February 3, 2009 - Wrestling Observer returns tonight and we have tons to say about exactly three different subjects — that gawdawful Impact from Thursday night, tonight’s Raw with the attempt to salvage Randy Orton after last week’s fiasco with Shane McMahon, and VASELINEGATE with BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre. We’ll bring you up to date on everything […]

February 2, 2009 - New Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. I’m cleaning out the mail bag with this one. Questions and topics include the WWE Oversight Committee depositions, Who’s on first?, The Wrestler, Viro Small: Slave wrestler, Alabama wrestling, Chokehold, Memphis wrestling, and what’s the difference between Ric Flair and Bret Hart absconding with their respective belts? It’s […]

February 2, 2009 - It’s the Thursday night edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show here on — Sunday? I just got back from Vegas and had to go from the airplane to my living room to watch IMPACT. The world is cruel sometimes. We’ll talk what serious was the most counterproductive, destructive show probably in wrestling history, the […]

February 1, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a live look at UFC 94 in Las Vegas! We’ll talk BJ Penn, Georges St. Pierre, the night of split decisions and the man whose knockout saved the day, off-air notes including stuff you didn’t hear at the press conference, and tons more. We’ve also got news and thoughts […]

January 30, 2009 - The original alternate has returned with a show that was supposed to be about 75 minutes, but instead turned into almost TWO HOURS of mightiness. That includes no hockey. Seriously. We weren’t happy about it either. This week, topics include, but aren’t limited to: about 45 minutes of Weston/Apter magazines, forgetting what the hell you’re […]

January 29, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show. We’ll open with news on the death of Helio Gracie, what he meant for MMA, and the irony of his death and this weekend’s UFC show. Then we’ll talk Mickey Rourke and the latest on WrestleMania with some inside news notes. Finally, we’re joined by Buddy […]

January 29, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a packed show. We’ll open with some mailbag questions and news about Mickey Rourke and WWE, then we’ll speak with Jonathan Snowden of the excellent book, Total MMA, which Dave Meltzer called the definitive history of the sport. We’ll talk the rise of MMA, the Gracie Myth, what new […]

January 28, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns today with arguably the biggest guest in its history, the legendary NATURE BOY RIC FLAIR~! Flair joins us to talk a number of subjects, including his post-wrestling life, the latest on his reality show, Reid and David Flair, meeting Bruiser Brody’s son, his final match and whether he was happy with […]

January 28, 2009 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns today with a packed show — Raw with the stupidest angle in years, a pretty lame edition of Smackdown outside the wrestling, and the Royal Rumble! Besides recapping all of these events we’ll also be joined by a special and very polarizing guest, plus play some songs and discuss […]

January 27, 2009 - A giant sized edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show. More old school than you can shake a stick at. In this episode topics include The Wrestler, the new Starrcade Essentials DVD, when wrestling became worked, Rick Stewart, Ric Flair, William Muldoon, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, The Iron Sheik, and much more! From your […]

January 27, 2009 - It’s the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, and what a show we have for you! We’ll start by talking about one of the most gawdawful angles in quite some time, the slaying of Randy Orton by Shane McMahon, how stupid it was, why it was stupider than Impact angles, and more. And speaking […]

January 26, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for the second of two straight shows~! Tonight we’ll discuss what is traditionally the WWE’s second-biggest show of the year, the Royal Rumble! We’ll break down the card in detail and look at the good and bad, plus where they may be headed for major matches at WrestleMania. We’ll […]

January 25, 2009 - It’s the first of two weekend editions of Wrestling Observer Radio~! First, Mike Coughlin, my buddy Rob and I break down the Affliction show fight-by-fight from the main event down to the opener. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer to talk not only the Affliction show from a live perspective, but also the major news […]

January 23, 2009 - The original alternate returns with the first of two shows over the next few days – with this edition clocking in at a svelte (by our standards) 80 minutes. Today the topics include, but aren’t limited to: a half hour of hockey including Vanilla Fire having to go all Chocolate Rain as he channels both […]

January 23, 2009 - It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show~! Following an angry and bitter concussed Tuesday episode we are back with FUN FUN FUN!~! Tonight we’ll cover a run-of-the-mill ECW and a completely nonsensical Impact that at least featured more wrestling than usual. Then we’ll be joined by Granny for some tips on being frugal in 2009, […]

