Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online
402 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 289 ratingsWrestling Observer/Figure Four Online has been providing the number-one pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts
podcasts and radio shows in the world since 2005. From 1998 to 2001, Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer hosted Wrestling
Observer Live, the most-listened-to streaming radio show at Eyada.com. In 2001 they moved their show to Sports Byline
USA and Sirius Satellite Radio, where it continues to air to this day with Alvarez and Mike Sempervive as co-hosts.
Alvarez and Meltzer have interviewed the biggest names in the sport over the past nearly two decades,
from Stone Cold Steve Austin and John Cena to Bruno Sammartino and Ric Flair. Listen to free podcasts throughout
the week here, and for more, including twice-daily programming and a full archive of over 4,000 shows, join their website at
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Episodes
Wrestling Observer Live, Apr 7th
April 07, 2024 22:03 - 35.5 MBIt's WrestleMania weekend and Andrew is here to talk all about the Fallout from WrestleMania night one including the Rock and Roman Reigns getting the win and setting up the stipulation for the main event tonight. He runs through the results from the entire card show from night one on Saturday, including the difference in the production, the weather being a factor, and more. He also talks about comments from the press conference including the Rock getting ready for Wrestlemania, Roman ki...
Wrestling Observer Live, Apr 5th
April 05, 2024 19:55 - 35.5 MBWrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back here on FUN FRIDAY! We'll talk all the news, run down all the major cards over WrestleMania weekend, talk about all the different shows you can listen to, take your calls, and tons more. A fun show as always, so check it out~!
Classic Audio, Apr 4th
April 04, 2024 18:41 - 37 MBHear Tony Khan respond to CM Punk's comments in addition to addressing this week's AEW releases in his pre-Supercard of Honor call. This was recorded live on April 4, 2024.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Apr 2nd
April 02, 2024 14:36 - 35 MBOn a new brand-new Josh Nason's Punch-Out, Josh welcomes back former UFC heavyweight champion, pro wrestler, actor and bourbon boss Josh Barnett for the first time since 2019. Barnett talks all about Bloodsport X, Bloodsport Bushido, his bourbon line, Shayna Baszler and other things that start with the letter b.
Wrestling Observer Live, Mar 24th
March 25, 2024 00:33 - 35 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another edition of the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing all the latest stories from this past week in wrestling. This week's Friday Night SmackDown featured Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, but the confrontation seemed less intense compared to the previous few Bloodline segments. Andrew analyzes this and speculates on the upcoming main events of Wrestlemania, along with sharing his thoughts on the rest of SmackDown. He also highlights last week's...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Mar 21st
March 21, 2024 18:23 - 53.7 MBOn a new Josh Nason's Punch-Out, Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro of The Lapsed Fan make their annual pilgrimage back to hype up their live event during WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia. Learn about the show, what they learned from last year's event, the Vince McMahon impersonation in the Janel Grant lawsuit era, and all kinds of other comedic off-ramps.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Mar 17th
March 17, 2024 16:54 - 62.1 MBOn a new JNPO, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns as we complete the set of AEW investor calls for 2023 with a final look at Q4 and how it foreshadowed some of what we have seen the last few months. We even snuck in some Big Business talk. If you're into AEW and numbers, you'll be into this episode.
Wrestling Observer Live, Mar 10th
March 10, 2024 20:26 - 35 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday episode of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the top stories from this past week in professional wrestling. The WWE set what looks to be the main event of night one of Wrestlemania when Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins officially accepted Roman Reigns and The Rock's challenge for a tag team match on SmackDown. Andrew talks about the spectacle this match will likely be but in no way a classically worked match. Andrew also discusses AEW's big week w...
Wrestling Observer Live, Mar 3rd
March 03, 2024 18:30 - 35.5 MBIt's Sunday, and Andrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live' talking about all the latest in pro wrestling. First up, it's AEW Revolution Day! Just before the PPV starts, Andrew is gonna break down the card. We'll talk about Sting's last match and how it should end. We'll also talk about how AEW presents older wrestlers differently than WWE. Also, this week's Friday Night SmackDown had another appearance of The Rock and Roman Reigns. They had an epic 40-minute Blo...
Wrestling Observer Live, Feb 18th
February 19, 2024 00:47 - 35.7 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live Sunday edition, talking about the biggest news stories from the week in professional wrestling. Andrew starts by recapping a newsworthy Smackdown from Friday night, including the improvement of Dominick Mysterio, Drew Mycintire's backstage segment with LA Knight, and more. The bigger story on SmackDown however was the return of the Rock as part of the Bloodline. He came out in a very loud shirt that brought memories of h...
