November 24, 2024 - The pioneer era of pro wrestling is the origin and development of wrestling in the United States which ended in 1900 or pre-Frank Gotch. That’s why I wanted to begin a walk-through of my new book — DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Wrestling Omnibus — on this week’s show. We dive even deeper into the stories […]

November 24, 2024 - Image: AEW On today’s Wrestling Observer Live, we lead off with everything AEW Full Gear. We break down the entire show, including an ending that had a lot of moving parts with Jon Moxley defeating Orange Cassidy. We also saw Darby Allin try to take out all the Death Riders by crashing into their truck […]

November 24, 2024 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full review of AEW Full Gear, all the matches and angles, the Continental Classic, Linda McMahon, Conor McGregor, the NBCU spinoff, ratings, Smackdown report and Smackdown tapings, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

November 23, 2024 - Image: WWE It’s Saturday afternoon and that means Wrestling Observer Live. Two big returns are injecting even more excitement into the men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series as CM Punk and Paul Heyman returned to the fold at Friday’s WWE SmackDown. Tonight’s AEW Full Gear looks like another solid PPV from an in-ring standpoint. The […]

November 22, 2024 - WRESTLING OBSERVER LIVE WITH BRYAN ALVAREZ is back, alongside co-hosts Mike Sempervive and Lance Storm! It’s FUN FRIDAY so we’ll do all the news, including Full Gear preview, AEW and NXT notes, what will become of the WWE Network in the new year, calls and texts and more! A fun show as always so check […]

November 22, 2024 - Image: AEW On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I have our predictions for this Saturday’s AEW Full Gear. We also discuss how Bronson Reed being The Bloodline’s fifth man impacts Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns…and where is Paul Heyman? Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click here to listen (sub needed)

November 22, 2024 - 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)

November 21, 2024 - OMG we are back — for now. Another storm scheduled to hit at 3 AM Friday morning. But whatever, we gotta work while we can. It’s the Bryan and Vinny Show and we’ve got NXT and AEW to cover, plus what the hell happened the last few days in Seattle. Lots to tackle. A fun […]

November 21, 2024 - Image: AEW With Bryan Alvarez still shivering in the dark, Mike Sempervive flies solo on Wrestling Observer Live to take you through another busy day in the world of pro wrestling. We took a look at last night’s AEW Dynamite, which served as the go-home for Full Gear. Plus, news on CM Punk, Donovan Dijak, […]

November 21, 2024 - Image: WWE In the second installment of my 12-part pro wrestling year in review series, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out takes a stop in, you guessed it, February 2024. Joining me this month is Jason Powell of ProWrestling.net. As the headline indicates, this month was dominated by the formation of the WWE WrestleMania 40 main event from […]

November 21, 2024 - I am subbing for Bryan Alvarez who is currently without power. Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the news since last weekend. If Bryan can get power back and Dave can get back home on time, they’ll be back to recap AEW Full Gear. Here were some of […]

November 20, 2024 - With Bryan Alvarez cyclone bombed into the ether, Mike Sempervive flies solo to take you through a busy day in the world of pro wrestling. We take a look at what’s on tap for tonight’s FullGear go-home show for AEW Dynamite, NXT, Toni Storm, Linda McMahon, and more! It’s a fun show as always, so […]

November 19, 2024 - Image: TNA With their next streaming special just two weeks away, TNA Wrestling has no time to waste in building a card for Turning Point which is the focus of this week’s Big Vinny V recap of Impact. Nic Nemeth will defend the TNA World title against Eddie Edwards at Turning Point, but first he […]

November 19, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including how the Tyson fight killed the wrestling shows, RAW from Monday night, previews of NXT and Dynamite and what might happen with Chase U, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

November 19, 2024 - For WWE in January, it was the best of times and the worst of times. That and more kicks off my third annual Josh Nason’s Punch-Out pro wrestling year in review series where I do 12 episodes covering all the news and happenings for WWE, AEW, TNA, Japan and everything else that made headlines. Helping […]

November 19, 2024 - Image: WWE On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I look at the 2024 class of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Among the new members are Roman Reigns and the Young Bucks and we will discuss them as well as the other inductees. Also, should any new pioneer era wrestlers be inducted next […]

November 18, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including highlights from Collision and Smackdown this weekend, AEW making moves to run smaller buildings, line-ups for the next few days, Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

November 18, 2024 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including highlights from Smackdown this week, the first-ever WWE Women’s Speed tournament, a scathing Sponsorship Snackdown, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

November 17, 2024 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including the debut of a new review — SMACKDOWN! Yes, Sundays are now Smackdown and Collision reviews, so we’ve got a lot to tackle. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

November 17, 2024 - I am back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live, starting out with my thoughts on Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight on Netflix which was more of a spectacle than a boxing match. I also talk about Friday’s WWE SmackDown including the Bloodline adding Bronson Reed to their WarGames team and Roman Reigns […]

November 17, 2024 - Vacationing Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter as well as the big events from the weekend. Paul Fontaine and Pat Laprade joined us. Here were some of the things we covered: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube (video sub […]

November 16, 2024 - Image: WWE It’s time for a Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, hopefully with no buffering or streaming issues like many experienced Friday on Netflix. Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match on the aforementioned streaming service had a great build but nothing else. WWE SmackDown had two title matches, a return, and a […]

November 15, 2024 - Image: AEW It’s Wrestling Observer Live with myself and former WWE/ECW/WCW star Lance Storm who returns for another fun Friday edition of the show. We talk all the news, Kenny Omega speaking out, the new class of the Wrestling Observer Hall of fame, plus some really nice phone calls on a variety of topics — […]

November 15, 2024 - After three months, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out returns with a look back at some AEW business with Wrestlenomics‘ Brandon Thurston as part of our quarterly series, formerly known as the investors call. Brandon and I spend an hour going over all the big happenings on the business side of the house from July through September which […]

November 15, 2024 - Jon Moxley laid out a vision for what he wants AEW to become. Can it happen and is it already on its way? We discuss that this week as well as potential fifth men for the Survivor Series match between Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline and Roman Reign’s Bloodline. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! […]

November 15, 2024 - 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)

November 14, 2024 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about today including all the news on yesterday’s congressional UAP hearing, and where you can go to find out a ton more. Then, we’ve got part two of our interview with AP Sylvia talking VAMPIRES. Nosferatu, the Wolfman, Voodoo, locations of lore and […]

November 14, 2024 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we break down the highs and lows of AEW Dynamite and NXT this week. And man, there were highs, and there were lows. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

November 14, 2024 - With Bryan Alvarez out, so is the connection to Sports Byline. As a result, Mike Sempervive flies solo on today’s Wrestling Observer Live. to take you through everything that’s going on in the world of pro wrestling. Topics include last night’s AEW Dynamite, a future Collision date gets moved, news on the next WWE Saturday […]

November 14, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the deaths of Sandy Parker and Brian Maxine, the NJPW and Stardom Historic X-Over lineup, ratings, the next big Arena Mexico card, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones UFC updates, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, Rampage spoilers and […]