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TNA Impact TV report
By Jeff Hamlin11.21 TNA Impact By Jeff Hamlin (jhamlin@vilcom.com) The Big News: The main event for the company’s final PPV of 2008 has been announced. Kurt Angle will face Jeff Jarrett. Uh no. Samoa Joe. Uh, no. It’s Rhino, a match that’s been given away for free at least ten times over the past six...
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Eric Bischoff talks Celebrity Championship Wrestling
Fight Network Radio Recap November 19th With Mauro Ranallo and John Pollock By: Jorge Barbosa Nick Charles is on the show discussing Caballero Vs Molitor. Charles is of the opinion that Caballero is unfazed when fighting outside his home (recall his title victory). He breaks down the comp...
Gary Mehaffy talks Matt Hardy
Well, another day, another column.All this off the back of several WWE releases in the last week or two. I was surprised by the Elijah Burke release, but he’s been so far off the radar he’s turned into a B52. Estrada disappointed me a little too, but he apparently wants to wrestle more and it just...
Nov. 20 Figure Four Daily with Buddy Wayne: Hogan Show, Portland, training, Brock, your calls
Buddy Wayne returns to Figure Four Daily today for his usual bi-weekly appearance! We'll talk all sorts of subjects including Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling, Raw and ECW from this past week, Brock Lesnar's title win, why Portland is considered an island, working for WWE, Where Are They No...
Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online -- WWE, TNA, UFC and ...
In-depth WWE, TNA, UFC and international Pro Wrestling news and radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer, author of Death of WCW and co-host of Wrestling Observer Live Radio.
Wednesday, Nov 19
Eric Bischoff interview
by Simon McCall In You Head Radio interview with Eric Bischoff hosted by Jack, One Inch Biceps and Barbie Richards! Here are just a few highlights from the Interview to hear the full Interview head on over to InYourHeadOnline.com In Your Head Wrestling Radio interview with Eric Bischoff,...
Michael Benjamin Thomas on TNA U.K. tour
TNA Heading For Maximum Impact Michael Benjamin Thomas Fans in the United Kingdom are bracing themselves for Total Non Stop Action's Maximum Impact Tour. Fresh off the back of a successful tour earlier this year, TNA quickly made plans to return to the UK. January 2009 will see them head acr...
Mike Goldberg interview
recap By: Blaine van der Griend With 100 shows in the books and more to come, the voice of the UFC has never been bashful when it comes to speaking his mind. Mike Goldberg was a guest on Live Audio Wrestling last Sunday, joining the LAW's own John Pollock to share some expertise from behind the a...
Jeuron Dove talks about the return of John Cena
By Jeuron Dovedove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com (mailto:dove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com) Hello fans. I would like to start out by congratulating Brock Lesnar on his historic win over Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight title. I’m not the biggest MMA fan and I normally skim through all the MMA...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Monday, Nov 17
Joe Babinsack reviews "Shoot First, Ask Questions Later" wrestling book
Shoot First…Ask Questions Later By James Guttman ECW Press ecwpress.com $19.95 Reviewed by Joe Babinsack Since the wrestling review gig seems to have become a crowded house, I’ve been a bit more forthcoming on keeping up with the new material. Case in point: James Guttman’s second book, by...
Graham Cawthorn's This Day In Wrestling History
These are WWE, WCW, and ECW-related events which have taken place on this day. For more information, visit www.TheHistoryofWWE.com (http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/). Graham Cawthon WWWF @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - November 17, 1965Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony NewberryPete Sanc...
Sunday, Nov 16
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Wednesday, Nov 12
Nikita Koloff talks about why he never went to WWE and gimmick he was offered
NIKITA KOLOFF REVEALS THE LEGENDARY WWF TAG TEAM HE WAS ORIGINALLY ASKED TO JOIN, WHY HE TURNED THEM DOWN, GOING TO PRISON WITH LEX LUGER, AND MOREBy WorldWrestlingInsanity.com The 140th edition of JG’s Radio Free Insanity is on the air and available right now at WorldWrestlingInsanity....
Tuesday, Nov 11
Smackdown spoilers from "The United Kingdom" for the next two weeks
WWE Smackdown TV tapings Report – November 11th, 2008 (For shows that air on November 14th and November 21st). By Stephen Lyon. From: Manchester, England, U.K. (or just ‘United Kingdom’; it could be one of England, Scotland or Wales. WWE doesn’t deem it important to specify what country they t...
Monday, Nov 10
LATE MONDAY UPDATE: NEW SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH; BEST TV SHOW; FRYE; CHIKARA IN GERMANY; UFC SPECIAL
Dave@wrestlingobserver.com A continuation of the news report I didn't get a chance to finish today: --The Brock Lesnar/Randy Couture special was very good. It'll replay at midnight on Thursday and will air on DirecTV Ch. 101 on Friday right before the weigh-ins at 5 p.m. Eastern time. --A matc...
