April 2, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with a look back at WrestleMania 2000 and the RAW that followed. Nitro was a best-of show or something like that, so we watched the top matches from WrestleMania, a BIG MISTAKE, and then the follow-up RAW with a totally preposterous storyline leading to a […]

April 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a packed show talking all the news in wrestling, RAW, WrestleMania, the women’s segment last night, Baron Corbin and more, plus Bryan’s wild weekend, Drew Cordeiro from Beyond Wrestling talking their new weekly series and so much more! A fun show as […]

April 2, 2019 - Host Karl Stern takes a look at this 1982 WWF TV show that features Salvatore Bellomo in his debut, Ivan Putski, Jimmy Snuka, an ill-fated tag team, Bob Orton, SD Jones, Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito, Buddy Rose, Tony Atlas, and Pedro Morales (who Vince McMahon dogs out on commentary) as Intercontinental Champion. Right click […]

April 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the HBO segment with John Oliver on WWE, WrestleMania added matches and what’s going on with the RAW tag title match, RAW report from Monday night, Bellator new signing, John Oliver mailbag and tons more. A fun show […]

April 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the John Oliver segment on HBO last night, thoughts on all of his major points regarding independent contractors and WWE’s treatment of talent and the Wellness Policy and more, plus calls, texts and news! A fun show […]

April 1, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from July of 1988! The Horseman vs. Midnight Express feud is starting and it’s awesome! Also, a few APW thoughts from this weekend and a very special potpourri as well. A fun show […]

March 31, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from July of 1988! The Horseman vs. Midnight Express feud is starting and it’s awesome! Also, a few APW thoughts from this weekend and a very special potpourri as well. A fun show […]

March 31, 2019 - There is a major crisis happening all around us and most people are completely oblivious to it. Should this crisis come to fruition, the food chain will collapse. Over half of the foods stocked in your local grocery store will disappear. Your fruits will be gone. Your vegetables will be gone. Cattle will die, so […]

March 31, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back live from Wrestling Observer HQ just after Bryan and Filthy Tom Lawlor finished wrestling for APW. Bryan and Dave talk the Saturday night APW show, the death of Vickie Funk, tons of WrestleMania notes including new matches and battle royal participants, Smackdown to three […]

March 30, 2019 - The original alternate is back, and the countdown is on to next Saturday’s New Japan-ROH G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to, our plans for the weekend (with an unsurprising difference in activities), our predictions for each match on the card, Raw is a long show, are Miyahara […]

March 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We begin the show talking about the death of Koji Kitao. Dave goes over a lot of his career from sumo to pro wrestling to MMA.  We then discuss WWE news including John Cena’s role at WrestleMania. We move onto non-WWE topics […]

March 30, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including working the Impact tapings and ending up with an on-screen role, memories of Koji Kitao, the fanbase today and it’s understanding of the business, what he’s looking forward to WrestleMania weekend, and tons more. A fun weekend show with Lance so […]

March 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today talking every topic EXCEPT the women’s match at WrestleMania, tons of news and questions, and then Dalton Castle, THE Dalton Castle, joins us to talk Ring of Honor/New Japan in Madison Square Garden, his match with RUUUUSH and more! A fun show as […]

March 29, 2019 - We’re jumping into the wayback machine today to talk about crazy things wrestlers did to get over and some of the biggest names in wrestling during the early part of Les Thatcher’s in-ring career. Up for discussion on this week’s show: the time Les thought he might kill Ken Patera, a wrestler asking to be […]

March 29, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s weekly Facebook adventure, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more, then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail with the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Classic and WWF Superstars from June of 1992. A fun show as always […]

March 28, 2019 - Editor’s Note: This is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, I welcome back “The Warmaster” Josh Barnett for our first conversation in nearly seven years. There was a lot to talk about with the former UFC heavyweight champion, mainly Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport, a sold out […]

March 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with a very packed show! Bryan and Mike are on as always, and we’re also joined in studio by Jim Valley of wrestlingobserver.com and Dave Meltzer! So much to talk about from New Japan to Stardom to ASUKA AND CHARLOTTE and everything else in […]

March 28, 2019 - On Thursday, Paul “HHH” Levesque held his traditional pre-NXT TakeOver conference call, going over a variety of subjects. You can listen to the call right now by just clicking that red button below. Among the things HHH discussed: The situation around Tommaso Ciampa’s call-up despite a neck injury he was dealing with How he and […]

March 28, 2019 - You may not know former pro wrestler Doug Masters, but he worked for Portland Wrestling during the time period you probably know best (1990-91) and was part of the last Portland Wrestling television show in 1991. In this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast, Masters talks about getting his nickname “Pretty Boy” from Roddy Piper and working with Raven, […]

March 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, ratings for the show, the Kenny Omega documentary, tons of UFC notes including the next Jon Jones fight, Vince selling more stock to fund the XFL, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun […]

March 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including an attempt to talk Asuka fans off the ledge, RAW ratings and changes to the MSG show, tons of concerned texts and more. Then, Darren Antola, one of the producers of the excellent 350 Days documentary, joins […]

March 27, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back with return of ESPN’s Ariel Helwani! Ariel is back to talk about the current state of his beloved New York Knicks, Zion Williamson, the fear of not signing both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the current state of the NBA, and some of the young up-and-coming fun teams he loves to […]

March 27, 2019 - In honor of the first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania, it’s a women’s wrestling-centric episode of Pacific Rim. Fumi Saito and I talk about Asuka’s future. Will she team with Io Shirai & Kairi Sane on the main roster? Plus, the controversy between Bea Priestley and Manami Toyota over the use of the Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex. Fumi […]

March 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We begin the show discussing the New York Times story about Conor McGregor being investigated in Ireland for sexual assult. We talk about why the news took so long to come out and why the Times finally published the story.  We then talk […]

March 26, 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! We’re one week away from WrestleMania 2000 and it’s tough to care, and we’re one year away from the end of Nitro with the return of […]

March 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back and we have got to talk about Conor, the New York Times story on his sexual assault allegations, his retirement, and more, plus RAW, WrestleMania, Kurt Angle and whatever is on your mind with phone calls and text messages. A fun show as always […]

March 26, 2019 - The latter half of 1975 was a very eventful time in pro wrestling. We take a look at the plane crash involving Ric Flair, Johnny Valentine, Tim Woods, and others. There is also a lot going on in Japan involving both Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki. Terry Funk becomes the NWA World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Jack […]

March 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Conor McGregor retiring again, RAW from Monday night, the women main eventing WrestleMania, the full card thus far, New Japan/ROH in MSG card, Kurt Angle’s matches over the next few weeks, plus mailbag and tons more. A […]

March 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Ronda vs. Charlotte vs. Becky match closing WrestleMania, the full line-up for both WrestleMania and the ROH/G-1 Supercard at MSG, the Bellas retiring, tons of calls and texts, the championship Bryan is coming home with over […]

March 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We are joined by special guest Dale Burshtein, executive producer of the documentary on Kenny Omega, Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story. Dale talks about how she got involved in the movie, being that she didn’t know much about pro wrestling before getting started, and […]