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Wrestling Observer Radio: News, Mike Tenay joins to talk Koichi Yoshizawa

Posted on August 19, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. We opened up the show talking the latest news in wrestling as well as in today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter including the following:

The latest on Cash Wheeler’s situation
Dave’s story on the CM Punk, Ryan Nemeth, and Adam Page situation
The WrestleMania 40 gate
Shows he’ll be seeing in the UK

Then, Mike Tenay joined the show to talk about the passing of someone who influenced both he and Dave greatly, Koichi Yoshizawa.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Interview with RevPro’s Andy Quildan

Posted on August 12, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. RevPro’s Andy Quildan joined to talk about the UK pro wrestling scene.

He went over the entire card of their 11th Anniversary show, which is happening the night before AEW All In. He talked about Tony Khan’s big bet and why he believes it worked. He also went over how hard it was during the pandemic and how he knew the audience was back.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Discussing modern era candidates for the WON HOF

Posted on July 1, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Post Wrestling’s John Pollock and this website’s own Paul Fontaine joined us to talk about the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame as it pertained to modern candidates.

Here were some of the candidates we discussed:

The Young Bucks
Jay & Mark Briscoe
Roman Reigns
Jon Moxley
Seth Rollins
CM Punk
Edge
Randy Orton
Tomohiro Ishii
Satoshi Kojima

Dave and I then talked about the passing of Darren Drozdov, AEW Dynamite’s rating, Dave’s lead story in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Money in the Bank.

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We’re Live, Pal: Did we just witness the match of the year?

Posted on June 28, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with myself and Andrew Zarian.

We opened up the show talking about a recent bet made between the two of us and how I will pay it off. We then talked about the new AEW Fight Forever video game that is set to come out later this week. Will it be a literal game-changer for the company and what will fans think?

We transitioned into discussion about last Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door and how perfect the show was for the AEW fanbase.

We discussed which Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay match was better between last Sunday and last Saturday’s Tokyo Dome match at Wrestle Kingdom.

Lastly, we dug into a preview of this weekend’s WWE Money in the Bank show from London.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: CM Punk’s return to AEW, Forbidden Door preview

Posted on June 24, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We discuss the following:

Dave’s story on CM Punk’s return to AEW
One specific talent being frustrated after Wednesday’s TV
1 Bill Phil and what it means
Forbidden Door’s two big matches
The excitement surrounding the entire card
AEW’s Dynamite rating
Bellator and Tony Khan
NXT ratings and strategy
The Bloodline storyline and the level of detail to the story

We also take a couple questions from listeners.

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Big Audio Nightmare: AJPW & NOAH show reviews, Forbidden Door, STARDOM

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Adam Summers

This week’s two-hour Big Audio Nightmare is back to talk about everything happening in the world of Japanese professional wrestling and more.

This week’s topics include:

An in-person perspective on AEW’s debut episode of Collision
A preview for Forbidden Door and why the underwhelming title matches are nothing to worry about
The contrast between AJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH as seen by their major shows last weekend
A potentially surprising choice for first half Japanese wrestling MVP
Thoughts on recent STARDOM matches and upcoming PPVs
A look at the NJPW Strong in Japan cards

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Wrestling Observer Radio: CM Punk/ESPN interview, AEW Collision

Posted on June 17, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a Friday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We discuss the following:

CM Punk’s interview with Marc Raimondi on ESPN’s website
MLW’s lawsuit against WWE
AEW Collision’s theme song and announce team
The lineup for the show
Forbidden Door’s current lineup and thoughts on Jungleboy vs. SANADA
Conor McGregor being accused of sexual assault
The unpredictable AEW Dynamite ratings
XFL losses
Upcoming WON HoF class

We also take a couple questions from listeners.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Evan Husney talks season four of Dark Side of the Ring

Posted on June 2, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a brand new Wrestling Observer Radio. Co-creator and executive producer of Dark Side of the Ring, Evan Husney joined us on the show.

