December 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW ratings, how to fix the show, lame excuses, Smackdown, the weekend schedule, TLC, New Japan notes, UFC and ONE sign TV deals, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

December 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW’s record-low ratings on Monday, the difficulty of writing a three-hour show, RAW’s collapse since 2012, fighting the fans, and more. Then, Madison Rayne saves the show to talk women’s wrestling, working Impact, ROH and WWE in the […]

December 11, 2018 - 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! Raw is, believe it or not, tragically the 1999 version of 2018 RAW with Baron Corbin, almost too much to handle, and Nitro is another godawful […]

December 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about today including the new ONE deal with Turner and what it could mean for pro-wrestling, RAW from Monday night, TLC PPV line-up, tons of calls and texts and BLOCKS, and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 11, 2018 - The Longform History of Pro Wrestling Series continues with a look at the year of 1972 in pro wrestling. On this episode, we talk about Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, Pat Patterson, Roberto and Manuel Soto, Sonny King, Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, Gorilla Monsoon, Mr. Fuji, and the Atlanta wrestling war kicking off.  All this and […]

December 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including a scathing review of RAW outside a pretty good main event, tons of thoughts leading into TLC, the future of WWE, New Japan news, Greg Hardy, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always […]

December 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown previews, New Japan Tokyo Dome line-up, Road to Tokyo Dome events, and two more shows coming to America next year, plus calls, texts, news and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 10, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at stories in the news — including a story about how young people today are turning off the news in large numbers because they don’t trust it. Plus, the Mars rover has found a shiny rock that has everyone talking, and what […]

December 10, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly review of NWA World Championship Wrestling from May of 1988, a very exciting show with some angles, hideous jobbers, great action and more. Then, Bryan and Vinny jump in Hidden Gems to review LOU THESZ VS. WILD BILL LONGSON […]

December 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all of the hottest news, New Japan’s Tokyo Dome, UFC 231, Bob Backlund’s carbon footprint, and more, plus calls, amazing calls, texts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 9, 2018 - Before he was perfect, Curt Hennig was a young, green wrestler in Portland Wrestling. Then, he won his first-ever pro wrestling title, the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship, with his late father Larry “The Axe” Hennig. In this edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, I recaps Curt’s career in Portland, including his feuds with Buddy Rose and Rip […]

December 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of both the New Japan Tag League Finals and UFC 231, thoughts on all the matches and fights, an update on Big Cass, RAW on Monday, some mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always […]

December 8, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including RAW and Smackdown notes, Lance’s thoughts on “winning” titles in WWE, WWE raiding the indies this year and what it means for wrestling’s future, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

December 8, 2018 - You know Dynamite Kid from England, Japan, Calgary and the WWF, but do you know he also had a run in Portland and Don Owen’s territory? Not only was he a former Pacific Northwest Heavyweight and tag team champion, he played a key role in one of the most famous angles in Portland Wrestling history: the […]

December 8, 2018 - It’s another weekend edition of ‘Left My Wallet’ as I welcome CBS fantasy football analyst, University of Miami alum, and lifeong pro wrestling fan Dave Richard to the podcast. He is the co-host of CBS Fantasy Football Today, one of the top fantasy sports podcasts anywhere, and also writes for CBSsports.com and CBS Sports HQ. […]

December 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a tables match being added to TLC, Vince learns nothing from the RAW ratings and books a baffling segment for RAW, the return of Dr. Lucha to talk about the brick throwing incident and more, plus your calls, […]

December 7, 2018 - ‘Left My Wallet’ is back with Mike Quackenbush talking all things G.I. Joe! The mastermind behind the wonderful world of Chikara and I are both huge Joe fans with Mike leaning toward the comic book while I love action figures. So on this episode, we bring a boatload of G.I Joe talk to the Empire […]

December 7, 2018 - Image: Boston Globe It’s the final month of the year which, for me, means it’s time to begin the look back at the year that was in MMA. This podcast kicks it all off as you and I review January-March with our good friend and website contributor Paul Fontaine, aka The King of Winnipeg. The […]

December 7, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a very wacky contest where listeners got to take a wrestling song and turn it into a Christmas song! Then, Granny’s Q&A, her Weekly Wrestling Report, and more. Bryan and Vinny then review NXT from Full Sail and the […]

December 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the life of Larry the Axe Hennig, tons of turmoil in UFC, Smackdown ratings, Vince McMahon re-writing RAW for happier endings, calls, texts and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

December 6, 2018 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the potential expanding of promotions outside WWE in 2019. We talk about the happenings in MLW, ROH, and the NWA in terms of how things appear to be setting up in 2019 despite WWE’s best efforts to gather up as much talent as possible. […]

December 6, 2018 - From the Wrestling Observer Live archives, we head back to the era when the show streamed live on the late, great Eyada.com platform. On the edition of the show from June 20, 2001, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez talk about the pro wrestling news of the day (the Invasion angle, King of the Ring) and […]

December 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Dynamite Kid and what he meant to pro-wrestling, controversy in UFC, Smackdown, RAW ratings, changes Vince made to RAW and why, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start […]

December 6, 2018 - Dynamite Kid made an impression everywhere he wrestled: England, Calgary, Portland, and the WWF. But he arguably had his most famous matches and greatest historical impact in Japan. On this special episode of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast, Jim Valley and Fumi Saito look at the Japanese career of the Dynamite Kid, including the […]

December 6, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including a health update for Tom, our full review of a pretty good edition of Smackdown this week, Smackdown ratings, update on Geek of the Week, our WWE sponsor food review and tons more! A fun show […]

December 5, 2018 - He’s been on the ballot for years and yet never gets enough support from voters. Does Don Owen belong in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame? Tom Prichard is not just a wrestler and a trainer, he’s a historian. Prichard gives this thoughts on Don Owen, his legacy, his credentials, who he helped, and whether or not Owen […]

December 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including record-low RAW ratings, Smackdown, the Daniel Bryan character, XFL is preparing to launch, Pac wins gold in Japan, plus tons of feedback and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 4, 2018 - 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. RAW has gone PG and guess what? It’s better. Nitro is Nitro and it manages to not be the worst Nitro of all time even though […]

December 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back today with tons of news on Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, Nattie, Tribute to the Troops, RAW and more, plus your feedback on all of these different topics. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including an update on UFC’s PPV negotiations with the cable companies, Jack Swagger’s upcoming MMA debut, RAW report from Monday night with the build towards TLC, other weekend notes, mailbag and more! A fun show as always so […]