November 29, 2024 - Image: WWE Les Thatcher & I are return with a new Thanksgiving weekend edition of Wrestling Weekly! This week’s show has our WWE Survivor Series predictions, a few thoughts on AEW Dynamite and who has the best chances of making through the Continental Classic. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! Click here to […]

November 28, 2024 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a FREE episode today talking AEW Dynamite and NXT! Continental Classic, the worst GM in world history, another women’s match main eventing NXT, and more! Plus, this show is FREE, and we’ve got Black Friday specials! HALF OFF at wrestlingobserver.com using the promo code BLACKFRIDAY, and THREE […]

November 28, 2024 - John LaRocca and I are back with a special Thanksgiving episode of The Fight Game Podcast. We went into the wayback machine and rewatched Survivor Series ’89, which was only the third Survivor Series ever. Here are some of the things we talked about: Click Here to Listen (sub needed) We’ve also put this show up for […]

November 28, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW moving their Brisbane show, Ricky Starks, John Cena’s 2025, Conor McGregor, the Continental Classic, Dynamite and AEW TV reports and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Timestamps: Start: Giant David passes away […]

November 27, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the whole situation with AEW and GCW, Ricky Starks, Dynamite and the Continental Classic, NXT notes including why the Ava character is the most incompetent GM in wrestling history, and more! A fun show as always so check […]

November 27, 2024 - Image: JJ Williams My 2024 pro wrestling year in review series rolls on with a stop in March which was a big one for AEW which saw the retirement of Sting and the welcome mat rolled out for free agent signings Mercedes Mone and Kazuchika Okada. Joining me is returning guest Jesse Collings of Voices […]

November 26, 2024 - The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Granny & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including, after 44 years, the final show ever in Granny’s old house before she moves! What are you NOT THANKFUL for? Soap operas, the wrestling report, trivia, and more, then the boys review Mid-South Wrestling S6:E3! A […]

November 26, 2024 - Image: TNA This past Thursday’s TNA Impact was dedicated to building up Turning Point and this week’s Big Vinny V Show is dedicated to talking about that effort. That build up was the theory, at least. The good news is we now know Masha Slamovich will be defending the Knockouts title against Jordynne Grace and […]

November 26, 2024 - It’s another episode of We’re Live, Pal as Andrew Zarian and I talk about what’s going on in wrestling today. This episode is also available for free on YouTube (below), Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. We kicked off the show talking about the Thanksgiving holiday before hitting on some key topics such as: You can also follow […]

November 26, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a big announcement about After Dark Radio coming to Sports Byline, WWE adding new titles and why it might be happening, a title breakdown across promotions, the scariest spot in wrestling in 2024, and more! A fun show […]

November 26, 2024 - Image: WWE On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, I have more thoughts on the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame in terms of future potential inductees. Recently, a tracking spreadsheet for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame was created by a website subscriber — a valuable resource for studying those who haven’t yet gotten […]

November 26, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the 21st recorded MMA death, the women’s IC Title and belts in wrestling, updates on Danielson, Big Boom AJ and Jade Cargill, Saturday Night’s Main Event, the Continental Classic, the RAW report and tons more. A fun show […]

November 25, 2024 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including fallout from Full Gear, RAW and Survivor Series, the Continental Classic, and more, then LEE MORIARTY joins us to talk wrestling and also his pro-wrestling ART! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]

November 25, 2024 - FILTHY FOUR DAILY with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown from Friday night with the return of Paul Heyman and CM Punk, and the latest Speed tournament with Dragon Lee beating Andrade in the finals. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save […]

November 24, 2024 - The Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling Podcast is back! Fumi Saito talks to me about the success of both Queen of Villains in Japan — the story of wrestling legend Dump Matsumoto — as well as the Mr. McMahon docuseries on Netflix. Plus, CIMA & Shingo, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Wrestle Kingdom & Wrestle Dynasty take […]

November 24, 2024 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our full recap of AEW Full Gear from Saturday night! All the matches and angles, trying to figure out where they’re going next, and more! We’ll cover Smackdown with Filthy Tom on Monday! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

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 […]