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

January 2, 2025 - 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 2, 2025 - With Bryan Alvarez on the road back from Oregon, Mike Sempervive and Filthy Tom Lawlor present the first Live of ‘25. New Year’s Eve RIZIN madness, last night’s debut of AEW Dynamite’s simulcast on MAX, this weekend’s Tokyo Dome shows, and more. It’s a fun show as always, so check it out~! Click here for […]

January 2, 2025 - Image: WWE The final installment of the fourth-ever Josh Nason’s Punch-Out pro wrestling year in review series has arrived with a stop in December. Joining me is Paul Fontaine, my co-host of the now-departed annual MMA year in review series. Among the many topics we delve into: Click here to listen Here’s the rest of […]

January 2, 2025 - Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Sweet Daddy Siki, the bizarre WWE Survivor Series late buys, Tokyo Dome lineups for this weekend, AEW Dynamite and NXT recaps, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 1, 2025 - I round out the year of 2024 by taking a look at the concerning fanbases of multiple pop culture fields including pro wrestling. Over the past few years, wrestling fanbases have seemingly been at war with each other with fans of WWE hating fans of AEW and vice versa. Even the media has been feuding. […]

December 31, 2024 - It’s the final Wrestling Observer Live of 2024, and we have a lot to talk about including THE END OF MONDAY NIGHT CABLE WRESTLING, the move to Netflix and what that will entail for RAW, Mike has more on the Continental Classic, a FREE BRYAN AND VINNY ON YOUTUBE TONIGHT, and more! A fun show […]

December 31, 2024 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the final RAW on USA Network, which is also the final Monday night wrestling show on cable TV after over 30 years, AEW and NXT lineups, the Undertaker/Brock Lesnar story that made Ariel Helwani’s career, and […]

December 30, 2024 - Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor are back with tons to talk about as we recap the Smackdown show from Friday night, the build to the ladder match at Royal Rumble, the best title belts that are no the Winged Eagle, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

December 30, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including RAW moving to Netflix next week and how long the show is going to be, AEW Worlds End thoughts, the Continental Classic, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

December 30, 2024 - Image: AEW The Josh Nason’s Punch-Out pro wrestling year in review series arrives in November with returning guest Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling. Even though we cover things that happened just last month, there was a lot to dissect and talk about including: Click here to listen (no sub needed) Here’s the rest of […]

December 29, 2024 - The 1000 Hours subseries of the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is all about the pioneer era of wrestling with myself, author of the DragonKingKarl Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus, as the host. We continue to work our way through the book and are now up to just prior to the 1870 Detroit International Tournament. It […]

December 29, 2024 - Image: AEW The final Sunday Wrestling Observer Live in 2024 is on the air with yours truly wrapping up my three-week residency before Andrew Zarian returns next week. What else could I talk about than Saturday’s AEW Worlds End which saw both the return of Kenny Omega and Adam Copeland at the end of back-to-back […]

December 29, 2024 - Image: JJ Williams Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full review of AEW Worlds End, all the matches and angles, plus news on Punk vs. Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight title in a cage TODAY, Rey Misterio Sr.’s funeral, SmackDown and the […]