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 […]

June 9, 2018 - Your people are back, and there’s no better time than now, right? After a Stanley Cup salutation, a little praise for Miyahara-Marufuji, and some congrats for Kagetsu, we get into the reason that we’re all full of pleasin’: Our breakdown of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-Jo Hall. Long on title, and even […]

June 8, 2018 - UFC 225 is finally on the doorstep and we already have controversy not involving a former pro wrestler or a would-be pro wrestler. Joining yours truly as a special guest is friend of the show and a man of numbers Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie. On this 40 minute, free edition of the show, we […]

June 8, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with PACKED show. We first have news on Yoel Romero missing weight and the continuation of UFC’s weigh in problems, Drop the Mic with WWE women vs. GLOW and discussion on New Japan’s Dominion event taking place tonight. Thomas Santell joins the show […]

June 8, 2018 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the big matches for Dominion, the possibilities for NJPW at the Cow Palace, Shawn Michaels talking one more match, and more on today’s Wrestling Weekly. Les ran a training camp with PWX last weekend which we’ll discuss, as well as a funny story about the smallest crowd Les ever […]

June 7, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our usual weekly chat with Granny talking WRESTLER FOOD NAME PUNS and her usual Wrestling Report, which has reviews of 205 Live and parts of this week’s NXT. She even has another one of her short stories. Bryan and […]

June 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about! We start off with the latest on CM Punk, who says he’s done with professional wrestling. There’s also news on SmackDown’s bad ratings. Despite the NBA playoffs not airing on either night, ratings still haven’t rebounded from last […]

June 7, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including the CM Punk trial aftermath. Dave provides the latest updates on the fallout from the trial and the decisions that ultimately led the jury to rule in favor of Punk and Colt Cabana. There is also talk Punk’s […]

June 6, 2018 - Filthy Tom Lawlor is traveling to MLW, but fear not, Figure Four Daily is back today with an old friend — LANCE STORM! Tons to talk about including the status of Killing the Town, WWE Money in the Bank, travel costs in WWE versus WCW, the worst feud of 2018, and tons more! A fun […]

June 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with special guest COLT CABANA to talk the highs and lows of his recently-ended trial involving Dr. Amann and CM Punk. Cabana joins the show for the entire hour to talk the trial and his thoughts on when he thought he had the trial […]

June 6, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio covering the CM Punk trial and aftermath. Right click save

June 5, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig show is back today with tons to talk about, primarily Raw and Nitro from June 7, 1999! Nitro has Randy Savage and his bucket of RAW SEWAGE, Eric Bischoff burying the show on commentary after saying he was going to save it just weeks ago, the Mexican hardcore tag […]

June 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back here with tons to talk about.  We open with more on the CM Punk trial, which is coming to a close. Both Bryan and Mike talk about the possible outcomes. There’s also talk on Dominion, as we now have the full card for Saturday’s […]

June 5, 2018 - On this installment of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, host Karl Stern wraps up the 1950s by looking at 1959. We also have a special treat for this episode. In addition to the timeline for that year, Karl has a copy of a wrestling magazine from 1959 which has some interesting articles, including a must-hear article […]

June 5, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about. The Best of the Super Junior finals took place on Monday morning, with Hiromu Takahashi emerging as the winner in a terrific match. Bryan and Dave break down the card, including the main event. The full card for Dominion […]

June 4, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about. We first have Lance Storm weighing in on WWE paying for hotel and transportation, what is in Kenny Omega’s box and talk about the Tomasso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae storyline in the first segment. After the […]

June 4, 2018 - ‘I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco’ returns with former ECW and TNA star Simon Diamond, aka Pat Kenney. Pat and I talk a whole lot of baseball as he was drafted by the San Diego Padres and went on to play four years at Virginia Commonwealth. The lifelong New York Yankees fan offers a […]