January 12, 2025 - As I continue to work through my latest book, DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Pro Wrestling Omnibus: The Bible of the Pioneer Era of Wrestling, on my podcast, we arrive at the point right before the Detroit International Tournament which would largely set the rules for the coming first era of pro wrestling in America. Just […]

January 12, 2025 - image: NJPW Wrestling Observer Radio with myself and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including NUPW Battle in the Valley which Dave attended live, this Monday’s WWE Raw, Odyssey Jones, AEW Dynamite ratings notes with the move to MAX, I watched Collision on Max and talk about how it compares to TV, […]

January 11, 2025 - It’s time for a Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. We’ll talk Friday’s WWE SmackDown and ask if WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is a heel that fans cheer or a “mean girl” babyface? Also, the talented Los Garzas finally won a match. I will also preview tonight’s NJPW Battle in the Valley show. The […]

January 11, 2025 - Image: NJPW The Big Audio Nightmare is back as myself and Mike Sempervive talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week’s topics include: Click here to listen (sub needed)

January 10, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Here were some of the things we covered: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub needed)

January 10, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about HERE ON FUN FRIDAY, although all the news is not necessarily fun, as we must talk about Vince McMahon and the death of Black Bart. But then we’ll try to make it fun, with your help in the form […]

January 10, 2025 - Image: WWE It was a huge week for WWE with Raw’s debut on Netflix. On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I look at what went down and what might be next as well as what’s coming up for AEW off of this week’s Dynamite. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click […]

January 10, 2025 - John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included: Click Here to Listen (sub needed)

January 9, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our full reviews of AEW Dynamite with the Casino Gauntlet, and NXT with the ROCK! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 9, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the FINAL WINNER OF THE 2024 PREDICTION CONTEST, a look at the Netflix and NXT viewership, AEW Dynamite and NXT thoughts, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 9, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite with the return of Kenny Omega and a Casino Gauntlet for a title shot, NXT with the ROCK, ratings notes on NXT and RAW on Netflix, plus all the news and more! A fun show as […]

January 8, 2025 - The long-awaited radio debut of After Dark Radio was a disaster as we were booted off our connection multiple times — coincidence or conspiracy? I guess we’ll find out next week. BUT THE ENTIRE FILE IS HERE. Karl Stern joins us to talk a number of topics including drone invasions, phantom fogs, the construction of […]

January 8, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about on OUR ANNUAL 2025 PREDICTION SHOW! We will take you predictions for 2025, and then we’ll read last year’s predictions and find out who was a prognosticator and who was a fool. But the key is, IT’S A CLIFFHANGER! […]

January 8, 2025 - It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I talk about what’s going on in wrestling today, available in audio form or free on YouTube (below). We kicked off the show talking about our break and the new year before discussing the following: You can also follow the show account on X. For […]

January 7, 2025 - Somebody at TNA Wrestling decided it would be a good idea to keep the wrestling to a minimum on a two-hour TV wrestling show. Your full card for this past Thursday’s TNA Impact was Ryan Nemeth vs. Rhino, Ace Austin vs. KUSHIDA, and an eight-woman Knockouts tag team match. Yes, that was it. In between, […]

January 7, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her wrestling and soap opera reports, a new trivia book, and more! Then, the boys review Mid-South Wrestling S6:E7 with a big angle! A fun show as always so check it […]

January 7, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with myself and special guest Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including all sorts of discussion about the WWE Raw on Netflix debut, what worked and what didn’t work, why that was the show to shoot the Rock angle and not swerve people, Hulk Hogan, and tons more. A […]

January 7, 2025 - On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I take a look back to the 1930s for more history from Madison Square Garden as the fallout from Jack Pfefer’s expose of pro wrestling continues, a rare hybrid/shoot style show takes place at the Tokyo Dome in 1992, and we discuss the case of Tully Blanchard & […]

January 7, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the news from the RAW on Netflix debut, what happened, what was cut, what made sense and what didn’t, and more, plus New Japan Tokyo Dome fallout, Chris Charlton, Bronson Reed, ratings, and tons more. A fun […]

January 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the details on the Netflix RAW debut, run time, Smackdown perhaps moving back to two hours later this year, the Tokyo Dome shows, Kenny Omega, Chris Charlton, Smackdown, and tons more. A fun show as always […]

January 6, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including two nights of the Tokyo Dome, fallout from the shows, the AEW/New Japan relationship, Takeshita signing with New Japan, Collision, Smackdown, the first RAW on Netflix Monday night, a preview of the show, and tons more. A packed […]

January 5, 2025 - Image: NJPW In this uninterrupted, commercial-free Wrestling Observer Live, we get into all the wrestling from this weekend including NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty shows, the latter of which saw the in-ring return of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks once again winning the IWGP Tag Team titles. I also talk about last Friday’s […]

January 5, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our second show on a very long day reviewing the far superior New Japan/AEW/CMLL/Stardom Wrestle Dynasty Show from Saturday night! Tons of great matches, the return of Kenny Omega, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 4, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back for our first of two shows today, this one covering the New Japan January 4th WrestleKingdom Tokyo Dome show! Thoughts on all the matches and storylines, plus a preview of tonight’s Wrestle Dynasty! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 4, 2025 - In the middle of two big Tokyo Dome shows, that means a special edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Journalist and Pacific Rim podcast co-host Fumi Saito joins me from Tokyo to give his first person perspective of last night’s Wrestle Kingdom 19. We talk all the results and give our thoughts on the matches. Stateside, […]

January 3, 2025 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. John Pollock from Post Wrestling and Paul Fontaine joined us on the show. Here were some of the things we covered: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub […]

January 3, 2025 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with FUN FRIDAY as we’ve got tons to discuss including the two Tokyo Dome shows that kick off late tonight/early tomorrow morning, AEW Dynamite and NXT notes, Cena vs. Cody at WrestleMania, your feedback and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]

January 3, 2025 - Image: WWE In the first Wrestling Weekly episode of the new year, Les Thatcher and I look at how AEW set their 2025 table on this week’s Dynamite. We also look ahead to WWE Raw’s Netflix debut which will include Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click here […]

January 3, 2025 - Paul Fontaine subs in for John LaRocca on this week’s Fight Game as we talked about the major topics in the world of wrestling. Jeremy Finestone also joined us to preview this weekend’s Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty. This show was also live streamed on YouTube which you can watch below. We kicked off the […]

January 2, 2025 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we recap the AEW Dynamite follow-up to Worlds End, and a preposterous edition of NXT on the CW! Tons to talk about, and a fun show as always, so check it out~! Right Click Save As