November 17, 2008 - BONUS SHOW TIME~! We’re back with an extra weekend Bryan & Vinny Show! Tonight we — well, I — will talk THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS WAYNE NEWTON and what all young wrestlers could learn from him, more memories of a great weekend in Vegas, Ed finds the latest girl of his dreams, and more. Then […]

November 17, 2008 - It’s the Ric and Steve… er Karl Reunion show part 1. Ric Gillespie of CanvasChronicle.com joins Karl to talk about pro wrestling past, present, and future. What happened to our (and many others) passion for wrestling? What about MMA? Besides our pondering how wrestling has evolved we answer questions from the mailbag over the course […]

November 16, 2008 - It’s a very, very, very late night post-UFC 91 recap show! Dave Meltzer and I will run down all the matches plus talk the history that was the main event, where Brock Lesnar beat Randy Couture to become the UFC heavyweight champion. Check it out, and don’t forget to listen to the press conference audio […]

November 15, 2008 - Dave and I are back tonight LIVE from LAS VEGAS~! We’ll discuss the UFC 91 weigh-ins from this afternoon, what it might mean for the Brock vs. Randy fight tomorrow, yet another UFC press conference added, WAYNE FUCKING NEWTON, and more from the City of Sin. We’ll also discuss Impact from Thursday, more on Ultimate […]

November 14, 2008 - It’s the weekend Bryan & Vinny Show~! We’re back tonight to talk no shortage of subjects including a great ECW from Tuesday night, a really fun edition of Ultimate Fighter with the nicest man of all time, and a hit-and-miss episode of Impact with some good wrestling and the usual nonsensical booking. It’s bad enough […]

November 14, 2008 - We’ve got another packed edition of Figure Four Daily today. We’ll open with the news, including a disgusting moment on TUF you never got a chance to see and TNA’s attempts to lure Sarah Palin. Lance Storm then joins us to talk all the latest news in wrestling including the Hogan Show, the recent title […]

November 13, 2008 - We’ve got a super packed edition of Wrestling Observer Radio tonight! First, we’re joined by Dave Meltzer to discuss all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA including the new Survivor Series match, the problems with pro-wrestling nowadays and why it’s not attracting new fans, Couture vs. Lesnar buyrate predictions, Ultimate Fighter TV review, and more! […]

November 12, 2008 - The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with a packed line-up: A fairly boring Raw from Monday night, a pretty wretched edition of Smackdown (bad week for WWE), and a review of the greatest wrestling show of the week (even though the rating TANKED), Hogan’s Celebrity Wrestling. We’ve also got more info on our new […]

November 12, 2008 - We’ve got a really fun show today as we’re joined by Romeo Roselli, formerly of the Heartbreaker in Ohio Valley and the Heartthrobs in WWE! We’ll talk about the origin of the gimmick, some of the fun vignettes they did, memories of other goofballs in OVW such as CHAD~!, being brought up to WWE, what […]

November 11, 2008 - It is now officially comedy. Robot Bryan Alvarez debuts tonight alongside Dave Meltzer to talk a number of subjects including Lesnar vs. Couture (with detailed predictions!), Raw from the UK with Michaels vs. Jericho and Santino losing his title, new matches for Survivor Series, idiocy at the TNA tapings, comparisons to WCW, the latest WWE […]

November 10, 2008 - Wrestling Observer Radio returns tonight with a packed show! First, Vinny and I run down the TNA Turning Point PPV match-by-match, then Dave Meltzer joins me to give his thoughts, plus thoughts on Impact and Smackdown this week, ROH in Canada, WWE in Europe, the axing of Fabricio Werdum, TNA booking and where they’re going […]

November 9, 2008 - The Grande Sonic Sleep Terror has returned this week with PRO WRES LOVE. Well, in part, that is. Topics include, but aren’t limited to Dusty Rhodes impressions, Bruins announcer Jack Edwards should be WWE’s next hire, W(hoops)EC, All Japan’s big Ryogoku show and the return of Rey High Mountain, another screw up when it comes […]

November 7, 2008 - We have an excellent show today as we’re joined by one of the legendary figures in lucha libre history and the current storyline owner of AAA, Konnan. We’ll talk the angle with Antonio Pena’s ashes and the heat it has generated, the issues with CMLL these days, backstage problems and whether they’ve been blown out […]

November 7, 2008 - It’s the Thursday night Bryan & Vinny Show! It’s another packed episode as we’ve got FOUR BIG SHOWS to discuss, including a disgusting Ultimate Fighter (not much time spent on that baby), an interesting WEC, a very basic ECW, and an Impact that was largely horrible except for what was simultaneously the best and worst […]

