July 7, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including the upcoming Mae Young Classic, Smackdown ratings, could Ronda Rousey beat Arn Anderson?, an interview with Shazza McKenzie and so much more. This download is FREE so please spread the word to your wrestling friends. And Wrestling […]

July 7, 2017 - This show wraps up my conversation with author, wrestler, promoter, and historian “King of Kingsport” Beau James. We continue our look at Continental Championship Wrestling, southern pro wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and East Tennessee wrestling. Beau recently appeared on the HBO Vice News show after a story about one of his students went viral and brought a […]

July 7, 2017 - Image: Esther Lin,MMAFighting It’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas and while there’s no F4W Convention taking over the city, UFC is still trying to keep spirits up with two events, the first of which is the UFC TUF 25 finale show headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson. As part of two Josh Nason’s […]

July 7, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny Show is back today with tons to talk about! First, Granny and Bryan engage in a RIDDLE BATTLE. Then, Granny’s Wrestling Report. Then, full reviews of this week’s NXT and Lucha Underground shows. And, THREE AWESOME SONGS. A super fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

July 7, 2017 - It’s the big post-UFC 100 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are here live (yes, live, play along with us) from Las Vegas with full results and an analysis of the show, plus thoughts on Brock’s promo, the post-show reaction, potential upcoming fights, the undercard you sadly didn’t get to see, and […]

July 6, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including Raw ratings for Monday night, WWE’s recent data breach, a potential women’s Royal Rumble, tons of calls and text messages, Money in the Bank and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

July 6, 2017 - This episode continues my discussion with Tennessee wrestling expert Beau James. On this show we talk our favorite pro wrestling company — Continental Championship Wrestling. Beau knows everything there is to know about the Knoxville involvement in Continental and we talk the prime era of that promotion and names like Kevin Sullivan, Ron Fuller, Jimmy […]

July 6, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about tonight including the busy UFC weekend, Great Balls of Fire, Smackdown, New Japan in Long Beach, mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 6, 2017 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including New Japan this weekend, Smackdown, the RAP BATTLE, Geek of the Week, a Frank A Gotch contest and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 5, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive are back today with tons of news to talk about including Smackdown, the Rap Battle, Battleground and Great Balls of Fire, tons of text messages and phone calls and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 5, 2017 - On this episode, we begin a series of conversations with a southern wrestler, promoter, and author. He and one of his wrestlers also went viral recently in a national news story about Appalachian wrestling and politics. He will be featured in an upcoming HBO piece as well. This episode features my friend and southern wrestling historian […]

July 5, 2017 - Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about here on the FOURTH OF JULY including the pinnacle of World Championship Wrestling’s run, the night that Bill Goldberg beat Hulk Hogan to win the WCW Title before over 41,000 fans at the Georgia Dome. Plus, a pretty fun Raw with more BRAWL […]

July 4, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back with a solo edition, running down last night’s Raw results, as well as tonight’s eclectic SmackDown lineup. Plus hopes for Rusev, a chance to praise Yuji Nagata, ambulances, your calls, tweets, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 4, 2017 - Happy Independence Day! Today’s episode is a solo show where host Karl Stern talks about the interesting quandary of the Midnight Express in the Hall of Fame. Most people know that Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, and Stan Lane are in the Hall of Fame as the Midnight Express, but there are actually two other major and original […]

July 4, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news including thoughts on the Raw go-home show for GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, updates on Revival, Gail Kim, Maria Menounos and Paige, plus mailbag and more! A packed show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 3, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including New Japan in Long Beach with guest Bryan Rose, TNA Slammiversary, who would win in a real fight between Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman, calls, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so check […]

July 3, 2017 - This is the third and final segment of my conversation with Mike Sempervive. In this portion of our conversation we discuss the current state of pro wrestling and why we actually think wrestling is in a new golden age of sorts. How is modern wrestling even better than old school wrestling in some ways? And how […]

July 3, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back on a very rough weekend with tons of news including full reviews of New Japan in Long Beach Night Two and TNA Slammiversary. Our continued best wishes to Dave on the passing of his father Herbert. Right click save

July 3, 2017 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with quite the departure as we’re reviewing Night Two of New Japan in Long Beach! All the matches, the finals of the NJPW US Championship tournament and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

July 2, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including this weekend’s New Japan in Long Beach shows, Slammiversary, tons of emails and phone calls, plus Bryan Rose gives some live notes on the New Japan show! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

July 2, 2017 - This is the second part of my conversation with the Wrestling Observer’s Mike Sempervive where we get into 1980s territorial wrestling, more tag team talk, Tommy Rich, enhancement wrestlers who became name stars, and much more! Among the topics that are discussed: Continuing our talk about 1980s tag team wrestling. The changing look of wrestlers […]

July 2, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight. Dave starts off with some words about his father and what he has meant to him over the years, then we delve into the latest pro-wrestling news including New Japan in Long Beach, Jim Breaks, Jim Cornette, Page and Del Rio and more. […]

July 1, 2017 - With the upcoming release of “Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story” on DVD, it was brought to Alan 4L’s attention that an interview that he conducted with the then-Kevin Steen was mentioned in the documentary. Alan spoke to Kevin on an episode of the DKP in December 2010 shortly after Ring of Honor’s Final Battle […]

July 1, 2017 - It is day one of the July Classic Wrestling Marathon and we kick off the month talking with Mike Sempervive about a variety of topics including Mid-Atlantic wrestling, Dick Slater, Barry Windham, Ric Flair, WWF, tag team wrestling, various territorial promotions, and much more. It’s Sin Sort of Limite! The Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Marathon has been a […]

June 30, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about including a look at the New Japan in Long Beach shows, all the weekend programming, the WWE’s Mae Young Classic, calls, emails, text messages and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

June 30, 2017 - July 4th is just a few days away — and that will mark Les Thatcher’s 57th anniversary in this crazy business! We’ll spend the majority of the show looking back at some of Les’ fondest memories (including one thing that is making a comeback VERY soon), but we’ll also discuss Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar being […]

June 30, 2017 - It’s Vinny’s three-year wedding anniversary and he’s in Disneyland, so tonight it’s the BRYAN AND FILTHY AND GRANNY SHOW! Tom does everything in his power to BE VINNY tonight, reading Granny’s Facebook, taking us through all the matches and more! A fun time as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 30, 2017 - After skipping Tuesday due to the Benoit story, the Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with a look at ECW, TNA, Smackdown and, yes, THE HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN BEST-OF RELEASE ON WWE 24/7. We’ll discuss Vince’s thoughts on the tragedy, two weird WWE follow-up shows, the “best Impact ever”, and some fun and whackiness from […]

June 29, 2017 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of news to talk about including Slammiversary this Sunday, SummerSlam and WrestleMania potential matches and more, plus we’re joined by Ethan Carter III to talk Impact Wrestling and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

June 29, 2017 - We made it a mission to ensure four DKPs this month, and we snuck in under the closing door to make it just in time! With a huge OTT show this weekend, Alan foregoes Skype and gets the portable recorder out to talk to Sarah about Saturday’s card. From the high stakes Smile vs. Haskins […]