WOR: Raw, Smackdown, ratings, New Japan and UFC lineups, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Dave’s thoughts on Raw and Smackdown this week, particularly Ronda Rousey’s match on Raw from Monday.
Bryan and Dave also talk about New Japan and UFC lineups for the weekend, Ric Flair and Wendy Barlow’s ceremony, an update on this week’s Observer, BJ Penn returning to the Octagon, Dave’s thoughts on Ospreay/Ishii against the Elite and more.
Mailbag for this episode has questions on Cody/ROH/NWA, Katsuya Kitamura, Impact, WWE UK PPV and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
0:27 – 9:50: Flair “commitment ceremony”, People’s choice awards
9:50 – 24:10: Dave’s Raw thoughts
24:10 – 32:08: SmackDown
32:08 – 43:01: Ospreay/Ishii vs. Golden Elite thoughts
43:01 – 49:45: Weekend events
49:45 – 56:01 : BJ Penn returning
56:01 – 1:04:10: Mailbag
1:04:10 – end: Ratings
Bryan Alvarez is the co-founder of Figure Four Online and the publisher of the longtime Figure Four Weekly newsletter. Bryan is the co-host of Wrestling Observer Radio, Wrestling Observer Live, Figure Four Daily and the Bryan & Vinny Show.