culture. Are there any that actually pass the slightest bit of inspection and make you go, “hmmm?” From obvious ones like buried pirate treasure to ones less known, people have long been […]

July 21, 2019 - It’s the first weekly Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. I’m hosting solo for the first time. Callers and I talk about the incredible G1 Climax matches: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii. In addition, we talk about the chase for the AEW World Championship and why I think Chris Jericho should beat Hangman Adam Page so Page’s […]

July 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of thoughts on G-1 including all the block matches from Saturday morning, best matches in the tournament so far, RAW and Smackdown this week, tons of news, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so […]

July 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We kick off the episode with a discussion on WWE possibly counter programming AEW’s weekly TV show with NXT. We talk about what it says about what Vince McMahon thinks of them as competition. We then talk about CM Punk being at Starrcast. […]

July 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Jim Valley is back today with all the latest news from the past couple of days, WWE, Smackville next week, Ishii vs. Moxley in the G-1 and more, plus we’ve got a very special announcement regarding Jim and Wrestling Observer Live! A fun show as always so check […]

July 19, 2019 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa start down the road to All Out, talk CM Punk coming to Starrcast, and look at the G1 so far. Along the way, we’ll tell you how you can help Tennessee wrestling legend Don Wright and his family recover from a terrible tragedy, talk about Tully Blanchard […]

July 19, 2019 - Fumi Saito has an in-person account of night five of the G1 Climax from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. His thoughts on Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi, how Lance Archer appears to be gaining respect and momentum, the crowd’s reaction to  KENTA, and why his favorite match of the night was Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. ZSJ. Plus, we go in-depth on […]

July 18, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her Weekly Wrestling Report, SHOCKING BEHIND-THE-SCENES DETAILS, and more, then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail, a great show, and a horrible boring go-home Superstars show for SummerSlam 1992. A fun show as always […]