February 25, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns this afternoon with a fun and exciting show featuring the one and only DR. LUCHA STEVE SIMS! We will talk, of course, MEGA LUCHA including thoughts on how CMLL, AAA and Los Perros del Mal are doing, how WWE entering Mexico is affecting and may continue to affect both companies, Dark […]

February 25, 2009 - It’s the return of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Packed show tonight as we’ve got our thoughts on UFC 95 this past Saturday night, Raw from Monday with the HHH and the Keystone Kops, and Smackdown this past Friday night with a really great main event. Also some shocking thoughts on TNA, new songs, an […]

February 24, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Tonight Dave and I have a number of topics to discuss including Mickey Rourke and the Oscars, last night’s Raw show and an injury on the program, the TNA Impact tapings and the latest nutty angle, WrestleMania, firings, and more! Plus, we’ve got tons of mailbag […]

February 22, 2009 - Can you think of a better way to celebrate Black History Month then to listen to three white guys (Dr. Keith, Naylor and Joe Gagne) talking about African Americans in the wonderful world of professional wrestling? Yeah, neither can we. Topics include: Who is a racist(?!?), the Ahmed Johnson appreciation hour, the power and glory […]

February 22, 2009 - It’s the weekend Wrestling Observer Radio show! We have a PACKED news show today, covering the following subjects: Last night’s UFC show from the O2 Arena in detail, Ric Flair on CBS, Mickey Rourke going for the Oscar tonight, line-up for Monday’s Raw, TNA Impact thoughts, the hilarious Haku poll on the website, watching Ali […]

February 21, 2009 - A big time free edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. Why is it free? Because I have a big announcement that even BRYAN doesn’t know about! Topics include Lex Luger, Ric Flair, William Muldoon, more on multi-hour matches, Kevin Von Erich, Downtown Bruno’s book, and much more! Right click save

February 21, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns with our final show of the week! Today we’re joined by Jonathan Snowden, author of the excellent book Total MMA, which you can order by clicking here. We’ll discuss the history of MMA dating back to the turn-of-the-century, the legacy of Helio and the rest of the Gracie clan, the early […]

February 20, 2009 - It’s the MIGHTY THURSDAY BRYAN & VINNY SHOW~! Today we’ve got to talk about a crummy edition of ECW and an Impact which was frankly amazing, because I never knew I could muster up such intense hatred for only 90 minutes of television (we missed the first half hour, which for my own good is […]

February 20, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a fun smorgasbord of a show. We’ll start with 30 minutes of open lines phone calls on a number of subjects including more on the Lance vs. Bryan debate about The Wrestler, the Verge Gagne story, Hulk Hogan and WrestleMania, and more. Then we’re joined by Bryan’s Friend Craig […]

February 19, 2009 - The original alternate returns with a (tardy) show that truly lives up to its name, as internet issues abound. This week, topics include – but aren’t limited to: our feelings on the results from New Japan’s 2/15 Sumo Hall show including a review of another fine Tanahashi-Nakamura IWGP title match, a look at the upcoming […]

February 19, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a very newsworthy show. We’ll discuss the Road to WrestleMania, top matches, the latest on Steve Austin and whether he’ll wrestle or not, Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan, Christian’s latest woes, and more. Then it’s open lines with calls on a number of subjects including Hulk Hogan’s 2002 title […]

February 19, 2009 - Lance Storm is back today for a packed one-hour show! We’ll open with a fifteen minute debate on The Wrestler, which Lance has finally seen, discuss Rourke’s Oscar chances and WrestleMania, and talk the big angles from No Way Out and Raw this past Monday night. Then it’s questions, and tons of them, on every […]

February 18, 2009 - It’s the FREE Tuesday edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show. And what a program you freeloaders get today, a packed show with reviews of the go-home edition of Smackdown, No Way Out on Sunday from a live perspective, and Raw Monday with what may turn out to be one of the bigger angles of […]

February 17, 2009 - It’s the Monday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to talk one of the more newsworthy Raws in a long, long time, a show that finally set the stage for this year’s WrestleMania. We’ll talk all the segments in detail, give our thoughts on the main angles, and […]

February 16, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for the post-No Way Out PPV report! I was at the show live so we’ve got two different perspectives to bring to the table. We’ll talk all the matches in detail, the two title changes, who was great and who was horrible, where they may be going for WrestleMania, […]

