The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight with tons to talk about including our usual visit from Granny talking the impending birth of Bryan and Whitney’s child, then full reviews of both the NXT TV show from Wednesday night as well as Vinny’s NXT Takeover thoughts from Saturday night! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Category: Podcasts
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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 11: Bellator MMA’s Jimmy Smith

With Bellator 141 on our doorstep, Bellator MMA color commentator and all-around good guy Jimmy Smith was our guest on the 11th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!
On the docket, Josh and Jimmy talked for an hour on nearly 141 topics. (Not really, but it was a lot). Here’s a preview:
– The experience of co-hosting Fight Quest and his favorite discipline he trained in
– How often he gets asked about competing against Joe Rogan in a cage or on the mats
– His time competing in MMA and whether he misses it
– Whether Bellator has ever asked him about competing
– Getting asked to commentate for Premier Boxing Championships and how it came together.
– The one nuance that the average fan can watch for when watching both boxing and MMA
– Working with new Bellator play-by-play man Sean Grande and the advice he gave him
– The most interesting storyline going into Bellator 141
– Thoughts on Melvin Guillard, Justin Wren, and Marloes Coenen
– His opinions on drug testing, uniforms, IVs, and Ronda Rousey vs. Floyd Mayweather
You also get Josh’s Opening Round focused on the latest grenades thrown toward MMA media, and Josh’s TV pick of the week. Your hour of power awaits!
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Wrestling Observer Radio w/CHRIS HERO talking PWG Battle of Los Angeles weekend and tons more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with special guest CHRIS HERO to talk tons of different topics including this weekend’s totally sold out Battle of Los Angeles three-day spectacular, his career working all over the world and more! Best of all this show is completely FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com!
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Wrestling Observer Live 8/27: News and notes, plus Juan Francisco de Coronado on King of Trios~!
Wrestling Observer Live returns today to talk tons of news notes on Tough Enough, the WWE Network, KAYFABE added to the dictionary and more, plus JUAN FRANCISCO DE CORONADO appears today to talk King of Trios weekend! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio 8/27: Tough Enough, NXT and New Japan, UFC upcoming fights, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on Tough Enough, the finale, Smackdown, NXT TV for Wednesday, Jushin Liger, Raw ratings, UFC booking and upcoming fights, tons of questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live 8/26: Tough Enough Finale review, buffering, plus MAX SMASHMASTER on King of Trios
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of talk on the season finale of Tough Enough, more on WWE Network buffering issues, plus a visit from MAX SMASHMASTER talking Chikara King of Trios weekend! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Live 8/25: EDDIE KINGSTON talks King of Trios, RAW DIVAS SEGMENT, Seth vs. Sting, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with special guest EDDIE KINGSTON to talk King of Trios weekend, Chikara and more! Plus, THE DIVAS SEGMENT ON RAW, Sting vs. Seth Rollins and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show 8/25: WWE Network buffering meltdown, Divas Revolution meltdown, Craig Contest, tons more!
The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show returns today with an historic show, the final Nitro recap for the foreseeable future as incessant buffering has run us all off, Raw from Monday with Vinny’s incredible meltdown regarding the divas, and finally, on a bright note, THE LATEST CRAIG CENSORSHIP CONTEST! A fun time as always so check it out~!
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Wrestling Observer Radio 8/25: Post-SummerSlam Raw, Brock Lesnar, Sting, UFC notes, questions and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including tons of thoughts on Raw from Monday night, the SummerSlam follow-up, Brock Lesnar, Sting, and more! Plus, UFC notes, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Filthy Four Daily 8/24: Tom Lawlor’s Alaska Adventure, thoughts on SummerSlam and more!

Filthy Four Daily with Tom Lawlor returns today with tons to talk about! Tom recaps his Alaska Adventure (TM) last week including STAR RATINGS for each excursion! Plus, thoughts on SummerSlam’s main matches and angles and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!