September 7, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns tonight with a show packed with news~! We’ll discuss problems in UFC with their main events, Anderson Silva’s surgery, Quinton Jackson dropping off the December PPV, Sean Sherk, and more. We’ll also talk Angelina Love’s release from TNA and the mysteries surrounding it, WWE and […]

September 4, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with a super fun show. Lots of positivity on this one as Impact was the best Impact perhaps literally in years filled with awesome segments, ECW was acceptable (except for one hideous segment, and you can probably guess which one it was), Granny returns, and we have some […]

September 3, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with an epic one-hour program with Death of WCW author Bryan Alvarez and former WCW superstar Lance Storm. If you haven’t figured it out, we’ll spend 30 minutes discussing WWE’s Rise and Fall of WCW DVD, the good and the bad, what was missing, how it could have been improved, […]

September 3, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with an in-depth look at the new Mildred Burke book with author Jeff Leen of the Washington Post. We’ll talk Mildred’s fascinating career and life, the colorful characters involved including Billy Wolfe, Mae Young and Gladys Gillem, what went into creating the book, wrestling […]

September 2, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our special bi-weekly visit with Dr. Lucha Steve Sims! Tons to talk about today including the latest on Rey Misterio, his recent interview with the Record in Mexico and the trouble that got him in, AAA Verano de Escandalo, the upcoming Antonio Pena Memorial Show, the […]

September 2, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with our post-Raw episode! We’ll discuss the show in detail, including thoughts on Dusty as GM, his swerve at the end of the show, the DX skits, Cody and more. We’ll also talk this past Friday’s Smackdown with Jeff Hardy’s farewell and why I hated the final seconds […]

September 1, 2009 - It’s the road show… um show. Recorded in the wastelands of Nevada I reminisce about The Funks (because I drove through Amarillo), pro wrestling in general, WCW, and why we are overdue a nostalgia wave from the Monday Night era and why we aren’t getting it. It’s a totally unusual Karl Stern Show but it’s […]

September 1, 2009 - After almost three years at least seven “good” shows, The Dr. Keith Lipinski Show is back for its dramatic yet delicious season finale! A STATE OF THE SHOW~! address begins the festivities in earnest, topics include the future of the show, parenthood, why wrestling radio retirements like wrestling retirements never stick, priorities, a brief thank […]

September 1, 2009 - Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show featuring the former Sinister Minister/James Vandenburg, the one and only Jim Mitchell! We’ll talk all sorts of subjects including his recent FCW “tryout” and what went wrong, creating his gimmick and how it has served him well in life, standing out and being […]

September 1, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with our post-Raw show! We’ll run down the program in detail, talk Dusty’s performance, the swerve at the end, where it may or may not go, and more. We’ll discuss the latest with Rey Jr., the Impact tapings, a TNA star allegedly gets a DUI, plus take your phone calls […]

August 31, 2009 - We have a really fun news and discussion-filled edition of Wrestling Observer Radio tonight, the second of the weekend! We’ll talk with more detail about Rey Misterio’s suspension, WWE’s thoughts on his interview and where it goes from here, the TNA tapings this coming week, Bobby Lashley doing both wrestling and MMA and how (if […]

August 30, 2009 - Dave and I are back with a VERY late-night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio running down UFC 102 in Portland! I was there live so we’ll talk about all the undercard fights, details of the post-show press conference, talk Randy’s new six-fight deal, where everyone goes from here, and more! Plus, obviously, a breakdown of […]

August 29, 2009 - With another scheduled 45-minute show going 75, the original alternate has returned to talk about all of the greatness that (if only for one night) is Dramatic Dream Team. Yes, you read that correctly. This week’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: gushing over the 8,865 fans-to-gushing over the video packages-to-gushing over a http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q39/Hustle34/Bambi.jpg>BAMBI ATTACK- […]

August 28, 2009 - We’re back tonight with a fun and action-packed edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’ve got an exciting edition of ECW to talk about with a ***1/2 main event, an average episode of Impact highlighted by some really unintentionally funny lines, and Granny returns to give us an update on her porch and answer […]

August 28, 2009 - Dave and I are back tonight with a breaking news update on the suspension of Rey Misterio, what we know, what we don’t know, and the strangeness surrounding it. We’ve also got some thoughts on tonight’s Impact show. Check it out! Right click save

