January 7, 2019 - “Left My Wallet” is back with one of the most talked about names in professional wrestling over the last 48 hours: Priscilla Kelly. She is one of the top female performers on the independent scene and has a remarkable body of in-ring work that includes an appearance in the Mae Young Classic, tours of Japan, […]

January 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with the latest on Kenny Omega, who told Tokyo Sports that he’s leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling. Dave gives an update on whether All Elite Wrestling and New Japan are going to work together in the near future. We discuss the latest news from […]

January 7, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including fallout from the Tokyo Dome, New Year’s Dash, Kenny Omega, WWE Raw and Smackdown this week, the return of Hulk Hogan, tons of news and calls and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 6, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from June of 1988! A tale of two shows, a good first half, a boring second half, and a great third act. Squashes, violence, build to the Great American Bash, and the Fantastics killed forever as babyfaces in […]

January 6, 2019 - Welcome to 2019 on DragonKing Dark. This year, host Karl Stern is going to examine some tall tales, curses, and popular culture you might have heard of but might not believe. Whether true or not, they are interesting. This week, we look at the tale of James Dean’s cursed car. Dean was an icon of […]

January 5, 2019 - ‘Left My Wallet’ is back in time for NFL Wild Card Weekend and who better to have on to talk all things football than our very own “Big Vinny V” Vince Verhei and Cleveland Browns diehard Producer Rob of the B&V Show for a three-way chat. We talk about Rob’s Cleveland Browns, head coaching vacancies, who […]

January 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including our full recap of WrestleKingdom 13, thoughts on all the matches, all the title changes, the future of Kenny Omega, your feedback and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

January 4, 2019 - Photo: NJPW On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, longtime pro wrestling trainer and former wrestling Les Thatcher and I talk about the passing of “Mean” Gene Okerlund, AEW, and a slew of announcements from New Japan Pro Wrestling following Wrestle Kingdom regarding their 2019 schedule. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Right click […]

January 4, 2019 - On a special edition of Wrestling Observer Radio from Tokyo, Japan, Dave Meltzer, Fumi Saito, and Jim Valley recap Wrestle Kingdom 13, an epic show with incredible matches, and talk about the future for New Japan, AEW, ROH and key pro wrestlers.  The show featured seven title changes and incredible performances up and down the […]

January 4, 2019 - Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present the final part of the Best of 2018 podcast series. Here’s part one and part two if you missed them. 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 […]

January 4, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, is back with a pre-Wrestle Kingdom 13 edition of the show.  We discuss the political scene in Japan with representatives from New Japan, ROH, and All Elite scheduled to meet to discuss working together. We go over the Double or Nothing rally in Jacksonville next […]

January 3, 2019 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a new contest, basically JEOPARDY, plus her Weekly Wrestling Report and so much more. Then, Bryan and Vinny have quite the potpourri, last week’s NXT, this week’s NXT main event of Kassius Ohno vs. Matt Riddle, and Kota Ibushi […]

January 3, 2019 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including NOT THE PREDICTION SHOW! All Elite Wrestling, Tokyo Dome tonight, RAW and Smackdown ratings, tons of questions and more! Plus, today’s show will be available for subscribers at video.f4wonline.com! A fun show as always so check it […]

January 3, 2019 - From Tokyo, Japan, less than a mile away from the Tokyo Dome, home of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 13, it’s the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast. Fumi Saito and Jim Valley talk about all of their wrestling-related activities this week. Jim and Fumi describe Korakuen Hall and talk about its history. They go in-depth […]

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 […]