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PWTorch Free Podcast 6/23 Nostalgia Audio with Brian Hoops: Former WCW rapmaster PN News joins Brian Hoops to preview upcoming Midwest shows (10 min.) FREE AUDIO: Keller & Mitchell Discuss Randy Savage's Place in WWE History, Elizabeth's Strengths and Weaknesses FREE FOR ALL TODAY - 5/31 Keller Hotline: Tons of info on Kennedy situation, immediate future, plus what top star's days in TNA are numbered, what's working against Kennedy getting big push in TNA, much more PWTORCH FREE PODCAST 5/17 (instant iPhone access!): Keller & Mitchell read between the lines of Orton's defense of Shane McMahon, Keller reviews Smackdown, East Coast on Impact, Burgan's Blitz PWTORCH FREE PODCAST 5/10 (instant iPhone access!): Keller & Mitchell discuss history of masked wrestlers, Keller on declining Raw ratings and new WWE marketing strategy, Keller interviews "Dr. D" David Shults, and Hoops nostalgia PWTORCH FREE PODCAST 5/3 (instant iPhone access!): Keller and Mitchell discuss life and career of "Playboy" BUddy Rose, WWE Backlash Post-PPV Roundtable discussion, Keller's 1992 interview with "Superstar" Billy Graham
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Torch Today FOURTH OF JULY: Fun facts from the Great American Bash 10 & 20 years ago TORCH MONTHLY AWARD VOTING: Polls OPEN for best/worst in pro wrestling from the month of June (Part 2 of 2) TORCH MONTHLY AWARD VOTING: Polls OPEN for best/worst in pro wrestling from the month of June (Part 1 of 2) WWE News WWE News: Jeff Hardy contract status update, Hardy's future to be decided soon TNA News: TNA video game franchise without a home after Midway Games bought out; Analysis of interesting domino effect involving WWE WWE News: Jerry Brisco's heart surgery postponed again, update on his health TNA News TNA News: Latest episode of the Spin Cycle with Sting, Jarrett, Cornette, Foley greatness (w/VIDEO) TNA News: TNA video game franchise without a home after Midway Games bought out; Analysis of interesting domino effect involving WWE TNA News: Sting talks Shockmaster with Jeff Jarrett, Jim Cornette (w/VIDEOS) ROH News ROH News: Lance Storm's first match out of retirement announced, details on second match against Chris Hero ROH News: Notes on Toronto Gauntlet match, Nigel McGuinness below-average performances into storyline, ROH selling PWG DVDs TOP FIVE STORIES - Weekend edition: Three WWE PPV title changes, WWE announcer leaving, Lashley blasts Sapp, Jerry Lawler's son arrested, "State of TNA" address Other News Other News: Torch Talk All-Star Lanny Poffo Video interview, great poem on taking out Hulk Hogan Other News: Brian Blair denies hitting his children in Father's Day Fight; local news runs 911 call leading to arrest (w/VIDEO) Other News: New clip of Rob Van Dam doing a stunt for his upcoming movie (w/VIDEO) PPV Reports THE BASH PPV COVERAGE: Listing of the Torch's WWE PPV coverage - Title changes, Jericho writes on Rey match, Miz on Cena match RADICAN'S WWE THE BASH PPV BLOG 6/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Orton vs. Hunter PPV CALDWELL'S WWE THE BASH PPV REPORT 6/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Orton vs. Triple H, Punk vs. Hardy TV Reports PARKS' WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 7/3: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Punk & Jeff Hardy vs. Jericho & Edge WWE News: Preview for tonight's Smackdown - Mysterio vs. Kane and Edge & Jericho vs. Punk & Jeff Hardy PARKS' TNA IMPACT REPORT 7/2: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Team 3D vs. Booker & Steiner Arena Reports 7/3 WWE in San Diego, Calif.: First-hand report on Edge's apparent injury, Punk vs. Rey Mysterio, Ricky Steamboat in action 6/27 ROH in Chicago: Austin Aries vs. Nigel McGuinness, KENTA vs. Black, Petey Williams looks odd, Crowd eats up Flair's generic promo 6/28 PWG in California: Joey Ryan vs. Necro Butcher, Davey Richards vs. Young Buck, Michael Jackson entrance themes MMA / UFC Coverage UFC News: Kimbo Slice, Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans plus rest of cast of TUF 10 to be revealed... UFC - ENNIS COLUMN: The Lay of the Lane - A look at MMA's top heavyweights from Brock to Mir to Carwin to Fedor to... MMA: Plan a week of UFC and other MMA viewing with the Torch's viewer's guide including Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva KELLER'S TAKE KELLER: How bookers, like Jeff Jarrett last night, show that they're the toughest SOBs in the world KELLER'S TNA IMPACT TAKE 7/2: Thoughts, observations, nitpicks, and quotebook KELLER'S ECW ON SCI-FI REPORT 6/30: Results, star ratings, thoughts, observations, nitpicks, and quotebook MITCHELL'S TAKE MITCHELL SHORT: WWE Proving Once Again That Life is Easy... MOJO MITCHELL'S 6/29 Raw Stream Of Randy Orton Faces ECW and Loses and That's The Main Event Mitchell Short: Your Thank-You Note to WWE