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B&V&C: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

November 28, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about in our weekly look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Not only will you get the full review of both shows but Vinny has our weekly FINISHES REPORT, and Bryan has the count for the […]


WOL: Raw, Smackdown, Bullet Club and the 10,000 fans, more!

November 28, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news including news on Raw from Monday, Finn Balor, Smackdown tonight, David Otguna, and the big question of the day, can a self-promoted Bullet Club show draw 10,000 fans in the United States? A fun show as always so check […]


WOR: RAW, Balor and Lesnar, Bullet Club’s 10,000 tickets, more!

November 28, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including Raw from Monday night, more on Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar, Bullet Club trying to sell 10,000 tickets, Dave’s brother learns a valuable comedy lesson, Jim Cornette, Hogan and the AWA, mailbag and tons more! A fun […]


FREE WOL! Brock and Finn Balor, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, tons more!

November 27, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with TONS to talk about including Raw tonight, Roman Reigns’ open challenge, Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, an awesome New Japan Match of the Year that you can see for FREE, and tons more! And this show is also FREE, […]


WOL: Starrcade, WrestleCade, SemperCade~!

November 27, 2017 - ​Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back for MOTHERSHIP Sunday. We touch on the many events that took place over the weekend, including Starrcade, WrestleCade, Gastelum-Bisping, AAW, WAZZUP (FilthyCade), NOAH, Kane weighs in on Tennessee’s head football coaching position, your calls, tweets, and more. A fun show, as always, so check it out~! Right click […]


WOR: UFC Shanghai, Starrcade, WrestleCade, mailbag, tons more!

November 26, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of weekend news including UFC Shanghai results, UFC running two shows this coming weekend including a PPV, WWE Starrcade, Jim Cornette done with managing after WrestleCade, Young Bucks merch doing great, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so […]


B&V: NWA World Championship Wrestling with Ron Garvin beating Ric Flair for the NWA title!

November 26, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a rare Saturday night show since Bryan’s flight Sunday lands very late in the evening. It’s our weekly look at NWA World Championship Wrestling here on the day that RONNIE GARVIN BEAT RIC FLAIR TO WIN THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. This has been built up since […]


Wrestling Weekly: Thanksgiving wrestling in the Carolinas

November 25, 2017 - Your hosts Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return on this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to talk the tradition of wrestling on Thanksgiving in the Carolinas. The two talk about a couple of shows Les was a part of that leads us to a wider conversation on talents like Gene Anderson, David Crockett (including a fact about David you’d probably […]


WOL: Starrcade, Ben Askren, your calls, more

November 25, 2017 - ​Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, to unapologetically shill the BLACK FRIDAY SALE here at WrestlingObserver.com. There’s some other things, as well, including talk about Starrcade ’83, Saturday’s card for the WWE redux, The 1981 vacating of the WWF Championship, Ben Askren retires, Japanese results, and phone calls. Have mercy there were phone calls An even more random […]


B&V: THANKSGIVING POTPOURRI with NXT and CMLL Legends

November 24, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with THURSDAY NIGHT POTPOURRI! No Granny this week for logistical reasons but we’ve got our usual reviews, including NXT from Full Sail and a LEGENDARY CMLL show which featured both a fantastic semi-main event and one of the worst main event matches you’ll ever see in your entire […]


WOR: Smackdown, 205 Live, UFC TV negotiations, tons more!

November 23, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back on American Thanksgiving to talk tons of news including Smackdown, 205 Live, New Japan ticket sales and whether the Tokyo Dome will air on PPV, UFC TV negotiations, tons of mailbag questions and more. Have a great holiday! Right click save


WOL: SmackDown debuts, Daniel Bryan & Shane, Starrcade

November 23, 2017 - ​​​Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back, and firmly in cruise control today, as we head into American Thanksgiving. We talk the new call-ups to SmackDown, the possibility of a women’s Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan vs. Shane McMahon, Starrcade, your calls, and THE DOCTOR OF LUCHA Mr. Steve Sims. A fun show as always, […]


B&V: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

November 22, 2017 - THE BRYAN & VINNY SHOW IS BACK with our usual Retro Raw and Nitro show detailing both programs from 19 years ago this week! Bryan is in Hawaii so Craig has another week off, and Vinny via telephone helps recount a pretty important Nitro with Kevin Nash taking over as booker, and the usual terrible […]


WOL: Sempervive talks Finn Balor, Raw, more

November 21, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back talking about all of the news on the canvassed mat — which, for the most part, all revolves around post-Survivor Series shakeout. What to think about the decision to take Finn Balor out of the Lesnar lottery. Where Braun stands, the addition of Paige, Mandy and Sonya […]


WOR: Changes to Royal Rumble main event, Raw, NXT call-ups, more!