Wrestling Observer Live, Feb 11th
February 11, 2024 18:35 - 35.3 MBAndrew Zarian is back with a Super Bowl Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking all the latest news from the past week in professional wrestling. The big story of the week was WWE's press conference in Las Vegas on Thursday where the main event of WrestleMania was set with Cody Rhodes officially challenging Roman Reigns. This leads to a question of what the Rock does at Wrestlemania. Andrew gives his thoughts on the possibility of a tag match happening on night one. The other big...
Wrestling Observer Live, Feb 4th
February 04, 2024 23:26 - 35.4 MBAndrew Zarian is back with a brand-new Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, with the latest wrestling news after an extensive studio remodel. Andrew dives into the sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit that Janel Grant has filed against Vince McMahon. He gives his thoughts on the case and the potential fallout, including a federal investigation that could lead to even more claims and possible criminal charges. Next, Andrew breaks down the return of The Rock on SmackDown and the start...
Classic Audio, Feb 1st
February 01, 2024 18:58 - 28 MBFrom a media call recorded Thursday afternoon, hear Shawn Michaels discuss the fallout of the Vince McMahon lawsuit, the safety at the Performance Center and addressing past allegations against himself.
Wrestling Observer Live, Jan 24th
January 24, 2024 21:41 - 36 MBOn a new Wrestling Observer Live, Mike Sempervive and former MLW Champion Tom Lawlor to chat about WWE Raw heading to Netflix, a preview of tonight's AEW Dynamite, John Cena wanting his last match in London, and plenty more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Jan 23rd
January 23, 2024 16:02 - 17.6 MBOn a breaking news edition of JNPO, Josh is joined by Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post to talk all about WWE's new Raw TV rights deal with Netflix and The Rock joining the TKO Board of Directors.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Jan 22nd
January 22, 2024 20:13 - 70.8 MBJoin Josh Nason and Ibou from WrestlePurists for the pro wrestling year in review grand finale. We talk everything that happened in December 2023 which included CM Punk's first full month in WWE, a very strange AEW Worlds End, the final month of Impact Wrestling before the flip to TNA, the first rumblings of Okada leaving NJPW and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Jan 14th
January 14, 2024 23:30 - 36.3 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talks about all the latest in professional wrestling. Saturday night was a crazy night for pro wrestling. The newly rebranded TNA ran their Hard to Kill PPV, New Japan had Battle in the Valley in San Jose, and AEW ran Collision. Andrew breaks down the highlights from all these shows, including surprises from Jack Perry and Nick Nemeth (FKA Dolph Ziggler), who both showed up in new places. Also, a r...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Jan 11th
January 11, 2024 19:36 - 55.6 MBWith the 2024 calendar about to begin, I wrap up my JNPO MMA year in review series talking October, November and December. Paul Fontaine and I talk UFC in MSG, PFL acquiring Bellator and what that means for the future, Conor McGregor's UFC return date and plenty more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Jan 7th
January 07, 2024 23:27 - 34.8 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live to talk about all the latest in pro wrestling! The big story this week was The Rock's return to Monday Night Raw and his hint that he might challenge Roman Reigns for the "head of the table" title. What does this mean for the future, and is that the big WrestleMania match? There was also plenty of free-agent news this week, including where Mercedes Mone might end up. Andrew discusses what he's heard, but it looks l...
Figure Four Daily, Jan 7th
January 07, 2024 18:15 - 102 MBOn the grand finale of the Best of 2023 from F4WOnline, hear your favorite clips from Wrestling Observer Radio, Wrestling Observer Live and Bryan and Vinny.
Classic Audio, Jan 6th
January 06, 2024 20:32 - 90.4 MBCheck out part two of the three-part Figure Four Online Best of 2023 series looking at your favorite moments from the last year of WOR, WOL, Bryan and Vinny, DragonKingKarl and others.
Classic Audio, Jan 6th
January 06, 2024 19:01 - 85.2 MBHear an updated version of the first installment of the F4W Best of 2023 compilation featuring your favorite clips from WOR, WOL, Bryan and Vinny, and more.
