July 9, 2019 - The GKT — Greatest Kayfabe Tournament — continues, and we have a bizarre matchup this time. It’s a real clash of styles and eras as All Japan king Giant Baba faces off against the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels! This match would have been a train wreck in real life, but what did our voters say? Join host […]

July 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an absolutely baffling follow-up to last week’s show, a show straight out of WCW in 2000, and that’s not a compliment. We’ve also got a Slammiversary report, latest on Thiago Santos, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun […]

July 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with TONS to talk about including the death of Paco Alonso, RAW and Smackdown, UFC and New Japan this past weekend, text message mailbag and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 8, 2019 - It’s the Sunday night Bryan and Vinny Show and we’re picking up where we left off with the Fourth of July no-show! It’s NXT from Full Sail with one of the great squash matches of the decade, and then WWF Superstars from 1992, and exciting show with the most preposterous build to a great match […]

July 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  This is our third show together for the weekend. We first talk about the passing of CMLL president, Paco Alonso. Because of the news of Alonso’s passing and having to record earlier than normal, we didn’t get the chance watch the Impact […]

July 7, 2019 - It’s been a while since we talked about the wacky world of esoteric (and fake) martial arts, known in pop culture as Bullshido. This week, I give you an episode of our Patreon exclusive series DragonKing Darker where I visit more crazy bullshido stories with tales of the Din Mak death touch, pressure points, and […]

July 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of the New Japan G-1 kickoff show in Dallas, UFC with Jon Jones barely retaining the UFC Light Heavyweight title, matches, crazy knockouts, tons of news and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

July 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  This is the second of two Wrestling Observer Radio shows from Dallas. Dave and I talk about the Kota Ibushi interview from the first WOR of the day, specifically the reaction to the question about the Kenny Omega documentary that Kota was in. We […]

July 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  This is the first of two Wrestling Observer Radio shows from Dallas. Dave and I talk about the New Japan press conference to kick off G1. We talk about who wasn’t at the press conference. We discuss more of the wrestling news […]

July 6, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including memories of Nitro 19 years ago this week, AEW Fyter Fest thoughts from Lance’s perspective and that of a non-fan he watched with, RAW and Smackdown, Impact’s PPV this Sunday, and tons more. A fun show as […]

July 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the deaths of Perro Aguayo Sr., an all-time legend, and Jacques Rougeau Sr., Smackdown ratings, Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, AEW numbers for Fyter Fest, UFC this coming weekend with Jon Jones, mailbag and more. A fun show […]

July 4, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including our upcoming tag team appearance for Beyond Wrestling, Smackdown from Tuesday night with Otis Dozovic saving the day, Tom eats something grotesque and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

July 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with Mike Sempervive flying solo today, as the Bossman Bryan Alvarez loads up the family truckster and heads south for the holiday.  Mike has lots of thoughts on last night’s SmackDown, which was a good show to move stories forward — if not for actual matches. We go through the highs […]

July 3, 2019 - Fumi Saito and Jim Valley talk about Raw and compare Monday night’s AJ Styles to his time in New Japan. Fumi was at Sumo Hall for both nights of the WWE Tokyo tour. Hear his thoughts on Triple H, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Kabuki Warriors, the fans in attendance, and the wrestling they saw. Plus, an […]

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. […]