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 […]

June 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, flying solo tonight as the Bossman Bryan Alvarez was at WWE’s Stomping Grounds. Spoiler alert: He will not be chasing R-Truth for the 24/7 title, instead demanding he come to him.  We keep an eye on the pre-show as Mike runs down the card for the night. […]

June 23, 2019 - Recently at WhenItWasCool.com we took a look at the 100 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time. This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a deeper dive into the list to pick out the movies which have more of a horror or occult theme to them. Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, Dark Man, Blade, and […]

June 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Stomping Grounds odds, star rating odds, changes to RAW and Smackdown, AEW TV notes, more on the sellout numbers for All Out, UFC recap from Saturday night, plus mailbag and more! A fun show as always so […]

June 22, 2019 - A few months ago, longtime MMA journalist Jeremy Botter relaunched Whizzered, a paid subscription newsletter that aimed to be different than any other media outlet or website out there. It didn’t take long for it to gain the attention of many in the industry, including those in the UFC, some of whose employees are subscribers […]

June 21, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including memories of his Nitro debut from Retro Nitro this week, RAW and the lack of superstars on the show, the 24/7 title and why anyone would want it, and tons more. A fun and packed show with Lance so check it […]

June 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Stomping Grounds on Sunday, odds for the show, a baffling Dana Brooke spot that led to an injury Monday, Bryan calls out Thomas Santell, tons of calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check […]

June 21, 2019 - Oh dear, it is the mighty, and I do mean MIGHTY Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show, one for the ages. An incredible Granny segment, her usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, PROFOUND guilt trips and so much more, then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail and WWF Superstars from 1992 with the […]

June 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown ratings, how WWE can create the Steve Austin of the 2020s (not easy), Stomping Grounds, an appearance by Dave Meltzer talking the top stories in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, plus calls and tons more! A fun […]

June 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Lionheart, RAW and Smackdown ratings, WWE Stomping Grounds, AEW Women’s Title announcement, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 6:05: Lionheart passes […]

June 20, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s adventures in Beyond Wrestling, Bryan’s potential return to the ring after a two week retirement, Smackdown from Tuesday night with the build towards Stomping Grounds and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

June 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown, AEW’s next show and Bleacher Report Live predictions, the death of Lionheart, a ton of news and texts to respond to and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out, and check out the […]

June 19, 2019 - Subscribers can now listen to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez’s live Q&A edition of Wrestling Observer Radio from Starrcast II, recorded on May 24, 2019. Thanks to Fite.TV and Starrcast for making this audio available. If you’re heading to Chicago for All Out weekend, you can attend another live Q&A session on August 31st taking […]

June 18, 2019 - Adam and Mike are back with a short edition of the original alternate, giving their thoughts on the full New Japan G1 schedule being announced. While it’s certainly not the annual, award-winning G1 preview show, we look at how the blocks are set up, some of the non-tournament fun that could be, Jon Moxley, main event […]

June 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive was back today, flying solo for a day as Bossman Griswold heads back from the vacation he’s going to need a vacation from.  We share some thoughts on last night’s Raw, Structured Reality Show competition, AEW matchmaking news for their upcoming shows, Vader matches of note, the G1 block […]

June 18, 2019 - Dear God what a Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show! We’re back in studio, which means we’re back in video as well, and we’ve got an AWESOME edition of RAW from 19 years ago this week to review, followed by an absolutely awful edition of Nitro with more HEEL GOLDBERG and assorted awful BS. A […]

June 18, 2019 - Image: @njpwglobal Les Thatcher and I are back with a new Wrestling Weekly podcast, hitting up a few newsworthy subjects in pro wrestling. We begin by talking about the announced New Japan G1 blocks and matchups, where many of the fans who bought Double or Nothing have been all this time, thoughts on Jon Moxley vs. […]