July 28, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with the VERY EUROPEAN CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI~! We’ve got tons of subjects to tackle including his early career in Switzerland, whether he ever went to the waterslides, coming to the US and getting into Ring of Honor, training with various guys including Honky Tonk Man, the lucha style and working Mexico, […]

July 28, 2009 - It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s FREE! Dave and I are back tonight to talk a strange edition of Raw which hardly played off Night of Champions at all. We’ll talk the main event at SummerSlam, how it was set up, how it wasn’t set up for some reason, Shaq, and […]

July 27, 2009 - While Handsome Tron Lipinski still won’t leave mommy’s womb, we, the cast and crew of the sailing ship DrKs, present a FREE~! special report edition of the Dr. Keith Lipinski Show! Keith, ROB NAYLOR and Alan Counihan discuss Dragon Gate USA’s inaugural Open The Historic Gate show. Witness Naylor’s first hand report of the highs […]

July 27, 2009 - It’s the post-Night of Champions Wrestling Observer Radio Show~! We’ll open with Vinny and I recapping the PPV in detail with thoughts on all the matches one-by-one. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer to get his thoughts on the show, some exclusive backstage notes, one major finish that was changed in the last minute, and […]

July 25, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back — live from San Jose! We’ll discuss the latest in the Affliction/UFC marriage, what each side has agreed to, the latest on Fedor, Dana White and Tito Ortiz, Dave’s thoughts on Impact from Thursday night, and much more. A 20 minute (late) breaking news update, so check it out! […]

July 25, 2009 - F4W’s answer to the Freebirds (or more aptly Three Count) is reunited for the first time in over a month and they make up for lost time with 90 minutes of talk about topless pictures of Cutie Suzuki, Gary Hart’s hate for Big Boss Meltzer, Alan’s loathing of Glacier’s haircut (and Dr. Keith’s old flattop), […]

July 24, 2009 - Dave and I are back today with a 16-minute breaking audio update recapping the doom of Affliction, what is known so far, what likely happened, what fighters have been told, plus more on Josh Barnett, a loophole in California that fighters are talking about, and more. Check it out! Right click save

July 24, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns with a fun and exciting look at an ECW that started out great and went downhill fast, and WEEK ONE OF THE UNFILTERED RUSSO ERA. What a shitty show, in so many ways. It’s hard to get that upset after Victory Road (and really, after seven years of the […]

July 23, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a great show with Buddy Wayne. Tons of subjects including Seth Green, ZZ Top, Yoshi Tatsu, Nick Dinsmore to WWE, the doom of Viper Fight League and JBL’s sponsorship, the history of the end of Don Owen as talked about in the historical Observers, jumpalines, refusing to do jobs, […]

July 23, 2009 - We have a huge edition of Wrestling Observer Radio today!~! We’ll open with a 15 minute interview on pro-wrestling history with St. Louis Wrestling’s Larry Matysik, who has a new book coming out later this year. Then we’re joined by Terry Funk to talk tons of subjects including Bash 89, getting into the best shape […]

July 22, 2009 - The nearly full conference call audio of the Affliction press conference concluded moments ago regarding Josh Barnett’s failed drug test. Right click save

July 22, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night bi-weekly FREE edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Lots to discuss tonight including the last three matches of Great American Bash 1989 (Flair vs. Funk, War Games, and Luger vs. Steamboat), Friday night’s almost entirely forgettable version of Smackdown and Monday night’s Raw is ZZ Top. All that plus songs, […]

July 21, 2009 - Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Dragon Gate gets ready for Philly by way of Kobe including Doi locking up the Gates, Yoshihiko announced as Chicago Blackhawks team president, no matter who you are you have to hate Tiger Mask IV, what his title retention may mean for Aoki, Apollo 55, Mistico, etc., more slurping […]

July 21, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with an interview with former WWE star Kizarny, aka Original Sinn~! We’ve got tons to discuss including the Jim Rose tour with Jake Roberts and what happened, getting into freak shows, why he chose pro-wrestling, his martial arts background and why he didn’t pursue it, freakshow stunts he’s done, pain […]

July 21, 2009 - It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s packed with news. We’ll open today with a discussion of the ongoing Jeff Jarrett/Kurt Angle/Karen Angle drama in TNA, how it affected or did not affect last night’s PPV, Jarrett’s status, what this could mean for the future, and more. We’ll also talk Raw is […]

