April 17, 2009 - The original alternate returns with the reason that all of you plunk down you’re hard-earned money for this website: the annual National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs preview show. Yes, its 106 minutes of ALL-HOCKEY, with topics including – and pretty much limited to: our break down of the first round, which one of us […]

April 17, 2009 - It’s the weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Due to seen and unforeseen circumstances, no Ultimate Fighter or Superstars reviews, but we do have thoughts on an ECW show that featured one of the best TV matches of the year and one of the best Impacts in God knows how long — maybe […]

April 16, 2009 - Lance Storm returns after a trip to Hawaii to discuss all the latest news in pro-wrestling~! We’ve got so much to talk about including Ring of Honor TV, the Hall of Fame, the Raw and supplemental drafts, logic in wrestling (or a lack thereof), and more, plus we’ve got tons of questions on calling spots […]

April 16, 2009 - It’s another post-Draft edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Yes, this time we have to run down the ever-so-exciting SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT from earlier today on WWE.com. We’ll talk about what it means, potential feuds, why the company still has long-term problems, and more. We’ll also talk about some stupid things Hulk Hogan said of late, more […]

April 15, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night edition of the Bryan and Vinny Show, and this is one you won’t want to miss. After weeks of horrendously mind-boggling WWE programming, capped off by a pointless draft and a maddening set of Smackdown tapings, Bryan and Vinny — CROSS THE LINE!? This is a program not to miss. Raw, […]

April 14, 2009 - It’s a one-hour post-Draft edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll talk what was in theory — but not in execution — one of the biggest WWE nights of the year, why it largely failed, what the good moves were, a million and one questions about things that made no sense, plus results of all the […]

April 13, 2009 - The original alternate returns – hopefully with the first show of many – this week. Well, it will be at least two, anyway. For today, topics include – but aren’t limited to: Finishing up some intriguing leftover business from last week with our friend NO-AL and our not so friendly friends in NOAH, unplanned ROH […]

April 12, 2009 - It’s a super late-night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer just returned from the Strikeforce show so we’ve got a huge review of the event plus lots of notes from the WWE-style post-fight press conference! Notes on Shamrock, Diaz, Mrs. Cyborg, Gina Carano, Tito Ortiz, future fights and plans, and more! Also, the latest […]

April 11, 2009 - It’s a huge weekend edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! In this 45-minute episode we’ve got three shows to review, an awesome edition of Ultimate Fighter, an ECW show with two matches, one great and one not so great, and one of the better editions of TNA Impact in some time with a great […]

April 9, 2009 - Buddy Wayne is back for a fun Thursday edition of Figure Four Daily! Lots of things to discuss today including his thoughts on WrestleMania’s main events, the Hall of Fame ceremony, Ricky Steamboat’s return to wrestling, Mickey Rourke, a Where Are They Now? with Apostle Paul, plus your phone calls on a number of subjects […]

April 9, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s a big one — nearly an hour of pro-wrestling and MMA talk. The two major discussions involve the not-five-stars that Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels got in both the Observer and Figure Four and Dana White’s tirade on Loretta Hunt and the subsequent fallout. Then we’ll […]

April 8, 2009 - We’re joined today by Bryan’s Friend Craig — who is celebrating a birthday! — to talk the entire WrestleMania weekend in Houston. We’ve got full recaps of the first night’s ROH show, the Hall of Fame, WrestleMania, and, well, everything else that happened including fire drills, having your cake and eating it too at ROH, […]

April 8, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show~! Tonight we’ve got a nearly 45-minute review of WrestleMania with more live thoughts plus Vinny’s perspective, then we’ve got a full review of Monday’s night’s underwhelming follow-up Raw. All the matches, TNA-level moments, future hype, and more. Plus, a very passionate rant if I […]

April 7, 2009 - We are back from Houston and back in studio for the Monday night post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll run down the show in detail with thoughts on all the segments, more from Mania, Backlash, the greatness of Ricky Steamboat, and more, plus we’ll take you phone calls on a number of different subjects […]

April 6, 2009 - It is the mighty POST WRESTLEMANIA 25~! edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Dave and I are back with a full rundown and analysis of the show from two different perspectives, mine live and his from watching on at home. We’ll talk all the matches in detail, including Michaels vs. Undertaker which was one of the […]

