January 3, 2019 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including some memories of the late, great Mean Gene Okerlund, Smackdown from Tuesday night with some definite improvements, how the main event was every WWE relaunch in a nutshell, upcoming dates including Bryan appearing for All Pro […]

January 2, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, including the life and career of the greatest interviewer of all time, “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who passed away today at the age of 76. We run down his career, his initial entrance into the WWF, how it played in his former home, and […]

January 2, 2019 - Legendary Hall of Fame wrestling announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund has passed away at the age of 76. Karl Stern from Wrestling Observer and When It Was Cool takes a look back at Okerlund’s life and career in this brand new biography breaking news special. Okerlund was the prime interviewer for the AWA, WWF, WCW, and then back […]

January 2, 2019 - From Tokyo, Japan, a very special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley welcome Dave Meltzer to the show. After months of trying, Dave and Fumi are finally together on a podcast. Over an hour of discussion on Japanese wrestling history between two of the most respected journalists in pro […]

January 2, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part two of the Best of 2018 podcast series. Here’s part one if you missed it. In this two-hour show, we go through moments 13 through 33 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, Big Audio Nightmare, and […]

January 2, 2019 - The longform history of pro wrestling series continues and this episode we take a look at the year of 1973 in pro wrestling, We cover Bobo Brazil, The Funks, Harley Race, Giant Baba puts himself over huge, Bill Watts, the Dory Funk Jr.-Harley Race-Jack Brisco NWA title controversy and title change, and much more! A […]

January 1, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part one of the Best of 2018 podcast series. In this 90-minute kickoff, we go through 34-50 with stops on the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, Karl Stern, and Wrestling Observer Live. 50. Hold On, I Think I Can Find […]

January 1, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is here with breaking news on everything you ever wanted to know about the big All Elite Wrestling news that literally broke seconds before this show was posted. Tons of notes on signings, how the business has changed since All In, updates on some major names […]

December 31, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including more on Jon Jones, WWE RAW, the WWE.com list of the top ten matches of 2018 and where we think they rank, missing matches, plus tons of calls and texts and more! A fun show as always […]

December 31, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Lance Show is up today with tons to talk about! We’re catching up so we’ve got our review of the Retro Raw show from 19 years ago this week, the FINAL SHOW OF THE MILLENNIUM, with a pink slip on a pole match and more. Then, we’ll review NWA World […]

December 31, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including tons of thoughts on RAW, Smackdown, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, UFC and all the other big news heading into 2019. Plus, tons of feedback! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

December 30, 2018 - Reunited, and feeling semi-lucid, Adam & Mike are back. After a quick look at today’s headlines, we go match-by-match and break down the 28th annual January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome extravaganza, in our 14th consecutive year of bantering about it. We give our predictions and opine about what could come next for those people […]

December 30, 2018 - It’s episode 146 of the DragonKing Dark podcast — and this is the last episode of 2018. On this episode, host Karl Stern from When It Was Cool takes a look back at some odd and weird news stories from 2018 that we might have missed on a variety of topics, including UFOs, true crime, […]

December 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Paul Fontaine is back today with tons to talk about including the UFC 232 show with Amanda Nunes becoming the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, Jon Jones, a look at all the other fights on the show, a bunch of stupid statements from the past few […]

December 28, 2018 - It’s the final episode of 2018 for ‘Left My Wallet’ and what better way to close out the year with Ring of Honor superstar the Beer City Bruiser and former ECW star Simond Diamond! We start out with returning guest and friend of the show, ECW original Simon Diamond. Also known as “Irish” Pat Kenney, Pat […]

December 28, 2018 - My annual look back at the year that was in MMA rolls on with a look back at April through June, a time when TV deals were signed, attractions were few and far between, and a lot of place-setting for the second half of the year was taking place. Helping me examine those three months […]

December 27, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look back at Nitro from 19 years ago this week. It may or may not have been the worst Nitro of all time. At best, it’s one of the three worst Nitros we’ve ever seen. At worst, it’s the worst […]

December 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Dave Meltzer, Smackdown, the WrestleMania main event, WWE women’s tag team titles, unfortunately a ton more on Jon Jones, your texts and calls and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

December 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Dave’s upcoming trip to Japan, the Tokyo Dome, this coming weekend’s UFC and more on the Jon Jones controversy, what all the fighters should learn from this, Smackdown, WWE house show notes, more on the Observer Awards, […]

December 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and special guest-host Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including the Jon Jones situation, Tom’s thoughts on how it all went down, unions in MMA, the latest pro-wrestling news, plus Dr. Lucha returns to talk LA Park into the Hall of Fame, the Year […]

December 26, 2018 - This week, the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast goes in depth on one of the members of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Yuji Nagata. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley talk about Nagata’s career, his amateur background, getting recruited by Hiroshi Hase, his time as IWGP Champion, his MMA career, Fedor, and Nagata’s current time […]

December 25, 2018 - With Mike on the disabled list, Adam is back to deliver the last original alternate of 2018. In a half hour of power, we get his thoughts on December 16’s NOAH title upheaval — led by Kaito Kiyomiya’s GHC title triumph over Takashi Sugiura — and its colliery to ’17 AJPW. Plus thoughts on the wild Sendai-Stardom […]

December 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back here on Christmas Eve to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including RAW from Monday night, the Ronda Rousey vs. Natalya match, more on Jon Jones, a look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, some mailbag and more. Have a great holiday […]

December 24, 2018 - It hath been unleashed the 2018 Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Lance & Filthy Tom Christmas Show! There is drink, there are presents, there are calls, there is projectile vomiting after the show goes off the air, there is rampant insanity, and it’s here and it’s all yours. You can also check out this […]

December 24, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about thanks to Jon Jones, UFC and USADA. Everything you ever wanted to know about this topic, the science behind it, how the fans got totally screwed, what the fighters think about it, and so much more. Plus, news, […]

December 24, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our usual Sunday night fare! Tonight, it’s NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago, a fun show building up an event at the Omni that you probably couldn’t see then and still can’t see today. Then, it’s another COLISEUM HOME VIDEO EXCLUSIVE, a special ULTIMATE […]

December 24, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons of news from the weekend, plus an exclusive interview with Shawn Phoenix, the indy wrestler who missed the 450 and broke his skull on the cement floor. He’s got a cautionary tale for all young wrestlers out there, plus an update on his own […]

December 23, 2018 - This week, whether secular or religious, many people in the world will celebrate Christmas. But what are the real origins of Christmas? Is December 25 really Jesus’ birthday? Is Christmas a re-appropriated pagan holiday? Is it a modern creation? What about Santa Claus? Kris Kringle? St. Nicholas? Why the Christmas tree? This week on DragonKing Dark, we […]

December 23, 2018 - While Don Owen did promote a show at the Portland Sports Arena on Christmas night, it was never the biggest or most important show of the year. However, it’s Christmas time on this week’s edition of the Portland Wrestlecast. If you ask fans who grew up in the 80s about the most memorable holiday angles, […]

December 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back for a Friday night edition of he show. Joining us is Will Cooling from Fighting Spirit Magazine.  We first discuss the Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame, looking at who made it and who didn’t. We go over Kenny Omega as a candidate, […]