January 13, 2026 - 1986 is one of Karl Stern’s favorite years in pro wrestling and that is why he is really excited about his latest book coming out this March covering 1986 and 1987 in pro wrestling history. On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl talks about that and the very first issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for 1986. […]

January 13, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the latest on how things have changed for WrestleMania, a look at the WWE scheduled and whether less matches per year has been a good thing for injuries and growth, the RAW report from Monday night, CMLL notes, […]

January 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a RAW preview, Netflix celebrates WWE numbers, Ric Flair offers to pay back Cameo money, Dynamite ratings, sky-high WWE ticket prices, Smackdown report with a new WWE Champion, and tons more! A fun show as always so […]

January 12, 2026 - On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh is rejoined by quarterly guest Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. The guys do their review of the previous three months of AEW business and metrics to the best of their abilities and the numbers out there. Josh also has a hot take on the future of AEW Collision in […]

January 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Funaki after a neck injury this weekend, Rock and the Golden Globes, Drew winning the WWE Title, RAW preview, CMLL update, ratings, the Smackdown and Collision reviews, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

January 11, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with with tons to talk about as we review a very newsworthy Smackdown as they crowned a new WWE Champion in the main event, and a by-the-numbers rather unimportant Collision, although the latter did have the most amazing TV moment Bryan has seen in YEARS. A fun show […]

January 10, 2026 - Image: WWE From Tokyo on Saturday, Jim Valley recorded a special Wrestling Observer Live before he heads home from a long trip. On this ad-free show, he talks more about Wrestle Kingdom 20, the atmosphere among fans at Tokyo Dome, the vibe outside before the event, wrestlers he saw and more. His wife, Kari, joins […]

January 9, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Post Wrestling’s John Pollock also joined us to go over his 2025 WON Awards ballot. Here were some of the things we discussed: Click here to listen (sub needed) […]

January 9, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including another WWE class action lawsuit, a look at TNA’s debut on AMC next week and some big stars that have been added to the show, WWE creative team shake-ups, how Bryan is NOT influencing the direction of AEW […]

January 9, 2026 - Les Thatcher and Victor Sosa are back with a super sized edition of Wrestling Weekly featuring Brian Solomon, author of Irresistible Force: The Life and Times of Gorilla Monsoon. We discussed several things about Gorilla’s early career that weren’t as well known, how close he came to being the principal owner of the WWF, and […]

January 9, 2026 - Paul Fontaine joins Garrett Gonzales to discuss the latest happenings in pro wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast. We kicked it off with Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down and then both brought up two topics each that we wanted to discuss. Our main topics: Click Here to Listen (sub needed)

January 9, 2026 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers & Mike Sempervive review NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, look back at the end of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s legendary career, and take a look the major shows from Stardom, Pro Wrestling NOAH, TJPW, Marigold, and All-Japan Pro Wrestling. Subscribers can listen here.

January 8, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with our usual Thursday night fare, a look at AEW Dynamite and a horrible, awful edition of an irredeemable wrestling program, NXT, that squandered one talent after another in 2025, got all of the best ones snatched away to the main roster, and had NOTHING to show for […]

January 8, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on WBD, Netflix, the WWE library, CM Punk, Andrade and his AEW career and how they’ll handle indie titles he holds, New Year’s Dash recap, AEW Dynamite and that NXT show, and plenty more. A fun show […]

January 8, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including notes from AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, Tom’s most hated gimmick of bad officiating, update on Jay White’s injury, Logan Paul says he’s a full-timer again, TNA Impact news and notes, and more! A fun show as always […]

January 7, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez returns with special guest Ross Allison to talk ghost stories, ghost hunting, haunted locations in the Northwest and tons more! We’ll discuss Bryan’s favorite local haunts, how Ross looks for ghosts from a scientific perspective, THE MALTBY CEMETARY, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! […]

January 7, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a full review of NXT from Tuesday night, with advertised matches not happening, babyfaces being screwed, heel finishes, awful refereeing, and a guy leaving without losing a title that there are currently no challengers for. Yeah. A […]

January 6, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, her wrestling and soap opera reports, trivia, LIFE IN THE OLD FOLKS HOME, and more! Then the boys review TNA Impact from 20 years ago this week, the January 7, 2006 […]

January 6, 2026 - Image: TNA Wrestling The focus of TNA Impact the past few weeks was to make Bear Bronson look like a star. It worked in the short term, but will it last through 2026? On this week’s Big Vinny V Show, Vince Verhei breaks down Bronson’s match against Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship […]

January 6, 2026 - On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern takes a detailed look back at February 1986 from his upcoming DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, set to be released in March. This month was a very historic one in pro wrestling history. It featured the tragic death of World Class wrestler Gino Hernandez (pictured above) which shocked the […]

January 6, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with a FREE show talking tons of different subjects, including Bron Breakker and CM Punk almost killing themselves on RAW, Chris Jericho and WWE, Je’Von Evans signing during a commercial break, the IWGP Title lineage restored, the full RAW report from Monday and tons more! Best of all this show […]

January 6, 2026 - Image: WWE The grand finale of the 2025 pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has arrived with a stop in December and not one, but two debuting guests. We kick off with Mike McGuire of ⁠CelebrateWrestling.com⁠ to talk the month in WWE and everything surrounding John Cena’s final match. Then, Josh […]

January 6, 2026 - The 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Show returns with a look at the pioneer era of pro wrestling. This week focuses on two of the biggest stars of the era heading to court for very different reasons. First, William Muldoon was arrested and hauled to court for slapping a security guard upside the head […]

January 6, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Frogman LeBlanc, New Year’s Dash and all the matches and angles set up for the future of New Japan, who might be leaving the company, ratings, the RAW report, Jericho, CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker, […]

January 5, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with the ANNUAL WRESTLING OBSERVER LIVE PREDICTION SHOW! We will take YOUR CALLS on what you believe will happen in the Year of Our Lord 2026, and then go over last year’s predictions, learn who was a PROGNOSTICATOR and who was a FOOL, and award the GRAND […]

January 5, 2026 - John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down for the week before focusing on this past weekend’s Wrestle Kingdom 20. We talked about Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada being near perfect, the poetry […]

January 5, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of the New Japan Tokyo Dome show, all the matches and angles, Tanahashi’s retirement and post-match ceremony, and more, plus Smackdown and Collision, WWE injuries and departures, Chris Jericho, and more. A fun show as […]

January 4, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full review of the New Japan Tokyo Dome show, an event where the last three matches were pretty much must-see, as was the Tanahashi retirement ceremony. Bryan did a solo show talking Smackdown and Collision earlier if you want to listen […]

January 4, 2026 - Bryan Alvarez is back with the first of three shows today, a solo look at WWE Smackdown, the first of the new run of three-hour shows, and the first post-Continental Classic edition of Collision. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

January 4, 2026 - Wrestle Kingdom 20 took place on Sunday in Tokyo, and it was Hiroshi Tanahashi’s final match. On the Sunday Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian breaks down the card and what’s next for NJPW now that this chapter is closed. Also, we saw the possible emergence of a new superstar in Aaron Wolf, who made his […]