July 20, 2009 - It’s the Sunday night post-TNA PPV edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dual show tonight as Vinny and I open the show with a very detailed, segment-by-segment rundown of one of the worst PPVs in years, including thoughts on a legit, no-joke negative five star match. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer for his skewering of […]

July 20, 2009 - A new Karl Stern show recorded on new software and computer… will it work? I hope so! Topics for this show include European wrestling books, more on shoot interviews, women’s wrestling, wrestling gear, Jimmy Golden, Ron Fuller and Tennessee Stud gimmick, Japanese wrestling influence in the 1990’s, and much more! Right click save

July 18, 2009 - We’re back, a day late and a dollar short. The MIGHTY WEEKEND BRYAN & VINNY SHOW IS HERE with a look at a mind-boggling edition of ECW that did an even more mind-boggling 1.3 rating and a TNA Impact go-home show that was a mix of good and bad, though it did have one segment […]

July 17, 2009 - Lance Storm returns today and he’s got a lot on his mind. We’ll open with talk of UFC 100, which he saw and loved, thoughts on Brock as someone who worked with him, and all the controversy that raged this weekend and is still raging. Also, a rant on Seth Green that wants to make […]

July 16, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Lots to discuss today including the latest on the UFC 100 buyrate, Brock-gate or whatever the hell you want to call it, potential upcoming big money fights, Lashley signs with TNA, Dave watches the Pretty Ricky skit, and more! We’ll also take your calls, and at 3:30 […]

July 15, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’ve got a lot to discuss tonight including Vinny’s thoughts on UFC 100 and whether stuff like what Brock did is “pro-wrestling” or stuff that happens in real sports all the time (and Vince would know as a published author of a football book). We’ll also do […]

July 14, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only Jimmy Jacobs! Tons of subjects to discuss including the real story on the end of his stay in Ring of Honor, coming up with vignette ideas under Gabe Sapolsky, WRESTLING SOCIETY X~! memories, Mick Foley and his influence, working with big stars, Necro Butcher drunken […]

July 14, 2009 - Our ongoing BROCK SMASH coverage continues today as we’ll talk more fallout from Saturday, which gets greater by the day. Dave even has an article he wants to read aloud as promised in the daily update. We’ve got news and notes and also a review of a Raw show that just seemed so weird after […]

July 13, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on no sleep with the Wrestling Observer Radio we said we weren’t going to do yesterday! Apparently people are talking about Brock Lesnar or something. So we’ll talk about that. Also, UFC fallout, Brock’s behavior and how the media covered it, Ron Killings’ new character, plus your calls on […]

July 13, 2009 - Don’t adjust your monocle, you are reading this correctly: it’s another 100 minutes of the original alternate gracing you with its presence. Today’s topics include, but aren’t limited to: 60 minutes of what you signed up to this website for: analysis of the NHL off-season activity that centers around (surprise) the Rangers, Canadians, Leafs and […]

July 12, 2009 - We’ve got the complete audio of the UFC 100 post-show press conference with Dana White, Brock Lesnar, GSP and Dan Henderson. All the news on tonight’s show plus bonuses, future matches, and whether Dana plans to hold to his vow to repel off the Mandalay Bay if (when) this show does 1.5 million buys. Right […]

July 11, 2009 - With the arrival of El Hijo Del Lipinski (or Handsome Tron Lipinski) only two weeks away, we have a very special BABY SHOWER~! edition of the Dr. Keith Show this week. And who else would you want at a baby shower than the omnipotent evil doer and potential Godfather Ultramantis Black and the man who […]

July 11, 2009 - Giant sized Karl Stern audio for this week. Our classic wrestling topics include: how the death of WCW changed wrestling forever, European wrestling, Billy Jack Haynes, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, the different styles of the various territories, and much more! Right click save

July 11, 2009 - It’s the PRE-UFC 100 EDITION OF WRESTLING OBSERVER RADIO~! Big show tonight as we’ve got a live perspective of all tonight’s festivities including the Fan Expo, Dana White’s Q&A, the Hall of Fame induction, Kimbo Slice’s appearance, other celebrity run-ins, the weigh-ins, who looked good and who didn’t, predictions for tomorrow, more buyrate predictions, and […]

July 9, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Lots to talk about today including the UFC 100 Countdown special, Brock vs. Mir predictions, Jerry Lawler running for Mayor of Memphis and what that’s all about, Monday’s Raw rating, UFC 100 in the UK, Great American Bash 89, plus your calls on a number of different […]