July 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back for another solo voyage, with no shortage of things to talk about including last night’s Raw, Brock, RomBob, Bayley-Sasha, Smackdown hopes, MA JAMES, plus your tweets, calls, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 17, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about, including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week, July 19, 1999. Nitro had Lenny and Lodi’s big secret revealed, Sting vs. Ric Flair for control of the company, Stevie Ray vs. Kanyon in a […]

July 17, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show. we continue the history of pro wrestling series and cover up to 1963. We also have another wrestling magazine from this year that fills in some blanks for us. Among the people discussed include Dick the Bruiser, Mike Sharpe Sr., Sputnik Monroe, Verne Gagne, Gene Kiniski, […]

July 17, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about. We start thing off with the death of Masa Saito, who had an interesting life as an olympic wrestler. He was very popular both in Japan and America, but may be even more popular for an arrest that […]

July 16, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of feedback from WWE Extreme Rules, thoughts on all the matches and angles, Raw and Smackdown, the booking of the G-1 so far, plus Dave Meltzer appears to talk the career of the late Masa Saito. A fun show as always […]

July 16, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the return of Hulk Hogan to WWE, a ton of notes on the WWE Extreme Rules PPV, G-1 highlights from the past two days and what’s upcoming, the Rock and Roll Express and tons more! A fun […]

July 16, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our recap of WWE Extreme Rules. An absolutely baffling show, even by WWE standards, to the point where, without question, Nitro 19 years ago this week was significantly better than this PPV. A full recap, and a fun time as always, […]

July 15, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the return of Hulk Hogan to WWE, fan reaction, the line-up for Extreme Rules, predictions for the show, G-1 notes, tons of thoughts on the Rock and Roll Express last night at Black Label Pro and more. […]

July 15, 2018 - It’s one of the most famous advanced artifacts in popular culture. Its past and even its discovery is shrouded in mystery. Found sometime in the early 1900s, a battery-like device appeared in a museum in Iraq. It has been replicated and tested to actually function as a battery but, as we will see this week on […]

July 15, 2018 - On a Bryan Alvarez-less edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and guest host Garrett Gonzales run through a busy day and night of news: – The ROH/NJPW Madison Square Garden story, what changed, and what Vince McMahon’s next move might be. – Should ROH/NJPW made themselves a target for WWE? – What is the […]

July 13, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with a very exciting show today! Tons to talk about including ROH getting Madison Square Garden over WrestleMania weekend, Brock Lesnar returning at SummerSlam, and more, plus an interview with All Ego Ethan Page talking Saturday’s Black Label Pro show in Crown Point, IN, […]

July 13, 2018 - On today’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at ROH & NJPW getting a WrestleMania weekend date at MSG, NJPW’s scheduled return to Long Beach, the ROH Dojo announcing some partnerships, and more. In addition to those topics we’ll share some thoughts on the injuries suffered by Hiromu Takahashi and Jim Ross, Dave’s interview […]

July 13, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s Weekly Wrestling Report, a whopping five or six matches including NXT, 205 Live and THIS WEEK IN UNDERTAKER. Plus the Rock and Rolls, finisher suggestions for this Saturday’s Black Label Pro event, Granny’s plans for the weekend and much more. We’re […]

July 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the news on WWE attempting to get an Emmy Award, which didn’t exactly turn out in WWE’s favor. There’s also news on Smackdown ratings, and this week’s WWE Hidden Gem. We also have two guests on […]

July 12, 2018 - As you probably noticed in the headline, the latest Josh Nason’s Punch-Out is sponsored by the letter B this week.  Our guest is Jeremy Botter of Bleacher Report who still kept his appearance despite England losing in the World Cup semifinals. On the docket for yours truly and the former Texas Wrestling Alliance junior heavyweight […]

July 12, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton of different topics to discuss including the latest on Hiromu Takahashi, who is back in Japan after suffering a neck injury. Other topics include the G-1 starting this weekend, Brock Lesnar, Smackdown and 205 Live rundown, Extreme Rules, Raw and SmackDown ratings […]

July 12, 2018 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with special guest Lance Storm to talk a ton of different topics including Hiromu Takahashi and injuries in wrestling, the idea of banning certain moves, Lance’s own injury that took place in training recently, the positives and negatives of the Bobby Lashley vs. Roman Reigns feud, […]

July 11, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with one more day of No Bossman Radio, with a ton to talk about including Raw’s poor ratings. Is it due to WWE’s uninspired booking? Other news notes include another update on Hiromu Takahashi who is back in Japan, Kaitlyn returns to WWE in the Mae Young […]

July 11, 2018 - The original alternate here at the Empire is back to bring you the vaunted G1 Climax Prediction Show! The annual adventure where Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive run down each night of New Japan’s summer showcase, giving their predictions for every single match, as well as dropping knowledge and opinion along the way. It’s two […]

July 11, 2018 - The MLB All Star Game is coming soon and on a new “Left My Wallet”, I am back talking baseball with Matt Striker, and remembering my friend, Matt Cappotelli. I’ve known Striker since our time on the indies in 2002, and whether it was then, during our time in WWE, the numerous fantasy leagues were in, […]

July 10, 2018 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back today with our look at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Bryan is still in Crescent City, CA, so no Craig tonight, but he’ll be back next week. These shows aired on July 12, 1999. Nitro had the return of Hulk Hogan, Vampiro vs. Konnan, […]

July 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive eases you further into your week with a ton to talk about including RAW is ROMBOB, Smackdown preview, Morishima’s back, who would win a shoot between Doink and The Gambler, a promo from the Bay Territory, the most important lost thing about tag teams, plus your calls, tweets, and […]

July 10, 2018 - On today’s episode, the World’s Greatest Kayfabe Tournament continues with match two of round one. Randy “Macho Man’ Savage (circa 1987) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (circa 1994) in an epic battle to advance to round two and face Hulk Hogan. This one was close. The voting on Twitter (@dragonkingkarl) was neck and neck and ended in a […]

July 10, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including more weekend fallout, the latest on Hiromu Takahashi (and an arguement on wrestling safety), the Jim Ross situation that we thought was a work but was not, Ric Flair’s surgery, UFC drama with Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier and […]

July 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive has stumbled back in today to talk all about the weekend fall out. We have news on Hiromu Takahashi’s seemingly major injury, Jim Ross’ rib injury he suffered at the same show that may have not been an angle, Flat Earther challenges for Domed Globe, AUSTIN LANE, Raw’s crappy […]

July 9, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today to put a bow on what was a wild weekend on the canvassed mat. The big topics of conversation, are, of course, New Japan’s G1 Special at the Cow Palace, Hiromu’s neck, Jay White, UFC 226 fallout, as well as an update on Danny Hodge, your […]

July 9, 2018 - This week on DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about your moral compass. Where does it come from? What directs your ethics in life? Is religion necessary to developing one? Why do some people seem to lack one? As part of our intermittent continuing series on the degradation of society, Karl examines why we […]

July 8, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including good news on Danny Hodge, not so good news on Hiromu Takahashi and news on Fandango, who is also out for a long period of time due to injury. There’s also a recap of UFC’s main card […]

July 8, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about live from San Jose including the latest on Hiromu Takahashi, who may be suffering from a serious injury following his match against Hiromu Takahashi and Danny Hodge, who was reported missing last night.  There is talk on the […]

July 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with our live mailbag from San Francisco! Over 90 minutes of questions on everything under the sun! This show will also be available this afternoon at video.f4wonline.com! A super fun time as always so check it out, and thank you to everyone who […]