Category: Podcasts

WOR: John Cena’s last matches, final WON HOF discussion

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about some of the major stories from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We discuss the following:

  • Dave’s story on the new TV ratings
  • John Cena’s last matches
  • Seth Rollins and CM Punk scheduled to face each other at Saturday Night’s Main Event
  • Austin Theory being in WarGames
  • Andrade not working WrestleDream
  • Dave’s review of The Smashing Machine

For the second half of the show, John Muse, Ethan Tyler, and Phil Lions joined us for the last part of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame discussion for this year.

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WOL: Weekend preview, Syko Stu and Raja, ratings changes

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with a full preview of all the big shows this weekend, a look at Raja Jackson’s not guilty plea and Stu’s future in wrestling, a primer on these ratings changes, your questions, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Weekly: WWE Crown Jewel predictions, thoughts on AEW Title Tuesday

Posted on by Victor Sosa

Today’s new edition of Wrestling Weekly features our predictions for WWE Crown Jewel as well as the countdown to Adam Page vs. Samoa Joe at AEW’s Wrestle Dream.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Fight Game: WWE Crown Jewel Perth preview

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in AEW and WWE today.

After doing our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment, we each brought two topics that we wanted to discuss to the table:

  • How Kenny Omega isn’t booked important enough
  • The followup to Andrade attacking Omega on Dynamite last week
  • Eddie Kingston’s opportunities
  • Why WWE needs to make these ESPN PLEs important

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WOL: ‘Filthy’ Tom on Kota Ibushi’s injury, weekend preview & more

Posted on by F4W Staff

A special Thursday Wrestling Observer Live is on the air with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor flying solo.

He is back today with tons to talk about including injury news about Kota Ibushi and others, run downs of the upcoming cards for TNA Impact, TNA Bound for Glory, AEW Collision, RoH on Honor Club, WWE Smackdown and WWE Crown Jewel from Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, and lots more heading in to a packed weekend (but they all are in 2025)!

A fun show as always so check it out ~!

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B&V: AEW Title Tuesday, NXT Showdown, backstage news!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about as we go into an in-depth breakdown of the NXT Showdown TNA vs. NXT show, and the oddly-named AEW Title Tuesday. Thoughts on all the matches, angles, backstage notes and injury updates, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOL: TNA vs. NXT vs. AEW, wrestling ring construction, Santos

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT going head-to-head on Tuesday, how the ratings systems is smashing pro-wrestling and why this is important, TNA’s negotiations, how hard wrestling rings are historically, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out ~!

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WOR: AEW vs. NXT head-to-head, Escobar, ratings doom

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AEW vs. NXT battle last night, how the new ratings system is killing wrestling, Santos Escobar re-signs with WWE, all the news and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Santos Escobar returns to WWE, John Cena’s last dates

2:20: New ratings system having a big impact on pro wrestling

18:50: Dark Side of the Ring renewed, Conor McGregor suspended, more UFC notes, death of Sabrina

28:42: NXT vs. TNA Showdown recap

44:43: AEW Title Tuesday recap

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JNPO: Todd Grisham on his WWE past, UFC tenure & boxing’s future

Posted on by Josh Nason

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On a new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh talks with former WWE broadcaster Todd Grisham on his lengthy run in WWE, dealing with Vince McMahon, and whether he has any interest in returning to the business.

Josh and Todd also talk about the current state of boxing, Todd’s role commentating fights for DAZN and Glory Kickboxing, and why his time in the UFC was cut shorter than expected. Todd even addresses winning two Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Announcer awards.

All that and more await on this week’s Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, available for free below, on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Just search “Wrestling Observer.”

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DragonKingKarl: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot talk

Posted on by Karl Stern

Karl Stern returns with a new DragonKingKarl Show dedicated to this year’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot: his most listened-to show of the year.

Over the past several months, this podcast has focused on many of the people who had not yet made the ballot which gives Karl much more latitude to dive into the people and process of the Hall of Fame, and to examine the ballot.

On the second half of the show, he throws a curveball into the process which makes for a very interesting segment. Also, Karl prepares a suggestion for Dave Meltzer about how to handle the pioneer era of wrestling.

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B&V: TNA Impact 20 years ago this week, plus Granny!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about including more memories, both good and bad, of TNA history, Granny joins us for trivia and wrestling and the soap opera report, then the boys review TNA Impact from the week of Oct 8, 2005! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOL: NXT vs. TNA vs. AEW tonight, RAW report, more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the big head-to-head battle tonight where, in fact, NXT, AEW and TNA are all on TV at the exact same time, Santos Escobar’s future, a bunch of notes on changes to the ratings, the RAW report, and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: Bruno Sammartino, Rikidozan vs. Kimura, RAW report!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the life of Bruno Sammartino, Kimura vs. Rikidozan, the future of Santos Escobar, Cena’s last opponent, the June 14th UFC at the White House, your full RAW report and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Bruno Sammartino’s 90th birthday
16:16: John Cena’s final opponent, Santos Escobar gone from WWE
23:05: Dave Meltzer’s Bandido/Hechicero thoughts from last Friday, DOUKI wins IWGP Jr. title
27:29: UFC at The White House date, The story of Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura
38:43: WWE Raw recap, lineups for Tuesday’s head-to-head

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WOL: Cena’s last opponent, new Perth matches, TONS of news!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a full look at all the major shows coming up this week, and there are a ton of them, John Cena’s final opponent, a new big match for Perth that has yet to be announced, all the news and weekend show notes, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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