Category: Podcasts

  • Wrestling Weekly: WWE CWC, MITB, GCW & more~!

    Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return with a potential sleeper pick for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, Money in the Bank thoughts and more~!

    – This week, we start with a few thoughts on the late Gypsy Joe and then some thoughts on the WWE Cruiserweight Series (6:04)

    – Vic will give his thoughts on someone in the tournament he’d like to see go far, and why…and it may not be someone you suspect

    – Les will share a story about what a young wrestler was told by an unnamed executive (16:07) and why Les was a bit troubled by the story.

    – From there, some thoughts on the big matches at WWE Money in the Bank (25:17): Cena/Styles, Seth/Roman, the 4 way for the tag titles and the MITB match itself

    – We’ll close with a question about Les running the Georgia Championship Wrestling tours in the early 80’s (49:45) when they came to Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. 

    Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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  • Big Audio Nightmare: WWE CWC, NJPW, WCW, NHL, ALF, other initialisms and acronyms

    Never fear, the original alternate is back with topics including:

    – There was a little man in the ALF suit?

    – The natural hockey hotbed of Las Vegas Nevada

    – The WWE Cruiserweight World Classic and its interesting possibilities

    – The fabulous Starrcade ’90 flashbacks featuring Canadian grappling luminaries Troy Montour and Danny Johnson

    – The Horsemen’s inspirational message to “Get In Touch With Your Emotions”

    – Thoughts on the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors aka the Taguchi revival series, Ricochet, Will Ospreay, Kota Ibushi’s shadow, Hiroshi Tanainjury, New Japan’s top six situation, the upcoming Dominion lineup, sending good vibes to Yumi Fukawa, Did someone say Pro Wrestling Bezzle?, Shimmer, and much, much more.

    Lazier than Al Perez’ one eye, yet still deeper than Ole Anderson’s fake ass voice. It’s the Black Scorpion of radio shows (there’s only one, Sting…); It’s the Adam and Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE proudly here at F4WOnline.com.

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  • DragonKingKarl Show: 1983 wrestling world, pinfalls, Jesse Ventura, Free show!

    DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: 1983 was an incredible year in wrestling if you think about it. The wrestling world was about to change forever. The release of the new TEW 2016 got me to thinking back about the year in wrestling in 1983 and I talk about it on this episode. Also I answer some listener questions including pinfalls in wrestling historically and much more! This show is free today so feel free to send it around!39936511/home/tonyleder/f4wradio.com/feed/karlstern.rssDragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: 1983 was an incredible year in wrestling if you think about it. The wrestling world was about to change forever. The release of the new TEW 2016 got me to thinking back about the year in wrestling in 1983 and I talk about it on this episode. Also I answer some listener questions including pinfalls in wrestling historically and much more! This show is free today so feel free to send it around! Contents of today’s show include:

    • How pinfalls in pro wrestling worked historically from the Frank Gotch era until today.  Why “hooking the leg” is even a thing.
    • Jesse ‘The Body” Ventura as an announcer working with Gorilla Monsoon, Jim Ross, Tony Schivonie, and more.
    • 1983 the year in pro wrestling.  Who was working where and what was happening in one of the most important years in wrestling history.
    • The new Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 game. Everything you want to know about the text editor game and the mods to go with it.

    To order the Super Stern Stick directly for just $20 and free shipping world-wide simply use this link- http://www.paypal.me/dragonkingkarl/20

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  • WOL: Shayna Baszler, Slammiversary, Smackdown & Sempervive~!

    Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back to start your week off right. We talk last night’s Slammiversary, SmackDown only pay-per-views possibly being added, the NXT CWC, and more. Plus, a conversation with “The Queen of Spades” Shayna Baszler as she continues on her path in  pro wrestling!

