Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a rare morning edition to talk the death of Melanie Pillman, Cody Rhodes and his injury situation for WWE Hell in a Cell tonight, and a full preview of tonight’s show.
The guys also recap AEW Rampage, WWE SmackDown and NXT In Your House, plus talk Tay Conti and Sami Guevara getting engaged, and more on CM Punk and the AEW title picture.
As part of the 2022 F4W Convention weekend, hear the live Q&A session with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez from Las Vegas, Nevada, during Double or Nothing weekend.
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all the latest news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter including the AEW and NJPW co-promoted pay-per-view and his business comparison between AEW and WWE.
We also talk about AEW Dynamite’s TV rating, Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler coming up this Wednesday, Roman Reigns’ possible opponent for WrestleMania Backlash, Bret Hart’s WWE status, and Liz Carmouche’s controversial title victory at Bellator 278.
Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega said that while he thought he might return to action in February after taking time off to heal multiple injuries, that doesn’t appear to be in the cards.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio for nearly two hours following his award for 2021 WON Wrestler of the Year, Omega gave some updates including that he still has yet to get surgery for his umbilical hernia.
Last November following his Full Gear title loss to Hangman Page, Omega started his leave from wrestling to address his hernia, knees, shoulder and nose, saying in storyline he was taking time off to take care of some things.
Omega said that getting appointments and follow-ups based on those appointments in the era of COVID-19 has caused some snags in his timeline.
When he gets the hernia surgery, which will be the last thing he needs to address, he estimated it would be six-to-eight weeks before he could take impact to that area in a wrestling match. At that point, he feels like he could be ready to return.
He didn’t say when he expects that to be done. Doctors have told him he could work around it, but he wouldn’t want to return and then have the hernia tear, resulting in him being out even longer.
The hernia has been one of those issues that has caused Omega a lot of pain. He described working an Impact taping and having to do a run-in during a Moose and Sami Callihan segment that had to be scrapped because he was moving so slow to the ring due to the intense pain of just walking.
Omega said his recovery work is focusing on strengthening muscles around his injured areas as over the years, he leaned too heavily into other areas as he was overcompensating. He said it feels good to learn new movements from the ground up.
He is feeling better all the time and that when he returns, he will be “doing what I was doing 10 years ago, hopefully.” He would like to be able to focus on his matches and performance and not having to worry about blocking out the pain which he said he hasn’t done in a long time.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the NXT firings, AEW injuries from Wednesday, COVID updates, Tokyo Dome night one and two reports, AEW and NXT 2.0 TV reports, news and more. A PACKED show, so check it out~!
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio talking all of the latest in pro wrestling and MMA.
We discuss a ton of topics including the following:
The passing of Corporal Kirchner
COVID-19 and sports
AEW Dynamite and news coming out of the show
NXT
Box office draw of the year
AEW Rampage spoilers
Click below to listen.
Timestamps:
Start: Dave’s back from vacation, COVID resurging & WWE Canada updates
10:59: Corporal Kirchner passes away
23:04: PWTees data breach, Johnny Mundo vs. El Hijo del Vikingo at AAA Rey de Reyes
27:59: Raw and NXT ratings, Lash Legend vs. Sarray
43:13: Dynamite report
1:15:44: NXT report, Best Box Office Draw award
1:32:16: AEW Rampage spoilers
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the buyrate for AEW Full Gear, ratings from all the major shows this week, an update on Kenny Omega and why he’ll be off AEW TV for awhile, Becky on Ariel Helwani’s show talking Charlotte, AEW and NXT TV reviews and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Kenny Omega update, Full Gear buyrate
10:30: Ratings for SmackDown, Rampage
21:35: Becky Lynch talks to Ariel Helwani on Ric Flair
29:08: Dynamite recap
56:49: Rampage spoilers, BTE
1:01:21: NXT recap
Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio with special guest Tony Khan.
We talk to Tony about AEW’s upcoming pay-per-view on Saturday, Full Gear. We go over the entire card and talk about the build to many of the matches.