August 27, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with Buddy Wayne to give us an update on his health. It’s worse than I thought — but he’s slowly on the mend. We’ll discuss his concussion, how it happened, why he’s so lucky it happened, how long he ended up hospitalized, his daily regimen now, when he’ll be back […]

August 27, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Live returns today with a fun show featuring the one and only (that’s for sure) DON THE PREDATOR FRYE~! He’s here to talk everything under the sun, including his upcoming SHARK FIGHTS show with PEE WEE HERMAN, Love Advice for the Forlorn, MMA and pro-wrestling, Antonio Inoki, PRIDE, Public Enemies with Johnny Depp, […]

August 26, 2009 - It’s the post-Raw edition of the Bryan and Vinny Show! And not just Raw — we’ve got Smackdown from Friday night and Sunday night’s SummerSlam as well, not to mention news and notes on a very important event — Super China Buffet Day 2009. Let me tell you about a restaurant you should never go […]

August 25, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with one of the fastest-rising stars in wrestling, ROH’s Tyler Black! We’ll discuss all sorts of things including his favorites growing up, breaking in, the move to ROH and his favorite memories there, injuries, future goals, thoughts on WSX, his workout and diet regimen, Bryan Danielson and WWE, what he […]

August 25, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to recap Monday night’s Raw show from Las Vegas, with thoughts on Vince’s birthday, Mayweather, the Breaking Point PPV so far, and more! We’ll also talk Mayweather’s legal woes, a major September MMA show canceled and why, plus take […]

August 24, 2009 - It’s the post-SummerSlam edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’re back tonight to run down the show match-by-match, talk about all the big news including some returns, who the “fan” was that hit the ring in the Cena match and how it might play into storylines, why the Cena match was booked the way it was, […]

August 21, 2009 - Making good on our word, the original alternate is back with the second sonic extravaganza of the week. After lamenting the loss that was Tanahashi missing the post-G1 company party, and crappy regional weather, the hour-long show revolves around the diabolical mailbag where we answer questions about Juan Pablo Montoya, DDT at Sumo Hall, Yoshi […]

August 21, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with a PACKED show~! We’ll review a lame episode of ECW with a gut-wrenchingly horrible edition of the Abraham Washington Show, an average edition of TNA with some good and bad bits, a song about the doom of Don West, an appearance by Granny giving us the latest […]

August 20, 2009 - Lance Storm returns today after a three-week hiatus to talk a number of different topics, including taking his students to the WWE TV tapings in Calgary and Edmonton, the Calgary Kid, thoughts on WWE marijuana failures, Nick Diaz, the Carano/Cyborg fight, WWE this past Monday with Freddie Prinze Jr., going up light for your opponent, […]

August 20, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with a packed news show. We’ve got a long discussion of Kurt Angle’s latest public statements about his arrest this weekend, what does and does not ring true, and more. We’ll preview this weekend’s SummerSlam, talk ECW last night, and take your phone calls and emails on a number of […]

August 19, 2009 - Dr. Lucha makes his now bi-weekly appearance on the show to talk about all the latest news in CMLL and AAA! We’ll talk Mistico’s IWGP Title win, thoughts on the match (which I watch live), the story of Juvie and the tequila bottle in Mexico from a decade ago, Rey unmasked and what was thought […]

August 19, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with a packed episode! We’ve got brief reviews of Smackdown and the DGUSA PPV (more to come), then we get into the thick of things — a horrible go-home Raw from this past Monday night, and then something even more horrible — WCW MONDAY NITRO FROM JANUARY 1998. […]

August 18, 2009 - The original alternate has returned again with the first of two shows this week. Today’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: all of the fallout coming from New Japan’s annual G-1 league, Nakamura breaks Tanahashi’s face, Togi Makabe reaches Climax at Sumo Hall, will the final three months make a difference in Tana’s Thesz/Flair Award […]

August 18, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with an in-depth look at Dragon Gate USA~! I’ve seen everything but the main event from the first PPV and it’s an excellent show, and we’ll talk all the latest news, ideas for the future, memories of the event and what Gabe learned, PPV projections and how the business plan […]

August 18, 2009 - We’ve got the complete audio of the UFC 102 conference call with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture, hyping up their heavyweight fight which takes place August 29th from the Rose Garden in Portland, OR. Right click save