May 19, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with tons of news including the death of Maxx Justice, updates on Jim Ross and Sabu, Darby makes it to the top, what happened with Collision, Smackdown recap, ratings, all the latest from Mexico, UFC and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

May 18, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including Bryan’s trip to Relentless Pro Wrestling this weekend and interview with Kurt Angle, what everyone saw of the mystery Collision show, and Smackdown with a near tragedy in the main event. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

May 18, 2025 - It’s Sunday and time for Wrestling Observer Live with Andrew Zarian. As last week’s show was done before his passing, Andrew reflects on Sabu’s wrestling career and discusses some of his better matches, his influence on modern wrestling, and his legacy. He also talks about Jeff Cobb/JC Mateo getting a name change on WWE SmackDown, […]

May 17, 2025 - Image: WWE It’s Saturday and that means it’s time for Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. Jeff Cobb impressed in his WWE SmackDown in-ring debut as JC Mateo Friday, but the Greensboro crowd also thought most everything on the show was awesome even when some things weren’t. On Monday, Becky Lynch turned heel BECAUSE OF […]

May 16, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including health updates on Jim Ross and Hulk Hogan, the death of Sabu and Lance’s thoughts on blaming Joey Janela and GCW, why Beach Break did well in the ratings, TNA thoughts, tons more! A fun show as always […]

May 16, 2025 - Image: AEW It’s time for a new Wrestling Weekly with Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher. AEW Dynamite Beach Break was a success for the company, and WWE had some interesting fan reactions (or non-reactions) on Raw and we’ll look at some of the potential reasons for that. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! […]

May 16, 2025 - John LaRocca and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off this show by giving out our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before hitting the major AEW and WWE topics of the week. Here are […]

May 15, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we break down a fun edition of AEW Dynamite, the BEACH BREAK show, then a pretty bad edition of NXT, especially compared to the awesome show they had last week. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]

May 14, 2025 - Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on the Janel Grant case, WWE in Atlanta, SNME, Will Ospreay’s comments regarding WWE, tons of Japan news, ratings, ESPN Select, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reviews, Collision spoilers and tons more. A fun […]

May 14, 2025 - After Dark Radio is back. What DIDN’T we talk about? The historical Garden of Eden. The historical tomb of Jesus. The discovery of the historical NOAH’s ark. A Bigfoot climbing a tree, and whether 100 men could beat one ape. A new planet 9. A horrible murderer. And more. A wacky show as always so […]

May 14, 2025 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns with tons to talk about including AEW Beach Break tonight, some history of Samoa Joe as AEW Champion, John Cena has another WWE date announced, all the news, a pretty blah edition of NXT, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

May 14, 2025 - On a new Pacific Rim with Jim Valley, he and co-host Fumi Saito remembers Sabu, his friend of over 30 years. Fumi fills in a lot of Sabu’s history going back to his uncle — the “Original” Sheik Ed Farhat — Sabu’s training and upbringing in the business, his real age (not the one widely […]

May 13, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her Q&A and soap opera and wrestling report, the trivia contest, and more. Then the boys review Mid-South Wrestling S6:E24! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

May 13, 2025 - It’s Tuesday and it’s time for a new Big Vinny V Show recapping last Thursday’s TNA Impact, hosted by, yes, Vince Verhei. The main event of last Thursday’s TNA Impact felt like a tribute to a fallen legend. Yes, it aired a few days before Sabu passed away, but the Steve Maclin vs. Eric Young […]

May 13, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns with tons to talk about including Lance’s memories of Sabu, stories from the time they worked together, more emailed memories from listeners, plus all the news, notes from RAW, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 13, 2025 - On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, it’s time for Karl Stern’s latest installment in his History of Pro Wrestling podcast subseries. Note this episode is taken from his DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus book looking at the pro wrestling world in May 1985. In that month, the WWF machine continued to grow following the […]

May 13, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including all the talk today about a Yahoo News article on Sabu’s last match, and the response from Joey Janela and Brett Lauderdale, NXT and Dynamite this coming week, the full WWE Raw report, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, and tons more. […]

May 12, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with our tribute to Sabu show, a look at his career highlights, what made him special, plus your favorite memories of him inside and outside the ring. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 11, 2025 - Editor’s Note: This week’s show was recorded prior to the announcement Sabu had passed away. WWE Backlash took place Saturday and Andrew Zarian breaks everything down on today’s Wrestling Observer Live. That includes the main event featuring John Cena vs. Randy Orton, taking us back to 2004. He also discusses the standout performers, including Jacob […]

May 11, 2025 - This week’s edition of my 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era of pro wrestling (taken from my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus) finds us in 1878, and things continue to take an entertaining turn. The collar and elbow wrestlers have a new champion, and he isn’t exactly setting the world […]

May 11, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with a quick Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio talking about the passing of Sabu. Dave talks about Sabu’s influence, Terry Funk’s thoughts on Sabu as a pioneer and his Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame candidacy, ECW as an alternative for US wrestling fans, and more. […]

May 11, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE Backlash PPV from Saturday, Drew McIntyre health update, John Cena’s last match, the 300th edition of Dynamite, Saudi Arabia and CM Punk, New Japan, Collision and UFC results, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

May 10, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about as we review WWE Backlash 2025, an enjoyable and easy-to-watch show with some very well put together matches. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 10, 2025 - On Saturday’s Wrestling Observer Live, Jim Valley provides a very timely and newsworthy show. There’s been a lot of talk in the news about tariffs and their potential affect on the price and availability of toys. So, how could that affect pro wrestling action figures? Kevin Kleinrock from Masked Republic, along with his partners, have […]

May 9, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including the discussion the last few days about dressing like a star and what Bryan feels it’s really about, Collision from Thursday night and all the improvements made, TKO earnings notes and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

May 9, 2025 - Image: WWE With WWE Backlash this weekend, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the scheduled matches and give their predictions on this week’s Wrestling Weekly. Can Randy Orton end his rivalry with John Cena by becoming WWE Champion again? The guys also look at a busy week in AEW and what lies ahead for […]

May 9, 2025 - John LaRocca and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off this show by giving out our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before hitting the major AEW and WWE topics of the week. Here are […]

May 8, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we break down two great shows, AEW Dynamite and NXT! Great wrestling and promos and even some big upsets and backstage segments. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 8, 2025 - With Bryan Alvarez doing some good dadding, Mike Sempervive is back to perform aural stimulation. Literally, as there’s no video because the horizontals went vertical when it came to the Bossman’s internet, but we soldiered on. We talked about last night’s Dynamite, missed AEW marketing opportunities, who owns AAA and how much of it, how […]

May 8, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Janel Grant and Vince McMahon, the Billy Jack Haynes DSOTR, Arena Mexico, Smashing Machine praise, New Japan and Best of the Super Juniors, full AEW and NXT TV reports, and tons more. A fun show […]