Tag: WON HOF

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

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

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: Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame discussion kickoff, lessons from last Saturday

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

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.

Additionally, John Muse and Ethan Tyler joined us to talk about the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame candidates in the US (modern and historical) and Japan.

Here were some of the things we discussed before getting to the Hall of Fame conversation:

  • AEW All Out buyrate
  • Lessons from last Saturday
  • WWE Wrestlepalooza interest
  • NXT & AEW Dynamite ratings

Next week, we’ll go over the rest of the ballot.

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Here’s the extra 25 minutes of superchat questions that weren’t on the original audio version.

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: ‘Wild’ Bull Curry WON HOF case, MSG, Tokyo Dome

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On this week’s DKK Classic Wrestling show, I look at the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame case for “Wild” Bull Curry, a name in pro wrestling before I was a fan.

Also on this show, we return to Madison Square Garden in New York City following the Jack Pfefer scandal and then we head to Japan’s Tokyo Dome for an early 1990s show putting both New Japan and WCW talent together on the same show.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 309 recap, 2024 WON HOF class

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Vacationing Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter as well as the big events from the weekend.

Paul Fontaine and Pat Laprade joined us.

Here were some of the things we covered:

  • UFC 309 recap
  • Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
  • 2024 WON HOF class
  • Jon Moxley’s comments to the NY Post
  • Speedball Mike Bailey leaving TNA
  • Konnan’s health concerns
  • AEW Dynamite ratings
  • WWE SmackDown

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Fight Game: The return of the AEW vs. NXT Wednesday Night War

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John LaRocca and I are back to talk about the major topics in the world of wrestling on this week’s Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show with our Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down winners and losers of the week before going through our Top Five topics which included:

  • The return of the AEW vs. NXT Wednesday Night War
  • WWE Crown Jewel Report Card
  • WON Hall of Fame talk
  • WWE cuts
  • The upcoming Wrestle Dynasty match between ZSJ and Ricochet

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(We are doing a Fight Game Media WON HOF livestream on Saturday on the Fight Game Media YouTube channel.)

Wrestling Observer Radio: 2024 WON Hall of Fame show

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. We didn’t cover any of the stories in today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter because it’s WON HOF season.

Pro wrestling historians John Muse and Ethan Tyler joined us to go over this year’s ballot. For almost two hours, we dug through all of the categories debating who the top candidates are on the ballot.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW TV deal Q&A

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Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio. We talked about all the big news in today’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and took questions from subscribers about the AEW TV deal.

Here were some of the things we covered:

  • AEW library on Max
  • PPVs on Max, plus pricepoints
  • Audience for cable viewing plus streaming viewing
  • Possibility of a Fox deal
  • WWE’s NXT deal by comparison
  • How the shows will be simulcast
  • AEW Dynamite rating
  • Dave’s new book on 1984
  • WON HOF ballot
  • NXT Title Tuesday vs. NXT

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Wrestling Observer Radio: New WON HOF class

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

We talked about the 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame class.

We also discussed the following:

  • Who looks to have the best shot at next year’s HOF
  • Who is on the ballot next year
  • Who missed the cut
  • WWE’s interest in Kazuchika Okada
  • Will Ospreay being the leading candidate for Tony Khan’s signing on Saturday
  • The Continental Classic
  • AEW Dynamite Ratings
  • AEW Full Gear lineup and expectations
  • Ronda Rousey on the Wrestling Revolver show

We also answered a bunch of questions from readers and listeners.

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Wrestling Observer Live: WON Hall of Fame, weekend predictions

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Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to talk about all of the news in professional wrestling, and to get you ready for this weekend!

The new entrants into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, news on tonight’s Smackdown, predictions for tomorrow’s NXT Deadline and ROH Final Battle, and so much more – now with SINUS VERTIGO! A fun (for you, maybe!) show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE financials, Colt Cabana, WON HOF

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio going over the news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Topics include:

  • NFL’s younger demos watching on Amazon Prime
  • Network TV audience dropping faster than cable
  • WWE trying to do more things like the White Rabbit campaign
  • Crown Jewel preview
  • NXT cuts
  • Why Colt Cabana wrestled on AEW Dynamite
  • AEW Dynamite ratings
  • New Japan in Osaka
  • WON HOF

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

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW in the Bay Area, Rampage & SmackDown

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio going over the news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Topics include:

  • News of AEW coming to the Bay Area
  • AEW Dynamite and WWE RAW ratings going up against heavy network competition
  • Dave’s latest two-month analysis on WWE and AEW business
  • WWE & Hulu
  • Thoughts on Rampage and SmackDown
  • Jon Moxley vs. Juice Robinson
  • Early WON HOF discussion

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: Wrestling Observer 2021 Hall of Fame controversies and chaos

Posted on by Karl Stern

On this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling podcast, I do my annual show discussing this year’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame class and why everyone is so angry!

This year seemed to have more controversy than usual as one long-time historian and voter has vowed to “never vote again” while others have maintained that someone unqualified has now been elected. 

Let’s cut through the chaos and discuss this year’s inductees. We may hurt a few feelings along the way, but with tribalism and hyperbolic speech running rampant, I guess that is to be expected.

Plus, there’s more discussion on Sgt. Slaughter and who is being added to next year’s ballot that I think is a must-elect.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling: WON Hall of Fame discussion

Posted on by Karl Stern

On today’s episode, host Karl Stern answers a few questions out of the mailbag including wrestling merchandise and Houston wrestling questions. Karl then takes a look at the 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot.

On today’s show:

  • When did wrestling merchandise begin and when did it take off? Why do heels have merchandise today as opposed to not having it historically?
  • Who was the mysterious Spoiler 3 in Houston wrestling? 
  • Who is Karl considering for his Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot this year?
  • Who is he absolutely not considering?
  • Discussion about the candidacy of Sting, Ultimate Warrior, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sgt. Slaughter, Gene Okerlund, and Howard Finkel.

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