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David Finlay says 'the choice was easy' to join AEW over WWE
WOR: ESPN/WWE ratings, Ronda Rousey, Dave goes to Dynamite

March 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the ESPN ratings controversy for WWE shows, notes from New Japan and CMLL this week, tons of news from the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano press conference, AEW Dynamite which Dave attended live, plus Collision spoilers and the […]


FREE After Dark! Bigfoot, UFOs, TIME MACHINES, more with Jason Offutt!

March 11, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest JASON OFFUTT to talk tons of topics including the BIGFOOT SURGE happening in Ohio right now, tons of thoughts on Bigfoot and UFOs and shadow people and TIME MACHINES and more! Check out all of his books on Amazon.com. Best of all this show […]


Cody Rhodes Drew McIntyre WWE SmackDown
WOL: NXT TV, Bloodsport, WWE Title change rating down, more!

March 11, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including an update on Shotzi Blackheart’s missing brother, Yuji Nagata debuting for Bloodsport, NXT TV from Tuesday night, some ratings notes including a Smackdown surprise, an amazing Jon Moxley quote, and tons more! A fun show as always […]


World Class Championship Wrestling | WCCW
DragonKingKarl: Wrestling Observer Newsletter March 3, 1986 discussion

March 11, 2026 - Karl Stern is celebrating the debut of his latest book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, with a detailed look back at the March 3, 1986, issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. This issue of the Observer discussed such stories as World Class Championship Wrestling pulling out of the NWA and crowning their own World […]


B&V: Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em part 2 with Bret beating Flair for the WWF Title, plus Granny!

March 10, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, memories of your first live wrestling show, an attempt at trivia which ended up being an EPIC FAIL~!, and more. Then the boys review SMACK ‘EM WHACK ‘EM part II with Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair for […]


Daria Rae
BVV: Another dumb episode of TNA Impact

March 10, 2026 - Another week, another round of brain cells sacrificed before the altar of terrible television. The biggest story in TNA these days involves a guy who was fired and then kept committing assault being not only hired back, but also granted a championship match on the main event of a pay per view. It’s a storyline […]


Judgment Day betrays Finn Balor
WOL: WrestleMania blah build, RAW report, AEW new streaming service

March 10, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including why the Mania build isn’t lighting everyone’s world on fire, the new AEW streaming service outside the US which is a great value, Netflix commercials suck, the live RAW report, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]


Judgment Day turn against Finn Balor
WOR: RAW live, WrestleMania build, Vengeance Day, White House UFC

March 10, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including tons of notes on the new AEW streaming service, Double or Nothing ticket sales, Orton vs. Cody and the WrestleMania build, Vengeance Day recap, New Japan Cup and CMLL notes, tons of MMA news including the UFC White […]


WOL: Unfocused WrestleMania, new WWE Champion, NXT PLE

March 9, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the latest on Konnan and Jordynne Grace, NXT PLE and Smackdown recaps, including a new WWE Champion, why WrestleMania is so weird and unfocused this year, tons of news and more! A fun show as always so […]


Tatum Paxley wins North American title
B&V: NXT Vengeance Day and Collision reviews and news!

March 8, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including full recaps of both the NXT Vengeance Day PPV, a FAR better show than expected, and Collision which Vinny thought was awesome. Plus, tons of news notes! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As


WOL: New champion on WWE SmackDown changes WrestleMania

March 8, 2026 - It’s Sunday and a new episode of Wrestling Observer Live with Andrew Zarian. The big story this past week was Cody Rhodes winning back the WWE Championship on Friday’s SmackDown from Drew McIntyre, which changes the direction for WWE WrestleMania. On today’s show, Andrew discusses that, everything else that happened on SmackDown, and what it […]


WOR: UFC 326, new WWE WrestleMania 42 main event

March 8, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio post UFC 326. Paul Fontaine joined us to discuss UFC 326 as well as the White House card which was unveiled on Saturday night. Dave and I also talked about: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub needed)


Cody Rhodes wins WWE Championship
WOL: National Lampoon’s Road to WrestleMania 42

March 7, 2026 - It’s Saturday and time for Wrestling Observer Live. This Road to WrestleMania 42 thus far has been like riding with The Griswolds in the family truckster: lots of bumps, starts, stops, U-turns and detours rather than a cohesive story to follow. This can’t be by design, can it? Now, it looks like new WWE undisputed […]


WOR: Paramount & AEW, WWE WrestleMania 42, David Sahadi interview

March 6, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio discussing the major stories from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Producer, director, and writer David Sahadi joined the show to discuss his brand new book, Backstage Pass: Tales from Beyond the Squared Circle, which comes out next week. Dave and I also talked […]


Former Knockouts champion signs contract with Carlos Silva on TNA
FREE FUN FRIDAY WOL! News, Snackdown, TNA report, more!

