June 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with a PACKED show. We start things off with the unfortunate death of Leon White, aka Big Van Vader. Texts and calls are read regarding his death and how influential he was in the business. There’s also news and notes on Extreme Rules, […]

June 20, 2018 - ‘I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco’ returns with yours truly and Ring of Honor/New Japan superstar Flip Gordon! Flip is fresh off his NJPW debut in this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament and and now is your chance to hear his opinions and unique takes on sports for the very first time. We […]

June 19, 2018 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about as we look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Two pretty terrible shows with very few redeeming qualities outside Steve Austin making Vince McMahon look like a fool again. And wait until you get a load of […]

June 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. We start off with big news regarding the release of Big Cass, which happened right before we went on the air. There’s also talk of Tyler Bate and Trent Seven winning the NXT tag team titles and the […]

June 19, 2018 - Today begins a new finite podcast series — the Greatest Kayfabe Wrestling Tournament. This is a fictional 64-man, single elimination tournament that asks the question “What if these wrestlers were real? Who would win?” This is not a “shoot” fight, nor an argument over who the best worke” is. This tournament is about what we […]

June 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night which had fallout from Money in the Bank and the build towards Extreme Rules, including the announcement of the Raw main event for the show. News notes for this episode include Kizuna Road notes, the G-1 […]

June 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live is back today with tons to talk about! We start off with Money in the Bank, which took place last night. Bryan and Mike talk about all the matches, including Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax and AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. After the break, more on Rousey vs. Jax, particularly on Ronda’s […]

June 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about. We kick things off with WWE Money in the Bank, featuring the titular match and a Ronda Rousey/Nia Jax title match. There’s also the fallout from the rest of the show, including title changes and angles leading into […]

June 18, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with special guest PRODUCER ROB to talk the WWE Money in the Bank PPV! Ladder matches, Roman Reigns getting the go-away treatment, Ronda Rousey versus Nia Jax, cash-ins, surprise returns, and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Also be sure to […]

June 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with our Money in the Bank pre-show! All the matches, predictions, and more, plus your calls, emails, etc.! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 17, 2018 - A favorite topic of the DragonKing Dark podcast and host Karl Stern is fear. What are we afraid of and why? We have done shows about this in the past, but it seem relevant again with all the social unrest and division in the world — and it is our contention that much of it […]

June 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including another great NXT Takeover event featuring some fantastic matches, including the main event and possible call-ups coming off of the show. News notes follows on Money in the Bank, WWE’s Australia show coming up, Daniel Bryan’s contract […]

June 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about. We kick things off with David Arquette returning to pro wrestling, The New Day vs. The Elite in a Street Fighter V battle and Bryan’s training for his and Filthy’s match against the Rock and Roll Express next month, […]

June 15, 2018 - “Left My Wallet…” returns with the voice of the Boston Celtics and former Bellator announcer, Sean Grande. Sean is a lifelong wrestling fan and longtime subscriber to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We discuss what lured him to Bellator, the difference in calling MMA from other sports, and why he left. We then discuss his early […]

June 14, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about! Granny joins us via PHONE due to technical issues this week, having more food pun names for wrestlers. There’s also reviews of matches from 205 Live, NXT and a match between Rey Mysterio and Brock Lesnar in her weekly wrestling […]

June 14, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including interviews with Dave Meltzer and Cheeseburger, NXT and Money in the Bank changes, SEVEN STAR MATCHES, Cheeseburger’s dream opponent and favorite matches and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

June 14, 2018 - On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, former wrestler and trainer Les Thatcher and co-host Vic Sosa talk have a full list of topics to discuss; – New Japan Pro Wrestling’s ability to tell compelling long term stories and other thoughts from Dominion – Where Okada and new IWGP Champion Omega go from here – […]

June 14, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown and 205 Live, ratings, the WWE’s UK weekend, Money in the Bank and NXT Takeover, ROH trying to run Madison Square Garden, tons of mailbag questions and much more. A fun show as always so check it […]

June 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. We start things off with Chris Jericho not working non-WWE dates in the US, James Ellsworth and ratings from Smackdown on Tuesday which did not, in fact, beat Raw. After the break, there’s news on Ricochet still being […]

June 13, 2018 - WWE COO Paul “HHH” Levesque held his traditional pre-NXT TakeOver conference call, previewing the Chicago show and giving updates on a lot of other non-main roster news. Subscribers can stream the audio below. A few highlights: – He said they are not looking to move/expand the WWE Performance Center despite recent comments from Bobby Roode […]

June 13, 2018 - Today’s mailbag episode includes discussion on David Von Erich as NWA World Champion, Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan and the NWA World title, SECW in 1980, and then a look at the June 23rd, 1985 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter which includes the debuts of Randy Savage, Brian Blair, Stan Frasier, and Terry Funk in […]

June 12, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig show is back today with our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! The show continues to drain the life force from Bryan as he endures another five hours of awful programming and ages a full year in the process. No matter what Vinny […]

June 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about! We kick things off with discussion on Jeff Hardy’s DWI guilty plea, as well as news concerning Ring of Honor, who look to run the actual Madison Square Garden building in 2019. Text and calls are also taken. […]

June 12, 2018 - ‘I Left My Wallet’ returns with a super-sized episode featuring former Impact star Robbie E and Fantasy Sports Writers of Association Hall of Famer Lenny Melnick. Robbie kicks us off with a chat about his love for everything 90’s New York Knicks. We talk about the physical playoff battles with my Chicago Bulls, their physical […]

June 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about, First up there’s Raw from Monday night, featuring segments that clearly show the gap between New Japan and the WWE in terms of quality. There’s also the main event pitting Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman and Finn […]

June 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. We start the show off with a rundown of the Money in the Bank and NXT TakeOver lineups. There’s also news and notes on James Ellsworth possibly heading back to WWE, Adam Cole vs. WALTER being announced for […]

June 10, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from early January 1988. Your usual parade of awful jobbers, a main event finish that would have been great in a vacuum but in 1988 helped put the company out of business, JOBBER TRADING CARDS and so much […]

June 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. CM Punk’s loss at UFC 225 dominates the first segment. With a 0-2 record, it seems unlikely that he’ll ever come back to the UFC as a fighter. Where will his career go from here? The other big […]

June 10, 2018 - On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at one of the most bizarre landmarks in America — the Winchester Mystery House. Owned originally by the Winchester firearms family and left to the widow of Mr. Winchester following his death, the story goes that Ms. Winchester was haunted mentally by the […]

June 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with full review of both the New Japan Dominion show with perhaps the greatest match of all time and a stacked undercard, and UFC 225 with the CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson fight, more weight-cutting disasters and more. Plus, Raw and Smackdown previews […]