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

August 17, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a very newsworthy show! We’re joined by Bill Douglas of the California State Athletic Commission to discuss, well, everything that has happened of late: Strikeforce Saturday night, Josh Barnett’s failure, Nick Diaz’s failure, medical marijuana, Armando Garcia, loopholes, and yes, even some WWE and TNA. If you have any […]

August 17, 2009 - We’ve got a JUMBO edition of Wrestling Observer Radio tonight! We’ll open with Vinny and I running down the TNA PPV match-by-match with thoughts on the booking, storylines and where they’ll go from here. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer to get his thoughts on the show, keeping the title on Angle, more on the […]

August 17, 2009 - It’s the final Karl Stern show before I leave to wander in the wilderness for 40 (or so) days and nights. On this show we discuss a plethora of topics including wrestlers in the movies, Kendo Nagasaki again, good and bad commentators, the NWA World Junior title in the 1980’s, and much more. Right click […]

August 16, 2009 - We’re back tonight with a full rundown and analysis of the Carano vs. Cyborg Strikeforce event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose! We’ll talk about all the fights in detail, including the main event, plus tons of backstage notes, what happened to Carano afterwards, press conference details, and more! We’ve also got the very […]

August 15, 2009 - We’re back tonight with an exclusive interview with Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker, covering tonight’s weigh-ins, Saturday’s Carano vs. Cyborg show, Fedor Emelianenko’s future, Phil Baroni, Gegard Mousasi, and more. Right click save

August 13, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns for the first of two shows today alone. Here we’re joined by former MMA fighter/pro wrestling/commentator/jack of all trades Paul Lazenby to talk a number of subjects including working as a stunt double for Steve Austin in his latest film, an update on MMA regulation in Vancouver, thoughts on people who […]

August 13, 2009 - Topics include, but aren’t limited to: UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center, It’s Always Slutty in Philadelphia, Barncat skinned, P4P best shouldn’t equal Superfight champion, a meeting of the Bob Jenkins Appreciation Society, a night-by-night look at the New Japan G-1 Climax league, inappropriate team names Hama and Petey, All Japan’s junior league finale leading […]

August 13, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to talk the latest news in wrestling and MMA, including Smackdown taping thoughts, the UFC vs. Strikeforce war, ratings from this past Monday night, WWE 1998 vs. WWE 2009, and more. We’ll also take your phone calls on a number […]

August 12, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Big edition tonight as we’ve got three big shows to discuss — Smackdown from Friday night, which was great, a lame Raw from Monday night which was even more lame a day later, and perhaps the single most important wrestling show in the history […]

August 11, 2009 - Chris Nowinski joins us today to talk his latest research into brain injuries in pro-wrestling, MMA and other sports. We’ll talk the advances that have been made in the last year, his concern about MMA fights, his interesting take on MMA vs. boxing in terms of safety, other wrestlers who have offered to donate their […]

August 11, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight with a packed MMA/wrestling show. We’ll open with a long discussion of the doom of Nick Diaz, including tons of details about what happened and counters to a lot of the poorly thought-out arguments out there. We’ll also discuss […]

August 10, 2009 - We’ve got the complete audio of the Strikeforce Carano vs. Cyborg conference call that just took place. Neither woman was on the call, but they hyped up this Saturday night’s Showtime event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, plus gave the latest news on the Nick Diaz situation. Check it out! Right click save

August 10, 2009 - Dave and I are back yet again with another edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Tonight we’ll discuss the WEC show, which was fantastic, talk the upsets, and break down all the fights. We’ve also got some pro-wrestling news, including rumors of a Shaq vs. Show match and how the last Raw special with Trump ultimately […]

August 7, 2009 - Oops. Did we forget to do a show again? Well, we’ve made up for it with TWO HOURS of being gracious and loquacious. Topics this week include, and (at least for the near seventy-minute part one) is limited to someone who likes to hear the sound of their own voice, our match-by-match predictions for the […]

August 7, 2009 - It’s the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’re back tonight to discuss a boring version of ECW and, if nothing else, a wild edition of TNA that I guess you could say was pretty good per TNA standards. Of course, it is leading to what looks like an awful PPV, but that’s […]

August 6, 2009 - We’ve got the complete audio of this morning’s Strikeforce/M-1 conference call featuring Strikeforce head Scott Coker, Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finklestein, and, well, some dogs. Right click save

August 6, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Big show today as we’ll talk some news, including the latest on press conferences from Strikeforce and WWE and some brand new guest host names for Raw, then take your phone calls on a ton of different subjects including UWFi-style wrestling in 2009, buyrate predictions for upcoming […]

August 5, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show, and it’s a big one. Three huge shows to talk about: A GREAT Smackdown with Hardy vs. Morrison on top; a horrible, utterly wretched Raw with DR. KEN, who sucked no matter how famous he is; and SUMMERSLAM 1993 with LEX LUGER VS. YOKOZUNA […]