March 25, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at classic Crockett NWA World Championship Wrestling from 19 years ago this week, which features a rare appearance by Ric Flair wrestling on the show! Then, the 2019 version of Crockett Promotions with our look at Tomohiro Ishii […]

March 25, 2019 - On this edition of DragonKing Dark podcast, we take a look at two famous hoaxes of science. First we journey back to the 1700s — where a respected professor was convinced that he had found fossils made by the hand of God himself, only to find out that the joke was on him. Then we discuss […]

March 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about today including the New Japan Cup, Madison Square Garden, Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles at WrestleMania, WOW, Ishii and the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame, plus calls and texts and more. A fun show as always so check it […]

March 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  For the first part of the show, we talk about the second half of the quarterfinals and Saturday morning’s semifinals of the New Japan Cup. We come back in the second half of the show to review the New Japan Cup finals.  […]

March 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today and, as always, there’s a ton to talk about.   We discuss this week’s NXT television and the build to TakeOver: New York. Plus, the semifinals of the New Japan Cup and listener thoughts on the possibility of Tomohiro Ishii in the main event at Madison Square Garden.  […]

March 22, 2019 - (photo: Les Thatcher’s Facebook) The boys return to talk about Les Thatcher’s longtime friend, the late, great Roger Kirby as well as the wrestling news of the week. We’ll also cover Cody’s recent tweets on faces and heels, which leads to an old school story or two, the semifinals of the New Japan Cup, Jim […]

March 22, 2019 - Note: This is a free show. Just click below to listen or save the mp3. The UFC and ESPN made a big splash this week as they announced U.S-based PPV purchases must go through ESPN+ starting in April, ending the era of UFC PPVs on traditional cable and satellite providers after 25 years. And even […]

March 21, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a very wacky by her own admission contest from Granny, a far crazier Weekly Wrestling Report than usual, and then full reviews of both NXT from Full Sail with an awesome main event and WWF Superstars from 1992 with […]

March 21, 2019 - You know Scott Norton was the IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a member of the NWO. But before he was world famous, he was teaming with Steve Doll, fighting The Grappler, and learning the ropes in Portland Wrestling. In 1990, Norton worked double duty as the ridiculous lumberjack character Scott “Flapjack” Norton for Verne Gagne in […]

March 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the new DAZN price increase with Dave Meltzer, ESPN+ and the future of the traditional PPV industry, Kofi Kingston, the women’s three-way, and tons more, plus your calls and texts! A fun show as always so check […]

March 21, 2019 - Japanese fans in attendance thought they witnessed history as IWGP Champion Tatsumi Fujinami beat Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but a disputed finish and secret angle after the match tarnished the victory. On this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Fumi Saito and Jim Valley go in-depth on “Starrcade at Tokyo […]

March 21, 2019 - The baseball season is upon us and “Left My Wallet” returns with a live MLB draft companion show to get you primed and ready for the 2019 season. Join myself and returning co-host “Smart” Mark Sterling as we draft his fantasy team and talk our favorite players, sleeper hitters, draft strategy, teams on the rise […]

March 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC this coming weekend, Conor McGregor wanting points in the company, TJ Dillashaw being stripped of his title, Smackdown, Kofi Kingston, ratings, tons of mailbag questions including one from Bryan, and so much more. A fun show […]

March 20, 2019 - It’s a tale of two shows. Part one is listener rage over the Kofi Kingston storyline and Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio, and part two is Dr. Lucha appearing to talk the Rey de Reyes and Dos Leyendas shows from AAA and CMLL this weekend. Take your pick, one, the other, or both! A fun show […]

March 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We kick off the show with more discussion on the UFC on ESPN+ PPV deal including usability with older fans, wondering how much buys go down initially, and also what it means for future content rights. We then recap Tuesday night’s Smackdown […]

March 19, 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. Two really fun shows for totally different reasons, RAW having an incredible Chicago crowd two weeks before WrestleMania and WCW having a fun crowd for a […]

March 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the new UFC/ESPN+ deal and how it affects everything, RAW from Monday, Angle vs. Baron Corbin, WrestleMania and the Andre the Giant battle royal, tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as always so […]

March 19, 2019 - In the Greatest Kayfabe Tournament, we ask the totally geek question — If pro wrestling were real (not a shoot but real as presented on TV), who would win? Fans vote on the @wiwcool Twitter account and we discuss the match. Of course, this is just a fun way to have two biographies on a show […]

March 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a look at UFC dropping traditional PPV in lieu of streaming on ESPN+, what it means for traditional purchasers, why the decision was made, and more, plus RAW, WrestleMania, the Andre battle royal, the Kurt Angle vs. […]

March 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including results and comment on the three big shows this past weekend from AAA, CMLL and Ring of Honor, the ROH MSG show update, RAW tonight, WrestleMania, tons of calls and emails and more. A fun show as […]

March 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Joining us is the Tennessee Stud himself, Ron Fuller.  We talk to Ron about his podcast, the Stud Cast. We also go into his career, including his time as the youngest promotor accepted into the NWA, his Southeastern and Continental promotions, thoughts […]

March 18, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with two big things to talk about, NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 with the fallout from the Baltimore Bash PPV, a really fun show with some really fun action and promos, and then the main event and some overall thoughts from the ROH Anniversary PPV on […]

March 17, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly is back today with a loaded two-hour episode and free for everyone. No subscription needed! We have a ton to talk about, including Friday’s ROH PPV, the New Japan Cup, UFC, lots of news from all over the world, your calls, and more! Plus, a special hour-long interview with […]

March 17, 2019 - Genetic editing is all over the news lately — and many laymen are wondering what exactly is CRISPR? Is it some biblical monstrosity where man is now playing God? Is it a way to create supermen and women? Or is it the answer to all genetic problems and the future to the health and wellbeing […]

March 17, 2019 - Photo via Nick Jackson’s Twitter account Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We begin the show talking about the Young Bucks winning the AAA tag team titles at Rey de Reyes. We also discuss the big news coming out of the ROH tapings concerning the ROH title match at […]

March 16, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back to talk some Houston sports with Texas native, “The Grappler” Len Denton! Len and I go back to his childhood to talk about being a minor league baseball prospect, getting looked at by major league scouts as a catcher, his love of Johnny Bench, the Houston Colt 45’s and the Houston Astros, […]

March 16, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We kick off the show discussing ROH’s 17th Anniversary Show featuring a 60 minute ROH world championship match. We recap the entire show and then look at some of the matches made for G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden. We then look […]

March 16, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the WWE list of what you can and cannot say when writing about the company, Ronda Rousey’s worked-shoot stuff on RAW, AWA Kellog’s show, worker vs. wrestler, a Lance Storm Q&A, and tons more. A fun show as […]

March 15, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the ROH PPV tonight, tons of notes on CMLL and AAA from Dr. Lucha, texts and calls on a variety of topics and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

March 15, 2019 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return to talk about how the New Japan Cup could be shaping the G1 Supercard at MSG, a very effective video from AEW, and a couple of Southeastern Wrestling stories. We’ll also discuss a WrestleMania moment for Ricochet & Aleister Black, a nice moment for Shota […]