February 23, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of unfortunately bad wrestling-related news to kick of the show, thoughts on the most newsworthy moments of Bryan’s absence, line-ups for the next few days, Smackdown and Collision and tons more! A fun show as […]

February 23, 2026 - After more than a decade and 300+ episodes, Josh Nason’s Punch-Out has come to an end. The first ever guest on this show — Jack Encarnacao of The Lapsed Fan — helps close the show as Josh promised way back in May 2015 when JNPO launched. (He had no idea which you’ll hear in the […]

February 23, 2026 - Dave and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio. Bryan Alvarez will be back on the next show. We recapped AEW Collision and Friday Night’s SmackDown. We also discussed the weekend news including the following: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube

February 22, 2026 - Vinny V returns to review both Smackdown and Collision, the usual Sunday night fare, and he’s joined at the start of the show by Bryan Alvarez, who managed to make it back from Mexico and a seven-day cruise. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

February 22, 2026 - Andrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing the latest news in professional wrestling. He opened the show talking about the lead-up to WWE WrestleMania and the upcoming Elimination Chamber, including what’s in this box that’s showing up on Raw and SmackDown weekly. He also discusses last Friday’s SmackDown and the […]

February 21, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live is back with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lance Storm to end the week in Bryan Alvarez’s absence. A Filthy Fun Friday features a full review of TNA Impact on AMC, what Lance’s favorite Sylvester Stallone movie is, AI Antonio Inoki (get it?) has arrived with an Android version on the way, and not […]

February 21, 2026 - It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. When Janel Grant spoke on Thursday, she talked about “the level of threat” and “the level of power” that has made her feel so unsafe she only went outside ten times last year. Is she saying that she’s experienced actual threats? We’ll talk about that and […]

February 20, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio discussing the major stories from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We went over the remaining 2025 WON Awards and then hit on other news including: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube

February 20, 2026 - John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling. We gave out their thumbs up and thumbs down before focusing on the major stories of the week including two big pieces of business coming out of AEW Dynamite; the Hangman Page and MJF face-to-face, […]

February 19, 2026 - Image: Royce Isaacs Wrestling Observer Live is back for a Thursday episode with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and special guest Royce Isaacs taking you through the news and notes in the world of professional wrestling.  The guys do a full AEW Dynamite report on a show that had a fantastic main event with Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny […]

February 19, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back with the post-AEW Dynamite edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. We reviewed AEW Dynamite with a fantastic Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland main event. We also talked about the following: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube

February 18, 2026 - Image: WWE Wrestling Observer Live is back for a Wednesday and with Bryan Alvarez on vacation, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is here to take you through the news and notes of the day and last night. From Tuesday’s WWE NXT, ZaRuca is still threatening to compromise their relationship to a permanent end, Ethan Page defends the […]

February 18, 2026 - On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern returns to his long form history of pro wrestling series taken from my upcoming book, next month’s DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. This episode focuses on March 1986: Pro wrestling in America is building toward three big shows: WWF WrestleMania 2, the first NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial […]

February 17, 2026 - The boys are back (well, most of them) with an unusual Tuesday night show. Granny is here, but her Facebook is not, so Vinny and Craig and Shawn pepper her with any questions they can find. Then it’s time to review WWF WrestleFest ’92, which featured some good wrestling, some boring wrestling, and a heaping […]

February 17, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live is back and with Bryan Alvarez on vacation, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is once again in your house with tons to talk about! Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather all fighting on Netflix in 2026? Pikachu, Goldberg, Gangrel, and Dude Wipes making business moves along with a full report from Monday […]

February 17, 2026 - TNA No Surrender in a nutshell: the stuff you expected to deliver did, and the stuff you didn’t expect to deliver was much, much better than expected. It wouldn’t be TNA without some illogical booking and nonsensical backstage segments, but the in-ring material was so good that none of that mattered. The main event pitted […]

February 17, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back the post-WWE RAW edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. We reviewed RAW including discussing the Elimination Chamber qualifiers. Here are some of the other things we talked about: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch on YouTube

February 16, 2026 - Image: AEW With Bryan Alvarez away on vacation, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor hosts the Monday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. Tom talks about all the results and happenings from Saturday’s AEW Grand Slam Australia, and Friday’s WWE SmackDown & TNA No Surrender. Also, author Ian Douglass joins Tom to talk all about his latest book, Highland […]

February 16, 2026 - Garrett Gonzales is back with Dave Meltzer, subbing for Bryan Alvarez who is on vacation. My Fight Game Podcast co-host John LaRocca also joined us for the very first WOR + Fight Game collaboration. We recapped AEW Grand Slam and Friday Night’s SmackDown. We also discussed the weekend news including the following: Click here to […]

February 15, 2026 - With Bryan off galivanting across the globe, Vinny is left to his own devices to bring you a show this weekend. And so, drunk with power, he reviewed the exact same shows he would have if Bryan were home: AEW Grand Slam Australia and WWE SmackDown. AEW had a much bigger show than their usual […]

February 15, 2026 - Join me as I dive back into the pioneer era of pro wrestling. This episode is taken from the pages of my latest book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus available from Amazon. We are now up to 1886 in the book and pro wrestling is in its first business slump. William Muldoon claims that […]

February 14, 2026 - Happy Valley-tine’s Day or Greg Valentine’s Day. Whatever you celebrate, it’s time for Wrestling Observer Live. TNA No Surrender Friday night was a mix of action, surprises and the usual booking. As WWE SmackDown builds towards Elimination Chamber, does it feel like some fan favorites are running out of gas? We’ve seen them do so […]

February 13, 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. We dove into part one of our look at the 2025 WON Awards in addition to hitting on some other topics including: Click here to listen (sub needed) or watch […]

February 13, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards, most of which were great, some were arguable, and at least two Bryan found completely appalling. Then, DON CALLIS joins us to brag about his BEST NON WRESTLER win. […]

February 13, 2026 - TKO is apparently concerned about ticket sales for WrestleMania 42 and on the new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa talk about what should be the real concern which is more than just ticket prices. We’ll also look at this past week’s AEW Dynamite and look ahead to what should be a tremendous Grand […]

February 12, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of both AEW Dynamite, a quite excellent show overall, and NXT, which still fails at the basic task of being a solid, well-booked wrestling show. A fun time as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As

February 12, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including an update on why Brody King wasn’t at Dynamite last night, tons of thoughts on AEW at the moment, the full Dynamite report, WWE concerned about WrestleMania ticket sales and looking at ALL THE WRONG ISSUES, and tons more! A fun […]

February 12, 2026 - Image: AEW Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the New Japan show from Wednesday with new champions, a bad main event and more, AEW Dynamite, Wembley tickets, ratings ticking up thanks to Nielsen changes, Arena Mexico, NXT notes and tons more. A fun show […]

February 11, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest Ella LeBain to talk her newest book, Finding Freedom When Horses Don’t Fly: A Guide to Breaking Generational Curses. Tons to talk about including family curses and how to break the chain through the generations, alien abductions and tons more. A packed show, so […]

February 11, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the death of Tadao Yadusa, the history of MMA dating back to the Greek Olympic Games, Lesnar’s return and what might happen at WrestleMania, the NXT TV report, New Japan big show recap from last night, comings […]