DESTINATION: PPV SUNDAY

Hulk Hogan wasn't scheduled for a match at the Destination X PPV, but he became involved in the main event TNA World Title match between A.J. Styles and Abyss. Read up on all the happenings in our live, detailed play-by-play and coverage...

TNA PPV COVERAGE
CALDWELL'S LIVE TNA PPV REPORT
KELLER'S LIVE TNA PPV RESULTS
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Raw - Tuscon (Sat), Reno (Sun)
Smackdown - Sacramento (Sun)
TNA - Pensacola (Fri)
ROH - Toronto (Sat)
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PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch columnists Pat McNeill and Bruce Mitchell discuss one of the lowest points in PPV wrestling history, that being the final few minutes of this hideously booked PPV which turned into a Three Stooges low-rent routine that would be appropriate if it were the final show in TNA history before the plug was being pulled. A body outline painted on the canvas for the last half of this show symbolized the death of hope TNA fans may have had for this regime to produce an improved product. Pat, Bruce, and Wade list specifically as many of the low-IQ, low-rent, counter-productive aspects of this show's booking, which ruined some great athleticism and individual moments scattered throughout... [CONTINUE READING] In this edition of Hits & Misses, Jon Mezzera takes a look at the March 19 episode of WWE Smackdown including continued build towards WrestleMania with C.M. Punk vs. Rey Mysterio, the Cutting Edge with special guest Chris Jericho, and a surprise appearance by Shawn Michaels... [CONTINUE READING] We have the first batch of reader feedback on tonight's Destination X PPV with Torch readers reviewing TNA's emphasis on the X Division early on the card, but not in the main event slots, the "Hornswoggle-like" PPV ending with Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan, and more. Did you watch the PPV? Send your Reax and 0-10 score to pwtorch@gmail.com... [CONTINUE READING] There was a lot of lip service in the pre-PPV show about this being a show all about the X Division. Amazing Red, Brian Kendrick, and Daniels presented themselves in a way that felt real and grounded, not cartoonish and put on. However, hearing Dixie talk about insisting this be a show built around the X Division, but having witnessed nothing close to that message being sent to viewers of Impact in the last month, it feels as empty as ever... [CONTINUE READING] Read Torch assistant editor James Caldwell's complete virtual-time play-by-play of tonight's Destination X PPV with live match results, analysis, and coverage. Tonight's PPV featured A.J. Styles vs. Abyss for the TNA World Title, some of the worst finishes imaginable, Ultimate X, and almost every TNA title on the line... [CONTINUE READING] Read about the title matches and other matches with title implications on tonight's Destination X PPV, including the finish to the TNA World Title match between A.J. Styles and Abyss in the PPV main event that also involved Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair... [CONTINUE READING] Let your voice be heard. PWTorch.com readers are encouraged to participate in our regular polls where you can vote for the option of your choice and also see how other readers are voting. Be sure to vote in today's polls on the TNA Destination X PPV with our Best Match and 0-10 score Polls... [CONTINUE READING] Read a Destination X PPV Flashback report from five years ago in 2005 featuring a main event of Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page, Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss, A.J. Styles vs. Daniels vs. R-Truth vs. Elix Skipper, Kevin Nash vs. Billy Gunn, and more... [CONTINUE READING] WWE announcer Jim Ross updated his status for WrestleMania 26, saying he'll be watching the event from a luxury box in University of Phoenix Stadium rather than sitting ringside calling the action. Read Ross's quotes on his status, plus an update on his health... [CONTINUE READING] Another week, another look at the biggest moments coming out of Monday night's head-to-head battle between TNA Impact and WWE Monday Night Raw. Take a look inside for Greg Parks's ranking of the top ten developments coming out of the main shows for each company.... [CONTINUE READING] WWE Hall of Famer "Baron" Mikel Scicluna died today today in his '80s after a battle with cancer. Scicluna retired to Pittsburgh, Pa. after his career ended. Read a brief biography of Scicluna, who worked as a heel in Vince McMahon, Sr.'s WWWF (now WWE) promotion... [CONTINUE READING] This month, the only way to see top-flight matches between athletic TNA wrestlers is to order the pay-per-view. And, frankly, as bad as some of the segments on Impact have been, this is a heck of a wrestling show. On paper, anyway... [CONTINUE READING] Torch specialist Richard Gardner's weekly Sunday column looks at WWE banning chair shots to the head after updating the Wellness Policy. Gardner looks at the factors that could have affected the ban, plus the next step necessary to protect the health of WWE wrestlers... [CONTINUE READING] Page 1 leads with the Torch Newsbreakers includes Masa Saito beating Larry Zbyszko for the AWA Hvt. Title, plus items on Mike Tyson, Sting's injury, Steve Williams, WCW not renewing contracts. Also on page 1, Wade Keller's BBL editorial debuts and The Hot News provides insight into Mike Tyson. Page 2 features Reader Rhetoric letters. Page 3 features the "Ringside Beat" live event reports from Wade Keller at a WWF event... [CONTINUE READING] TNA president Dixie Carter took to Twitter to make a sales pitch for the Destination X PPV tonight, saying it's one of her favorite PPVs of the year and the X Division matches should be strong. Read what Carter said about the PPV, with Caldwell's Analysis on the X Division matches... [CONTINUE READING] Page 1 leads with the Torch Newsbreakers including Ric Flair & Andersons turning heel on Sting, Vince McMahon and Giant Baba shaking hands, Flair pulling out of NJPW title defense, Mike Tyson signs with WWF, Larry Zbyszko's AWA Title defense, more. Also on pg. 1, Hot News satire. Page 2 features Keller's introduction to the newsletter and the "Reader Rhetoric" letters page. Page 3 - WCW Clash of the Champions plus Roundtable Reviews and Quotebook... [CONTINUE