January 21, 2011 - It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! What a program we have today. An historic appearance by Granny with a look at the new Bryan Alvarez After Dark website, her usual Q&A, and more. Then it’s off to the races with the weekly (well, not last week) Impact review. A bunch of good […]

January 20, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the one and only Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to talk about today including heel baby leg breaking (yes), Mistico vs. Porky teases, RUSH winning titles, Dr. Wagner Jr. perhaps going to WWE, drug violence in Mexico, shows returning to Tijuana and so much more! We’ve […]

January 20, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including a rundown of UFC in Seattle, UFC Fight for the Troops, Raw’s rating for Monday night and what it means, WWE’s issues with booking in 2011, road to the Rumble, a new celebrity at […]

January 19, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with weekly guest Todd Martin to talk all the news in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts! We’ll talk Raw from Monday night, the Miz’s title reign, 40 man vs. 30 man Rumble, Linda’s senate run, the TNA storyline with Pope and Samoa Joe, Fight for the […]

January 19, 2011 - It’s the return of a giant edition of the Bryan and Vinny Show~! Tons of stuff to talk about tonight including Smackdown from Friday night, ROH on HDNet, Raw on Monday with a great main event, and, believe it or not, part one of the infamous NWO SOULED OUT PPV. I never saw this live, […]

January 18, 2011 - Figure Four Daily today returns with former host of Joe vs. the World at joeversustheworld.com, Joe Gagne~! to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, why people should watch Japanese pro-wrestling, his MMA fantasy league and some wacky picks by people on our site, the Elimination Chamber and Rumble, and more! We’ve also got […]

January 18, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the newest participants in the first-ever 40 man Royal Rumble, why the Rumble has 40 men this year, thoughts on Raw, wins and losses, stupid angles and gimmicks, a TNA star suffers a serious […]

January 17, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We’ll talk Thursday’s Impact, the post-Genesis rating, TNA taking Impact on the road, a Raw preview for Monday, the Hardy vs. Val Venis online feud, and more. Then, your questions on a number of subjects […]

January 16, 2011 - The opening episode of the MUCH BALLYHOOED “Indy Decade” series on the DKP where with the help of some awesome guests, we cover ever nook and cranny of the definitive decade of US Indy wrestling. First up we have Rob Naylor and Matt Feuerstein talking the lay of the land coming out of the 90’s […]

January 15, 2011 - It’s the very first edition of Figure Four After Dark, a labor of love from Bryan Alvarez patterned after the old Art Bell Coast to Coast AM/Dreamland shows of the mid-90s. We’re joined today by Sgt. Karl Stern of Haleyville, IN to talk local Alabama area legends, such as the ghosts of the Dead Child’s […]

January 14, 2011 - The Bryan and Vinny Show is back for the second show in two straight nights. Now you know why we usually have a night off in-between. Hard to tell if this show is worse than Impact since the damn DVR only recorded the final 30 minutes, but I do know those last 30 minutes were […]

January 14, 2011 - Topics include, but aren’t limited to: a touch of hockey with goalies standing in their B-boy stance and the new concept All-Star game, not even Matt Hardy could misunderstand how bad Jeff-Naito was and the rest of the final Dome postmortem, thoughts on possible moves including the site, the date, American affiliations, and more, plus […]

January 14, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with Lance Storm to talk a bunch of different subjects including the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament, Josh Barnett’s inability to get licensed, Johnny Mantell’s 400-man tournament and alternate ways to do it, Brock as Ultimate Fighter coach, Lance hates the Expendables, and as a preview to a Coast-to-Coast-style […]

January 13, 2011 - THE BRYAN AND VINNY SHOW IS BACK~!, and a MIGHT VERSION AT THAT. We’ve got tons of things to discuss including ROH on HDNet Monday night, a fine version of Raw, a fine version of Smackdown, and one of the best damn movies of all time THE KARATE KID PART II, IN HD~! All this […]

