September 21, 2016 - Image: WWE.com Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive aka HAN SOLO returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We talk about last night’s Raw, and if WWE took advantage of their best chance this month to pop a rating. Plus, why next week could very well be the worst ratings performance […]

September 20, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns today with an historic episode covering Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! It’s the first time Steve Austin gave Vince McMahon the Stone Cold Stunner, the first time Bill Goldberg debuted on WCW Monday Nitro, YET ANOTHER FACES OF FEAR VS. STEINERS MATCH, and […]

September 18, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our usual Sunday night non-PPV fare! Full reviews of Ring of Honor on Sinclair and NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago this week! Ric Flair, Ron Garvin, Tully Blanchard, Midnight Express, Jim Cornette and more! Plus, THREE BRAND NEW SONGS! A fun show as […]

September 18, 2016 - Josh Nason’s Punch-Out hits its 50th episode milestone this week with a very special guest: Wrestling Observer Live co-host, Mid-Atlantic bureau chief, and man of the people Mike Sempervive! This 90-minute super-sized Semp Limite edition of the show focuses on three main topics: Mike’s past, the CM Punk pay controversy, and some pro wrestling: – We learn […]

September 18, 2016 - On this week’s DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at this generation’s mass hysteria that probably isn’t really happening. In the 1980s, Geraldo Rivera convinced a nation that Satanists were kidnapping our children and offering them up in ritual sacrifice. In 2016, social media and mainstream newspapers, with the power of the internet behind […]

September 18, 2016 - The Queen rejoices as Jamesie joins Alan to resume the latest addition to the DKP family — our new series discussing the greats of the World of Sport era. The best of British are finely represented this week as we look at two fine upstanding gents. Peckham’s Steve Grey and Oldham’s Marty Jones! Yes these two […]

September 16, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons of news to talk about! More on the Cruiserweight Classic from Monday night as the Cruiserweights head to Raw, CM Punk, Chael Sonnen fighting again in Bellator, calls, emails and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click […]

September 16, 2016 - Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa kick off this week’s show by remembering Lord Littlebrook, who was actually a big reason Les became an announcer in the Mid Atlantic territory in the 70s, and then dive into the CWC finale (9:00).  The guys talk a lot about the matches and the way Gran Metalik was presented throughout the tournament, […]

September 16, 2016 - It’s the return of the Bryan and Vinny Show and we’ve got tons to talk about! Granny returns with her WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT and a wacky Youtube Karaoke Contest, then it’s full reviews of the Cruiserweight Classic, Lucha Underground, and Raw from Monday night! A fun show to kick off your weekend, so check it […]

September 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason returns today with a packed show! We’ve got Dave Meltzer appearing to talk the Cruiserweight Classic and CM Punk, thoughts on all the major TV this week, emails, text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

September 15, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons of news — Cruiserweight Classic finals and the new champion, Smackdown, Lucha Underground, Raw and Smackdown ratings, Daniel Bryan, Paige, Kyle Snyder moving into MMA, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

September 15, 2016 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about! TOM IS PISSSSSSSSSSED about CM Punk and will tell you all about it, then it’s our usual Smackdown LIVE report, TNA Impact, the Top 10 Wrestlers Who Did MMA and tons more! A fun show as always so check […]

September 14, 2016 - Image: Karl Stern In this continuing audio series on the history of pro wrestling, the first half of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show examines the recently found “Last Battle of Atlanta” match between Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer inside an enclosed steel cage from the Omni in Atlanta, GA in October 1983, followed by another steel […]

September 13, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with tons to talk about including Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week! The Horseman were killed, again, in what is just once in a string of incidents in which the Horseman are killed, and meanwhile, on Raw, Shawn Michaels stuffs his shorts […]

September 12, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with your Smackdown Backlash PPV recap! New champions, all the matches and angles and more! Plus, UFC in MSG, Rockhold vs. Jacare, some early CM Punk trending notes, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

