The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a PACKED show! We’ve got our usual Granny Q&A to open up the show, then full reviews of Raw from Monday with Vinny, NXT from Full Sail with a three-way main event to determine a number-one contender to the title, and THE DEBUT OF SEASON TWO OF LUCHA UNDERGROUND! A fun show as always so check it out~!
With MMA’s legalization in New York delayed a bit longer this past week and with UFC touching down in New Jersey, who better to talk to about the MMA scene in the Empire State than New York-based MMA journalist and author Jim Genia?
Jim dropped by the 31st edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out with the following items on the menu:
– How Jim got into MMA writing
– His thoughts on Ronda Rousey’s debut on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent vitriol that erupted online
– The mess that was the former UFC 196 and thoughts on the roles of both Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez
– Whether Jim thinks Velasquez is past his “expiration date” as a fighter
– A detailed look at what this past week meant for MMA being legalized in New York, and what he’s learned in over 10 years of covering the case.
– His memories of seeing Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones, Chris Weidman and Aljamain Sterling on the regional scene and their current plight today
– Our thoughts on some of the action coming up on Fox in Newark, NJ….and more!
Take a look at Jim’s coverage here, here, and here, buy his book, and then click below to listen to the show:
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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Diamond Dallas Page to talk The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Roberts, an awesome documentary that you can check out on iTunes right now! A fun show as always so check it out~~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA with Dave Meltzer, plus your calls and text messages and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Audio Show: Biography Series – The Mongolian Stomper. I wanted to dedicate an entire biography show to the late Archie “The Mongolian Stomper” Gouldie. He was my first favorite heel character when I started watching wrestling. Normally, I would not expect a lot to be made of the Stomper’s death other than a mention here or there since he was not a giant international star. But to me, here in the deep southern United States and, I am sure, to many in Canada he was a very big deal.
Today I want to talk about the career of the Mongolian Stomper and talk about the angle that made him my favorite. He was well spoken in some areas, while in others he was a grunting brute. Yet, even when he played the brute, his angles were often sophisticated. He was part of a famous, very heavy, angle in Stampede wrestling that lead to the shows announcer quiting. He did a similar angle in Alabama.
On today’s show I will talk in detail about another sophisticated angle he did involving Ric Flair, Austin Idol, Buddy Rogers, and much more. Today, I am going to give the Stomper his due and I hope you enjoy learning about a relatively under rated wrestling star.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on NXT’s latest tapings, the card for Takeover in Dallas, Smackdown tapings, Raw and TNA ratings, Werdum/Cain fallout, UFC this weekend, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Figure Four Daily is back with our third of four shows today featuring LANCE STORM talking Raw, the Royal Rumble, his thoughts on Lucha Underground after starting at the beginning of season one, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back today with tons to discuss! Tom’s training for his upcoming fight with Corey Anderson, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum both pull out, Royal Rumble and Raw thoughts, more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling ObserverLive with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with special guest Joey Ryan to talk about his PENIS TEST OF STRENGTH spot that has now been seen by millions and millions of viewers, more than watched Raw on Monday, his Youporn sponsorship, and more, plus all the news from the past few days! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today with tons to talk about, Raw from Monday Night, Fast Lane, the return of Lucha Underground, Impact tonight, your calls and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!