Classic Audio, Jan 4th
January 05, 2024 02:46 - 89.6 MBEnjoy part one of the Figure Four Online/Wrestling Observer Best of 2023 podcast series.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 30th
December 30, 2023 14:34 - 71.5 MBOn a new JNPO, the pro wrestling year in review series is nearly complete with this stop in November 2023. Scott Edwards of Fightful and Voices of Wrestling joins me to talk CM Punk's return to WWE, AEW Full Gear, NXT's new TV deal with the CW, Tammy Sytch, and plenty more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 28th
December 28, 2023 19:43 - 71.7 MBOn a new JNPO, the pro wrestling year in review series begins its final descent with a stop in October. PWTorch's Rich Fann co-hosts as we talk Edge to AEW, the Tuesday Night War, MJF vs. Omega, Ronda Rousey's not-so-big return, and more.
Classic Audio, Dec 28th
December 28, 2023 18:37 - 40.2 MBHear Tony Khan's pre-AEW Worlds End media call where he talked about the experimentation that was the Continental Classic.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 24th
December 24, 2023 16:04 - 44.1 MBOn a new JNPO, the MMA/UFC year in review series rolls on with a stop in Q3: July through September. Paul Fontaine and I talk the new BMF titleholder, the underappreciated greatness of Alexander Volkanovski, Sean O'Malley's rise to the top, a major UFC lawsuit development and more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 22nd
December 22, 2023 16:47 - 50.9 MBThe pro wrestling year in review series continues with a look at September 2023 with Davie Portman of POST Wrestling and the Poisonrana podcast. We talk CM Punk's AEW firing, Jade Cargill signing with WWE, the WWE/UFC merger becoming official, and plenty more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 19th
December 19, 2023 16:58 - 24.7 MBOn a special edition of Josh Nason's Punch-Out, Josh is joined by actor Holt McCallany of The Iron Claw to talk about playing Fritz Von Erich, training with Johnny Rodz, the Oscar buzz, and much more.
Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast, Dec 17th
December 17, 2023 23:53 - 36.3 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about all the big stories from the past week in pro wrestling. Earlier this week, Dave Meltzer reported that CM Punk has expressed interest in purchasing the TV rights for Monday Night Raw. Andrew discusses what this all means and whether it could potentially impact AEW if it were to go to Warner Media Discovery. ROH Final Battle was Friday night, and Andrew talks about the best matches of the night, inclu...
Wrestling Observer Live, Dec 17th
December 17, 2023 23:14 - 36.3 MBOn the Sunday, December 17th Wrestling Observer Live, Andrew Zarian talks about the CM Punk affect on WWE Raw TV rights, Friday's Ring of Honor Final Battle, Kenny Omega's injury and more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 17th
December 17, 2023 21:33 - 44.5 MBOn a new JNPO, Paul Fontaine and I continue our four-part look back at 2023 in the world of the UFC and MMA. On this episode, we tackle Francis Ngannou's new home, Amanda Nunes' retirement, the redemption of Israel Adesanya and plenty more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 15th
December 15, 2023 16:24 - 61.9 MBOn a new edition of the JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, we arrive in August with co-host Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling. It's a month of triumph, tragedy and tribulations with the passing of Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk, AEW All In at Wembley Stadium, and CM Punk firing off his final bullet in AEW. All that and more await.
Classic Audio, Dec 12th
December 12, 2023 21:13 - 32.1 MBHear Tony Khan talk about this Friday's Ring of Honor Final Battle during his pre-event media call, recorded on December 12, 2023.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 12th
December 12, 2023 17:54 - 57.6 MBOn a new Josh Nason's Punch-Out, the pro wrestling year in review series continues with a stop in July 2023. Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentleman's Wrestling Podcast returns to talk WWE Money in the Bank, Adam Cole and MJF's budding bromance, Blood and Guts, and everything else in between.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 10th
December 11, 2023 02:13 - 48.3 MBOn a new Josh Nason's Punch-Out, Paul Fontaine returns to help me kick off our annual MMA year in review series. We cover the UFC exit of Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones winning the UFC heavyweight title as a result, other new champions, massive upsets and plenty more.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 8th
December 08, 2023 20:41 - 49.8 MBOn a brand-new JNPO, my pro wrestling year in review series rolls on with a stop in June 2023. VOW's Mike Gilbert drops by to talk CM Punk's AEW return and the debut of Collision, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, the build to WWE Money in the Bank, Alex Shelley winning the Impact World title, and more.
