March 6, 2009 - We’ve got another excellent edition of Figure Four Daily today with one of our most popular guests, Lance Storm of stormwrestling.com! We spend nearly an hour discussing numerous issues in wrestling that Dave and I have talked about in days past including the developmental system today and in yesteryear, three-rings in training versus one, what […]

March 5, 2009 - On this episode of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show I give away gifts! DVDs a book and more. Also on this show I have the details on that old footage that airs at the beginning of WWE Raw and it’s a fascinating story. The final review of Downtown Bruno’s book, an initial look […]

March 5, 2009 - It is here at last, the midweek edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, and it is a packed show clocking in at 75-plus minutes! We’ll start with all the news in wrestling include a breaking update on Hulk Hogan and WrestleMania, the doom of the Boogeyman, thoughts on some wacky Smackdown spoilers, and more. Then we’ll […]

March 4, 2009 - We’ve got a pretty MIGHTY edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show tonight~! We’ve got in-depth reviews of both Raw and Smackdown this week, and I do mean in-depth, plus a bunch of other features including never-before-heard songs, an announcement concerning this year’s F4W Convention in Las Vegas, a very SPECIAL GUEST, and tons more! […]

March 3, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a UFC-intensive show! We’re joined by Oliver Copp, one half of the excellent Tough Talk Radio Show on this very website. We’ll discuss all manner of subjects including UFC’s new TV deals in Germany, big shows upcoming, previews of some of the bigger fights, his famous wrestling simulator, where […]

March 3, 2009 - Dave and I are back with the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll run down the program in detail with thoughts on all the segments and what we’ve got so far for WrestleMania, then we’ll talk Ken Shamrock, Bobby Lashley, the problems with WWE developmental and why WrestleMania isn’t feeling special, buyrate predictions, Jericho’s […]

March 2, 2009 - We have a very history-oriented edition of Wrestling Observer Radio today! We’ve got a very in-depth discussion about the origins of pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts and how, at the turn of the century, they were intricately connected. We’ll look at early shooters, the oldest known pro-wrestling (MMA?) footage, jiu-jitsu, judo and wrestling, and more! […]

February 28, 2009 - Figure Four Daily returns for our final show of the week, and it’s a packed one. We’ll open with commentary on some of the latest news notes including the Impact rating and Linda Bollea’s supposed death threat. Then we’re joined by Todd Bridges, formerly of Diff’rent Strokes and Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling to discuss his […]

February 27, 2009 - It’s the Thursday night edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show, the episode that usually saps me of my soul. Vinny and I are back tonight to talk an ECW show which featured a great main event that actually lasted longer than all the wrestling on TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION put together. No joke. And Impact. […]

February 27, 2009 - More classic wrestling goodness. On this edition of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Show I am GIVING AWAY GIFTS! DVD’s, in fact. Questions and topics for this show include Russian wrestlers, origins of the three count, Harley Race, Hector Guerrero, Brad Armstrong, the new DragonKing Newsletter, and much more! Right click save

February 27, 2009 - BUDDY WAYNE~! returns today for a fun and exciting show. Well, fun and exciting and kind of depressing. We’ll talk the current indy wrestling scene and bid a fond farewell to a friend of the Empire who is calling it quits. Buddy has some new students and we’ll discuss why one of them is going […]

February 26, 2009 - It’s the mid-week call-in edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! We’ll start with some news — or, more precisely, something that is not news, that being TNA having problems, then we’ll launch into phone calls on all sorts of subjects including Steve Austin and WrestleMania, what Vince is saying about the plan with Chris Jericho, drug […]

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 […]