March 6, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with a FUN FREE FRIDAY show talking all of the important news first, including the latest on Janel Grant, then the fun stuff, including a Sponsorship Snackdown and the TNA TV report. Best of all this show is FREE! If you love it, […]


Kevin Knight | AEW
Wrestling Weekly: WWE creative shakeup & a rough Wednesday for Kevin Knight

March 6, 2026 - On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa look at the fallout from last weekend’s WWE Elimination Chamber and some creative team shakeups this week in the company. The guys also talk about the newest members of the WWE Hall of Fame and a rough night for Kevin Knight and Jet Set Rodeo […]


Fight Game: Does CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns feel big enough yet?

March 6, 2026 - John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. We give out our thumbs up and thumbs down before talking about Brian “Road Dogg” James resigning from WWE creative, David Finlay’s AEW debut and why he didn’t choose WWE, and whether or not CM […]


Big Audio Nightmare: 20th Anniversary celebration!

March 6, 2026 - The Big Audio Nightmare returns as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive celebrate the the 20th anniversary of the original alternate here at f4wonline.com~! Hear all about the latest in Japanese wrestling and thoughts from our first two decades. Subscribers can listen here.


Don Callis Family
B&V: Excellent Dynamite, Vaudeville edition of NXT

March 5, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including full recaps of both Dynamite and NXT this week. Dynamite was a great show with great wrestling, though Bryan had qualms about another 18 minute overrun and Kevin Knight being beaten twice on one show. NXT was a vaudeville circus act, the […]


Logan Paul defends LA Knight’s WWE Elimination Chamber 'botch'
WOL: WWE creative changes, Mania sales stalled, Dynamite

March 5, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about as news breaks throughout the show. We have the latest on Road Dogg being axed from WWE, a RAW creative promotion, WrestleMania selling not tickets and why WWE’s response is misguided, RUSH returns from injury and what he did for his knee, […]


Swerve Strickland vs. Brody King | AEW Revolution
WOR: Dynamite and NXT, WWE lawsuit, New Japan Cup, more!

March 5, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on the WWE shareholder lawsuit, New Japan Cup update, David Sahadi book notes, the history of TNA losing Spike, ratings, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]


WOL: NXT, Netflix, Tom Botchii talks Relentless film!

March 4, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including NXT from Tuesday night which had its highs and lows, what’s going on with Netflix and commercials and what might be a positive update, plus Tim Botchii joins us to talk his new film RELENTLESS which he […]


B&V: WWF Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em VHS review, plus Granny!

March 3, 2026 - Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn are back with tons to talk about as we enjoy our weekly chat with Granny, discuss your favorite era of wrestling, talk the wrestling and soap opera reports, trivia and more! Then the boys review part one of the “Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em” tape from 1992 […]


Steve Maclin and Tom Hanifan
BVV: TNA Impact is stupid and dumb

March 3, 2026 - Image: TNA Wrestling The focus of TNA Impact this week was less on wrestling and more on angles and storylines, none of which made the slightest bit of sense. On this week’s Big Vinny V Show, I go over it all in rich detail. Why was Alisha Edwards ready to quit, only to suddenly change […]


WOL: Demolition history and Hall of Fame, RAW, commercials

March 3, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including RAW from Monday Night, tons of thoughts on Demolition going into the Hall of Fame, commercials on RAW running off fans, AEW and NXT previews and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]


Hulk Hogan and Mr. T
DragonKingKarl: Wrestling in pop culture, embarrassing angles & characters

March 3, 2026 - With Karl Stern working on finishing up his new book — DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus — he is presenting a past show that many subscribers may have never heard before. Recorded for a special project, the first half discusses wrestling’s place in pop culture, especially back in the 1980s, and the second half talks […]


WOR: Raw report, WWE and WBD business notes, more!
WOR: Raw report, WWE and WBD business notes, more!

March 3, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including lots of WBD and WWE business notes from various conference calls, ratings notes, Arena Mexico highlights from Friday, Johnny Consejo is bald, Demolition going into the Hall of Fame, Ishii hurt, the RAW report, WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT […]


WOL: Elimination Chamber, Jake Hager Power Slap, Paramount & WBD

March 2, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WWE Elimination Chamber, Jake Hager doing Slap Fight, Mark Nash, the RAW line-up for tonight, Paramount and WBD and how AEW might be affected, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]


Danhausen
WOL: Why WWE deserves credit for taking a chance on Danhausen

March 1, 2026 - Image: WWE On a new Sunday Wrestling Observer Live, Josh Nason fills in for Andrew Zarian and recaps the big news from WWE Elimination Chamber which included the debut of Danhausen. Josh makes the case why WWE should be applauded for the signing, plus gives his thoughts on the Chamber winners, Seth Rollins’ return and […]


DragonKingKarl: When the original Strangler Lewis became a heel

March 1, 2026 - Today on the 1000 Hours subseries focusing on the pioneer era as part of the DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern discusses the continued rise of Evan “Strangler” Lewis and how crowds in the late 1800s turned on this man as his vicious tactics bumped up against the code of conduct of the era’s sporting culture. Plus, […]


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