Dave Meltzer and I return tonight for our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Tonight we have a ton of different subjects to discuss including a pretty damn good Raw with a really good main event, the Royal Rumble, the TNA and ECW tapings, a wrestler vowing retirement, WrestleMania possibilities, UFC and the CBC special, plus tons of reader questions including thoughts on Andy Kaufman in Memphis. Best of all, it’s FREE! If you enjoy the show, please consider a subscription as Dave and I do three of these shows per week in addition to two to three Bryan & Vinny Shows, new Figure Four and Wrestling Observer Newsletters, and nearly a dozen different alternate radio programs each week. If you love wrestling and MMA there is no better website in the world for you, so check it out! Also, feel free to post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com!
Category: Wrestling Observer Radio
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January 12 2009 Wrestling Observer
It’s the January 11th edition of Wrestling Observer Radio and it’s a big one! In this nearly 90-minute show we’ll open with Vinny and I discussing the TNA PPV from Sunday night match-by-match; what worked, what didn’t work, what was really great and what was really horrible. Then I’m joined by Dave Meltzer to discuss his take on the show, The Wrestler and Mickie Rourke’s Golden Globes win, upcoming episodes of Raw and Impact, WWE cuts, plus more news from the weekend and your mailbag questions. A packed show to start your Monday so get to it!
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January 7 2009 Wrestling Observer
We’ve got a huge edition of Wrestling Observer Radio today as Dave Meltzer and I are joined by former multi-time World Champion and New York Times bestselling author Mick Foley, who headlines this Sunday’s TNA PPV in a six-man tag. We’ll discuss a number of subjects in this hour-long interview including his TNA run, The Wrestler, getting screamed at in the headsets and leaving WWE, grooming superstars, future plans, and yes, roller-coasters at the Impact Zone. A really fun show, so check it out!
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January 3 2009 Wrestling Observer
It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave and I will spend 75 minutes breaking down all of the information presented by Henry Waxman this weekend concerning illegal drug use in professional wrestling. For those who have not seen it, the link is here. We’ll talk all the most important information plus take your phone calls as well. A very informative and insightful program this afternoon, so check it out!
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December 31 2008 Wrestling Observer
I realize that technically it’s 2009, but this is really the final Wrestling Observer Radio of 2008! Dave and I will take a look at the big stories in wrestling and MMA today, including the big blow-up with Viacom and Time Warner cable (well, at least the news as of 7:00 PM last night), the K-1 show, and more, then we’ll take your phone calls on a variety of different subjects! A full hour of Wrestling Observer Radio to close out the year. Thank you for all of your support and here’s to a great 2009.D
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December 30 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! We’ve got tons to discuss today including this past Monday night’s Raw, the JBL vs. Shawn angle that still makes no sense, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania predictions, Maryse’s injury, the death of Justin Eilers, Austin Aries and the ROH fan, plus several email questions covering topics from the Von Erichs to Matt Hardy mentioning ROH on WWE TV. A fun show, plus it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com. And if you’re a freeloader and you enjoy it, consider signing up today because Dave and I do minimum three shows every week!
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December 28 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s 5:30 AM Eastern but WE MADE IT! It’s the post-UFC 92 PPV recap show, and it’s a big one! We’ll run down the show match-by-match in the first segment with Vinny, Rob and Mike Coughlin, then we’ll head to New York to talk with David Spalding about the ROH Final Battle Show, and then finally it’s off to Vegas to talk UFC from a live perspective with Dave Meltzer! It was a landmark night that sets up 2009 beautifully, and we’ve got plenty to talk about. Start your Sunday off right with this download!
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December 24 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s Christmas Eve but that will not stop Dave and I from doing RADIO! We’re back tonight to talk some news, then we’ll jump into the overflowing mailbag and take your calls! All sorts of subjects are discussed including the schedule and steroid use in Japan, Buddy Rogers and Dave’s memories of meeting him, this coming weekend’s UFC, the potential return of Christian, and so much more. A fun show, and thanks so much to everyone who listens to this tonight!
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December 23 2008 Wrestling Observer
We’ve got one of the year’s better editions of Wrestling Observer Radio tonight, clocking in at over 60 minutes! We’ll talk Raw in great detail, look towards next week, Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, discuss the Smackdown spoilers, talk the latest on Dave Batista’s injury and how long he’ll be out of action, plus go in-depth into why titles in pro-wrestling don’t mean anything nowadays, when and why people stopped caring, the title runs of HHH, Lou Thesz and Ric Flair, drug testing in MMA and pro-wrestling, and so much more! A fascinating episode talking a wide variety of topics, so check it out today!
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December 21 2008 Wrestling Observer
Wrestling Observer Radio returns for our weekend program tonight covering several big topics in pro-wrestling and MMA. We’ll discuss UFC’s PPV this weekend and the three big fights on the show, offer some predictions, look back at 2008 and forward to 2009, talk Tribute to the Troops, Raw, Smackdown, and Impact, then take your calls on all sorts of subjects including regrets we’ve had about stories we’ve covered. A fun show to start the week, so check it out!