June 3, 2025 - My podcast today takes a detailed look back at June 1985 in pro wrestling history. The text is taken from my book DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. In June 1985 pro wrestling’s first action figures become available, a set of AWA action figures by Remco toy company and WWF figures by LJN. In addition to […]

June 3, 2025 - Trick Williams is the new TNA champion, and the crew on Impact reacts to this fresh news on a stale show that was taped weeks ahead of time. We’ll see how awkward things can get as they pretend this all happened in chronological order. We’ll also look at just how long Trick’s reign may last, […]

June 3, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the full RAW report from Monday, update on Las Vegas and WrestleMania, NXT and TNA notes, all the news and more! A fun show as always, so check it out~! Right Click Save As

June 3, 2025 - On a new and unplanned Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh remembers late MMA personality/podcaster and pro wrestling fan Jordan Breen. Jordan came on this very show in December 2015 where Josh learned he also enjoyed wrestling. In the course of their conversation, Jordan explained how he would explain wrestling to a non-wrestling fan. It’s four minutes […]

June 3, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Jordan Breen, an update on Jim Ross, Valhalla cut, Slim Jim new WWE sponsorship deal, Dominion line-up, Arena Mexico, UFC preview for Saturday, the RAW report, mailbag and more. A fun show as always so […]

June 2, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WWE and AEW both doing a bunch of cuts this week, why we should celebrate the career of Truth instead of seeing him as a victim, a huge week of shows, Money in the Bank qualifiers tonight, […]

June 2, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with tons to talk about including the departures of R-Truth and Carlito and why it happened, the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors finals, Vikingo beating Alberto as expected, a UFC main event canceled just before the fight starts, SmackDown and Collision recaps, the week’s […]

June 1, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about as we fuckin BARREL ON THROUGH a show with all sorts of issues, from children to technical kefuffles. But it’s COLLISION and SMACKDOWN, both basically go-home shows for TWO PLEs next Saturday and TWO straight 4-hour AEW Wednesday blocks. A fun […]

June 1, 2025 - With Andrew Zarian out on assignment this week, Josh Nason returns to fill in on the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. And what a Sunday it became with the surprise news that R-Truth’s WWE career has come to an end as he revealed the company is not renewing his contract. Josh looks at the […]

May 31, 2025 - Image: AEW It’s time for the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. Friday’s WWE SmackDown was in the shadow of the Knoxville Wig Sphere…um…Sun Sphere. Bianca Belair returned home, we had two qualifiers for MITB, tension between Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo, and Miz and Carmelo Hayes, JeVon Evans impressed, while John Cena called […]

May 31, 2025 - John LaRocca and I (Garrett Gonzales) are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We also put the show up for free on YouTube which you can watch below. We kicked off this show by giving out our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of […]

May 30, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with our Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the other things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub needed)

May 30, 2025 - Image: WWE The only thing that might be more surprising than Bronson Reed joining Seth Rollins in WWE would be Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland mending fences in AEW. On the new Wrestling Weekly with Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa, the guys talk about the events that led to the first situation and might lead […]

May 29, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we review AEW Dynamite and NXT, both fallout shows from their big events last weekend! Both had highs, and both had lows. They went up! And they went down. Yeah. Anyway, a fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

May 29, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of AEW Dynamite and NXT, and all the news from today including WWE running the former ECW Arena, SNME, ratings and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:Start: Daisuke Sekimoto update, WWE […]

May 29, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns with tons to talk about including Smackdown remaining at 3 hours, Adam Cole’s apron powerbomb, AEW Dynamite, TNA Impact tonight and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 29, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with part one of a two-part show. We’ll talk the death of Salman Hashmikov, Jim Ross, the Janel Grant/John Lauranitis situation, Linda McMahon, Double or Nothing news and notes, Best of the Super Juniors, the RAW ratings and what we can determine, and more. […]

May 28, 2025 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns today with all sorts of topics to discuss, all led by suggestions from the chatrooms. Noah’s ark, the lost city of Atlantis, a CREDIBLE BIGFOOT SIGHTING, the Flatwoods Monster, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 28, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jim Ross, the latest on John Lauranitis and the Janel Grant case, NXT recap from Wednesday night, ratings, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

May 28, 2025 - It is a regular gravy edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show as I dive deeper into those on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot who have not yet been voted in. The very famous tag team of Black Gordman and Great Goliath are two of those very people so why aren’t they […]

May 27, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our usual weekly chat with Granny, the wrestling report, soap opera report, trivia contest, NEW PERM, and more. Then the boys review Saturday Night’s Main Event and NXT Battleground! A fun show as always so check […]

May 27, 2025 - Last Friday’s TNA Under Siege may have been the worst premium show produced by any major wrestling company in North America in 2025. On this week’s Big Vinny V Show, I talk all about it. It started and ended well enough, but the four matches in the middle ranged from dangerous (Spitfire vs. the Elegance […]

May 27, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including an update on Jim Ross, the death of Rick Derringer, Billy Jack Haynes update, RAW from Monday night, AEW PPV lengths, and tons more. A fun show as alway so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 27, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dark Side of the Ring on Daffney, what’s going on with the AAA Mega Title, World’s Collide, RAW, ratings, young talent in AEW and tons more. A packed show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:Start: Muhammad Hassan, […]

May 26, 2025 - Image: Texarkana Gazette On today’s 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I discuss the invasion of bears into 1870’s pro wrestling. Yes, you read that right: bears. Many may think that wrestling with bears was a curiosity of the 1940s through the 1980s, yet the height of bear wrestling was actually in […]

May 26, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW Double or Nothing, NXT BattleGround, Saturday Night’s Main Event, and tons of news notes from all the shows. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:Start: TNA Under Siege main event, AEW Double or Nothing […]

May 25, 2025 - Image: AEW The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a quick recap of the AEW Double or Nothing PPV, a great show with two awesome Owen Hart Cup finales, and a wild Anarchy in the Arena match. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

May 25, 2025 - Image: AEW Another busy weekend in pro wrestling continues with tonight’s AEW Double or Nothing and Josh Nason gives you a final preview as part of a Memorial Day weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Join Josh as he runs down the card and makes the case for Hangman Page winning the men’s Owen Hart […]

May 24, 2025 - On another packed weekend of wrestling, Jim Valley returns for a Saturday Wrestling Observer Live. He runs down Friday’s action including TNA Under Siege, WWE SmackDown, and NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Night 9. Then, he previews WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event and Sunday’s AEW Double or Nothing. Also, WWE WrestleMania is going back […]

May 23, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with our Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the other things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub needed)