October 17, 2009 - It’s a SPECIAL day as the PPH audio redwood grows another limb with Dr. Keith handing over the reigns of his show to some New Blood. So join Vampiro, Mike Sanders and Billy Kidman…. oh no wait… join Alan and Joe Gagne as they discuss a hodge podge of topics ranging from JOHNNY POLO LUV […]

October 17, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez are back — AGAIN — with a breaking news audio update! Several huge subjects to cover including the resignation of Vince McMahon, what it means for the company, what everyone knew about it, speculation about where he could go and whether or not he might consider it, the ramifications if […]

October 16, 2009 - A new edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. On this show I discuss the difference between insider and non-insider fans and why it matters. Why today’s wrestling really isn’t as bad as we sometimes fear. Plus Sherri Martel, Bob Armstrong, The Grand Wizard, William Muldoon, LORD HUMONGOUS, and more. Right click save

October 16, 2009 - Bryan and Vinny Show returns tonight with a look at the pluses and minuses of the TNA Bound for Glory go-home show! We’ll talk an awesome Kurt vs. AJ match which maybe wasn’t quite as awesome if you try to figure out the point of it, the UFC-style hype at the end and why it […]

October 15, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with to cover all the latest news in pro-wrestling, including more on Captain Lou Albano, a must-read article be a former wrestling manager and promoter, A NEW BIG DAVE (Batista), preview of tonight’s huge three-hour Impact plus some matches you apparently must see, a WEC replay reminder, […]

October 15, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight to talk the life and times of the late Captain Lou Albano. We’ll talk about his pre-managerial wrestling role, his role in the early WWWF, his biggest claim to fame, his later years and more. We’ve also got a review of last night’s Ultimate […]

October 14, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a quick look at the news, including the death of Captain Lou Albano (more later this afternoon/evening), when you can see last weekend’s WEC show again (and for free without Versus), Dancing with the Stars, what happened at Kurt Angle’s latest court appearance, and more. Then […]

October 14, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of the BRYAN & VINNY SHOW~! Big show tonight as we’ve not only got a boring edition of Smackdown and controversial edition of Raw to cover, but also one of the more horrible women’s matches I’ve seen in a long time (and it wasn’t on Raw), and a look back […]

October 13, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show! We’ll open with all the news from the past 12 hours, including the Raw rating, a look at the official UFC in Memphis card for December, WWE’s thoughts on Maria Menounos, TNA numbers from Thursday, Mickie James, and more. Then we’re joined by […]

October 13, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a look at a very interesting edition of Raw. On the bright side they shook things up, but they also booked some largely meaningless qualifying matches and the show suffered again from the curse of having only three weeks between PPVs. We’ve also […]

October 12, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back covering all the latest news from the last 24 hours. We’ll talk Raw’s guest hosts tonight and how one of them already got injured, guest hosts confirmed for the future, a guest host who apparently won’t be appearing after all, the latest news on the upcoming War […]

October 12, 2009 - It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s a big one! We’ll open with all the news, including notes on the SummerSlam buyrate, upcoming WWE events and why thinks don’t look too hot, the next UFC to do 1 million buys, TNA turmoil, Lacey Von Erich’s issues with the company, a Raw guest […]

October 10, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with a packed show! We’ll open up with the weekend schedule and all the news, including the latest on TNA guys possibly going to WWE, recent ratings, Jim Cornette’s latest thoughts on TNA and ROH, Brock Lesnar on Shane Carwin, a new UFC signee that threatened […]

October 9, 2009 - Why is this show so long? The Bryan & Vinny Show returns with a 75-minute program talking almost nothing — ECW on Sci Fi, TNA nuttiness and Global Impact 2, which sadly wasn’t nearly as good as Global Impact 1. We spent less time talking Smackdown’s 10th, Hell in the Cell, Raw and 24/7 on […]

October 9, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a big roundtable show featuring Dave Meltzer and Lance Storm! We’ll talk one of the biggest problems facing pro-wrestling today, the lack of new stars. We’ll talk the old territorial system, how it taught guys to work, what is missing today, some ideas of how it […]

