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Bryan Alvarez〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=1881 )〕 (born June 12, 1975)〔 is a retired American professional wrestler, satellite radio/podcast host and the editor and publisher of ''Figure Four Weekly'', a newsletter that has covered professional wrestling since 1995.〔The January 10, 2006 ''Bryan and Vinny Show''〕〔 Alvarez credits a portion of his pro wrestling training to pro wrestler Buddy Wayne, and is credited in training Jack Evans. He was born in Bothell, Washington. In June 2005, Alvarez launched ''Figure Four Online'', a subscription website run primarily by himself and his brother-in-law Tony Leder. Several times a week, Alvarez and Vince Verhei produce their own Internet podcast, ''The Bryan and Vinny Show'', where the pair review professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA) programming, in an observational comedic style similar to that found in the newsletter. The Monday night edition of ''The Bryan and Vinny Show'' or ''Wrestling Observer Radio'' is free for anyone to download, while other editions done during the week are available only to subscribers of the web site. On June 12, 2008, Dave Meltzer's ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with ''Figure Four Online'', and both newsletters are now available online through that website. Alvarez also hosts ''Figure Four Daily'', a talk show where he interviews guests related to professional wrestling or MMA, and ''Wrestling Observer Radio'' with Dave Meltzer. ''Figure Four Daily'' airs new episodes Monday through Thursday. ''Wrestling Observer Radio'' airs Monday, Wednesday and either Saturday or Sunday night depending upon the weekly pay-per-view schedule. Alvarez and Meltzer also do occasional bonus shows covering breaking news. Selected episodes are free, while others are available only to subscribers. Other features found on Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online include access to a growing archive of past ''Figure Four Weekly'' and Wrestling Observer newsletters, and an active discussion forum. Alvarez hosted his own 900-number wrestling hotline through Figure Four Weekly in the mid-90s, then shut it down and moved to Meltzer's 900-number Wrestling Observer Hotline. Originally Meltzer hired Alvarez to take calls for him, but in 1999 recruited him as a co-host after getting an offer to do a show for eYada,〔 the first-ever live streaming Internet radio station, based out of New York City. The original Wrestling Observer Live was the most-listened-to program on the network and the final program to air before the station closed down.〔http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bringing+Sports+Talk+to+the+Internet%3B+eYada.com+Launches+Second...-a057481131〕〔http://www.f4wonline.com/more/membership-benefits〕 Meltzer invited him to be a guest on the first several episodes of Wrestling Observer Live on Eyada as a co-host to bounce news stories off of at the beginning of the program. Later, Alvarez became a full-time co-host. When Eyada went out of business in 2001, the show eventually moved to the Sports Byline USA radio network. Meltzer eventually gave up hosting duties to devote more time to MMA columns for Yahoo.com and Alvarez took over as lead host.〔http://media001.f4wonline.com/free/091713bvshow.mp3〕 The show continues to air Monday through Friday at 3 PM Eastern 〔http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/41018-big-announcement-wrestling-observer-live-moving-to-six-days-a-week-starting-february-23rd-at-12-pm-pt3-pm-et〕 and Sundays from 6-8 PM Eastern with Alvarez and Mike Sempervive. It is the most-listened-to wrestling/MMA program in the world, airing on Sports Byline over-the-air radio affiliates, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 92/94/794, XM Radio channel 208, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, the Armed Forces Network, and online both live and in replay form on the (Wrestling Observer website ).〔http://sportsbyline.com/wrestling-observer-live/〕 Alvarez also hosts After Dark, a weekend podcast covering various non-wrestling fringe topics including science and technology, UFO's, cryptozoology and the paranormal.〔 Alvarez's book ''The Death of WCW'' (ECW Press), which he co-wrote with RD Reynolds, was released in 2005 and went on to receive critical acclaim, receiving the much sought after "Best Pro Wrestling Book" in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards of 2005. Alvarez and Reynolds revised and updated the original work through ECW Press, the newly expanded edition was released in October 2014 and also won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for Best Pro Wrestling Book.〔http://www.wrestlecrap.com/about/huge-news-the-death-of-wcw-10th-anniversary-edition-announced/〕 Alvarez is a former columnist for British wrestling and MMA magazine ''Fighting Spirit'', as well as a former online correspondent for ''The Fight Network'' and the internet radio show ''Wrestling Weekly''. Alvarez married Whitney Neugebauer on July 31, 2010. ==Martial arts== Alvarez is currently a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Pedro Sauer and Pedro Sauer black belt Justin Angelos.〔"About Figure Four Weekly" statement in print newsletters〕〔http://www.facebook.com/officialbryanalvarez Official Bryan Alvarez Facebook page〕 He is currently the head instructor of the adult Gracie Jiu-Jitsu program at Evergreen Karate and Jiu-Jitsu in Bothell, Washington.〔http://www.bryanalvarezjj.com Bryan Alvarez Jiu-Jitsu〕 He also holds a green belt in Shudokan Karate.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.facebook.com/officialbryanalvarez?sk=info )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bryan Alvarez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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