READING] Leading up to WrestleMania 26 on March 28, we will be publishing a daily WrestleMania PPV flashback report around 12:00 p.m. CST every afternoon until this year's WrestleMania. Today, we cover WrestleMania 18 from 2002 featuring the famous Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock match, Triple H vs. Chris Jericho, The Undertaker vs. Ric Flair, Austin vs. Hall, and more... [CONTINUE READING] UFC debuts on Versus tonight with the top two matches featuring Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones and Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. The MMATorch coverage previewing this event includes prediction columns from Jamie Penick, Sam Matthew, and Wesley Walker, plus UFC News coverage of the weigh-ins, Quoteable analysis of Vera, and Roundtable analysis of the top two fights. Check out links to all of the stories here... [CONTINUE READING] WWE has begun advertising the top matches for their annual April European Tour following WrestleMania 26 that could be potential *spoilers* for the WrestleMania main event outcomes. Triple H, Drew McIntyre, and Randy Orton are among the top stars advertised for the tour... [CONTINUE READING] TNA creative executive Eric Bischoff has made several comments on his Facebook page discussing WWE and TNA topics, including WWE banning chair shots to the head, WWE still cutting him a good-sized check for his autobiography, Jeff Hardy in TNA, the WWE Hall of Fame, DDP, and more... [CONTINUE READING] The Arizona Republic has two more stories on WWE, including an executive talking about WWE not being a "wrestling promotion." Also, Ted DiBiase's father, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, was profiled ahead of his Hall of Fame induction, with quotes from DiBiase, Sr... [CONTINUE READING] In this episode of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with host Wade Keller, they talk about whether Undertaker is the best gimmick ever and if anyone will ever reincarnate it, Wendi Richter getting into the WWE Hall of Fame, why bookers tend to recycle old angles and approaches long past their freshness date, Jim Ross's role in WWE going forward pros and cons, and more... [CONTINUE READING] This show didn't have a good, long match that Smackdown is known for, and I think the show suffered for it. Giving Punk vs. Mysterio the spotlight in the first segment was a good move, and really made the feud seem important... [CONTINUE READING] We have a detailed WWE Raw house show report from Friday night in El Paso, Texas with a main event of John Cena & Mark Henry vs. Big Show & Sheamus, plus U.S. champion The Miz in a four-way U.S. Title match against MVP, Christian, and Evan Bourne, Chavo Guerrero comes home, and more... [CONTINUE READING] The Fight Network has a 30-second preview for their new "Survival of the Hitman" Bret Hart documentary that will be premiering on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. EST on Fight Network. Watch the video preview with soundbytes from Hart on his WWE return... [CONTINUE READING] Read a preview for the Northeast Wrestling (NEW) promotion's Saturday night show at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in New York featuring Roddy Piper hosting a Piper's Pit segment, plus Tommy Dreamer vs. Jerry Lawler, and Mr. Anderson vs. Booker T... [CONTINUE READING] Read our full TNA Destination X PPV preview with the full nine-match line-up, plus watch the 30-minute "Before the Bell" PPV hype video previewing Sunday's event and focusing on the X Division with comments from top stars and management... [CONTINUE READING] TNA wrestler Christopher Daniels promoted the Destination X PPV on Sunday in a fanhouse.com interview and talked a number of TNA and WWE subjects, including the X Division, feeling like he wouldn't be spotlighted in WWE, the new Monday night battles, and more. Also, Caldwell's Analysis on Daniels's quotes... [CONTINUE READING] Shawn Michaels has a very revealing interview on his mindset leading to WrestleMania. Michaels says he's closer to accepting retirement from pro wrestling each time he comes home after being out on the road. Read Michaels's quotes on WrestleMania and coming close to retirement... [CONTINUE READING] This installment of the Wade Keller Hotline features an in-depth look at last night's Smackdown, plus a reaction to Eric Bischoff's comments on WWE banning chairshots to the head and his bragging about getting a $50,000 royalty check from WWE for three months of sales of his years-old "Controversy Creates Cash" book... [CONTINUE READING] They opened cold with Todd Grisham and Matt Striker looking solemnly at the camera. I thought someone died. They said they haven't gotten over the shock of last week's actions by C.M. Punk. Clips aired of Punk's taunting of Rey's family. Rey then came out to his music. Striker said, "For anyone who supports Rey Mysterio, this is a time of anguish." ... [CONTINUE READING] We've taken a look at the preliminary card bouts headed to Broomfield, Colo. tomorrow night, so now it's time to break down the fights on the main card as the UFC comes to the Versus network. With two solid heavyweight bouts coming to the card along with a sure to be slugfest in the show's opener, not to mention the increasingly intriguing main event... [CONTINUE READING] We have news bits on three local stories in Arizona and California focusing on the build-up to WrestleMania 26. Read what city officials are estimating for WrestleMania attendance, plus Torch asst. editor James Caldwell quoted in Arizona Republic story... [CONTINUE READING] Leading up to WrestleMania 26 on March 28, we will be publishing a daily WrestleMania PPV flashback report around 12:00 p.m. CST every afternoon until this year's WrestleMania. Today, we cover WrestleMania 17 from 2001 featuring one of the best WrestleMania line-ups of all time - Austin vs. The Rock II, Triple H vs. Taker, Vince vs. Shane, Benoit vs. Angle, the famous TLC match, and more... [CONTINUE READING] We have an ROH house show report from Friday night in Dearborn, Mich. with a six-man tag main event of ROH World champion Tyler Black & ROH World tag champions the Briscoes vs. Chris Hero & the American Wolves. Also, former ROH champ Austin Aries vs. Petey Williams, Roderick Strong vs. Kenny Omega, and more... [CONTINUE READING]