December 18, 2016 - Some of the creepiest stories come from the Victorian era. The ghost stories that formed the foundation of modern horror, vampires in popular culture, the reanimated dead — most have roots in this era. So what was going on? Victorian era death photos, elaborate funeral rituals, superstitions, and more. On this week’s DragonKing Dark, host […]

December 18, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news from a very busy weekend. UFC on FOX, the retirement of Urijah Faber, Dave’s trip to PWG, New Japan Tokyo Dome notes, Total Nonstop Deletion, Mick Foley, the G-1 potentially coming to LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA, Roadblock End of the […]

December 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news and notes on TNA TOTAL NONSTOP DELETION, WWE’s UK tournament and potential weekly TV show, calls and text messages and more, plus the latest in Lucha Libre with the good Doctor himself, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! A fun show as […]

December 16, 2016 - There was big news this week for the WWE Network with the announcement of a tournament that will air in January for the newly created WWE United Kingdom Championship — a great opportunity for wrestlers in the UK and also the realization of a dream for Nigel McGuinness, who will be one of the commentators for […]

December 16, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today and we’ve got tons to talk about! Granny has a Christmas song contest, then she takes NXT duty this week as we’ve got bigger fish to fry — namely, Lucha Underground, Raw from Monday night, and, yes, TOTAL NONSTOP DELETION! A fun show as always so check […]

December 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons to talk about including WWE’s new championship and upcoming WWE UK Championship Tournament on the WWE Network, how this plays into the ITV pilot on New Year’s Eve and more! We’ll talk all the news and also be joined […]

December 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news and notes from WWE and UFC! Cris Cyborg and the 145-pound division, new UFC fights, the buyrate for 206, this weekend’s show and more, plus in pro-wrestling we’ve got injury updates on AJ Styles and Zack Ryder, VICE and […]

December 15, 2016 - Filthy Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and UFC star Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including the situation with UFC adding a new title, Cris Cyborg, 145-pound title fight booking and more, plus full WWE Smackdown LIVE, TNA Impact and 205 Live reviews! A fun show as always so check […]

December 14, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news including notes on the ratings from Raw Monday, the New Day title reign and record, Smackdown from Tuesday night, some good news regarding Vader and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 14, 2016 - It’s the Retro Raw and Nitro edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! It’s 19 years ago this week which means it’s all about Steve Austin, THE ROCK, DX, Sting, Hulk Hogan, crazy fans hitting the ring, Shawn Michaels starting riots and more! And we’ve got it all, five big hours of programming to recap! […]

December 13, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news including a full report from Raw Monday, Alberto Del Rio’s latest brawl, Tokyo Dome line-up, Chris Hero update, 205 Taped results, tons of mailbag questions and more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 12, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news from RAW Monday night, Alberto Del Rio gets in a fight, Chris Hero, the Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson grappling battle, how you can grab SIGNED COPIES of Bryan’s Death of WCW and more! This download is FREE so please […]

December 12, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of weekend news notes on UFC 206, Booker T running for office, Chris Hero, a shocking Chris Jericho rumor, calls, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 11, 2016 - It’s the Sunday night Bryan & Vinny Show and we’re looking back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week! The Four Horseman, Ric Flair, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez, Jimmy Valiant, and the absolute worst jobbers you’ve ever seen. Plus, how you can grab signed copies of Death of WCW and […]

December 11, 2016 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a look at the monsters, mysteries, ghost stories and more from the great state of New Mexico! Yes, New Mexico, not Arizona as we mistakenly said last week. Bigfoot, skinwalkers, haunted locales and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

December 11, 2016 - On the 44th DKD, your host Karl Stern tells another tale from the isolated forest of north Alabama.  This time, it’s the “White Thang” from the 1930s.   But, what was the White Thang? No one knows for sure but the descriptions are bizarre. Part lion? Albino Bigfoot? Who knows? Framed around a tale of post-Civil War […]

December 11, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons of news to talk about including full results of UFC 206 and Friday’s Fight Night, Jones Jones and GSP updates, the VICE article, Mario Milano’s career, AJ Styles and Tokyo Dome updates, questions and tons more! A packed near 90-minute show, so […]

December 10, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with special guest KARL STERN to talk a ton of different topics, everything from the inductees into the 2016 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame to MAN VS. KANGAROO matches to even some After Dark-style topics. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 10, 2016 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa are back with another packed edition of Wrestling Weekly. We talk the Young Bucks’ new deals with ROH and New Japan, and why they could be a very good sign for the industry. We also talk the futures of Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Steve Corino. We then get into big […]

December 9, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news including a look at the new VICE article with backstage news and notes on the Stephanie McMahon vs. Shane McMahon vs. HHH dynamic, calls, an appearance by Dr. Lucha and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 9, 2016 - It’s snowing here in Seattle so we’ve got a wacky show with Granny at home, Vinny at home on his telephone, Bryan in studio with the heat pumped, and THREE HUGE REVIEWS: NXT from Full Sail, Lucha Underground and RAW. Plus, it’s the best day of Granny’s life as SAMOA JOE WAS DEFEATED and more! […]

December 8, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including Linda McMahon’s appointment, whether Byron Saxton or David Otunga is worse at their job, women coming into WWE including Mickie James, tons of text messages and tweets, an appearance by Dave Meltzer and more! A fun show as […]

December 8, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about including Linda McMahon and Donald Trump, Lawler and Lita, Smackdown, NXT, 205 Live, New Japan’s tag tournament, Ronda Rousey, UFC making a lot of big mistakes, mailbag and tons more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 8, 2016 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including our weekly Smackdown, 205 Live and Impact reports, plus MMAAA notes, Filthy’s punishment and whether it’s been doled out yet, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

December 7, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons of notes on Tuesday’s Smackdown, 205 Live with all the same matches in week two, NXT potentially going live in 2017, Jerry Lawler and Lita off TV and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

December 7, 2016 - On this episode, host Karl Stern looks at the four inductees into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame for 2016 — Sting, Daniel Bryan, Gene Okerlund, and Col. James H. McLaughlin. Not a lot of time is spent on McLaughlin since we have covered him so in-depth on the last seven shows, so time […]

December 7, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with our weekly look back at the Monday Night Wars! A terrible edition of Raw outside the great stuff with Vince McMahon and Steve Austin, and on the other channel, a boring Nitro leading up to their biggest PPV of all time, Starrcade. A fun […]

December 6, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news including the latest on WWE ROADBLOCK END OF THE LINE, the Enzo vs. Rusev segment from Raw Monday, new matches for the PPV, tons of text messages and phone calls and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

December 6, 2016 - After being gone for a minute, Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive are back with the original alternate here at Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online. After a little warm up where the guys discuss the winter of Adam’s discontent getting (temporarily) erased by THE BOSS, the Chicago sporting mentality, and some other non-grapple tidbits, we get into […]

December 6, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with tons of news including full results of Raw from Monday night, the road to ROADBLOCK END OF THE LINE, AJ Styles injury update, Bullet Club’s newest member, NJ Tag Team Tournament notes and NOAH update, two stars returning to WWE, mailbag and […]