Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WWE wrestlers working NXT house shows, Wardlow injured again, the creative structure of AAA and the line-up for the show this weekend, Smackdown and Collision notes, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Category: Podcasts
WOR: AJ return, big show line-ups, weekend news!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including three unfortunate deaths, MJF’s marriage, line-ups for all the major shows upcoming including World’s Collide, All Out and WrestlePalooza, Smackdown and Collision results, some mailbag and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Taishin Nagao, Jaka, Rodolfo Ruiz pass away
7:11: MJF & Alicia Atout marry, new WWE Wrestlepalooza matches, Worlds Collide lineup
13:28: Lineups for the coming week
18:20: Updated AEW All Out & WWE Wrestlepalooza cards, Wrestle Kingdom 20 tickets sell out for foreigners
20:21: Nielsen’s new ratings system, more ratings notes
31:37: WWE SmackDown recap
41:01: AEW Collision recap
59:57: Q&A
B&V: AEW Collision and Smackdown with AJ’s return!
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about including Smackdown with a great opening and closing segment, Collision with a lot of great wrestling and some teases and build for All Out, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
WOL: The return of AJ Lee
Andrew Zarian is back from a summer break with an all-new Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, catching up on all things pro wrestling.
He starts out catching up on all the things that happened this summer on his break, including the partnership between ESPN and WWE to carry all the PLEs. Why are they doing it, will it work, and how will it be perceived on a sports-centric network?
The big story of the week happened on Friday’s SmackDown with the return of AJ Lee to confront Becky Lynch after she again attacked CM Punk in a well-done segment. I discuss the differences between when she left and the current landscape of women’s wrestling, which she’s now entering.
He also discusses this week’s AEW Collision, including FTR’s presentation as 1980’s throwback heels, and the nostalgic presentation in the 2300 Arena. But, does it resonate with a larger viewing audience?
Plus, HBO Max is carrying AEW PPVs, Bryan Danielson is now on the AEW announce team, a Dynamite preview, and MJF gets married.
All this and more!
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WOR: AEW All Out on HBO Max, John Cena’s last match, Kenny Omega
Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Here were some of the things we discussed:
- John Cena’s last match
- AEW All Out on HBO Max
- Kenny Omega’s injury angle
- AEW Dynamite’s low ratings
- Nielsen’s new ratings system
- Ronda Rousey’s comments on her WWE run
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FREE WOL: Huge SmackDown, Cena’s final matches, Lesnar
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with A FREE SOLO SHOW talking tons of news including a potentially huge Smackdown tonight, John Cena’s final appearances and his last match, NXT bucks the trend of terrible ratings, tons of questions and phone calls, and more! Best of all it’s FREE! If you love it, sign up wherever you are listening to this and get EIGHT FOUR brand new podcasts talking pro-wrestling every single month, plus archived shows! A Fun Friday as always, so check it out~!
Wrestling Weekly: Tonight’s WWE SmackDown could be big
It’s Friday which means a new episode of Wrestling Weekly with Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher.
With it likely being John Cena’s final show in Chicago, tonight’s WWE SmackDown was already meaningful. But with rumors flying regarding who’s in the Windy City tonight and who may be at this month’s Wrestlepalooza, tonight’s episode has the potential to be much bigger than originally anticipated.
On this week’s show, the guys look at that as well as the week in AEW.
Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
Fight Game: Is changing AEW All Out’s start time the right move?
John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss the latest happenings in the world of pro wrestling.
We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before getting to our headline topic about whether or not Tony Khan moving AEW All Out to an earlier start time was the right move.
We also talked about the following:
- The possible return of AJ Lee
- AEW PPVs being available on HBO Max
- A low TV rating for AEW Dynamite
- Whether Darby Allin has the characteristics of a top babyface
- Looking at the current All Out & Wrestlepalooza lineups
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B&V: AEW Dynamite and NXT TV!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a fun show talking two good episodes of AEW and NXT TV, the Dynamite from Wednesday and SAY HIS NAME edition of NXT on Tuesday! All the matches, angles, build towards big shows and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
WOL: Ian Douglass on black wrestling history, AEW Dynamite, John Cena news
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite from last night, the build to All Out, all the news, and more.
Plus, Ian Douglass appears to talk his book, A DECIDED NOVELTY, THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BLACK WRESTLING HISTORY 1880-1950. A fun show as always so check it out~!
WOR: All Out vs. WrestlePalooza, AEW PPVs on MAX, Dynamite, NXT, more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW moving the start time of All Out and a big debate on whether they should have, AEW PPVs moving to MAX, Arena Mexico, Nick Hogan suing Bubba, Netflix, Jon Jones exonerated, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reviews, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: AEW PPVs heading to Max, AEW All Out moving early to avoid WWE Wrestlepalooza
23:11: Netflix viewership, other ratings
37:32: Nick Hogan suing Bubba the Love Sponge, CMLL notes
42:28: MMA notes on Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen, AJ Mana & Rampage Jackson
57:20: AEW Dynamite recap
1:16:22: WWE NXT notes
AD: Jason Offutt talks Chasing American Monsters!
After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest Jason Offutt to discuss his current book, Chasing American Monsters, and his new book coming out Monday, Chasing NORTH AMERICAN Monsters! A fun show as always so check it out~!
WOL: Terra Calaway on Jeff Cannonball book, AEW moves All Out start time, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the news on AEW moving the start time for All Out, AEW PPVs now available on MAX, Smackdown and Collision ratings, and more, plus Terra Calaway joins us to talk her awesome book about Jeff Cannonball, who is currently battling ALS. A fun show as always so check it out~!
B&V: Mid-South S6:E39, plus SHOULD GRANNY RETIRE?
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig & Shawn & Granny Show is back with tons to talk about as we review Mid-South Wrestling S6:E39! Plus, it’s the usual Granny segment but this week we poll the fans with the big question: SHOULD GRANNY RETIRE? OR NOT? A fun show as always so check it out~!
Big Vinny V: Recaps of TNA Impact, Forbidden Door & my EuroTrip
It’s the return of the Big Vinny V Show and, boy howdy, is there a lot to talk about.
Vince Verhei starts, as always, with TNA Impact which wasn’t terribly newsworthy but featured a lot of fun matches including Mike Santana & Steve Maclin vs. Trick Williams & AJ Francis; Eric Young vs. Myron Reed; and the Hardy Boyz vs. Cedric Alexander & Leon Slater.
Then, it’s a better-late-than-never, in-person review of AEW’s Forbidden Door show from London. What was it like covering the show live from the stands, and why did I almost spend the night trapped in the bowels of the O2 Arena?
Finally, just because, we’ll review the best parts of my European vacation (my actual holiday, not the Chevy Chase classic).
All this and more on the latest Big Vinny V Show!
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