A pre-taped edition of SmackDown Friday didn’t update the Roman Reigns situation or that Braun Strowman is Goldberg’s new opponent at WrestleMania, so we’re talking wrestling video games on the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. As both a longtime wrestling fan and gamer, I have
It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Before we get into all-positive talk about your favorites in the business, I need to talk about Rob Gronkowski on Friday Night SmackDown. While he may bring publicity and eyeballs to WWE, right now Gronk doesn’t
On this new and free edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, it’s part two of our interview with former Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Jerry Oates. Part one is available for subscribers. Oates talks about his tag team title run with partner Jesse Ventura in 1978, dealing
With all the uncertainty and grim news right now, it’s an all positive episode of Wrestling Observer Live Saturday. Pro wrestling is supposed to be an escape and that’s exactly how we are going to use it today. Let’s not gripe about booking
On Saturday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, we kick off by reviewing Friday’s SmackDown on Fox including the NWO’s live segment. Also, why does Braun Strowman’s feud with Sami Zayn, Nakamura, and Cesaro look like something out of a Wes Anderson movie? Also,
This week’s Portland Wrestlecast features one of the best interviews I have ever had on the show: former PNW Champion Jerry Oates. Oates wrestled in the Pacific Northwest in 1978, the same time as Jimmy Snuka, Jesse Ventura, Buddy Rose, and others. He
It’s time for this week’s Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley. The Fiend is fine. He’s not being buried. Challenging John Cena during the last segment of the most-watched episode of SmackDown this year is a much bigger positive than losing
Editor’s Note: This is a free show. Just click the red button below to listen. When fans talk about Portland Wrestling in the 1980s, Rip Oliver is one of the first names that come to mind. In a podcast scheduled before this week’s
On SmackDown it was announced that The Bellas are the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame. Some fans are upset and I don’t know why. The Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame has real criteria, voting by experts, and ballot percentages that must be
It’s Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley in for Bryan and Mike. Jim previews what promises to be one of the bigger nights in the so-called “Wednesday Night Wars.” AEW is in Atlanta with the promotion’s first-ever cage match. Jim takes your calls and tweets
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