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WOR: Breaking audio on death of The Stomper Archie Gouldie and TNA’s negotiations with AJ Styles, Gallows and Anderson
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a breaking news audio talking the death of Archie the Stomper Gouldie — Bret Hart’s favorite wrestler growing up — plus an update on TNA’s claim that AJ Styles, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson had all agreed to go to TNA before changing their minds when WWE came calling. A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont on his first UFC experience
Through the years, MMA fans have all cringed when mainstream sports writers get their first taste of the sport and then assail the sport in print. So when the Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont got a break from his Boston Bruins beat for a night and headed to the TD Garden for UFC Fight Night last Sunday, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if he had the same reaction many before him, including the Globe’s Bob Ryan, had before.
However, Kevin survived his experience and is ready to tell the tale on the 30th edition of Josh Nason’s Punch Out! This is a free edition of the show, so please link and share liberally.
In a 40-minute talk (link below), Josh and Kevin talked about:
– How he got the assignment to begin with
– The whereabouts of former Bruins goalie and UFC fan Tim Thomas
– His approach to the assignment
– His likes and dislikes at the event
– His thoughts on Dana White after interviewing him for 45 minutes
– The parallels of pro hockey players to MMA athletes and the two sports in general
– Whether he’d ever go back…and plenty more.
Take a look at Kevin’s coverage here and here, and then click below to listen to the show:
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WOL: Royal Rumble, Dr. Lucha talks FantasticaMania and Lucha Underground, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Josh Nason is back today with tons to talk about including the Royal Rumble, the winter storm changing all sorts of shows, WrestleMania bus info, plus Dr. Lucha appears to talk FantasticaMania, Lucha Underground, Alberto Del Rio and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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B&V 1/22: NXT, Vinny’s Raw Report, Granny’s contest, more!
The Bryan & Vinny Show is back today with a packed edition of the program! We’ve got the usual NXT from Full Sail report, Vinny’s Raw reactions from Monday Night, Granny joins us for another contest plus SHE HAS WATCHED WRESTLING RECENTLY AND WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: Voices of Wrestling’s Brandon Howard on Royal Rumble, Styles, stats
Success can’t be determined by merely looking at a single number in the world of pro wrestling and it’s time to rethink how we gauge success. To help navigate our way through what we know and what we should look for, we brought in the talented Brandon Howard of Voices of Wrestling for the 29th episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out!
Brandon and Josh talked for an hour on a variety of wrestling topics like:
– His research project on RAW TV ratings, house show attendance, and the year that was 2015
– Who the best wrestler in the world when star ratings are taken into consideration and why WWE talent didn’t make the top 25
– Whether he’s excited for AJ Styles to come to WWE and what his leaving Ring of Honor might mean to their bottom line
– Our shared cynicism about whether WWE can get Nakamura and friends right
– What one stat/business metric he’d love to get from WWE
– HHH’s sincerity (or lack thereof)
– His deep dive into social media statistics and what indy organizations can learn from it
– Why he decided to become a pro wrestler and what he learned when he first started training
– And lots more. Geek out on some wrestling business with us, will ya? (Note this show was recorded before the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards were released.)
Website subscribers can listen to the show below by clicking the link that says ‘Right click to save’.
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FREE! Jim Ross talks to Bryan and Dave about New Japan on AXS TV
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back today with special guest Good ol’ JR Jim Ross to talk his new gig doing commentary for New Japan on AXS, tons of thoughts on current and former pro-wrestling, the art of announcing, his podcast and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!
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WOL 1/21: Royal Rumble, Dave Meltzer on Tough Enough Josh, more!
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back today to talk all the news in wrestling and MMA including Raw and TNA ratings notes, the Royal Rumble, ROH being canceled due to weather issues, plus Dave Meltzer makes his weekly guest appearance talking Josh from Tough Enough and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!