MCNEILL'S TAKE The Names Have Been Changed To Protect The Buyrates: McNEILL Previews WWE Bash 2009! Redemption: McNEILL previews TNA Slammiversary 7! MCNEILL BLOG: A Modest Proposal For Monday Night Trump CALDWELL'S TAKE CALDWELL: Analysis of WWE's roster shuffle from the 15-person trade - who benefited, which brand needs help CALDWELL: Instant Reaction to key storylines on Raw and post-PPV developments CALDWELL: WWE Smackdown/The Bash PPV analysis - Don't Mess with C.M. Punk's dynamic character RADICAN'S TAKE RADICAN: Torch readers sounds off on Mark Henry's shining moment on Raw (w/Radican Reax) RADICAN: Mark Henry's shining moment on Raw leaves a bad smell in the room RADICAN: A follow up on the Death Before Dishonor audio with Feinstein with notes on Special K angle, Punk-Raven feud, where's Misawa now? The Specialists CHARACTER MATTERS: Why The Game Doesn't Play with Me - The Flaws of Triple H's On-Air Persona ABSURDITY OF IT ALL - 7/2 TNA Impact: Kurt Angle saw "The Hangover," Stacker2, A.J. Styles Eats a Lot of Cookies, Stacker2, Jeff Jarrett Has the Power of Flight HITS & MISSES - TNA IMPACT 7/2: Kevin Nash's sit-down, Kurt Angle Plays the Game, Matt Morgan a Hit?, Samoa Joe muted, Bad acting, Raven MIA Guest Editorials EDITORIAL: Historical perspective on Austin Aries's ROH Title victory - his journey from main event to mid-card back to main event EDITORIAL: TNA needs to K.I.S.S. the King of the Mountain match to make it more appealing to TNA viewers EDITORIAL: How WWE could have better handled the Vickie-Edge segment on Raw and caught up with the year 2009 Torch Feedback Smackdown TV Reax #1: "Fresh match-ups, superstars, and storylines just create great TV" Thursday Night TV Reax - SS/Impact: "X Division, we hardly knew ya after Abyss beat up the only two representatives who showed up" ECW TV Reax #2: "Yoshi is already on the road to being the next Funaki at this point" Ask the Editor Ask the Editor: Wouldn't incorporating MMA-style holds into pro wrestling matches just be trying to be something it's not? ASK THE EDITOR: Have the Michaels-Batista promos crossed a line with use of insider terms, references to "jobs"? ASK THE EDITOR: Why do wrestlers in WWE refer to wrestling as "the business" and not "the sport"? DVDs - VGames - Books RADICAN'S ROH DVD REVIEW SERIES: 2/7 "Proving Ground: Night 2" (Danielson-Generico, Steen-Richards) RADICAN'S TORCH DVD REVIEW SERIES: YouShoot with Sabu: Sabu opens up about working in WWE, incident with Kurt Angle, negotions with TNA, more... RADICAN'S PWTorch DVD review: The Best of RVD TV Vol. 1: RVD trains MMA with a UFC fighter, talks the power of the mind with The Ultimate Warrior, discusses love on a beach with Samoa Joe Torch Flashbacks KELLER'S TNA IMPACT REPORT (5 Yrs. Ago): Eric Young headlines, Jerry Lynn, R-Truth, Dusty Rhodes, Sabu, A.J. Styles, Jarrett, D-Ray 3000! OWEN HART 10 YRS. AGO: Bruce Mitchell Feature Column - The Fluke Death of Owen Hart - May 23, 1999 OWEN HART 10 YRS. AGO: Torch Newsletter #550 cover story on Owen Hart's death (PART TWO) - May 23, 1999 VIP Exclusive Features 7/4 VIP East Coast Audio - Smackdown: Punk-Hardy great exchange, Rey loses to Kane, Dolph and Maria an item? (40 min.) 7/3 TORCH DAILY BLITZ: Burgan and Lipinski look back at ECW: One Night Stand 2005 (43 min.) 7/3 Radican Audio Showcase w/Burgan (pt. 2): Radican and Burgan discuss the excellent Cabana shoot interview, DGUSA PPV and DVD differences, ROH must-see matches just released, more (54 min.) Torch Trivia TORCH TRIVIA 2/28: Which wrestler backed out of a WWA PPV in February 2002? TORCH TRIVIA 2/27: Who said this quote about Hulk Hogan's athleticism 11 years ago? TORCH TRIVIA 2/25: What said this quote about WWE's mid-1990s drug testing policy? Torch Instant Polls FOURTH OF JULY POLL: What's your favorite July 4th "gimmick" in pro wrestling? 7/3 SMACKDOWN MICROSCOPE POLL: What related topic from tonight's Smackdown do you want to see analyzed Under the Microscope? TNA IMPACT POLL: Who was the MVP of the 7/2 episode if you saw the show? PWTorch Free Podcast 6/23 Nostalgia Audio with Brian Hoops: Former WCW rapmaster PN News joins Brian Hoops to preview upcoming Midwest shows (10 min.) FREE AUDIO: Keller & Mitchell Discuss Randy Savage's Place in WWE History, Elizabeth's Strengths and Weaknesses FREE FOR ALL TODAY - 5/31 Keller Hotline: Tons of info on Kennedy situation, immediate future, plus what top star's days in TNA are numbered, what's working against Kennedy getting big push in TNA, much more Annual Obituaries SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 1999 - Muchnick, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Renegade... SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2000 - Solie, Albright, Duncum, Tsuruta, Blue Demon, Al Costello SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2001: Johnny Valentine, Terry Gordy, Chris Adams, Bertha Faye, Helen Hart
