Editor’s Note: This is a free edition of the Portland WrestleCast. With a huge crowd for Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: Portland, this week’s episode of the Portland WrestleCast looks at some of the biggest wrestling crowds in Portland from 1968 to present day WWE. After looking
It’s Wrestling Observer Live Saturday with Jim Valley. Continuing from Friday’s WOL, I go more in depth on my strong theory that WWE has a big problem with emotional investment, fan engagement, and converting its audience to spend more money on the product.
You know Rocky Johnson from WWF, Memphis, Hawaii and California, but he also had a very successful run in the Pacific Northwest in 1981-82 with heavyweight and tag team title reigns. In this episode of the Portland Wrestlecast, I look at one of my
On Wrestling Observer Live Saturday, we look at the results from the NWA Hard Times PPV, the title changes, use of veterans and the outstanding young talent. From there, we look at Saturday’s WWE Worlds Collide event, why it’s not generating a lot fan
On this week’s Pacific Rim, Fumi Saito and I bring you a free episode entirely dedicated to the life and career of Kazuo Sakurada, also known as Japanese wrestler Kendo Nagasaki. Fumi grew up watching Sakurada and spent time with him years ago
Jim Valley is in for Bryan and Mike on this week’s Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live. It’s a very busy news show, including the announcement of Marty Scurll signing with Ring of Honor and becoming head booker of the promotion. Tessa Blanchard challenges for
Wrestling Observer Live is back live on Saturday with Jim Valley. SmackDown overnight ratings were at the highest point since November. Someone on Twitter expected me to be upset. I have no idea why. I talk about why I want wrestling to succeed regardless
Happy New Year from Tokyo. Spend New Year’s Eve and his New Year’s Day birthday with Fumi Saito as he and Jim Valley start the night at Killer Khan’s restaurant and wrap up around 2 a.m. in Shinjuku. Killer Khan is most famous in the
It’s the last Saturday WOL of 2019 and before Jim Valley flies to Tokyo for Wrestle Kingdom 14 and all the Observer’s coverage. My thoughts on situations making news in Stardom: the retirements of both Hazuki and Kagetsu and the fan reaction to the women’s dark match at WK14.
It’s the last Pacific Rim of 2019 and the last before Fumi Saito, Dave Meltzer, and I begin our wrestling coverage from Tokyo next week. In this episode, Fumi gives his thoughts on Stardom’s dark match at Wrestle Kingdom 14 and the retirements of
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