Category: Podcasts

WOR: Dynamite, NXT TV, Seth Rollins update, tons of news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Cena’s last match ticket sales, Seth Rollins update, Ridge Holland, Kota Ibushi, Samoa Joe, the Jericho Cruise, Stu Hart Bridge, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Ticket sales for John Cena’s final match, Seth Rollins update, Ridge Holland note
6:06: Kota Ibushi recovery timeline, Samoa Joe talks retirement
9:42: Chris Jericho cruise update
14:43: Stu Hart Bridge ceremony, Arena Mexico notes, upcoming NJPW lineups
21:37: Ratings
28:46: Andrade update, more on Ali Act
39:00: AEW Dynamite/Collision recap
1:00:00: WWE NXT recap

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WOL: Cena’s last match, Dynamite, NXT review, Royce Isaacs interview!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including ticket requests for John Cena’s last match, Dynamite and Collision line-up for tonight, a goofy-booked NXT, plus Royce Isaacs joins us to talk his career and upcoming match with Jon Moxley! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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JNPO: ‘Tulsa King’ star Mike ‘Cash Flo’ Walden on advice from Sylvester Stallone, wrestling future

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On a brand-new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh talks with longtime OVW wrestler and the man who plays “Bigfoot” on the breakout Paramount Plus hit Tulsa King: Mike “Cash Flo” Walden.

Josh and Mike discuss getting acting tips from show star & executive producer Sylvester Stallone, how he got the role of Bigfoot to begin with, the similarities of learning to act and learning to wrestle, and whether his in-ring career is done after nearly three decades in the ring, and plenty more.

Here’s the image talked about during the interview.

You can listen for free below, on Spotify, or Apple Podcasts (just search Wrestling Observer).

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: November 1985

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On a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern continues his history of pro wrestling series, looking at November 1985 on this episode — torn from the pages of his DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus.

Among the notes:

  • The young death of “Quick Draw” Rick McGraw stunned wrestling and started a false urban legend
  • Thanksgiving in 1985 was a huge deal in wrestling and there were major cards by the WWF, World Class, AWA, and the biggest one of all: NWA Starrcade
  • An off-hand remark in a promo gives birth to the most famous stable in pro wrestling

Join me as well look back at this historic month in pro wrestling history.

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BVV: Konosuke Takeshita wins IWGP World title

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Konosuke Takeshita, one of the top stars in AEW, has now won the biggest championship in Japan, defeating Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP championship at New Japan’s King of Pro Wrestling 2025.

It was a stacked card, with Sareee defending the IWGP Women’s championship title against Syuri in a match that may have been too violent for its own good; Drilla Moloney facing Sanada in a street fight that felt very out of place on a New Japan show; El Phantasmo defending the New Japan TV championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi in the Ace’s last match in Ryogoku; Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf in an angle that sets up his in-ring debut at the Tokyo Dome; the Knockout Brothers facing Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura in a Mean Guy Tag Team match; and Yota Tsuji trying to regain the IWGP Global title from his long-time rival Gabe Kidd. We’ll break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!

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WOL: Seth Rollins injury, Ridge Holland, RAW report

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns today with tons to talk about including the whole situation with Seth Rollins, the injury and how it happened, where they go from here, future plans scrapped and more. Plus the Ridge Holland situation, King of Pro Wrestling, the RAW report, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The poisoning of Tom Connors

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The latest 1000 Hours sub-series on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show is available now for subscribers.

Focusing on the pioneer era of pro wrestling (pre-Frank Gotch), Karl Stern and listeners are going through his latest book (DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era of Wrestling Omnibus) and have arrived at a fascinating story he had never heard before researching the book.

A huge pro wrestling tournament was held in St. Louis, Missouri, and was to feature the biggest names of the era. A rival promoter, however, syphoned off several of the stars for an East Coast tournament instead.

But back in St. Louis, one of the wrestlers, Tom Connors, was alleged to have been poisoned by another- Edwin Bibby.

This and much more is discussed in hour 82 of my 1000 Hours sub-series.

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WOR: Seth Rollins, Ridge Holland, NJPW, RAW, TNA PPV, more!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the big angle at the end of RAW, what is going on with Seth Rollins, TNA PPV and King of Pro Wrestling recap, AEW and NXT previews, the full RAW report, Kota Ibushi, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: More on shock WWE Raw ending
12:18: Bryan Alvarez’s TNA Bound for Glory recap
22:40: Ridge Holland being let go by WWE while injured
31:42: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Konosuke Takeshita thoughts from NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, what’s going on with Andrade, Dave’s KOPW thoughts
53:46: NXT & AEW Dynamite lineups, Kota Ibushi breaks femur
57:22: Darby Allin on Ariel Helwani
1:03:26: WWE Raw recap
1:14:27: UFC notes

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WOL: Huge RAW angle, Rollins, TNA and Crown Jewel, Ibushi!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the big angle on RAW, possible injury to Seth Rollins and how it likely happened, Crown Jewel and Bound for Glory recaps, Kota Ibushi update, tons of weekend news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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B&V: TNA Bound for Glory 2025 review

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The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about as we recap TNA Bound for Glory, the big show of the year. Turn down the volume because we have a lot of fury to unleash on two things in particular, but the main event did deliver, there was a good War Games match, and fans saw history with the Dudleys. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOL: WWE Crown Jewel recap, previews & weekend news

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On the Sunday Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian recaps all the news and results from WWE Crown Jewel from Perth, Australia.

He explains whether he thought it was a good or bad show and his personal highlight: John Cena vs. AJ Styles.

He then talks Friday’s WWE SmackDown and all the returns like Tama Tonga and Shinsuke Nakamura. Plus, Zelina Vega aligned herself with her real-life husband, Aleister Black, which led to a fireball on WWE TV for the first time in years.

He also recaps AEW Collision and the devastating injury to Kota Ibushi that looks to be pretty serious.

He also preview next Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream and tonight’s TNA Bound for Glory, the latest WWE releases/departures, and more.

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WOR: Crown Jewel, WWE cuts, Survivor Series, Rousey training

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE Crown Jewel PPV and fallout, Survivor Series teams, Bound for Glory, WWE releases, New Japan Sunday night line-up, Smashing Machine flopped, Ronda is in training, Collision notes, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: WWE Crown Jewel recap
29:22: Wes Lee among WWE NXT & ID releases
34:58: TNA Bound for Glory lineup, Tessa Blanchard returns to CMLL, NJPW King of Pro Wrestling lineup
43:07: Go Shiozaki returns to AJPW, Mercedes Mone wins 10th belt, more Arena Mexico thoughts
50:55: Dave’s thoughts on ‘The Smashing Machine,’ UFC notes from Saturday’s show, Ronda Rousey is training in MMA again
1:00:08: AEW Collision notes

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