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Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back with a new episode.
The WWE Draft began on SmackDown without Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Sami Zayn, Logan Paul, or either of the men’s tag team champions (A-Town Down Under and Awesome Truth). We’ll talk about who’s going where. If you are tired of being poor, if you want to make some money, listen to this show. A sure-fire money-making idea.
Plus, AEW Collision, NJPW, and much more. Check it out. Your bank account will thank you.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back on 4/20. Congratulations to RVD (on Rampage tonight) and all who celebrate.
Friday night, we saw the new and improved Solo Sikoa. Now in a suit (trademark Malibu Stacy)!! Plus, blood on SmackDown. Is blood on TV still bad if it’s on WWE and not AEW? We’ll find out.
Plus, WWE releases, new tag titles, AEW Dynasty, and more. Maybe there’s something in the air. We had some technical difficulties. This is the Sports Byline feed of the show. Unfortunately, not all of it was recorded clearly. It’s been slightly edited for clarity. Still, most of the show is there. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back.
What? We still have a Saturday show still? Who knew? An explanation on where WOL Saturday has been. After that, we talk new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley and why he deserves it, Tama Tonga’s debut on Smackdown, Will Ospreay and “The Grind,” Zak Knight, new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes, thoughts on the main events of WrestleMania 40, and much more.
Yes, as stupid as it is, I guess we have to talk about the CM Punk/Jack Perry skirmish video from Wembley Stadium too. Warning: there is swearing on this show.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back.
Three. Count ’em. Three major cards overnight. We’ll run down WWE Elimination Chamber, night two of New Japan New Beginning in Sapporo, and TNA No Surrender, the promotion’s first special event without Scott D’Amore in charge.
Then we’ll talk with Jon Langmead, author of the new book “Ballyhoo!: The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling.” It’s amazing how many things haven’t changed in the promotion of pro wrestling. Plus details on a screening of the Andy Kaufman documentary, “I’m From Hollywood” with an appearance by director Lynne Margulies. It’s a fun show. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back.
Janel Grant’s lawsuit has led people to look at other instances in the past of Vince McMahon and WWE. This week, the best of friend of Ashley Massaro talked publicly about Massaro being drugged and sexually assaulted by someone posing as a military doctor while on tour in Kuwait in 2006. WWE has denied it knew about the incident and said that if it did, it would have reported it to the base commander. There are people who corroborate Massaro’s affidavit and that she told people in WWE about the assault. This week, we talk about WWE’s sordid history of alleged cover-ups and assault.
With the news that Kazuchika Okada is leaving New Japan, Jim Valley talks to AEW Collision color commentator Kevin Kelly, who’s worked for New Japan and WWE, about what the future may hold for The Rainmaker.
Kevin offers a unique perspective on Okada’s strengths and whether or not he feels Okada could hold down a long interview segment to open a North American wrestling TV show. Kevin also gives his thoughts on Japanese wrestling, New Japan, management, its archaic one-year contracts, and why he thinks Hiromu Takahashi should be pushed to the top of the card and Desperado should be the top junior heavyweight. It’s a great interview. Lots of insight. You’ll definitely want check it out.
It’s another packed weekend of wrestling with two stacked PPVs: New Japan Battle in the Valley and TNA Hard to Kill. Plus, AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts on free TV.
We’ll run down the build to the Royal Rumble on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, some surprises at GCW No Compadre, and AEW Rampage: Homecoming.
A rundown of all the shows from Friday and preview the big cards on Saturday. Another packed show. Check it out.
It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley.
Don’t worry about The Rock coming back and possibly working WrestleMania. Cody Rhodes will be fine. Friday Night SmackDown and The Bloodline interfering – a tale as old as time. This has gone one for years and not one babyface was prepared for an attack?
Plus, Wrestle Kingdom 18 thoughts, AEW Collision preview, the New Japan Battle in the Valley card, Royal Rumble, Will Ospreay thoughts, and much more.
It’s WOL Saturday’s first show of the year. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back for the final weekend of 2023.
Sad news. Pro wrestling legend Masashi Ozawa, better known to fans as Killer Khan has passed away. We remember his career including New Japan, All Japan, Mid-South, World Class, and the time he broke the ankle of Andre the Giant. We’ll also play the audio of Killer Khan singing in the New Year in his restaurant in 2020.
Plus, AEW Worlds End, Rampage, WOL Saturday Year in Review, and much more. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back.
There was over seven hours of wrestling to watch on Friday night — and we watched it all. Athena and Billie Starkz for the ROH Women’s World Championship headlined a great ROH Final Battle card on Honor Club that also included Kyle Fletcher winning his first singles title and an emotional but violent six-man tag team tribute to the late Jay Briscoe.
The Von Erichs returned to Texas for one more Claw hold on AEW Rampage and AJ Styles returned to SmackDown, shocking everyone by attacking LA Knight after the main event. Plus, Andrade, Charlotte, Kenny Omega, and much more. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back.
Did CM Punk have a pipebomb promo on SmackDown or just a plain ol’ bomb? For whatever reason, it didn’t feel like the crowd reacted to his big line about punching people backstage. Randy Orton seemed to get a bigger reaction. The crowd may like CM Punk, but he’s going to need new material and purpose, not just playing his greatest hits if he wants to keep up on a very competitive WWE roster.
Plus, NXT Deadline, SmackDown, Rampage, Bryan Danielson, Daniel Garcia, and your calls on the Wrestling Observer HOF, WrestleMania, and Royal Rumble predictions. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another packed Saturday of wrestling with surprises all around the wrestling world. Randy Orton signs with SmackDown, Bayley continues to be on the outs with Damage CTRL, Ric Flair gets edited on Rampage, Kota Ibushi shows up in NOAH, and Chris Jericho makes an appearance on a wrestling card in Vietnam. You read that right: the country of Vietnam.
Plus, yes, New Japan fans should thank Tony Khan. And is CM Punk less effective under an NDA? All that and much more. A packed show. Check it out.
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back for Survivor Series Saturday.
Between Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, Asuka, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, and possibly other combatants, it looks like the theme for this year’s WarGames matches is, “Can they coexist?”
Don’t forget there’s also three hours of AEW with both Rampage and Collision back-to-back tonight. Plus, thoughts on the AEW Full Gear media scrum last week and what they can do better. And it’s the time of the year when good little boys and girls wait for the return of one man: CM Punk. It’s still real to them, dammit. Tons of wrestling. Check it out!
Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley is back. It’s another Saturday packed with wrestling. WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia in real time. New Japan Power Struggle sets up some key matches for Wrestle Kingdom — including, Bryan Danielson making it official and promising to break Okada’s arm.
Plus, SmackDown highlights, an awesome three-way on Rampage, and more. Plus, does it feel like both WWE and AEW are taking too long with their storytelling? Too many shows just give the illusion of something happening when nothing happens. Can AEW and WWE both get to the point already? It’s yet another packed show. Check it out!
