Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online
409 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 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
Classic Audio, Jul 3rd
July 03, 2024 16:58 - 34.7 MBHear Shawn Michaels talk to the media ahead of WWE NXT Heatwave.
Wrestling Observer Live, Jun 30th
June 30, 2024 22:02 - 35.7 MBIts Forbidden door Sunday! Let's breakdown the card today on Wrestling Observer Live!
Classic Audio, Jun 27th
June 27, 2024 17:47 - 43.9 MBHear AEW head Tony Khan speak to the media about free agents Dijak and Becky Lynch, the gate for this weekend's show, Jim Ross, and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Jun 16th
June 16, 2024 20:06 - 35.6 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer Live the Sunday edition! Andrew breaks down WWE's Clash at the Castle from Saturday, Including strong thoughts on the Finish of Damian Priest vs Drew McIntyre. Just how many more times will Drew get screwed over? It was announced this morning on Noah's Yokohama show that AJ Styles would be wrestling on the July 13th Noah show. This comes after last week's announcement that IYO Sky would be wrestling for the Marigold promotio...
Wrestling Observer Live, Jun 9th
June 09, 2024 18:02 - 35.6 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the latest stories from the week in professional wrestling. With the new show produced by The Rock, "Who Killed WCW?" premiering this past week on Vice, Andrew gives his take on the demise of WCW. He also covers the expiring contracts in WWE, including Natalya, Chad Gable, and Dijak. Additionally, the news from last night was that Ricochet would not be renewing when his contract expires later this su...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Jun 7th
June 07, 2024 16:04 - 29.5 MBOn a new Josh Nason's Punch-Out, author Guy Evans returns to talk about his new co-authored booked with former WCW ring announcer David Penzer, his contributions to the new Who Killed WCW series, figuring out Eric Bischoff, and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, May 26th
May 26, 2024 15:44 - 35.5 MBAndrew Zarian is back with a fresh Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live discussing the latest in pro wrestling. Andrew breaks down WWE's King and Queen of the Ring that took place Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Liv Morgan is the new World Women's Champion, he reacts to that and what is next for Becky Lynch. Also, Cody Rohdes retained by breaking out a move previously banned by WWE and we now have a new King and Queen of the Ring. He also talks about the build to AEW Double or Nothing and ...
Classic Audio, May 23rd
May 23, 2024 19:11 - 42.8 MBHear AEW head Tony Khan speak to the media ahead of this Sunday's Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Khan talks about Darby Allin, Mark Henry's contract, being an on-screen character and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, May 19th
May 19, 2024 22:15 - 35.7 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Wrestling Observer Live Sunday Edition, talking about the latest in Professional wrestling. Andrew breaks down Friday Night SmackDown and the ongoing King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. He also previews next Saturday's King and Queen tournament in Saudi Arabia which shaping up to be a solid show. Additionally, AEW Double or Nothing takes place next Sunday in Las Vegas. Andrew went through the current card and discussed the build coming out of Collisi...
Wrestling Observer Live, May 12th
May 12, 2024 17:56 - 36 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another episode of Wrestling Observer live Sunday edition. On Friday Night SmackDown, Solo Sikoa told Paul Heyman that he talked to Roman and that he's now in charge. But is it all a big lie? Andrew breaks down how this could lead to a civil war within the Bloodline and who will side with whom. He also discusses the King and Queen of the Ring tournament and how wrestlers like IIjia Draganov and Carmelo Hayes are using it to get over on the main roster. Andrew als...
Josh Nason's Punch-out, Apr 29th
April 29, 2024 15:45 - 71.5 MBOn a new JNPO, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics returns for another AEW quarterly business review, recapping the first three month of 2024. From free agent signings to the success of Revolution to all kinds of numbers, you'll find it here.
Wrestling Observer Live, Apr 21st
April 21, 2024 22:26 - 34.8 MBAndrew Zarian is back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing all the latest pro wrestling news. Tonight's AEW Dynasty PPV features a stacked card, and Andrew breaks down each match, discussing how strong the show appears from top to bottom. Will Swerve get the title? Andrew thinks it's his time. He also talks about AEW Collision and Rampage from Saturday night and Tony Khan's comments on the media call this week including negotiations for TV rights. On Friday N...
Classic Audio, Apr 18th
April 18, 2024 18:38 - 44.3 MBListen to Tony Khan addressing the media ahead of this weekend's AEW Dynasty where he talked about CM Punk, media rights, Nyla Rose, and more.
Wrestling Observer Live, Apr 14th
April 14, 2024 22:54 - 35.7 MBAndrew Zarian returns with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing the latest news from the past week in professional wrestling. Andrew begins by sharing his thoughts on Dave Meltzer's star ratings from WrestleMania, offering insights on night two and the potential directions emerging after the weekend's events. He reviews Friday Night SmackDown, delving into the next chapter of The Bloodline storyline. Tama Tonga makes his debut, attacking Jimmy Uso and aligning with ...
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 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 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.