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WOR: Tanahashi’s last match, WWE shareholder lawsuit

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Here were some of the things we discussed:

  • Business stories we’ll be watching in 2026
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi’s last match
  • WWE shareholder lawsuit
  • Triller woes
  • Tony Khan on the difference between booking AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision
  • Michael Chandler versus Conor McGregor?

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WOR: John Cena’s last match, Brock Lesnar

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Here were some of the things we discussed:

  • John Cena and El Hijo del Santo retiring
  • Brock Lesnar possibly retiring in 2026
  • Netflix and Paramount and the lesser of two evils
  • Diana Linares as the answer to a CMLL trivia question
  • AEW Dynamite and NXT ratings

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WOR: WBD/Netflix, UFC 323, WWE NXT Deadline

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Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio after UFC 323.

Paul Fontaine joined us to discuss the PPV, which is the last show before they move to Paramount Plus. We also discussed all the news coming out of Dana White’s presser.

Here were some of the rest of the topics we covered:

  • The latest on WBD/Netflix
  • NXT Deadline, which was a really fun show
  • Jack Perry replacing Darby Allin in the C2
  • AEW Collision
  • ROH Final Battle
  • WWE SmackDown

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WOR: WBD/Netflix deal, John Cena

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Here were some of the things we discussed:

  • The WBD/Netflix deal and how AEW may or may not be affected
  • TNA’s TV deal
  • John Cena on Bill Simmons
  • Freddie Prinze Jr. on the ESPN/WWE deal
  • Trish Speirs’ piece on Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement

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WOR: AEW Full Gear recap

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Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with an AEW Full Gear recap episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.

We went through the entire show from the news to the matches to thoughts on the booking of the main event angle as well as notes from the post show presser.

Here were some of the rest of the topics we covered:

  • Arena Mexico
  • Brandon Thurston’s story on the new ratings as well as the WWE shareholder’s lawsuit
  • Friday’s SmackDown results
  • Next Friday’s SmackDown spoilers

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Fight Game: Should John Cena win his last match? | AEW Full Gear preview

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John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling this week.

After doing our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down segment, they each brought a topic to the table before they previewed AEW Full Gear.

Here’s what they talked about:

  • If John Cena should win or lose his final match
  • Why Monday’s WWE Raw was pretty perfect pro wrestling television
  • The first week of NXT’s Gold Rush
  • Every single match scheduled for AEW Full Gear

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WOR: Bob Caudle, Tokyo Dome sellout, UFC 322 recap

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Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio.

Mike Mooneyham joined at the beginning of the show to talk about the life of Bob Caudle.

Paul Fontaine joined us at the end to recap UFC 322.

Here were some of the rest of the topics we covered:

  • The passing of George Tahinos
  • Rebel’s cancer diagnosis
  • NJPW selling out the Tokyo Dome for Tanahashi’s retirement match
  • TNA news
  • AEW & WWE news coming out of their weekend shows

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WOR: WON 2025 Hall of Fame class, Raven interview

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about the big news from today’s 2025 Hall of Fame issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Dave talks about the new inductees, who missed the mark but was close, and those who may do well on next year’s ballot.

Then, Raven joined the show to discuss his new documentary “Nevermore: The Raven Effect” which debuts on Amazon Prime next week.

Here were some of the things we discussed:

  • How the documentary came to be
  • Reflecting on his past
  • His friendship with Shane McMahon during his first WWE (then WWF) stint
  • His ECW legacy
  • Starting in his early days as Scotty The Body and a stint in WCW in the early 90s
  • His MMA fandom and what he’s told pro wrestlers who also became fighters

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WOR: Triple H, Mick Foley, SNME

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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:

  • Halloween wrestling costumes
  • Seeing Mick Foley live
  • Dave’s stamina as a wrestling fan and outlasting his friends with current wrestling
  • AEW WrestleDream buys
  • How long Seth Rollins says he’s out
  • Triple H putting himself front and center for the WrestleMania marketing

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WOR: John Cena’s last matches, final WON HOF discussion

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with the Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about some of the major stories from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We discuss the following:

  • Dave’s story on the new TV ratings
  • John Cena’s last matches
  • Seth Rollins and CM Punk scheduled to face each other at Saturday Night’s Main Event
  • Austin Theory being in WarGames
  • Andrade not working WrestleDream
  • Dave’s review of The Smashing Machine

For the second half of the show, John Muse, Ethan Tyler, and Phil Lions joined us for the last part of the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame discussion for this year.

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WOR: UFC 320 recap, The Smashing Machine

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Dave Meltzer and I, Garrett Gonzales, are back with our post-UFC 320 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:

  • Paul’s thoughts on the WON HOF
  • The Smashing Machine business
  • Bandido’s injury
  • AEW Dynamite rating
  • WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, & AEW Collision lineups

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Fight Game: Fallout from AEW All Out & WWE Wrestlepalooza

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Paul Fontaine joins Garrett Gonzales as a special guest co-host to discuss the latest happenings in AEW and WWE for a brand-new Fight Game.

We kicked it off with Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down and then did a bigger version of our Takedown show that we do every Monday on the Fight Game Media Network.

Our main topics:

  • MJF’s promo on AEW Dynamite
  • WWE Wrestlepalooza being a giant miss
  • Tony Khan not taking advantage of big moments from AEW All Out
  • AEW Tailgate preshows and the opportunity to tie them into PPVs
  • NXT/TNA

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WOR: Canelo vs. Crawford, Andrade’s release from WWE

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Dave Meltzer and I are back talking about Terence Crawford’s victory over Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night.

Here were some of the other things we discussed:

  • WON HOF
  • WWE releasing Andrade
  • Collision news
  • New matches for AEW All Out
  • UFC Noche

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WOR: AEW All Out on HBO Max, John Cena’s last match, Kenny Omega

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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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WOR: Chris Jericho’s future, AEW Forbidden Door

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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 WWE & ESPN and news on what else ESPN is trying to do with UFC and WWE content
  • Will Ospreay’s situation
  • The Hurt Syndicate
  • Chris Jericho’s future free agency
  • AEW Dynamite ratings

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