June 7, 2026 - We have now gone through the pages of my book DragonKingKarl’s Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus and finished the timeline of the pioneer era of pro wrestling. So, today is a good time to pause and answer any listener questions this week and I have several of them discussing William Muldoon, Col. James H. McLaughlin, […]

June 7, 2026 - It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. Are Janel Grant and her accusations ultimately responsible for the TKO merger of Zuffa and WWE? That appears to be at the heart of the case made by the plaintiffs in the WWE shareholders’ lawsuit. Documents made public for the first time offer insight into events […]

June 5, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio discussing the major stories from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We talked about: Click here to listen (subscription required) or watch on YouTube

June 5, 2026 - After a week away, Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return on Wrestling Weekly to talk all the things happening in WWE and AEW. In WWE, it may be more what’s not happening for three talents in particular with main event potential, while in AEW, Mercedes Mone returned this week and the story between Jon Moxley […]

June 5, 2026 - John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most topical things going on in pro wrestling this week. You can also watch full video of the show below. We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down before jumping into the major topics of the week which included: Click […]

June 4, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW Dynamite with one person already heading to the finals of the Owen and a surprise debut on the women’s side. We’ll also talk a very average version of NXT filled with, well, average stuff up and down […]

June 4, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including an update on Lance Storm, notes from the Dynamite show last night, news on Adam Cole and MJF and the former Andre Chase, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

June 4, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Nick Khan’s biggest whopper in awhile, the WWE shareholder’s lawsuit, Great American Bash vs. AEW, Best of the Super Juniors, ratings notes from this past week, the AEW TV report from Wednesday, Real American Freestyle run-in and more! […]

June 3, 2026 - After Dark Radio with Bryan Alvarez is back with special guest Robert Bare to talk the Spiritual Awakenings International Conference this coming weekend, which is streaming online for FREE! Tons to talk about including angels, his own near-death experience, life reviews and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click […]

June 3, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show talking a ton of news including AEW Dynamite tonight, THREE PLE’S all taking place on the same day June 27th, Grand Slam Mexico and the AEW schedule, some WWE corporate WHOPPERS, the NXT TV report, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

June 3, 2026 - On a new DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern continues to look back at 1986 and 1987 in pro wrestling history with the recent release of his new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus. This week, he goes into the July 28, 1986 issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter which featured such stories as a disputed […]

June 2, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including an attempt to fix Granny’s computer to open the show, then her usual segment with wrestling (Penta vs. Je’Von!), soaps and trivia, a guilt trip, and more! Then the boys review AAA Noche de los Grandes with the mask vs. mask match! […]

June 2, 2026 - Slammiversary is at the end of this month, but TNA seems to be in no hurry to put a card together. Impact this week was devoted to a pair of Champions Challenge matches that theoretically set up title contests down the road, but neither involves any of the company’s biggest names. So what we had […]

June 2, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lance Storm is back to talk about Ben Askren, RAW from the Cradle of Italian Liberty,some short stories, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right Click Save As:

June 2, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Ben Askren returning from near-death and a double lung transplant to wrestle again, Grand Slam Mexico, Balor moves to Smackdown, AAA and CMLL notes, gotta talk about Conor and Ray Stevens, and the RAW report. A fun show […]

June 1, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the AAA mask vs. mask match, WWE Clash in Italy, the King and Queen of the ring, Dynamite and Collision ratings, all the news from the weekend and so much more! A fun show as always so […]

June 1, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the AAA mask vs. mask show, WWE Clash in Italy, tons of AAA and CMLL news notes, Best of the Super Juniors, the Collision report, all the weekend news and more! A fun show as always so check […]

May 31, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a few thoughts on the Grande vs. Grande mask vs. mask match from AAA this weekend, an absolutely incredible must-see, and a show that suffered by having to follow it, WWE Clash in Italy which ended with some lame-ass finishes apparently designed […]

May 30, 2026 - It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. Some fans are calling AAA’s El Noche de Los Grandes the real main event of this weekend. Who will lose their mask: El Grande Americano or El Grande Americano Original? A hot crowd in Barcelona saw a pretty lukewarm edition of WWE SmackDown leading into Sunday’s […]

May 30, 2026 - Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio discussing the major stories from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We talked about: Click here to listen (subscription required) or watch on YouTube

May 29, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lance Storm are here ahead of the weekend to give you all the news and notes ahead of WWE Smackdown, Clash in Turin, a full TNA Impact on AMC review, Donald Trump, and an apparent FCC violation for peeing on the Xmas turkey! A fun show as […]

May 29, 2026 - The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive talk about Bushiroad’s sale of New Japan Pro Wrestling and all of its implications on the Japanese wrestling scene and beyond. Subscribers can click here to listen.

May 29, 2026 - John LaRocca and I return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most topical things going on in pro wrestling this week. You can also watch full video of the show below. We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down before jumping into the major topics of the week which included: We […]

May 28, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including reviews of a very long AEW block, 2 hours and 20 minutes of Dynamite followed immediately by a Collision with an overrun, and an NXT show that drove us up the wall but did at least end on time and had a […]

May 28, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show talking all sorts of topics including tons of info on the WWE shareholder lawsuit and why it looks bad for Vince and company, odds for Clash in Italy, Dynamite and Collision results from last night, and tons more! A fun show as always […]

May 28, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including New Japan new ownership and what this means, the WWE shareholder lawsuit, AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, Double or Nothing PPV buys, Ronda Rousey, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it […]

May 27, 2026 - Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including the New Japan ownership transfer, questions about the Vince McMahon shareholder lawsuit and what the latest is, the NXT TV report from Tuesday night, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~! Right […]

May 27, 2026 - Karl Stern is back with a new DragonKingKarl Show, discussing the June 28, 1986, issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter by Dave Meltzer. In 1986, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and the top star of World Class Championship Wrestling, Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson) was riding his motorcycle in Texas when he slammed into the […]

May 26, 2026 - The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment, a Q&A, the soap opera and wrestling report, trivia, and more, then the boys review part 2 of Invasion of the Body Slammers, a fucking wretched tape overall with the exception of two matches. A fun show as […]

May 26, 2026 - While AAA spent the week building up the main event of their next big show, TNA ran with what was supposed to be the main event of their last one. Both of those shows are reviewed on this week’s Big Vinny V Show. We finally got to see the full version of Mike Santana defending […]