October 8, 2009 - After a teensy little delay, the original alternate is back to deliver sonic satisfaction. Topics this week include, but aren’t limited to: the start of the NHL season, retiring Michael Del Zotto’s jersey, dear Mr. Fantasy, favorite tag main event of the two Misawa tribute shows, loving Nakamura’s success but hating the IGF tie-in, the […]

October 8, 2009 - It’s the Wednesday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer!~! We’re back tonight to talk the latest episode of Ultimate Fighter without the return of Kimbo Slice, the Roddy Piper story making the rounds today, more details on Booker T and his issues with TNA, notes from the Impact tapings, […]

October 8, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed news show. We’ll discuss the story that spread like crazy today about Roddy Piper having cancer, what actually happened, the saddest thing about it, what the person who reported it claimed, and more. We’ll also discuss Dr. Death Steve Williams, whose cancer has sadly […]

October 7, 2009 - It’s the mighty Bryan & Vinny Show for Tuesday night! We’re back to discuss FOUR HUGE SHOWS, the Smackdown 10th anniversary event, the Hell in the Cell PPV, Raw is Roethlisberger, and some awesome, awesome WWE 24/7. Well, awe-inspiring may be a better term. We’ve also got some new songs, a product to plug that […]

October 6, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun one-hour show! We’ll open up with all the news including the Raw rating, what that means for Al Sharpton, the amazing football number, Ultimate Fighter, three hours of Impact, and more. Then we’re joined by SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK to discuss his long and varied career, from breaking […]

October 6, 2009 - A new edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. It’s back to normal around here and I dip into the mailbag and talk about Johnny B. Badd and early 1990’s WCW, King Kong Bundy, World Class Championship Wrestling, people who have always been either faces or heels, and more! Thanks for listening! This […]

October 6, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez~! We’re back tonight to discuss Raw from Monday night, the fallout from Hell in the Cell, the Breaking Point PPV and what it will entail, the Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman fight which has been canceled, possible replacements, and more! […]

October 5, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA, including another WWE star popping a boob, when Rock is rumored to host Raw, some ratings notes, new title challengers, Raw tonight, major league fighter gets married right before a major fight, a new deal for Strikeforce, Urijah […]

October 5, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight for the post-Hell in the Cell PPV radio show! It’s a huge show, nearly an hour on strictly the PPV itself. We open with some thoughts from Dan Wahlers, who was at the event live, talking the strange crowd reactions for some of the matches, who was surprisingly […]

October 2, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns for our final show of the week talking all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA. We’ll run down the schedule of the weekend including the line-up and predictions for the Hell in the Cell PPV, talk about what has changed as a result of the Kimbo rating, look […]

October 2, 2009 - It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’ll open up with the continuation of THIRTY DAYS OF LIGHTNIN’~!, then Granny will join us to give us an update on Chuck Liddell’s Dancing with the Stars performance. After her Q&A we’ll talk a fun ECW show with the great name-cleared Yoshi Tatsu, and an Impact that […]

October 1, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a huge show! We’ll open up with all the news, including the latest on the Ultimate Fighter rating from last night, the reaction inside WWE, an update on Matt and Jeff Hardy, a famous rapper stepping into MMA, ECW ratings, Perros del Mal get TV, Hulk […]

October 1, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight with a look at the biggest show in TUF history built around the Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Mercer fight. We’ll talk what was so great about it (obviously not the fight), predict the ratings and where the season can go from here, and more. […]

September 30, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed one-hour-plus show! We’ll open up with the latest on Buddy Wayne’s heart surgery (he’s good), then talk all the latest news including Kimbo Slice fighting on TUF tonight, the horrible Raw rating, an amazing thing that might happen tonight, Vickie Guerrero’s return, the WWE ring announcer situation, […]

September 30, 2009 - It’s the FREE bi-weekly edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’ve got a fun one this week as besides Raw and Smackdown we’ll also review a few of the top matches from SummerSlam 98, including Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock in a fake MMA cage fight and Rock vs. HHH in a ladder match […]