Graham Cawthorn's This Day in Wrestling History
This is a list of known WWE, WCW, and ECW-related events which have aired or taken place on this day. For more information, visit www.thehistoryofwwe.com (http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/). WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Armory - November 10, 1964Jim Hady fought the Golden Terror to a drawGorilla M...
WWE house show report 11-9 Cardiff, Wales
By David Tovey WWE Smackdown / ECW House Show Report 11/9/08, Cardiff, Wales Hardy Boyz (ECW Champion Matt Jeff) b. Mark Henry MVP Slow match with lots of stalling, MVP did the job by taking a twist of fate from Matt followed by a swanton by Jeff. Rating *½ Great Khali b. Ryan Braddock Squash with...
Sunday, Nov 9
WWE Vintage Collection TV report featuring Survivor Series matches from 1988 and 1989
WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #23 – November 9th, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. This Week: The build up to the Survivor Series continued, with a look back at the 1988 and 1989 ppv shows. Introduction: Mean Gene Okerlund opened the show. This week, the look back at previo...
Friday, Nov 7
Ryan Mulligan's Smackdown TV report for November 7
WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Report 11/7/08 Taped 11/4/08 in Orlando, Florida. By Ryan Mulligan Email: rmulligan82@gmail.com (mailto:rmulligan82@gmail.com) Sign of the night, I voted for Festus. Last weekend on SmackDown, Chavo Guerrero was unsuccessful in his attempt to cause The Un...
Thursday, Nov 6
Ben Miller on WWE no longer promoting like sport
SERIAL KILLING By Ben Miller “I gotta tell you, it’s all in the storyline.” -Vince Russo, September 22, 1999 Vince Russo, progenitor. Those three words may not cause Vince McMahon’s heart to palpitate quite like “state athletic commission”, but they must be at the very least annoying. It wa...
Fight Network radio with boxing talk of Calzaghe going for Marciano's record and Florian talks
Fight Network Radio Recap Nov 5th. With Mauro Ranallo and John Pollock The insane luchador has left the WWE! It’s unfortunate that Super Crazy has left, but at the same time he was not being used to his full potential. Crazy is yet another talented individual that the WWE has wasted. He could ha...
Wednesday, Nov 5
ECW TV report by Phil DiLiegro
ECW TV Report for November 4, 2008From Orlando, Florida I apologize for the delay in the availability of this report. Matt Hardy v. Bam NeelyHardy hit a side headlock takedown to begin. He landed a hip toss and clothesline for a near fall. Neely turned the tables with a kick to the back and a body s...
Honky Tonk Man interview
recap By: Blaine van der Griend Nothing short of hell, fire and brimstone could keep WWE legend the Honky Tonk Man out of the wrestling business. Honky made yet another guest appearance on Live Audio Wrestling last Sunday with hosts Jason Agnew and Dan “the mouth” Lovranski. He discussed hi...
Wrestling Professor Weekly Quiz
Welcome to a special “Election Edition” of the Armpit wrestling quiz for Wednesday, November 5, 2008.This week the beat goes on with “Clash of the Champions - Part 3.” We figure half of you are basking in glory right now and half of you are majorly depressed. Whatever your mood, this quiz is bou...
Monday, Nov 3
Todd Martin's WWE Raw Report for November 3
WWE Raw Report By: Todd Martin Email: ToddMartin4L@aol.com (mailto:ToddMartin4L@aol.com) Blog: toddwmartin.blogspot.com (http://toddwmartin.blogspot.com/) Date: 11/03/08 from Tampa, FL The Big News: Raw celebrated its third episode with a special 800 hour edition of the show. Show...
WWE Vintage Collection TV report with matches from the original Survivor Series
WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #22 – November 2nd, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. This Week: The build up to the Survivor Series began, with a look back at the 1987 ppv show. Introduction: Mean Gene Okerlund opened the show. This week, the month-long look back at previous...
Sunday, Nov 2
Chris Jericho looks at the makings of his TV show
Chris Jericho joins the show. Chris takes exception to the introduction as a former WWE Champion . We jump right into a description of what his new show Redemption Song is about. We ask what Chris's part is on the show beyond just the host. He had a limited time on set and he really didn't know the co...
Joe Babinsack gives thoughts on what ROH should do next
Being a critic isn’t always easy. Sometimes you throw out your perceptions and your constructive criticism, and the timing comes across badly. That’s one of the reasons I pulled back from doing ongoing introductions to younger talent. The climate last year, with the entirely justified sc...
Friday, Oct 31
Wednesday, Oct 29
Missy Hyatt talks HULK HOGAN CELEBRITY WRESTLING~!
