March 27, 2018 - “I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco” is back with none other than the Empire’s own “Filthy” Tom Lawlor of wrestling and MMA fame. Every week you hear “Filthy” review SmackDown and talk wrestling on Filthy Four Daily, but now you get to hear him wax poetic on his sports memories from childhood. Some of […]

March 27, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on Vader and Shane McMahon, how this affects WrestleMania, Raw from Monday, Undertaker vs. Cena, New Japan Sakura Genesis line-up, Dean Ambrose, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Show starts […]

March 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive and Josh Nason is back today, talking all of the fallout from last night’s New Japan Strong Style Evolved show. What we thought about the matches, the production, and the reaction to the reaction. Plus, MLW lands a spot on beIN, your calls, tweets, and more. A fun show […]

March 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today live from LONG BEACH to talk the New Japan show with Golden Lovers vs. Young Bucks headlining, all the notes from the show, the Cow Palace return, AJ Styles and RAW, PWG from the weekend, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, the Andre the […]

March 26, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with yours truly today, riding solo for the Mothership Edition of the show. We talk all about tonight’s New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Style Evolved and the company’s big American adventure weekend, the week that was Daniel Bryan, plus your calls, tweets, and more. As the kids say, it’s a a fun show […]

March 25, 2018 - On this edition of the DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern once again catches up with the what’s happening in the news of the odd, science, and the bizarre. Topics include the death of Stephen Hawking and his works in science and thoughts on the topic of God. Are violent video games causing children to […]

March 25, 2018 - If you missed any of the interviews from this past week’s Wrestling Observer Live shows, we got you covered. This week was a very Daniel Bryan-heavy week with daily discussion on his clearance from WWE to return. There were (and still are) plenty of questions about his return to in-ring competition to when he was […]

March 24, 2018 - With New Japan Pro Wrestling returning to Long Beach, CA, for the second straight year, it was a perfect time for our Dave Meltzer to take the drive and meet up with IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada for a 48-minute in-person interview, recorded Friday. Dave and Okada talked about Okada’s career, his unforgettable series of matches with […]

March 23, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio is back today with special guest Jason Hehir to talk the Andre the Giant documentary premiering on HBO next month! We’ll talk the myth and reality of Andre, which is interesting because some of the stuff you’d think is true isn’t, and some of the stuff that sounds like myth isn’t either. […]

March 23, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live returns on this Friday with Mike Sempervive and special guest co-host Josh Nason to talk the fallout from a busy week on the canvassed mat. We talk about Daniel Bryan and potential issues with his WWE return, the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, WWE talking to Hulk […]

March 23, 2018 - “I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco” is back to kickstart your weekend with former WWE superstar Kevin Thorn, aka Mordecai! Whether you know him as Thorn or Mordecai, I know him simply as Kevin. Now you can get to know my former OVW and WWE colleague in this candid chat filled with football talk and […]

March 23, 2018 - Les Thatcher & Vic Sosa return to talk all of the big stories in pro wrestling on today’s Wrestling Weekly. Among the items that are covered: how hard would Les push Bryan if it were up to him, the pros and cons of Zack Sabre Jr. (and lots of love for NJPW booking), and a different look […]

March 22, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about including Granny’s usual Q&A and Weekly Wrestling Report, her long-awaited story about FILTHY TOM and more. Then, Bryan & Vinny move into 2018 with our NXT report and THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI, which just happens to to be the heavily-requested 205 […]

March 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including all the non-Daniel Bryan news from the past week that we haven’t gotten to, ratings, New Japan in Long Beach line-up and more, plus we’re joined first by Dave Meltzer to talk all the stories in the […]

March 22, 2018 - On part 1 of the UFC 24-in-26 week gauntlet, Spencer Kyte (UFC.com, Sporting News, The Province) and I ran through a slew of UFC events from September through mid-December, part of a hellacious half-year stretch for the promotion. On part 2, we finish up the run, going through UFC Fresno through the UFC’s March 3rd […]