January 13, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a packed show. We’ll talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the latest on Josh Barnett, the Strikeforce tourney, ROH losing the HDNet slot, and more. Then, Johnny Mantell joins us to talk his memories of Texas wrestling, World Class, the […]

January 12, 2011 - A new edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show! On this episode topics and questions range from Blackjack Mulligan to World Class Championship Wrestling, Bruno Sammartino, Memphis, Continental, police work, and much more! Follow me on Twitter @dragonkingkarl and visit KarlStern.com Right click save

January 12, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Todd Martin returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including TNA Genesis, their outlook for 2011, Raw on Monday Night, a new Nexus, Royal Rumble predictions, the Strikeforce heavyweight tourney brackets, Brock Lesnar coaching Ultimate Fighter and how the season might do, his fight […]

January 12, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with a breaking news update to talk Brock Lesnar being announced as coach for TUF season 13 opposite Junior Dos Santos. We’ll talk how the deal was made, what all the sides get out of it, predictions, criticisms from various people, and so much more. […]

January 11, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with former WWE writer and MLW head Court Bauer to talk a number of different subjects including TNA heading into 2011, the road to WrestleMania, Matt Hardy and why he never got pushed hard in WWE, ridiculous gimmicks that never saw the light of day including one […]

January 11, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA! We’ve got the full Raw report from Monday night with the Nexus initiation, HBK’s return and more, the Impact spoilers from Monday night with the Matt Hardy and Mr. Anderson follow-up, plus your questions on […]

January 10, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a recap of the TNA Genesis PPV. Vinny and I will open the show running down what turned out to be a pretty good event, with thoughts on all the matches, the main event title change, and more. Dave then joins the show to give his thoughts, talk DGUSA […]

January 10, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts! We’ll preview the TNA Genesis PPV, talk Royal Rumble predictions and all the TV from this past week, look forward to 2011, answer some email questions, and then in hour two we’re joined […]

January 9, 2011 - Will, Doc and Les are back and this time they discuss former WWE enhancement talent Sean Casey and his legal troubles concerning his “Naughty Bodies” stripper business, Chikara being sold to an entertainment company, Paul Orndorff and why he doesn’t get as much credit he deserves, Tough Enough, Barrett moving to Smackdown, WWE not being […]

January 7, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with the return of our FRIDAY OPEN LINES SHOW~! We’ll take your calls on tons of different subjects in pro-wrestling and MMA including top picks for the Royal Rumble, the Strikeforce heavyweight tourney, problems facing MMA marketers in 2011, and so much more. A fun show as […]

January 7, 2011 - It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Packed show tonight as we’ve got a half hour of fun and excitement with Granny, including quite the wacky Q&A, one of the nicer Impact reviews we have done in many, many months (well, until the last half-hour of the show), and, yes, the impromptu return […]

January 6, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts with weekly guest Todd Martin! We’ll talk the Strikeforce heavyweight tournament, brackets, whether the title should be defended and more, UFC 125, his main event score, who should get the next shot against Edgar, the doom […]

January 6, 2011 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a packed show! We’ll talk the latest news in wrestling and MMA including the New Japan Tokyo Dome show, Paul Orndorff’s cancer announcement, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tourney and what we know about it so far, and more. Then we’re joined by St. Louis […]

January 6, 2011 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our bi-weekly lucha show! Today we’re joined by two big guests, Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and Kris Zellner of luchaworld.com to talk all the news South of the border — and Japan — including Sombra vs. Liger, Mistico to WWE rumors, a year in review and […]

January 5, 2011 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with a packed, packed show! We’ll discuss this Friday’s Dragon Gate USA PPV, more info on which is available at DGUSA.tv, Raw from this past Monday night with the end of Wade Barrett on that show, Smackdown from Friday with a great title match, a really fun edition […]

January 5, 2011 - The Grande Sonic Terror returns with the oh-so-rare gratis edition to talk about one thing, and one thing only: Kaz Hayashi dropping the All-Japan junior heavyweight championship. Okay, make it two things, as we give our thoughts on the results of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual January 4 Tokyo Dome show, which featured participation from […]