February 13, 2009 - It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show! We’ve got a packed show today as besides reviews of a very newsworthy ECW with Christian’s debut and a better than average per TNA standards but still crappy Impact, we’ve also got Granny’s new Ask Granny segment, which on its worst day will still be a million — […]

February 12, 2009 - The original alternate returns with show number one of two in the following days. Making up for the fact that there was no mention of it last time around, it’s approximately forty-five minutes of what you subscribe to this website for: HOCKEY. (Editor’s Note: Big Dave does not approve.) This week’s topics include, and are […]

February 12, 2009 - Fresh of his appearance on David Letterman last night, Buddy Wayne returns today to talk a number of subjects including an appearance on a cable show that fell through and the comedy surrounding it, some his favorite matches of his career, whether he has any memories of traveling with fat men, Christian, Jack Swagger, Ric […]

February 12, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Today we’ll start with the latest news in wrestling including thoughts on Christian’s return last night and how it could have been done better, Strikeforce’s rise and what it means, a hilarious JBL column on WWE.com, and more. Then we’ll take your phone calls on a number […]

February 11, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with Part II of the Paul London interview that we started on Wrestling Observer Live Sunday! We’ll discuss tons of different topics including memories of WWE and teaming with Brian Kendrick, the shooting star press being banned, whether he ever nearly killed himself doing the move, ROH and TNA, growing […]

February 11, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night Bryan & Vinny Show~! Packed night as we’ve got a number of issues to discuss including the FINAL DAY — yes, final day — of King of the Board voting, the new and final member of TEAM REAL DEAL, and, yes, reviews of Raw and Smackdown. Both shows were just there […]

February 10, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with an MMA-heavy show featuring Mike Sawyer of the Tough Talk MMA program on this website! We’ll talk about his and Oliver Copp’s show, which you can hear for free with your subscription (today’s features an interview with Kenny Florian!), plus all the latest gossip from Vegas, including big stars […]

February 9, 2009 - It’s the Sunday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! A dual show tonight as we’ll open up with Vinny and I recapping the entire TNA PPV segment by segment — yes, we take a bullet for you, the listener. Then we’re joined by Dave Meltzer to get his thoughts on the PPV, UFC Fight Night […]

February 6, 2009 - It’s not quality – its quantity. Wait, that’s not right. The Dr. Keith Lipinski show is back for it’s first show of the new year – what year is this again? This week Keith and an old wise chinaman (no, not Fresh Kid Ice) travel to Chicago Ridge for ROH’s Caged Collision PPV taping. Listen […]

February 6, 2009 - The weekend Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight and it is PACKED with excitement! We’ve got two big shows to cover — well, ECW and Impact if you want to call them that. Full reviews segment by segment plus thoughts on where they’re heading. But that’s not all. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. SONGS. GRANNY GIVES THE REAL […]

February 6, 2009 - We’ve got a HUGE edition of Figure Four Daily this afternoon — 80-PLUS MINUTES WITH LANCE STORM! Lance was in quite the giving mood today. We’ll discuss a million different issues, including last week’s TNA, the rating for the show and what TNA has said about it, a detailed discussion on the art of doing […]

February 5, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight with our bi-weekly edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Tonight we’ll discuss the perhaps imminent sale of EliteXC to Scott Coker and Strikeforce, Barry Bonds’ steroid woes, the BJ Penn/St. Pierre official complaint and where this may be headed, and then we’ll jump into the mailbag to answer a […]

February 5, 2009 - We’re back with another packed edition of Figure Four Daily! We’ll spend the first half hour taking your phone calls and mailbag questions on a number of subjects including jiu-jitsu gis, Mickey Rourke, WrestleMania plans, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon, and tons more. Then we’re joined by Rob Emerson, who is fighting this Saturday night […]

February 4, 2009 - We’re back with our bi-weekly FREE edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show!~! We’ve got some important website-related notes to talk about, then it’s in-depth reviews of a boring-ass Smackdown and a Raw where they attempted to rehab Randy Orton from his manhandling at the hands of Shane McMahon last week. We also have some […]

February 4, 2009 - We’re back today with a fun show as we’re joined by legendary MMA star and former WWE wrestler Ken Shamrock to discuss both his pro-wrestling and MMA career! We’ll talk his upcoming fight, the chances of Shamrock vs. Tank and Ken vs. Frank, memories of WWE and working with Vince, and more! We’ve also got […]