December 17, 2018 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a full rundown of the WWE TLC show from Sunday night, all the matches and angles, some happy endings, two really good matches, the most horrible grudge match in a long-ass time, and more. PLUS, exclusive details on this year’s upcoming […]

December 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, running down tonight’s WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, as well as taking your calls. Right click save

December 16, 2018 - We have more discussion this week about the hot topic of artificial intelligence and the problems we may, or may not, be facing in the future from machines that can think for themselves. In other recent news we take a look at more recent UFO sightings, and reports that a portal to another dimension opened up […]

December 16, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. It’s our second of two shows in a row. You can listen to last night’s show if you missed it.  We review all of Saturday’s shows, including UFC’s last show on Fox, Bellator 213 from Hawaii featuring Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in the main event, […]

December 16, 2018 - It’s a special Figure Four Daily live Q&A featuring the great LANCE STORM, alongside Bryan Alvarez and guest host Filthy Tom Lawlor, live at the Lunchbox Lab in Bellevue, WA, for the Defy Wrestling holiday party! More info on Defy is up at defywrestling.com or defynw on Twitter. Enjoy the show! Right click save

December 15, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including RAW this coming Monday, the return of Vince McMahon, ideas to turn around RAW, announcers, a new Gene Okerlund, squash matches on TV every week, and tons more! Lance is in studio and you can check out […]

December 15, 2018 - It’s Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and myself, guest co-host Garrett Gonzales. We first talk about WWE’s announcement that Vince McMahon is returning to Raw on Monday and what it means. We then get into a long review of ROH’s Final Battle PPV, which was a very good show. We break down all the matches in […]

December 14, 2018 - Left My Wallet returns as I talk sports with the poet laureate of professional wrestling and a true “Genius”, Lanny Poffo! Lanny talks about his athletic background growing up and why he chose wrestling over a traditional sports career, and then delves into his brother, Randy Savage, and his minor league playing days. Lanny tells […]

December 14, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the ROH and MLW shows tonight, TLC, Lars Sullivan, All Elite Wrestling, contract situations in the new year and how everything could or could not change in 2019, and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

December 14, 2018 - Image: SunnyD Photography / Limitless Wrestling With so much of a shift this year in talents signing with WWE, Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, MLW, and other places, I wanted to get a sense of what it takes to run an indie wrestling organization given those challenges added on top of everything else. Several weeks […]

December 14, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including VINNY ALMOST DIES IN A CAR CRASH, Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, the usual shenanigans, and then Bryan and Vinny review this week’s NXT and the WWE Rivalries show with Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper. A fun […]

December 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown ratings, more on WWE’s claim that writing RAW is difficult, a look at the actual income generators in WWE outside of TV and how they’re doing, our weekly chat with Dave Meltzer, and tons more. A […]

December 13, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa go into the mailbag for your questions on kayfabe in the territories, HWA trainees, and the state of WWE. We discuss how promotions protected the business when their TV shows were filmed and directed by TV stations whose staff weren’t in the business, which of Les’ trainees exceeded his expectations, […]

December 13, 2018 - In 2018, the wrestling world lost legendary wrestler Masa Saito, better known to wrestling fans as Mr. Saito. On a special edition of the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast on F4W, co-host Fumi Saito (no relation) and I remember the man he calls his godfather in the business. Fumi talks about what Mr. Saito taught him, […]

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, […]