July 17, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about over the course of two hours! We’ve got WWE BattleGround, the Mae Young Classic and its release schedule, Talking Smack, the G-1 Classic and tons more! This download is FREE so please spread the word to your wrestling […]

July 16, 2017 - On this episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern continues his hunt for UFOs in the era before airplanes and balloons. He continues to scour history for reports of unknown objects in the sky to see if any pan out to be truly unanswerable. This week, Karl takes a look at Charlemagne, King of the Franks, […]

July 15, 2017 - Image: DragonKingKarl.com We are at the halfway point of the July marathon, and for the next two days the tables are turned on Karl as he is the one interviewed. Tonya from When It Was Cool asks a series of classic pro wrestling related questions to Karl and he answers them over the next two […]

July 15, 2017 - The Mid-Summer Magic is about to begin! Yes, it’s time for the G1 Climax 2017 and it’s got as much excitement surrounding it as ever before. New Japan is in the midst of a historic in-ring year and the G1 could potentially take it to an even higher level (as ludicrous as that seems). The […]

July 15, 2017 - Image: DragonKingKarl.com If you put together a list of the 100 greatest pro wrestlers in history how would you do it? What criteria would you use? Drawing power? Then prepare to add people like Hulk Hogan to the top of your list. In-ring ability? How do you subjectively quantify that? How do you rank people […]

July 14, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to discuss the two big stories in pro-wrestling, the Mae Young Classic and the cancellation of WWE Talking Smack following Smackdown every Tuesday. Plus, your feedback on all of these stories! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 14, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about including a visit from Granny who has already returned from her trip back to her homeland in Montana. Road stories, and oh, how exciting they are, plus her wrestling report. Then, Bryan and Vinny and Paul Fontaine break down NXT and Lucha […]

July 14, 2017 - Image: DragonKingKarl.com On today’s show, host Karl Stern talks about covering the early UFC shows as a press reporter, along with his experiences with people like Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Gary Goodrich, and taking a famous photo of one of the few known worked finishes in UFC history. Learn about the inner workings of the […]

July 13, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with special guest Kenny Omega to talk all things New Japan Pro Wrestling including the upcoming G-1, his one-hour match with Kazuchika Okada, Long Beach and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 13, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons of talk about Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor including with Dave Meltzer, plus the Mae Young Classic, WWE BattleGround, tons of calls and text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 13, 2017 - Never fear, the world famous New Japan G1 Climax annual prediction show is back! Adam and Mike run down each night of the tournament, giving our thoughts, making our predictions for each matchup, and trying to negotiate mathematics live on the air. Can “part-time player” Ibushi achieve success in Block A? Who will survive Block […]

July 13, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a special interview with Jay White talking his road to New Japan and Ring of Honor! Also, news on Mayweather vs. McGregor, Smackdown, Alberto El Patron, ratings, the situation with the Hardyz, NXT tapings and tons more! A […]

July 13, 2017 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and UFC megastar Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including Dana White’s Tuesday night fights, Smackdown from Tuesday night, THE 1988 ROYAL RUMBLE, Geek of the Week and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 12, 2017 - Today’s show has more of a modern slant to it. Is host Karl Stern one of those old codgers who hates today’s flip, flopping, and flying style of pro wrestling? Does he back Jim Cornette’s arguments against modern-style pro wrestling? Did pro wrestling go in the right direction? If you are expecting Karl to side […]

July 12, 2017 - The Wrestling Observer Live Big Audio Nightmare is on the air today! We’ve got all the news on Smackdown, Alberto El Patron, WWE Battleground, the Mae Young Classic, and more, plus an always-enjoyable few minutes where the show goes off the rails. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 11, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including a look back at Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! Bryan’s getting close to losing his mind as both shows are off the rails this week in totally different ways. And one keeps going up and […]

July 11, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news including the latest on Alberto El Patron and Paige, Raw, the Braun Strowman mystery, SummerSlam, tons of calls and text messages plus the full legal list of felonies committed by top babyface Roman Reigns on Sunday. A fun show […]

July 11, 2017 - Host Karl Stern is back today with a solo show discussing one of the worst pay-per-views ever — WCW Uncensored 1995. Karl recently re-watched this show and the terrors of it were brought back to him. There wasn’t a single good match, people were fired for having an uncensored match on a PPV called uncensored, and a person not […]

July 11, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including the situation with Paige and Alberto Del Rio, the full WWE Raw report with thoughts on all the matches and where they might for so SummerSlam, UFC news, mailbag questions, history and more! A fun show […]

July 10, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news including the fallout from WWE Great Balls of Fire, how WWE.com is covering the attempted vehicular manslaughter and fleeing the scene of the crime by Roman Reigns, real-life trouble with Alberto El Patron and Paige, plus Dr. Lucha! A fun […]

July 10, 2017 - On today’s episode of the July Classic Wrestling Marathon, Host Karl Stern continues to pick Eric Darsie’s brain about an era he has largely forgotten — the post-Attitude era. They also converse about other past stars like Yokozuna and why Eric liked him so much, plus Karl’s memories of him from his earlier Continental and AWA […]

July 10, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons to talk about including full results of the WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV, the situation with Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman, ratings, Lio Rush, Amanda Nunes, Frankie Edgar and tons more! A fun show as always […]

July 10, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back tonight with tons to talk about coming off the WWE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE PPV! We’ll talk what HAD TO BE HAD TO BE HAD TO BE a Roman Reigns/Braun Strowman double-turn, Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe, HEAT and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

July 10, 2017 - Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive are back today with two full hours talking all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including a full preview of the WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV, UFC 213, AJ Styles winning the US Title, Austin Aries leaving and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

July 9, 2017 - On the latest episode of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at a bizarre tale involving Alexander the Great. Alexander was supposedly helped out twice by UFOs. Once when he was turned away from invading India and once when he was assisted in a conquest of Tyre. But what really happened? In antiquity, […]

July 9, 2017 - On this episode of the July Classic Wrestling marathon, host Karl Stern is joined by Eric Darsie of the Wrestling With The Dawg podcast to discuss a later era of wrestling than Karl normally covers. Eric grew up a generation later than Karl and his golden era was the WWF Attitude Era and the Monday […]

July 9, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton of news including thoughts on UFC 213, the main event falling apart, where they go from here and more, plus WWE Great Balls of Fire, updates on Austin Aries and AJ Styles, more news and questions! A fun show as always […]

July 8, 2017 - Karl Stern goes solo for today’s show and talks the history of the AWA World Heavyweight title. Karl has done a couple of series on the history of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the past, but, for the first time, he is tackling the top title for Verne Gagne’s AWA. How and why did the […]

July 8, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with the first of four straight shows! Tonight it’s UFC on FS1, AJ Styles wins the US Title at a house show, Austin Aries asks for his release, JR and Josh Barnett’s New Japan commentary, Dixie Carter on WWE TV and tons more! A […]

July 7, 2017 - While it’s true that the F4W Convention isn’t until August, there is still plenty to be excited about when it comes to Saturday’s UFC 213, the second half of International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Following Paul Fontaine’s preview of Friday’s TUF 25 Finale show, enjoy the dulcet tones of past JNPO guest and UFC.com […]