February 26, 2019 - Today on our Longform History of Pro Wrestling series, Karl Stern wraps up 1974 on the first half of the show with audio of Mario Galento going on a Memphis area sports radio show and basically breaking kayfabe and shooting on Memphis wrestling and being blackballed. Insane audio. We then begin 1975, including the first of two […]

February 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the return of Roman Reigns from his battle with leukemia, WWE RAW’s highs and lows, the return of Dave Batista, plus New Japan line-ups, Being the Elite, the rebirth of the XFL, mailbag and so much more. A […]

February 25, 2019 - The original alternate is back with a “quick” 45 minute rumble through some of the top stories in Japan. We give our initial thoughts on the new, expanded, New Japan Cup, the All Japan Champion’s Carnival tournament, the Giant Baba Memorial main event, Kenta Miyahara: already great, or still on the way?, Davey Boy Smith […]

February 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including what looks to be a huge edition of RAW tonight with Flair’s birthday party, Roman Reigns’ return, likely a big angle with Becky Lynch, perhaps an appearance by Rock, Batista and others, plus a ton of news […]

February 25, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our usual NWA World Championship Wrestling review from 1988, and also the first episode of WOW Women of Wrestling on AXS TV! That, plus tons of other notes including memories of the great WEEKLY WORLD NEWS. A fun show as always […]

February 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. Dave updates some news items from yesterday and we talk about The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros, Bruce Prichard, GSP and money matches that were still out there, and Gennady Golovkin closing in on a big deal with DAZN. Then, we […]

February 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown this week, Bruce Prichard, Vince McMahon running the show, tons of calls and texts and feedback from the weekend. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 24, 2019 - On this special edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern tells some truths which must be told. At long last, the most dangerous weapon is exposed. If you have ever wondered why things are the way they are. If you have ever wondered how people are being manipulated to believe and passionately defend […]

February 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with tons to talk about including Bruce Prichard, WWE’s hirings and firings this week with details, tons of WrestleMania weekend notes from ROH, New Japan and NXT, RAW and Smackdown previews, Roman Reigns, Rock, tons of MMA notes including a review of tonight’s UFC show, and more! A fun […]

February 23, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back with former Tennessee Titan and Cincinnati Bengals defense end Antwan Odom. Antwan is my first former NFL player appearing on the show and is on for a good reason: he is a huge wrestling fan, constantly tweeting about wrestling, video games, and football. Antwan and I talk about all three in a […]

February 22, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including thoughts on Elimination Chamber, the women’s tag team titles, RAW from Monday night, the Roman Reigns tease for this coming Monday, his Twitter back and forth with Joey Ryan and tons of stories. A fun show as always […]

February 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including an appearance in studio by the MLW World Champion Filthy Tom Lawlor! We’ll take questions for Tom, talk all the news including WWE releases, the New Day, WrestleMania and so much more. A fun show as always […]

February 22, 2019 - From rewriting shows to surprise call-ups, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk a crazy week in WWE. We’ll touch on the subjects of Undertaker, Seth Rollins, last-minute rewriting, Mandy Rose, Andrade, the call-ups of Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Ricochet, Aleister Black, and more. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click save

February 22, 2019 - Image: CBC Even though a great Canadian retired Thursday in Montreal, another Canadian icon ready to take his place.  On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, POST Wrestling co-founder John Pollock returns for an hour-long edition of the podcast, hitting on three main topics and splintering off from there. We begin with the retirement announcement of […]

February 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. First, Dave updates us on his hand. Then, Dave and I talk about Roman Reigns being scheduled for Raw and Good Morning America next week. Dave then goes into his memory bank to talk about the career of Georges St-Pierre. We get into […]

February 22, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, a contest contest, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more. Then, it’s NXT from Full Sail with a new North American Champion and this week’s edition of WWF Superstars from May of 1992. A fun […]

February 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Raw and Smackdown ratings and why you shouldn’t read too much into them, the Hulk Hogan biopic, Dave Meltzer’s weekly visit to talk the new issue of the Observer, tons of feedback and more! A fun show […]

February 21, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including GSP’s retirement, the potential Hulk Hogan biopic, Smackdown, RAW ratings, WrestleMania, Undertaker, NXT TV tapings, mailbag and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 5:39: GSP reportedly set to retire 5:39 […]

February 21, 2019 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s exciting UK wrestling trip last week, Smackdown review from Tuesday night, Geek of the Week, this week’s Sponsorship Review, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, the Kofi Kingston title shot, WrestleMania and Lacey Evans, whether the New Day should split, tons of questions and feedback and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

February 20, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. This is a very WWE news heavy show. We talk about why Raw was booked the way it was and some reasons why Vince McMahon may be frustrated. We discuss the news coming out of Smackdown Live, but Dave and Bryan will […]

February 20, 2019 - It’s time for the latest installment of the GKT — The Greatest Kayfabe Tournament. We ask the question: If wrestling were real (not a shoot, but real as presented on television), who would win? This is, of course, really just an excuse to have a couple of biographies and a little fun — and this […]

February 19, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is actually back this week now that all the snow has melted with our weekly look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Tons to talk about including the final build towards the first end of Mick Foley’s career, and Ric Flair and Hulk […]

February 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about after RAW Monday, including the debut of the NXT talents, Smackdown tonight with potentially more, the big NXT announcement coming up and what Bryan would like to see, Kofi Kingston, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

February 19, 2019 - From Tokyo while driving in traffic, Fumi Saito and Jim Valley review the Giant Baba 20th Anniversary Memorial Show. Immediately after leaving Sumo Palace, Fumi and Jim give you their thoughts on the event, its historical significance, and the history and politics behind many of the choices made on the show. Stars who appeared on the […]

February 19, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the WrestleMania card and Daniel Bryan’s potential opponents, muscle memory and how it affects fighters who have used PEDs, UFC ratings on ESPN, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so check […]

February 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including all the fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber, tons of thoughts on Kofi Kingston and whether he should have just won the WWE Title last night, the women’s tag titles, your feedback, DX going into the Hall of Fame, […]

February 18, 2019 - (Note from Vic: This show was recorded Friday but there were some computer issues on my end after recording that prevented me from getting the audio file up until now.)   On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Undertaker at Starrcast, Jay White in a top spot in New Japan, and whether […]

February 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including WWE Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania, Corey Graves, Lacey Evans, UFC on ESPN 1, Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone, plus mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 37:28: Elimination […]

February 18, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with our Elimination Chamber preview show! All the matches, predictions, what should go on first, UFC on ESPN, Corey Graves and Carmella story making mainstream headlines, calls, texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save