September 11, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about! We’ve got a full preview of WWE Backlash, thoughts on all the matches, CM Punk fallout from UFC 203, where he goes from here, tons of calls from listeners and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

September 11, 2016 - It’s the debut of the BRYAN & VINNY & FILTHY SHOW! Tom Lawlor, our esteemed Smackdown correspondent, has agreed to join us once per month to talk the Smackdown-exclusive PPVs, and Backlash is the kickoff! All the matches, angles, new champions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! WWE Tag Team […]

September 11, 2016 - Host Karl Stern is battling a flu of epic proportions this week, so he answers a few emails from the mailbag. Karl answers a very interesting inquiry about the definition of life, then digs into his audio archives for a show he did several years ago about encountering the unknown and a few brushes with the unexplained. […]

September 9, 2016 - On the eve of CM Punk’s UFC debut, The Fight Network and Live Audio Wrestling superstar John Pollock drops by for an hour of power to talk UFC, WWE, and even a little TNA. Host Josh Nason poked and prodded John’s brains on the following: – What John’s been up to this summer amid an […]

September 9, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a special solo show as Mike Sempervive has taken the day off! Tons to talk about including CM Punk’s fight this weekend, Lucha Underground, the Smackdown women’s division, Alberto Del Rio leaving WWE and where he might go next, calls, emails, text messages and more! A […]

September 9, 2016 - Les Thatcher is still hurting this week, but he’s tougher than a $2 steak, so he’s back with Vic Sosa this week to discuss WWE Backlash and answer your questions from the mailbag! We’ll start with Backlash and what feels like a lack of hype and/or interest in the first single brand show of the “new […]

September 9, 2016 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back today with a thunderous edition! Granny joins us to plug her NEW BOOK which you can order using the info below, plus her WEEKLY WRESTLING REPORT finally reduces Bryan to tears. Then, full reviews of the Cruiserweight Classic, Lucha Underground, and Vinny eviscerates Raw. Oh, and an update […]

September 9, 2016 - Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor do running commentary on TNA Impact’s DELETE OR DECAY! Right click save

September 8, 2016 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns today with tons to talk about including thoughts on TNA Delete or Decay, Raw, Smackdown, the Women’s and Tag divisions being exclusive to one show, Stardom World, WWE’s Hidden Gems and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right click save

September 7, 2016 - It’s a trip down memory lane this week on the DKP as we tackle a subject and a man that we should have a long time ago. If we were going to do this we had to do it right, and that meant drafting in one of the most knowledgable wrestling minds we know, Kris […]

September 7, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio was back over the Sports Byline airwaves Tuesday with Mike Sempervive being joined by our own Karl Stern to talk about our feelings on the release of the LAST BATTLE OF ATLANTA — the final match between Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer on October 23, 1983. Considering you’re just getting a match of great […]

September 6, 2016 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back today with Retro Raw and Retro Nitro! Tons to talk about from two pretty bad shows, including DQs galore, fans caring more about big moments than wrestling matches, nonsensical storylines and finishes, EVERYTHING THAT WAS NOT GREAT ABOUT THE MONDAY NIGHT WARS. But it’s our job […]

September 6, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back! It’s Labor Day so there’s not a ton of news, but that means we’ve got plenty of time to review QUITE THE EDITION OF MONDAY NIGHT RAW. No HHH. New Day segment. Phantom matches that no longer exist in this timeline. More. Plus, questions! […]

September 5, 2016 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with tons to talk about including DAVE’S PWG BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES ROAD REPORT, all of the biggest stories from his crazy weekend, great wrestling and more. Plus, Raw preview, Paige likely not coming back to WWE, CM Punk, UFC this weekend and next […]

September 5, 2016 - Even though it’s Labor Day, Mike Sempervive is still on the audio prowl. He and co-host Josh Nason discussed BOLA, the kickoff to Kevin Owens’ title reign, juggalos, and more on a special Labor Day edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Subscribers can listen by clicking below: Right click save