May 3, 2019 - On today’s show, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss how Vince McMahon chooses to use his valuable television time, how much creative freedom means as opposed to a big money contract, Cody’s terrific Double or Nothing promo, and more. Also on the list for today: Goldberg being announced for WWE’s next Saudi Arabia show, Rey Mysterio’s 30th […]

May 2, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and review of Bryan vs. Jungle Boy, then full reviews of NXT from Full Sail and WWF Superstars featuring by far the worst gimmick in the history of pro-wrestling. A fun show as always so […]

May 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE ratings, the fall of WWE of late, how to turn things around, Dave Meltzer appears to talk the latest issues in the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Daniel Bryan, calls, texts and more! A fun show as always […]

May 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the past few days, RAW and Smackdown ratings, Brock Lesnar’s future, Goldberg to Saudi Arabia, Daniel Bryan update, Smackdown, UFC, a Von Erich mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

May 1, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including a look at what Tom has been up to the last few weeks, Smackdown from Tuesday night and why this show did 1.8 million viewers, Geek of the Week, and tons more. A fun show as […]

May 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW’s ratings plunge on Monday, WWE heading back to Saudi Arabia, Smackdown and Money in the Bank, whether Vince could turn it all around with a big angle Monday, tons of calls and texts and more! A […]

April 30, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. The ROCK is the champion on RAW and the McMahons are looking to spoil the fun, while on the other channel it is, no joke, one of the […]

April 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from last night, Money in the Bank, the line-up for the show thus far, Ricochet and Bobby Roode, Alexa’s shoes, some All Japan, plus calls, texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

April 30, 2019 - Our latest classic wrestling TV review looks at Georgia Championship Wrestling from February 23, 1980, which includes Terry and Dory Funk and another ridiculous Terry promo, Mr. Wrestling II, Austin Idol, Tommy Rich, Gordon is disappointed in Harley Race, and the Masked Superstar. It’s another blast of retro pro wrestling action — this time from GCW! […]

April 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the Champion Carnival, Kento Miyahara vs. the Miz, a full RAW review from Monday night, what’s going on with the Revival, UFC from this past weekend, the Cody Rhodes promo, mailbag and tons more. A fun show […]

April 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Impact Wrestling PPV and the injuries that took place, the women’s match everyone is raving about with Gail Kim and Tessa Blanchard, RAW tonight, Money in the Bank, the new June PPV, Bryan vs. Jungle Boy […]

April 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  Dave and I start the wrap up to the weekend with our thoughts on Cody Rhodes’ promo on the latest episode of the Road To Double Or Nothing. Dave goes over Impact Wrestling’s Rebellion PPV including an update on Brian Cage. We talk […]

April 29, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with our usual Sunday night fare, NWA World Championship Wrestling from summer of 1988, and since the show is short we’ll also break down and analyze two great Ric Flair matches, one that we actually downplayed on Nitro a year ago and another that is considered a […]

April 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with an unplanned solo show. Yep. Just him. Someone called out of work today.  So, The Embarrassment on the Bay is discussed, as well as thoughts on Nick Aldis and last night’s NWA Crockett Cup, this morning’s New Japan IWGP Junior tag team title match, SHINGO, tonight’s […]

April 28, 2019 - Image: Karl Stern On this episode of DragonKing Dark, we take a look at one of Karl Stern’s favorite states — Arizona. Arizona has many well known tourist attractions that are well worth visiting, but on this episode we are going off the beaten path to hunt for oddities. From dinosaurs to quirky stops along the […]

April 28, 2019 - This weekend marks 10 years since the death of “Playboy” Buddy Rose. If you only know Buddy from the Blow Away Diet in 1990 WWF, then this show is for you. I talk with Rich Patterson, longtime Portland Wrestling fan and Buddy’s friend, about Rose’s legacy. We talk about Buddy’s feuds with Bull Ramos, Jesse Ventura, […]

April 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Also on the show and live at Wrestling Observer HQ is Bryan Alvarez. Bryan and Dave start the show talking about Bryan’s match at All Pro Wrestling’s Union Landing show against Jungleboy. They then talk more about the WWE financials, the Crockett […]

April 27, 2019 - The Original Alternate returns on a solo voyage as Adam Summers guides you on a 52-minute odyssey through the AJPW Champion Carnival and the NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour. Topics include: Yuji Okabayashi’s incredible week, Miyahara’s chances of winning the Carnival, an intense and inspired NJPW tour, Liger and Suzuki’s old man HATEfest, an […]

April 26, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today to talk tons of topics including WWE’s decline since October, Charlotte Flair, the Impact PPV he’s refereeing this Sunday, shout-out to injured ref at the NXT house show last night, RAW, Smackdown, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

April 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE stock down again, investors starting to open their eyes on various issues, more goofy booking, the decline since November and what role Crown Jewel played in it, fun stuff you can watch this weekend that isn’t WWE, […]

April 26, 2019 - Image: WWE From falling ratings to declining house show attendance and stock prices, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Vince McMahon’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. Profitability will reach an all-time high soon, but storm clouds appear to be in the distance — and one of the big reasons why takes up the […]

April 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a free show.  We open up the episode with a discussion on WWE financials and the popularity of the product. Dave goes over all the key numbers. We then talk about Luke Harper and where he stands currently in WWE. Then we […]

April 26, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment with a look at Bryan vs. Jungle Boy, Granny’s Wrestling Report including Bryan vs. Orange Cassidy, and then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail and WWF Superstars from June of 1992. A fun […]

April 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s latest earnings report, the stock price, how much Network is being watched and why that’s important, Vince’s explanation for things being down, tons of calls and text messages and so much more. A fun show as […]

April 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings, Smackdown report from Tuesday night, the decline in WWE viewership since the fall and what might be responsible, Impact PPV Sunday, UFC fighters failing for Ostarine and getting six months, mailbag and tons […]

April 25, 2019 - 30 years ago on April 24, 1989, the first-ever pro wrestling card was held at Tokyo Dome. On that historic card, we got the debut of Jushin “Thunder” Liger. On this episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I look back at that show and talk about Liger’s career. With the theme of Japan vs. USA […]

April 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including, yes, THE DEVIL CHARLOTTE FLAIR WHO IS RUNNING ROUGHSHOD OVER WWE WITH HER DIABOLICAL INFLUENCE. Also, David Lagana joins us to talk the Crockett Cup this weekend, the NWA, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

April 24, 2019 - The NFL Draft is upon us and “Left My Wallet’ is back with our resident football expert, Football Outsiders assistant editor, and co-host of the Bryan & Vinny Show, Big Vinny V. Vinny breaks down this year’s quarterback class and why he thinks Kyler Murray really is the top QB prospect. He also discusses this year’s […]

April 23, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and NItro from 19 years ago this week. And yes, we just watched two shows Sunday, so four shows in two days, and that’s a LOT of Nitro to watch. Thankfully, both shows were […]

April 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the fallout from last night’s RAW, the road to Money in the Bank, Superstar Shakeup, Bray Wyatt, Sasha Banks and tons more. Plus your calls and texts! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]