Wrestling Observer Radio: Remembering Don West, WrestleMania news, Dragon Lee contract details

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

Topics include:

  • The passing of Don West
  • Plan B discussions for WrestleMania
  • The possibility of adding a second big title in WWE
  • The status of Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch
  • AJ Styles’ injury
  • More details on Dragon Lee’s contract
  • AEW Dynamite rating
  • The possibility of CM Punk and the Elite working things out
  • William Regal’s goodbye to AEW
  • The Johnny Doyle story from this week’s issue

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW Dynamite & NXT recaps, UFC PPV price increase

Wrestling Observer Radio with myself and Dave Meltzer is back for another edition as Bryan Alvarez is still on vacation.

There’s a lot to talk about tonight, including:

  • Dave has seen a lot of great wrestling this week including the TAKA and Taichi PPV, Gunther vs. Ricochet from WWE SmackDown, Will Ospreay vs. Tomohiro Ishii and more.
  • AEW Dynamite was mostly solid this week with a very good women’s match in the main event and a solid tag match between FTR and the Gunns.  Although, there was a segment that wasn’t very well-received featuring Keith Lee, Swerve Strickland and Rick Ross. 
  • Plus we talk NXT, Mandy Rose, the price of UFC PPVs going up again, and it’s pro wrestling Christmas sweatshirt season.

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW Dynamite & NXT reviews, Ariel Helwani’s Tony Khan comments

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of AEW and NXT, Ariel Helwani talking his Tony Khan interview, New Japan in New York, TripleMania, Renee debuting for AEW, mailbag and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

0:55: Ariel Helwani on Tony Khan

19:51: Ratings

31:33: NJPW in New York top matches, PWG

34:15: Triplemania lineup

39:32: AEW Dynamite recap

1:02:15: NXT recap

1:08:41: Mailbag

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Antonio Inoki Q&A, SmackDown & Rampage thoughts

Wrestling Observer Radio returns with plenty to talk about including an extensive Q&A following the passing of Antonio Inoki, Space TV and AEW, Daniel Cormier to WWE Extreme Rules, WWE Raw and AEW Dynamite lineups, SmackDown ratings notes and recaps, plus thoughts on this past weekend’s NJPW Royal Quest, Stardom, Bellator, and more. 

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: More on Antonio Inoki, Q&A

36:02: AEW no longer airing on Space, excluding Brazil

41:20: Raw preview

46:26: AEW Dynamite preview

48:17: Ratings

54:03: Bellator thoughts, Stardom and NJPW rundown

1:05:49: Rampage thoughts

1:10:02: SmackDown thoughts

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW Grand Slam & NXT recap, ratings, weekend schedule

Wrestling Observer Radio is back with plenty to talk about including the aptly-named AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, WWE NXT, recent ratings and spoilers for Friday’s Rampage Grand Slam show.

We also talk Stardom and New Japan running shows this weekend, some UFC notes, and more.

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: AEW Dynamite Grand Slam fallout

8:45: Ratings

16:26: NJPW, Stardom shows this weekend

20:38: Raul Rosas signs with UFC, Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor 2?

28:08: AEW Dynamite Grand Slam recap

55:00: Stardom PPV lineup

56:15: NXT recap

1:10:25: AEW Rampage Grand Slam spoilers

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Wrestling Observer Radio: Malakai Black statement, Logan vs. Reigns, Jose Aldo retires

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and I is back with plenty to talk about including Malakai Black publicly stating he asked for his AEW released, Logan Paul vs. Roman Reigns at WWE Crown Jewel, Kenny Omega, AEW in California for their first PPV of 2023, Kento Miyahara and the Hall of Fame, CMLL Anniversary show notes, Jose Aldo retires, Smackdown and Rampage and more. 

A fun show as always so check it out~! Listen to this and over 14,000 other archived podcasts with a subscription to wrestlingobserver.com! Sign up today!

Timestamps:

Start: Malakai Black says he’s taking time off

5:00: Logan Paul vs. Roman Reigns set for Crown Jewel

14:30: Kenny Omega and Triplemania, Hulu/WWE update

19:25: AEW coming to San Francisco

26:47: AJPW runs Budokan Hall, Kento Miyahara and the Hall of Fame

35:50: AEW Grand Slam rundown

41:00: CMLL Anniversary show notes

44:37: Jose Aldo announces retirement from MMA

51:55: Notes on Rampage, SmackDown

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW suspensions update, Dynamite & NXT reviews

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with plenty to talk about including this week’s AEW Dynamite and NXT reviews, Friday’s Rampage spoilers, AEW suspension updates, WWE Raw ratings, notes on the CMLL Anniversary show and Jun Kasai vs. Desperado, and more.

