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WOL: Smackdown, WWE ratings, AEW, Wildcard rule, more!

May 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday, the WWE ratings for RAW and what it means, AEW news and notes, the Wildcard match, tons of calls and text messages and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]


WOR: AEW-ITV, Raw ratings, SmackDown, Gino Hernandez

May 8, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with an early Wednesday show. We open the episode with the news that AEW’s Double or Nothing will air on pay-per-view on ITV Box Office in the UK and their pre-show “Buy-In” hour will be on ITV4. We talk more about the XFL TV […]


B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

May 7, 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! Raw was amazingly boring with no ROCK despite him being in the main event of the next PPV, and Nitro was awful, goddamn awful, but definitely […]


WOL: RAW, Wildcard Rule, Jack Swagger interview, more!

May 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to get your thoughts on RAW last night, the fallout from the WILDCARD RULE, the Revival burial that they can’t get right, and more, plus the former Jack Swagger joins us to talk his second MMA fight for Bellator coming up this weekend […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: NWA retro TV review

May 7, 2019 - NWA JCP retro TV review from July 13, 1985 What a grand show this was as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express battled and won the NWA World Tag Team titles from The Russians (Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev — the future Demolition Smash). Plus, appearances by Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Nikita Koloff, and David Crockett […]


WOR: Flair vs. Kerry, XFL, RAW, tons more!

May 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the anniversary of Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich at Texas Stadium, the weather that day, XFL TV notes and Q&A, RAW from Monday night with a bunch of panicked changes, full results from the show, AEW notes and […]


Left My Wallet: Conrad Thompson on Starrcast II, JR, and football

May 6, 2019 - Image: ESPN ‘Left My Wallet’ returns with the man behind Starrcast and who bleeds Alabama crimson, Conrad Thompson. We start our discussion about the disappointing showing for Alabama in the BCS championship game, how much the loss hurt, his thoughts on Dabo Sweeney, Kyler Murray’s NFL prospects, the ten Alabama players drafted in last week’s […]


WOL: Idiot investors, Reigns to RAW, percentage of advertised matches that happen, more!

May 6, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Roman Reigns coming to RAW, the percentage of WWE shows that actually ran what was advertised in advance, idiot investors, calls and emails and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]


B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 and more!

May 5, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from late August 1988! Not the most exciting wrestling program but the consensus worst wrestler in Earth history is back, plus a look at who was and was not a competent squash match worker. A fun show as […]


WOL: Roman Reigns back on RAW, New Japan, tons more!

May 5, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Roman Reigns coming back to RAW as the Superstar Shakeup continues into infinity, New Japan notes from this past weekend plus Jericho vs. Okada and more, tons of calls and the usual fun and excitement. A fun […]


DragonKing Dark: Odd coincidences

May 5, 2019 - On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at a couple of Presidential coincidences and tries to determine if these are fact, fiction, or just fun? We take a look at the supposed connections between Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln, which is one of the most popular stories. We then look at the […]


WOR: Chris Jericho at Dominion, Roman Reigns, UFC Ottawa, Canelo/Jacobs

May 5, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  I open the show talking about the Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs fight on DAZN. Dave and I talk about Chris Jericho challenging Kazuchika Okada at Dominion. He also goes over both nights of Dontaku. We talk about the Friday night Twitter […]


F4D: Lance Storm on Impact, Brian Cage, Von Erichs, WWE woes, more!

May 4, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including all sorts of notes from the Impact PPV on Sunday, the injury to Brian Cage, having to switch around the TV tapings as a result, and more, plus the Von Erich documentary, and yes, some thoughts on recent WWE issues […]


Pacific Rim: Cauliflower Alley, Jon Moxley, Miyahara, Stardom

May 4, 2019 - Just back from the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion in Las Vegas, Fumi Saito and I run down the highlights and surprises of this year’s event, including meeting Mike Tenay, The Dirty White Boys (Len Denton & Tony Anthony), Conrad Thompson, Tony Schiavone, Mike McGuirk, and much more. In addition, we talk about Dean Ambrose’s transition into […]


WOL: Callers try to figure out how to fix WWE

May 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about, including Money in the Bank, Raw and Smackdown woes, multiple callers try to figure out what’s wrong and how to fix it to no avail, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


Wrestling Weekly: Creative freedom, wasting TV time, great promos

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 […]


B&V&G: Granny, NXT, WWF Superstars of Wrestling from 1992!

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 […]


WOL: WWE ratings plunge, Dave Meltzer, tons of questions and more!

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 […]


WOR: Ratings, Lesnar and Daniel Bryan updates, history of Von Erichs, more!

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 […]


F4D: Tom returns, Smackdown, Geek of the Week and more!

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 […]


WOL: WWE to Saudi Arabia, RAW ratings, Smackdown, tons more!

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 […]


B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

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 […]


WOL: RAW, Money in the Bank, All Japan, tons more!

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 […]


DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Georgia Championship Wrestling retro TV review

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! […]


WOR: Kento Miyahara, RAW, Revival, tons of mailbag, more!

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 […]


WOL: Money in the Bank, New June PPV, Impact, Bryan vs. Jungle Boy

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 […]


WOR: Cody promo, Rebellion PPV, UFC news

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 […]


B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling from 1988 and classic Flair matches!

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 […]


WOL: The Coward of Alameda County, Crockett Cup, SHINGO, calls, more!

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 […]


DragonKing Dark: Oddities of Arizona

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 […]


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