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April 15 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s another post-Draft edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Yes, this time we have to run down the ever-so-exciting SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT from earlier today on WWE.com. We’ll talk about what it means, potential feuds, why the company still has long-term problems, and more. We’ll

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April 15 2009 Wrestling Observer

Figure Four Daily returns with a fun interview with former Pancrase fighter and pro-wrestling Paul Lazenby! We’ll discuss the latest on attempts to get MMA sanctioned in Vancouver including some horror stories, a history of the issue and what the next steps are,

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April 14 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s a one-hour post-Draft edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll talk what was in theory — but not in execution — one of the biggest WWE nights of the year, why it largely failed, what the good moves were, a million and one

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April 12 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s a super late-night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer just returned from the Strikeforce show so we’ve got a huge review of the event plus lots of notes from the WWE-style post-fight press conference! Notes on Shamrock, Diaz, Mrs. Cyborg, Gina

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April 8 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s a big one — nearly an hour of pro-wrestling and MMA talk. The two major discussions involve the not-five-stars that Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels got in both the Observer and Figure Four and

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April 7 2009 Wrestling Observer

We are back from Houston and back in studio for the Monday night post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll run down the show in detail with thoughts on all the segments, more from Mania, Backlash, the greatness of Ricky Steamboat, and more,

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April 6 2009 Wrestling Observer

It is the mighty POST WRESTLEMANIA 25~! edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Dave and I are back with a full rundown and analysis of the show from two different perspectives, mine live and his from watching on at home. We’ll talk all the

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April 4 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s a late Saturday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, live from Houston! Tonight we’ll talk not only the WWE Hall of Fame with tons of news and notes from the building, but also the two ROH shows from Friday and Saturday night

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April 3 2009 Wrestling Observer

Sick of shows yet? TOO BAD. Dave Meltzer and I are back today to discuss the latest news in MMA, that being Dana White’s tirade on Loretta Hunt and the subsequent fallout. We’ll discuss what was said, what the actual story he was

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April 2 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio!~! We’ll open with a full rundown of tonight’s Ultimate Fight Night which Dave attended live, then give some thoughts on the debut episode of the new season of Ultimate Fighter. We’ll also discuss the latest

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March 30 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! And what an edition it is. Raw was one of those shows that didn’t necessarily seem so bad going in, but once you look at it segment-by-segment, as a go-home show for WrestleMania it largely

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March 29 2009 Wrestling Observer

Dave Meltzer and I are back for a fun and action-packed weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio!~! Dave was at AAA tonight so we’ll talk that show, WrestleMania next Sunday, the insane schedule over the next two weeks, ROH TV and Bully Beatdown,

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March 25 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the midweek edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ve got lots to discuss today including more on WrestleMania, the promotion of the event, internal predictions and buyrate estimates, Mr. Kennedy opens his mouth, Cena opens his mouth, and more! We’ll also take your

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March 24 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight with a huge Raw report, looking at a show with a number of big angles leading into WrestleMania involving Randy Orton, HHH, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho and

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March 23 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ve got a huge news show tonight with thoughts on the death of Steve Doll and Abismo Negro, Raw Monday night with a big return, a possible twist to the Jericho angle, more buyrate predictions,

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March 18 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Today we’ve got several news bits to discuss, including declining PPV buys, a Mania prediction, intense discussions of the Smackdown and TNA spoilers, and much more! Then we’ve got your calls and mailbag questions on

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March 17 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the post-shitty-Raw version of Wrestling Observer Radio! We’ll run down the show in detail, look at the “build” towards WrestleMania, then take a number of calls all with the same theme — show sucked, WrestleMania lame. Kind of depressing, really. We’ll also

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March 16 2009 Wrestling Observer

Start the new week — 3:16, in fact — with NINETY MINUTES of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Vinny and I will open with an unapologetic 30 minute rant on last night’s nightmare TNA PPV including thoughts on all the “matches”, “angles”, and “booking” in

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March 14 2009 Wrestling Observer

Dave and I are back for a quick breaking news update on the death of Andrew Martin, AKA Test. Not a lot of info at this point but we’ll cover what we know and talk a bit about his recent career.

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March 11 2009 Wrestling Observer

It’s the mid-week edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Today we’ve got a ton of news stories to discuss including the death of Tapout’s Mask, Ken Shamrock’s failed steroid test and what it means for the upcoming Lashley fight, JBL’s apparently imminent retirement, and

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