September 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the upcoming Vince McMahon oral history book, the latest from the Mae Young Classic, UFC from Saturday night with STUMP PULLERS GALORE, results from this weekend’s AAW show tons of calls and texts, your daily fable and more! […]

September 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a special show! Dave Meltzer is in the UK and so he’ll be replaced this evening by Filthy Tom Lawlor! We’ll recap Saturday night’s UFC 228, a really fun show, break down all the fights in detail, then talk the wrestling news from the weekend, including […]

September 8, 2018 - Image: Miami Herald/Jim Varsallone Well, well, weeeeeeelllllll, ‘Left My Wallet’ returns with a new episode featuring ECW original and “The Quintessential Stud Muffin” himself, Joel Gertner! Joel and I talk on a myriad of subjects including his fandom of the Jacksonville Jaguars, growing up in the 80s, being a Mets fan, collecting baseball cards, game […]

September 7, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Lance Storm is back today with tons to talk about including thoughts on the Mae Young Classic, announcing on the show, man vs. woman matches and angles, Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker, injuries and risky bumps in pro-wrestling, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

September 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including thoughts on the first episode of the Mae Young Classic, Tomasso Ciampa’s promo from NXT this week and the ridiculous verbiage that WWE uses, more from All In this past weekend and Bryan and Mike’s thoughts on dangerous […]

September 7, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with the last word on All In. We’re all over the proverbial map today on all things All In. Issues covered include: fundamental pro wrestling storytelling stealing the show, getting your audience to want what you’re planning to give to them and actually following through, what else the […]

September 6, 2018 - THE MIGHTY BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report and a pretty goofy contest this week, then we’ve got full reviews of NXT with the latest twist in the Johnny Gargano storyline, and Day One of a Mae Young Classic that is sure to improve […]

September 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about. We first talk about the death of Mike Hogewood, who was briefly the announcer for ROH on HDNet for a couple of years, but is known for his announcing in other sports. Bryan and Mike both share their memories. […]

September 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Daniel Bryan re-signing with WWE, All In notes and fallout from the show, WGN ratings and what they mean for the future, reviews of both Smackdown and 205 Live,  UFC 228 this weekend and Dave traveling to the UK […]

September 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. We have news on WOW signing Tessa Blanchard, the All In attendance and WGN viewership numbers, Smackdown and Andrade Cien Almas talking, why Brie and Nikki Bella are able to appear on both shows, Pentagon Jr.’s future, more on WWE’s […]

September 4, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. Don’t have enough words to describe it. Boring, horrible, wretched, inconceivably bad, horrific, atrocious, awful, preposterous, ridiculous, appalling, we could go on. Russo needs to jump ship so Raw can improve […]

September 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about after a long holiday weekend, specifically All In and everything surrounding it and the RAW show from Monday night, which had the Shield arrested, charged, booked, released, then reoffend all in three hours. Talking points include the HBK […]

September 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday, particularly the the Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker segment. Is is the start of a build to a match, or something else? Tons of news to talk about as well, including more fallout from All In, what […]

September 4, 2018 - All In weekend may be a wrap, but the memories remain, especially from Starrcast.  Our subscribers can now listen to audio from the memorable Four Star Summit Panel featuring our Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez along with Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell from the PW Torch.  For a video version of this panel and all of […]

September 3, 2018 - It’s a slow labor day weekend outside of All In and Starrcast, but fear not, we’re on mostly our usual schedule! Vinny is on vacation but Lance Storm steps in to review NWA World Championship Wrestling this week! It’s a treat for Lance as this was right around the period that he first started watching […]

September 3, 2018 - There is a series on Netflix called “Dark Tourism” where a host takes you to various taboo hotspots around the world where a tourism industry has sprung up. On this week’s DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the allure of seeing places of tragedy, disaster, and the macabre. Why are we drawn to such […]

September 2, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about in our live recap from All In Weekend! Everything you ever wanted to know about the show, tons of backstage notes, what it means for the industry, where they may be going from here and more, plus some […]

September 1, 2018 - It’s the Wrestling Observer Live Mailbag from Chicago, IL on All In Weekend! Thanks to much to everyone who asked so many great questions, and welcome everyone listening here on audio. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

August 31, 2018 - With an emphasis on the NWA title match between Nick Aldis and Cody, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa discuss All In and how it could potentially affect the wrestling scene outside WWE. Within that discussion, we’ll also throw out some theories on how Billy Corgan might seek to promote the NWA brand after All In and the NWA’s […]

August 31, 2018 - He’s back. The NFL season is almost upon us and who better to talk over an hour of foootball than our very own Vince Verhei of the Bryan, Vinny and Craig Show and assistant editor for Football Outsiders. On the first ever Big Vinny V Football Extravaganza, Big Vinny V and I run the gamut in terms […]

August 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a solo show, as the site’s proprietors travel to Chicago for all of this weekend’s ALL IN festivities. Who would you like to see be a surprise in the All In Over Budget Battle Royal, more of mommy and daddy fighting for ROH and WGN, THE […]

August 30, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including All In, including a look at all the matches, as well as thoughts on PPV buys and such. We also have reviews of Smackdown, 205 Live, ratings for the shows (including UFC), Toni Storm injury update, Liddell vs. Ortiz […]

August 29, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night with Stone Cold Becky Lynch, this week’s CHOPPING BLOCK, Miz and Mrs. episode three, plus Bryan and Tom begin their review of WWE’s sponsors with DOMINO’S PIZZA. A fun show as always […]

August 29, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including last night’s Smackdown, which had the arrival of  Stone Cold Becky Lynch. We go over the latest developments in her storyline. We also have news notes on line-ups for All In, WWE Super-Showdown coming in October in […]

August 28, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with a look back at WCW and WWF 19 years ago this week: August 30, 1999! May as well just play Nitro on the Death of WCW panel at Starrcast, an awful and completely indefensible show. It had the debut of the KISS Demon (at […]

August 28, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the Braun Strowman heel turn last night on Raw. After all of the build towards making Braun a babyface, why the sudden turn? RD Reynolds joins us in the second segment. The WrestleCrap founder and co-author of […]

August 28, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we continue our longform history of pro wrestling series by traveling into the mid-1960s. As the AWA evolves into a powerhouse promotion and Verne Gagne trades the World title frequently with people like Mad Dog Vachon, Fritz Von Erich, and others, Bruno Sammartino tightens his grip […]

August 28, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including the death of Ed Cohen and what he meant for WWE business. Dave shares his personal memories of him, and also thoughts on other cancer news including the death of Aya Komayay and Akira Taue and Kid […]

August 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a preview of what will go down tonight during WWE RAW. Who’s the babyface and the heel in this Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns feud?  There’s also tons more to talk about, including a look at the […]

August 27, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from March of 1988 with the build to the famous Flair vs. Sting match and the Crockett Cup. Then, it’s a SUNDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI with the hardcore match from TripleMania, one of the […]