Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a packed, 90-plus minute show! We’ll open with all the news, a new WWE VP of Talent Relations, Dave’s thoughts on ROH TV and the future of the company, UFC and WWE Hell in a Cell previews for this weekend, and more. Then, John McCarthy joins us to talk his excellent new book, the history of UFC, how the LA riots may have spurned everything we know about MMA in America today, thoughts looking back at the first shows, calls he admits blowing, what needs to be fixed in the sport today and so much more. An awesome show, so check it out~!
Category: Wrestling Observer Radio
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FREE TODAY! Sept. 27 Observer Radio: Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer talk SummerSlam buyrate, what happened, Raw report, Hell in a Cell card, FOX vs. Spike UFC battle, your questions, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including the disappointing SummerSlam buyrate, why it didn’t do as well as WWE expected, Raw from Monday night in detail, the go-home show for Hell in a Cell, line-up for that PPV so far, the shocking Smackdown rating from Friday night, Spike vs. FOX in a UFC battle, your questions and more! Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com! And if you like what you hear, consider signing up for a subscription as Dave and I do 3-4 shows per week in addition to the other 15-20 brand new shows, plus members have full access to our thousands of hours of audio and hundreds of new and archived Wrestling Observer and Figure Four Newsletters. It’s a steal, so sign up and join the fun! Only at wrestlingobserver.com.
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Sept. 25 Observer Radio: Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez recap UFC 135, all the matches, post-show notes, DREAM thoughts, Dave on Impact, UK kid’s cagefighting controversy, your questions and more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including last night’s UFC 135 show with Bones Jones taking apart Rampage Jackson and the likely retirement fight of Matt Hughes, full results including the undercard, post-fight notes, Dave’s thoughts on DREAM this past Friday night from Saitama, TNA notes, your questions, plus thoughts on the big UK kid’s cagefighting controversy. A packed weekend show so check it out~!
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Sept. 23 Wrestling Observer Radio: Dave and Bryan talk the WWE Network and WrestleMania being brought on board, piracy and PPV, more, than Mike Coughlin shows up to help preview UFC 135
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with a breaking news audio talking the WWE survey asking fans if they’d buy the WWE Network if it gave them free access to WWE’s big four PPVs of the year, including WrestleMania. Lots of discussion on that, then Mike Coughlin joins us to preview UFC 135 Rampage vs. Bones coming to you live tomorrow night on PPV. A fun show so check it out~!
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Sept. 22 Wrestling Observer Radio: Third show today, Jim Cornette talks ROH TV debut, future taping plans, iPPVs including this past week’s show, Memphis heat, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with one of the great personalities of the past thirty years, JAMES E. CORNETTE, to talk the ROH television debut on Sinclair this weekend! We’ll talk the pluses and minuses of the first show, what the plans are for the future, taping schedule, the iPPV this past weekend, scripted characters vs. real life personalities, future markets they’re running, thoughts on the Memphis Heat documentary and so much more! A great show as always with Cornette, so check it out~!
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Sept. 22 Observer Radio: TUF recap, Smackdown and TNA tapings, Hogan’s future, Bound for Glory, PRIDE history, Matt Hardy drug bust details, your questions and more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including a recap of the first two-hour episode of the new season of Ultimate Fighter, tons of notes from the TNA and WWE Smackdown tapings, Hulk Hogan’s future, Bound for Glory buyrate predictions, Ric Flair and Jerry Lawler injury updates, more details on the Matt Hardy drug bust and trip to rehab, Cung Le’s new opponent for San Jose, plus your questions on a number of subjects including whether PRIDE was ever really a sport. Great show as always so check it out~!
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Sept. 20 Observer Radio: Raw report, Hell in a Cell matches, Matt Hardy to rehab, new big UFC fight, Linda for Senate, your questions, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns with our fourth straight show! Tonight we’ll discuss Matt Hardy’s decision to go to rehab, Raw from Monday night with two big Hell in the Cell main events plus a surprise “firing”, Linda McMahon’s Senate run, a new UFC main event featuring yet another Strikeforce carry-over, plus your questions on a ton of different subjects! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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FREE TODAY! Sept 11 Wrestling Observer Live on Sports Byline USA and Sirius Channel 94: Bryan and Josh talk Rock’s return to the ring, UFC Fight Night, Mayweather, Night of Champions preview, Flair vs. Sting, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez returns this week with special guest co-host Josh Nason of Fight Magazine and WrestlingObserver.com! Tons to discuss including last night’s UFC Fight Night, the Floyd Mayweather fight, Night of Champions preview for Sunday night, No Surrender and the Flair/Sting match from Impact, and so much more. Best of all it’s FREE, so please post the link or file elsewhere and help spread the word about wrestlingobserver.com! And if you like what you hear, consider signing up for a subscription as Dave and I do 3-4 shows per week in addition to the other 15-20 brand new shows, plus members have full access to our thousands of hours of audio and hundreds of new and archived Wrestling Observer and Figure Four Newsletters. It’s a steal, so sign up and join the fun! Only at wrestlingobserver.com.
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Sept 18 Observer Radio: Bryan and Dave talk UFC Jake vs. Jake, ROH iPPV, Night of Champions, Flair vs. Sting, Mayweather controversy, tons more!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns tonight to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including full reviews of UFC Fight Night Jake vs. Jake, the ROH iPPV from the Manhattan Center, the last iPPV before they move to Sinclair television, the Floyd Mayweather controversy, a Night of Champions preview, tons of notes from TNA including Dave’s thoughts on Flair vs. Sting, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Sept. 16 Breaking News Audio: Dave and Bryan talk Rock and Cena’s match at Survivor Series, other participants, line-up thus far, Dave reviews MEMPHIS HEAT, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with a breaking news audio talking the return of the Rock at Survivor Series, what the plan for the eight-person match is, at least at this point, other Survivor Series notes, plus Dave’s thoughts on the MEMPHIS HEAT documentary, which was apparently pretty damn great. Our first of four straight days of audio so check it out~!