March 31, 2008 - I’m back with a special BONUS Figure Four Daily, another 45-minute audio update running down last night’s restleMania! I’ll talk all the matches in detail, thoughts on Flair vs. Shawn as one of the biggest fans ever of both, thoughts on the booking and why some changes were made, the weather, what got the best […]

March 31, 2008 - IT’S THE WRESTLEMANIA WRAP-UP SHOW~! Actually, a 40-minute wrap-up of the whole weekend. Craig, Vinny and I — on the ROAD~! — discuss ROH night one, the WWE Hall of Fame show with Ric Flair’s induction, and the WrestleMania PPV itself. Thoughts on all the matches and finishes from a live perspective, plus ideas about […]

March 28, 2008 - It’s the WrestleMania preview show with Lance Storm! I’m normally not a big fan of fantasy booking but this one was fun. We’ll look at all the matches on the card, who is likely to win, alternative scenarios, possible future directions, and more. Plus, lots of talk about the Flair/Shawn match and interview segment on […]

March 28, 2008 - He can’t help it that he’s custom made. He can’t help that he looks good, smells good, and dances all night long. He can’t help it, but I’ll tell you this- it’s the Karl Stern show tribute to the by-God greatest wrestler of all time. Cause he’s the WORLD heavyweight champion~! Right click save

March 27, 2008 - Buddy Wayne is back to talk the retirement of Ric Flair and his segment on Raw Monday with Shawn Michaels, the Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday, WrestleMania and his thoughts on the line-up, an upcoming LUCHA performance put together by Coke, the latest goofball training stories, thoughts on THE HOTTEST REALITY SHOWS~! and more […]

March 26, 2008 - IT’S LARRY VS. LARRY~! On today’s very special Figure Four Daily we’re joined by both Larry Barnes AND Sweet & Sour Larry Sweeney, who will be squaring off in a boxer vs. wrestler match on April 5th at New Rochelle High School in New York. Sweeney also has some choice words for yours truly regarding […]

March 26, 2008 - The original alternate returns with a show that brings you the listener back to its roots. The audio nightmares make a return just in time for the FREE edition. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: the meeting of the Hiroshi Tanahashi Appreciation Society, winning the New Japan Cup, further beating the Nakamura-Tanahashi comparisons into the […]

March 25, 2008 - RAW IS THE GREAT RIC FLAIR headlines tonight’s Bryan & Vinny Show! I can’t do it justice, but what the hell, we tried. A look at Raw and WrestleMania, our plans for the Orlando weekend, what the true big matches on this show are and what will be remembered and spoken of Monday, and more. […]

March 23, 2008 - It’s LATE NIGHT/EASTER WITH DAVE MELTZER~! A packed show today as we talk a LOT about perhaps the final match of Ric Flair’s career, what he’s meant to wrestling, Shawn Michaels, WrestleMania, the life and death of Gary Hart, more on Jeff Hardy’s house, Angle’s “shoot match” on Impact, the usual TNA woes, Ken Shamrock’s […]

March 22, 2008 - It’s Saturday morning and I’m already angry — IMPACT. It didn’t seem so bad watching it, but it became very clear when recapping it why they’re down to a 1.0 rating and 1.4 million viewers from the peak. Just rampant stupidity and nonsense. Luckily, Granny is back to save the day, plus we’ve got very […]

March 21, 2008 - Former WWE creative team member and MLW promoter COURT BAUER joins us today to talk the life of Gary Hart! Hart was the greatest influence on Bauer’s post-MLW wrestling career, and we’ll talk how they met, Hart’s upcoming book, how he helped get Court into WWE, Hart’s love of MMA, what went wrong with MLW, […]

March 20, 2008 - Former World Class Championship Wrestling TV producer Mickey Grant returns today to talk 80s Texas pro-wrestling, the life and death of Gary Hart and the project they were working on, what his ideas were for pro-wrestling and where he got many of them, the Heroes of World Class and WWE World Class DVDs, thoughts on […]

March 19, 2008 - New Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Show The late great Gary Hart’s career examined. Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1979 reviewed including Austin Idol, Masked Superstar, Stan Hansen as a babyface, Tommy Rich, Carl Fergie, Bret Hart (yes that one), Ole Anderson, Thunderbolt Patterson, and a fake Mr. Wrestling II. By GAWD that’s classic pro wrestling. Right […]

March 18, 2008 - We’re back with a pretty packed show. Besides a very strange Raw featuring Randy Orton & Cena vs. THE WHOLE WORLD, we’ll also discuss one of the all-time great films of the 80s, and a film that actually holds up over time, the KARATE KID! Also, new songs, some shout-outs and much more! Best of […]

March 16, 2008 - LATE NIGHT WITH DAVE MELTZER IS BACK~! Dave joins us today to talk all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA, including the build towards WrestleMania, thoughts on the title matches, Shawn vs. Flair and Mayweather, TNA Impact, the upcoming Liddell vs. Rashad fight, message board idiocy, a potential MMA vs. boxing PPV battle, Jeff Hardy’s […]

