“The Funks” DVD Review When Wrestlers Were Outlaws Released by Highspots.com Review by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. grew up in the wrestling business. Now in their 70s, they’re […]
Down three games to one in the NBA Finals heading back to California, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed destined to lose the NBA Finals to the Golden St. Warriors for the second straight […]
The debate has raged on for months, years, and decades about whether exceedingly high-flying, overly-choreographed pro wrestling matches hurt or help the wrestling business. In recent years, the discussion has centered on tag teams like […]
WWE Draft Night Special VIP Audio Supplement James Caldwell (Raw), Greg Parks (Smackdown) VIP AUDIO UPDATE LINK Draft Scorecard Raw (Caldwell) Smackdown (Parks) AUTHORITY FIGURE (JC First Pick) Shane McMahon William Regal ANNOUNCE TEAM (GP […]
What took five years to build up was knocked down in two years. Now, WWE and NBC Universal are looking to go back in time by re-booting Smackdown as a live show on Tuesday nights starting in July. After […]
And so, the Hero’s Journey continues. Yet, what if a significant portion of the audience does not care for the latest hero’s journey? WWE’s business model is built on the Hero’s Journey, as identified by […]
Watching how Ring of Honor’s “Global Wars” PPV ended Sunday night, it was clear that ROH needs a booking change, as the current regime spearheaded by Delirious is burnt-out. The NWO-style invasion from the Bullet […]
WWE’s business has completely changed. It was a gradual occurrence headlined by the introduction of WWE Network two years ago. But, in actuality, it’s the way in which WWE presents their content and then anticipates […]
What does a generously-rounded figure of 100,000 people sitting quietly during the main event of WrestleMania sound like? It doesn’t sound good, especially when one-half of the main event is The Next Guy, Roman Reigns. So, […]
Welcome to 2016. One full week into the year, it already has that feeling of 2010 when the wrestling world turned into a madhouse. In January 2010, TNA brought in Hulk Hogan & Friends and […]
There is so much tape library content available from WWE Network, New Japan World, traditional DVDs and tapes, and a growing list of independent promotions offering streaming content of their top matches. At the beginning […]
There is so much tape library content available from WWE Network, New Japan World, traditional DVDs and tapes, and a growing list of independent promotions offering streaming content of their top matches. At the beginning […]
Ray Rowe captured the ROH Tag Titles along with Hanson at Ring of Honor’s “Final Battle” 2015 PPV. It was the culmination of one-and-a-half-years of trying to catch up with the rest of the wrestling industry […]
This year’s Slammys edition of Raw perfectly captured the current position of WWE’s roster at the end of 2015. As WWE tap-danced through absences, unavailabilities, and injuries during the second-half of the show, WWE arrived at a three-way […]
Monday’s Raw was a good show in the ring, a weird show in presentation, and an exploitative show at the end. It’s unfathomable that WWE used Reid Flair’s death in a big spotlight like the main event […]
The WWE Title Tournament has set up some intriguing match-ups down the road. Yes, there were some curious inclusions and omissions, but the key accomplishment was establishing next week’s big quarter-final matches on TV, which should then set […]
So now what? WWE’s World Hvt. champion, Seth Rollins, is reportedly out 6-9 months, essentially taking him out of WrestleMania Season barring a speedy recovery to return in time. You feel for Rollins, who has been working […]
Whether or not fans agree with the decision, WWE has made Roman Reigns their starting QB while John Cena is away and with an eye on the future. Is Reigns an elite QB right now? WWE believes […]
MMATorch editor Jamie Penick alerted me to a great feature on Brock Lesnar’s career-defining fight against Cain Velasquez at the UFC 121 PPV five years ago today, available on MMATorch.com. Then, it donned on me. […]
Anticipation is a funny thing. It can be a good thing – drive people to want to spend time, money, or energy on an event. It can also be a bad thing when there is […]
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