The latest WWE and AEW News and Results
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It’s Friday and that means a new Wrestling Weekly with Les Thatcher & Vic Sosa.
TNA’s search for a new TV deal may directly impact (no pun intended) AEW. We’ll discuss that as well as the status of Karrion Kross, and where both WWE & AEW are headed on their way to Clash in Paris and Forbidden Door.
Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!
John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales are back to discuss the latest happenings in the world of pro wrestling, available in audio form or YouTube.
We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before getting to our big topic of the show which was the current card for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
We discuss the rushed reunion of Christian Cage and Adam Copeland, a seemingly disjointed AEW Forbidden Door card, and major TNA rumors involving Lorenzo Fertitta.
We also provide an early look at WWE’s Clash in Paris, LA Knight’s stellar promo on Raw, the potential Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena match, TripleMania, a quick look at the G1 semi-finals, and thoughts on the Paramount/UFC deal.
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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our full recaps of AEW Dynamite and NXT this week! Two pretty good shows overall, although there were a few things on both shows that SENT BRYAN TO F4W THERAPY. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show talking all the news including more WWE vs. AEW head-to-head notes, Cena’s last match, the G-1 update, all the shows coming up this weekend, the AEW Dynamite TV report, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Great Wojo, more on the UFC/TKO deal, Hulk Hogan TMZ bio, AEW vs. WWE on December 27th, Karrion Kross, the G-1, weekend schedule, RATINGS~!~!!~, Dynamite review and some NXT notes, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to talk about including PAUL WALTER HAUSER YELLING AT BRYAN FOR SOMETHING HE DIDN’T DO, tons of health updates including Charles Robinson getting BITTEN BY A BAT, the Hulk TMZ doc, NXT, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Karl Stern returns this week with a new podcast looking back at the 1990s.
Recently, he took a look at the first pro wrestling newsletters of that era to get a feeling for where it began which was in a very low place. Today, he looks at the last newsletters from 1999 to discover that WWF/WWE was flying high and WCW was trying to regroup, yet again, from a failed reset.
Steve Austin, Bill Goldberg, Vince Russo, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and many others are discussed through the pages of the insider newsletters of 1999.
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The Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, CLOWN HOTELS, soap opera and wrestling reports, trivia, and more, then the boys review Mid-South Wrestling S6:E36! A fun show as always so check it out~!
For the first time in a long time, TNA Impact felt like a pro wrestling show and not a TV show about pro wrestling.
That was most true in the excellent Mustafa Ali vs. Joe Hendry main event, but there was also a fun tag match pitting Heather & M by Elegance against Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside, and a good promo segment setting up major changes in Fir$t Cla$$. Oh, and they did a fine job building and promoting the big matches for the Emergence app special on Friday, August 15.
We’ll cover all of that, then review two more big matches from New Japan’s G1 Climax: Yuya Uemura vs. Ryohei Oiwa and David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji. Come join the fun on the Big Vinny V Show!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back to talk the return of Vince McMahon to TV, the RAW report from Monday night, more details on AEW and WWE going head-to-head including the WWE main event, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about as we discuss the new UFC deal, ESPN and FOX also doing a bundle merger, updates on Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan and Karrion Kross, more WWE vs. AEW head-to-head battles, TripleMania, ratings, RAW report with some horrible finishes, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: TKO signs new Paramount deal for UFC
17:48: Hulk Hogan’s birthday, WWE’s version of history vs. reality
25:17: Bret Hart unhappy about SummerSlam incident, Karrion Kross update
30:04: WWE adding Cena vs. Lesnar PLE same day as AEW All Out, AEW going head-to-head with NXT in October
38:29: AAA Triplemania lineup
45:02: Ratings
46:16: Naomi not medically cleared to compete, Raw recap
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the gigantic deal TKO made with Paramount for UFC, why it’s great news for UFC fans, all the details we know thus far, plus Karrion Kross, Smackdown and Collision notes, Carlon Colker vs. Janel Grant, and more. A packed show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Robbie Ellis, Karrion Kross and Ashanti Thee Adonis status, Brooke Hogan clarification, G-1 updates, Arena Mexico, ratings, plus full reviews of Smackdown and Collision! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Robbie Ellis passes away
7:02: Ashante Thee Adonis, Karrion Kross & Scarlett WWE contracts expire
14:50: More on Brooke Hogan on Bubba the Love Sponge, Katana Chance doing announcing for American Ninja Warrior
24:09: Injury updates on Zoey Stark & Adrianna Rizzo, G1 updates
30:31: Arena Mexico notes, Triplemania this weekend
39:07: Ratings
43:07: AEW Collision recap
55:38: WWE SmackDown recap
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with tons to talk about in our full recap of both AEW Collision and WWE Smackdown. Collision was light on star-power but a very fun wrestling show, and Smackdown was fine, which is a huge improvement of late. A fun show as always so check it out~!
For the first time in years, the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live is TWO HOURS long (well, for Sports Byline, anyway).
Josh Nason guest hosts this week with a lot to talk about including:
All that and lots more ahead. Listen below for free or on either Spotify or Apple Podcasts (search for Wrestling Observer):
