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AJ Styles & Mike Santana
WOL: AMC doesn’t need TNA to be another zombie show

January 17, 2026 - Image: TNA It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. The TNA on AMC debut sputtered at times like an AMC Pacer. It’s been almost 25 years. It doesn’t matter who’s in charge, TNA management always seems to let talent down on the production and organization side. Thursday was no different. Plus, something TNA […]


WOR: WWE WrestleMania changes, more WON Awards discussion

January 16, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ethan Tyler and Corey Lieb joined us to go over the category B portion of the 2025 Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards of which voting is currently open. […]


WOL: Full review of that rotten TNA show, WrestleMania changes

January 16, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a full review of that rotten TNA show from Thursday night and everything that was poor about it, tons of news on TNA departures, WrestleMania creative, all the shows this coming week, and so much more. A […]


Wrestling Weekly: A much curvier than expected road to WWE WrestleMania 42

January 16, 2026 - Image: WWE On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, the road we thought we were taking to WWE WrestleMania 42 has a few more curves and bumps than we thought. Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share thoughts on new WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, what that might mean for WrestleMania, and if we could get another curveball […]


Fight Game: Powerhouse Hobbs leaves AEW, our own WWE draft

January 16, 2026 - John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down for the week while talking about Powerhouse Hobbs and the two big main events on WWE Raw and AEW Dynamite. Then, Keila Cash and Scott […]


B&V: AEW with awesome title match, kinda blah NXT

January 15, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a sort of hit-or-miss Dynamite that did have a GREAT main event title match, and an NXT show that, by NXT standards, was fine, but by the standards of any other wrestling show was infuriating in many spots. At least Je’Von wasn’t […]


Frankie Kazarian
WOL: TNA on AMC debut preview, wrestlers on the move, AEW Dynamite recap

January 15, 2026 - Image: TNA Wrestling Observer Live with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including new contract signings in WWE and AEW, a full review of AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage, the debut of TNA Impact on AMC tonight, and a look at ALL the various TV debuts TNA has done in its history! A […]


Luke Thomas
JNPO: Luke Thomas on Morning Kombat’s future, TKO’s combat sports takeover, career evolution

January 15, 2026 - On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh welcomes first time guest and longtime MMA media personality Luke Thomas for an extended play conversation. Luke has done YouTube, SiriusXM, terrestrial radio, Spike TV and commentary but has never appeared on this very show. That changes now. The guys talk about the state of the award-winning Morning […]


Powerhouse Hobbs
WOR: Hobbs, Dynamite and NXT, Rascalz, tons more!

January 15, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including talent movement back and forth, Hobbs, the Rascalz, Persephone, etc., plus the Mexico update, ratings, Kayla Harrison’s surgery, the Dynamite and NXT reports, Collision spoilers and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps:Start: […]


AD: Dr. Gilbert Lavoie on Turin Shroud, behind-the-scenes on a radio show

January 14, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back and MAN I TRIED. For about fifteen minutes we have Dr. Gilbert Lavoie on to talk the Shroud of Turin. The rest of the time it’s a complete disaster and a behind-the-scenes look at how a radio show is put together when all collapses. A fun show […]


WOL: New NXT and TNA signings, 2K26, WWE tryouts, NXT, more!

January 14, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including new signings in both TNA and NXT, the NXT TV report, the WOL Year-End Awards and how you can vote, a bad week for ratings, WWE’s latest tryout and what was much different this time, WWE 2K26, […]


B&V: Future of TNA reviews, Impact from 20 years ago, Granny~!

January 13, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about this week. Granny joins us for her usually weekly segment, wrestling, soaps, trivia, and her life story, then the boys review TNA Impact from the week of Jan 13, 2006. Also, fans seem to be sick of […]


JDC vs. Leon Slater
BVV: A bizarre episode of TNA Impact ends the AXS TV era

January 13, 2026 - How many times in two hours can one reviewer ask “What did I just watch?” The answer, apparently, is “several.” And with that, it’s time for a new Big Vinny V Show. TNA’s last episode of Impact on AXS TV featured very little wrestling, a whole lot of talking, a bunch of wacky skits, some […]


WOL: Lance on WWE/AEW schedule and house shows, RAW, more!

January 13, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the WWE and AEW schedules and Lance’s thoughts about why we have just as many injuries today as when wrestlers were working all the time, tons of notes on TNA prior to the AMC debut, the RAW report […]


DragonKingKarl: WWE, NWA, AWA & the first Wrestling Observer Newsletter of 1986

January 13, 2026 - 1986 is one of Karl Stern’s favorite years in pro wrestling and that is why he is really excited about his latest book coming out this March covering 1986 and 1987 in pro wrestling history. On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl talks about that and the very first issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for 1986. […]


CM Punk vs. Finn Balor
WOR: Limited dates and injuries, WrestleMania changes, RAW

January 13, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on how things have changed for WrestleMania, a look at the WWE scheduled and whether less matches per year has been a good thing for injuries and growth, the RAW report from Monday night, CMLL notes, […]


Drew McIntyre
WOL: New WWE Champion, Flair Cameo payback, news and more!