March 22, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including more on Daniel Bryan’s return to wrestling and speculation about how he will be used going forward, Smackdown, the New Japan Cup, Long Beach lineup for Sunday, Vince’s XFL competition, mailbag and tons more! A fun show […]

March 22, 2018 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and UFC star Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Tuesday night with the return of Daniel Bryan and subsequent beating, Royal Rumble 2016 with the most baffling idea to try to get Roman Reigns as a babyface, this week’s CHOPPIN BLOCK […]

March 21, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons to talk about, all of the news in wrestling plus an extended Q&A in the final segment specifically focused on your questions about Daniel Bryan and his future. A fun show as always so check it out~! Bryan runs down […]

March 20, 2018 - From the first week of September through the first week of March, the UFC ran 24 shows in 26 weeks, a dizzying pace that saw new champions crowned, young fighters emerging, and a few veterans still holding on for dear life. In this two parter, your fearless host is joined by Spencer Kyte (The Province, […]

March 20, 2018 - THE BRYAN AND VINNY AND CRAIG SHOW is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Nitro is back at Club Lavella, and sadly the LEGEND OF CLUB LAVELLA is now a thing of the past after this terrible show. Even the […]

March 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez, Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including everything you ever wanted to know about Daniel Bryan getting cleared by WWE after a two-year journey, the backstory, what changed, how this could affect WrestleMania, whether he’ll likely leave when his contract is up […]

March 20, 2018 - On the latest edition of the longform history of pro wrestling series, we journey into the first years of Lou Thesz as NWA World Champion. The NWA is beginning to flex its promotional muscle nationally, and Thesz is out there sweeping up the numerous off-shoot World Championships as promoters fall in line with the NWA. Mexico […]

March 20, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today to talk about all the latest topics in wrestling, including Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry going into the WWE Hall of Fame, AJ Styles, Raw from Monday with a great Brock vs. Roman angle and the ULTIMATE DELETION, New Japan Cup, questions and more! […]

March 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including everything you ever wanted to discuss about Daniel Bryan and his potential WWE return, or perhaps his return to the indies later this year if WWE does not clear him. Plus, ULTIMATE DELETION, Brock and Roman, and […]

March 19, 2018 - “I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco” kicks off your Monday with host of the MMA Hour and journalist for MMAFighting.com, Ariel Helwani. The Montreal, Quebec, Canada, native joined the show to talk his beloved Expos, the heartbreak the franchise moving brought him, interviewing Tim Raines, covering Expos spring training in their final year in 2004, trips […]

March 19, 2018 - On another edition of JNPO Classic, we head back to October 6, 2011, and found ourselves in a familiar position as today: groaning about the state of the UFC’s light heavyweight division. If you’re new to this series, it’s a week-by-week look back at the short run of the WGAM MMA Show, a program that […]

March 19, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back today talking all of the fallout from a busy weekend on the canvassed mat. We talk the latest addition to the Daniel Bryan Speculation Machine, stemming from an interview in Abu Dhabi that once again leads to speculation about a possible return. Plus, Brock Lesnar’s reaction at […]

March 18, 2018 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our weekly look at NWA World Championship Wrestling from late 1987! Tons of angles leading to the Bunkhouse Stampede this week, plus Ric Flair defends the NWA Title on TV for the first time in TWO YEARS against Michael PS Hayes. A fun show as always […]

March 18, 2018 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AJ Styles potentially suffering an injury, MSG, New Japan Cup coverage, Rey Mysterio and Aerolucha, UFC London, the NCAAs, tons of mailbag questions including more on Fabulous Moolah, and more! A packed show as always so check it […]

March 17, 2018 - In a new edition of Best of Wrestling Observer Live, catch up on some of the interviews you missed last week in the most-widely heard wrestling show of its kind in the entire universe and galaxy. On this edition of the show: – We kick off with Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor/writer Dave Meltzer who discussed […]