This past weekend I watched Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling. I didn't know what to expect until I watched it. I found it entertaining at times. Granted I'm going to watch it with a critical eye, since I been in the business for over twenty years. I also try to be very open minded to see if this show...
Tuesday, Oct 28
Steve Khan talks about the plight of Chris Jericho
The Y2J Problem By Steve Khan sh2k3@yahoo.com It was apparent on the final RAW before Cyber Sunday that the WWE has given up on Chris Jericho yet again. On RAW, Jericho lost twice in a three-opponent gauntlet match. He couldn’t beat Mark Henry (who lost his ECW Title to Matt Hardy last month) an...
Monday, Oct 27
WWE Vintage Collection TV report w/Hulk vs. Bossman and legends in 3/5 falls
WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #21 – October 26th, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. This Week: The star power on this week’s show was off-the-charts, as in addition to a Hulk Hogan match, we got a best 3-out-of-5 falls, ten man tag team main event from February 1983, pitti...
Sunday, Oct 26
WWE Cyber Sunday PPV match-by-match coverage
D (mailto:Dave@wrestlingobserver.com)ave@wrestlingob (mailto:Dave@wrestlingob)server.comBy Dave MeltzerWelcome to our live coverage of the WWE Cyber Sunday PPV show from the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. We're looking for your thoughts on both tonight's show as well as last nigh...
Guido Maritato interview
Between The RopesTuesday, October 21, 2008ESPN Florida AM 1080 and AM 1060Simulcast online at BetweenTheRopes.com On Tuesday night, October 21, former WWE wrestler and member of the Full Blooded Italians Guido Maritato joined hosts Brian Fritz, Dickerman, and Vito DeNucci, live on B...
Thursday, Oct 23
Monday, Oct 20
Opinion: Joe Babinsack compares Raw to Heroes
Anyone else watching Heroes instead of the WWE? Anyone else seeing the ongoing similarities? Heroes started out fresh, interesting and a great serialized program. Since then, it has morphed into a bad professional wrestling produc: Everything get’s tied into the top family, everythi...
Monday, Oct 13
Todd Martin's Raw TV report for October 13
WWE Raw Report By: Todd Martin Email: ToddMartin4L@aol.com (mailto:ToddMartin4L@aol.com) Blog: toddwmartin.blogspot.com (http://toddwmartin.blogspot.com/) Date: 10/13/08 from Anaheim, CA. The Big News: Batista and Chris Jericho got to pick each other’s opponents for the night, bu...
Opinion: More TNA Bound for Glory feedback
Hey Dave, I'm watching BFG and it just strikes me that as much as its been said, it needs to keep being said until it's fixed, and that is Russo must go. Not be demoted, but he must be gone from the company. Their biggest ppv and the two main events have an old WCW icon, a guy who is still associated wi...
Sunday, Oct 5
Opinion: WWE No Mercy feedback and more Elite XC feedback
Hi Dave, Thumbs Up Best Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho Worst Match: Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix This was definitely one of the best pay per views that the WWE has put on in recent months. Michaels and Jericho stole the show with an excellent ladder match. Jeff Hardy and Triple H ha...
Saturday, Oct 4
Opinion: Joe Babinsack looks at Walter Kowalski and the current product
The big ongoing conversation is why the WWE has been losing interest of the fans. The big event recently was the passing of Walter “Killer” Kowalski. Strangely enough, examining the first debate by reflecting upon the life of one of the greatest pro wrestling heels seem far more than just ap...
Thursday, Oct 2
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Monday, Sep 15
WWE Raw TV report for September 15
WWE Raw Report By: Todd Martin Email: ToddMartin4L@aol.com (mailto:ToddMartin4L@aol.com) Blog: toddwmartin.blogspot.com (http://toddwmartin.blogspot.com/) Date: 09/15/08 from Montgomery, AL. The Big News: Chris Jericho fended off a challenge from CM Punk to retain his title, but n...
Sunday, Sep 14
Mr. Perfect DVD review
Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com Monday Night Mayhem DVD Review: The Life And Times Of Mr. Perfect Produced by World Wrestling Entertaiment DVD Reviewed By Wild Bill Brown Content: 9.5 Two discs containing 360 minutes of stories, matches, clips, memorable moments is what can be expe...
Friday, Sep 5
Opinion: WWE Supershow Results Rochester, NY 9-05-08
By Patrick O'Bannon Rochester might be a piece of shit city, but I love going to wrestling events there. The crowd is always super into it and that makes it alot more fun to attend. There was no CM Punk which really fucking pissed me off. No Jericho either. He could've at least came out and did a anti...