We discuss how Tony sees former WWE talent (including bringing on Ariya Daivari to face Dante Martin on Rampage), Lio Rush’s great performance on Dynamite, and the CM Punk-Eddie Kingston promo.
We also go over TV rights fees and ratings, how he looks at babyfaces and heels, signing Bryan Danielson, and Tony gives a small update on Jon Moxley.
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio with special guest, AEW star and new author, Jon Moxley.
Jon tells stories from his book, talks about leaving WWE, the timing with joining AEW and not knowing much about them initially, and his love for independent wrestling.
He also talks about getting in the zone, Terry Funk, Eddie Kingston vs Bryan Danielson, and tells a story about being a dad.
You can buy his book on Amazon (affiliate link) and listen to how to enter our giveaway for a Kindle version.
We were dealing with some technical difficulties, so apologies in advance for portions of Jon’s audio.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a ton to talk about including WWE Extreme Rules, all the matches and angles, the Raw lineup Monday, AEW Rampage and SmackDown recaps, ratings notes, G1, Stardom, PWG and more.
A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Extreme Rules recap
30:31: SmackDown recap
39:24: Rampage recap
55:14: New TV ratings system
57:44: The latest on the G1
1:00:47: Stardom notes
1:03:24: PWG results
1:07:25: Aljamain Sterling pulls out of Petr Yan UFC bantamweight title fight
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega on Dynamite: Grand Slam, a full recap of that show and NXT, Rampage spoilers, Superstar Billy Graham’s health, Raw ratings and notes from the show, G-1, Gran Metalik and tons more.
A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega thoughts
3:36: Superstar Billy Graham hospitalized
4:33: NXT, Raw ratings, thoughts on new NXT
12:58: Raw notes on three-way main event, Nia Jax, Gran Metalik asks for release
20:15: Upcoming G1 shows
24:17: Rampage spoilers
26:44: Dymamite Grand Slam recap
48:00: More Rampage spoilers
52:58: Miesha Tate out of UFC fight due to COVID, UFC this weekend
55:27: NXT recap
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio.
We open the show talking about the Plane Ride from Hell episode of the Dark Side of the Ring. We then talk about the AEW Dynamite rating and talk about their popularity as it compares to WWE.
We look ahead to the Bryan Danielson vs Kenny Omega match this Wednesday and wonder how it will end. We finish up talking about the G1.
Dave Meltzer and I are back with an early Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Dave and Bryan will be back after SummerSlam.
We have two guests today. First, we bring on Mick Foley to talk about his trainer and friend Dominic DeNucci. Then, Pat Laprade joins us to talk about CM Punk’s AEW debut, his segment on AEW Rampage, and then we talk more about DeNucci.
Dave closes the show to talk about his cousin who recently passed away.
Timestamps:
Start: Intro
1:00: Mick Foley
23:00: Pat Laprade
96:00: Dave talks about his cousin Sherry
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including AEW and NXT recaps from Tuesday and Wednesday, the cavernous gap in booking, Rampage kicking off Friday, New Japan and TripleMania this weekend, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Timestamps:
Start: Death of Peggy Lathan
2:57: NJPW Resurgence, All Out, Rampage, TripleMania previews and thoughts
13:40: NGD depart from CMLL
20:23: Ratings notes on last week’s ratings, Raw, NXT, SmackDown numbers
32:22: AEW Dynamite recap
1:01:50: NXT recap
Dave Meltzer and I are back with Wrestling Observer Radio. Joining us is Kenny Omega.
We hit on a plethora of topics including how Kenny’s feeling, who he’s interested in wrestling, how quickly the last couple of years have gone by, if there was a blueprint to his Belt Collector character, and the AEW’s women’s division.
He and Dave talk about memories of Kenny wrestling during G1, Kenny talks about his favorite memories of AEW so far, Impact Kenny vs. AEW Kenny, and yes, he talks about possibly wrestling Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.
As always, Kenny is very thoughtful in answering all of our questions.
