June 18, 2019 - Karl “DragonKingKarl” Stern is back for another deep dive into pro wrestling history. On this episode, we take a detailed look at 1978 and cover such names as Superstar Billy Graham, Harley Race, the Funk Brothers, Stan Hansen, Ted DiBiase, Bob Backlund, UWA Mexico, Japanese tournaments, and the death of John Pesek. From the home […]

June 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan, the G-1, the Jon Moxley situation, AEW TV, WWE RAW from Monday night with the build to Stomping Grounds, plus tons of news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

June 17, 2019 - ‘Left My Wallet’ is back with a super-sized edition featuring Boston Celtics play-by-play announcer Sean Grande and some NBA talk with our very own Garrett Gonzales. Garrett joins me as special co-host to discuss his Golden State Warriors and the fallout from all that happened with them in the past week. GG gives his take […]

June 17, 2019 - It’s our pristine recording of today’s Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive! Tons of news to get into including an Aerostar update, AEW and WWE news and notes, tons of texts and calls and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown for this week, AEW ticket sales and why they’re so surprising to people, predictions for the next show, AAA’s big show and an update on Aerostar, Bellator with Chael Sonnen’s retirement, news, mailbag and tons […]

June 17, 2019 - On this week’s DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl from WhenItWasCool.com takes a look at the weird places, odd stops, and strange attractions in the state of Colorado. We love Colorado and have been there a few times and have even seen a few of these ourselves. This episode even solves the mystery of a road […]

June 16, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from September of 1988! A far more exciting show than usual and it does, in fact, feature the single worst performance by any wrestler that Bryan or Vinny have ever seen. A fun show as always so check […]

June 15, 2019 - Fumi Saito and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman have known each other for nearly 30 years. In this special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, these two long-time friends reminisce about how they met, times in Japan, spending Christmas together in Minnesota, and key moments in Waltman’s career. We talk about Sean’s first tour of Japan, his later […]

June 15, 2019 - On tap this week: Top matches for AEW All Out, names and potential stories to follow in the upcoming G1 tournament, and too many needless risks being taken in the ring. Les and Vic will also discuss the very effective Road to Fyter Fest episode recently posted and why it’s a standout, recent booking decisions of […]

June 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We start the show talking about All Out selling out in just 15 minutes and how they could’ve sold many more tickets. Dave talks more about their PPV audience compared to a WWE audience, as well as what WWE may be thinking […]

June 15, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with a ton to talk about including WWE’s Saudi Arabia shows, Matt Riddle vs. Goldberg, RAW from Monday night, his revelation about the Firefly Funhouse, his death which did not happen and who was stricken by it, and tons more. A fun show as […]

June 14, 2019 - After a few days of technical difficulties, Bryan Alvarez is back with — more technical difficulties. But you may never know listening. So enjoy a show talking about AEW selling out, WWE, rumors about Gedo, no calls (maybe thankfully), text messages and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! And yes, I […]

June 14, 2019 - On this week’s Portland Wrestlecast, I talk to the one and only Rip Rogers for some great stories from a legendary time in the history of Northwest U.S. wrestling. He first arrived in Portland, OR, in June 1979 when the territory was really starting to heat up thanks to the feud between “Playboy” Buddy Rose and […]

June 14, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with almost our usual Thursday night adventure. Bryan is on a summer vacation so only one person is capable of connecting, meaning Vinny is doing the show but no Granny this week. Still, the usual reviews of NXT and Superstars of Wrestling from 1992! A fun show […]

June 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive was back today. Sort of. Because, life (and technology) can be funny sometimes. It’s a show talking about SmackDown’s ratings, AEW announcing Mox-Omega/Spears signing, Tyrus’ troubles at FNC, Raw’s LOL Emmy spiel and “Structured” competition, and much more.  Such as, a great story on the mess that was the […]

June 13, 2019 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown TV, ratings for both shows, AEW notes, NXT tapings, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a solo mission for one day, as the big Bossman celebrates his 54th birthday. Cent’anni~! We take a look at Raw’s rating woes against the NBA, AEW adds matches to Fyter Fest, 205 Live adds Gable, AXS changes, news on honoring Atsushi Aoki, AJPW’s Junior title […]

June 12, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! This is what people talk about when they remember the Attitude Era — an awesome Raw and a horrible Nitro. It wasn’t always like that, but this week it was. Plus, find out what […]

June 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, heels getting heat in wrestling and getting mad about it, AEW, WWE Stomping Grounds, social media and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 11, 2019 - The GKT continues! It’s all about the game and how you play it…yeah, Jack Brisco probably isn’t listening to that nonsense, but how did the voters see it? This week, two eras collide when we look at the former NWA World heavyweight champion and one of the most respected (and legitimate) mat wrestlers in history […]

June 11, 2019 - The original alternate is back for a quick show and the final word on Sunday’s New Japan Dominion card…and, yes, Ibushi and Naito are still complete lunatics. Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on those two, because how can you not? We then move on to other aspects of what was a really a […]

June 11, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the build to Stomping Grounds, a Kota Ibushi update, AEW, Ric Flair being sued, mailbag questions and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including poor ticket sales for WWE in Tacoma, RAW on Monday night, more on Dominion and the Ibushi vs. Naito match, Jericho vs. Okada, tons of calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

June 10, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan Dominion from Saturday night, all the matches and angles leading into G-1, upcoming line-ups, Super J Cup returning, WWE RAW, Stomping Grounds, a must-see match from Mexico and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

June 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including fallout from Super Showdown, fallout from Naito and Ibushi falling on their goddamn heads all night, feedback on all of this, news, questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 9, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from September of 1988. One of the all time worst builds to a Clash of the Champions ever, and yes, this is a go-home show, plus the usual jobber-filled hour of pro-wrestling and more. A fun show as […]

June 9, 2019 - I continue my look at various curses in pop culture and on this new edition of DragonKing Dark, I examine all the strange and tragic events surrounding the Poltergeist series of movies. A young star died of an unexpected health emergency, another was murdered, and others befell a series of bizarre calamities. DragonKing Dark Podcast is your […]

June 9, 2019 - We continue our conversation with Jerry Grey. On this episode, he talks about how his relationship with Billy Jack seemingly affected his career in Portland Wrestling as he was stuck in the middle of disagreements between Billy Jack, Rip Oliver, and Playboy Buddy Rose. In May 1985, Don Owen sold out the Portland Memorial Coliseum […]

June 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full results from this past Saturday night’s UFC PPV, fallout from Super Showdown, mailbag questions, the death of WCW on the WWE Network and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – […]

June 8, 2019 - (Note: This is a free edition of the show. Just click below to listen or right click to save the mp3. You can also find this show in our free show RSS feed.) Every since Whizzered broke the news that The Athletic was adding an MMA vertical, I was intrigued. Who would they hire? What […]