June 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday night a show that had a great main event in Seth Rollins challenging for the Intercontinental title, but unfortunately was marred by a lame finish. News notes include the situation with Brock Lesnar and WWE […]

June 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about today including RAW and Smackdown line-ups for this week, Extreme Rules, Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax, tons of phone calls and texts, plus Dr. Lucha appears to talk LA Park vs. RUSH, Lucha Underground and so much more! […]

June 25, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including UFC Fight Night from Singapore, where Cowboy Cerrone lost to Leon Edwards in the main event. Despite battling an illness, Cerrone managed to take it to a decision. Other topics of discussion in this episode include Kayla […]

June 25, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a special show talking both our usual weekly NWA World Championship Wrestling review from 1988, but also another awesome show from 30 years later, NXT Takeover Chicago II! Two awesome shows three decades apart. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: 3:20 – […]

June 24, 2018 - On this episode of DragonKing Dark, we take a look back to the 1970s and 1980s and the fascination with ninjas. What were ninjas really? Did people really believe ninjas had supernatural powers? Were ninjas even a real thing? What did the modern era teach us about them? Let’s dive deep into the myth and magic […]

June 23, 2018 - “Left My Wallet” returns with a special NBA Draft Companion show with myself and up and coming Independent wrestling standout Brad Hollister. We talk sports, wrestling, hot moms, his brother who is a fighter in Bellator, and much more while dissecting and chatting about the first 13 picks of the draft. Hollister is fresh off his […]

June 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a Bossman-less edition of the program, as your fearless leader has dispatched into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to ready himself for his upcoming BATTEL~! with Filthy Tom against the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express on July 14 in Crowne Point, Indiana. But, never fear, joining Mike today is […]

June 22, 2018 - On today’s episode, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share some thoughts on Vader, Rusev challenging AJ Styles, and if WWE has inadvertently pushed Sinclair into a wrestling war. We’ll start by discussing the weekend training camp in San Antonio Les was part of and some history on one of the most famous venues in the world. […]

June 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Kenny Omega to talk the seven-star classic with Kazuchika Okada, tons of insight into the match and the program, the upcoming G-1, thoughts about his future in pro-wrestling, why he feels Okada is the best wrestler in the world, and […]

June 22, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about! First up is our weekly chat with Granny, who did in fact WATCH AN OMEGA VS. OKADA MATCH. We don’t know which one, but she did end up reviewing something. There’s also the usual Q&A and also has her normal […]

June 21, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including news and notes on SmackDown’s viewership and how it may change on FOX, Mae Young Classic details and your calls and texts on subjects such as who John Cena would face in NXT, announcers and the upcoming Kenny Omega […]

June 21, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the passing of Leon White, also known as Big Van Vader.  Other news notes for the show include the release of Big Cass, SmackDown and 205 Live reviews, Bryan’s thoughts on the Hardy Boyz documentary, the latest […]

June 20, 2018 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with another big audio nightmare, this time involving his connection, which thankfully does end up getting fixed. We finally kick things off with a review of SmackDown, featuring a new number one contender for AJ Styles’ WWE championship.  This week in history […]

June 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio on the death of Big Van Vader. Right click save

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 […]