November 21, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including changes to the main event at Royal Rumble and why it happened, full Raw results from Monday night including NXT call ups and a new Intercontinental Champion, Kamala health update, Colby Covington, mailbag and tons more! A […]


WOL: Survivor Series fallout, Raw, more

November 20, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to not only cripple the English language, but also to talk about all of the news in pro wrestling and MMA! The main story is how Survivor Series shook out, and how the polarizing main event left a distinct taste in many people’s mouths. What will all […]


WOR: Survivor Series, Lucha Underground update, mailbag and more!

November 20, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of WWE Survivor Series 2017, all the matches and angles, that main event, Brock vs. AJ Styles and more, plus injury updates, Lucha Underground, tons of mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always […]


B&V: Survivor Series 2017 and NXT War Games

November 20, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a packed show recapping both NXT Takeover War Games and the WWE Survivor Series 2017 PPV. All the matches, angles, finishes, possible injuries and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


WOL: WWE Survivor Series 2017 pre-show!

November 20, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with our Survivor Series 2017 pre-show, with thoughts and predictions on all the matches, thoughts on NXT Takeover’s top matches, injuries, updates and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save


DragonKing Dark: Dr. Thomas Neill Cream

November 19, 2017 - On this week’s edition of DragonKing Dark, we continue our serial killer series with a man who “may” have claimed to be Jack the Ripper — Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. His claim to have been Jack the Ripper (if he even actually made that claim) seems suspect at best, but even if he wasn’t he […]


WOR: Takeover, War Games, UFC Sydney, tons of news!

November 19, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Drew McIntyre’s injury at Takeover, full results from War Games and the UFC show in Sydney, New Japan’s tag tournament, ROH vs. NXT in San Antonio. HBK vs. Gargano Ab Off results, Gail Kim’s retirement, Cyborg vs. Holm […]


JNPO Classic: The strange story of Nick Diaz’s removal from UFC 137

November 18, 2017 - Twice a week, we go back in history to go through the WGAM MMA Show archives, a radio show I did for ESPN NH back in 2011-12. On the September 8, 2011, guest-free edition of the show, there was no shortage of news, led off by the truly bizarre set of circumstances surrounding Nick Diaz […]


WOL: Survivor Series, War Games, Royal Rumble, Max Smashmaster, more!

November 17, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including full line-ups for Survivor Series and War Games, UFC this weekend, how Survivor Series could play into Royal Rumble, plus Max Smashmaster joins us to talk this weekend’s Chikara show and his epic battle with Mike Quackenbush! […]


Wrestling Weekly: McDaniel shoots Slater, muscle cars, mailbag

November 17, 2017 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with an all mailbag edition of the show, which this week could also be titled “The Night Wahoo McDaniel Shot Dick Slater.”  Yes, he really did, but there’s more to that story and you’ll hear it on the show today. Somehow that came up while we answered your questions […]


WOL: Survivor Series, boomerang update, Dave Meltzer, tons more!

November 16, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including War Games changes, THE LACK OF A ROOF, AroLucha debuting next month with Konnan as booker, Dave Meltzer interview talking the latest stories in the new Observer and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]


NXT TakeOver War Games conference call with Triple H

November 16, 2017 - NXT TakeOver War Games roars into Houston, Texas’ Toyota Center Saturday with a main event featuring the return of a WCW-created classic: the double cage War Games match. On Thursday, Paul “Triple H” Levesque talked to the media for 35 minutes about the show and a few other key topics of interest: – He discussed […]


WOR: Survivor Series, Smackdown, ratings, boomerang attack, more!

November 16, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including another Survivor Series, Smackdown, 205 Live, the full line-up of weekend shows including UFC and NXT, UFC headliner who is not Conor McGregor attacking another man with a BOOMERANG and tons more! A fun show as always […]


WOL: Smackdown, Survivor Series, Charlotte, Bryan vs. MANBEAST, more!

November 15, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a Smackdown recap from Tuesday, Charlotte’s title win and appearance by Ric Flair, Survivor Series changes including more last-minute ones, tons of calls, Bryan vs. MANBEAST memories and more! A fun show as always so check it […]


B&V: Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week!

November 14, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including our look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week. So much to talk about including the astonishing and impossible to believe fact that Nitro only gets worse and Raw only gets better, plus why it is MATHEMATICALLY […]


WOL: India tour cancellation, future of Mahal, Raw, Survivor Series, more!

November 14, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including WWE canceling one of the stops on the India tour, the future of Jinder Mahal, India ticket sales, Raw from Monday night, Survivor Series, Smackdown and so much more! A fun show as always so check it […]


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