We talked to Evan about the new season of the show, including:

The reception to the first episode on Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch
When Dave first met Chris and Tammy
If they were missing that ‘tentpole’ episode
If they’d ever do a Paul Heyman/ECW episode
The Magnum TA episode
The Graham Family and why it’s an important episode
What Evan believes is their greatest work

Then Dave and I closed the show and talked about Superstar Billy Graham’s funeral, the AEW Dynamite rating, CM Punk and Collision, Ted DiBiase, and the contract status of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Konnan joins to discuss all the wrestling news

Posted on May 15, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a brand new Wrestling Observer Radio. Konnan joined us on the show.

We talked about a lot of the latest news in professional wrestling including:

All the rumors about AEW’s next TV rights deal
How streaming may or may not play into it
Tony Khan’s increased workload
Why Sami Zayn is booked for the next show in Saudi Arabia
Konnan’s thoughts on Bad Bunny and WWE Backlash
Some new Triple A talent that may be coming on the scene
Kenny Omega and El Hijo del Vikingo in Mexico
Canelo Alvarez and the business for Tank Davis Vs. Ryan Garcia
When Konnan went to WCW in 1996
Why The Acclaimed aren’t as hot

You can check out Konnan’s podcast K100 w/Konnan & Disco on Apple Podcasts.

The full video is available for video subscribers at https://video.f4wonline.com/.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Latest on WrestleMania, AEW business

Posted on March 24, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a new Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

We discuss the following:

AEW’s All Access show and how they’ve done a good job of creating intrigue for the first episode
The promotion of Omega and Vikingo
The latest on Bray Wyatt
Possible acts returning post-WrestleMania
What’s going on with Brock Lesnar?
The future of Bill Goldberg
Conor McGregor and USADA
Dana White’s interest in promoting boxing
The CM Punk situation
Vince McMahon’s payback to WWE

The full video is available for video subscribers at https://video.f4wonline.com/.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Vince McMahon’s asking price, Rocky Romero interview

Posted on February 18, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a new Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter as well as the story of Vince McMahon’s asking price for WWE.

Rocky Romero then joins to talk about New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Battle in the Valley show in San Jose.

He also talked about the following:

His match with Volador Jr. and his strategy to sell the match and feud
What skills his job outside of the ring entails
Wrestling in many different companies and countries
Going on the Jericho Cruise
New Japan during the pandemic
Okada vs Tanahashi one last time

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Remembering Lanny Poffo, Fedor, NXT Vengeance Day

Posted on February 5, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio. Mary Fries, daughter of Pampero Firpo, joined in the first segment to talk about her friend Lanny Poffo.

Then, Dave and I went over the shows and news of the day. We discussed:

Fedor’s last fight
The broadcast and the future of Showtime/Bellator
NXT working with independents
Multiple big shows in Japan
The Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn angle from SmackDown
NXT Vengeance Day
AEW Rampage highlights
SmackDown highlights

The video version of this show is available for video subscribers at video.f4wonline.com.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Adam Cole interview

Posted on February 4, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio going over all the news in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter before interviewing AEW wrestler Adam Cole.

We discussed the following:

Coming back from his injury
If he was fearful of never coming back
How he met Britt Baker
Leaving NXT and why it was hard
Joining AEW
His AEW debut and why it was special
Who influenced him to want to become a wrestler
How he trained to be a wrestler
Being “married” to Kyle O’Reilly

The video version of this show is available for video subscribers at video.f4wonline.com.

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We’re Live, Pal: WWE Royal Rumble recap

Posted on January 29, 2023March 31, 2025 by Garrett Gonzales

It’s a special post-Royal Rumble edition of We’re Live, Pal! as Andrew Zarian and I recapped the entire show.

We went over the following:

The tremendous continuation of the Bloodline storyline after the main event
Who WWE should go with at WrestleMania between Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn
Cody Rhodes’ Royal Rumble victory which was very straightforward
Rhea Ripley’s impressive Royal Rumble win
The horrendous Pitch Black match that was all about partnerships
Bianca Belair being taken a step down by being involved in hocus pocus

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