April 28, 2019 - This weekend marks 10 years since the death of “Playboy” Buddy Rose. If you only know Buddy from the Blow Away Diet in 1990 WWF, then this show is for you. I talk with Rich Patterson, longtime Portland Wrestling fan and Buddy’s friend, about Rose’s legacy. We talk about Buddy’s feuds with Bull Ramos, Jesse Ventura, […]

April 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Also on the show and live at Wrestling Observer HQ is Bryan Alvarez. Bryan and Dave start the show talking about Bryan’s match at All Pro Wrestling’s Union Landing show against Jungleboy. They then talk more about the WWE financials, the Crockett […]

April 27, 2019 - The Original Alternate returns on a solo voyage as Adam Summers guides you on a 52-minute odyssey through the AJPW Champion Carnival and the NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour. Topics include: Yuji Okabayashi’s incredible week, Miyahara’s chances of winning the Carnival, an intense and inspired NJPW tour, Liger and Suzuki’s old man HATEfest, an […]

April 26, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today to talk tons of topics including WWE’s decline since October, Charlotte Flair, the Impact PPV he’s refereeing this Sunday, shout-out to injured ref at the NXT house show last night, RAW, Smackdown, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

April 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including WWE stock down again, investors starting to open their eyes on various issues, more goofy booking, the decline since November and what role Crown Jewel played in it, fun stuff you can watch this weekend that isn’t WWE, […]

April 26, 2019 - Image: WWE From falling ratings to declining house show attendance and stock prices, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Vince McMahon’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. Profitability will reach an all-time high soon, but storm clouds appear to be in the distance — and one of the big reasons why takes up the […]

April 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a free show.  We open up the episode with a discussion on WWE financials and the popularity of the product. Dave goes over all the key numbers. We then talk about Luke Harper and where he stands currently in WWE. Then we […]

April 26, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment with a look at Bryan vs. Jungle Boy, Granny’s Wrestling Report including Bryan vs. Orange Cassidy, and then Bryan and Vinny review NXT from Full Sail and WWF Superstars from June of 1992. A fun […]

April 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE’s latest earnings report, the stock price, how much Network is being watched and why that’s important, Vince’s explanation for things being down, tons of calls and text messages and so much more. A fun show as […]

April 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown ratings, Smackdown report from Tuesday night, the decline in WWE viewership since the fall and what might be responsible, Impact PPV Sunday, UFC fighters failing for Ostarine and getting six months, mailbag and tons […]

April 25, 2019 - 30 years ago on April 24, 1989, the first-ever pro wrestling card was held at Tokyo Dome. On that historic card, we got the debut of Jushin “Thunder” Liger. On this episode of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I look back at that show and talk about Liger’s career. With the theme of Japan vs. USA […]

April 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including, yes, THE DEVIL CHARLOTTE FLAIR WHO IS RUNNING ROUGHSHOD OVER WWE WITH HER DIABOLICAL INFLUENCE. Also, David Lagana joins us to talk the Crockett Cup this weekend, the NWA, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

April 24, 2019 - The NFL Draft is upon us and “Left My Wallet’ is back with our resident football expert, Football Outsiders assistant editor, and co-host of the Bryan & Vinny Show, Big Vinny V. Vinny breaks down this year’s quarterback class and why he thinks Kyler Murray really is the top QB prospect. He also discusses this year’s […]

April 23, 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. And yes, we just watched two shows Sunday, so four shows in two days, and that’s a LOT of Nitro to watch. Thankfully, both shows were […]

April 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the fallout from last night’s RAW, the road to Money in the Bank, Superstar Shakeup, Bray Wyatt, Sasha Banks and tons more. Plus your calls and texts! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

April 23, 2019 - We continue our longform history of pro wrestling series today by looking back at the year 1976, which had several historically important moments. We look back at the rise of Bob Backlund, Bruiser Brody in WWWF, Bruno Sammartino, a tragedy in Tennessee, and the famous Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki MMA fight and the shows […]

April 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the longest contract in pro-wrestling history, more Shakeup shakeups, Sasha Banks, your full RAW report, WWE moves a PPV, AEW notes, the Viceland documentary you must see, plus mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always […]

April 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all sorts of topics including WWE having to reshuffle the Superstar Shakeup already, who is going where at least for now, RAW and Smackdown previews, AEW update, new matches, Charlotte, and tons more. Plus your calls and texts! A fun show […]

April 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with special guest Pat Laprade. We talk about Pat being at the WWE TV tapings last week and how a lot of the talent was received by the Montreal crowd. We discussed Viceland’s documentary on the Montreal Screwjob and also looked at the original […]

April 21, 2019 - Better late than never, the Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with our look back at Retro Raw and NItro from 19 years ago this week. Nitro was awful, a wretched show, and RAW was a show that featured an all-time classic moment that everyone remembers, Chris Jericho beating Triple H to win the […]

April 21, 2019 - This week on DragonKing Dark, I take on another society related topic: what happens when our idols fall. We have seen much of this over the years with Chris Benoit, Superfly Snuka, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, politicians, church leaders, and other entertainers frequently in the news as their past sins and crimes come to light. […]

April 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We open up the show talking about the announcement that Cody Rhodes is facing Dustin Rhodes at Double or Nothing. We then talk about sports broadcaster Chet Coppock, who recently passed away and had pro wrestling and roller derby ties. Dave used […]

April 20, 2019 - ‘Left My Wallet’ is back with POST Wrestling and former Live Audio Wrestling co-host John Pollock. Many subscribers to the site know John from his work with Wai-Ting for years on the LAW’s Review-A-Wai and various other shows, and now he joins me to talk about the burgeoning Toronto sports scene, his WrestleMania week, POST Wrestling, […]

April 20, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons of WrestleMania fallout, including thoughts on the Hall of Fame ceremony, fans chanting during the ceremony, Sasha Banks, the Superstar Shakeup, ratings, AEW and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out, and Lance debuts on video at […]

April 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with a solo show talking all the news from the past several weeks, the Superstar Shakeup, who is going where that hasn’t been announced, the situation with Sasha Banks, tons of calls and texts and so much more! A fun show as always so check it […]

April 19, 2019 - On the new Wrestling Weekly, famed wrestler and wrestling trainer Les Thatcher and I talk about this week’s WWE Superstar Shake-Up and what really needs to be shaken up in order to get the company into gear. We also take a side trip to the territory era to look at what the three territories Les worked in […]

April 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with the final solo show before the return of the Bossman, with the topic du jour being inspired by Vice: What wrestling story would you like to see get the docuseries treatment?  Ideas include Snuka and Nancy, Magnum, Mid-South/UWF, Los Guerreros, All South and Knoxville, Dory Dixon, George […]

April 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more details on the Superstar Shakeup, Samoa Joe and why he wasn’t officially drafted yet, the ratings fall year-over-year for the past two weeks, the VICE Montreal Screwjob documentary, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show […]

April 17, 2019 - On a quiet news day, Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to cross the finish line with WWE’s rather underwhelming two days of Superstar Shake-up television shows.  Later, Jason Agnew from Sunday Night’s Main Event joins Mike to give his thoughts on the Shake-up, how it was presented, some of the moves that […]

April 17, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons to talk about in our look at the Smackdown edition of the Superstar Shakeup including a full review of the show, who is going where, questions still unanswered, teams broken up, and a full list of the trades. A fun show as always so […]