April 5, 2009 - It’s a late Saturday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, live from Houston! Tonight we’ll talk not only the WWE Hall of Fame with tons of news and notes from the building, but also the two ROH shows from Friday and Saturday night which I attended live. All the news from the weekend from both […]

April 3, 2009 - Sick of shows yet? TOO BAD. Dave Meltzer and I are back today to discuss the latest news in MMA, that being Dana White’s tirade on Loretta Hunt and the subsequent fallout. We’ll discuss what was said, what the actual story he was so mad about was, how UFC has recreated to the criticism, parallels […]

April 3, 2009 - It’s the final day of our five-day series with former WWE creative team members — and we’re shoving them all onto the line at the same time! Yes, in today’s final episode we’re joined by Court Bauer, Alex Greenfield AND Andrew Goldstein, and amazingly it goes shockingly well! In the final two episodes we blow […]

April 2, 2009 - Our very well-received five-day series with former WWE creative team members continues today with both Court Bauer and former head writer of Smackdown Alex Greenfield! In the first of our final two episodes we’ll discuss so many things including the the brief hiring of Vince Russo and what happened, the end of Kurt Angle in […]

April 2, 2009 - It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio!~! We’ll open with a full rundown of tonight’s Ultimate Fight Night which Dave attended live, then give some thoughts on the debut episode of the new season of Ultimate Fighter. We’ll also discuss the latest news in wrestling including Tazz’s departure, the ECW show this past Tuesday […]

April 2, 2009 - It’s a special BONUS edition of Figure Four Daily! Usual bi-weekly guest Lance Storm returns today for a full preview of WrestleMania! We’ll run down every single match in detail with predictions on match quality, finish, where they may be going from here, potential better ideas (not hard), and more! Lance also wants to make […]

April 1, 2009 - It’s the Tuesday night Bryan & Vinny Show~! We have a lot of stuff to talk about tonight including WrestleMania weekend in Houston and where the meet-and-greets are going to be, a very forgettable Smackdown from this past Friday night, a mess of a go-home Raw from this past Monday night, new songs and shout-outs, […]

March 31, 2009 - Court Bauer returns today for Day 2 of a five-day series with former WWE creative team members hyping up WrestleMania! We’ve got tons of stuff to discuss today including the WWE departure of Tazz and his history with the company, the strange go-home Raw last night, Vince McMahon’s biggest blow-up that he ever saw, the […]

March 31, 2009 - After a lengthy hiatus, the original alternate returns to deliver to YOU, the fine member of this website, sonic satisfaction. This week, topics include, but aren’t limited to: a hockey fight that had almost everything, official BAN hockey leagues update, a meeting of the Junji Hirata Longevity Appreciation Station, New Japan’s own mighty show for […]

March 31, 2009 - It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! And what an edition it is. Raw was one of those shows that didn’t necessarily seem so bad going in, but once you look at it segment-by-segment, as a go-home show for WrestleMania it largely sucked. We’ll talk all the segments in detail, discuss the buyrate, look […]

March 30, 2009 - Part 2 of a 2 part show (duh). This one you have to be a member to get. On this 70 plus minute show I answer a few more emails with topics including whatever happened to Earl Caddock (not a happy ending for him either), new very old footage found and it’s in good shape, […]

March 30, 2009 - It’s the Monday — yes, MONDAY — edition of Figure Four Weekly, our first in a week-long series with former WWE creative team members hyping up WrestleMania! Today we’re joined by Court Bauer to talk a number of subjects including the build towards the show, the leaked Raw script from a few weeks back, the […]

March 30, 2009 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for a fun and action-packed weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio!~! Dave was at AAA tonight so we’ll talk that show, WrestleMania next Sunday, the insane schedule over the next two weeks, ROH TV and Bully Beatdown, plus tons more, including your questions on Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the […]

March 30, 2009 - Part 1 of a 2 part show. Yeah, part 1 is free but you got be a member for part 2… I know, it’s sneaky isn’t but hey, we gotta make money here. Anyhoo, this Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Show is all about email questions. Tons and tons of great listener questions running the gambit. […]

March 27, 2009 - We’re joined today by a first-time guest, Norm Connors, long-time promoter, wrestler and, yes, legitimate undertaker. We’ll talk all sorts of different subjects including his wrestling and day jobs, how he got started, funny stories involving numerous individuals including the IRON SHEIK, the Legends show he promotes every year including tomorrow’s event with an AWESOME […]