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: AEW suspensions update, Kenny Omega in Japan, Young Bucks/WWE update

4:09: Ratings (contains NXT spoilers)

13:56: CMLL Anniversary show sells out

17:58: NJPW adds The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street

22:58: Jun Kasai vs. El Desperado thoughts

25:50: AEW Dynamite recap

47:45: NXT recap

1:00:14: Rampage spoilers for Friday

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW Dynamite recap, latest on CM Punk, Tournament of Champions

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the latest on the CM Punk situation in AEW, what Tony Khan announced on Dynamite, a full recap of the show, Rampage spoilers at the end plus all the news. 

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Update on AEW altercation, suspensions

32:36: Ricky Fuji undergoes surgery following stroke, Keiji Mutoh retirement match at the Tokyo Dome

37:12: Ratings

43:29: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing match, Poirier vs. Chandler UFC fight

50:43: Dynamite report

1:20:44: Rampage spoilers

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW All Out press conference fight, big decisions, WWE Raw recap

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with plenty to talk about including all the details on what happened Sunday following CM Punk’s AEW All Out press conference and afterward, what all sides agree on and dispute about the big fight, AEW injuries, the RAW report and tons more. 

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: A long weekend

1:50: More on the CM Punk/Ace Steel/Elite situation

28:26: Injury updates on Alex Reynolds, Kyle O’Reilly, Ruby Soho, Adam Cole

30:58: MJF to speak on Wednesday, more on the Punk situation

40:11: Raw recap

56:05: UFC this weekend 

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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE Clash at the Castle recap, AEW All Out & NXT Worlds Collide previews

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a Sunday morning edition live from Chicago, Illinois.

There’s lots to talk about including a recap of Saturday’s WWE Clash at the Castle, previews of AEW All Out and NXT Worlds Collide, notes from the Tony Khan WOR interview and more.

This was a fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Radio: A conversation with AEW’s Tony Khan

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio with special guest Tony Khan of AEW & ROH.

We talked about Sunday’s All Out and plenty more.

Some other topics include: 

  • The relationship with WBD
  • All of the injuries over the summer
  • Partnerships with other wrestling companies
  • ROH and All Elite Women
  • Triple H’s comments to Ariel Helwani
  • Surprises
  • Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay
  • Doing more live Rampage shows

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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE Raw recap, Edge talks retirement, NJPW notes

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with plenty to talk about including Edge talking retirement, Road Dogg replacing Jeff Jarrett in WWE, the WWE Women’s Tag Tournament changes, AEW’s upcoming schedule, a 24/7 title update, tons of NJPW notes, ratings, your weekly Raw report, mailbag and more. 

A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Timestamps:

Start: Edge post-Raw promo

2:27: Jeff Jarrett out, Road Dogg back in WWE

4:35: Gigi Dolin injured, Toxic Attraction out of WWE Women’s Tag Team title tournament

7:53: 24/7 title update, house show notes

11:03: AEW’s upcoming schedule schedule

12:56: Matches announced for Stardom x NJPW joint show, next NJPW tour card

19:41: Ricky Knight Jr. defeats Will Ospreay

24:54: Ratings

27:57: Dana White/Rob Gronkowski/Tom Brady story

30:09: Raw report

50:46: Mailbag

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Wrestling Observer Radio: WWE SummerSlam review, catching up on NJPW G1

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of both WWE SummerSlam and UFC 277, the WWE changes we have and haven’t seen, an update on the NJPW G1 tournament, Ric Flair’s Last Match pay-per-view, and more. 

A fun show as always so check it out~

Timestamps:

Start: Ric Flair’s Last Match is Sunday night

03:13: WWE changes, SummerSlam rundown

40:37: UFC 277

57:12: G1 update

1:01:28: Stardom, Dragon Gate notes

1:06:21: Jake Paul fight off

1:12:57: Vince McMahon issue of the Observer

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Wrestling Observer Radio: AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door preview, WWE ratings, injuries

Dave Meltzer and I are back on an early Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio talking all the latest news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter including stories on how Stephanie McMahon came to be interim CEO, AEW’s injury issues as well as the secrecy around injuries, and Jon Moxley’s interview with his wife, Renee Paquette.

We preview Sunday’s Forbidden Door, talk about AEW’s wellness policy, Blood and Guts, and WWE’s excellent ratings of late.

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