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  • WOL: Sunday Funday with Sempervive, Slammiversary, stupid wrestler tweets

    Wrestling Observer Live with Mike Sempervive is back for the MOTHERSHIP EDITION. Two hours of your phone calls and tweets on everything from Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary, stupid wrestler tweets, the World Cruiserweight Classic, the state of NXT and so much more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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  • JNPO: UFC’s Jon Anik on UFC 199, Kimbo, Ariel Helwani & Brock

    Get a chance to catch your breath yet this week? From news to results to death and everything in between, the MMA faithful had enough to fill their cups and then some in the last seven days.

    Helping host Josh Nason make sense of it all is UFC play-by-play man, studio host, and Anik & Florian podcast co-host Jon Anik!

    Josh and Jon discussed the divergent paths of Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson from UFC 100 to UFC 199, the somewhat buried story of Urijah Faber possibly retiring, the public reverence for the passing of Kimbo Slice and Muhammad Ali this week, thoughts on the return of Brock Lesnar and his chances against Mark Hunt, a little on Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II, and even a question about his friend and former co-worker Ariel Helwani.

    Listen to all that and more in the 41st episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.

    Show notes: Here is John Pollock’s MMA week in review discussed in the show’s closing.

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  • Wrestling Weekly: Les loves NXT, Danny Miller memories, Brock Lesnar

    Just how big a risk for WWE is Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon at UFC 200? Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa will talk about it from WWE’s perspective on the latest Wrestling Weekly!

    We’ll start with Les sharing some thoughts about his good friend and former tag team partner Danny Miller, who passed away this past Monday at the age of 84, as well as remembrances of the late Emily Miller (no relation) who was a longtime fan in the Mid Atlantic area. 

    From there, we’ll spend a few minutes discussing the one and only Muhammad Ali (18:35).  After that, it’s time to look at Brock Lesnar’s return to UFC (22:18) and how it impacts WWE.  We’ll wrap the show by discussing the latest NXT Takeover special (35:52), and why it has filled Les with hope for the future of the business. 

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  • DR. KEITH PRESENTS: Sambo Suplexes In The Sun!

    Alan goes it alone this week on the DKP but there’s no shortage of stuff for him to talk about following a holiday weekend where ALL OF THE WRESTLING was consumed.

    Topics covered include: 

    – All Japan’s May 1999 Tokyo Dome show featuring two huge matches

    – New Japan’s Best Of The Super Juniors as the tour which has been filled with great matches comes to a close

    – PWG All Star Weekend Night 1

    – Pro Wrestling NOAH’s highlights of 2016

    – A Match Of The Year Candidate that you NEED to see in Dragon Gate

    – A Show Of The Year Candidate from All Japan

    – RON GARVIN being a hard man

    – New Japan vs. WAR featuring Genichiro Tenryu being THE GOD OF WRESTLING

    – AAW’s recent show in Chicago with Fenix vs. Pentagon Jr

    – Beyond’s “Greatest Rivals Round Robin” series, Rich Swann and much much more.

    If you can tolerate listening to an Irishman talk uninterrupted, this is the show for you! CHECK IT!!!

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  • NXT TakeOver Conference Call (June 7): HHH talks cruiserweight tourney, Hideo Itami, Brock

    WWE COO and head of NXT Paul “HHH” Levesque talked to the media for nearly 45 minutes Tuesday on a variety of topics that included:

    – A quick hit preview of Wednesday’s card

    – Promising a lot of surprises & something we’ve never seen before presentation-wise with the upcoming cruiserweight tourney

    – Thoughts on the upcoming draft, brand split, and how NXT could be affected

    – Whether they are targeting the UK for talent

    – Insight into how they plan their tours

    – How the presentation for the cruiser tourney will be different

    – Thoughts on Ali, Brock, a possible pipeline of talent to WWE from UFC, and more.

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  • WOR: Kimbo Slice dead, Raw report, Helwani reinstated, tons more!

    Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about. Kimbo Slice has died, we’ve got a look at his career, what he meant to MMA and why he was such a draw, and more. Also, Ariel Helwani has been reinstated, Raw notes from Monday night’s show, Best of the Super Juniors finals coming, mailbag and more! A packed show as always so check it out~!

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