Classic Audio, Dec 7th
December 07, 2023 17:56 - 29.5 MBListen to Shawn Michaels talk NXT, CM Punk, McKenzie Mitchell, Wes Lee and more on his pre-Deadline conference call from December 7th, 2023.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 5th
December 05, 2023 19:40 - 53.3 MBOn a new JNPO, my wrestling year in review series rolls on with a stop in May 2023 with Pro Wrestling.net's Jason Powell. From the announcement of AEW Collision to the CM Punk controversy that surrounded it to AEW All In to WWE Backlash to Mercedes Mone's unfortunate ankle injury, we have it all.
Wrestling Observer Live, Dec 3rd
December 03, 2023 23:06 - 36.2 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about all the latest news from the week in pro wrestling. The big story this week is, of course, CM Punk's return to WWE and his relatively tame promo on Monday Night Raw. Andrew discusses what to expect from his return and what matches we might see, including the rumor that Steve Austin could be a future opponent. There's also been talk that WWE is close to finalizing negotiations regarding t...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Dec 1st
December 01, 2023 18:08 - 53.9 MBThe 2023 pro wrestling year in review series on JNPO rolls on with a deep dive into April -- a month that featured the announcement that both WWE and UFC would merge. From that to WrestleMania 39 to more CM Punk news to Impact injuries, Josh Nason and Fightful's Kate Elizabeth cover it all.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Nov 29th
November 29, 2023 20:51 - 51.1 MBThe pro wrestling 2023 year in review series continues on a new Josh Nason's Punch-Out with a stop in March. Bryan Rose of F4WOnline.com helps me run through AEW Revolution and the Danielson/MJF IronMan match, CM Punk's Instagram drama, the continued road to WWE WrestleMania 39, more Vince McMahon stuff, and the rest of the month from Japan, Impact, NXT and others.
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Nov 27th
November 27, 2023 17:48 - 49.2 MBOn a brand-new JNPO, I continue my pro wrestling year in review series with a stop in February 2023. Ian Carey of F4WOnline.com joins me to debate the results of WWE Elimination Chamber and whether Sami Zayn should have won, Jay White departing NJPW, a month of transition for AEW, and plenty more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Nov 26th
November 26, 2023 23:00 - 36.1 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the biggest stories in pro wrestling this week. The biggest story, obviously, is the return of CM Punk at the end of WWE Survivor Series. He came out right as the show was going off the air! Andrew breaks down how this came together, who knew about it, and how the talent reacted. He also talks about what's next for Punk and who he might feud with next. Andrew also breaks down the entire Survivor Seri...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Nov 21st
November 21, 2023 15:49 - 78.2 MBOn the kickoff for the 2023 pro wrestling year in review series, POST Wrestling's Andrew Thompson joins Josh Nason's Punch-Out to delve into everything that was January. The passing of Jay Briscoe, the unreal return of Vince McMahon, the Royal Rumble, and tons more. Strap in for a two-hour thrillride.
Wrestling Observer Live, Nov 19th
November 19, 2023 23:16 - 33.6 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of the Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking all the latest news in professional wrestling! AEW Full Gear was Saturday night, and there was so much to talk about that Andrew spent the majority of the show breaking down everything that happened. MJF retained the AEW World title after a show-long injury played out. Andrew gives his thoughts on the injury, the angle, and the match itself. He also talks about the Swerve Strickland vs. Adam P...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Nov 17th
November 17, 2023 18:23 - 51 MBOn a new JNPO, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns for the third installment of our AEW investors call series, looking at Q3 in AEW business. All In revenue, sponsorship, attendance, CM Punk, and more are on the docket. Grab your prospectus and join us.
Classic Audio, Nov 16th
November 16, 2023 22:16 - 36 MBHear Tony Khan discuss this weekend's AEW Full Gear, All In PPV buys, Bryan Danielson's health, Adam Copeland, STING and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Nov 12th
November 12, 2023 23:02 - 35.8 MBAndrew Zarian is back for another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, recapping all the top stories from the week of professional wrestling. WWE announced a new TV deal for NXT with the CW Network starting next October, Andrew discusses if this will help viewership in the long run for NXT.
Wrestling Observer Live, Oct 29th
October 29, 2023 23:09 - 36.2 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live, the Sunday edition. This week, we're talking about the biggest stories from the world of professional wrestling. AEW Collision was a huge show, with one of the biggest main events in the history of the show as MJF defended against Kenny Omega in an all-time classic. We'll break down the match and the rest of the show. Unfortunately, there was some bad news coming out of Collision, as Bryan Danielson suffered a fractured or...