January 22, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with one of our most popular guests, Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com! We’ll talk all the latest news in wrestling including Raw this past Monday night, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, BJ vs. GSP on Wednesday night, and more, then we’ll take your phone calls on a number of subjects including blading, […]

January 22, 2009 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight for our usual bi-weekly show, and it’s a big one! We’ll talk the latest news in wrestling and MMA including part II of the GSP vs. BJ Penn 24/7 series, the Raw rating from this past Monday night, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2008 awards, and more. Then we’ve got tons […]

January 21, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns this week with nearly an hour of mailbag questions and Open Line calls. We’ll talk everything from WrestleMania plans, Steve Austin, Orton’s latest angle, wrestling techniques, Las Vegas, Impact, the 2008 Wrestling Observer Awards, and tons more! We’ll be back later this week with new shows featuring Lance Storm and Ken […]

January 21, 2009 - It’s our bi-weekly FREE edition of the BRYAN & VINNY SHOW~~! This week we’ve got Raw, Smackdown and ROH’s latest PPV to discuss in detail — the good, the bad and the ugly. Beyond that we’ve got the usual fun and games including songs, drops, shout-outs, campaigning, head injuries, and more. No stone left unturned. […]

January 20, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight for the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Much to talk about tonight including an interesting edition of Raw with a great final angle that apparently sets up some big things for WrestleMania. We’ll talk about the show in detail plus where they might be heading, then discuss […]

January 18, 2009 - We’ve got somewhat of a dual edition of Wrestling Observer Radio tonight. First, Dave Meltzer and I are joined by Mike Coughlin to recap the UFC PPV from Saturday night with thoughts on all the matches and where they’re going from here. Then, Dave and I launch into a news segment since we didn’t get […]

January 16, 2009 - What a golldamn fabulous edition of the Bryan & Vinny show we’ve got for you today! We’ve got the usual recaps of ECW, which was a pretty fun show, and TNA, which was the usual hodgepodge of dipshittery, and on top of that we’ve got, no joke, DIETING ADVICE WITH GRANNY and an appearance by […]

January 15, 2009 - Buddy Wayne returns today for a fun show talking a number of different subjects! We’ll start with The Wrestler, which is a fun conversation as Buddy broke in during the 80s and is still wrestling today. We’ll talk about what he found good and bad about the film, his thoughts on Rourke’s portrayal, and more. […]

January 15, 2009 - We are joined today by one of the more legendary figures in the history of this business, former two-time WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino! We’ll discuss his newly re-issued autobiography plus a ton of other subjects including how his family escaped the Nazis in World War II, his various surgeries and how he is doing today, […]

January 15, 2009 - Figure Four Daily today returns with our latest in a series of interviews with the hosts of the various shows on our website. Today we’re joined by Mike Coughlin of Five Star Radio to talk nothin but MMA~! We’ll break down the main events of all the major shows through May (at least those that […]

January 14, 2009 - We’re back tonight with a fun show that somehow we stretched to nearly an hour! We’ll talk Friday night’s Smackdown and Raw from this past Monday night, our thoughts on all the angles and where they’re heading, and more. Because it’s a free show that’s the extent of what we must do, so we’ve also […]

January 13, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I return tonight for our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Tonight we have a ton of different subjects to discuss including a pretty damn good Raw with a really good main event, the Royal Rumble, the TNA and ECW tapings, a wrestler vowing retirement, WrestleMania possibilities, UFC and the CBC […]

January 12, 2009 - It’s the January 11th edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s a big one! In this nearly 90-minute show we’ll open with Vinny and I discussing the TNA PPV from Sunday night match-by-match; what worked, what didn’t work, what was really great and what was really horrible. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer to discuss […]

January 10, 2009 - The original alternate returns this week with 100 minutes of audio, because you damn sure haven’t heard enough of us already in the last couple of days. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Jarkko Ruutooth, Team Canada playing like they wanted the Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title but ending up with the big gold, the Flyers […]

January 10, 2009 - We’ve got an extra big edition of Figure Four Daily today. Didn’t quite make two-hours because I have to head out to see THE WRESTLER, but it is about 90 minutes of pro-wrestling and MMA talk on a variety of subjects. First we’re joined by Mike Sempervive and Adam Summers of the Adam & Mike […]