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
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 discussed the following:
WWE having to redo creative after the Seth Rollins injury
WWE & AI
Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi originally having a match on the WrestleDream card
The Andrade contract situation
Then, James Dixon joined us to talk about his brand new book on WWF in 1992, Titan Shrinking.
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Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Dave Meltzer and I are back with our Friday episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, talking about all the big news from today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Here were some of the things we covered:
The passing of Rey Misterio Sr.
WBD’s company change
AEW on MAX
Saturday Night’s Main Event TV ratings
Insane sports competition this weekend for AEW Collision
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio going over the big stories in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
But first, Steve Keirn joined us to discuss his brand new book, which is part two of his career in wrestling. We talked about his run in WWF at the time, a little bit about his WCW run, and then a lot about his job as a producer/agent for Vince McMahon as well as his trainer role at FCW which predated NXT.
Then, Dave and I wrapped things up talking about the following:
The latest on the Janel Grant lawsuit
WWE contracts coming up
Dave’s story on AEW’s TV rights
AEW Dynamite and NXT ratings
AEW Double or Nothing early buys
Tyson/Paul postponement
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