After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest Richard B. Spence to talk a ton of different topics including historical conspiracies, Aleister Crowley and his life as a British spy, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Category: Podcasts
WOL: Filthy Tom, WWE/ESPN/Peacock, NXT TV, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including an update on Filthy Tom, the latest on the WWE/Peacock/ESPN deals, when the last Peacock PLE will be, Takeshita and the G-1, the NXT TV report and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
JNPO: AEW quarterly business review with Brandon Thurston
The quarterly tradition of looking back at the last quarter of AEW business continues on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with a visit from Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.
Josh and Brandon tackle April, May and June in the world of Tony Khan, focused on some of these topics with some perspective given the dates:
- AEW continuing to push internationally with Grand Slam Mexico, the Forbidden Door announcement, Glasgow debut, and All Out to Toronto
- WBD intending to split into two
- The run-up to All In
- A birds-eye view look at attendance, ratings, PPV buys and such from the quarter
- Lots more
We also then had an impromptu talk about the AEW vs. WWE conflicts, antitrust and how MLW may have paved the way for a future lawsuit.
This was another fun conversation, so please check it out for free below, Spotify or Apple Podcasts (just search Wrestling Observer).
B&V: Mid-South Wrestling S6:E37, plus Granny!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, why she’s no longer doing the soap opera report, wrestling, trivia, and more. Then the boys recap Mid-South Wrestling S6:E37! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Big Vinny V: TNA Emergence and G1 Climax finals
It’s a packed edition of the Big Vinny V Show, covering TNA’s latest app special and the controversial final match in Japan’s biggest tournament.
We’ll start with TNA Emergence, where NXT’s Trick Williams defended the world title against Moose; Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander stole the show in an X Division battle; and Sami Callihan wrestled his last match against Mike Santana.
Then it’s off to Tokyo for Konosuke Takeshita vs. EVIL in the G1 Climax finals. Why was that pairing so controversial, what does it say about the state of New Japan in 2025, and what’s next for Takeshita going forward? We’ll break it all down on the latest Big Vinny V Show!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: September 1985
On the new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern continues his long form history series with a look back at September 1985.
While the WWF continued to grow and take over more territory in the United States, the AWA remained strong for the moment including putting on a stadium show called SuperClash in Chicago.
Mike Von Erich received the injury and got the surgery that leads to his severe physical downfall, plus updates on Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Road Warriors losing the AWA Tag Team titles, and more.
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WOR: WWE/ESPN, TripleMania, G-1, RAW, Naomi, Lawlor
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Tom Lawlor, Naomi’s pregnancy, WWE and ESPN, TripleMania, the G-1, Chris Jericho’s future, ratings, the RAW report, some mailbag questions and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Tom Lawlor undergoing hip replacement on Tuesday, Naomi & Jimmy Uso announce pregnancy
2:53: WWE could put September PLE on ESPN
6:00: Mexico notes on Triplemania numbers, CMLL, Worlds Collide
21:21: AAA Triplemania rundown
37:29: Konosuke Takeshita wins the G1 Finals, upcoming NJPW cards, Stardom notes
47:32: Chris Jericho future speculation
51:53: Ratings, Dana White gives long odds for Jon Jones fighting on the White House card
57:16: WWE Raw recap
1:12:15: Q&A
WOL: WWE/ESPN, G-1, TripleMania, Smackdown, Collision
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Tom Lawlor returns to talk WWE and ESPN, the AAA TripleMania show and the upcoming World’s Collide, plus the G-1 semifinals and finals, Collision and Smackdown. A fun show as always so check it out~!
B&V: TripleMania 2025 review!
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns with tons to talk about as we review AAA TripleMania, the first-ever full WWE version of TripleMania. It was much better than I expected. We’ll talk all the matches, backstage news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The Muldoon tour begins
On this edition of the 1000 Hours subseries on the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, Karl Stern talks all about the pioneer era of pro wrestling,
This week, he takes a look back at 1881 in pro wrestling history including the evolution of William Muldoon from New York City Police officer to touring champion.
Also, a physical description was given for an early championship belt, plus we had the death of former American champion James Owens at the young age of 30.
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WOL: I guess there’s a wrestling war after all
For the second straight week, there’s an extended Sunday version of Wrestling Observer Live with Josh Nason, available below or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Josh leads off with an admission that he was wrong (I know!) about there not being a wrestling war between WWE and AEW. Given the past week of the news that WWE is planning a head-to-head PLE with All Out and John Cena’s final match opposite Worlds End in addition to TNA’s possible TV home and night, it’s more clear than ever. But why should WWE care? I discuss.
He also gives his thoughts on the UFC’s deal with Paramount and why AEW is a (temporary) winner.
He also looks ahead to next weekend’s AEW Forbidden Door card and why he is looking forward to it more than week vs. last week.
Josh also goes over some things he thinks he knows he thinks including why Ring of Honor needs a direction, Nick Khan’s hatred of out-of-office messages, Big E’s wrestling future, Karrion Kross, and how Vince McMahon will be remembered.
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WOR: UFC 319, MJF vs. Mistico, Triplemania
Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with our post-UFC 319 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.
Paul Fontaine joined us to go over the show as well as the news coming out of it.
Here were some of the rest of the topics we covered:
- MJF & Mistico angle for the anniversary show
- G1 Climax 35 semi-finals matches
- Triplemania results
- WWE SmackDown & AEW Collision notes
- Saturday wrestling news
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WOL: The sameness of SmackDown
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It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.
This weekend has an international flavor with Friday’s TNA Emergence, Saturday’s TripleMania & the finals of the G1 Climax tournament, AEW Collision, NOAH, and the main event of CMLL’s 91st Anaversario card set.
Meanwhile, Friday’s WWE SmackDown felt like a lot of the same wrestlers doing the same things against the same opponents and the same outcomes. There’s a lot of top quality talent, but I feel like I’ve seen it again and again.
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WOR: Paramount & UFC, TNA rumors
Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, 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:
- Dave’s lead story on the Paramount/UFC deal
- Rumors about Lorenzo Fertita being a possible buyer for TNA
- WWE counter-programming AEW
- AEW ratings
- All of the shows this weekend including the G-1 semis, TripleMania, & UFC 319
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WOL: FUN FRIDAY: WWE, TNA, AEW, CW, Lorenzo, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the rumors surrounding TNA and WWE and Lorenzo Fertitta and AEW, head-to-head battles, NXT vs. AEW in the ratings, your calls and text message questions and more! It’s FUN FRIDAY, so check it out~!