November 6, 2008 - Figure Four Daily returns today with the one and only Buddy Wayne. We’ll talk a temporary retirement from wrestling, back surgery, all of his injuries and whether he’ll go in some day to be put back together, his mortality and who should be contacted to write about him should he pass (!!!), Honky and The […]

November 6, 2008 - Today we join in progress the UFC Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar conference call, hyping up their November 15th fight from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tons of talk about the fight, training, their futures, etc. Dave and I will be in attendance and if you’re interested in going, tickets are still […]

November 6, 2008 - The final of a best of five series featuring the old Ric and Steve… er Karl Show. This show was recorded back in April 2006. This week Ric and I will be reuniting for a special show where we will answer email and board questions on classic pro wrestling. Be sure to join us next […]

November 5, 2008 - We’ve got a packed show today. We open with an interview with Ryan Bader of this season’s Ultimate Fighter, talking his near-brawl with Junie, Stankie, training with Nogueira and Anderson Silva, and more! Then we’re joined by both Brian Fritz AND Vito, who are on their way to the WEC show which starts at any […]

November 5, 2008 - Figure Four Daily returns today with a big sixty minute show highlighted by an interview with Al Snow! We’ll talk cornering Dan Severn in the early UFCs, Tough Enough and why it was nothing like the current Hogan Celebrity Wrestling, Shinobi and other characters, Brock vs. Randy thoughts, coming up with ideas for HEAD, and […]

November 4, 2008 - It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez! Tonight we’ll launch into a big discussion of a very newsworthy THREE-HOUR RAW, including a new champion, a bunch of dudes being buried, and old woman almost dying, old guys beating young guys, and so much more! We’ll also talk the […]

November 3, 2008 - It’s the weekend Wrestling Observer Radio Show! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight to discuss a number of subjects including TNA’s house shows this weekend and some ideas of why their attendance might be being cut in half when returning to cities, the three-hour Raw and a funny poll on our site, Impact this […]

November 2, 2008 - What a show we have this week! Vinny reviews the World Series, looks at the possibility of Ken Griffey Jr. once again wearing a Mariners uniform, offers picks and previews for Week 9 in the NFL, and names THE WORST TEAM IN FOOTBALL. Later, a drunken Englishman calls in, and Vinny regresses four years in […]

October 31, 2008 - We have a fantastic show today for lucha fans everywhere! For the first 25 minutes we’re joined by both Dr. Lucha Steve Sims and the Cubsfan of luchablog.com, discussing all sorts of subjects including WWE invading Mexico, AAA and their latest wacky storylines, CMLL’s attendance woes, Dos Caras Jr. and whether he’s leaving, and so […]

October 31, 2008 - Guerrilla love is the order of the day this week at the Dr. Keith Lipinski show. We’re not talking simian-human extracurricular relations or political revolution, but mano-a-mano wrestle-love! The Dr. Keith Show is your official delicious appetizer to the fourth annual super indy extravaganza known as the Battle of Los Angeles. Witness the quickness as […]

October 31, 2008 - It’s the Halloween~! edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show! We’ve got three big shows to discuss, including a boring ECW, the best TUF of the season, and one of the better Impacts in awhile which still provided many, many unanswered and baffling questions. We’ve also got two special guests, one of whom gives their […]

October 30, 2008 - Lance Storm returns for his usual bi-weekly appearance on Figure Four Daily to discuss a number of subjects including Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling and what he loved and hated about the first two episodes, Evan Bourne’s injury, TNA and Raw, tons of memories from WCW including thoughts on Tank Abbott and what Tank did that […]

October 30, 2008 - This show is the fourth in a five part Ric and Steve… er Karl appreciation week series. This show is from March 2006. We talk about whatever seemed important back then plus a heavy dose of old school wrestling talk. Ric Gillespie of CanvasChronicle.com will join me in a special reunion show next week to […]

October 30, 2008 - Dave Meltzer and I are back for the midweek edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Tonight we’ll discuss ECW on Sci-Fi, the injury to Evan Bourne, a fun episode of Ultimate Fighter, UFC 91 and the company’s ticket sales of late, Survivor Series, Smackdown and Impact for this week, and tons more! We’ve also got a […]

October 29, 2008 - We’re back with an all Open Lines edition of Figure Four Daily! We’ll discuss all sorts of topics including big news that could change the face of Japanese MMA, why the Raw ratings may be low of late, former indy workers like Evan Bourne not getting the credit they’re due in WWE, how long a […]

October 29, 2008 - Episode 3 in Ric and Steve… er Karl Appreciation week at the F to the W to the 4 online. This show is from June 5, 2006. It is now official- Ric and Steve… er Karl will reunite next week. It’s old school pro wrestling talk with the man whose voice sounds like Randy Savage. […]