Opinion: UFC 88 feedback
Hell of a fight last night – with a hell of memorable knockout (watched it at a hooters) and it’s so easy to see the difference in audience expectation when people watch UFC as compared to WWE. It’s a competition thing, unpredictability, etc. It’s the one thing WWE booking will NEVER allow to h...
Saturday, Aug 23
Opinion: WWE house show report 8-22 Bridgeport
By Ron Lemieux and Dylan Tony Chimmel opened up the show by saying the fans had a chance to choose the stips of the main event between CM Punk and JBL. They had advertised throughout the last month as the main event being Punk-Jericho but no announcement on why the change (par for the course) an...
Thursday, Aug 21
Opinion: Jeuron Dove talks WWE after SummerSlam
By Jeuron Dovedove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com (mailto:dove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com) Hello fans. The biggest blockbuster of the summer is over and things are looking way more interesting than they have in a while. Summerslam was a pretty good show for the most part. The matches that were exp...
Monday, Aug 18
Sunday, Aug 17
Opinion: WWE Vintage Collection TV report featuring the biggest SummerSlam ever and Hart vs. Bulldog match
WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #11 – August 17th, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. The Big News: The Ultimate Warrior continues to have never existed. Today marked the fourth weekly Summerslam recap show (1988-1992 covered) in a row in which he never appeared or was ment...
Saturday, Aug 16
Friday, Aug 15
Opinion: Early look at Smackdown tonight
WWE Friday Night Smackdown Recapby: Michael C. Grimaldi from carltonprescott.com This week, WWE Smackdown comes to us from the legendary Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA. The Scope has been home to many great wrestling events over the years, including Starrcade 1988 as well as the DX Inv...
Saturday, Aug 9
Opinion: WWE house show report 8-9 Newark, DE
by Michael Grimaldi 1) Kane defeated Matt Striker- Striker came out made a comment about being in the home of the Blue Hens (the name of the University of Delaware sports teams) and posed the question, Why are the hens so sad? I don't know if most people got it, but I was amused. He then repeated...
Tuesday, Aug 5
Monday, Aug 4
Opinion: August 5 Figure Four Weekly posted
The August 5 edition of Figure Four Weekly is now online. This issue features a cover story on Ric Flair's decision to leave WWE, why it came about, and my thoughts on the situation. We've also got a review of this past Sunday's excellent WEC show, a story on Saturday night's main event and all t...
Friday, Jul 25
Opinion: FCW TV taping report from last night with WWE stars
07/17/08 Florida Championship Wrestling TV Taping Report By Big D WWE's developmental Florida Championship Wrestling had their second official TV Taping (I believe) down at the "FCW Arena" in South Tampa, Florida. The week before, FCW did a good job of introducing (and in my case, re-in...
Tuesday, Jul 22
Podcast: FREE TODAY: July 23 Bryan & Vinny Show~!
It's the FREE Bryan and Vinny Show and it's HUGE this week. We've got three major WWE shows to talk about, including WWE Smackdown, the Great American Bash, and Raw! We'll discuss the wedding reception, the greatness of Edge, a lackluster PPV, a very different HBK vs. Jericho match, a pretty...
Saturday, Jul 5
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Thursday, Jun 26
Saturday, Jun 14
Opinion: Joe Babinsack looks at the Million Dollar Giveaway
By Joe Babinsack My apologies to Superstar Sean Davis; I had planned on covering the awesome spectacle that was Cage of Pain II, for the FIP promotion. It was a match of bloodletting, interesting psychology and a culmination of a year long angle that could teach a lot to some powerful and inf...
Friday, Jun 6
Monday, May 19
Podcast: FREE TODAY: May 20 Bryan & Vinny Show
We're back this morning to talk a wacky edition of Raw featuring the most depressing moment in some time, the firing of KING REGAL. We'll run down the show in detail and look forward to WWE NO BUYS, their June 1st PPV offering (yes, in thirteen days). Also, new shout-outs and songs plus a huge pr...
Saturday, May 3
Tuesday, Jan 22
Podcast: FREE TODAY: January 22 Bryan & Vinny Show~!
DID YOU KNOW THAT WWE IS NOW BROADCASTING IN HD~!? Seriously, and this show celebrates that fact. We'll talk the first ever HD Raw, the good, the bad and the ugly (that would be Gene Snitsky), plus thoughts on the content, including some great wrestling and a good build towards the Rumble. Als...
Tuesday, Aug 28
Podcast: FREE TODAY: August 28 Bryan & Vinny Show~!
We survived -- day four of FOUR STRAIGHT BRYAN & VINNY SHOWS has ended! Tonight we'll tackle a largely boring Raw with a good finish, Derby City Wrestling with the tag tourney semi-finals, and Hogan Knows Best. We also somehow managed to finish all the shout-outs that had been backlogg...