March 15, 2008 - Only one Bryan & Vinny Show this weekend, but it’s a huge one! NINETY MINUTES of talk about — well, everything. A largely horrid Impact, ECW and Smackdown made better by a super hot Chicago crowd, my idea for future WrestleManias, horrible announcing, plus who fell off the wagon on Celebrity Rehab, an Apprentice update, […]

March 14, 2008 - Jon Chattman of thecheappop.com joins us today to talk MUSTACHES! You think I’m joking. There is a wrestling tie-in with men such as Hulk Hogan, Iron Sheik and Jake Roberts, but we’ll also talk the entire phenomenon. Who would grow such a thing? Why? How long does it take? What styles shall we never see […]

March 14, 2008 - Possibly better late than never, the original is back with 80 minutes of talk about STUFF. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: the NHL and Left Turn, IWA Mid-South, a meeting of the Scorpio Appreciation Society, Avery still great, WCW Slam Jam-level flashbacks, Agent Zero love, All Japan, NOAH’s Global Tag League, what a Dome […]

March 12, 2008 - JACK IS BACK! Jack Evans joins us today for a fun show talking his BROKEN FACE, his first match back with Human Tornado, Dragon Gate, his favorite cities to wrestle, heading to Mexico, dating Teddy Hart’s sister, his profound laziness, how he avoids getting hurt, how he avoids the gym, how he avoids good food, […]

March 11, 2008 - HEY ALL! It’s the FOURTH OF FOUR STRAIGHT BRYAN & VINNY SHOWS, and this one is FREE! We’ve only got Raw and shout-outs, but we’ve got a lot of Raw and many shout-outs! Thoughts on Flair, Shawn vs. Cena, HHH’s decree for next week, an awesome Mayweather/Show segment, an awesome Hardy vs. Jericho match, and […]

March 10, 2008 - Lots of old time wrestling goodness! Notes from the AWA shows on ESPN Classic, questions about Adrian Adonis and the Southwestern World title, Scott Casey, Mr. Wrestling II, Georgia Championship Wrestling, how are the Fullers/Golden/Welch/Fields family related? DeBeers cuts steroid promo on Scott Hall, plus more book talk including The Dark Tower so far and […]

March 10, 2008 - That’s right — THIRD OF FOUR STRAIGHT SHOWS! We’re back to discuss the TNA PPV from last night, which we missed 45 minutes of thanks to Comcast. What we saw, luckily, was largely good with two glaring exceptions, and they actually did a hell of a job with Joe in the main event. We’ll run […]

March 9, 2008 - It’s the SECOND OF FOUR STRAIGHT BRYAN & VINNY SHOWS~! Today we catch up on the Smackdown we didn’t get to last night, and also discuss the ROH RISING UP~! PPV. It wasn’t better than Man Up, but it was still a very good show and you’ll never feel ripped off after watching an ROH […]

March 9, 2008 - Dr. Keith Lipinski, TDK~! squadron captain Brodie Lee, referee and masterful chauffeur PJ Drummond, King Of Trio gold medalist Lince Dorado, senior referee Bryce Remsberg, SOUL TOUCHAZ~! manager C. Red, “Director of Fun” Leonard Chikarason, and Rob Naylor discuss the 2007 CHIKARA King Of Trios tournament in this all star road report show. FUN, professional […]

March 8, 2008 - IT’S THE FIRST OF FOUR STRAIGHT BRYAN & VINNY SHOWS~! That’s right, we’ve decided to do shows tonight, Saturday night, Sunday night and Monday night. We’ll start here with reviews of Celebrity Apprentice and Rehab, then dive into talk of an average ECW with a good main event, and one of the worst Impacts of […]

March 7, 2008 - Former OVW, WWE and TNA star DOUG BASHAM joins us today to discuss training under his uncle Danny Davis, the glory days of OVW, his retirement match with Damaja, working WrestleMania, feuding with Eddy Guerrero and who taught him the most, his brief TNA run, being a designated Tough Enough Shooter (TM) and tons more! […]

March 6, 2008 - It’s a bonus Figure Four Daily today as we’ve got the complete audio of the monthly SpikeTV/TNA conference call, this time with the MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS~!, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. TNA does, in fact, have a PPV this weekend that they’re building towards, and for more information on that make sure you check […]

March 6, 2008 - BUDDY WAYNE is back today to talk indy pro-wrestling and WWE! We’ll discuss our big show at the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club this Sunday at 5:00 PM, promoters buying rings and then giving up, a former Buddy Wayne Wrestling School talent who has won a TITLE, the best match he’s ever seen live, the […]

March 6, 2008 - We’ve got a big dual-guest Figure Four Daily today! First we’re joined by IFL Middleweight Champion Ryan McGivern to talk his fight with Matt Horwich, his legendary cardio, Anderson Silva, adjusting to jiu-jitsu after wrestling, and more! Then, Mike Sempervive of our own Audio Nightmare returns to talk Morishima’s title win, Mayweather insanity, Kobashi, Misawa, […]

March 4, 2008 - The original alternate returns this week with 90-plus minutes of eclectic kayfabulousness personified. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Discussion of Takeshi Morishima’s GHC title victory – and his hat, GHC tag title goodness, Bruins lose 10-2, NEO, Tanahashi Love, no Fuuka Love, tainted Takeshi Love, All Japan-Kensuke Office news, a meeting of the Jim […]