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(Editor’s Note: This is Monday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live.)
Wrestling Observer Live with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor is back after WrestleMania week and weekend, AKA the longest seven days every year for a wrestling fan, to talk WRESTLEMANIA AND ONLY WRESTLEMANIA from both nights.
Not sure if it’s even a fun show as always, but check it out anyways! ~!
Editor’s Note: This show originally aired on Wednesday, but we didn’t get the file until Friday. Sorry about that.
On the, ahem, Wednesday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, indie wrestler and now promoter Dark Sheik joined special guest host “Filthy” Tom Lawlor to talk about Thursday’s Worst Show All Mania Week event that got a lot of talk going into it. (I mean, a mermaid vs. mermaid match? A falls count only here match? Two five foot guys in a 45-minute Iron Man match???)
Tom also talks news and other happenings. Again, this was up Wednesday afternoon so pretend it’s all new to you.
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Wrestling Observer Live is back with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and Lance Storm to end the week in Bryan Alvarez’s absence.
A Filthy Fun Friday features a full review of TNA Impact on AMC, what Lance’s favorite Sylvester Stallone movie is, AI Antonio Inoki (get it?) has arrived with an Android version on the way, and not much more!
A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live is back for a Thursday episode with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and special guest Royce Isaacs taking you through the news and notes in the world of professional wrestling.
The guys do a full AEW Dynamite report on a show that had a fantastic main event with Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega, John Cena breaking business records, Pat McAfee set to be our last action hero, and more.
A fun show as always so check it out~!
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It’s time for a special Thursday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor.
The former MLW Champion has lots to talk about including a full recap of AEW’s Fright Night Dynamite which had a tremendous closing segment, a look ahead at Thursday’s Halloween edition of TNA Impact, Friday’s WWE SmackDown, and the MAMMOTH WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event card taking place on Saturday from the Mammoth’s home, and more!
A fun & filthy show as sometimes so check it out~!
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A special Thursday Wrestling Observer Live is on the air with “Filthy” Tom Lawlor flying solo.
He is back today with tons to talk about including injury news about Kota Ibushi and others, run downs of the upcoming cards for TNA Impact, TNA Bound for Glory, AEW Collision, RoH on Honor Club, WWE Smackdown and WWE Crown Jewel from Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, and lots more heading in to a packed weekend (but they all are in 2025)!
A fun show as always so check it out ~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite, the WWE/ESPN deal, Hulk Hogan’s death, Forbidden Door, and more! Plus, Filthy Tom makes his triumphant return to talk about his hip replacement! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Tom Lawlor is doing well following hip surgery.
Bryan Alvarez has provided an update following Lawlor’s hip replacement surgery, which was scheduled for Tuesday.
“Filthy Tom’s hip surgery was a success and he’s currently recovering, continued best wishes to him!,” Alvarez reports.
Lawlor, who is a co-host on Wrestling Observer Live with Alvarez and is a frequent contributor to the Wrestling Observer/Figure Four website, revealed last week that he would go under the knife on Tuesday. Lawlor was optimistic about his recovery when revealing the news.
“Yeah, I’ve heard from quite a few people that have had hip replacements…this is one of them that a lot of people say they’ve had great success with, was a game changer, helped them out,” he said. So hopefully I fall into that boat as well.”
Lawlor has been out of action since May with a number of injuries. In addition to his hip, he’s also said that he might need back surgery in the future as he’s also dealing with herniated discs.
Tom Lawlor is heading in for surgery.
On Friday’s Wrestling Observer Live, the former NJPW Strong Openweight Champion confirmed that he would be getting hip replacement surgery next week for his left side.
“Going under the knife Tuesday morning, 7:30 a.m.,” he said. “Yeah, I’ve heard from quite a few people that have had hip replacements…this is one of them that a lot of people say they’ve had great success with, was a game changer, helped them out. So I hopefully I fall into that boat as well.”
Lawlor, who has been wrestling on the independent scene for a number of years following his UFC run, hasn’t wrestled since May. Last month, he confirmed he’d need the surgery.
“I went to a local medical facility,” he explained. “A local medical professional took a look at me. He took a look at these scans that I’ve had done and he said, ‘You know what, Filthy Tom Lawlor? If you walked in to the nursing home right now, there are 90 year old women who would rightfully have pity upon the shape that your left hip is in. He said the right’s not great either, but the left side’s so bad that there’s just a ton of bone spurs that have pushed the hip out of the socket.”
In addition to his hip, Lawlor said he is also suffering from herniated discs and has lost a lot of feeling in his left leg as a result.
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor’s report on TMZ: The REAL Hulk Hogan, which aired Tuesday night on Fox is available now for subscribers.
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor needs hip replacement surgery.
During his regular appearance co-hosting Wrestling Observer Live on Wednesday, Lawlor revealed he recently had his hip evaluated and the doctor was particularly descriptive in their diagnosis.
Lawlor said:
“I went to a local medical facility. A local medical professional took a look at me. He took a look at these scans that I’ve had done and he said, ‘You know what, Filthy Tom Lawlor? If you walked in to the nursing home right now, there are 90 year old women who would rightfully have pity upon the shape that your left hip is in.”
Lawlor then mentioned he will be having his hip replaced.
“He said the right’s not great either, but the left side’s so bad that there’s just a ton of bone spurs that have pushed the hip out of the socket.”
Lawlor hasn’t wrestled since May. He revealed on Wrestling Observer Live late last month that, in addition to his hip problems, he might also require back surgery.
“The L5 S1 vertebrae in my back, down at the bottom, I have herniated discs, there’s no discs there anymore. And the spinal column, that portion is out of place and is pinching a nerve in my back and that’s why I’ve lost a lot of feeling in my left leg, some size was atrophied. And really, I have a hard time walking.”
Lawlor co-hosts episodes of Wrestling Observer Live every Wednesday. Earlier this month, he awarded his mid-year Filthy Awards for various categories. He also unveiled a new star-rating system last week:
On a very special Wrestling Observer Live, former WWE/WCW/ECW star Lance Storm teams up with the one and only former MLW Champion and former UFC star “Filthy” Tom Lawlor for an hour like no other.
Tom Lawlor has provided an update on his health.
On Monday’s Wrestling Observer Live, Lawlor gave an update on his injury status as he hasn’t wrestled for the last six weeks.
“I had some scans done and unfortunately, its sounds as if I’m heading towards…what I’ve been told I need to have done is have a hip replacement in my left hip and some sort of spinal surgery,” he said. “The L5 S1 vertebrae in my back, down at the bottom, I have herniated discs, there’s no discs there anymore. And the spinal column, that portion is out of place and is pinching a nerve in my back and that’s why I’ve lost a lot of feeling in my left leg, some size was atrophied. And really, I have a hard time walking.”
“I don’t know how long I’m going to be on the shelf, I don’t know if I’ll ever wrestle again,” he added. “It really depends on that the neurosurgeon says.”
He told Bryan Alvarez that he will get “a few different looks” from doctors. He said he was also a potential candidate for disc replacement surgery.
“Physically I’m feeling awful, Mentally, emotionally I’m fine,” he stated.
So far In 2025, Lawlor has made appearances for MLW, Jersey Championship Wrestling, GCW, and New Japan Strong.
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor returns with tons to talk about including an update on Ben Askren (seen above), Ric Flair, Tom’s back issues, the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion and why everything happened the way it did, WWE Night of Champions, what it means to bench someone, and more.
A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including our weekend at Relentless Wrestling in Spokane, interviewing Kurt Angle and when you can hear it, all of the news, the Smackdown report, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