January 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a RAW preview, Netflix celebrates WWE numbers, Ric Flair offers to pay back Cameo money, Dynamite ratings, sky-high WWE ticket prices, Smackdown report with a new WWE Champion, and tons more! A fun show as always so […]


AEW
JNPO: AEW quarterly business check-in with Brandon Thurston

January 12, 2026 - On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh is rejoined by quarterly guest Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. The guys do their review of the previous three months of AEW business and metrics to the best of their abilities and the numbers out there. Josh also has a hot take on the future of AEW Collision in […]


Drew McIntyre
WOR: Drew new WWE Champion, weekend news and TV

January 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Funaki after a neck injury this weekend, Rock and the Golden Globes, Drew winning the WWE Title, RAW preview, CMLL update, ratings, the Smackdown and Collision reviews, and tons more! A fun show as always […]


FREE B&V: Smackdown with WWE title change, Collision with amazing moment

January 11, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with with tons to talk about as we review a very newsworthy Smackdown as they crowned a new WWE Champion in the main event, and a by-the-numbers rather unimportant Collision, although the latter did have the most amazing TV moment Bryan has seen in YEARS. A fun show […]


Drew McIntyre
WOL: Drew The New, Wrestle Kingdom 20 & more thoughts live from Tokyo

January 10, 2026 - Image: WWE From Tokyo on Saturday, Jim Valley recorded a special Wrestling Observer Live before he heads home from a long trip. On this ad-free show, he talks more about Wrestle Kingdom 20, the atmosphere among fans at Tokyo Dome, the vibe outside before the event, wrestlers he saw and more. His wife, Kari, joins […]


WOR: 2025 WON Awards ballot talk with Post Wrestling’s John Pollock

January 9, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Post Wrestling’s John Pollock also joined us to go over his 2025 WON Awards ballot. Here were some of the things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) […]


WOL: WWE class-action suit, TNA AMC debut, WWE creative team change

January 9, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including another WWE class action lawsuit, a look at TNA’s debut on AMC next week and some big stars that have been added to the show, WWE creative team shake-ups, how Bryan is NOT influencing the direction of AEW […]


Wrestling Weekly: ‘Irresistible Force’ author Brian Solomon on his Gorilla Monsoon book

January 9, 2026 - Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are back with a super sized edition of Wrestling Weekly featuring Brian Solomon, author of Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon. We discussed several things about Gorilla’s early career that weren’t as well known, how close he came to being the principal owner of the WWF, and […]


Fight Game: Bron, Oba, Trick & Je’Von

January 9, 2026 - Paul Fontaine joins Garrett Gonzales to discuss the latest happenings in pro wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked it off with Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down and then both brought up two topics each that we wanted to discuss. Our main topics: Click Here to Listen (sub needed)


Big Audio Nightmare: Wrestle Kingdom 20 lookback & a huge week of shows in Japan

January 9, 2026 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers & Mike Sempervive review NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, look back at the end of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s legendary career, and take a look the major shows from Stardom, Pro Wrestling NOAH, TJPW, Marigold, and All-Japan Pro Wrestling. Subscribers can listen here.


B&V: Dynamite, and why NXT is an irredeemable disaster right now

January 8, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our usual Thursday night fare, a look at AEW Dynamite and a horrible, awful edition of an irredeemable wrestling program, NXT, that squandered one talent after another in 2025, got all of the best ones snatched away to the main roster, and had NOTHING to show for […]


WOR: AEW and NXT, WBD and AEW, Netflix, tons more!

January 8, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on WBD, Netflix, the WWE library, CM Punk, Andrade and his AEW career and how they’ll handle indie titles he holds, New Year’s Dash recap, AEW Dynamite and that NXT show, and plenty more. A fun show […]


Young Bucks
WOL: AEW Dynamite, Jay White, Oba Femi, Logan Paul, more!

January 8, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including notes from AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, Tom’s most hated gimmick of bad officiating, update on Jay White’s injury, Logan Paul says he’s a full-timer again, TNA Impact news and notes, and more! A fun show as always […]


AD: Ross Allison talks ghost hunting, haunted Seattle

January 7, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns with special guest Ross Allison to talk ghost stories, ghost hunting, haunted locations in the Northwest and tons more! We’ll discuss Bryan’s favorite local haunts, how Ross looks for ghosts from a scientific perspective, THE MALTBY CEMETARY, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]


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