B&V: Reviewing the final WCW PPV ever

The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with NOT Retro Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week since we’re keeping bodies in the studio down to a bare minimum with coronavirus concerns.

Instead, we review WCW Greed from, in fact, 19 years ago this week — their final pay-per-view ever. Next week, we’ll tackle WWF No Way Out 2001.

A fun show as always so check it out~!

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B&V: Bryan and Vinny review AEW and NXT head-to-head

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with tons to talk about in our look at AEW and NXT from Wednesday night!

These were two good but not great shows, although NXT’s two cage show was quite baffling in terms of both of those matches. Bryan looks at what those matches and the ratings tell about booking in 2020.

A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Figure Four Online’s best of 2019 audio, part 1

In the past year, our website produced 1100 podcasts over 12 different shows. Thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez and voting on The Board, we present part one of the Best of 2019 podcast series for free, looking at some of the best segments, discussions, bits, and more. 

In this two-hour kickoff, we run through #33-#50 with stops at the Bryan & Vinny Show, Filthy Four Daily, Wrestling Observer Radio, and Wrestling Observer Live.

50. The Wintner
49. Granny Buries Bryan’s Book
48. What An Easter Egg
47. Karl Reviews Heroes Of Wrestling
46. The Kat vs Harvey Whippleman/Nobody Will Miss Michael Cole When He’s Gone
45. Rob Loses Control Of The Camera
44. Dave Meets a 75-Year-Old Japanese Baba Fan
43. Sean Waltman Tells The Story Of Rolando Vera
42. Shit In A Cell
41. The List of 2004 WWE Rejects
40. Bryan Plays With His Buzzer/Wild Boar and Primate/The Wrong Orange Cassidy/The Undertaker Guilt Trip/Hit & Run
39. Paisley Has the Same Birthday as Ricky Steamboat
38. Yeah, Kane
37. Dumbass Callers/Bryan Unplugs The Phone
36. Kota Ibushi Is Ivan Drago
35. Nitro Cologne
34. Bryan Learns He’s Wrestling Nick Gage/We Fucking Failed
33. Nine Inch Nails

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B&V: The Super J-Cup kicks off in Tacoma

It’s the Super J-Cup edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show!

We all went to an absolutely great show in Tacoma, WA, Thursday with an incredible main event featuring Will Ospreay vs. Amazing Red and we’re here to tell you all about it since you won’t be able to watch it on New Japan World until at least September. We give you an in-depth look at the whole event from start to finish, plus a history of wrestling at the Temple Theatre and so much more.

Our normal Thursday night slate of talking to Granny and recapping WWF Superstars and NXT will happen this Sunday instead.

You can also watch the Tacoma Super J Cup recap at video.f4wonline.com. It’s a fun show as always so check it out~!

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After a few years of relative YouTube dormancy (other than people pirating our shows), our YouTube channel has been filling up with daily clips and content from both Wrestling Observer Radio and the Vimeo version of the Bryan & Vinny Show.

That’s why we would like you to subscribe so you don’t miss anything. It’s easy, it’s free, and helps us spread the word about the great audio content you have been listening to for years.

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Free video: Bryan & Vinny review the Starrcade 1987 go-home show

Last month, we announced a separate subscription option that offered on-demand video of the Bryan, Vinny & Craig retro show.

Thanks to your support, that has since expanded to video of all three editions of the Bryan & Vinny show each week. And, if you’ve been interested in trying the service out, we’ve uploaded last Sunday’s NWA World Championship Wrestling review for free on YouTube.

Here’s how Bryan described the episode: “The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with our look back at NWA World Championship Wrestling from 30 years ago, the late-November 1987 go-home show for Starrcade! We’ll talk all the matches and angles leading to the Ric Flair vs. Ron Garvin show that basically led to the Crocketts having to sell to Ted Turner.”

The B&V video library begins with December’s Christmas show. Subscriptions are $8.00 per month and you can go to video.f4wonline.com for more information.

Click play below to watch Sunday’s episode:

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BVC Retro: WCW Monday Nitro from December 1995

Courtesy of NXT recapper Arya Witner, enjoy the Best of Bryan & Vinny as they review WCW Monday Nitros from December 1995

As a bonus, this features all four Nitros that month, plus the December 4 Raw that they reviewed instead of the Best Of Impact episode that aired and the main two matches at Starrcade.

Highlights include:

  • The build (or lack thereof) to Starrcade 95
  • Four WCW world title matches featuring Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Lex Luger and The Giant
  • Charles Barkley and Refrigerator Perry on Nitro
  • The Giant vs Scott Norton
  • Vince McMahon urging you to invest in the WWF Hotline
  • 1995 WWF silliness, like Make A Difference Fatu, Bob Backlund running for President, Dean Douglas, Brother Love, King Mabel and graffiti covered caskets!
  • Razor Ramon vs Dean Douglas
  • What’s more expensive? Shawn Michaels and Diesel life-size cutouts or a Crazzy Steve wall decal?
  • Shawn Michaels’ Post Concussion Syndrome storyline in 1995 and the seriousness of concussions.
  • Bobby Heenan flipping off Mongo
  • Paul Orndorff’s Mr Wonderful theme
  • Brian Pillman going crazy
  • Alundra Blayze trashing the WWF Women’s Title
  • Ric Flair vs Eddie Guerrero
  • Nitro on Christmas Night!
  • Lex Luger being vocal
  • A giant bee sitting in the crowd
  • Craig Pittman’s search for a manager
  • The Starrcade 1995 double main event…and more.

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The Bryan & Vinny Show: WCW Monday Nitro September 1995

Courtesy of subscriber Tanguy Milano, enjoy this compilation of the Bryan & Vinny show’s reviews of all the WCW Monday Nitros from September 1995.

On this edition, you’ll hear about:

– The show’s debut from the Mall of America featuring Hulk Hogan, the return of Lex Luger, and more

– Hogan vs. Luger for the WCW title

– Ric Flair vs. Brian Pillman

– Randy Savage vs. Kevin Sullivan…and more.

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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show 10/13: Raw recap, Nitro from 19 years ago, amazing tech issues, tons more!

The MIGHTY Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns today with tons to talk about! We’ve got new contests coming with great gifts, we’ve got Raw from Monday, Nitro from 19 years ago this week, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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