It’s the Thursday edition of the Bryan & Vinny Show, Contemporary Thursdays, which we celebrate, in part, by celebrating Granny’s EIGHT-SIXTH BIRTHDAY. Also, Raw from Monday night, NXT with Samoa Joe’s heel turn on Finn Balor, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Rejoice, MMA fans! With Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Will Brooks, and more burning up our TV screens this weekend, #JNPO 19 needed a full hour plus to contain all of that and some of the news of the week. Helping host Josh Nason navigate the fightin’ seas this week is MMA Fighting rising star Shaheen Al-Shatti!
Here’s a look at what Josh and Shaheen delved into:
– How Shaheen found his way to MMA Fighting and his abrupt first interaction with Luke Thomas
– How the Real Pro Wrestling feature came together
– Whether the guys want to see Georges St. Pierre come back and if so, who against
– A look at Bellator’s Friday night main card
– Why Josh likes Will Brooks despite him hating on pro wrestling
– Josh lamenting about the amount of Bellator shows and the “B” show Bjorn Rebney feel
– A look at UFC’s Saturday night card in Brazil
– Shaheen’s dark horse pick for the fight he’s most excited for
– Some Clay Guida conversation and a look back at the infamous Revel fight against Gray Maynard
– What Josh and Shaheen want Vitor Belfort to just go away
– Josh’s Opening Round chiding the Internet masses…and more!
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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with a huge show. Dave Meltzer joins us to talk all the news on Seth Rollins being injured and stripped of the WWE Title, thoughts on the newest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and more! Plus, Caleb Konley joins us to talk indy wrestling, EVOLVE this weekend and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Biography Series: Stan Hansen. This part one of a three part series covering some of the greatest brawlers in wrestling history. On this show I look at former AWA World champion, WCW U.S. Champion, and one of the all time legends of Japan – Stan “The Lariat” Hansen.
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today to discuss the 2015 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame with Matt Farmer — the winners, the losers, who dropped off the ballot, and tons more! Then, a look at all the news in wrestling and MMA, Seth Rollins’ injury, WrestleMania tickets, a busy weekend upcoming and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm return today with tons of things to discuss including details on how WWE downside guarantees are exactly structured, thoughts on Raw, retro Raw and retro Nitro, work ethic in pro-wrestling training and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Packed edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive today! Joey Eastman joins us to talk pro-wrestling, collectible action figures and more, plus all the news from around the world! A fun show as always so check it out~!
It is the MIGHTY Tuesday Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show and we’ve got tons to talk about! It’s Retro Tuesday and that means Raw and Nitro from 19 years ago this week, including, yes, the angle where Steve Austin broke into Brian Pillman’s house and Brian Pillman pulled a gun on him. A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with a packed show! Ken Hesser joins us to discuss Ronda Rousey’s coach filing for bankruptcy, Tony Nese talks EVOLVE this weekend and training with Mikey Whipwreck, plus tons of news and comment! A fun show as always so check it out~!
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer returns today with tons and tons of news! The Raw report plus notes on Sting and his weird disappearance from WWE, Alberto Del Rio and the Mega Title, some awesome Japanese matches to seek out, Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Snuka, UFC notes, mailbag questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~! This is a FREE SHOW so please spread the word! Dave and Bryan do minimum three shows per week in addition to the other daily subscribers only shows. Sign up at wrestlingobserver.com for all of this new audio content, plus over 7,000 archived shows dating back to 2005!