January 31, 2019 - The original alternate goes back to its roots with 100 minutes of puroresu-related comfort programming, as well as the occasional audio whoops. This week’s topics include — but aren’t limited to — Chiberian cold snaps, KENTA speculation, New Japan USA, Shibata’s Musketeers, the visa debacle, and the original formula Lion. Plus, Naito as Chono, a […]

January 31, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with all the news for this afternoon including the Smackdown ratings, WWE interest among casual fans, an update on Kushida and his match with Tanahashi, plus tons and tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

January 31, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including a look at Smackdown, a bizarre show, and the ratings for said show, Royal Rumble notes, Geek of the Week, GOLDEN CRISP review from Tom, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it […]

January 30, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown, Becky Lynch and Charlotte, Daniel Bryan’s new belt, WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, John Jones, Hideo Itami the latest to leave WWE, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 30, 2019 - Image: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting Between NXT TakeOver, the Royal Rumble and Bellator MMA, last weekend was another great one for combat sports couch potatoes. I had a few things to get off my chest with all the happenings, so I brought in pro wrestling fan and MMA Fighting deputy managing editor Marc Raimondi back into […]

January 30, 2019 - This year marks the 30th anniversary of Jushin Thunder Liger. And on this episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Fumi and I look at the legendary career of Keiichi Yamada, from his beginnings in 1984, to becoming Liger in ’89 and beyond. Fumi talks about the origins of the Liger character, great opponents like […]

January 30, 2019 - Image: Daily Express Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a very news heavy show. We talk about suspensions for Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Jon Jones’ NAC hearing. We also go over all the wrestling news of the day including updates on Dean Ambrose, Hideo Itami/KENTA, […]

January 29, 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! A very newsworthy RAW with the debut of Malenko, Benoit, Guerrero and Saturn, and a Nitro with many highs and lows, including the most awesome segment […]

January 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from RAW Monday, the Road to WrestleMania, Dean Ambrose leaving at some point, Ember Moon, tons of calls and texts and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 29, 2019 - On today’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we continue the longform history of pro wrestling series as we enter the mid-1970s. Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki are battling over who is king of Japan, the NWA is still a worldwide powerhouse, and Jack Brisco is the NWA World Heavyweight Champion — except for briefly dropping the title […]

January 29, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a monstrous RAW report for the day after Royal Rumble, the WrestleMania main events, tons of news notes from every promotion around the world, and so much more. A show packed with news, so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

January 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the fallout from the Royal Rumble, winners and losers, rules, Nia Jax, the Road To WrestleMania, your feedback and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 28, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the 2019 Royal Rumble, all the matches and angles and bizarre booking, notes on John Cena, AEW merchandise, Fedor, plus mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: […]

January 28, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our annual Royal Rumble recap featuring our buddy MARK! Tons to talk about including the men’s and women’s Rumbles, some great matches and totally bizarre booking, the Road to WrestleMania and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

January 28, 2019 - It’s the Wrestling Observer Live pre-show with Bryan Alvarez and former WWE/WCW/ECW star and weekly Figure Four Daily guest Lance Storm! Get the downlow on matches and predictions for Sunday’s Royal Rumble, follow-up thoughts on Saturday’s NXT TakeOver, and your calls and texts about the shows. Right click save

January 27, 2019 - On this milestone edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern concludes his “curses” series with a look at one of the most famous — the curse of King Tut’s tomb. Egyptian archeology was in its golden era in the early 1900s, and the unearthing of an intact, treasure-filled tomb of a Pharaoh was the talk of the […]

January 27, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the NXT Takeover show, Royal Rumble preview and predictions, star rating odds, tons of news from AEW, ROH, various indies, the Bellator show from Saturday with the Grand Prix finals and debut of the […]

January 26, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with an update on Dave’s injury, including how it happened, and what he can and cannot do right now. They talk about the news of Roman Reigns playing The Rock’s character’s brother in the upcoming Fast and Furious spin-off movie. They discuss the […]

January 25, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including news on Royal Rumble, Smackdown ratings, All Elite Wrestling, and more, plus Dr. Lucha joins us to talk CMLL, Rey Mysterio vs. Andrade Cien Almas and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 25, 2019 - This week, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk Ronda Rousey, ratings, Rumbles, and remembrances of an old friend. Les will share some memories of the late Brian Hildebrand, who would’ve turned 57 this week. We’ll also discuss legendary announcer Bob Caudle, who along with his wife reached a very impressive milestone in the last few days, […]

January 25, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s weekly contest, this one being a poetic look at the origin of G. Raffe, her usual Wrestling Report, then Bryan and Vinny review the NXT go-home show for Takeover, and, yes, the first WWF Superstars on the WWE […]

January 25, 2019 - You know him best as Raven, ECW’s grunge-era cult leader. Before he was dark and brooding, he was loud, brash, and colorful as Scotty the Body in Portland Wrestling. This week on the Portland Wrestlecast, Jim Valley talks to Raven about his time as Scotty the Body in Portland. Scotty was responsible for many firsts in […]

January 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the future of Ronda Rousey, New Japan running shows with no Japanese wrestlers and how this happened, Dave Meltzer talks the latest issue of the Observer, your feedback and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

January 24, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back with WWE Hall of Famer and creator of DDP Yoga, Diamond Dallas Page. Dallas is a huge sports fan, so we discussed the NFL championship games from Sunday, his thoughts on the officiating, Tony Romo playing Nostradamus on commentary, how he got the name “Dallas”, his love of the Dallas Cowboys, […]

January 24, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Royal Rumble, NXT Takeover, the future of Ronda Rousey, RAW ratings plunge in the third hour, Smackdown, 205 Live, Jon Jones and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start – 9:09: This […]

January 24, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Tom’s commentary debut, Smackdown from Tuesday night with the build towards the Royal Rumble, Geek of the Week, the WWE sponsor game, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 23, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the news from the past few days, including Smackdown, Rey vs. Almas, the ridiculous Royal Rumble commentary teams, your texts and calls and more, than PCO joins us to talk his ROH run, his new contract, […]

January 23, 2019 - Jumbo Tsuruta is one of the greatest wrestlers and biggest legends in the history of professional wrestling. On this edition of Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I go in-depth on the life, career, and legacy of Tsuruta. From the Munich Olympics, to The Funks, All Japan, the AWA, and helping to build and establish Mitsuharu Misawa, learn […]

January 23, 2019 - Check out this and every Bryan & Vinny Show in beautiful HD at video.f4wonline.com! The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at RAW and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Russo left RAW a few months back and now we’ve got a dude who […]

January 22, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night, the never-ending question of whether Sasha is a babyface or a heel, Vince McMahon, Royal Rumble, John Cena, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save