March 28, 2019 - On Thursday, Paul “HHH” Levesque held his traditional pre-NXT TakeOver conference call, going over a variety of subjects. You can listen to the call right now by just clicking that red button below. Among the things HHH discussed: The situation around Tommaso Ciampa’s call-up despite a neck injury he was dealing with How he and […]

March 28, 2019 - You may not know former pro wrestler Doug Masters, but he worked for Portland Wrestling during the time period you probably know best (1990-91) and was part of the last Portland Wrestling television show in 1991. In this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast, Masters talks about getting his nickname “Pretty Boy” from Roddy Piper and working with Raven, […]

March 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night, ratings for the show, the Kenny Omega documentary, tons of UFC notes including the next Jon Jones fight, Vince selling more stock to fund the XFL, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun […]

March 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including an attempt to talk Asuka fans off the ledge, RAW ratings and changes to the MSG show, tons of concerned texts and more. Then, Darren Antola, one of the producers of the excellent 350 Days documentary, joins […]

March 27, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back with return of ESPN’s Ariel Helwani! Ariel is back to talk about the current state of his beloved New York Knicks, Zion Williamson, the fear of not signing both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the current state of the NBA, and some of the young up-and-coming fun teams he loves to […]

March 27, 2019 - In honor of the first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania, it’s a women’s wrestling-centric episode of Pacific Rim. Fumi Saito and I talk about Asuka’s future. Will she team with Io Shirai & Kairi Sane on the main roster? Plus, the controversy between Bea Priestley and Manami Toyota over the use of the Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex. Fumi […]

March 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back.  We begin the show discussing the New York Times story about Conor McGregor being investigated in Ireland for sexual assult. We talk about why the news took so long to come out and why the Times finally published the story.  We then talk […]

March 26, 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! We’re one week away from WrestleMania 2000 and it’s tough to care, and we’re one year away from the end of Nitro with the return of […]

March 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back and we have got to talk about Conor, the New York Times story on his sexual assault allegations, his retirement, and more, plus RAW, WrestleMania, Kurt Angle and whatever is on your mind with phone calls and text messages. A fun show as always […]

March 26, 2019 - The latter half of 1975 was a very eventful time in pro wrestling. We take a look at the plane crash involving Ric Flair, Johnny Valentine, Tim Woods, and others. There is also a lot going on in Japan involving both Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki. Terry Funk becomes the NWA World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Jack […]

March 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Conor McGregor retiring again, RAW from Monday night, the women main eventing WrestleMania, the full card thus far, New Japan/ROH in MSG card, Kurt Angle’s matches over the next few weeks, plus mailbag and tons more. A […]

March 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Ronda vs. Charlotte vs. Becky match closing WrestleMania, the full line-up for both WrestleMania and the ROH/G-1 Supercard at MSG, the Bellas retiring, tons of calls and texts, the championship Bryan is coming home with over […]

March 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back. We are joined by special guest Dale Burshtein, executive producer of the documentary on Kenny Omega, Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story. Dale talks about how she got involved in the movie, being that she didn’t know much about pro wrestling before getting started, and […]

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 […]