It’s the weekend Wrestling Observer Radio Show~! Join Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez as they discuss the big weekend upcoming with CBS on EliteXC, Smackdown’s jump to CW, and the WWE PPV from Portland, why these shows are all so important, Impact and Smackdown thoughts, the imminent debut of Mick Foley, a strange Jarrett/Angle segment upcoming, the ROH PPV and why it was so great, Danielson vs. Black, what Nigel has learned, plus a ton of mailbag questions on everything from women fighting in MMA to WARLORD vs. HULK HOGAN. A really fun show, so check it out!
Category: Wrestling Observer Radio
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September 24 2008 Wrestling Observer
We’ve got a PACKED edition of Wrestling Observer Radio today! First, Dave and I spend 30 minutes running down the news and talking the top stories in today’s new Observer, including the decline in interest among adult wrestling fans, the doom of DREAM, the most important MMA show of the modern era, and more. Then, we’re joined by Chris Bell of “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” for a one-hour interview talking his film, which comes out on DVD September 30th. Everything you ever wanted to know about steroids in wrestling and sports, performance enhancers, what can be done, WWE’s reaction to the film, John Cena’s freakish physique, a Where Are They Now?, and more. A great show, so check it out!
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September 23 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s the Monday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return to talk the DREAM show from Japan, Monday night’s Raw, the Lance Cade finish, Santino Marella, WWE booking like TNA, the big jump to MyNetworkTV and ECW’s new time slot, WCW/NWA in 1989 and who was booking, a big discussion on Ric Flair’s last match, the biggest draw of 2008, and tons more! Best of all, it’s our twice-monthly FREE show! If you enjoy it, Dave and I do three per week minimum in addition to 10-15 further hours of radio for members. Feel free to post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com!
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September 22 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s the weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight to discuss Villano V vs. Blue Panther mask vs. mask, WWE TV heading to Mexico and what it means, the Smackdown and ECW tapings with the fascinating Great Khali vs. Vladimir Koslov match, Impact this past Thursday night, the upcoming PPV schedule, whether Brock Lesnar is a show-in for Biggest Draw of 2008, history of the Lion Tamer, new wrestlers being brought into WWE including JACK SWAGGER, and so much more. Nearly 45 minutes of wrestling news and Q&As, so check it out!
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September 18 2008 Wrestling Observer
Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight with the mid-week Wrestling Observer Radio! We’ll talk all the big stories in wrestling and MMA tonight including the new season of Ultimate Fighter, Fight Night Live, promotional ideas, Kurt and Karen’s upcoming divorce and what it might mean for Angle’s future, Mick Foley and whether or not he’s going to wrestle, the brand new TNA signing, plus tons of mailbag questions including why hardcore wrestlers do what they do, Chris Jericho’s recent push to World Champion status, and more. A really fun show, so check it out!
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September 15 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s the post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer! We’ll run down all the major segments in the show plus talk about the upcoming main events for No Mercy, the weekend schedule, Ultimate Fighter and Ultimate Fight Night, Evan Tanner, TNA’s PPV and their upcoming tapings, Chris Jericho’s latest big push, how tough the Funks were, Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture and what both Antonio Nogueira and Frank Mir are predicting, and tons more! A fun show as always, so check it out!
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September 11 2008 Wrestling Observer
Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight for a brand new edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ll discuss the latest news including more on Ric Flair’s woes, what the big Affliction announcement is going to be and what it means for the business, the cancellation of their next show, HHH and his insider terminology and desire to bury everyone, plus tons of Q&As with questions about Toshiaki Kawada, tag team wrestling through the decades, Kevin Nash and Sid, and so much more. A fun show as always so check it out!
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September 9 2008 Wrestling Observer
It’s our twice-monthly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. Join Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer as they discuss the sad death of former UFC Champion Evan Tanner, another notable MMA name in poor health, the Ric Flair incident with his daughter that left him bloodied, Monday night’s Raw, where they may be heading for the PPV, plus tons of mailbag questions including favorite and least favorite issues to write. If you enjoy this show please consider a subscription, as besides new and archived issues of the newsletter subscribers also get 10 to 15 new radio shows every week. Feel free to post this link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com!
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September 8 2008 Wrestling Observer
Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return tonight with a packed edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! We’ll talk Saturday night’s UFC 88 PPV with the doom of Chuck Liddell, backstage reaction to the show since Dave was there live, and more! Then we’ll discuss the WWE Unforgiven PPV with three different Scramble matches, three new champions (yes, even the man who retained got an extra reign), what worked and didn’t work, and more. Plus, mailbag questions on Team 3-D, Nash, Gail Kim, Gorgeous George, Bob Backlund and the Superstar, and more! A fun show so check it out!
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September 4 2008 Wrestling Observer
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer return tonight with another edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! We’ve got a ton of topics to discuss tonight including the dual-PPV weekend special, the latest on Gail Kim and what her future holds, and update on Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar, tons of thoughts on the Hall of Fame issue of the Observer, including discussion on who didn’t get inducted and whether there were any surprises, Benoit remaining in the Hall, plus tons of questions on everything from WWE belts to PRIDE in their prime vs. UFC. A fun show as always, so check it out!