May 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about, everything from Ashley Massaro and Ric Flair to Money in the Bank, AEW, UFC from Saturday night and so much more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 3:19: Ashley Massaro 3:19 […]

May 18, 2019 - Ricky Santana has wrestled all over the world: the WWF, WCW, NWA, Japan and, in 1986, he found himself in the Northwest. 1986 was a year of transition for Portland Wrestling. As the WWF and Jim Crockett Promotions went national, Don Owen continued to run big cards in the Memorial Coliseum every quarter or so. […]

May 17, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including the death of Ashley Massaro, AEW TV thoughts including Lance vs. Bryan on the subject of STATS, Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee and the art of wrestling, and so much more. A fun show as always so […]

May 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Ric Flair’s health, the death of Ashley Massaro, AEW TV and the probing question of whether they will have STORYLINES, plus WWE house shows and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

May 17, 2019 - Fumi Saito and I are back with a whole host of topics on this week’s episode of the Pacific Rim podcast. Before he wrestled Bret Hart in WWE, Tom Magee worked in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Fumi gives his first-hand account of the impression Magee left on him, plus Magee’s matches against Wajima and Chosu. […]

May 17, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a SHORT JOKE contest and her Weekly Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail and WWF Superstars from 1992. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 30:55: Granny 30:55 – […]

May 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the situation with Ric Flair, WWE actually makes a logical booking decision, AEW TV money update, Dave Meltzer talks the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

May 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the details on the AEW TV deal plus a mailbag segment with your questions, Lars Sullivan, Dave has an apology, WWE ratings, Money in the Bank, normal mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

May 16, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s exciting weekend, his trip to PRIME with his good friend Bryan, helpin out around the house, the weekly Smackdown report, and, yes, you get a special Easter Egg all thanks to Bryan’s unbridled rage. A […]

May 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the details on AEW announcing prime time live television this fall on TNT, plus Money in the Bank, RAW, Smackdown, ratings from Monday night, live vs. tape, and tons more. A fun show as always so […]

May 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We begin the show breaking down the Lars Suillivan situation. We then talk about what could be a big Wednesday for AEW, as well as the recent referee signings.  We discuss the Variety story on WWE, Raw ratings, the latest match for Money […]

May 15, 2019 - One of the most interesting matches in round one of the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament takes place today and you, the listeners, voted and picked a winner. On a new DragonKingKarl podcast, I discuss the careers and history of former NWA and ECW World Champion Terry Funk and his opponent, modern era star, one of the […]

May 14, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. On WCW, believe it or not, Ric Flair is the World Heavyweight Champion again, and on Raw the Rock, believe it or not, is in the middle […]

May 14, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the Lars Sullivan $100,000 fine, RAW from Monday night, Bray Wyatt’s new character, tons of calls and emails and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

May 14, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee match on WWE Network, Raw from Monday, Money in the Bank, Being the Elite notes, WWE’s next Saudi Arabia show, UFC notes and tons more. A fun show as always so check […]

May 13, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW tonight, the death of Silver King, AEW and competition for Vince McMahon, plus calls, texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

May 13, 2019 - Fresh off last week’s Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas, I talk with this year’s recipient of the James Melby Award, Mike Rodgers. The Melby goes to the pre-eminent journalists in wrestling and our Dave Meltzer won it two years ago. For 30 years, Mike wrote “Ring Around the Northwest”, a wrestling newsletter focused […]

May 13, 2019 - The Original Alternate flies solo again this week as Adam Summers takes you through more than 50 minutes of discussion on the Japanese scene, including a preview of the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors, a look back at Wrestling Dontaku, and a look forward at Dominion in Osaka. Additional topics include: NOAH’s Global Tag […]

May 12, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from late August 1988! Didn’t necessarily seem like a great show watching it but in hindsight, it was a lot of fun and Paul Jones of all people found himself inducted into the Hall of Awesome again. A […]

May 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today flying solo with much to discuss including the death of Silver King in the ring on Saturday, why it hasn’t made headlines in this country, WWE RAW and Smackdown, AEW, calls, texts and more. Happy Mother’s Day! Right click save

May 12, 2019 - On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern continues his state oddities series by taking a look at California! California has it all when it comes to landscapes. Deserts, mountains, oceans, forests — California has all the bases covered. So, you know a state as famously free thinking as California is going […]

May 12, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the shocking death of Silver King in the ring Saturday, AEW TV notes, Raw and Smackdown this week, full reviews of UFC, Bellator and PWG, and tons more. A packed show, so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – […]

May 11, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back for a second time this week with Ring of Honor superstar and one-third of The Kingdom, “The Horror King” Vinny Marseglia! Vinny and I go way back to when he just started to train in New England and we discuss the strange journey he’s taken to get to ROH. We […]

May 11, 2019 - This edition of Pacific Rim looks at the career and legacy of The Great Sasuke. Fumi Saito and I look at not just his championships and biggest victories, but also his business model and strategy that was very unique for its time and is still used by some pro wrestling companies today. Great Sasuke was also a politician […]

May 10, 2019 - Due to an ACT OF GOD, which is not changing plans, Filthy Tom Lawlor was unable to make it to the studio today for the show, but fear not, Bryan is here alone with you, your calls, your texts, your news, and more fun than you should be allowed to have in a one hour […]

May 10, 2019 - On today’s show, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa literally go through Les’ closets for some wrestling history, talk AEW’s potential TV deal, the WWE Wild Card situation, and more. Les has been going through his boxes at home recently and came across some items that spark some fun old school discussion, including driving Andre the Giant around […]

May 9, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today. An amazing Granny segment as we’ve got a Q&A and then her Weekly Wrestling Report, and she is SO over wrestling, then Bryan & Vinny recap NXT with an awesome main event and yet another edition of WWF Superstars from 1992! A fun show as […]

May 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of AEW news to talk about including the possibility that TV on Turner will be announced next Wednesday, and the resulting anti-AEW fans coming out of the woodwork to explain why WWE is awesome and this has no chance to succeed. […]

May 9, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings this week, Smackdown thoughts, UFC this coming weekend, New Japan Best of the Super Juniors, AEW notes, tons of mailbag questions and so much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

May 9, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, this stupid Wildcard Rule, Bryan rants about drivers and feels better afterwards, talk of steak and apparently Tom’s auto insurance policy, and tons more. A fun and wacky show as always so […]